Conscious Lifestyle offers up to $1,000 for leaders of next 10 CL Ventures

Apply to be a Conscious Lifestyle Social Innovator!

Start your Conscious Lifestyle venture with up to $1,000 in grant money!

The Conscious Lifestyle Youth Venture Social Innovator Program seeks highly motivated student leaders who care about the environment and their fellow human beings, and who have what it takes to lead a Conscious Lifestyle venture.

The purpose of each venture is three-fold.

1. To educate students on how to become socially and environmentally conscious consumers.

2. To make your school's purchases better for the environment and the world at large.

3. To be a pioneer in the burgeoning Conscious Lifestyle movement and join the global Youth Venture Gen-V network.

Conscious Lifestyle Social Innovators will receive:

• A start-up grant of up to $1,000
• A web page for your Venture, hosted on consciouslifestyle.org
• Specialized support from Conscious Lifestyle
• A starter kit with guides on how to raise money, plan events, and earn publicity
• Conscious Lifestyle t-shirts for your members
• Access to the Youth Venture Gen-V global network

If you are passionate about changing the world and have the leadership skills to run a successful Venture we invite your to apply for one of the 10 Conscious Lifestyle Social Innovator positions.

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Social Entrepreneurs

“They offer a model for a new kind of leader who melds the discipline of business with the perspective of those less fortunate, and brings a tough-minded optimism to bear on the biggest challenges confronting our communities, our countries and the planet.”

Skoll Foundation Awards 10 Social Entrepreneurs $1 million each.

Read story here.

Another activist victory

"Pig Out"

"WITH some fanfare, the world’s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods, recently announced that it intended to phase out certain cages for its breeding females. Called gestation crates, the cages virtually immobilize pigs during their pregnancies in metal stalls so narrow they are unable to turn around."

Yet another example of how activism works. No pet owner would agree to have his or her dog or cat kept in a box that doesn't even allow them to turn around. Why is this exploitation okay for livestock? Why is it that only "animal rights activists" stand up for these issues? Isn't it just common sense that torture is wrong? Maybe I'm too optomistic, but I believe there are significant injustices that must be stopped and those who do not get involved will be as shameful as people who stood silent in the face of slavery, misogynistic voting laws, apartheid, etc.

Congrats to activists who have been working hard for this victory. Still a long way to go.

Read story here.

Despair in Palestine

This is a great article that shows how despair leads to violence in Palestine. NY Times article.

Boycott Israel

In 2006, 660 Palestinians were killed by Israel, twice as many as the preceding year. In 2006, 23 Israelis were killed by Palestinians, half as many as the preceding year. Since Israel bombed the only power plant in Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians have gone without electricity. Collective punishment is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Apartheid Wall was condemned by the International Courth of Justice at the Hague. Everyday illegal Israeli settlements expand further into the West Bank. For some reason people don't get it. Israel terrorizes. It's time to stop supporting terrorism. Boycott Israel. End tax-payer funding of Apartheid Israel. A Jewish-only state is as racist and undemocratic as a Christian- or Muslim-only state. Equal rights for all humans. Peace follows reconciliation. Reconciliation follows repentance. True repentance necessitates an end to systematic oppression. The occupation is, by definition, systematic oppression. End the Occupation. Free Palestine.

D-Plan is back for one show!!!

Glue for the hearts of all those hipsters that are still sad about D-Plan breaking up. They're reuniting for a benefit concert. Check the pitchfork article for details.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41483