by Nandini Jain | Nov 11, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Priyanka Chaudhary moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. Growing up, she cared for several pets in her house and had always wanted to do something for animals but did not know where to start. However, she soon found a reason. While leaving for the...
by Maggie "Mojo" Brawley | Nov 4, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Animal welfare, rights, protections—which term is best, and how does one define it? The lines get convoluted, and the topic is controversial. Matilda, a postpartum pig, sparked much debate when she made international headlines last year as a commercial farm fugitive....
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Jun 24, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
A thought-provoking new book by Food Engineer Camila Perussello, PhD, Food for Thought: Planetary Healing Begins on Our Plate, presents a fascinating, science-based analysis of food production and consumption that illustrates how what we put on our plate has a direct...
by Milena Fraccari | Feb 4, 2022 | ShiftHappens
To see something takes little effort. And when we see something, doing nothing is easy. Part of the problem we have in today’s times is that we have lost view of the inherent agency each and everyone of us have to be agents of change. It’s become far too easy to...
by Milena Fraccari | Jan 26, 2022 | ShiftHappens
Last week, the prolific author and thinker Thich Nhat Hanh died; although in penning that sentence I recognize he would take offense to the very idea. He did not believe in death, once writing: This body is not me. I am not limited by this body.I am life without...