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On February 18, 2004, The Organic Consumers Association (OCA), on behalf of its national network of 500,000 consumers and 350 natural food stores, coops, and organic businesses, submitted a formal Complaint to the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) against the California-based company, Bayliss Ranch, and the organic certifier, Quality Assurance International (QAI), for illegally Read More… OCA Files Formal Complaint On Fraudulent Organic Labels The New York Times reported on Feb. 17 that researchers in Italy have discovered a new strain of Mad Cow Disease that could be responsible for infecting hundreds of Americans and Europeans with a fatal brain wasting disease called "sporadic CJD" or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. U.S. Government scientists and the beef industry have previously admitted Read More… Mad Cow Bombshell The Human Rights Campaign sharply condemned President Bush for endorsing a discriminatory amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban marriage rights for same-sex couples. "To use the Constitution to discriminate against our families is un-American, shameful and divisive," said HRC President Cheryl Jacques. "Constitutional amendments have historically served to expand liberty and equality On February 20th, The Human Rights Campaign strongly condemned the recess appointment of William Pryor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. In his role as Alabama's attorney general, Pryor utilized state resources to advance his own political goals and attack civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual By HRC President Cheryl Jacques Since I started at the Human Rights Campaign, I have had the opportunity to talk with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people nationwide about the path to equality. Foremost in the minds of many I have been honored to meet is this question: why is marriage so important? If Read More… Talking About Marriage The Human Rights Campaign urged the office responsible for investigating and prosecuting federal workplace discrimination to continue looking into those claims of sexual orientation-based discrimination. HRC voiced strong concerns with reports that the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is retreating from its long-established policy of investigating and enforcing disciplinary action against sexual orientation-based U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has issued a "show cause" order asking the National Park Service to explain why it should not be held in contempt for allowing more snowmobiles into Yellowstone National Park than were allowed by the court's order of two months ago. Judge Sullivan had ordered in December that only Read More… Federal Court May Hold Park Service In Contempt Over Snowmobiles According to The Fund for Animals, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shares the blame for a February 9th incident in which a sixteen year old student took a shotgun to school and fired at other students and teachers. According to press reports, the boy's mother had bought him the gun so Read More… New York School Shooting Is A Wake Up Call To Raise Hunting Age As Congress takes up the Child Nutrition Act—which reauthorizes the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs—we have a great opportunity to call for soymilk to be included for those children who cannot drink cow's milk for religious, ethical, or health reasons. For years, the U.S. government has subsidized school districts so that they Read More… Support Soy Milk In School Lunches Activists are stepping up the pressure against the Canadian government for the recent escalation of its cruel commercial seal hunt. The harp seal hunt, which targets weeks-old seal pups, has been reviled worldwide for its brutality. Sealers bludgeon the baby seals as they lie helpless on ice floes. Observers and scientists have noted that Read More… Rally For The Seals |
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