Four years ago Dr Steve Garlick, long-time PASCAL leader as a member of the PASCAL Board and more recently of the PASCAL Advisory Council, started a new political party in Australia, the Animal Rights Party. In the recent New South Wales election the Party won its first parliamentary seat, in the State Senate or Upper House - a truly historic event of significance even in a country where the more intelligent and democratic rules of election engagement give a better opportunity to minority parties than for example those applying in the UK.

Congratulations to Steve on a herculean effort, and on the ability to persuade a significant number of citizens that eco-sustainability and ultimately our own survival depend on taking care of all non-human species and life-forms as well as our own. Steve is facilitator of one of our OTB (Outside the Box) themes. To learn more about and contribute to the debate about eco-sustainability, including a deeper ethical approach to the crisis of extinctions, visit OTB by clicking on the OTB icon below.