Non-human and Human Animals: More Similarities Than Differences

Posted on November 11, 2011 by zoeweil

Image courtesy of braindamaged217 via Creative Commons. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt from Non-human and Human Animals: More Similarities Than Differences: “It’s common to read books about issues related to human psychology, [...]

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The Day We Buried Grif

Posted on July 11, 2011 by zoeweil

We buried our beloved dog, Griffin, Sunday, July 10, and I wrote this poem in his honor for my blog post today. The Day We Buried Grif by Zoe Weil We buried our dog this morning In heavy clay soil. He was light on the earth a tiny three-legged boy still so soft, though no [...]

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Posted on November 30, 2008 by zoeweil

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Zoe’s at Bioneers – Back Next Week

Posted on October 16, 2008 by zoeweil

Hello, Everyone, I’m off for the Bioneers conference this weekend in San Rafael, California. I’ll be really busy attending sessions, networking, and tabling for the Institute for Humane Education, so I won’t have a chance to do any blog posts until next week. In the meantime, in case you don’t already know about it, please [...]

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The New Yorker Cover of Barack and Michelle Obama

Posted on July 21, 2008 by zoeweil

By now, most of us have heard about the recent New Yorker magazine cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama in the White House, fist pumping in their Muslim and terrorist garb while the American flag burns and a picture of Osama Bin Laden looks on. I grew up in Manhattan, and The New Yorker magazine [...]

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The 3 Is: Inquiry, Introspection, Integrity

Posted on September 11, 2007 by zoeweil

Readers of my blog, books, and essays know about the 3 Cs and the 3 Rs of humane education: Fostering Curiosity, Creativity, and Critical Thinking and Instilling Reverence, Respect, and Responsibility. These are components of quality humane education largely because, without them, positive personal change and problem-solving are impaired. Now that we’re offering MOGO (Most [...]

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What a Great Time to Be Alive!

Posted on September 9, 2007 by zoeweil

In the current issue of Ecologist, a UK environmental publication, you’ll find excerpted quotes from environmentalists and visionaries interviewed in Leonardo DiCaprio’s new film, The 11th Hour. One in particular, from Paul Hawken, environmentalist, businessperson, and author, popped out for me: “The great thing about the dilemma we’re in is that we get to reimagine [...]

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Relativism and Absolutes

Posted on September 3, 2007 by zoeweil

Once again, I was confronted with an either/or, and found myself thinking “yes, and….” The subject was moral relativism versus absolutism. You know the issue, too often painted in a broad stroke that delineates the religious conservative against the liberal elite. One caricature happens when some anthropologist-type insists that he or she can’t judge another [...]

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Kiva.org

Posted on August 6, 2007 by zoeweil

Yesterday, I loaned a woman in South America $25 to help her buy parts for her bicycle repair business. I was one of several people who helped her meet her loan goal of $295, and I can expect to be repaid the loan in full within the next 6 months. So little effort on my [...]

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Naikan

Posted on August 3, 2007 by zoeweil

A few years ago, I read a book called Naikan by Gregg Krech, founder of the ToDo Institute, which had an enormous impact on me. Naikan is a Japanese form of self reflection in which we ask ourselves three questions: 1) What have I received from _________2) I have I given _________3) What harm have [...]

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