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I am a mother
and humane educator living in northwestern New Jersey with
my husband John, my daughter Bess (2), and various four-legged
family members. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our
new baby in the spring of 2008. We share four wooded acres
with assorted deer, foxes, coyote, bears, birds, squirrels,
chipmunks, and creepy-crawlies, whom we enjoy watching and
learning about.
I am currently completing my M.Ed. degree
through a joint program with the Institute for Humane Education
and Cambridge College. My concern for animal protection issues
brought me to the program, but over the years I have become
active in the areas of environmentalism, voluntary simplicity,
the local food movement, and issues of economic justice. I
have always believed that the key to building a more humane
future was to teach children respect for themselves, other
people, other species and the planet from the time they were
very young, so that they would be ready to tackle difficult
issues creatively and comprehensively as they grew older.
Since becoming a mother, I have come to realize that in order
for this to happen, we need to empower parents and give them
the tools to examine their parenting and lifestyle choices
and model compassionate, conscious living for their children.
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