Interlocking Struggles Against Oppression

Three of my favourite quotes:

“Human domination of nature wears a garment cut from the same cloth as intra-human domination, but one which, like each of the others, has a specific form and shape of its own. Human relations to nature are not only ethical, but also political” ( Val Plumwood 1993:13).

“Feminism, as liberation struggle, must exist apart from and as a part of the larger struggle to eradicate domination in all forms. We must understand that patriarchal domination shares ideological foundation with racism and other forms of group oppression, that there is no hope that it can be eradicated while these systems remain intact” (bell hooks 1989:22).

“...‘the victim’ is a social construction. We all deal in a conventional wisdom that influences our perception of the world around us. This wisdom allows us to characterize the victims of crime. Moreover, it defines for us just who is the victim in any situation. What this also means is that alternative victims can be constructed. Why we conceive of some persons as victims and others not as victims is a consequence of our commonsense assumptions” (Richard Quinney 1973:321).

New Author and Upcoming Topics

I am pleased to announce that I will have Matt from Chreod joining me as co-author of this blog. We don't anticipate being able to contribute a lot of content before May but we will try our best. We are both fairly busy with other projects right now. Here's a little teaser though of things we will be writing about soon: 'eco-terrorism' and activism, philanthropy and cause-related marketing, vegan ethics of wool use, and children as 'resource'. And, of course, much more...

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This blog is my attempt at grappling with the issues and concerns I have on a daily or weekly basis with regards to: environmental protection, fair trade practices, vegan ethics, parenting, organic living, animals rights, activism, spiritual practices, 'natural' health...the gr/ow/es on.
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