Southern Rainbow http://www.southernrainbow.com/... Southern Rainbow is an online community for gays and lesbians living in the Southeast. We offer news, event listings, games and free webspace for glbt interest groups.
Activist appears in court for 'stealing' battery hens http://www.iheartfood.net/content/activist-appe... Open Rescue Collective activist Mark Eden is appearing in the Levin District Court at 10am today over burglary charges relating to the rescue of 20 battery hens from Turk's Poultry, an intensive egg farm in Foxton owned by Ron Turk.
Mr. Eden is pleading not guilty to the theft of the hens from the intensive egg farm. The hens were rescued from horrendous conditions on Turk's farm in November last year and placed in loving homes for rehabilitation.
Takepart Educates Through Social Awareness http://www.takepart.com/teach... Takepart believes in Education and Social Change via Awareness. Therefore Takepart.com is allowing students and teachers the chance to access and learn about the issues behind some of its films. They are using films like Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, and Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains to teach people about various social issues
Crops In Danger Of Becoming Genetically Modified http://blogs.takepart.com/2008/05/19/bush%e2%80... In efforts to aid the food shortage, the Bush administration is promoting the use of genetically modified crops. Yes, they can survive harsher climates, and create higher crop yields than regular crops, but is it safe? Many people are very much against the use of GMO's because they can be harmful to those who consume them. Please continue reading about this issue on the takepart.com blog.
