On Monday night I went to an excellent talk by George Galloway here in Toronto. Listening to him reminded me that I am lucky to live in a time of revolution after so long a silence. I grew up in a time when people thought women had enough rights, and people with disabilities were told [...]
Posts Tagged ‘consumerism’
#Egypt passed on the Dragon-flavored Kool-Aid
Posted: March 16, 2011 in Humanizing DemocracyTags: Activism, consumerism, democracy now, disability, Disability Movement, discrimination, Economic Justice, free speech, human rights, Toronto, women
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The Ban #Plastic Bags Rap Video
Posted: January 11, 2011 in Climate Justice, environment, public education, sustainabilityTags: consumerism, media
I know there are bigger environmental issues out there than plastic bags, but it still is an important issue. Seeing videos like this I can’t help but wonder what TV ads would look like if advertising companies used their skills more responsibly.
Retrofitting #suburbia for #sustainability & #health
Posted: July 7, 2010 in Climate Justice, sustainability, UncategorizedTags: climate, consumerism
Become a weekday #Vegetarian
Posted: June 8, 2010 in Climate Justice, environmentTags: consumerism, vegetarian
Great short video from TED.
The story of #Cap and #Trade
Posted: April 24, 2010 in Climate Justice, environment, UncategorizedTags: Canada, climate, consumerism
From the people who brought us “The Story of Stuff”
Proposed US Law Would Force Product Accessibility
Posted: March 10, 2010 in Disability MovementTags: accessibility, Activism, consumerism, disability, Disability Movement
Manufacturers and suppliers of consumer technology devices in the US could be forced to make all their products accessible to blind consumers, if proposed legislation is passed by Congress. Introduced by Jan Schakowsky, a Democratic House of Representatives member from Illinois, the Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act 2010 ( http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4533/text ) is [...]
Finally someone`s doing something about #inaccessible debit card checkers!
Posted: February 22, 2010 in Disability MovementTags: ableism, accessibility, consumerism, disability, wheelchairs
Retailers’ use of fixed devices faces challenge by handicapped groups Retailers’ use of fixed devices faces challenge by handicapped groups By ALLISON LAMPERT, The GazetteFebruary 19, 2010 Quebec associations for the handicapped are challenging retailers’ use of immovable debit-card readers. They say the practice of attaching bank-card readers to store checkout counters discriminates against certain [...]
What about people on low incomes? They deserve good nutrition too!
The Eco-friendly Earth Destroyer
Posted: April 12, 2009 in Climate Justice, Economic Justice, environment, sustainabilityTags: consumerism, Economic Justice, Toronto, trash
Perhaps it’s time to stop telling people what to do, and start making it easier to incorporate saving the environment into our daily lives.
