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… and the Winner is T-SHIRT #2

THANKS EVERYONE. DETAILS TO FOLLOW. STAY TUNED. FOR THE GHOSTS.. [...]

May 8, 2012 TGIOM Blog, News Comments Off on … and the Winner is T-SHIRT #2

What is Your Fave T-Shirt Design?

CAST YOUR VOTE UNTIL MAY 8TH Thanks to Michele Gorham who generously offered her talent and support! Michele Gorham is a graphic designer living and working in New York City. After years of struggling with what society deemed as a “normal” diet – eating animals – she finally saw the light [...]

April 24, 2012 TGIOM Blog, News 6

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Our friend Farm Sanctuary

I often meet artists who are passionate about animal causes, and I love introducing them to the animals who call Farm Sanctuary home. Over the last year or so, we’ve been especially fortunate to get to know filmmaker Liz Marshall, and I want to share her upcoming project, THE GHOSTS [...]

March 30, 2012 TGIOM Blog, Director's Notes Comments Off on Our friend Farm Sanctuary

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Media’s Animal Magnetism

Catherine Warren of the Huffington Post plugged our project, here’s an excerpt: “The Ghosts in our Machine” will air on CBC’s Documentary channel in 2013 and has already launched a robust community website that aims to bridge the gaps between animal lovers, animal welfare advocates and animal rights activists. The [...]

February 27, 2012 TGIOM Blog, News 1

Biophilia

bi·o·phil·i·a  [bahy-oh-fil-ee-uh, ‐feel-yuh]  noun a love of life and the living world; the affinity of human beings for other life forms. The term “biophilia” literally means “love of life or living systems.” It was first used by Erich Fromm to describe a psychological orientation of being attracted to all that [...]

February 24, 2012 TGIOM Blog, Director's Notes Comments Off on Biophilia

The moral conversation of the 21st century?

The Ghosts in Our Machine poses the moral question: Are animals property to be owned and used, or are they sentient beings deserving of rights? Dolphins deserve rights . Kathryn Blaze Carlson  Feb 21, 2012 – 11:01 PM ET | The National Post Dolphins and whales should be considered non-human “persons” with basic [...]

February 22, 2012 TGIOM Blog, Director's Notes Comments Off on The moral conversation of the 21st century?

Mechanization Takes Command

Oxford Press. 1948 Sigfried Giedion’s extraordinary, encyclopedic book traces the various ways in which, for better and for worse, mechanization has assumed control of our lives, from modern systems of hygiene and waste management, to agricultural production, fashion, and beyond.. [...]

February 16, 2012 TGIOM Blog, Director's Notes 1