When I was an unruly teen my father used to frustrate himself with my determination to always root for the underdog. This has redefined itself in my adulthood as a call to issues of social justice. I feel strongly about issues – in other words – give me an issue and I’ll feel strongly about it. Whether it’s porn on an ipod or fairtrade coffee or debeaking chickens or dealing with feral cats – I’ll carry it with me and it will colour most everything I do.<\/p>\n
I don’t think it’s too much to ask that we support more than one cause when possible.
\n I’m not saying we have to take them all on and dedicate our lives to every injustice in the world, but every choice we make is political<\/em>. Need to choose coffee for a conference? Why not make it fair trade<\/a>? Cost too much? Drink more water. Need conference bags? Why not make them cotton or from sustainable materials? <\/a> Need a speaker? Why not look for women? Need anything? Why not look locally, and support micro-enterprise? If we don’t start making healthy choices now, when will we? <\/p>\n