GPUS Animal Rights Committee
Co-Chairs:
Craig Seeman (cseeman@optonline.net)
Megan E. (Cassano) Callaghan (meganecassano@aol.com)
Approval Process:
With discussions beginning in July, consensus was reached on the final proposals after a few months of discussion; a vote was called by Megan E. (Cassano) Callaghan on September 17, 2021. With no objections, the proposals were approved on September 30, 2021.
Authors:
Blaizen Bloom, Virginia GP (blaizenbb@hotmail.com)
Address: 308 Albert Ave Chesapeake, VA 23323
Mary Rooker, Maryland GP (greentyrtle@gmail.com)
Address: 804 Larch Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912-5828
Chapters of the platform and letters of plank being addressed:
II. Social Justice
E. Education and the Arts
Proposal:
II. E. 1. ad
Current Language: Educate students in grade school and higher education with courses in the environmental sciences, with a focus on the hands-on practice of regenerative, organic, community farming/gardening, increased emphasis on energy conservation, exposure to industrialized food production through field trips and educational films (at an appropriate age), and other courses that include a comprehensive curriculum on climate change, biodiversity, and other planetary boundaries and environmental concerns. Focus on education through a general immersion in nature to understand, hands-on, the intricate dependence of humanity upon the natural world.
Revised Language: Educate students in grade school and higher education with courses in the environmental sciences, with a focus on the hands-on practice of conservational, organic, community farming/gardening, increased emphasis on energy conservation, exposure to industrialized food production through field trips and educational films (at an appropriate age), and other courses that include a comprehensive curriculum on climate change, biodiversity, and other planetary boundaries and environmental concerns. Focus on education through a general immersion in nature to understand, hands-on, the intricate dependence of humanity upon the natural world.
Reason for proposal:
Like regenerative agriculture, conservation agriculture is the practice of using farming methods that regenerate soil and ecosystems, sequester carbon, reduce use of synthetic fertilizers and water, and other eco benefits in addition to honoring the practices of indigenous peoples. The only difference is that conservation agriculture does not require the use of animals in achieving these goals.