I was contacted by Magnolia Pictures about this movie, Food Inc, a documentary about the food industry in America. I watched the trailer and I am very interested. Perhaps you are, too. It opens at Village Square on July 3. If the movie is anything like the website and trailer, this movie really follows my…
Although it was a cold and blustery day (signs were impossible to hold up in the 25-mph gusts) in Las Vegas, there was a decent turn-out for the Stand OUT for Equality rally and march on Dec. 13. I don’t know the exact count but my guesstimate would put the crowd at around 100-150.There were…
Speaking of voting with your dollars, be sure to check out the local businesses and individuals who contributed to pass California Prop 8 (boo!) on the Anti-Gay Vegas Blacklist. Local LGBT activists have generously compiled the list for you. (Thanks Diana!) And … You can make the choice to shop elsewhere and support local businesses…
I’m calling this a web flow chart because I’m inserting lots of links and stuff. I’m very high tech in my disdain, you know. By now most of you are aware that the beef industry is experiencing the largest recall in its history. More than 120 million pounds of beef has been recalled, most of…
So today is one of my favorite days of the year, as far as activism goes. It’s Adbusters’s Buy Nothing Day. The idea is to backlash against the uberconsumerism that is the Day After Thanksgiving by, well, not buying anything. It’s, as they say, “A 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending. Participate by not participating.” Also…
While I HATE Walmart, I understand that for some people it’s the only choice. In a city like Las Vegas we have lots of shopping choices, but when I go visit my family on the farm in Illinois, their closest grocery/department store and pharmacy is a Walmart. And to tell you the truth, if Walmart…
This is a spin-off blog to Emmily’s previous blog about sexist ads. Mainly covering overtly sexual ads for cologne, her blog “These Misogynist Ad Boys Can Suck It!” brought up the valid point that we “can’t boycott everything.” Indeed, we can’t. We have to buy lattes, crappy plastic products, gas, wine, tuna, home goods and…
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