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About Me

The Food Empowerment Project seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one's food choices. We encourage healthy food choices that reflect a more compassionate society by spotlighting the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in low-income areas.
By making informed choices, we can prevent injustices against animals, people, and the environment. We also work to discourage negligent corporations from pushing unhealthy foods into low-income areas and empower people to make healthier choices by growing their own fruits and vegetables. In all of our work, the Food Empowerment Project seeks specifically to empower those with the fewest resources.
The Food Empowerment Project was founded in 2006 by lauren Ornelas. To learn more about the organization's leadership team, please go here .
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Visit our recipe website at www.veganmexicanfood.com

My Interests

animal rights
human rights
environmental rights
environmental racism
social justice
community farming
organic farming
veganic farming

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who cares about animals, environmental and worker justice. Anyone who wants to work towards a more just world.

Movies:

The Animals' Film
Uprising
Four Days in September
Maquilapolis
No Grapes
Cry Freedom

Books:

Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food
500 Years of Chicano History
To Speak the Truth
Free the Animals
Slaughterhouse
Silent Ark

Heroes:

Cesar Chavez
Dolores Huerta
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Emiliano Zapata
EZLN
Leonard Peltier
Steve Biko
Nelson Mandela
Frederick Douglas
Henry David Thoreau
anyone who stands up against injustice and speaks out against exploitation

My Blog

What We’re Up To and Trader Joe’s Action Alert

Food Empowerment Project Newsletter: June 25, 2008 Si usted necesita recibir este boletín de noticies en español, favor de enviar un email a [email protected]. Contents ...
Posted by Food Empowerment Project on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:10:00 PST

May Day Actions (and our Birthday)!

Our Birthday Wish: Solidarity with May Day Actions and Beyond! Around the world today tens of thousands of workers are organizing and marching against the war in Iraq, for workers rights, immig...
Posted by Food Empowerment Project on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:03:00 PST

March Madness: Meatout and Marches

Si usted necesita recibir este boletín de noticies en español,favor de enviar un email a [email protected]. Contents 1. New Board Members, Facebook...
Posted by Food Empowerment Project on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:04:00 PST

02/06/08 Newsletter: The Dark Side of Chocolate, more Chocolate, and Volunteer Opportunities!

..> Si usted necesita recibir este boletín de noticies en español,favor de enviar un email a [email protected]. Contents 1. The Dark Side of Chocolate 2. Sjaak's Fair Tra...
Posted by Food Empowerment Project on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:06:00 PST

Spreading the message: coast to coast and myspace ... Nestlé: Not so sweet

..> F.E.P. Newsletter: October 2, 2007 ..> Si usted necesita recibir este boletín de noticies en español, favor de enviar un email a [email protected]....
Posted by Food Empowerment Project on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:23:00 PST

Upcoming conferences, free magnets & more

..>..> ..> F.E.P. Newsletter: July 10, 2007 ..> Si usted necesita recibir este boletín de noticies en español, favor de enviar un email a [email protected] &nb...
Posted by Food Empowerment Project on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:57:00 PST