Stuff this Week Feb 28- Mar 4 2011

Three things you can do:



1. Help demonstrate the existence of a viable market for vegetarian and vegan fast food! People will always be drawn to fast food, and vegetarianism is often seen only as status symbol and privilege of the rich, so why not promote healthier, more environmentally friendly alternatives that are quick, convenient, not hugely expensive, and last but definitely not least: culturally accessible!  If you have a blog or social networking account, consider writing a post to make this market more visible.

 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/i-want-a-vegetarianvegan-fast-food-restaurant/

2. So, Palin calls her followers 'Mama Grizzlies', I disagree, and would call Palin pretty anti-grizzly. If you love nature/care about the environment, how about taking the pledge bellow to protect it, and turn some of this silly rhetoric on itself?
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/899/673/665/

3. I have nothing witty to say about this: violence is pretty much always bad, life in the global south is full of daily trails those of us living in post-industrial nations would be hard pressed to even comprehend, and hate based oppression exists everywhere. Please try to improve life for one small section of the queer population, and the population of the global south by signing this petition urging leaders to crack down on anti-queer abuses, or write a letter to your senator, President, the UN, or anyone else you can think of urging pressure on leaders to denounce such violence.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/445/759/082/

Three things that are going right:

1. Not everyone thinks that teachers, unions, and public employees are satan spawn!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/us/01poll.html?scp=1&sq=poll%20and%20collective%20bargaining&st=cse

2. A case of hate-legislation stopped in it's tracks, and a victory for marriage equality!
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/03/03/Wyoming_Senate_Kills_Antigay_Bill/

3. Fantastic actress of color given the role of an awesome character, helping to break the white monopoly in the comic book world! Also Wonder Woman always needs more love. Fingers crossed that the increasingly stellar casting for this show saves it from some hints at questionable writing.
http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/3626724817/ettacandy