Humane Education Issues in the News...

Each week we post links to news about relevant humane education issues, ways that people all over the world are manifesting humane education, and items that provide excellent material for discussing humane issues, from human rights to environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture.


Are you gonna eat that? - New York Times (5/18/08)
Reports on the large amount of food wasted by Westerners (especially Americans), and how some organizations are taking action.

Small steps toward saving horses - New York Times (5/17/08)
Profiles organizations like LumberJack farm, which try to rescue and rehabilitate thoroughbreds to save them from being slaughtered.

Report reveals significant biodiversity loss - Common Dreams (5/16/08)
A report by the World Wildlife Fund, the Zoological Society of London, and the Global Footprint Network reveals that “biodiversity has plummeted by almost a third in the 35 years to 2005.”

Water, water everywhere? Not so much anymore - New York Times (blog) (5/16/08)
Profiles the impact of water shortages on several world cities and outlines how some countries are handling shortages.

Canadians concerned about food supply turning to urban agriculture – Vancouver Sun (5/16/08)
Reports about food security issues and what some people are doing to improve theirs.

Singing for social change - Amherst Bulletin (5/16/08)
Profiles the Greenfield, Massachusetts (U.S.) choir, which has sung all over the world in celebration of social activism.

Students Bus-ting their school’s carbon footprint - GuelphMercury.com (5/16/08)
Students are planting trees to offset the carbon emissions of their school buses.
(Thanks Treehugger.com for the heads up.)

Interview with Vandana Shiva - Alternet.org (5/15/08)
Alternet interviews scientist and activist Vandana Shiva about why we face both food and water crises.

Concerns about drug ads increasing - Time (5/15/08)
Drug makers spend close to $5 billion per year to market their “products.” Now drug ads are being more closely scrutinized – and criticized – and a U.S. House subcommittee is calling for stricter standards.

A tale of Illegal immigrants and kosher slaughterhouses – Jewish Daily Forward (5/15/08)
After a large raid on illegal immigrant workers in a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa (U.S.), concerns have been raised about a shortage of meat…and about the ethics of current practices.
(Thanks Vegan.com for the heads up.)


90% of girls report being sexually harassed - Eureka Alert.org (5/15/08)
A new study, published in the May/June issue of Child Development, reveals a significant percentage of teenage girls – of all ethnicities and backgrounds – report experiencing sexism and sexual harassment.

Right to the edge: 4th graders take a small step toward reducing global warming – Boston.com (5/15/08)
Fourth graders at a school in Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.), who were studying global warming developed an idea for reducing their carbon footprint: get people to narrow the margins in word-processing documents so that less paper is used (which saves more trees).

Peace charter school opening in Florida - WMNF Radio (5/13/08)
The Taylor Peace Academy, opening August 2008, is the first elementary school in Florida (U.S.) dedicated to nonviolence, conflict resolution and peace education.

Obama campaigners encountering racism – Washington Post (5/12/08)
Reports on the shocking amount of racism Obama campaign workers are encountering.
(Pair this article with a later blog post and numerous comments about “Obama’s Candidacy & Racism”)