#ecofeminist

—like, wow, what a baddie—

She also was a Yankton Dakota writer and activist who spoke out against Native abuse and women's inequality. Her essay, "Why I Am A Pagan," feels like it could have been written yesterday, and really resonates with me, personally.

She was such an intelligent writer and thinker who did so much in her relatively short life (died 1938 at 61). I encourage all to learn more about her and take some time to savor Nature today!

"In an ecofeminist sense, then, we would say that God is relatedness, and, as such, also personal-and therefore neither different from persons nor above them. By analogy, God is a human person, the sap of human life, but also the sap of the life in trees, in flowers, in animals, and in all that exists. By analogy too, God is man, woman, breeze, hurricane, tenderness, jealousy, compassion, mercy: Mystery.

"The personhood of God must no longer be the object of religious manipulation. For this reason, it is better to speak less of God and from this point on to refrain from mentioning God's will or the divine plan as realities that are absolutely separate, superior, and good. It would be better to silence this latest chapter of our discourse on God. To acknowledge that the greatest of mysteries that envelops us simply "is," is to agree not to take in vain the name of that sacred energy which pervades all beings."

Ivone Gebara.

Longing for Running Water: Ecofeminism and Liberation

Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her by Susan Griffin

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The findings indicate that slaughterhouse employment increases total arrest rates, arrests for violent crimes, arrests for rape, and arrests for other sex offenses in comparison with other industries. This suggests the existence of a “Sinclair effect” unique to the violent workplace of the slaughterhouse, a factor that has not previously been examined in the sociology of violence.

Though few researchers have looked into this phenomenon at length, those who have explored this issue have found that slaughterhouses increase violence in surrounding communities. In particular, they increase male violence against women. 

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