Allison

Add friend

Allison’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (11)

currently-reading‎ (0)

read‎ (42)

did-not-finish‎ (0)

Stats | More…

“Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans as moral persons with the fundamental moral right not to be treated as the property or resources of humans.”
― GaryLFrancione

“Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awakening can create enough determination for action.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom

tags: buddhism, veganism, vegetarianism

103 likes

“People call me a feminist whenever I express statements that distinguish me from a doormat.”
― Rebecca West

tags: feminism, feministic-discrimination, gender-inequality, gender-roles, gender-stereotypes, womens-liberation

40 likes

“Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf.”
― Victoria Moran, Main Street Vegan: Everything You Need to Know to Eat Healthfully and Live Compassionately in the Real World

tags: cruelty-free, veganism

6 likes

“The workplace would allow parents to work part time, to share jobs, to take personal leaves to give birth, tend to a sick child, or care for a well one. As Delores Hayden has envisioned in Redesigning the American Dream, it would include affordable housing closer to places of work and perhaps community-based meal and laundry services.”
― Arlie Hochschild, The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

tags: gender-roles, the-american-dream, work

3 likes

More of Allison’s quotes…