Mother Nature is a Feminist By

When considering the roots of feminism, a whole slew of assumptions and baggage accompany the false duality of “gender roles”: strongvs. weak, rational vs. emotional, aggressive vs. passive, dominant vs.subordinate, etc.Overvaluing oneend of this spectrum of characteristics oftenleads to feeling justified in objectifying others and acting on their behalf.

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Pink!, (RED), and green: Impressions on [sl]acktivism, femin[in]ism, and where that leaves us on environmentalism By

I’m a little concerned these days that we are going to hell in a hand basket.
Most days I describe myself as an eternal optimist, encouraged by mentors, teachers and activists that we can make our world better. We can eradicate poverty, we can achieve gender equity, we can be healthy, and we can live peacefully. The slogan of our generation is “Yes, we can!” right?

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Rose!, (RED) et vert : Impressions sur le [sl]activisme, le fémin(in)isme et un lien vers l’environnementalisme By

Je suis un peu inquiète ces jours-ci, cette lumière au bout du tunnel, serait-ce le train?
La plupart du temps, je me décris comme une éternelle optimiste, encouragée par mes mentors, mes profs et d’autres activistes… oui, c’est possible de créer un monde meilleur. On peut éradiquer la pauvreté, on peut atteindre l’équité des sexes, on peut être en santé et vivre en paix. Le slogan de notre génération n’est-il pas « Yes, we can ! »

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Join the Revolution By

I find a lot of people have a belief that a sustainable lifestyle requires a huge time and monetary effort – honestly, if you want to go all the way hardcore, then yes. Yes it does. BUT, sometimes it’s as easy as using a travel mug, sharing a stir stick with a friend so you use less, bringing your compostable material home because there isn’t a place to put it at work/class/whatever else you may do during the day

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