This is to find out if there is interest on OlyBlog in creating a more wholistic view of how social justice, peace, environment, and other issues interrelate. Sometimes I feel alienated by the presentation of issues of sustainability in Olympia without mention of vegetarian diet, and I feel that the mention of peace without a view which addresses local poverty or animal rights actually helps perpetuate the habit of stratification rather than alleviates it.

When visiting the Emma Goldman Finishing School in Seattle, I admired the way they would create community by offering a monthly potluck with a themed presentation related to social justice along with a vegetarian potluck to support sustainability and prevent needless suffering in animals. By contrast, my experiences in interacting here in Olympia has been that the organizations I've explored pretty much pick a cause rather than addressing the root of stratified thinking. This results in unsustainable fundraisers that also victimize animals to support organizations that may be very effective and adept at addressing issues related to human suffering or the arts, or education, etc, and I have difficulty investing where I see one injustice perpetuated to support a relatable, but as of yet not related in practice, cause.

This post is basically an exploration of interest on OlyBlog in working toward a more wholistic perspective of peace and justice that includes the planet as whole as well as non-human as well as human justice issues. I've been turning toward Seattle for this type of interaction but hope to stimulate some interest here, as well.