Tag: Animal Rights

6 green-focused clubs to check out at ClubFest

Feeling overwhelmed about the prospect of having to sort through dozens of clubs’ newsletters? Have a love for the environment?

Luckily, NYU has a thriving eco-community open to all students and faculty that’s easy to join. I’ll sort through all the lists and Facebook groups and give you the best green-focused clubs to join (in no particular order).

  1. EcoReps

EcoReps is a great way to be a leader in your dorm without having go through the hassle of a hall council election. Plan monthly themed events like February’s Unplugged or Zero Waste Month to get residents into recycling and conservation.

I personally love the EcoRep community, you get close with the other EcoReps in your dorm and bond with others as soon as you find out they’re an EcoRep. Read more

Is Ice Cream Sustainable? – DF Mavens

Df Maven's Ice Cream!Welcome back to our third review in our Vegan Ice Cream Taste Test. If you missed our original blog post, you can read it here to catch up on why we are on this ultimate quest for vegan ice cream. This week we take a look at this local creamery, DF Mavens!

**Please note that our review does not reflect the views of New York University or the Office of Sustainability. We are a bunch of college students who love nature and are looking for a good time Read more

Chill with Netflix: Environmental Documentaries to Get You Through the Winter

This blog has been adapted from Rainy Day Netflix Documentaries, originally published on the ECO Reps blog.

On Animals and Wildlife

VIRUNGA

https://youtu.be/Wu-vjWd7Tb8

Step into the world of the mountain gorilla. NYTimes says, “wrenches a startlingly lucid narrative from a sickening web of bribery, corruption and violence.” Read more

Women’s History Month: Jane Goodall

by Cate Wright

JaneGoodallThis #WomensHistoryMonth our office is celebrating the work of Dr. Jane Goodall, a woman who redefined man 55 years ago. Best known for her work on behavioral studies of primates in Gombe Stream, Tanzania, Jane Goodall has become an icon of conservation and peace. As a primatologist, Dr. Goodall challenged convention, proving that chimpanzees were not vegetarian and that humans were not the only animals to construct tools for use. In doing so, she defied what it meant to be human and made it harder to justify the poaching and consumption of animals.

As a young girl, Jane Goodall was the most famous mainstream female scientist in my world. Her passion for the animal kingdom was felt globally and was personally inspirational to me as a child fascinated by Zoo Books and the life behind animals’ eyes. Jane Goodall saw the humanity in animals better than anyone. She was among the first to deeply study primate social life. Goodall claims, “I miss the early days; I basically had it to myself, learning about these chimpanzees. Nobody knew anything about them.” This opportunity opened the door for Jane but also allowed students to like me to see that a love for animals could lead to something real: a career with heart. Read more

You’re VEGAN?! What do you eat on Thanksgiving?

by Rindala Alajaji

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“If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era in human moral and spiritual evolution – and realize, at last, our most unique quality: humanity.” 
~ Jane Goodall 

On November 24th of 2012, I concluded that I probably would never spend another “traditional” Thanksgiving with my family. Like many other animal rights activists and vegans, this time of the year can be difficult. While others are celebrating the holidays with ostentatious displays of animal meat centerpieces, vegans and activists (such as myself) are trying to find ways to use this time of the year to strengthen and unite behind the message of Animal Liberation. Three years ago, I learned in short order that Thanksgiving is often a pretty unpleasant occasion for those of us who don’t eat animals. It has become so unpleasant, in fact, that from mid-October on, I begin to dread it. I learned that even if I don’t say “The v word,” the associations people have with being vegan makes us the obvious elephant in the room and everything about Thanksgiving –from the insensitive jokes and the disrespect to the lack of food options and the horrific centerpiece –can make it a day that we learn to tensely go through. Read more