You can read part 1 of the Animal Rights Conference Recap from yesterday here. One of the sessions I attended at the conference was on fundraising. I jotted down lots of great tips to understanding fundraising for a nonprofit organization and I thought it might be of interest to some of you who might be […]
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Animal Rights 2012 Recap Part 1
No post for the last week! I have just had the most wonderful week away from my computer. It started out by flying into Baltimore. My sister Lucy picked me up from the airport early Tuesday morning. We spent all day Tuesday, Wednesday and some of Thursday hanging out and it was a blast. We […]
Summer Gazpacho
The other day, I was talking to my dear mother on the phone and she was telling me about a gazpacho she was planning to make for dinner using vegetables from her garden. I thought it sounded pretty amazing and asked that she share the recipe here. She agreed and here it is, along with a […]
Baahaus Summer Party
Yesterday, Karen, Oliver and I travelled out to Vashon Island on the ferry to attend the Baahaus summer fundraising party. Baahaus Animal Rescue Group is a small sanctuary on Vashon Island, run by Glenda and her partner Karen. Glenda is the animal rights/human rights librarian at the University of Washington and is part of our animal […]
Meatless Mondays: A Radical Move?
I’m sure many of you are familiar with Meatless Mondays, an international campaign to encourage people to refrain from consuming meat one day a week in order to curb their environmental impact. Overall, I think this is a pretty good initiative–it tends to get people who would otherwise never consider eating vegetarian more frequently to […]
Raw Beet Salad with Sesame-Ginger Dressing
I bought some beets a couple of weeks ago at the farmers market and then promptly forgot about them. This morning, I was digging around in the fridge and found them! I whipped up this little on-the-fly salad/slaw with what I had around and it turned out great! The flavors are bright and earthy with […]
Picturing Death: Photography as Activism
Talk about a powerful and heartbreaking form of activism. Taiwanese photographer, Tou Yun-Fei spent two years documenting last moments of stray dogs before they were scheduled to be put to death in shelters. 70% of dogs in shelters in Taiwan are killed within 12 days of arriving at the shelter. In a formal portraiture style common in […]
Chik-fil-A: Speciesism with a Side of Homophobia?
I’m sure many of you by now have heard about the recent Chik-fil-A uproar. It’s been blowing up my Facebook page for the past couple of weeks. If you’re not familiar, Chik-fil-A (an apparently popular fast-food chain) president, Dan Cathy, recently stated on a radio show that, “we’re inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our […]
Piña Colada
I’ve been in the mood for a tropical beach vacation lately. That’s definitely not happening any time soon! But I did make this very nice piña colada drink the other day. It made me feel like I was on a beach for a minute. Maybe. Typically I think a piña colada is made with pineapple […]
Marinated Onions
One of my favorite places to eat these days is Chaco Canyon Cafe. They have two locations—one in the U-District and one in West Seattle. They are all vegan (except for milk at their espresso bar) and they have lots of raw options. My favorite thing to get at Chaco Canyon is either the avocado […]
