"The UN recently reported that they have 'identified 359 cluster bomb strike locations with as many as 100,000 unexploded bomblets' in southern Lebanon. Amazingly, 90% of the bombs were dropped in the final 72 hours of the war. They also report that it can take years to clean them up and innocent civilians are being killed and wounded by these munitions every day."

"The USSA credits 'protests of sportsmen' for forcing Zazzle.com to stop selling United States postage stamps that depicted the logo of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) 'and featured anti-animal use slogans.'"

ps. Fuck sportsmen.

Congrats to Jackie and Henny down in LA.

Ok. We have a few spots left for the cupcake and jerky eating contests. Hurry and sign up before random turds sign up from reading about it in the Mercury.

Check out what Herbivore's been up to over in NE Portland! We're heading down after work. See you there?

"Please come to our "secret opening" of the new Herbivore Store in Portland!

We are opening our doors at 5pm on August 31 (last Thursday off Alberta Street) and will be there until about 10pm.
5519 NE 30th Avenue
503.281.TOFU

come check it out:
herbivore clothing :: truth belts :: orangyporangy handmade ladyware :: if'n books :: jennifer billig prints :: cookbooks :: animal rights books :: zines :: splaff belts & wallets :: daniele young prints :: F8 performance fashion :: so much more i can't remember!!"

More about the AETA.

Just got copies of this documentary in. Good stuff. But you'll be pissed and sad and pissed again. Buy it, and pass it around. Or watch it and donate it to your library.

Not to mention them dropping our name and Scapegoat's. Thanks friends. If you haven't already, go buy their new album, until the world is beautiful.

The two notable things about this article are the photo of the author and the drawing of animal rights protesters. Both of which, are hilarious.

That's right. ALL CAPS!!! You know Syd from around town, the lovely mature woman who is on every bus handing out AR literature, and at every protest, and yelling at every hunter she can find. All with a smile on her face. She's doing this Walk for Animals thing to raise money for Farm Sanctuary. How about sponsoring her? She deserves to beat everybody else.

The cheese you've all been waiting for. Straight from the UK, where folks know their cheese. In 8 mighty flavors. For a mere $9.75. -cough-

"Rep. Katherine Harris, a Florida Republican who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat, said this week that God did not intend for the United States to be a 'nation of secular laws' and that a failure to elect Christians to political office will allow lawmaking bodies to 'legislate sin.'"

Hey you. Smarty pants with the business degree or whatever. Here's a note from Lisa at SweetPea Baking:

"I'm stalled on the financial portion of my business plan, and need help. I am looking for someone who fits at least one of these:
-Has written a business plan before.
-Is an accountant.
-Has opened a restaurant, bakery, or cafe that required a business plan.
-Will help me for a small (but not too small) payment, baked goods trade, or even free!

please email me at lisa@sweetpeabaking.com"

If you have the time, you should really take a look at this 3 part series from BBC. Not available to rent yet, but we've seen part 1. And they are all available on Google Video. Crazy stuff.

woah.

OHSU at it again.

Click the link, and check out the 3 black t-shirts at the bottom of the page. The fine folks at Mad Pakyderms made these. Only $12 to look super cool. We suggest you try it.

Check out all these new Herbivore stickers we just got in. Dope.

Thanks Virginia.

Gotta love the old guys skating.

"That's against the Queensberry Rules!"

Thanks Chris.

Man oh man.

"In fact, Amin was trying to disguise the fact that the black object -- resembling a grenade -- was a component for a penis pump."

So, new estimated delivery time for crazy Scottish cheese is tomorrow, the 25th. Can't wait...

Ben and Jerry's doesn't give a shit about animals? What a shock. Once you recover from reading this, drop them a line using this handy form.

Ok, this is an unofficial run-down of our 3 year and Scapegoat's 1 year anniversay party. It's gonna be on Sunday, Sept. 3rd, and it's gonna be kinda nuts. Things will be going down starting at 1pm and last till 5-ish. Some notes for you to consider:

• a dunking booth
• cupcake eating contest
• jerky eating contest (stonewall's)
• "fear factor" eating contest
• best trick (skateboard) on a crappy fun-box
• dj
• snacks

The eating contests will be limited to 8 people per category. Email info@foodfightgrocery.com if you want in. And specify which contest. And don't flake out not show up.

"We are holding a benefit at Proper Eats on August 27, 2006 to help fight the “Green Scare”. It is time to spread awareness about this disturbing trend in America today. For the benefit, we have music by “The Bugs” and the “_orkestra", we will also have speaker “Kim Marks” from “Forest Ethics”….food specials all day benefit and a kissing booth as well as other fun stuff."

Take a minute will ya?

A belated thanks to everybody who came out for the SHAC7 benefit on the 19th. Hope you all enjoyed yourselves and maybe learned something. Thanks to Fractal Pattern and Greg Bennick and the movie and The Artistery and Veganopolis and Dave and everybody who pitched in to help run things.

If you couldn't make it, it's not to late to send some monetary support, or at least take to time to write the defendants a letter before sentencing to show some support. We know it matters a lot to them all. Things are tough for them right now and they need all the friendly notes they can get.

Just got a fake meat delivery. Come and get it.

Somebody post a review or something will ya? I guess this site is syndicated by Yahoo Travel and some other stuff like that.

"My grandfather was an Army Intelligence officer. When I was a kid he told me, “The thing about America is that anyone can get on a soap box and say whatever they want. Of course, when anyone starts listening we have to jail or kill you.” He wasn't kidding. "

I know it's big and corporate and shit like that, but... this is damn funny. Jesus bless David Brent.

Win free Soy Delicious. And share with us.

"The Middle East is already as crazy as a lunatic. The nuthouse spillover into nations nearby is reaching the brim of hell’s cup."

"The Right" can be very entertaining sometimes.

“This place is not about wars or crimes, but where people come to relax and enjoy a meal,” said restaurant manager Fatima Kabani, adding that they were planning to turn the eatery’s name into a brand with more branches in Mumbai."

"'I won't say you shouldn't eat hot dogs,' Mirvish said. Future research will feed hot dog meat to mice to see if they develop colon cancer or precancerous conditions, he explained."

"When I'm feeling despondent over the state of gay rights in America—or the concurrent assaults on reproductive freedom, science, and rational thought—there's just one thing that helps me overcome my feelings of despair: getting free shit from Focus on the Family!"

Check out Veronica's site. Help her with her new art project. Meet a nice person.

A clip from the new Curt Johnson documentary "Your Mommy Kills Animals."

Several clips you can watch. Honestly, I'm a bit worried on all the "celebrity" in this watering down the message of the movement, but... I guess we'll have to wait and see and hope for the best.

Note our CD shelf and curtains in the background of Josh and Kevin's interview. We're extra famous now.

"‘To avoid serving non-veg food to cats some of our animal-loving patrons thought that we should try to find out an alternative vegetarian food which can provide cats required nourishment and at the same time save innocent lives of other animals,’ said Debasis Chakraborti, founder of CCT, a strategic partner of Maneka Gandhi’s People for Animals (PFA)."

We will be opening around 11:30 and closing at 6:30 in preparation for the Shac 7 benefit that you will all be coming to. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Just in this morning. They came out real nice. I tried to take a picture but the camera battery died. They look exactly like the illustration here. Top sheet comes in various colors. Made at a sweatshop free plant using vegan glues

Demensions are: 7.75" wide and 31" long.

35 dollars* gets you a new deck or piece of art.

*What a steal!

Not here yet, but you can preorder if you'd like.

We ran out of time and didn't get to flyer for the movie screening/show we're doing on Sat. Aug. 19th. We're leaving town tomorrow until Friday, so, is there a kind soul out there who will take posters around for us? Please? We'll love you long time. We can provide you with a list of places to bring them to. If you come by the store, ask Dave, and he'll give you the necessary equipment. If anyone helps out, thanks very much in advance. We love you.

Holy crap. Looks like this week, or early next, we'll be getting a trial order of Scheese from Scotland. Smoked Gouda? Hells yes. The best stuff ever. More like a hard cheese for crackers. Drawback? Of course. Since we're getting it shipped from so far away, it's gonna be like $10 for a ball of it. Don't worry, it'll be worth it. Live a little...

Thanks for George and David at Veganopolis for their generous contribution for the SHAC benefit on the 19th. Very very nice.

Just got the call. Our skate decks are shipping to us today and should be in stock mid next week. I just crapped my pants.

So, not to be pushy, but if you're bored, you could maybe fill out this survey and vote for us where applicable. Maybe you could even write-in Josh Harper as your favorite public speaker or our dog Ago for favorite veg celebrity? Maybe?

Another gentle reminder. Please get folks to come out and spread the word. It's supposed to be an amazing film and we hear great things about Fractal Pattern too. Come hang out and be buddies.

"And it's not just China. And it's not merely animals. It is nothing new, this mass-slaughter idea, emerging from somewhere deep within our darkest and most mindless souls: Got a bad case of something? Problem with some sort of unwanted infestation? Mad cows? Killer bees? Dogs? Chickens? Gays? Jews? Kurds? Tibetans? Rwandans? Sudanese? Pagans? Witches? Communists? Native Americans? Serbs? Palestinians? Terrorists? That's easy: Kill 'em all."

"Diabetes rates have climbed rapidly in recent years, and more than 20 million Americans now have the disease, which is linked to kidney failure, blindness, and cardiovascular disease."

It's kinda funny how AR groups in Sweden have different kinds of issues to deal with. Same, but different.

"Coronado seems shell-shocked when I meet him at a café in Tucson, where he has made a home and a life after spending much of the ’90s either living underground or behind bars. It is so hot this time of year that even an environmentalist who walks Coronado’s walk has agreed that the most important criterion in choosing a place to talk is air conditioning. He orders a tamale pie made of sweet potatoes, cheese and mushrooms, and he’s drinking coffee — “I’m not a vegan anymore,” he announces."

Now all we have to do is sit around and wait for the offer from 7-11 to buy us out. Then it's off to Europe and off with our pants.

They left out my favorite part of the interview where I said it'd be awesome if Safeway went out of business. Go figure.

Well, maybe not dead, but I'm sure we'll get some good phone calls and maybe a rock through our window (again.) Awesome.

our friend paul found this online. thought we'd share.

Man, I wish I had this in my design portfolio. Featuring one of Mel Gibson's favorite songs.

Check it. Can you help? Maybe?

""You win. Effective immediately, I am no longer doing animal research.""

Anybody want to go skating today with me and Dave around noon? No idea where or any details.

Anybody one to hook up some folks for a couple of nights?

Yay! Thanks to Chris for this.

"You eat like THAT!"

So, our friend Ben has overstepped the limits of our friendship and asked us to post this for him so he can get rid of his tickets to see Gorilla Biscuits in Seattle. He's selling them for cheaper than they are elsewhere. You're welcome Ben. Come buy some shit.

"Jeff Hogg is still resisting the federal grand jury. His next hearing is
in Eugene Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 11:15 AM.

Jeff has been held in Grants Pass for over a month. While there, he has
been denied his nursing textbooks and is, in his own words, "very bored."
The hearing on the 15th will be the first time he has seen his friends and
supporters since he was taken into custody on May 18(!) and our first
chance to see him. We really need to PACK THE COURTROOM to show him how
much we appreciate his principled stance against government repression and
the misuse of the grand jury!

The hearing is for his Grumbles motion. This is a motion arguing that
since Jeff will never cooperate with the grand jury the coercive value of
imprisoning him is negated, continuing to hold him becomes punitive while
he has not been found guilty of anything, and thus he must be released
immediately.

After the hearing, there will be another chance to see him and show our
support as they bring him out of the courthouse and load him in the
transport van (whether he gets released or not, they will have to
transport him back to the jail for processing). Bring signs and help us
tell Jeff what a hero he is for standing up!

So that is a week from Tuesday at 11:15 on the 15th, Eugene federal
courthouse (211 E. 7th). See you there!"

They're XL American Apparel tees. If anyone wants to buy them online, just Paypal us $16.05, and email us with your name and address. Please get them out of our faces.

Our good friend Karen from Progressive counseling is putting on a screening of SOMA. It would rule if you came out.

When: Sunday August 6, 2006 @ 7pm
Where: The Artistery, 4315 SE Division (Next to the new condos on Division)
How much: $5 donation
*The film maker will be in attendance for discussion and questions.


"With difficulty walking, and half-blinded from torture by the Brazilian military dictatorship, 79 year-old Roberto Freire continues to develop somatherapy, completing his life's work. Incorporating the ideas of Wilhelm Reich, the politics of anarchism, and the culture of capoeira angola, Soma is used by therapists organized in anarchist collectives to fight the psychological effects of authoritarianism. Nick Cooper traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Bahia, and São Paulo to find the exercises, principles, voices, and movement of somatherapy."

IDA is the national sponsor for this new documentary about the Hurricane Katrina animal rescue. Playing in Portland August 17-24th. Go see it.

Finally got the red FF shirts back in. And restocked all the black ones too. And, soon, probably Saturday, we'll have a small run of super-subtle grey on grey ones.

Holy crap, this just made my morning. This is one of my first memories of "punk rock". I remember seeing this on "New Wave Theatre" on the USA network back in the mid-eighties. I guess it made an impression. Thanks for my very bestest friend Paul for finding this.

"I got just one thing to say... Billy Squier."

Creative modern activism. Nice job "ALF". I wish we could get a link to the actual site.

Preservative free haggis? Is that what really makes our haggis different? Either way, thanks Daily Candy.

This is pretty bad ass'ed of Santa Monica. Thanks SuperVegan.com for the link.

We're now carrying "On Subbing." It rules. As does it's author Dave Roche. You should get it.

So, we've been hooked on this Pandora.com online radio thing. And here's a link to our station. It's pretty fun to mess around with at work.

One member of our family called Yao Ming "The Chinaman". Not that it has any bearing on this story, but it's just something to consider. If you like to consider what members of our family that live in the South think.

Work for Sea Shepherd and get mad props.

So, I just started a thread about this in our forums. Check the blog post 5 down from here to see what we're talking about. Get involved.

Another hookup for you Portland folks. While supplies last, you can get free Crémso, this good yogurty stuff. We have a bunch and it's gonna expire on the 4th, so.. rather than chunk it, you might as well come eat it. Buy some granola to throw in and you'll be eating like a real hippy.

Kinda. Half of them are in. We have the Mexican Chocolate and Toasted Coconut ones in. The Vanilla should come in tomorrow. Shipping on these was crazy expensive, so... we're just gonna hook you up. We're barely going to mark these up, at first at least. And they'll still be pricey, but worth it.

Special pricing offer: if you come buy some today (8/2), they'll be $6. If you wait till tomorrow, they'll be $6.50. Just so you know, if we were to sell them at our normal markup, we'd have to charge $7.60.

Also, since we're not really making much off these, if you'd like to buy some other crap too, that'd be nice.

And... another also... sorry, but these won't be available for mailorder. Including ice-packs and having to send them super-fast shipping style = pain in the ass and expensive and not going to happen.

"Dogs being walked were seized from their owners and beaten to death on the spot, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported. Led by the county police chief, killing teams entered villages at night creating noise to get dogs barking, then beat the animals to death, the reports said."

I'm scared.

Anybody want to get involved and get something like this going in Portland? Maybe we could even spring for some "vegan friendly" window stickers for local restaurants who are into working together? Like, they let "us" check ingredients and listen to suggestions, and if they meet certain criteria, they get a sticker and some free PR? Maybe? Volunteers step up. It could be pretty dope.

"'Nabbing a bank robber or a big con guy is seen as so old-timey and pass�by the top brass at the Justice Department,' says Mark Reichel, a criminal-defense attorney who has defended several 'eco-terrorists.' 'If you can bust an ELFer or an ALFer, you're big time—you move ahead in the organization.'"

Another bit of music for the day. I'm really into this band at the moment. Maybe it's the weather.

Or at least laugh at his replies from CraigsList.

Another reason to be happy to not live in LA. Somebody out there needs to do some investigating around these parts too. Although, we probably don't want to know the truth....

Wheee!

Hey everybody. Another event for you to come out to. Some of you might just want to come and meet the co-producer Greg Bennick (cough, ex-singer for Trial, cough. Here's the official press release thing:

What: "Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality" Screening and Fractal Pattern (Canada)
When: Saturday, August 19th, 8pm
Where: The Artistery, 4315 SE Division
Cost: $6 (proceeds to benefit the SHAC7 legal appeals fund)

______________

Hailed by some viewers as a "life-transformational film," Flight from Death uncovers fear of death as a possible root cause of much of our everyday behaviors. Through stunning visuals and insightful interviews, this multiple award-winning film ('Best Feature' NW Film Forum; 'Audience Award for Best Documentary' 2004 Malibu Film Festival; 'Audience Award for Best Documentary' 2004 Northern Lights Documentary Film Festival; 'Grand Prize: Best Documentary' 2004 Rhode Island International Film Festival; 'Best Documentary' 2003 Silver Lake Film Festival; 'Best Documentary' 2003 Ohio Independent Film Festival; and 'Audience Award for Best Documentary' 2003 Beverly Hills Film Festival) explores human beings' innate and subconscious fear of death and portrays the impacts of that fear on our behavior, specifically in regard to violence.

Woody Allen once said, "I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens." This probing film explores the myriad ways human beings have devised to do just that. A culmination of many years of research and shooting in locations such as Egypt, Israel, Guyana, Mexico, Greece, and China, Flight from Death provides a definitive study of the ultimate question that each one of us must face. Guided by the narration of Gabriel Byrne, this film poses the big questions to an all-star cast of scholars, authors, philosophers, and researchers. In the end, this film provides the most comprehensive and mind-blowing investigation of humankind's relationship with death ever captured on video.

In addition to the film, co-producer Greg Bennick will be on hand for a question and answer period.

Also, Fractal Pattern (Alberta, Canada) will be performing after the film.
"Fractal Pattern strives for artistic honesty and integrity both in live performance and in the recording studio. The band has played with bands on many ends of the musical spectrum from indie-supergroup Weakerthans to technical metalcore band The End and the ecclectic Aussies Clann Zu, never turning their nose on a chance to rock. The band are highly devoted to their local music scene as well and have worked with Black Dot Productions to put together Gigs in Weird Places, a series of shows showcasing local talent in unconventional venues such as the Edmonton Public Library and the Catalyst Theatre. In addition, the band is involved with various political causes and remains devoted to the dissemination of information valuing animal and human rights."

All proceeds from the event will go to the SHAC7 appeals fund. SHAC7.com for more details.

For further event information, please contact the event's sponsor Food Fight Grocery, info@foodfightgrocery.com.

Also:
Flight from Death: http://flightfromdeath.com/
Fractal Pattern: http://www.fractalpattern.com/
SHAC7: www.shac7.com

nice.

"'Man marks the Earth with ruin,' wrote the 19th century poet Lord Byron. 'His control stops with the shore.'"

Nope.

And remember, Dean Foods = Silk and White Wave products. Use your purchasing power accordingly.