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“Racism is the gravest threat to humanity, the maximum of hatred for the minimum of reason, the maximum of cruelty for a minimum of thinking.” Rabbi A.J. Heschel

ON OUR GLAMAZON RADAR THIS WEEK:

• These Banana and Oatmeal waffles may just be more delicious than ice cream.
• C’mon girl – you know all you need to look like a hot potato is a good layered 70’s cut (I swear by Alicia Trani at Mudhoney Salon who just gave me sexy caramel highlights and swoopy bangs), big gold aviators, and some bigass hoops.  You’ll be singing “Milky Cereal, baby” and putting up your vintage Farrah poster before you can put up a peace sign.
• Win a smoking hot silver hybrid and green your ride.  Enter to win here.
• NY and NJ  peeps; we are totally digging uber luxurious private massages with Alyssa, who comes to the house and makes our week just that much better.  Book an appointment here.
• With this hot heat, we all need a cool treat at the end of a long hot day, and there’s a new treat we can’t stop stuffing our faces with. It’s a different kind of ice cream from Purely Decadent made with coconut milk and sweetened with agave nectar, and it tastes like heaven met earth with flavors like Cookie Dough and Mint Chocolate Chip!  Find at your local supermarket or health food store, eat your feelings, repeat.
• Ooh, watch fierce eco fashion designer Linda Loudermilks fashion show!  Pritty.
• Kat Von D fans – want to get tattooed by the chicka herself?  Apply to be on the next season of her show here.
• Outrageous! Faced with continuing problems at the city shelters where homeless animals are housed, the Mayor in Arkansas ordered all but three animals contained in kennels released into the St. Francis National Forest.
• Jersey gals n’ fellers, or those who dig road trips: CUPCAKE FEST is this weekend!!  Don’t you dare miss it.
• Dirt-cheap digs: how to spruce up your place on a budget.
• DO Dare to take time off, work less, and make a hell of a lot more loot.
• No carb psychos, be damned.  This Study Shows Whole-Grain Cereal For Breakfast Lowers Heart Failure Risk.  Healthy whole food carbs (think brown rice, quinoa, and sprouted breads) are fantastic for you.  Stuff ‘em down; guilt free and keep your foxy figure lean n’ mean.
• You get what you deserve.  For every $20 and above donation to Strangest Angel Animal Rescue, you get a really cute fairy necklace!!
• The Animal Legal Defense Fund has been the leader in the fight to win animals the legal protection they so desperately need.  Support them and learn more.
• Love guac and chips, but hate the super heavy grease in most tortilla chips? Corazona’s are packed with oats and plant sterols, and free of trans fats, you can snack to your hearts content, guilt free!  And lord knows some of the Jewesses in the GGA could use a little less guilt.
• Seeing Ani DiFranco play on a summer night is sort of a tradition for some folk.  See her US tour dates here.  No matter your musical preference, it’s impossible to not be blown away.
• This sexy print halter with a deep-v neck and open back is the perfect thing to wear on a dreamy summery first date.
• Jessica Simpson is a real skank for making such a brainless statement with her tee shirt choice.  Why are we not surprised?  She obviously hasn’t read Skinny Bitch.
• Bill O’Reilly thinks you’re crazy.  
• Rap mogul Russell Simmons tells American Morning why he strictly avoids animal products.
• How to Recycle Your Old CFL Light Bulbs: CFLs use less electricity, last longer, and look cool in your shopping cart. But as their critics are quick to point out, they do contain a small amount of mercury. That means they need to be properly recycled, unlike old incandescent bulbs.
• This Whimsical Tree Necklace is too cute, and $14!
• Help halt construction of coal-fired plants until they can permanently sequester their carbon emissions. I’ve just signed this petition to my representative in support of this bill, and I hope you will too.
• Don’t have a tree to string your hammock from?  All you’d need is a small terrace to give a home to this fiercely designed and cushy freestanding ergonomic hammock.
• Yum!! Make your own caramel popcorn!  It’s surprisingly simple.
• Gracie grew up during the time when feminism had teeth.
• Move that tuchus for the animals! Join Farm Sanctuary this fall in educating people in your community about factory farming by coordinating a Walk for Farm Animals. The Walk for Farm Animals is a critical outreach and fundraising event, providing a fun and positive way to get active for the animals. Please check the confirmed Walk locations to see if there is a Walk in your area. If not, please consider organizing one to show your community that farm animals are sentient beings, deserving of compassion and protection. Farm Sanctuary staff are here to help you make the most of your walk, so let us know how we can assist you! If you are interested in organizing a Walk, please e-mail walk@farmsanctuary.org or call 607-583-2225 ext. 229.
• Live your values. Change the world. Discover ways to choose MOGO (the most good). Part retreat, part educational workshop, MOGO is recommended for anyone who wishes to learn how to make their lives a manifestation of their greatest vision for the world.  Tickets are sure to sell out for this October event taking place in historic Woodstock NY - register now.
• PAPERMAG’s 25 Most Stylish Songbirds From Amy Winehouse to Zooey Deschanel; These Ladies Know How to Rock a Frock.
• That handsome fox, Barack Obama squashes the rumors.
• Happy Pride to our LGBT readers!  The gals will want to peruse the 100 Women We Love issue of Go Magazine!
• Yet another reason to name your firstborn after Dennis Kucinich.
• 7 Companies you will want to avoid like a venereal disease.
• Elisa Alpert thinks Hair Removal is for Pussies.
• Animal advocates; Taking Action for Animals is a legendary conference where you can network with national leaders and hundreds of grassroots advocates in July in Washington, DC.  www.takingactionforanimals.com
• Aspiring designers:  Free People wants you to design a bag for them.  Win and get a few shekels and world fame.  Enter the contest here.
• The best jeans to disguise that cupcake bulge.
• Crafty goddesses will want to get down with the http://churchofcraft.org.
• Nagi Noda’s hairy creatures are amazing.  She literally sculpts animal shapes on to hair!!
• Cook Healthier With Non-Toxic, Non-Stick Cookware, safe for the pregnant and the not.
• The deaths of two race horses captured the hearts of the American public. These horses’ legs literally snapped under the rigors of racing. Barbaro and Eight Belles were both only three years old when they broke down and later died, simply doing what they were trained to do. Currently, there is no organization tasked with setting national regulations for the humane treatment of horses in the racing industry.  I hope you will join me and Congress to establish a National Racing Commission to provide badly-needed oversight of the racing industry. It will only take a minute. Click here.

All editorial notes in “On our Radar” are strictly editorial. No advertiser has paid to have its company referenced. For more information on listings, please email chloe@chloejo.com.

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK:

Creole Slaw

This spicy slaw is perfect for any cookout. For an extra kick, try adding sliced jalapeños.

1/2 head green cabbage, shredded
1/2 head purple cabbage, shredded
2 large carrots, grated
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 red chili, sliced
1 1/2 cups vegan mayonnaise
1/4 cup brown mustard
2 Tbsp. Creole seasoning
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
Juice from 1 lemon
Dash of sugar or squirt of agave
Hot sauce, to taste
Salt and pepper, to taste

• Toss together the cabbage, carrots, onions, and chili in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, combine the vegan mayonnaise, mustard, Creole seasoning, vinegar, lemon juice, and sugar. Add to the cabbage mixture and toss to coat.
• Season with the hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Chill for 2 hours before serving.

Makes 10 to 12 serving

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EVERYWHERE: 

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NY/ BKLYN/ NJ/ QUEENS:  YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE ABOUT WORKING OUT WHEN THIS  PERSONAL TRAINER/ YOGA INSTRUCTOR/ MASSAGE THERAPIST WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE & GET YOU MOVIN!                                                             

Whatever you need, butt-kicking personal training, zen-yourself yoga, healthy-body nutrition or knot-kneading massage therapy, the magical ladies of Barefoot Tiger are all about making you look and feel like a rock star.  Special deal for GirlieGirl subscribers: 10% off your first package of 5 sessions or more!  Mention GirlieGirl when contacting. BOOK NOW! Email kendra@barefoottiger.com or call 646-526-8445 to set up your first session!  CHLOE’S NOTE:  I’ve been using Kendra as my personal trainer/ private yogi/ nutritional guru for 2 years now, and it has changed my energy, my body, and my spirit.  I recommend her with every fiber of my toned,
curvy, strong bod. 

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EVERYWHERE: CASTING Looking 4 females who want a style makeover!  

THE CW’s GLAM ME UP! The network that brings you the #1 reality hit, America’s Next Top Model is now casting for a LIVE Makeover Show on The CW Network. This has not been attempted before! The makeover is going down LIVE so there is no room for any mistakes. We need OUTGOING females with AMAZING personalities who are in desperate need of a style makeover. We are looking for individuals who have triumphed over great adversity or who have been blessed beyond comparison. If you have a great story we’d like to know about it! Nominate yourself, a friend, or loved one who is deserving or just really needs this opportunity. Please send your name, age, height, weight, contact info, where you live and recent photos (include a full body and close up shot) along with your story of why you deserve a makeover with our arsenal of Hollywood celebrity stylists, makeup artists and hair stylists! Or nominate someone who you think deserves it!  FEMALE Makeover contestants (not stylists or style buddy) MUST be between 18 to 30 years old to apply. As a bonus, each participant gets to choose a friend or loved- one as a “style buddy” to cheer for and support their style team! Please respond by emailing the casting team at makemeovercasting@gmail.com and also email Twinsworld1@aol.com 

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NYC APARTMENT FOR RENT: UNIQUE SITUATION

APARTMENT Available onJULY 1ST FOR LONG OR SHORT TERM RENTAL. CHARMING EAST VILLAGE ONE BEDROOM,FULLY FURNISHED,AND AIRCONDITIONED. $2500 PER MONTH INCL UTILITIES.WANT SOMEONE CLEAN,NEAT RESPONSIBLE, QUIET AND LOWKEY.TRAVELING MUSICIAN ON THE ROAD MOST OF THE TIME, WANTS TO RENT TO THE RIGHT PERSON:PREFFEREBLY A NON-SMOKER WHO DOES NOT HAVE MUCH STUFF. Contact chloe@chloejo.com (and I’ll forward your email to my friend who will then contact you if interested).

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NYC: Garden Party & Vegan BBQ in Honor of Council Member Jimmy Vacca

When: Saturday, June 21, 4pm to 6pm

Where: Green Oasis Garden (East
8th Street between Avenues C and D in Manhattan) Suggested
Donation: $75 (Your donation will be matched by the City 6-to-1!)

RSVP: john@humanenyc.org  / 917-450-3176 (my cell)

Food: Veggie burgers, veggie dogs & corn on the cob!

Jimmy was elected to the City Council in 2005 and has since become one of the most outspoken members when it comes to animal protection issues.  Come celebrate him, and meet some compassionate cuties at this fun BBQ!

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Everywhere: THE FOXY LESBIAN ROCKSTAR YOUR MAMA WARNED YOU ABOUT

Sexy singer / songwriter Sarah Greenwood, who fronts killer band GSX’s song “I Got What I Came For” Music Video (directed by amazing photographer/ filmmaker/ director Katrina del Mar) is now on the Click List on LOGO. Please vote for this video and support the hottest, hardest rocking, female fronted unsigned band in NYC.  Sarah Greenwood is a real lesbian rockstar, and in this list she’s up against major label signed acts like Maroon5 and Kylie Minogue.  So, vote many many times, please!  Also don’t forget to Watch the Video and tell us what you think! Find GSX on myspace (myspace.com/gsx) and buy the record on www.gsxrock.com

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NYC:  FOXY NETWORKERS – LISTEN UP!

Sugar & Spice: All Things Nice: Join us as we celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of Ladies Lotto in sweet style with games, prizes, party favors, yummy food and cupcakes for all to enjoy! Wednesday, June 25th from 7-930pm@ Macripark  462 Union AveBrooklyn, NY RSVP: rsvpnyc@ladieslotto.com  Cost: $10  Guest Speaker: Ladies Lotto Founder Natalie Blacker. Natalie has been a conscientious “go-to” consultant on fashion, music, media and their myriad of cultural subtleties since youth. Her lifetime fascination with subculture has always been inseparable from her innate desire to both network and work towards the greater common good. Combining fascination with culture and her conscientious drive, she’s worked with Arianna Huffington, CISV, Anthem, SWINDLE and Bust Magazines, Lesportsac, Reebok and a bevy of music, media, fashion and art entities of note.  In 2006, she founded Ladies Lotto and is the driving force behind the organization. She will be discussing the future of Ladies Lotto.

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NYC: Play 4 Life is an organization that has been teaching school age children the importance of cooking and eating nutritious food, with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables. 

To support our programs, we are having a benefit event with the intention of educating our supporters on ways of taking care of our bodies and the planet by eating sustainable food.  The event will be held at the CUE Art Foundation in Chelsea on Thursday, June 26th from 7-10PM.  The event will have local and organic
sustainable food prepared by 10 chefs (Andrea Beaman from Top Chef will be there!) and local wine tastings.  Keynote speakers will include Joan Gussow, Slow Food director Erika Lesser, and locavore Leda Meredith.  They will be providing information on the food crisis as it relates to the environment and children. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_ID=2644. For more information on Play 4 Life or to get involved, please visit:  www.play4lifeonline.org

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EVERYWHERE: A HUNTER MOVES IN WITH AN ANIMAL LOVER – WATCH WHAT HAPPENS!!

From compassionate cutie Melissa Karpel; “As one of PETA’s campaign coordinators, I get to travel the nation, leading campaigns to help educate people on animal rights issues. I recently had the opportunity to take part in a reality TV show called 30 Days, the brainchild of filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (of Supersize Me fame). On each episode of 30 Days, a person or group of people must live for one month with someone who has drastically different beliefs and a different lifestyle. In my episode, George, a hunter, had to live with my family and me—who are all animal rights activists and vegans—for 30 days. George had a busy month! He took part in PETA protests—including one against KFC, for which he wore a chicken suit, and another against Burberry’s use of fur—gathered signatures for a California bill that would eliminate the worst abuses in factory farming, and got to know animals on a very personal level.  Please tune in on June 17 at 10 p.m. on the FX network to see for yourself how George handles animal rights activism while living as a vegan for 30 days. In Morgan Spurlock’s words, it will be the “best hour of television that you’re ever going to see in your life.”  Check out PETA.org during the next week for updates on where George is now and behind-the-scenes bonus features. Please also forward this message to your friends and family!” Check out a clip from it here.

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NYC/ NJ: MEET GOOD LOOKIN VEG PEOPLES!

Join us on Thursday, June 19, at Angels & Kings (500 East 11th Street - between Ave A & Ave B) from 7pm to 9pm.  (Note: We’ll usually be meeting the last Thursday of every month. June is the (rare) exception to the rule.) Need a brief reminder as to what Vegan Drinks is all about?  Visit our site at VeganDrinks.org.  Want to see pictures from our wildly successful May 29 event?  Check www.flickr.com/groups/vegandrinks for proof that over 60 people are glad they showed up last month.

What to do?

• Be friendly! We’ll be passing out name tags, so you can march right up to someone and greet her by name.
• If you’re representing an organization (either as an employee or volunteer or general supporter), talk up the organization and the work you’ve been involved in.
• If you’re representing YOU, talk up your vegan and AR interests, your favorite restaurant, your dream job for animals, your blog, etc., etc.
• Sip a drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic, we don’t care!) and relax with like-minded folks for a couple of hours.

What to bring?

• Business cards
• Pamphlets promoting your organization
• Tip money for the cute bartenders
• Your “A” game

Questions? 
Email us at info@vegandrinks.org.  We look forward to meeting you! (Pssh! It’s okay to bring your vegan-curious, non-veg*n friends, if you need a little extra support.) The Vegan Drinks Team p.s. — NJ Veg Social is holding a Vegan Prom on Saturday, July 12 in Trenton, NJ!  Angels & Kings’ very own Rob Hitt will be DJing next to a large buffet of vegan food prepared by the best local vegan chefs!  It’s an all ages event, but those folks 21 and over can (repeatedly) visit the cash bar.  Not only are the tickets CHEAP ($15 per person or $25 per couple), but the proceeds will support the New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance!!  Learn more and buy tickets at myspace.com/njveg. Vegan Drinks is sponsored by Brooklyn Law Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, SuperVegan.com and Angels & Kings.

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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK WHO NEED HOMES DESPERATELY:

NEW YORK

• This beautiful and very sweet CAT boy was saved from being put down in the city’s overcrowded shelter. Bobby caught the attention of shelter volunteers and is now in need of a place to call home, and a person to call his own.  Sweet, sensitive, very soulful little guy. With his long lanky striped body and gorgeous golden eyes, he is so handsome. One year old Bobby comes to you fully vetted, all shots, neutered and micro chipped. He is comical, and shy, and the perfect mix of cat and kitten, . He is very cat friendly and would very likely be dog friendly as well. Not a mean bone in his body. Please email inquiries to Ilse_ny@yahoo.com.
• Beautiful girl cat  named Xhosa seeks new Mommy; NYC.

LOS ANGELES

• Pomeranian lovebirdies need forever home.  We really are a happy pair who just loves everyone. Bella and Bailey are spayed, up to date on all shots, and ready for our forever friend. Won’t you adopt us both? Please call Rachel at 818-378-8995 or email her at raweil@aol.com for more on these deliciously cute munchkins.
• Black Lab needs a loving family!  His name is Midnight (how romantic!) and his ID#A0948716.  For more information about this animal, call: South Los Angeles Animal Care and Control Center at (888) 452-7381 or just show up at the shelter and save his life!
• Meet Clara. She was a commodity on a fur farm in China.  She had her front leg hacked off at the elbow joint and her opposing back leg smashed at the knee, and was used as a breeder while she futilely waited out her life until her fur and flesh would be sold at market. Luckily, she was rescued. But she needs surgery on her back leg—the one that was smashed. There are five options/procedures that can be done to aid her and alleviate the pain, beginning with arthroscopy and ending with a complete bone fusion or knee replacement. Or, incredulously, even another amputation.  She is scheduled to start the first procedure on June 27th. Look at this sweet, innocent girl.  She needs donations to help her get surgery AND a forever home in Los Angeles.  Then please make a tax-deductible donation to help pay for her surgery: Mariana Tosca - The Clara Fund, Glendale Humane Society 643 E. Verdugo Avenue Burbank, CA  91501.  Email contact: MarianaTosca@earthlink.net.
• This DOG - ID#A0954839: GORGEOUS CREAM SHEPERD MIX- REDLISTED (means a day or two to live before being euth’ed!!), SOUTH LA. For more information about this animal, call: South Los Angeles Animal Care and Control Center at (888) 452-7381.

OHIO

• Boxer Harry was rescued from a Puppy Mill in Ohio. HE IS SO SAD, won’t you help him get out of the shelter?

VIRGINIA

• Luna is a gorgeous Husky at Prince William Shelter. She comes complete with a stunningly plush pure white coat that you’ll want to just bury your face in, and a face to die for. Luna doesn’t care for cats or birds, but otherwise is just a sweetheart. She’s got energy to burn, and would make a fabulous pal to walk/run with. Don’t wait for the light of the moon – come see Luna now!  Urgent phone contact:  703-792-5769.

PHILADELPHIA

• GORGEOUS super friendly young female rottweiler stuck at high kill shelter, needs to get asap or will get put down.  PLEASE someone come through for her.  Email beverly111151@verizon.net for photos of this pretty girl and contact information.

GEORGIA

• Jonesboro, GA: This PRECIOUS hound mix is in Clayton County, so if he goes to the pound he dies by brutal heart stick. His rescuer did not put him in the pound because she knew he would be killed. He is a great dog and very loving. He is about 2 years old, 54lbs, and wants to play and be petted all the time. He gets along with other dogs.   http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11016323 SO, he is being boarded and will be fully vetted before being adopted out. Anyone interested in giving this sweet boy a great home can contact his rescuer at mutlover3@yahoo.com.
• Dallas, GA: My friend found a box with 4 precious puppies inside!! They are all female, brindle coloring, not sure of their age. They are so CUTE, it’s ridiculous!! Please contact: susanneworley@gmail.com for photos and more info.
• Athens, GA:  This sweet 8 year old rotti was dumped by her owners who moved (what jackasses) with her two best friends.  Both were adopted and she’s left sitting in a cage, praying not to get euthanized.  Please adopt this sweet girl:: Clarke County Animal Control 45 Beaverdam Ext. Athens, Georgia 30605 706 613-3540 - ASK FOR JACKIE or Kathy  http://athenspets.net/adoptables.html.  Rose - #26319 Urgent Case! (When calling about a dog, always refer to the dog by its ledger number, not its name.).

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