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Kindred Spirit January 2008 |
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Welcome to the first 2008 edition of the Kindred e-newsletter. Happy New Year.
Love one another and you will be happy.
It's as simple and as difficult as that.
Michael Leunig
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Latest Articles - an ethical birthday wish and interrupting...
Action Alert - help save the whales - support the Sea Shepherd.
Kindred News - HPV hoax, say no to palm oil products and introducing the Kindred blog.
Events & Workshops - The Future of Food screening and Sustainable Living Festival.
Special Offer - 4MyEarth sandwich wraps - special offer for Kindred Spirit subscribers.
Shop Kindred - Parenting for a Peaceful World and Creative Yoga Games for Kids.
Subscribe & Win! - a Sounds for Silence CD pack.
Kindred Spirit Sponsors - NAPCAN & Australian Ethical Investments.
Become a Kindred newsletter sponsor - and reach over 4,000 people in the Kindred community.
Kindred magazine - the new Summer issue.
Featured Kindred stockist - Kombu Wholefoods.
Where to Buy - Kindred magazine near you.
Recommended Websites - OTAC & Institute for Inquiry.
Kindred Toolbox - Arm yourself with information.
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Latest Articles
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Wishing you a happy & ethical birthday...
As each birthday rolls around, I fight an inner battle between my belief that the best `thing' I can give my child is my time and love. And another opposing belief that I'd like to give them presents as great and exciting as I used to get as a kid. It is a gift to see the pleasure on their face and a joy to give it. But in searching for the right gift to give them, I feel a certain pressure to provide the wonderful childhood memories I have of tearing open wrapping paper...more |
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Interrupting
Whether you’re on the phone, busy on your computer, or talking to another adult, it can be frustrating when your children constantly interrupt you. What’s surprising to learn is that they do it because they always get a response from you when they do! They’ve learned that you are willing to stop what you’re doing to answer them. Keep in mind that children are so focused on their own needs that they don’t realise that you have needs, too...more
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Action Alert
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Support the Sea Shepherd
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has embarked on its fourth expedition to the remote southern waters off the coast of Antarctica, with the launch of its latest whale defence campaign: Operation Migaloo. Although Japan has officially announced that they will not kill humpback whales this season, they still intend to kill 50 endangered Fin whales and 935 piked (minke) whales...more
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Kindred News
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Kindred magazine - the blog
Let the conversation begin...
Hear more from the Kindred front lines. Editor, Kali Wendorf; publisher, Alok O'Brien and newsletter editor, Jesse Atkinson post the latest in ideas, perspectives, initiatives, videos, news, reviews and...more
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Palm Oil is killing off the orangutan
The orangutans' rainforest is disappearing at an overwhelming rate with the remaining forest being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is found in many everyday products including biscuits, chips, shampoo, skin care products and more. Palm oil is also used as a biofuel and the demand for this fuel alternative is adding to the problem. Palm oil is also often labelled as 'vegetable oil' as there is no legal requirement for manufacturers to label it specifically as palm oil. Extinction in the wild is likely to be 2010 for Sumatran Orangutans and 2015 for Bornean Orangutans. To learn more about palm oil and what you can do to help save the orangutan by visiting the Palm Oil Action Group's website here.
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The HPV Hoax Exposed
A NewsTarget investigation has revealed that the FDA knew as early as 2003 that Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) was not linked to cervical cancer. Despite this knowledge, the FDA, along with key pharmaceutical companies, has continued to push for the use of HPV vaccinations as a defence against cervical cancer, even when its own research showed no link exists...more
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The Future of Food
Kombu Wholefoods will be screening The Future of Food late January 2008 in Bellingen NSW. More information will be available on our Calendar of Events page when the details are confirmed, or contact Kombu Wholefoods on 02 6655 9299.
If you would like to host a screening of The Future of Food, please contact our offices via email or phone 02 6684 4353 to request an information pack.
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Sustainable Living Festival
Federation Square, Melbourne
15-17 February 2008
The Sustainable Living Festival showcases a huge range of exhibitors, talks, workshops, art, films and performances celebrating and inspiring sustainable communities. Come and explore the Festival's three-day program in the heart of the city of Melbourne and be a part of the celebrations...more
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4MyEarth
4MyEarth® reusable lunch bags and wraps are a convenient and a fun way to pack your lunch, they are also environmentally friendly and easy to use.
4MyEarth have a special offer for Kindred Spirit readers - purchase a 4MyEarth wrap pack - Deal 1 and receive a free 'upgrade' to Deal 2 when you mention Kindred in the comments box at the check-out on their website.
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Shop Kindred
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Parenting for a Peaceful World by Robin Grille
Where does the future of humanity lay? Right before us, in the simple daily choices we make about the children in our lives. Grille successfully opens the borders of parenting beyond sentimentality and into the arena of profound social contribution. A ground-breaking inquiry into the history of child raising and its effects on society, coupled with direction for the future, his book is filled with gems for anyone passionate about our future...more
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Creative Yoga Games for Kids
Kids are naturally flexible and yoga is a great way to nurture that flexibility as they grow older, preparing them for sport and the general rough and tumble of childhood. Yoga is also of great value for the developing mind and these cards support parents and children alike. A great resource for classroom teachers...more |
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Subscribe and Win
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Sounds for Silence
Subscribe to Kindred magazine for two years or more and you could win a Sounds for Silence CD pack.
This pack includes the proven Sounds for Silence CD and 100 page Sounds for Silence Baby Settling and Health Guide. Even the most settled babies have their irritable moments and it is often hard to know what to do. Sounds for Silence is the essential baby settling package.
To subscribe and go in the draw for this special prize, contact the Kindred offices on 02 6684 4353.
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Competition Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of our November newsletter competition.
You have each won a Plan-at-Play magnetic whiteboard calendar & accessories:
Jackie Bysouth NSW
Georgie Axisa QLD
Susan Steele QLD
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Kindred E-News Sponsors
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Australian Ethical Investment & Superannuation
Australian Ethical Investment was established in 1986 for the purpose of environmental and socially responsible investment. AEI offers five investment trusts, with around 120 individual investments, and a retail superannuation fund. Visit their website or phone 1800 021 227.
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NAPCAN
Child abuse is Australia's most serious social problem. Every year, for the last six years, every indicator of child abuse and neglect has increased - reports, substantiated (confirmed) cases, care and protection orders, and the number of children living in out-of-home care...more |
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Become a Kindred E-Newsletter Sponsor & Reach 4000+
To find out how you can become a Kindred e-newsletter sponsor and reach over 4,000 Kindred community members with your website, business or service,
click here to send us an email or phone 02 6684 4353. For advertising guidelines, please see our website
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Kindred Magazine
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The December-February issue of Kindred is out now!
Issue 24 - what's inside:
Man and the Machine - Kali Wendorf's editorial
Ultrasound Scans - Cause for Concern? - by Dr Sarah J Buckley
Toy Story - how plastics and toxins are endangering children’s health
Is There Enough Fish in the Sea? - sustainable seafood
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Kindred magazine is available by subscription, from Borders bookstores, Organic Wholefoods stores in Victoria, quality newsagents, health food stores and now in the US from selected Barnes & Noble stores. To find a retailer near you, visit the Where To Buy page on our website.
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Kombu Wholefoods
Despite opening only three years ago, Coffs Coast Business Award winners Kombu Wholefoods are a flying example of the growth in both the online and organic / healthfood industry in recent years. The Bellingen NSW based store has already grown to be one of the largest online healthfood stores with nearly 3000 items in stock. The on-earth store opened in Bellingen in September 2004 and the new online store opened in September 2007. Visit Kombu Wholefoods online here.
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Where To Buy
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To find Kindred near you visit the Where To Buy page on our website.
If Kindred is in your shop and you're not on the page, please get in touch with us here.
If you would like to have Kindred available in your shop, school, workplace, at an event or would like to become a distributor, buy wholesale online here or contact us for more information. |
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Recommended Websites
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Organic Traders & Consumers Network
Confused about what 'organic' really means? Are you trying to be healthy and care for the environment but get so many confused messages? We aim to bring you the main issues you need to consider and tell you where to find more information about them...more
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Institute for Inquiry & Wild Duck Review
We got serious about what news inquiries
could be doing to serve the public.
Please explore our pages. Invite your friends and colleagues.
Join us in changing the news.
The Institute for Inquiry and its companion journal Wild Duck Review, are working toward a new generation of journalism and news...more
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Kindred Toolbox
A place to arm yourself with tips, hints, downloadable research, flyers and guidelines. Please feel free to download, print, photocopy and distribute as you see fit...more |
Subscribe to the Kindred Spirit newsletter
To subscribe to this newsletter, please visit our website. There, you can also catch up on past editions in our archive.
Compiled and edited by Jesse Atkinson email
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Fed Up DVD
Fed Up studies the effects of food additives and chemicals on children's behaviour.
Sue Dengate's famous presentation about the effects of food on children's health, learning and behaviour together with entertaining and insightful interviews, support
Price: $ 36.00
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Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering - The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting.
By Dr Sarah Buckley
So many women seek a natural birth and this book will help you understand what it means for you. From Reclaiming your Birthright to Yoga and Motherhood, this book is a series of 26 articles, 7 of which are on natural parenting topics
Price: $ 41.00
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Nuclear power versus renewables
The nuclear lobby’s biggest argument over renewables relates to their supposed inability to provide base load power. Up to and only up to a point is this true.
Every home reliant on solar power knows shortages when it is cloudy etc. However, new and vari |
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Being Seduced to Induce: What Women Should Know About Their OBs
Obstetricians have turned birth into a surgical procedure and done damage to women’s bodies and now suggest the solution is to promote yet even more radical and aggressive surgery: caesarean section. |
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Feminisim and Motherhood
Are these terms mutually exclusive, or can they be complementary? Can they co-exist within the confines of parenthood?
Women, particularly young women, find the idea of feminism as something outdated, out of touch. Many of these women may never contempla |
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Image: the Fantasy of Reality
The whole goal seems to be to make marketing almost invisible, a 360 degree wall around a kid, such that where reality starts and marketing begins... becomes ever more obscure and difficult to find, so that the goal is for kids to grow up not seeing the m |
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How to talk with your teenage boy about p**n
Gone are the days of dog-eared Playboys under the mattress. The internet exposes young people to pornography of unprecedented extremes. Marnia Robinson and Gary Wilson speak directly to young teens in an article that can support you in your discussion wit |
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