Vegan wraps stacked on a white serving dish.
Today’s post on Medium makes the case for why your next event should be vegan.
Category Archives: Veganism
“Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.” (Formal definition from the Vegan Society)
Vegan for Their Health, Not Mine
Scotty and Magnolia, bovine residents of VINE Sanctuary, July 2018.
In today’s post on Medium, “Vegan for Their Health, Not Mine“, I share my perspective on being an ethical vegan.
Resistance to Going Vegan: Excuses and Responses
[Image: Pax poses holding Ricky, a rooster, at PreetiRang Sanctuary. Pax is wearing a purple hoodie, tinted eyeglasses, and a faded black AIDS Walk San Francisco 2000 baseball cap. Photo by Ziggy, November 2016.]
Today’s story on Medium is “Resistance to Going Vegan: Excuses and Responses“.
Celebrities, Cows, and Connecting Oppressions
[Image: pattrice jones and Autumn at VINE Sanctuary.]
Today’s post on Medium discusses the Oscar acceptance speech of vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix.
Grasping at Straws
[Image: A juice smoothie in a glass mug with a red straw.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Grasping at Straws“, is about veganism and the impact of individual food choices.
On Animals, Gender, Race, and Optics
[Image: Pax poses for a photo with MahaLakshmi, a resident of PreetiRang Sanctuary. Photo by Ziggy.]
Today’s post on Medium, “On Animals, Gender, Race, and Optics“, regards my feelings about the latest Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) stunt (where one of their white activists took the mic away from Kamala Harris).
Radical empathy
[Image: Pax with Domino, an alpaca at VINE Sanctuary, July 2018. Photo by Ziggy.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Radical empathy“, is about having empathy for our fellow animals, and seeing them as individuals rather than products for exploitation and consumption.
Vegan activism: Confronting connections between human and animal oppression
[Image: pattrice jones, lauren Ornelas, and A. Breeze Harper sit at a table. pattrice is gesturing and speaking while lauren and Breeze look on.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Vegan activism: Confronting connections between human and animal oppression“, contains photos and thoughts on a talk I attended last Friday by pattrice jones, lauren Ornelas, and A. Breeze Harper.
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My adventures in animal rights activism
[Image: Pax at their “Vegan Information Station” at the Free Farm Stand, August 2014.]
Today’s post on Medium, “My adventures in animal rights activism“, is about my experiences participating in vegan and animal rights activism, including DxE (which I left in 2015).
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Vegan ruminations
[Image: Hope Bohanec introduces Karen Davis, president and founder of United Poultry Concerns.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Vegan ruminations“, contains photos and thoughts about the subjects raised at the 2018 Conscious Eating Conference. This story is unlocked, so everyone can read it; please share if you like it.
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