Ecofeminist meal and final project

Food is a unviersal symbol of community. Food is almost always shared because it is a social experience that draws people together to fulfil a common hunger, creating a venue for discourse and a sense of unity. This is the reason why we decided to serve an ecofeminist meal today for our teach-in. We wanted to create a connected environment that would represent the sisterhood between veganism and ecofeminism, opening up a dialogue for discussion in the class.

Like Marian touched upon, ecofeminism carries controversy because of it's support of broad accessability (which is emphasized by their abhorrence of speciesism) is paired with an expensive lifestyle of eating local and organic that is portrayed by a predominantly white, wealthy, and "hippie" demographic. I wonder how ecofeminism could gain better universal accessability. 

I find ecofeminism to be both appealing and intimidating. I really like the connectedness between humans and nature, trying to eliminate barriers between species. The inclusion and ultimate quest for living equality of all species seem like an understandable progression of feminism; however, I've already been tainted by speciesism and cannot imagine true species equality. I can become vegan but does this really establish equality and justice? Will this expansion of the broadening definition of feminism force us to loose focus and successful action? It is quite puzzling.

Although I do not currently identify as an ecofeminist, i'd like to test the waters for a week. Some of my suggestions to the class were to experiment with veganism; note their vernacular that may have stigmatized and discriminated against other species (with sayings such as "you're a facisit pig!"); attempt to change their interaction dynamics with their pets or other animals; and take a moment of mindfulness when they are walking outside, to just breath and feel their connected roots to the nature around them. I want to be more open-minded because I can imagine how the disapproval of ecofeminism draws parallels to the rejection of first wave feminism.