Wellolistic

About Wellolistic

Wellolistic Mission Statement:

Wellolistic thinking encourages a holistic attitude and gives you a voice about issues that promote wellness for the body, mind, spirit, our society and the planet. It includes being proactively engaged in the overall well being of society and in your own state of personal health. Being “wellolistic” presumes a genuine inclusive caring for yourself, your family, your society, animals and the environment.

Wellolistic is a very broad concept which places a very high value on the health and wellness of people, the equality of women, the welfare of all animals, the sustainability and security of our food system including potable water, the wellness of our democratic political structure, the fitness of our financial-banking-corporate systems, and the environmental health of our planet."

Online Social Interaction: Social Networks

Wellolistic Blog

Wellolistic Inc. empowers people via our social networks to create massive positive change in the world. Issues such as "social wellness" or to be more precise "social unwellness" are fundamental to our cause. The basic premise of all our social networks is that massive change is needed: many, many people are unwell; people, particularly women, are not treated as equals; most animals, especially farm animals are being treated inhumanely; the environment is sick; and the socio-political-economic system just plain stinks. The Wellolistic group of social networks is a call to action to seek remedies for  these cancerous tumours that have become our everyday social problems that we ignore at our peril. Sometimes, it seems we are all on dead end road leading to oblivion but that will only happen if we do not take action.  How do we take action? In a word, we "write", we "connect" with like minded people, we "inspire" people to take action on critical causes and we "plan events" to spread the message. We use social media tools to get the "wellolistic message" out to all the people we know and they know. The tools provided consist of 8 different social networks focusing on some aspect or interest group around the concept of wellolistic as we define it. More social networks are possible and will be developed as the need arises. This is not another Facebook or Twitter. (We consider them virtual monopolies (as is Google) tied directly to the vested interests groups that want to preserve the status quo). We use these social network tools too as tools of convenience but our social networks are more about substantive issues such as health and wellness, equality, sustainability of our food system, our environment and our democratic principles, green issues, quality of life issues, and other wellolistic issues that matter for the overall health and wellness of people, animals and the planet.

In my opinion, our Wellolistic  social media networks are just the right media because they facilitate public debate, organization and action but lots of support is needed for these networks to succeeed. Many members are needed to raise their voices and be heard. Tell your friends, your family, and anyone you meet. This is totally free and for all good causes. The more the public gets committed and organized using this social media, the better the future will be for the entire planet.

If we truly want to change our world for the better we cannot expect any government, political party, big corporation, or the military to do it for us. Right now most of these organizations are doing nothing but maintaining the status quo, "feathering their own nests" with no real positive directions in sight for the public at large. This is not acceptable and will lead to the total breakdown of civilization as we know it. The people with the power are making all the wrong decisions right now. This largely because, corporations (not people)are controlling the world's governments, via political donations and lobby money. Corporations only exist to make money, nothing else matters. They have no soul or conscious, no national identity or loyalty, no accountability to the people except a few select nameless shareholders. Many mega corpoarions have budgets that dwarf the budgets of several countries combined. Free trade deals between countries are only there to make it easier for companies to create more wealth and business opportunities for the owners of these companies. The general welfare of people is largely ignored except to pay lip service to new jobs to satisfy the electorate.

Our Wellolistic social networks have campaigns that focus on specific issues. Right now campaigns include "Say No to GMO", "Corporations are Not People", "Say No to Factory Farms", "Say Yes to CSA" More will be created as more members join.

Wellolistic Social Networks are created around positive sustainable causes that promote the Wellolistic Mission Statement. Health and Wellness, Women's Equality, Organics, Veganism and Vegetarianism, People with Disabilities, World Politics, Green Movement and Politics, and Animal Welfare and Animal Rights.

The good news is that we can do something but we must act fast and act now.

While all our social networks are free to join, it would be very helpful if people and businesses purchased advertising space to promote themselves and help us defray the cost associated with this service.

Direct Social Interaction

 Welloflix

 

Wellolflix Inc is a sister campaign to Wellolistic Inc.  Welloflix is a non profit group focused on bringing health, wellness and social documentaries to the public.

Welloflix is an example of direct social interaction as opposed to online interaction. It can also be a good combination of both.

The purpose of Welloflix is to educate and inform the public about the health, wellness and social issues that face us all. Much of the information presented in these documentaries is not made available to the general public via mass media channels but that does not mean it's not important. Mass media is controlled by Big Business and some big corporations (and governments too) would rather we stayed blissfully ignorant. The movies presented provide good discussion topics that can be continued on the social networks. Groups can be formed around certain subjects like "GMO'S" or "Plant based diets" for example.

Welloflix will always be looking for appropriate sponsors in order to offset the screening costs, hall rentals and other costs such as advertising etc.

 

Wellolistic Expo

The Expo is scheduled to be an annual event in Cobourg, Ontario. In 2013, it will held on May 25 th at the Lion's Community Centre on Elgin st E. in Cobourg. This event will showcase businesses and organizations which operate to further the cause of health and wellness in the community and will include all areas covered by our social networks : People Wellness, Animal Wellness, and Earth Wellness.

The Expo is another example of direct social interaction between providers of products and services and the consumers they serve. Unlike most health and wellness expo/shows, the relationships between providers and customers can be continued and strengthened via the appropriate social network operated by Wellolistic Inc.

Say No to Factory Farms

Say No to Factory Farming Factory farms is an apparently viewed as derogatory term for those who own and operate “concentrated animal feeding operations”. I personally think “factory farms” is too nice or too friendly since it actually has nothing to do with real farming. “Meat Mills” would better describe the gross, inhumane treatment of animals as if they were inanimate widgets on a production assembly line. Animals do have feelings and relate to humans and each other in much defined ways. These relationships have been developed over thousands of years but now the corporate farm owners disregard these natural phenomena as if it does not exist. All this is done in the name of profit. The overall health or wellbeing of the animal does not matter as long as the animals live just enough time to be killed by humans for human consumption. All kinds of unnatural things are done to animals to make sure they are profitable: they are injected with loads of antibiotics, growth hormones and cattle are foods like corn not grass. Animals’ individual space requirements are totally ignored: barns contain 10000 pigs, and 25,000 chickens. Inevitable problems of feces build up and elimination are sold by the use of massive amounts of water and open sewage lagoons that pollute the surrounding environment. Not only is the ground water being polluted, but so are rivers, and streams as well as the air. Living close to a factory farm makes breathing difficult even for humans. Spraying of excrement on local fields also ends up on the local homes and outbuildings as a black gooey stinking coating which no doubt gives you a totally different perspective on the pretty farm labels you see on grocery stores shelves. This all bad enough but there is more. The vast majority of the feed that is fed to animals is genetically modified which we end up eating which does not bode well for humans. In addition, the confinement of thousands of animals makes a highly fertile ground for pandemic viruses and infections that could negatively affect millions in the total animal population (including humans). When man plays God and tries to make nature conform to the corporate agenda, expect the unexpected and do not be surprised at whatever consequence occur. My only alternative solution to this “meat mills model” is to buy direct from your local farmer who you can talk to and visit his/her farm so you can see how the animals live, and what they eat. It has been said that if the current system had glass walls nobody would eat meat. Not only do these facilities not have glass walls they are well protected to keep people out who try to expose the cruelty to the animals. In some states, it is illegal to take such photos. When an industry is so secretive, it is because they are hiding something. Deep down the industry knows what it is doing is wrong but the profit driven corporate culture assumes all is acceptable as long as a profit is being made. It’s time to change that thinking. You can change it by shopping locally and buying from farmers you know and can talk to. Change comes down to how you spend your food dollars on a weekly basis. Some Resources (there is a lot more) Documentary Movies 1.“Food Inc” The film examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees. Watch trailer on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0 2.“Earthlings”: Caution: This movie is not easy to watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW3gunMSCu4&bpctr=1350929499 3."A River of Waste” Documentary about the truth about factory farm pollution. You Tube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WAGf-4gC8 4. Genetic Roulette” About the health dangers of GMO in our foods. You Tube Video 10 minute version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB5EBFUwaw0 5.|”The Corporation” A documentary movie about the history and power of corporations. You Tube Video Introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pin8fbdGV9Y 6. ‘Peaceable Kingdom” A film about the relationship between farm animals and people You Tube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFqRCc08V6k Book “Factory Farming” by David Kirby website: http://animalfactorybook.com/

Corporations Are Not People

Corporations are not people

This is a campaign to make people more aware of the real power of corporations that is affecting every aspect of our lives and making decisions for us without the peoples consent or knowledge. Corporations are not democratic institutions: they only answer to their stock holders who are only interested in dollar bills.

Our political system currently runs on a donation system dominated by corporations who use the power of their dollars to influence and coerce politicians. This is most evident in the USA and Canada but I am sure it happens worldwide. It’s time to end their power if we want to save and preserve our democracies.

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Documentary Movies about the Power of Corporations and Why We Should Care

1. The Corporation, history, growth and present status of this fairly new phenomena that is dominating the world right now. Many mega corporations dwarf the GNP of multiple countries. http://www.thecorporation.com

2. “You, Me and The SPP” , “Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule” a film by Paul Manley available at Lots of Canadian content which applies worldwide. www.youmespp.com and http://manlymedia.com

3. “Inside Job “ a film that exposes the truth about the economic crisis of 2008. www.insidejobfilm.com

4. “Thrive” The ultimate conspiracy movie that is a must watch. Lots of ground covered here: from agriculture and food production to banking, aliens from outer space, cheap energy , role of military, role of government. It will definitely make you ponder the Universe differently. Available at http://www.thrivemovement.com

5. ‘Ehos” is a documentary movie that “lifts the lid on our corrupt system and shows us a simple but powerful way to change the world we live in” http://www.ethosthemovie.com

Los Angeles Council Passes Resolution “Corporations are NOT People”

The following article is reprinted with permission.

http://hollywood.patch.com/articles/corporations-are-not-people-money-is-not-speech-city-council-says

In a discussion about money in politics, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday that corporations are not people and not entitled to the same constitutional protections.

The council's 11-0 vote in front of a packed chamber of Occupy L.A. members and other activists drew a standing ovation.

If supported by the mayor, the city would be on record in support of federal legislation that would ensure corporations are not entitled to the same rights as people, especially when it comes to spending money to influence elections. It also proposed language for a constitutional amendment declaring that money is not a form of speech and affirming the right of the federal government to regulate corporations.

The resolution is, in part, a reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the 2010 case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The court majority agreed that corporations and unions can spend unlimited amounts of money in elections.

"Every American should have an equal voice in their government," said Council President Eric Garcetti, who co-sponsored the resolution with Councilman Bill Rosendahl. "But unless there are big changes, your voice is only as loud as your bank account. And its the big corporations that have the largest bank accounts of all."

"The flood of corporate money since Citizens United is literally drowning our Democracy. It's drowning the people's voice in the government," Garcetti added.

The council allowed 45 minutes of public comments in support of the resolution before cutting it off to some jeers. "Corporations have taken over our society. They are deciding what we eat, how people educate their children and whether or not we have health care," said Sylvia Moore, with the group Move to Amend, which has the broad mission of opposing laws they say prevent the American people from governing themselves.

"Corporations are polluting our environment," she said. "Some refuse to pay their fair share in taxes. And they are even deciding who gets to vote. They are making our laws when it's government officials that should be making our laws."

The resolution cites Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black's 1938 opinion on the subject: "I do not believe the word "person' in the Fourteenth Amendment includes corporations."

A Dental Experience Like No Other

Re: Dr Rita Kilislian, Kawartha Endontics, www.kawarthaendo.com

When my dentist, Dr E. Shuman, referred me to a new Endodontist, my first reaction was typically male because I asked him, in jest, if she was good looking. Well I soon found out that indeed she was and much more. I was to become “a dental experience” like no other. Since I only had a quarter on me, I was happy to use the free parking provided and the take the stairs to the 2^nd flr office. (There is an elevator). Seeing the office for the first time is a bit like walking onto a spaceship of sorts complete with a very smart and pretty group of “space flight attendants”. Everything is super modern and very tasteful, almost like a spa. The dentist’s chair with built in massage perhaps confirms that image.

I was lucky enough to have Courtney as my personal dental assistant. Attractive, personable and chatty, she answered any questions I had and kept me calm and collected. Courtney took x rays using the latest digital imagery than uses only 10 % of the harmful x rays and then was able to project the image on an overhead TV screen were my suspect tooth was magnified possibly a thousand times. I could very plainly see every detail about my teeth. Then in walks Dr Rita “the Magician” of sorts. Her openness and cheery personality were spell binding. It is such a treat to be cared for by someone who is very happy with here vocation and her personal life. One of the first things she said after I asked her about her “job” was that there were two things she loved in life: one was her profession and the second was her husband. I said they were two very important things to get right in life. Now how many of you have been to any doctor who told you that they loved their job (and acted as if they did), and also said they loved their spouse? Not many I will bet.)

Besides her wonderful personality, her professional approach to her work was obvious. After only a few minutes I realized that she was more thorough and thoughtful about her patient care than any doctor I had ever seen. She worked very fast, efficiently while keeping me informed continuously. She was able to show me what she was going to do where using the digital TV image. She also covered some of the problems that could be encountered and options available to me. While she worked, I got to watch golf lessons on TSN for the same screen I had seen my tooth on.

The whole operation went exceedingly well and then I had to leave but not without a brand new impression of dentistry and health care than I had never experienced before. It was a real paradigm shift.  I would encourage anyone needing endodontic work in the Peterborough area to experience the care at this clinic. It was awesome. Who knew a trip to the dentist would be so enjoyable?

Colm Maher  July 23, 2012

Ecocidism

June 26, 2012

Ecocidism

RIO +20 will go down in history as a major turning point in global history when ecocidism became acceptable to world leaders and corporations and apparently the people at large. The ecocidists achieved nothing which was evidently their goal. Henceforth, I will refer to all so called "deniers" as "ecocidists" since their goal seems to be the collective suicide of the human race and most forms of life which they can achieve by simply doing nothing. I think we need a ecocidist list or directory so we know who these zombies are so we can not only use the ballot but also our consumers dollar to defeat them. It should be obvious that if we want to save this planet the people will have to do it because the vested interests won't. In the past 20 years, the fight for the environment has gone downhill. What makes you think the next 20 years will be any different? It won't be unless the people act. Every day that goes by without action is one less day for mankind. Never in the history of the human race have we faced such a stark reality yet we are all watching what is going on like it's a  B movie but it's never going to end and we will be playing a supportive role by default unless we decide not to. This is not a foregone conclusion but it could be: all it takes is for good people, who should know better, to do nothing. A lot more people have to quit playing supportive roles and start playing leading roles in what will become "The Greatest Story Ever Told".

Colm Maher, Politicolm.com

Time for The People to Act

 

In the early part of the last century massive political upheavals often happened in countries which had outdated systems of government based on some out of touch monarchy or dynasty. For example, Czarist Russia, the Ottoman Empire, the Manchu Dynasty in China and Colonial Rule in India all suffered defeat at the hands of people oriented mass protests. In earlier centuries, peoples’ revolutions took place in the America Colonies and in France. Some of these system overthrows resulted in communist takeovers and some resulted in some sort of democratic form of government. In all places the people had enough of the past system of government since it did not recognize or meet their needs. I believe we are in need of a new people’s revolution against what I call corporate democracy. People need to organize today like the people in the last century to overcome a travesty of human injustice where the dollar bill reins over the interests of the people. We need more demonstrations like last year’s 99% Occupy Movement, and we can learn from the Quebec student protests in Canada. The very future of Planet Earth is at stake here because the present governments are letting the Earth slide into oblivion.

If we do nothing, people 200 years from now will ask why? Good question. Each person has to decide to make a difference at the community level in whatever way they can.  People have power but they must use that power with laser focus to create a much brighter future for the people of the future. People need to get politically involved; study the parties; which one is if for true democracy, sustainability, and not in the pockets of the corporations? If we take real action, generations of the future will not only have a better Earth on which to live, they will have more good role models to help solve whatever crisis they may face in their futures. In our current situation, we can use the revolutionaries in our past history to spur us on to greatness now before our window of opportunity closes on us. What has been done once can be repeated and repeated it must be to make real change happen.

Current giant multinational corporations have more power and money than some countries. Exxon for example has a budget which equals that of over 150 countries. Being multinational, they play one country against another to gain tax advantages and loopholes for inconsequential environmental protections. Corporations are supposed to be owned by nameless and faceless shareholders but in reality they are often run by one man, a CEO and a board of directors. The only thing that matters is the return on investment and the bottom line. No morals, no public impact studies, no environmental studies, no pollution studies, no long term impact studies and no electorate. None of these things matter, that’s somebody else’s job. That someone else is the government which is fed by political donations from these same corporations so nothing at all gets done. Governments are pawns in the hands of the big corporations. All democratic governments need to be elected and elections costs money the way they are currently operated. Corporations are more than happy to contribute for “future considerations”. Corporations also provide cushy retirement jobs for ex politicians who then act as insider lobbyists. They may call it the political game but it is actually a big money game.

 

Also, the big corporations have the means and the money to sway people opinion through TV ads, TV news (which is corporate run), TV shows that reflect corporate values, Murdoch style TV news stations, Murdoch newspapers, educational institutions which teach and support corporate culture and train the next breed of obedient and thankful employees. (Who are ever grateful for their job that the educational system said they wanted). Right now the only thing that the common people have is the internet but that will not last long before corporations take over that too. Many people use Facebook, Twitter and Google as the sum total of their web experience. Just look at them as the mega monopolies which they are and how closely they align themselves with big corporations now an in the future. That may change your view of this so called people friendly social network sites which actually make mega bucks selling data about you. Who do you think they sell data to? Corporations? Governments? IRS? FBI?CIA? CSIS? Interpol? Scotland Yard? Who knows? What do you think Facebook does with those “Likes”? Is this a new kind of corporate voting in disguise? (Brand success is often judged by numbers of likes.)

Big corporations not only control the democratic governments, they also control the health care systems through drug companies, insurance companies and private hospitals, clinics and nursing homes.  Big corporations also control all aspects of agriculture for growing crops for people and animals, raising animals, slaughtering animals and retail foods in your local supermarket. Big corporations control all the energy industries, oil, gas, coal, wind and soon solar. Big corporations are into everything you can measure and charge money for. In the third world, they are after water and other natural resources.  Big corporations control all the banks, financial institutions, the Federal Reserve in the USA, the World Bank. Indeed there’s very little big corporations don’t control. Big Corporations control the educational system that is designed to produce “good employees” not free thinkers or entrepreneurs.

Corporations as a political entity have only been around for about a 100 years. People often blame governments for lack of action on climate change, for lack of economic change, for lack of action on human rights issues, for lack of action on labour issues, for lack of action on social issues, women’s, issues etc. It’s really not really the government itself that is doing nothing (there are many well intentioned politicians); it’s the power behind the throne. Just follow the money and you will see that all these issues are not being dealt with is because they are not in the interests of some major corporation somewhere.

How did these corporations become so powerful? Well they were created by families who had tons of money to start with and the corporate legal entity loophole just let them do it better and do it anonymously while wearing legal multiple hats. What can we do? Well we could continue to act like nothing is wrong and just go along with the crowd as if the crowd knew where it was going or you could vote with your spending habits.

 Big corporations want your money. Your money is what gives them power. Money is their lifeblood. To corporations, money spent on corporate services or goods are like votes for a political party. While only about 50% of us vote on a regular basis, the vast majority of us spend money on goods and services every day. We spend money on groceries so we can send Big Ag a clear message almost anytime if we so decide, we invest money in company stocks which we could modify at any time, we can adopt a much better healthier lifestyle which will result in lower health care costs and lower profits for pharmaceutical companies, and private hospitals and nursing homes.

There are numerous ways we can use our purchasing power as a lever for positive change. The old system of true democracy, if it ever existed, has been replaced by corporate democracy. The real power today is the dollar bill. (Some would argue that it always has been but now it is much more obvious). How we spend that dollar bill has a direct impact on what kind of life that future generations will experience. Your spending decisions will determine ultimately whether or not there’s a real future at all.

Something to think about next time you are at the mall shopping for fashions, or at the grocery store buying food, or watching the latest TV ads or buying the latest technology or any time when you go for your wallet or click and spend money online. All your monetary actions are votes that are counted somewhere. Vote well.

 

Colm Maher. Politicolm.com

Democracy in Action

Democracy in Action

The Green party is missing the boat on the key issue that determines all others: true democracy in action. The Green party is strongly associated with environmental change which is totally necessary but attacked incessantly by vested interest so as to confuse people. Confused people do nothing because they cannot decide what the best or right thing to do is. Thus the moneyed naysayers achieve their purpose. Because of its strong association with “do good” environmental issues, the Green party is a bit of a turn off for many people. Often environmental issues are complex and scientific which tend to make people yawn. These same people who yawn at the science will get really excited by a good weather forecast for the long weekend. So people are interested at different levels.

People have to be made painfully aware that their democratic freedoms are being taken away by big government controlled by corporations who have strong vested interests which conflict with the interests of the people at large. Right now governments are controlled by donations for very powerful lobby groups to constantly demand and receive special laws, regulations and licenses that allow these corporations to make gobs of money which they use to make their shareholders rich and fill politicians coffers so they finance the next election AND “retire” to a cushy well paid “job” within these very same corporations. Democracy is being hijacked by corporations and we are letting it happen.

 

Western governments in concert with corporations always use the “job carrot” to convince voters that all is in their best interests. Governments all take about job creation but the powers behind this strategy are thinking profit and more profit first, not jobs. Don’t forget most corporations outsource jobs to 3^rd world countries and then expect you to buy their expensive products which they produced paying poor people pennies a day with minimum wage money you made at the local fast food joint. Corporations work on quarters and annual reports, annual shareholders meetings, monthly profit and loss statements and such. All this stuff is short term, present moment focus with not much thought to the next 5 years or 20 years down the road. Corporations think only about their world. This world has very little to do with the real world that everybody else lives in. It’s kind of like these company executives and shareholders think they can somehow step off this planet in the future to a new Earth where everything will be just as cushy and as profitable as this one. Somebody needs to tell them that they get to stay here and live with the destruction of the planet too. Corporations managed to get themselves classed as “people under the law”. That law needs to be changed because corporations are not people; they are simply profit machines which couldn’t care less about morality, general public interest and the environment. A brand new JK pupil in any school in the western world probably cares more about the environment than any corporation.

It is time to restore democracy to the people. People are concerned about the environment, people are concerned by their jobs and getting a job. People know that changes are needed. It’s time for true democracy in action.

How Civilized Are WE?

I have a 12 year old dog who limps from old age as she walks. She is obviously feels some pain and she moves stiffly. Not too long ago she would bolt to the door when she heard the word “walk”, “bank” or heard the sound of change in my bank deposit. Now she has to be almost convinced to go. Now she seems to be asking me for her medication mid morning to make her feel better and she always follows me to the bin for the extra dog treat which I give her as a reward for taking her medication. My dog Ling has learned to adapt to her condition quite well but she is still in pain.

 

I frequently talk to other pet owners about their dogs mostly and I am constantly impressed with how people really do care about their pets. As a fairly recent convert to veganism I am equally appalled at how I used to eat animals without much thought at all. It was just customary to eat meat. After all everybody had steak, beef, chicken, pork or fish every day for dinner, didn’t they? Now, I avoid looking at meat in the supermarket because it’s like being in a huge funeral home. At least they are dead now and not suffering. Now I think of the tortured short lives that thinking and feeling farm animals go through every day. Gone are their positive social interaction with each other and the odd kindly human interaction. Gone is the space they need to fulfill their basic animal instincts, gone is the freedom not to stand in their own excrement day after day. This depravity is all hidden behind walls so the general unthinking public has no clue as to how animals are treated today.

This will all end in a total environmental catastrophe, and/or a food production public health nightmare in the not too distant future. It is also in total disregard of the basic needs of God’s animals as living, thinking creatures that have every right to a decent life on earth as humans do. Most pet owners strive to make a good life for their pets. What makes a pig, a chicken, a cow, a fish any different? You say we need them as food but we can all survive without killing any animals at all. Not only would that we good for our health, it would be good for global warming, it would good for the starving people of the world and it would be totally sustainable. Animal exploitation/slaughtering today is one of the key inhumane things that humans do every day and totally without a good reason other than we’ve always done it. Well once we also rode horses till cars came along. Once we talked over the garden fence to our neighbor but now we phone or email them. Once we did washing by hand, and worked on the land. All that changed because we made progress. The ultimate test of any civilization is how well we treat all peoples, animals and planet Earth. So far we don’t qualify as civilized and we are becoming more and more barbaric all in the name of profit.

 

Just found out about this fabulous short videos

 

http://www.care2.com/causes/veganism-as-social-justice-excellent-video.html

 

and this one on why I am vegan:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8GrbYVsK7vs

Wellolistic Mission Statement:
Wellolistic thinking encourages holistic thinking and gives you a voice about issues that promote wellness for the body, mind, spirit, our society and the planet. It includes being proactively engaged in the overall well being of society and in your own state of personal health. Being “wellolistic” presumes a genuine inclusive caring for yourself, your family, your society, animals and the environment.

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