1. Activist Feedback
I leafleted for a little over an hour at Joyce Meyer here in Columbus this
evening (8/23). I passed out 130 leaflets - not a super heavily attended
event.). I'll go back for a second round tomorrow morning.
Thanks!
Liz
2. Book Review - We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the powerful and popular book Eating
Animals, which focused on the massive abuse of animals who have been raised
for food. We are the Weather looks at the role of animal consumption on
climate change as well as the prospects for mitigating the problem. Foer
acknowledges that some people, despite overwhelming evidence to the
contrary, remain doubtful that humans are contributing to climate change.
Indeed, President Trump has claimed that human caused climate change is a
Chinese hoax designed to cripple the U.S. economy. Nevertheless, most people
agree that climate change is a growing crisis that threatens future
generations of humans. Yet, few people have taken one of the most powerful
steps toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions – adopting a vegan diet, or
at least reducing animal consumption dramatically.
Foer explores the barriers to change, and he acknowledges that the factors
that most incline humans to act are largely lacking when it comes to climate
change. Among the difficulties: the problem is most pervasive in the distant
future, individual action has a negligible effect, and it is difficult to
see the effect of climate change in everyday experience. Meanwhile, there
are social and psychological barriers to adopting a plant-based diet.
Interestingly, Foer acknowledges that, despite his conviction that it is the
wrong thing to do, he occasionally eats meat. While some readers will likely
be disappointed by this admission, it dramatizes the problems associated
with human motivation. Few people are more motivated to be vegan than Foer,
yet he still finds it difficult to permanently abstain from animal products.
Perhaps it is better to be brutally honest than to have unrealistic
expectations that an informed populace will surely do the right thing.
Despite the challenges, in the end Foer does offer readers a glimmer of
hope.
3. All-Creatures.Org Ministry