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Thanksgiving EXTRA
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Eastern Shore Sanctuary
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Nov 23, 2005 07:09 PST
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BraveBirds Times Online
Online newsletter of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center
Thanksgiving EXTRA! 2005
As we always do on Thanksgiving day, we’ll be giving the birds a
special feast and devoting extra hours to sanctuary upkeep this
Thursday. It’s heartening to see some birds be happy and hard work
helps us to keep the blues about all the other birds at bay. We offer
you one thing to read and five things to do this holiday.
Re-Membering Thanksgiving
The article "Re-Membering Thanksgiving" by Eastern Shore Sanctuary
cofounder pattrice jones was published last year and remains relevant
today. This challenging essay looks at the links between factory
farming, colonization, homophobia, and war in the context of a
meditation on the holiday of Thanksgiving.
http://www.pressaction.com/news/weblog/full_article/jones11222004/
Buy Nothing for the Animals November 25
Inaugurated twelve years ago, Buy Nothing Day asks U.S. consumers to
protest amoral consumerism by staying out of the stores on the busiest
shopping day of the year. Now maintained by the folks at AdBusters
Magazine (who have recently run some very fine articles exposing
factory farming and meat consumption), Buy Nothing Day is an easy way
for animal advocates to show solidarity with other movements without in
any way compromising work on behalf of the animals.
Top 5 reasons for animal advocates to honor Buy Nothing Day:
5. Because selfish greed is at the heart of both consumerism and animal
exploitation.
4. Because production of superfluous consumer goods depletes resources
and harms habitats, thereby hurting animals.
3. Because you can give the money you save to an animal sanctuary.
2. Because if we want people to listen when we say “don’t buy that,” we
have to be willing to listen when other people say “don’t buy that.”
1. Because sometimes nothing can mean everything.
5 Things to do instead of shopping on November 25:
1. Volunteer at your local animal shelter or sanctuary
2. Plan how you will reduce your consumption over the next year.
3. Download Buy Nothing Day materials and distribute them at your local
mall.
4. Download pro-vegan materials and distribute them at your local
supermarket.
5. Read a book, take a walk, play music, visit your neighbors or just
sit and think.
The Buy Nothing Day website is:
http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/
Many animal liberation organizations offer handouts that can be
downloaded and distributed by anyone. A handout that is particularly
apt for Buy Nothing Day may be downloaded from:
http://www.globalhunger.net/goveg.pdf
This holiday message was brought to you by the Eastern Shore Sanctuary.
Visit our website to learn about our bird sanctuary and explore the
connections between animal exploitation, environmental degradation, and
social injustice.
Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center
13981 Reading Ferry
Princess Anne, MD 21853 USA
410-651-4934
http://www.bravebirds.org
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<center><bold>BraveBirds Times Online
</bold><italic>Online newsletter of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary &
Education Center
</italic><bold>Thanksgiving EXTRA! 2005
</bold></center>As we always do on Thanksgiving day, we=92ll be giving
the birds a special feast and devoting extra hours to sanctuary upkeep
this Thursday. It=92s heartening to see some birds be happy and hard
work helps us to keep the blues about all the other birds at bay. We
offer you one thing to read and five things to do this holiday.=20
<center><bold>Re-Membering Thanksgiving
</bold></center>The article "Re-Membering Thanksgiving" by Eastern
Shore Sanctuary cofounder pattrice jones was published last year and
remains relevant today. This challenging essay looks at the links
between factory farming, colonization, homophobia, and war in the
context of a meditation on the holiday of Thanksgiving.
http://www.pressaction.com/news/weblog/full_article/jones11222004/
<center><bold>Buy Nothing for the Animals November 25
</bold></center><bold>
</bold>Inaugurated twelve years ago, Buy Nothing Day asks U.S.
consumers to protest amoral consumerism by staying out of the stores
on the busiest shopping day of the year. Now maintained by the folks
at AdBusters Magazine (who have recently run some very fine articles
exposing factory farming and meat consumption), Buy Nothing Day is an
easy way for animal advocates to show solidarity with other movements
without in any way compromising work on behalf of the animals.=20
<underline>Top 5 reasons for animal advocates to honor Buy Nothing
Day</underline>:
5. Because selfish greed is at the heart of both consumerism and
animal exploitation.
4. Because production of superfluous consumer goods depletes resources
and harms habitats, thereby hurting animals.
3. Because you can give the money you save to an animal sanctuary.
2. Because if we want people to listen when we say =93don=92t buy that,=94=
we have to be willing to listen when other people say =93don=92t buy =
that.=94
1. Because sometimes nothing can mean everything.
<underline>5 Things to do instead of shopping on November
25</underline>:
1. Volunteer at your local animal shelter or sanctuary
2. Plan how you will reduce your consumption over the next year.
3. Download Buy Nothing Day materials and distribute them at your
local mall.
4. Download pro-vegan materials and distribute them at your local
supermarket.
5. Read a book, take a walk, play music, visit your neighbors or just
sit and think.
The Buy Nothing Day website is:
http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/
Many animal liberation organizations offer handouts that can be
downloaded and distributed by anyone. A handout that is particularly
apt for Buy Nothing Day may be downloaded from:
http://www.globalhunger.net/goveg.pdf
<center><italic>This holiday message was brought to you by the Eastern
Shore Sanctuary. Visit our website to learn about our bird sanctuary
and explore the connections between animal exploitation, environmental
degradation, and social injustice.
</italic></center><italic>
</italic><center><bold>Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center
</bold>13981 Reading Ferry
Princess Anne, MD 21853 USA
410-651-4934
http://www.bravebirds.org</center>=
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