Michael Moore supports Conyers-Kucinich Healthcare Plan, HR 676
“Thank you, Dennis Kucinich for running for President,” said award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore as he endorsed the Conyers-Kucinich universal healthcare bill, HR 676. “And thank you,” Moore continued, “for at each of the debates, bringing up this very important issue and requesting that our fellow Democrats state their specific positions of how we’re going to bring healthcare to all Americans and remove the profit incentive from healthcare. It has to be removed, and thank you for saying that over and over again.”
"Insurance companies are holding our healthcare system hostage and forcing millions of Americans into poverty with unconscionable premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. We've got to have NOT-FOR-PROFIT healthcare; get the insurance companies out of the picture. Healthcare is not a privilege, it is a right, and it is a human right."
~Dennis Kucinich at the SEIU Conference on Health Care, Las Vegas, NV, March, 2007
Call or write to your Congressperson and ask that he or she support HR 676, the Conyers - Kucinich universal, single-payer, NOT-FOR-PROFIT healthcare plan.
I'd like to invite you to join me in taking a minute of silence each hour on the hour – a transformational experience. It's a great way to reduce stress, find peace, release creativity, and to tap into intuitive insight.
PeacePulse provides an hourly reminder by sounding a chime on your computer – on the hour and one minute after. Why not give it a try? To experience the global pulse of silence, reflection, and peace click here.
Cicely's favorite cruelty-free and allergen-free treats:
Bone Vivant Gourmet Vegan Dog Treats They come in Blueberry, Peanut Butter, Carob Mint, Veggie, Garlic, and Spiced Apple flavors, and they're so good, you'll be tempted to eat them yourself! But please don't. Let your doggie enjoy them. Cicely also recommends:
While cats are true carnivores, they can thrive on a nutrionally balanced, vegan diet that contains taurine and all the essential fatty acids they need. (There's nothing cruelty-free about feeding your cat pet food that contains slaughterhouse waste, roadkill, and euthanized cats and dogs, as most commercial pet foods do!) Here are some of the options available:
And please, please, please do not use regular "clumping" kitty litter in your cat's litter box! Clumping cat litters may be convenient for you, but they can be deadly for your cat. Two ingredients found in most clumping cat litters have been implicated in diseases and deaths of many animals and humans. The first, sodium bentonite, (which is stripmined from the Earth), is added as a clumping agent to traditional cat litters to make them “scoopable.” Sodium bentonite acts like an expandable cement: it swells to up to eighteen times its dry size and can be used as a grouting, sealing, and plugging material. When cats lick themselves after using the litter box, they ingest pieces of the litter. When the litter gets inside them, it expands just as it does in the plumbing. I watched my poor cat slowly starve to death from the mass of litter that grew inside him, unbeknownst for years to either me or my veteriniarian!
Also, the dust from these litters can coat our cats’ lungs, leading to respiratory problems. There have been reported instances of poisoning in humans from chronic ingestion of sodium bentonite, so just imagine what effect it can have on our cats! Quartz silica (sand), the other ingredient in most clumping litters, is a known carcinogen for both humans and household pets when inhaled.
So switch your cat litter to one made from a plant-based material—it's so much better for you, your cat, and the environment. There are litters made from natural ingredients such as compacted pine shavings, cedar, wheat, and corn, all of which make healthier alternatives. Here are a few options—the first one is my favorite:
City of Angels, Twelve Monkeys, Being There, Wuthering Heights, Life is Beautiful, The Witness, All the Little Animals, Peaceable Kingdom, Fearless, The Freshman, Millennium.
Television
Monk, House, LOST, Boston Legal, Carnivale, Six Feet Under, Seinfeld, Vanished, Justice, Northern Exposure, Thirty-Something, Stargate SG-1, Brothers and Sisters, The Lost Room, Twin Peaks, The Tudors, Life on Mars.
People often erroneously equate a vegan lifestyle with deprivation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Vegan food offers a profusion of taste, color, and texture and is a celebration of life!
Books
Diet for a New America, Ask and It is Given, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, Phases of the Moon, The Sirens of Titan, Wuthering Heights, Siddhartha, Atlas Shrugged, Shantaram, Holy Cow, A River Sutra.
Heroes
Dennis Kucinich, Neal Barnard, M.D., John Robbins, Howard Lyman, Richard Feynman, Alex Hershaft, Marshall Rosenberg, St. Francis of Assisi, Rachel Carson, and Rozalind Graham.
This is my favorite ice cream in the whole world and VegNews Reader's Choice Winner:
And now they make it with coconut milk! It's beyond incredible!
Sinfully Scrumptious Sundae
I admit it: The first time I tasted Soyatoo, I cried. And when I tasted Vegan Sweeties Brownie Cookies for the first time, I groaned with pleasure after each and every bite. They taste like a cross between a chocolate brownie and a chocolate glazed donut. The creamy, rich flavor of Purely Decadent ice cream, the sweet, chewy taste of Vegan Sweeties cookies, and the heavenly melt-in-your-mouth goodness of Soyatoo whipped topping combine to create a sundae that is beyond delicious.
Scoop ice cream into four dessert bowls. Break cookies into bite-sized pieces and place over ice cream. Top with Soyatoo, chocolate syrup, and sprinkles. Indulge in pure decadence!
Need help transitioning to a healthful, compassionate diet? Please click on any of the following links to get your own free starter kit!
I am a vegan writer, AR activist, and food coach. My passion is helping people transition to a healthy, compassionate diet and lifestyle. To that end, I am always on the lookout for the best-tasting vegan foods and enjoy sharing my finds with others. I also love tending to my flower and vegetable gardens, painting in watercolor, and making beaded jewelry.
"We recognize that we are in a world which truly needs compassion, that we need to extend compassion to one another and to everything living. And that our cause can truly be to lift up this world from a condition of suffering and cruelty to all the creatures of this planet, and through elevating the cause of every creature, we elevate our own humanity." ~U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Photo credit Susan Sabo. Taken at Animal Acres, a sanctuary for farmed animals.
"The unidentifiable slab of meat beneath a cellophane wrapper is far removed in appearance from its original source. Thoughtlessly, we often choose not to recognize that it is the body part of a once living, feeling being. But at the deepest spiritual level, each one of us knows that killing is wrong. That is why there can be no moral or rational justification for the continual torture and slaughter of billions of sentient beings." ~Gail Davis, Author, Activist
"If beef is your idea of real food for real people, then you better live real close to a real good hospital." ~Neal Barnard, M.D.
"As we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out." ~Alice Walker, Author
"If you're eating or drinking something made from cow's milk, it's because a calf chained in a box somewhere isn't." ~Dan Piraro, Cartoonist and Author
"I think all the social evils can be traced back to the slaughterhouse. Terrorism. It's only natural that we have terrorism. We've been terrorizing innocents for years, and it's only the karmic reaction that we start to reap what we sow." ~Chrissie Hynde, Musician and Songwriter
"Saying you're an environmentalist who still eats meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity." ~Howard Lyman, environmentalist, activist, and author, Mad Cowboy
"It's not a personal choice when you are ruining my world and you are eating my friends." ~Dave Warwak, Fox River Grove Middle School teacher who was fired for talking to his students about veganism.
“Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.” ~Erykah Badu, Singer and songwriter
"By ceasing to rear and kill animals for food, we can make so much extra food available for humans, that properly distributed, it would eliminate starvation and malnutrition from this planet." ~Prof. Peter Singer, Philosopher, Author, and BioEthicist
The photo below really touched my heart. It is a beautiful gift made for me by my sweet friend, Lizzie. She's surrounded by yummy vegan foods, and if you look closely at the sign, you can see that it reads, "Peace Love Vegan." Thank you, sweetie!
Below is a loving tribute from my dear friend Eve. Pictured is her beautiful dog, Billy.
Who I'd like to meet: Vegans, vegetarians, anyone interested in eating more healthfully, animal rights activists, environmentalists, progressive thinkers, people interested in creating peace in their lives and in the world, artists, and writers, and oh, yeah...these people:
My heartfelt thanks to all of my MySpace friends that have stood by me and posted comments--both when I was without Internet in one hospital; and too sick in another to post! I am continuing to heal and delight in the comments you left and anticipate your future ones! Gratefully, David.
I am happy to tell you that I have my new Band in India with renowned Indian Classical Vocalist Aparna Panshikar and we are doing concerts now. I am sending you link of the opening part of our concert at India Festival. Pl watch it when you get time.
So, I searched for images of that movie- You're right! She looks so much like me! It's like she's my long lost twin! Haha! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Tonight on 2012 and Beyond I will be talking to lawyer Andrew D. Basiago as he recounts his experiences in Project Pegasus; a secret government project involving teleportation and time travel. Andrew is the founder of the Mars Anomaly Research foundation and the author of the discovery of Life on Mars. The show will air live at 1am EST at:
"November's sky is chill and drear,
November's leaf is red and sear."
-~ Sir Walter Scott
What
a beautiful Fall day it is ... After my comments this morning ... I
will probably open my windows, and let some fresh air in ... clean my
house (it really needs it) and maybe go with my daughter (Ashley) for
coffee and do some shopping. I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a blessed & safe weekend. Wishing you Peace, Love & Harmony,
While cats are true carnivores, they can thrive on a nutrionally balanced, vegan diet that contains taurine and all the essential fatty acids they need. (There's nothing cruelty-free about feeding your cat pet food that contains slaughterhouse waste, roadkill, and euthanized cats and dogs, as most commercial pet foods do!) Here are some of the options available:
Clumping cat litters may be convenient for you, but they can be deadly for your cat. Two ingredients found in most clumping cat litters have been implicated in diseases and deaths of many animals and humans. The first, sodium bentonite, (which is stripmined from the Earth), is added as a clumping agent to traditional cat litters to make them “scoopable.” Sodium bentonite acts like an expandable cement: it swells to up to eighteen times its dry size and can be used as a grouting, sealing, and plugging material. When cats lick themselves after using the litter box, they ingest pieces of the litter. When the litter gets inside them, it expands just as it does in the plumbing. I watched my poor cat slowly starve to death from the mass of litter that grew inside him, unbeknownst for years to either me or my veteriniarian!
Have a wonderful Sunday ...
Peace, Joy, Happiness and Love
to you always.
Love,
Diane