Posted on June 23, 2009 by zoeweil
Recently, a couple new reviews of two of Zoe’s books have been published.
The July/August 2009 issue of VegNews was just published, and they include a great review of Zoe’s newest book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life. Here’s an excerpt:
“Most Good, Least Harm is a self-reflective read, [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2009 by zoeweil
Institute for Humane Education President, Zoe Weil, had a guest post on The Good Human blog yesterday, called How to Be a Good Human. Here are a couple of excerpts:
“We know a good human when we see one. An act of heroism? Good human. Donated a kidney to a stranger? Good human. Launched a non-profit [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by zoeweil
Angela Eikenberry has written a compelling critique of “cause marketing” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Cause marketing refers to those products you buy for which a small percentage of the purchase price supports a cause like breast cancer research. Such products have become ubiquitous, and they raise an awful lot of money for charities, [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by zoeweil
In Most Good, Least Harm, I share stories of individuals who’ve created positive change through volunteerism, philanthropy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and activism. When I lead MOGO workshops, I invite participants to consider the ideas of a few individuals who’ve made a difference for others and to imagine their own ideas. We all have them. Unfortunately, they [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2009 by zoeweil
I was kayaking on the bay where I live this morning, enjoying the bobbing seals who didn’t seem to mind my presence, and breaking a line through the thick carpet of spruce pollen that floated on the ocean. When I turned around to return home, I was struck by several newly constructed mansions on the [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2009 by zoeweil
I’ve been encountering a number of people who are ambivalent about this recession we’re in. On the one hand, they’re struggling personally because of economic hardship, but on the other hand they recognize that consumption needs to decline for the sake of biodiversity, climate stabilization, and restored ecosystems. I was listening to an economic historian [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by zoeweil
I’ve written about our M.Ed. graduate, Kim Korona, in my book Most Good, Least Harm. Kim doesn’t usually like to make waves. She’s so kind and caring and avoids conflict with people assiduously. But she’s also a changemaker and a humane educator. This fall she moved to Brooklyn, New York, to be a humane educator [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2009 by zoeweil
Here’s another quote from Joshua Ramo’s The Age of the Unthinkable:
“The moment you hand power over to other people, you get an explosion of curiosity, innovation, and effort.”
Humane education seeks to hand power over to you: Power to think critically and carefully and create positive change. Power to determine what is most important to you [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by zoeweil
In several of my next blog posts I’m going to refer to Joshua Cooper Ramo’s excellent new book, The Age of the Unthinkable, and use quotes from his book to jump-start my own thinking about current issues. The first quote is this:
“There will be many moments in the future where we will be surprised, confused, [...]
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