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pick a need: factory farming

I'm speaking with the University of Maryland tonight between 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM in Armory 0112

Here's why: Seventy billion animals -- about the number of humans who've lived in all of history -- suffer from cruel and inhumane treatment inside factory farm walls. Check out the facebook page here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184755422416&index=1

Another example of how a need - arguably our biggest need - fuels opportunities to thrive in business, policy, finance, fashion, media, biology, etc. Check out below list! Don't want to work for anyone? Click resources tag on right and start your own venture to solve this urgent need.

Companies

http://www.gardein.com/
http://www.tastethedream.com/
http://www.gardenburger.com/
http://www.turtlemountain.com/
http://www.foodforlife.com/
http://www.chipotle.com/ (vegan options)
http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?pd=Partners
http://www.eatintheraw.com/
http://www.bcorporation.net/
http://www.earthbalancenatural.com/

Finance

http://www2.goldmansachs.com/ideas/environment-and-energy/goldman-sachs/gs-su...
http://www.investorscircle.net/

Policy/Advocacy

Farm Forward - www.farmforward.com
Food and Water Watch - www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Food Democracy Now! - www.fooddemocracynow.org
Humane Society of the United States - www.hsus.org
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - www.peta.org
Sierra Club - www.sierraclub.org
Sustainable Table - www.sustainabletable.org
Waterkeeper Alliance - www.waterkeeperalliance.org

http://www.change.org/nonprofits/browse?category_id=1
http://ran.org/campaigns/rainforest_agribusiness/resources/fact_sheets/agribu...
http://www.friendsofanimals.org/
http://www.humanesociety.org/
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/splash.cfm?s_src=MEMB_SP_SUB&s_subsrc=...
http://www.hsus.org/hsi/
http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.fundforanimals.org/
http://farmsanctuary.org/
http://www.communitygarden.org/
http://www.ciwf.org.uk/
http://coolfoodscampaign.org/
http://www.foe.org/
https://secure.oxfamamerica.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction...