I make no widespread claims to any kind of activism, however, in my own home I work hard to model such envrionmentally aware practices as recycling, supporting local farmers, and reduction of energy use, to name a few.  I am a single-mother of two young men, a full-time graduate student, a full-time caregiver to a disabled sibling, and a part-time administrative assistant (which appears to be the PC term for secretary now).  In other words, I meet and exceed my limits on a daily basis.  My interest in this organization derives both from a personal interest and the fulfillment of a course requirement.  My thesis studies, as well as my course work, finds me increasingly interested in understanding the ways in our environment fits, or sometimes does not fit, into our societal visions and metaphors for modernity.