(English) A blog post in honor of World Day for Animals in Labs by Alejandra. Tolley My interest in makeup stemmed from my love for horror movies. I dreamed of becoming a special-effects makeup artist, and I decided to pursue it fully—until I learned what happens behind the scenes of cult-favorite beauty products.
Since our inception, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) has worked to share the reality of the cacao industry and unfortunately, it has not improved; however, we wanted to share a story…
Hi, everyone, this is Alejandra, Food Empowerment Project’s (F.E.P.) communications specialist. I’ve been with F.E.P. for over a year and just completed my second run of our School Supply Drive…
(English) This past July, we checked off another great School Supply Drive! Our days were filled with endless counting, backpack sorting, and school supply shopping. From spontaneously dropping off at a local grape field and buying an eye-catching number of backpacks to figuring out which folder and notebook color combination work best, we accomplished our goal! And after vigorously figuring out how to fit more than 400 backpacks in a minivan, we set off to three different drop-off locations. All of this resulted in 980 backpacks being delivered to the children of farm workers. And with your support, their families are ready for the school year ahead.
If you know me, you know that I will like any movie, song, or even celebrity who speaks against injustices that are taking place. In fact, I sometimes wonder if…
Our 2021 School Supply Drive for the children of farm workers was our biggest, and yet even after we met our goal of 1,000 backpacks, we had a request for…
In 2009, I lost one of my greatest loves, my cat Malcolm, who I found when moving out of my college dorm—he was so young when I found him that…
If I remember correctly, Sukie and I met in 1992 at the Texas Conference for the Animals in Austin, though I really got to know her when I started organizing…
It was in the mid-1970s while in elementary school that I first went vegetarian. Part of the reason I went vegetarian was that growing up in Texas meant I would…
Since the inception of Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a huge part of my work has been trying to get vegans (activists, organizations, etc.) to see how our work is about…
It’s been a while since I have been able to vent and share some of my frustrations about being a vegan in a non-vegan world. While I realize there are much bigger issues in the world, I feel I wanted to share some thoughts.
As I mentioned in Part I of this blog, when I learned that nonprofits could unionize,* I wanted to find out more for Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) as well as…