On the first half of this show, author Franceen Neufeld and editor Calvin Neufeld talk with us about Suffering Eyes, Franceen’s deeply personal account of her awakening to issues of animal suffering. Then, artist Kelli Clifton discusses her moving and intricate piece The Tragedy of the Orca Tilikum. Continue reading
Victoria Moran is an author, speaker, health counsellor, and vegan for 30 years. She’ll talk about her journey from the early days writing about vegan philosophy and practice, to her latest endeavour, the Main Street Vegan Academy. With an all-star group of advisors and lecturers, the Academy trains vegans educators and lifestyle coaches. Continue reading
What happens when you ask one hundred and twenty animal activists their advice about strategy, tactics, and making meaningful change for animals? The answer is Mark Hawthorne’s new book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism. Highly readable, Hawthorne’s text demystifies advocacy, showing the myriad entry points where people can get effectively … Continue reading
First up, we speak with Bev Miller, R.D., about the Toronto Vegetarian Association’s free “Vegetarian 101: Moving Towards a Healthy Heart Diet” nutrition talks. The March 17 talk is dedicated to “Protein, carbohydrates, and fats,” and the final session on March 31 will tackle “Making healthy lifestyle habits.” Get a taste of Bev’s accessible and lively … Continue reading
In her stimulating book, The Lifelong Activist: How to Change the World Without Losing Your Way, Hillary Rettig argues, “[M]ost people seem to leave activism involuntarily, and that’s a problem on many levels. When an activist burns out, she typically derails her career and damages her self-esteem and relationships. She also deprives her organization and movement … Continue reading
Internationally renowned speaker, Dr. Michael Greger, discusses his new book, Carbophobia: The Scary Truth about America’s Low-Carb Craze, the risks involved with taking on the Atkins corporation through his website, activist burnout, and vegan nutrition. We also pose email and call-in questions for Dr. Greger on nutrition. Michael Greger, M.D., is a general practitioner, a founding member of … Continue reading
This week on Animal Voices we’ll be speaking with Debra Wasserman, co-coordinator of the Baltimore-based Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) and prolific cookbook author. The VRG is a “non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger. In addition to publishing the Vegetarian Journal, VRG produces … Continue reading
Today’s show will be about activist burnout, both within activism in general and animal rights activism in particular. Burnout seems to plague our movement and other social justice movements. It can be alienating and depressing to continually confront the horrors of the world, with little opportunity to witness immediate change. Sometimes activists don’t take the … Continue reading
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