"You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served."
From Nina Simone’s You’ve Got To Learn
"This will be an opportunity to build awareness of indigenous issues and solutions at the international level,” National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo said in a statement Monday. “We hope to work closely with the United Nations representatives to show not only the harsh realities but also the solutions driven by and for our people as the essential path forward.” Aboriginal groups have increasingly used international forums to mobilize public opinion and to pressure the Canadian government, said Queen’s University policy studies Prof. Kathy Brock, who specializes in aboriginal self-governance. “The politics of shame are very powerful,” she said. “Canada is a voice on human rights worldwide, so it doesn’t want to have its international reputation blemished by serious oversights of human rights."
~ First “Ag-Gag” Prosecution: This Utah Woman Filmed a Slaughterhouse from the Public Street
This is almost unbelievable. Many States in the USA have “Ag-Gag” censorship bills criminalizing animal rights activists, journalists and just about anyone from investigating animal cruelty and taking photo and video footage of animal torture in food industries, including taking video of atrocities visible from the public streets of Utah.
“The first ag-gag prosecution should be a warning that these aren’t hypothetical concerns. These bills have one purpose: keep consumers in the dark. Rather than respond to video footage of animal cruelty with across-the-board reforms, the industry is trying to turn off the cameras.”
