Guest guest Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Well said, Victor. Ditto for me. x Eric Mills, coordinator ACTION FOR ANIMALS And a P.S. of Good News: On March 3, the State Fish & Game Commission voted 5:0 to stop the importation of live turtles and frogs for the state's many live animal food markets. This will spare the lives of two million frogs and 300,000-400,000 freshwater turtles every year. Heartfelt thanks to all who helped bring this about. -------------- I wanted to publicly express my appreciation for Jo, Nora, and Tiffany > for organizing the Activist Showcase last month. At the first showcase, > which was held about a year ago, I had the good fortune to connect with > a person who has been helping with translations for LOVE's pamphlet on > food and veganism. So far, they have helped with three translations > (with more on the way!), which you can find online at: > http://loveallbeings.org/vegan-basics/why-is-veganism-important/ > > At last month's showcase, I was impressed by the great community-led, > grassroots work people are doing. I was able to meet some new people, > reconnect with friends, and find new ways to work together. In this > case, Miranda and I were invited by a community-led, community-run > organization to speak about how anti-speciesist oppression relates with > other social justice movements. > > When Nora shared her idea for the showcase over a year ago, I was > inspired by her concept of putting everybody in a room and letting > things happen. This is exactly my experience of the two showcases to > date: valuable connections I never knew existed just happened. We each > have something to offer each other, sometimes in ways that aren't > readily apparent, so please consider joining us at the next Activist > Showcase and lets let things happen! > > Thank you again, Jo, Nora, and Tiffany! > > Victor > > Nora Kramer wrote: >> >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> This weekend's Activist Showcase at the SF-SPCA was a fun and >> inspiring night, with about 40 activists getting to know each other >> and building connections to work together in the future. Almost half >> of the people there presented on the issues that they are working on >> or projects that they'd like to do. I'm excited to hear about the >> results of some of the what comes of the event months down the road. >> >> I'm working on a recap of all of the speakers with their requests, but >> for now I just wanted to thank everyone for attending! >> >> We're going to be having another Showcase in May (we're thinking to do >> it every 3 months or so) and are looking for a few people who will >> help put it on. We are also looking for a new venue! >> >> Please let me know if you have a venue idea, if you'd like to help >> with the next one, or if you have any suggestions or ideas! >> >> Best, >> Nora >> > > -- > The Vegan Ideal: http://veganideal.org/ > Veganism as Anti-Oppression: http://loveallbeings.org/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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