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Lierre Keith (; born 1964) is an American writer, radical feminist, food activist, and radical environmentalist. ==Biography== Keith attended Brookline High School in Massachusetts. She began her public involvement in the feminist movement as the founding editor of ''Vanessa and Iris: A Journal for Young Feminists'' (1983–85).〔(Periodicals Collection, 1784- (ongoing) ), Sophia Smith Collection, Five College Archives & Manuscript Collections, Asteria.〕〔(Lierre Keith CV ), Lierre Keith official website〕 During this same period she also volunteered with a group called Women Against Violence Against Women in Cambridge, where she participated in educational events and protest campaigns.〔 In 1984 she was a founding member of Minor Disturbance, a protest group against militarism from a feminist perspective.〔 In 1986 she was a founding member of Feminists Against Pornography in Northampton, Massachusetts.〔 She is a founding editor of ''Rain and Thunder'', a radical feminist journal in Northampton.〔〔(''Rain and Thunder'' ), About〕 As a radical feminist and more recently as a radical environmentalist, Keith has had many appearances, interviews, and speeches around the U.S. and Canada.〔(Lierre Keith appearance ), contains many external links to radio and press interviews〕 Keith was an early public advocate of the U.S. local food movement. In a 2006 ''Boston Globe'' human interest story, she said, "I like knowing that I'm supporting the local economy and not corporate America."〔("Movement toward more sustainable food systems is growing" ), By Emily Shartin, Boston Globe Staff, July 26, 2006〕 Her views have attracted negative attention from some vegetarians, what one journalist has called a "Vegan War."〔("Vegan Wars" ), Uttarika Kumaran / DNA, Saturday, February 20, 2010〕 Illustrative of the heated political debate, protesters hit Keith with chili pepper laced pies during a presentation of her book ''The Vegetarian Myth'' at the 2010 Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair.〔("Pies-in-face attack roils anarchist-vegan world" ), Demian Bulwa, San Francisco Chronicle Staff, March 17, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lierre Keith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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