The “Jena Six” debate surrounding the questionable trial of six (but now five) young black men in Louisiana is being called “the beginning of the 21st century civil rights movement”. Before an escalating series of hate crimes which led to their convictions, these six students decided to sit below the “white tree” at their high school and found nooses hanging there the next day…which is a perfect segue into a national campaign for VEGANISM!
Heart-healthy Whitman students have captured the momentum of the whole “noose” trend and decorated our tree with lynched (and sometimes gutted) stuffed animals. Bacon sucks! With awe for our salad-munching friends, let’s look back at…