Beyond Factory Farming Coalition

Need a boost?—Inspirational reading

• Fomenting A Food Revolution

  (pdf 48k) A talk given by Abra Brynne, local food activist from Nelson, BC., at the Nelson Food Forum, November 2006.

• Farmer – Environmentalist Solidarity: Resisting the Agribusiness Agenda

  (pdf 92k) A talk given by Cathy Holtslander at the Reseau Canadian Envionmental Network Annual General Assembly, October 2006.

• Protesting May Be Good For Your Health

  Reuters Health - Taking part in protests and demonstrations can be good for your physical and mental health, a new British study suggests. (pdf)

• A good farmer

  by Barbara Kingsolver
  “Sometime around my fortieth birthday I began an earnest study of agriculture. I worked quietly on this project, speaking of my new interest to almost no one because of what they might think. Specifically, they might think I was out of my mind…”
  Article from The Nation

• New Society Publishers

  have many titles that inspire, encourage and renew the activist’s spirit. New Society Publishers focuses on books that contribute in fundamental ways to building an ecologically sustainable and just society. A limited company, it is based on Gabriola Island, one of the beautiful southern Gulf Islands, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

• Hope’s Edge

  By Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe
  a journey to five continents uncovering an invisible revolution of courageous movements helping us see solutions to environmental crises and social inequality.

• Good News for a Change: How Everyday People Are Helping the Planet

  by Dr. David Suzuki, and Holly Dressel
  Inspiring stories about the people who are making positive environmental and social contributions to our world, illustrating the hundreds of working solutions that can help all of us to achieve a better future.

• How to be an Activist

  by Elizabeth May

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