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  Same as the US

  This topic is so important, and has not received nearly enough attention-- the agribusiness giants of the US and Mexico (often the same companies, sometimes different brands) are of course earning huge profits while small farmers everywhere are getting squeezed. Reading about milpas is inspiring, but sad to think that although Mexico has held on to a subsistence-style community garden arrangement longer than we have in the US that it is becoming less and less affordable.On Notes on a recent trip to Mexico posted 1 year, 2 months ago 8 Responses

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  Yes, sexism still "demands attention"

  Caniscandida, I do not disagree that human rights, feminism, animal rights, and environmental improvement are exclusive, and that addressing one issue means ignoring others. In fact, I find the activist community to be remarkably and impressively broad, in general.
  However, I think when we begin prioritizing is where we run into trouble. To say that it is acceptable to demean women to promote animal rights is equally dangerous, yet less noticeable begin it is so so so commonplace, as somehow using abusive animal tactics to promote feminism.
  There is no reason for these issues to be at odds, and teasing out these differences is constructive and informative, not derogatory towards anybody's agenda.
  To all who say that this conversation has no place on Grist, Grist is a phenomenally relevant and smart environmental publication. The reason it remains interesting and important is because it addresses the complexities of relationships like this gristmill entry does. This type of dialogue only stands to make environmentalism relevant to more people, and stronger by addressing its own weaknesses. The point has never been to pigeonhole, nor should it be.On Animal rights group called out for repeatedly exploiting women posted 1 year, 3 months ago 38 Responses

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  This issue demands attention

  A new blog, The Lady Finger (www.theladyfinger.blogspot.com) has posted on this exact topic and other concerns linking sexism to the environmental movement.On Animal rights group called out for repeatedly exploiting women posted 1 year, 3 months ago 38 Responses