I've been reading a book called STAND AND BE COUNTED by David Crosby. It has a quote from Jesse Jackson that helps to keep me focused and driven:

"... since the days of David, the athlete and musician who slew Goliath, since then people who have extraordinary gifts or the gift of charisma also have obligations to save nations, not just to glorify themselves. There is a tradition of artists in our country, whether it is Paul Robeson or Harry Belafonte or whether it is Stevie Wonder, there's a generation of artists who have stood for racial reconciliation rather than racial polarization. And they've used their platforms, their stages, to break down ancient barriers. They operated outside the political box and they made politics better. They bring oxygen to our politics. We are all indebted to artists who have the capacity to write and the courage to project their convictions. When there is no music there is no power. When there is no power there is no progress. "

Here's some organizations that are doing some good things. Proceeds from the Animal Party CD & tape are donated to them for their work to provide environmental education.

For details about these environmental organizations, CLICK on their website address:

GREEENPEACE www.greenpeace.org

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND www.worldwildlife.org

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENCE COUNCIL www.nrdc.org

PEOPLE for the ETHICAL TREATMENT of ANIMALS www.peta-online.org

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY www.tnc.org

SIERRA CLUB www.sierraclub.com

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION www.nwf.org

The NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION

WORKING ASSETS www.wald.com

Many sites in one: www.envirolink.org

Here's some more good stuff I'd like to recommend.....

MAD COWBOY - An eye-opening look into the meat and chemical industry and its devastating effect on farms, the environment and people. It's written by ex-cattleman Howard Lyman. Do you really know what's in that steak and milk? Find out how eating meat affects not only our bodies, but the air, water, climate and world hunger. Be prepared to consider becoming vegetarian after reading it, you'll probably live longer and so will the Earth. Find out more at www.madcowboy.com