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Earlier this week while reading the book Spirit Matters by Michael Lerner, I came across a passage about the trajectory of many social change movements. The author was writing about the importance of movements having a spiritual foundation in order to avoid this trajectory.

Current Affairs Magazine has recent released their latest issue, and not only is it entirely dedicated to Animals—it also includes a Q&A about our campaign!

It is certainly likely that individuals will have strong reactions to our campaign (and some of these possible reactions I will discuss below), but my feeling of reassurance comes not from trying to alter our campaign in an attempt to control or temper their reaction. Rather, it comes from putting more effort into how I respond to their response.

So as to remain authentic to our values and protect all sentient beings, IP28 does not include culturally-specific exemptions for any act of violence against an animal.

If IP28 were to pass, the State Treasury would be directed to establish a Humane Transition Fund.

by David Michelson Alt Title: A Case for Supporting the Yes On IP28 Campaign It is safe to say, that from the middle of January, 1877,...

Proposed ban on slaughter, experimentation, and hunting in Oregon collects 40,000 signatures during first six months of petitioning...

At our most recent campaign meeting, one of the items on the agenda was brainstorming ways to raise funds—and now we have a merch store.

I would argue that our movement would benefit now more than ever from the bold ask of our campaign.

by David Michelson “Thoughts do not have to be communicated in order to occur, but they cannot occur without being spoken—silently or...

After receiving approval to begin signature collection on July 8th, 2024, the IP28 campaign went on to collect over 10,000 signatures in...