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IHE President's Essay in New Book on Education
IHE President Zoe Weil has an essay in a new book sharing the educational stories and views of 27 visionaries. Turning Points: 27 Visionaries in Education Tell Their Own Stories offers a call for educational change and shares new visions for transforming schooling.
IHE Student, Humane Educator Featured for Veg Outreach Efforts
Humane educator Susan Hargreaves was recently featured for her veg outreach efforts in a Farm Sanctuary blog post (scroll down to the "Tofu Dogs" heading) focused on positive citizen action. Susan offered food and information at a recent middle school environmental fair. Congrats, Susan!
New Review of Most Good, Least Harm
The July/August 2009 issue of VegNews was just published, and they include a great review of IHE President Zoe Weil's newest book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life. Here's an excerpt:
"Most Good, Least Harm is a self-reflective read, one that will leave you empowered, educated, and hopeful. It conveys a wealth of information, and excellent resource list, and is a welcome complement to the growing library of books that offer hope of healing the world -- one individual, and one decision, at a time."
~ VegNews, July/August 2009, p. 76.
New Review of Above All, Be Kind
Beth over at SmartFamilyTips has written a great review of IHE President Zoe Weil's book, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times. You can find out more about the book here, and if you want to order a copy, you can do that here.
Humane Educator Launches Youth Camp in Bay Area
Humane educator Nora Kramer and other educators and activists have launched a youth summer camp in the San Francisco Bay area. Youth Empowered Action Camp (YEA! Camp) is for youth ages 11-15 who want to learn to become community leaders and changemakers for a better world. The camp runs from August 17-21 in the Santa Cruz mountains. Find out more.
In the News:
Plan to stop “blood diamonds” failing – BBC (6/24/09)
”The Kimberley Process certification scheme, which aims to stop the use of diamonds to fund conflict, is failing, according to a campaign group. Global Witness pointed to the smuggling of diamonds from Ivory Coast and an alleged massacre of diamond diggers by the military in Zimbabwe last year. “
Supreme Court rules that mining wastes can be dumped in waters – New York Times (6/23/09)
”In a 6-to-3 decision that drew fierce criticism from environmentalists, the court said the Corps of Engineers had the authority to grant Coeur Alaska Inc., a gold mining company, permission to dump the waste known as slurry into Lower Slate Lake, north of Juneau.”
Inmates at Washington state prisons learning green skills - MNN.com (6/22/09)
“At Stafford Creek the goal is to reduce the amount of garbage the prison sends to landfills each year from 1200 tons down to just 200. But the Sustainable Prison Project also has a loftier and harder to measure goal: to prepare inmates for the green economy once they're released from prison.”
Thanks, Lime.com, for the heads up.
Read more news stories on our blog.
- Increasing Our Water I.Q.
Friday, July 3, 2009 - Education Must Be the Key to Creating a Better World
Friday, July 3, 2009 - Learn Something New...Today & Every Day
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - Humane Education Fits, Whatever the Subject
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - Humane Issues in the News
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - Profits Follow Good Ethics
Monday, June 29, 2009
Rethinking Schools - Environmental Justice
Rethinking Schools has just published the Summer 2009 issue of their magazine, and it's focused on environmental justice, offering insights, ideas and resources for teaching about the connections among education, health, and the environment.
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