Animal Rights: Jane Goodall , we can only overcome cruelty,…

“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

Who is Jane Goodall?

The Jane Goodall Institute UK

Founded by renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global organisation that empowers people to make a difference for all living things.

The Jane Goodall Institute’s projects in Africa are groundbreaking and globally renowned for effectively helping local people take charge of the conservation and development of their own communities, and also help the chimpanzees who they live alongside.
Read More:
http://www.janegoodall.org.uk/

Take Action

Click “You Can Help” button included in the above website.

 

 

Animal Rights: Albert Schweitzer, Very Little of great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct…

“Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct.   Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Extract from ‘Memories of   childhood and youth.’
Albert Schweitzer

Who was Albert Schweitzer?

Albert Schweitzer developed a philosophy which he called a “Reverence for Life”, for which he received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize; he considered this philosophy his greatest contribution to mankind. He thought that Western civilisations were decaying as a result of the abandonment of its ethical foundation, namely the affirmation of and respect for life. Reverence for life was an essential part of Schweitzer’s personal Philosophy which he hoped would be made known throughout the world by means of his books and talks and through his own example.

Read More:
Animal Rights A History Albert Schweitzer
http://think-differently-about-sheep.com/Animal_Rights_Albert_Schweitzer.htm

Albert Schweitzer – Biographical
https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1952/schweitzer-bio.html

The Environment: Bill Bradley, Every time I have some moment on a seashore…

“Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in  a  quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.”
Bill Bradley

Who is Bill Bradley?

“William Warren Bradley is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. ”

Read more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bradley

Help save our environment by supporting Green Peace
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/

Motivation/Inspiration: John Muir, Keep close to nature’s heart…

“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”
John Muir

“John Muir also known as “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks”, was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate …”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir

Human Rights: Antonio Guterres, Disregard for human rights is a disease… That is spreading…

“Disregard for human rights is a disease… That is spreading – North, South, East and   West… Human Rights are an intrinsic part of all that we do – and all that we are… and   so we must speak up for human rights… The future of our world and the future of   human rights go hand-in-hand.”
António Guterres

Read the full speech

Remarks to the Human Rights Council
António Guterres
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2017-02-27/secretary-generals-human-rights-council-remarks

Who is António Guterres?

António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017.

“Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable people on earth, in refugee camps and in war zones, the Secretary-General is determined to make human dignity the core of his work, and to serve as a peace broker, a bridge-builder and a promoter of reform and innovation.”

Read More
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/biography

Also

António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres GCC GCL is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is serving as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres

Take Action

Amnesty International

“We campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.”
https://www.amnesty.org/en/

Support human rights organisations such as the following

United Nations Human Rights Office of The High commissioner

“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) represents the world’s commitment to universal ideals of human dignity. We have a unique mandate from the international community to promote and protect all human rights.”

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/pages/home.aspx

International Human Rights Organisation

“International Human Rights Organization (IHRO) is a leading worldwide organization which advances action on ‘Human Rights’ issues for citizens. We believe in the philosophy of “Vasudev Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” meaning “The World Is One Family”. Our work is aligned with this core value of this philosophy and with vision of the United Nations. All our work is directed towards creating a better world for the future of humanity through a plethora of comprehensive projects.”
http://www.ihroworld.org/index.php

Animal Rights: Michael J. Fox, Zoos are becoming facsimiles – or perhaps caricatures – of how animals…

Zoos are becoming facsimiles – or perhaps caricatures – of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were pursued, we would need no zoos at all.
Michael J. Fox

Who is Michael J. Fox?

Michael Andrew Fox, OC known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, comedian, producer, and activist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox

More Information

Freedom For Animals

10 facts about zoos
https://www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/Blog/10-facts-about-zoos

Animal Rights: Violet Spalding, The First Time I ever entered a battery house….

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“The first time I ever entered a battery house I thought it was the entrance to Hell”
Violate

Who is Violate Spalding

Violate along with her daughter Clare where the founders of “Chickens’ Lib” in the 60s and 70s which eventually became the Farm Animal Welfare Network

“Clare and her mum (who died in 1999) witnessed and investigated much that they found extraordinarily distressing – from broiler chickens crammed, thousands upon thousands, into cramped cages, deprived of natural behaviours, with deformed feet, brittle bones, and fed on a dry diet that causes painful mouth lesions, to tiny quail, also battery farmed, injured from persistent attempts to escape from the stress of their surroundings.”

Read More:

The Huddersfield women’s campaign for Chicken’s Lib that has lasted a lifetime

Clare Druce and her mum Violet Spalding began campaigning for animals rights more than 40 years ago:
https://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/huddersfield-womens-campaign-chickens-lib-7252449

Take Action 

Help Chickens

NSW Hen Rescue
http://www.henrescue.org/live-kind

VIVA – eggs campaign
https://www.viva.org.uk/eggscampaignarea

More information about poultry from Poultry Concerns Promoting the Compassionate and Respectful Treatment of Domestic Fowl
http://www.upc-online.org/

The Environment: Jane Goodall, You cannot get through a single day without having and impact on the world about you…

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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around     you.  What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference   you want to make.”
Jane Goodall

Who is Jane Goodall?

The Jane Goodall Institute UK

Founded by renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global organisation that empowers people to make a difference for all living things.

The Jane Goodall Institute’s projects in Africa are groundbreaking and globally renowned for effectively helping local people take charge of the conservation and development of their own communities, and also help the chimpanzees who they live alongside.
Read More:
http://www.janegoodall.org.uk/

Take Action

“…we are all negatively affected by plastic pollution…With at least 8 MILLION TONS of plastic waste entering our oceans every year, this issue isn’t going away anytime soon. But can you help? ”

More information and actions you can take:

Plastic Oceans
https://plasticoceans.org/

Green Peace

Lots of way to get involved in ridding our oceans of plastic
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/what-we-do/oceans/plastics/

Motivation/Inspiration: Pearl S. Buck, You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel…

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“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make     yourself do right in spite of your feelings.”
Pearl S. Buck

Who Was Pearl S. Buck?

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China.

Read More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_S._Buck

Pearl S. Buck Biography

Prolific author Pearl S. Buck earned a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth. She was also the fourth female to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
https://www.biography.com/people/pearl-s-buck-9230389

 

 

Human Rights: Amelia Boynton Robinson, Only until all human beings begin to recognize themselves as human beings will prejudice be gone forever

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“Only until all human beings begin to recognize themselves as human beings will   prejudice be gone forever. People ask me what race I am, but there is no such thing as   race. I just answer: “I’m a member of the human race.”
Amelia Boynton Robinson

Who was  Amelia Boynton Robinson ?

“Amelia Boynton Robinson was a civil rights pioneer who championed voting rights for African Americans. She was brutally beaten for helping to lead a 1965 civil rights march, which became known as Bloody Sunday and drew national attention to the Civil Rights Movement. She was also the first black woman to run for Congress in Alabama.”

Read more:

https://www.biography.com/people/amelia-boynton-21385459

More Quotes by Amelia Boynton Robinson 

7 Amazing Amelia Boynton Robinson Quotes That Showcase Just How Extraordinary She Was:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/107043-7-amazing-amelia-boynton-robinson-quotes-that-showcase-just-how-extraordinary-she-was