The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Factory Farming Divestment Movement Puts Animal Welfare In Spotlight
Hoping to echo the success of the fossil fuel divestment movement, campaigners are now urging investors to wake up to the financial risk for businesses that rely on meat, dairy and eggs produced through antibiotics and factory-style farms.
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India Bans All Animal-Tested Cosmetics, Citing Ghandian Nonviolence Principles
Testing cosmetics on animals goes against the non-violence principle of Ahimsa, and protecting sentient animals from suffering is enshrined in India’s constitution as the duty of every citizen.
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Brazilians Occupying Research Lab Ignite National Debate On Animal Testing
One week after Brazilian animal rights activists in São Paulo State occupied a testing laboratory and stimulated nationwide discussion about the right to conduct torturous tests on animals, they won a 60-day suspension of the institute.
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"Ag-Gag" Laws Criminalize Whistleblowers Who Expose Factory Farm Abuse
"Ag-gag” laws seek to silence people who reveal what goes on behind factory farm closed doors, labeling them "eco-terrorists."
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Brazilians Occupy for Animal Rights, Protesting Widespread Cruelty
Bus fare hikes in Sao Paulo were the catalyst for Brazil's recent protests, but a lesser known movement has also emerged demanding an end to the country's endemic cruelty to animals.
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Blowing the Whistle on Factory Farm Abuse — And Getting Gagged For Doing It
Considering that 94 percent of Americans believe animals raised for food should be free from abuse and cruelty, the modern meat industry has good reasons to fear the public finding out that Old MacDonald's farm isn't so happy these days.
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Following Backlash, Tennessee Gov Vetoes Ag-Gag Bill
After thousands of Tennesseans protested the new law, Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover investigations at horse stables and factory farm facilities.
