Author Archives: rbender

Hello, This week we are going to try to think up an idea and enact a way that will allow us to participate in active ecofeminism. It will be exciting to see our new found knowledge put into action, but … Continue reading →

We are all our own oppressors, every issue we ever had and will have is in our own heads! This week blog post has me thinking a lot! I have for a while now realized everything is related. The first … Continue reading →

“The People” often in conjecture with government (government for the people, by the people) are no longer in power nor have they ever been given power.  In more “modernized nations” also known as rich nations such as America and European … Continue reading →

Gender Equality And State Environmentalism written by Kari Norgaard and Richard York is an argument that tries to correlate women’s’ oppression and environmental oppression as one single entity. Though their arguments are focused on how oppressed women are and not … Continue reading →

In Hawkins writing, it has come to my understanding that perhaps we are looking at abortion wrong. That maybe instead of saying every life deserves a chance, that we should consider that all the lives currently present deserve a chance. … Continue reading →

A lot of advertising sexualizes and stereotypes their audience to make them feel the product will make them feel better or fit what stereotype they are supposed to be. In the readings, I feel it makes it sound as women … Continue reading →

Foster Parrots- The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary has become a new home of mine over the past year. I volunteer here every Monday and always get excited when it is bird day. I look forward to cleaning up the … Continue reading →

Women in the global south are effected by environmental degradation by the fact that women are generally in charge of water supply and the household. With challenges of obtaining water and sanitation, it becomes harder for women to do anything … Continue reading →

The imagine depicts a faceless humanoid that I believe is supposed to be male, carving into what appears to be a hunk of cooked pork. In short I believe this image was presented to us, because it is supposed to … Continue reading →

Ecofeminism is a term used that now includes many groups that diverged from the idea that environmental issues and woman’s issues are the same issues and can be solved together. Many issues today surround human rights and cleaning our world. … Continue reading →