Freedom of Species: Recent Episodes
The Freedom of Species Team
Katie and Nick discuss the widely known vegan spiritual figure Supreme Master Ching Hai supporting Donald Trump. We use this as a starting point to cover broader issues around connections between spirituality/wellness movements, including some vegans, and the far-right. This broader discussion draws on Naomi Klein’s book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World. Links: We’re releasing this show as two separate podcasts. You can hear part one of this show, where we analyse the book and movie Uglies from an animal rights perspective, via our website and a range of podcast apps: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/uglies-really-dystopian-story-pop-culture-through-animal-rights-lens Supreme Master TV, New Revelations on President Donald Trump: God-Chosen Leader of America and Bringer of World Peace: https://suprememastertv.com/en1/v/234322965552.html It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield - A podcast by LiSTNR, SOLO: Divine Feminine And Masculine Is Misogyny Wrapped In A Crystal-Themed Bow: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IIgOoTYPxTh5KAyOKJ8sY Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ I went out with a hippy and now I love everyone except for her by Frenzal Rhomb: https://frenzalrhomb.net/pages/music/2003-sans-souci/ Comfortably Numb by Body Count: https://bodycountband.com/
Katie and Nick analyse the book and movie Uglies through an animal rights lens. The movie is streaming on Netflix but Katie recommends the book over the movie! We’re releasing this show as two separate podcasts. You can hear part two of this show, covering wellness/spiritual people including some vegans supporting Donald Trump, via our website and a range of podcast apps: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ I Don’t Like Myself by girli: https://girlimusic.com/en-au
In this show, Meg and Caroline discuss the history of companion animals and pethood and the ethical dilemmas this can raise. Music we played: Strange Fruit by Billie Holliday This is America by Childish Gambino Gibson Girl by Ethel Cain We also highlighted the work of Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS). MALS is an all-volunteer organisation that provides training for protest movements, information & resources on the rights to protest in Victoria, and fields Legal Observer Teams that monitor and report on the policing of protest events. MALS train organisers and activist groups in legal support approaches and strategies, and can help coordinate activist legal support with supportive law firms and community legal centres. MALS legal observers are always on the frontline of Victoria’s diverse and powerful social movements and have a current fundraising campaign that will allow them to produce more training and resoures to #FundtheFrontline Please donate if you can at linktr.ee/melbactivistlegal or mals.au/donate
Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P) is a volunteer-based non-profit organization focused on veganism and food justice. F.E.P's mission to to create a more just and sustainable world by recognising the power of one's food choices. They encourage healthy good choices that reflect a more compassionate sociert by spotlightin the abuse of animals on farms, the depletion of natural resources, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the lack of availability of healthy foods in low-income areas. Please see the links below for further details on their work and impact for food justice. We also spoke about Plant the Land Team Gaza, a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a Gazan humanitarian aid activist, and Laura Schleifer, a USAmerican vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and Total Liberation Campaign Director at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, providing warm winter coats and blankets made from plant-based materials, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. You can follow Plant the Land Team Gaza on Facebook here; https://www.facebook.com/PlantTheLandTeamGaza/ Right now people are facing extreme harship and starvation in Gaza, and donations are desperately needed. Follow co-founder Anas Arafat here for updates https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008448283358 Please donate via either of the links below: Food, water and essential items via GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mutual-aid-in-gaza?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet_ai&utm_content=amp1v3&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=whatsapp Winter appeal via Muslim Giving https://www.muslimgiving.org/G4zawinter?fbclid=IwY2xjawGU-99leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHREx6DqnNsKbUbSzjYKQr_isJpYDLXBpczroGEz9fzctnNUAY6fY6jfhfA_aem_HR9L6c5ldKu8NrDnu_Mclw Links: Food Empowerment Project: https://foodispower.org/ F.E.P's core work across veganism, access to healthy food, chocolate and farm workers' rights: https://foodispower.org/our-work/ F.E.P's anti-dairy campaign, One Glass at a Time https://gotcolonization.org/ Human slavery and child slavery in the chocolate industry: https://foodispower.org/human-labor-slavery/slavery-chocolate/ F.E.P's chocolate list: https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list/ F.E.P's collective organisational model https://foodispower.org/our-collective-model/ Lauren Ornelas interview with Monica Sanders on medium: How Food Empowerment Project is helping to promote sustainability and climate justice https://medium.com/authority-magazine/how-lauren-ornelas-of-food-empowerment-project-is-helping-to-promote-sustainability-and-climate-6308b4c989e1 Lauren’s TEdX talk: The Power of Our Food Choices: Lauren Ornelas at TEDxGoldenGatePark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blfVA0a-CBc Music: We featured music from Leila Hegazy and the benefit compilation album, We are the Resistance. We played three songs: War Machine, Catastrophe and Stay (cover). The We are the Resistance benefit compilation album is available on Bandcamp. All proceeds go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF). https://leilahegazy.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-resistance Feedback: please contact the Freedom of Species team with any feedback via email: freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening and supporting 3CR Community Radio.
On this show, we play the recording of a recent panel discussion, "One Year In: Reflections and the Ongoing Resistance" held on September 28, 2024 and hosted by Dr Leila Dehghan. In this conversation, the panel reflect on the televised genocide of the Palestinians, the silence within the vegan and animal rights movement, and discuss actionable steps for moving forward in solidarity. This panel discussion is available on YouTube as a video recording. If you'd like to watch that, please find it here. Dr Leila Dehghan, doctor turned plant-based nutritionist and the Founding Director of Plant-based Health Justice. Plant-based Health Justice’s initiatives include planetary health, animal justice, human health and racial justice. Joining Leila on the panel are: Anas Araft and Laura Schleifer, co-founders of Plant the Land, Akbar Ali, Director of Communications at APEX Advocacy and Wassem Hijazi, founder of Plant Based Arab and Vegans for Palestine. The panel mentioned two important fundraisers that directly support Gazans with food and essentials: Vegan for Gaza: https://4fund.com/xdh9gr Plant the Land Team: There's a GoFundMe for water, food and essential items: link to GoFundMe here and the Gaza Winter Appeal link to Muslim Giving fundraiser here Connect with the panellists on Instagram and Facebook: Plant-based Health Justice: / plantbased_health_justice Vegans for Palestine: / vegansforpalestine Plant Based Arab / plantbasedarab APEX Advocacy: / apexadvocacy Plant the Land Team Gaza: / plantthelandteamgaza Music we played: Samer - World Goes Blind Nemahsis - Immigrant’s Tale Dami Falasteeni - My Blood is Palestinian Please contact the Freedom of Species team with any feedback at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening and supporting radical radio via 3CR Community Radio.
We need to talk about an issue that doesn't get as much discussion as it needs. It's a particularly important topic right now with the state of the world and the exhaustion some activists are feeling. Today we are talking about activist burnout, what it means, how we get to this point and what both the individual activist and the justice movements as a whole can do to prevent it happening and create a supportive, understanding and sustainable structure where activists can continue to do the good work while also giving back to themselves, nurturing their relationships and ensuring they don't give away pieces of themselves. Music by Uboa https://uboa.bandcamp.com/ https://linktr.ee/Uboatheflesh Endocrine Disruptor https://uboa.bandcamp.com/track/endocrine-disruptor Epilation Joy https://uboa.bandcamp.com/track/the-origin-of-my-depression-2 Exsanguination https://uboa.bandcamp.com/track/exsanguination Full speech by Dr Melanie Joy https://youtu.be/36XFiTY3SAo?si=m3eq3OKIzR5ln8sl Photo by Danie Franco https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-wearing-blue-v-neck-short-sleeved-top-tnxRFtXI9dI
Sometimes if we take a look at how animals were percieved in the past, it can give us new insight into our perceptions of animals today. Join Meg and Trev to discuss how people in Medieval times in Europe perceived animals wild, domesticated and fantastical. We look at how the dominant paradigms of the times (Paganism and Christianity) affected how different animals were treated, the unique relationships peope of the time had with animals, how the different classes of people viewed animals, and take a look at human art from the Medieval period in the form of colourful depictions of animals in books known as Bestiaries, animals in music and also animals in stories and legends of the time. Can we say for sure that Medieval times were more brutal for animals than they are now, or is this a myth? What unexpected animal was closely associated with Christain divinity in the Middle Ages? How did people's perceptions of animals change as Christianity became the dominant religion? What animal pulled the Norse goddess Freya's chariot? These questions and more will be answered in this history based show. Gone Medieval podcast episode: Fantastic Beasts of the Middle Ages https://shows.acast.com/gone-medieval/episodes/fantastic-beasts-of-the-middle-ages Exeter Riddle 15 (modern English translation by Dr Megan Cavell) https://theriddleages.com/riddles/post/exeter-riddle-15/ Aberdeen Bestiary https://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/ Music by Ensemble Dragma from their album Song of Beasts: Fantastic Creatures in Medieval Song https://outhere-music.com/en/albums/song-beasts-fantastic-creatures-medieval-song Un Pellegrin Uccel - a madrigal by Paolo da Firenze circa late 1300s/early 1400s Una Panthera - a three-voice Italian madrigal by Johannes Ciconia circa 1390s Fenice Fu - a madrigal by Jacopo da Bologna circa 1300s Image from the Aberdeen Bestiary circa 1100s
Katie, Lottie and Nick go through common characteristics of cults and whether any of them apply to veganism. We also discuss if those that do apply just to some vegans, or are inherent to veganism. Throughout the show, we draw on Katie’s childhood experiences in a cult, Amanda Montell’s book Cultish and the podcast episode ‘The Cult of Veganism’ by Sounds Like A Cult. Links: Amanda Montell’s book Cultish: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780062993151/cultish/ The podcast episode ‘The Cult of Veganism’ by Sounds Like a Cult: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qpFLQnkE4uonawnCnmWcF?si=E9t7L658Q8ysJdWUMIYCbQ&t=2206 Our previous Freedom of Species show ‘Post-Veganism: Creating a Systemic and Inclusive Animal Liberation Movement’ covered somewhat related themes to this show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/post-veganism-creating-systemic-and-inclusive-animal-liberation-movement Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Hillsong of the Damned by The Decline and Jay Whalley: https://thedeclinemusic.bandcamp.com/album/magical-misery-tour Melbourne by Mia June: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQAc1VwIq0 Home Sweet Home by Eddie Ink: https://eddieink.bandcamp.com/album/daydream-at-nighttime
Julia, Lottie, Trev and Nick discuss effective altruism – donating to organisations that do the greatest good. We cover animals being sidelined in some EA resources and we evaluate the evaluations of the most effective animal charities. Links: Animal Charity Evaluators: https://animalcharityevaluators.org/blog/recommended-charity-fund-update-july-2024/ Effective Altruism Australia: https://effectivealtruism.org.au/best-charities/ The Life You Can Save: https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org.au/ Give Well - https://www.givewell.org/ Giving What We Can - https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/ The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does – Critical Essays on Effective Altruism: https://academic.oup.com/book/45591 Plant The Land: https://www.planttheland.org/ Food Empowerment Project: https://foodispower.org/ A previous Freedom of Species show ‘Zane McNeill on animal rights advocacy and addressing anti-carceral veganism’ covered relevant themes of corporate/foundation funding of non-profits: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/zane-mcneill-animal-rights-advocacy-and-addressing-anti-carceral-veganism Nick’s blog post summarising his PhD research on the financial aspects of social movements: https://faunalytics.org/little-effort-paradigm-asking-people-less-sustainably/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Under the Garden by No Use For A Name: https://open.spotify.com/track/3H4YgNUdGSKFBCWnJYhwMP?si=8b0dc3b39c454b5a Invasion by Chumbawamba: https://open.spotify.com/track/4MkmrBfnm96reUnT0nJtnr?si=4e5f3f6909f44b80 How To Get Your Band On TV by Chumbawamba: https://open.spotify.com/track/28krH5U2ijrNVffWSuVIzY?si=9a7b9f0b5225485d
On this show we discuss Disrupt Land Forces, the coalition of community groups who created a week long festival of resistance bringing diverse actionists and tactics into the joined struggle against the arms trade. Land Forces is the largest land based weapons expo in the Southern Hemisphere, and it was held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre in Naarm/Melbourne in September 2024. Protestors were met with excessive use of force by police including the use of OC spray, rubber bullets, flash-bangs, physical violence and riding horses into the crowd resulting in injuries. Links to the event and media discussed on the show: Disrupt Land Forces website https://disruptlandforces.org/ 3CR's coverage of Disrupt Land Forces 2024 https://www.3cr.org.au/dlf2024 Channel 7 news coverage https://www.youtube.com/watch/UIJ_Dpjv3S4 Melbourne Activiist Legal Support (MALS) Media Statement: Grossly excessive policing of protestors likely infringed on human rights https://mals.au/2024/09/11/media-statement-grossly-excessive-policing-of-protesters-likely-infringed-on-human-rights/ Other topics and links: Wild Country Farm Sanctuary (Texas, USA) Instagram's post: Gaza and the Price of Silience: Selective Compassion Exposing the Colonizer Mindset in Animal Rights Advocacy https://www.instagram.com/p/C_y7GafJ1X3/?igsh=MWhxb3h2MW0yOGJpZw== Total Liberation Records Nights Out: Standing up to Slaughterhouses (contains info on the 269 Liberation Animale benefit compilation and some Bandcamp codes) https://www.instagram.com/p/C_2YoESCGRI/?igsh=MW5vaTExbTZyM3F5bQ== Banksy's animal series removed by London zoo https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/18/final-artwork-in-banksy-animal-series-removed-by-london-zoo New research on vegan diets for dogs and the associated benefits from an Australian study by Dr Andrew Knight https://www.9news.com.au/national/vegan-diets-actually-good-for-dogs-australian-study-finds/e8255b5d-fb4d-40c0-a86b-5dff32d29f12 Veterinarian Andrew Knight’s website on vegan pets: https://sustainablepetfood.info/ Music: Verdalet and Crowns of Esper from Suldusk's album Anthesis. Animal in Man by Dead Prez. Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. We welcome your feedback. Please email us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
In today’s show Betty and Trev take us through the diverse ecosystems of Palestine, the meeting point of three continents. We discuss the agricultural history and the impact of Zionist occupation and land use changes on the landscapes and animals of Palestine. Music played:Rasha Nahas 'Desert' - https://rashanahas.bandcamp.com/album/desertDaniel Kahn 'Oy, Ir Narishe Tsienistn' - https://aurismedia.bandcamp.com/album/the-unternationale-the-first-unternationalDAM 'Min Imhabi' - https://open.spotify.com/album/6gBrqhOboMpHdfc2dIAFCw DAM - Min Imhabi English Lyrics Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcHRW14K2SM Support Mutual Aid in Gaza: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mutual-aid-in-gaza?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet_ai&utm_content=amp1v3&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=whatsapp Disrupt Land Forces 2024: https://disruptlandforces.org/ References and further reading: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/06/palestine-gaza-west-bank-nature-birds-birdwatching-aoe https://e360.yale.edu/features/in-israel-questions-are-raised-about-a-forest-that-rises-from-the-desert https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/jerusalem-forest-fire-kindle-Palestinian-dreams-return https://marcus.uib.no/exhibition/mer-enn-det-humanitare-blikket/no/eucalyptus-in-gaza-a-tragedy-in-hula-valley https://q.sustainability.illinois.edu/the-dead-sea-palestine-connection/#:~:text=Dead%20Sea%20water%20levels%20have,and%20will%20continue%20to%20be. https://www.leftvoice.org/a-brief-history-of-anti-zionist-jews/ Finkelstein, Aria Ritz, “Nature of the Nagev: Assessing a National Experiment in Drylands Afforestation.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2014). Isaac, Jad, and Stephen Gasteyer. "The issue of biodiversity in Palestine." Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem, Palestine 1 (1995): 1-15. Rotem, Guy, Amos Bouskila, and Alon Rothschild. "Ecological effects of afforestation in the northern Negev." Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel (2014). Schiller, Gabriel. "The case of Yatir forest." Forest Management and the Water Cycle: An Ecosystem-Based Approach (2011): 163-186. Temper, Leah. "Creating facts on the ground: Agriculture in Israel and Palestine (1882-2000)." Historia agraria: Revista de agricultura e historia rural 48 (2009): 75-110. Ghattas, Roubina, Nader Hrimat, and Jad Isaac. Forests in Palestine. Applied research Institute, 2002.
On this show we welcome back Zane McNeill to discuss their new edited collection: Building Multispecies Resistance Against Exploitation: Stories from the Frontline of Labor and Animal Rights (published by Peter Lang, 2024). This incredible collection of contributions from activists and scholars about the structures of violence and oppression that are shared by human and non-human labourers working and dying in necropolitical facilities. The book also asks readers to consider the intersection between class and species, race, gender and other categories of oppression, and the ways that the contemporary Animal Activist Non-profit Sector (AANS) upholds hierarchies in its mission towards animal liberation. There are some powerful examples of successful social and political campaigns that we can draw from and that can help us to build strategic alliances and coalitions between social movements and political subjects. Zane McNeill is a scholar-activist, 15-year vegan, and National Lawyers Guild’s Animal Liberation Committee chair. They have worked closely with the Institute of Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) and have published chapters in ICAS collections, including Vegans on Speciesism and Ableism: Ecoability Voices for Disability and Animal Justice and Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination: Essays on Solidarity and Total Liberation. He has also edited Queer and Trans Voices: Achieving Liberation Through Consistent Anti-Oppression, Vegan Entanglements: Dismantling Racial and Carceral Capitalism, and Building Multispecies Resistance Against Exploitation: Stories from the Frontlines of Labor and Animal Rights. The music we played on the show: Álmatlanság by Magashegyi Underground L by Laveda I exist, I exist, I exist by Flatsound
Would aliens treat us the way we treat animals? If aliens landed today and we made first contact, what would be the outcome for us? Could we justify expecting compassionate treatment from a technologically superior civilisation when we ourselves cannot show this compassion for those we see as inferior? Meg delves into the idea of first contact in all its manifestations, how this might go for us, and how the knowledge we are not alone might change our ideas of all life on earth and how we treat that life. Music by Remains to be Seen https://remainstobeseen.bandcamp.com/album/touchless https://deathforms.com/df-artists/remains-to-be-seen/ Songs 1. Take the time https://remainstobeseen.bandcamp.com/track/take-the-time 2. Darkroom https://remainstobeseen.bandcamp.com/track/darkroom3. Locket https://remainstobeseen.bandcamp.com/track/locket-2 Artwork by vegan artist Wren
Trigger warning: this show includes discussion about violence, drugs, and suicide. On this show we discuss prison abolition, the links to animal rights, and abolitionist alternatives. Links: Angela Y. Davis's book: Are Prisons Obsolete? https://www.akpress.org/areprisonsobsolete.html Clementine Morrigan substack blog: https://www.clementinemorrigan.com/ Clementine Morrigan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clementinemorrigan?igsh=Y2VpM3c3b2QxY2N0 For Harriet interview with Professor Leigh Goldmark. What should happen to abusers if we don't lock them up? https://youtu.be/vmZqyYFudVg?si=mL6j_FiZ1mAIX0kf Leigh Goodmark's book: Decriminalizing Domestic Violence: A Balanced Policy Approach to Intimate Partner Violence https://leighgoodmark.com/product/decriminalizing-domestic-violence Blog post 'The Parallels Between Zoos And Prisons' summarising the work of Kelly Struthers Montford: https://faunalytics.org/parallels-zoos-prisons/ Blog post 'Why Vegans should care about Prison Abolition' by Alyse Toulouse https://www.peacefuldumpling.com/opinion-why-vegans-should-care-about-prison-abolition Blog post 'Prison treates me like an animal. I write to reclaim my humanity' by Tony D. Vick https://truthout.org/articles/prison-treats-me-like-an-animal-i-write-to-reclaim-my-humanity/ Previous related Freedom of Species show on prisons and animals, featuring Jess Ison: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201806031300/jess-ison-%E2%80%93-prisons-and-animals Music we played: The Ungovernable Farce by Conflict. Letter to the Free by Common featuring Bilal. Me time by Stic. If the themes of today's show cause distress, please consider accessing support via Lifeline Australia https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. Please contact us with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
In light of the recent legislation to end Australia's live sheep trade by May 2028, Nick and Adam reflect on the history of the stop live export campaign. More specifically, the show covers: alliances between animal activists and slaughterhouse workers, “animal nationalism” and debates about the campaign within the movement. We discuss what animal activists can learn from this history, regardless of which campaign/s they’re focused on. When we discuss the history of the campaign, we primarily draw on Gonzalo Villanueva’s book – A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970–2015: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319625867 Additional links: Corey Wrenn’s essay – Banning Live Export in Australia: https://www.coreyleewrenn.com/banning-live-export-in-australia/ Colin Salter’s talk – Normativity, Intersectionality and States of Exception: https://archive.org/details/ColinSalter Check out Adam’s Spotify playlist – Animal Lib & Vegan Songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hVygGomw9zax38quC6mhi?si=c14b3a19ccf74d67 Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Pig by Weezer: https://weezer.lnk.to/music Seoul by Shoreline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCxBdmVVlt8&pp=ygUQc2hvcmVsaW5lIHNlb3VsIA%3D%3D Dirty work by Ruby Gill: https://rubygill.bandcamp.com/track/dirty-work
On today’s Freedom of species show, Meg takes you on a journey of the mind, tackling the all pervasive idea that humans are the most important species on the planet. We look at the history of this paradigm, and how it influences all aspects of our society and drives our activities of progress and expansion, and the ways this has been disastrous to the animals that share our planet and the natural ecosystems they live in. Can we dismantle and leave behind this destructive philosophy, or will we reign supreme over the planet to the detriment of all the other beings who reside here with us? Let's find out. Music by Trigger Discipline https://triggerdiscipline.bandcamp.com/ Babble Babble Babble https://triggerdiscipline.bandcamp.com/album/babble-babble-babble-single Strange Meat https://triggerdiscipline.bandcamp.com/track/strange-meat Watching https://triggerdiscipline.bandcamp.com/track/watching-2 Artwork courtesy of Little Vegan Artist https://www.instagram.com/littleveganartist
Meg and guest Lydia Lobb discuss just how pervasive and insidious animal exploitation paradigms are in our education systems at all levels. From kinder milk programs to rodeo fundraisers and free fishing rods, animal exploitation seems to be baked into our education system in Australia. We talk about many examples and the difficulties of navigating the system when raising compassionate kids. Have things gotten better over time? What was it like for our generation? Our parents generation? And will it become better for future generations? Music: Human Race by Baby Blue https://babybluemelbourne.bandcamp.com/track/human-race September by Earth, Wind and Fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk What about the Children by Gary Clark Jr and Stevie Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7B5wg93jd8 Image courtesy of Note Thanum on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/group-of-people-wearing-white-and-orange-backpacks-walking-on-gray-concrete-pavement-during-daytime-CYlPykF-qAM
In today’s show, Betty and Nick launch into part 2 about the animals and ecosystems in and around the Korean Demilitarized Zone. We share some history of how and why the DMZ barrier was reinforced and the relationship between landmines, the ecology and civilians in the area. We share the story of how a pre-industrial rice paddy irrigation pond is providing habitats for a variety of species and why the future of this zone still remains so uncertain. We discuss different theories of peace and how animal survival is often in conflict with capitalist interests. Links: Part 1 of this series on wildlife in the Korean DMZ: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/between-ideologies-wildlife-korean-dmz-part-1 Book referenced: Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters Along the Korean DMZ. Elena J. Kim, 2022. DMZ Ecology Research Institute Website: https://dmz.or.kr/ Original Performance of ‘Light of a Factory’ from 1978 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeDIHG0WAc You can find out more information and book a free ticket to the launch of Emma Hakansson's book Sub-Human here: https://www.readings.com.au/events/book-launch-sub-human
In today’s show Betty and Trev talk about the accidental wildlife reserve that has emerged inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone. We talk about the history leading up to Korea’s national division and the story of a bird that connected a separated family by flying over the border. We finish with the story of some unexpected WWII heroes from the Tiwi Islands. Tune in next week for Part 2. Book referenced: Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters Along the Korean DMZ. Elena J. Kim, 2022 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands website: https://www.ramsar.org/country-profile/democratic-peoples-republic-korea Music Played: Ahn Ye Eun 'Song of Cell No. 8' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDlWk_8QQY MayTree 'Facing the Barbed Wire Fence' https://open.spotify.com/album/4iqh4YNZSUwCl04FXPjxgX Crying Nut 'The Thousand -League Road' https://music.apple.com/gb/album/morning-dew-50th-anniversary-tribute-to-kim-min-gi-vol-4-ep/1574173450 Photo: Park Jongwoo
Our political, societal and legislative landscape is changed by the information whistleblowers and activists bring to light, and in the current legal and political system, they often do this at great cost to themselves and their families. In today's show, Meg and Trev explore what this means for the activists who collect and disseminate footage from slaughterhouses, farms and other locations within the animal agriculture industry, and how our country's current 'Ag Gag' laws actively discourage and restrict the truth of what is occuring from being made public. ABC 7.30 report on Farm Transparency Project's footage of pig slaughterhouses: https://animalsaustralia.org/our-work/farmed-animals/australias-pig-gas-chambers-receive-national-attention-on-abcs-7-30/ Music by Umbra Moon https://linktr.ee/umbramoon Army of me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNzkS_q5rGw&list=OLAK5uy_klgG4sDLBxBsx43DwJvySQxt1EHnR-jqA&index=1 It don't work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pg6Y5wBQuI Goodbye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJJ-iME3FtA Image by davide ragusa https://unsplash.com/photos/herd-of-sheep-in-grayscale-photo-cDwZ40Lj9eo
Today Trev welcomes new presenter Betty Melon to the Freedom of Species team. Betty shares her reluctant journey to veganism and her history of animal advocacy. We introduce the meaning of the Anthropocene, a geologic time period defined by human activity and we discuss the implications of national borders and militarisation on wildlife and nature. We finish with a discussion of American imperialism and the role of McDonald's in global geopolitics. Fact correction: as of 2024 there are 195 countries on earth and 118 of them have McDonald's. Music Played: Séimí 'Bound' https://seimi.bandcamp.com/album/bound Durand Jones & The Indications 'Morning In America' https://durandjonesandtheindications.bandcamp.com/album/american-love-call Oscar Jerome 'Give Back What U Stole From Me' https://music.apple.com/us/album/breathe-deep/1506178599
Play along and see if you can beat other listeners to the correct answers! Please donate to Radiothon to keep 3CR Radical Radio on-air: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies? Music played: The Decline 'Sentience or Selfishness' - https://peerecords.bandcamp.com/album/im-not-gonna-lie-to-you Vespertine 'Perfect Storm' - https://vespertineband.tripod.com/id2.html
On today’s show we discuss intersectionality, liberation and veganism with our guest, Andrew. Andrew is a Melbourne born, raised, and based vegan activist of 18 years, advocating for human and non-human animal rights and social justice issues, whilst also raising a young vegan family. Being proudly Māori, Andrew is focussed on decolonialism in thought and praxis, intersectionality and allyship, and applying these principles to strengthen connections across a variety of communities, and currently invested in Palestinian liberation and anti-war efforts. Links:Kristy Alger’s book: Five Essays for Freedom: A Political Primer for Animal Advocates https://revoltbooks.com/products/feffAp Ko and Syl Ko’s book: Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, & Black Veganism from Two Sisters https://lanternpm.org/book/aphro-ism/ Christopher Sebastian: https://www.christophersebastian.info/Stewart Mitchell: Vigilante Vegan https://www.instagram.com/p/CWFSf_Ds1v2/Yvette Baker: Collective Abolition https://www.instagram.com/collectiveabolition/ Quote read by Andrew: For some readers, I anticipate that this approach to animal rights may seem radical, even incoherent. However, such surprise only affirms the dominance of “White veganism” and liberal humanist rights rhetoric in mainstream animal rights discourse. S. Marek Muller. Impersonating Animals: Rhetoric, Ecofeminism, and Animal Rights LawSongs;Dear Coach’s Corner (Propagandhi) New Ethic (Earth Crisis) Burning Bridges (Chokehold) June marks 3CR’s RADIOTHON at the station and this year’s theme is ‘Sound on for Solidarity’. 'Solidarity' has been at the heart of 3CR's work for nearly five decades across a range of issues and themes. We rely on your financial solidarity during June to keep independent, radical radio on the airwaves. Any amount makes a big difference, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. If you would like to contribute to the Freedom of Species target of $1300 towards the 3CR Radiothon target of $275,000, you can donate here: https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies You can also donate online, via phone or in-person at 3CR. All the details are here: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate If you have any feedback on our show or would like to contact us, please email the FoS team at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening.
Lottie, Hayden and Nick discuss the movies Okja and Chicken Run 1 and 2, plus the TV show Peep Show, through an animal rights lens. We also touch on the movies: Legally Blonde 2, Paddington and 101 Dalmatians, the TV show Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, and the stand-up comedy show COMPANION - Interesting Comedy Special by Sam Campbell. Links: Help Sick Baby Jamil and Family of 6 Survive – fundraiser for a family in Gaza: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ezzeddin-family Daniel Andrews defends plan to cull feral horses as protesters rally outside state parliament: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/daniel-andrews-defends-plan-to-cull-feral-horses-as-protesters-rally-outside-state-parliament Previous FoS pop culture and animal rights shows: Vampires and Veganism: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/vampires-and-veganism Horror Movies and Challenging the Human/Animal Dichotomy: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/horror-movies-and-challenging-humananimal-dichotomy Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ I Don’t Eat Animals – live at Carnegie Hall by Melanie: https://open.spotify.com/track/236SX5cv9sEkKgMdv0NDl1?si=4a32b13f6b4a4d9a The Animal Song by Savage Garden: https://open.spotify.com/track/5TuzQ44lPWTCKbfXbNIEXg?si=c669df09261045b7 They do it’s true by Dori Freeman: https://dorifreeman1.bandcamp.com/album/do-you-recall Make sure you tune in to our Radiothon Trivia Show, Sunday June 16th 1pm to 2pm! For more information, check out the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/463685309410247/
Laura Schleifer is the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Conference Director, Program Chair at Promoting Enduring Peace, and co-founder of Plant the Land, a Gaza-based vegan food justice/community projects team. A lifelong “artivist” and graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she’s performed throughout the Middle East with a circus troupe, taught in China, Nicaragua, and at Wesleyan University’s Green Street Arts Center, performed off-Broadway, and arts-mentored homeless youth. Her screenplay, The Feral Child, was a Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab finalist. Her essays appear in New Politics Magazine, Forca Vegan, and multiple anthologies, including "Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination; Essays in Solidarity and Total Liberation" (Peter Lang, 2024), "Kropotkin Now! Life, Freedom and Ethics" (Black Rose Books, 2023), "Neoliberal Schooling of Selfishness and Exploitation: Rubricization and Corporatization of Higher Education", (Peter Lang, 2022) and "Fever Spores; William S. Burroughs and Queer Letters", (Rebel Satori Press, 2022).Links:Plant the Land Team Gaza is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a Gazan humanitarian aid activist, and Laura Schleifer, a USAmerican vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and Total Liberation Campaign Director at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, providing warm winter coats and blankets made from plant-based materials, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. Follow Plant the Land on social media on Facebook and YouTube:https://www.facebook.com/PlantTheLandTeamGaza/ and https://www.youtube.com/@plantthelandteamgaza3395 Animal Liberation and Social Revolution by Brian A. Dominick (free download) https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/brian-a-dominick-animal-liberation-and-social-revolution Institute for Critical Animal Studies https://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/ Promoting Enduring Peace https://pepeace.org/ Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination: Critical Essays in Solidarity and Total Liberation, edited by Nathan Poirier, Sarah Tomasello and Amber E. George. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1298884 Kropotkin Now! Life, Freedom and Ethics, edited by Christopher Coquard. https://blackrosebooks.com/products/b-kropotkin-now-b-br-christopher-coquard-ed Music we played:Public Enemy: Fight the PowerRebel Diaz: 1-800-GenocideLowkey: Palestine will never die 3CR's Radiothon is coming up for the month of June and this year's theme is Sound on for Solidarity. We need your help to keep fierce and indepenendent radio on the airwaves. Please consider donating if you can.Ways to donate:Online: www.3cr.org.au/donate (Note: you can nominate your favourite shows in the form)By phone: Call 03 9419 8377 during business hours (Monday - Friday 9-5pm) to pay by credit card.Come to the station: Drop by the station during business hours and pay by cash or EFTPOS. 21 Smith Street,Fitzroy.Thank you for your support. We welcome your feedback on our shows and would love to hear from you at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
On this show Meg and Trev discuss the recent auroras, earth's magnetic field and the way solar storms that create the phenomena can affect animals including whales, turtles, bats, and bees. There is science, space and lots more! Music Hold your own Kae Tempest https://soundcloud.com/pan-macmillan/hold-your-own-kate-tempest People's Faces Kae Tempest https://youtu.be/mvCKSuPq8o8?si=GAIlfaRgN6Og_vP6 Grace Kae Tempest https://youtu.be/xAQ0oTEB-Ws?si=kd5BWy5HtyWr5PIE Photo by v2osk https://unsplash.com/photos/aurora-borealis-Ovn1hyBge38
This show aired on Mother’s Day today in Australia and our discussion covers heavy topics such as violence, death and the genocide in Palestine. We recognise that trauma is widespread and that many listeners may have experienced traumatic events in their lives, and so mention these topics up front. Mother’s Day:We discuss issues of speciesism around animal mothers and talk about the story of Clarabelle the cow and her baby Valentine who are living together at Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary. https://edgarsmission.org.au/animal/clarabelle-and-valentine/Video story https://vimeo.com/415803158 Families for Palestine on Instagram carousel Honouring Palestinian Mothers https://www.instagram.com/familiesforpalestine/ 269 Liberation Animale: aims to raise awareness about the animal cause and to inform people about the non-necessity of living animals. It works to take into account the fundamental interests of sentient beings: the right to life, to liberty, to dignity. She is anti-speciesist and abolitionist, and organises street theater based on the reality of what humans do to other animals. Benefit compilation for (by Total Liberation Records) for 269 Liberation Animale, an activist collective targeting speciesist industries by blockading slaughterhouses, freeing animals and sabotaging places. We spoke about APEX Advocacy, an organisation founded by Christopher ‘Soul’ Eubanks focused on building a community of BIPOC animal rights advocates by empowering their activism and providing resources and support. APEX aims to increase the number of BIPOC individuals who participate in animal activism by advocating for collective liberation through animal rights, particularly in marginalized areas and communities that are disproportionately affected by the animal industrial complex.In order to effectively eradicate animal industries, we maintain that the grassroots animal advocacy movement must actively welcome and amplify BIPOC voices, build bridges with other movements and communities, and recognize the interconnectedness between various systems of oppression.We spoke about the recent blog published by APEX Advocacy called Complicity & Selective Compassion: Making Sense of the Animal Rights Movement's Silence on the Palestinian GenocideIn their blog, APEX Advocacy made a really impactful and important statement directed at the animal rights movement denouncing its acquiescence to genocide, its capitulation to the imperial donor class, and it’s selective ‘compassion’ which excludes Palestinians - an exclusion rooted in anti-blackness and white supremacy. Mutual Aid:Plant the Land Team Gaza is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a Gazan humanitarian aid activist, and Laura Schleifer, a USAmerican vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and Total Liberation Campaign Director at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, providing warm winter coats and blankets made from plant-based materials, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. They are also currently in the midst of a campaign to construct a village water well. On a previous show we aired an interview with Laura Schleifer by Dr Leila Deghan here. Videos from Plant the Land https://www.youtube.com/@plantthelandteamgaza3395 Please, please share and support the fundraiser set up to get critical funds to Anas in Gaza if you can. Clean water, food, clothing and toys are desperately needed by displaced Palestinians. You can donate via the Muslim Giving fundraiser link here https://www.muslimgiving.org/GazasupportOr via Paypal here https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/93MMUSLZkP Mental Health resources:Dr Ash Nayate’s book Staying Positive in a F*cked up World is a wonderful resource. Follow Dr Ash here: https://www.facebook.com/thisisdrashOur show with Dr Ash from 2021 about navigating activist burnout is available here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202104251300/navigating-activism-and-burnout-dr-ash-nayate Helpful article about vicarious trauma amidst the Palestinian catastrophe has many relatable points: https://muslimmirror.com/eng/war-on-gaza-coping-with-vicarious-trauma-amidst-the-palestinian-catastrophe/ Great resource overview from APAN - Australian Palestine Advocacy Network. Times are overwhelming, especially for individuals involved in activism for a Free Palestine, watching a genocide unfold while navigating the complexities of activism.A short guide to proactively create healthy patterns for ourselves and solidarity groups, with 8 steps to follow.https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaPalestineAdvocacyNetwork/ Music:We played two songs from the 269 Liberation Animale Benefit Compilation :A Plague: Long Dark Veins, and Tumultuous Ruin: Lamentation of this Nightmarish Realm.Our final song is by Macklemore called Hind’s Hall. The song's title was inspired by Hind Rajab — the six-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the Israeli military — and the name pro-Palestine student protesters at Columbia University gave to a building on their campus, Hamilton Hall, as they waved Palestine's flag up high before the police attacked them. Macklemore is donating all proceeds from the sale of this song to UNWRA. Find it on Spotify here. Radiothon is coming up at 3CR for the month of June. This year's theme is Sound on for Solidarity, and the station needs everyone's help to keep radical and independent radio going. We will share more information next week on how you can donate to Radiothon. Freedom of Species will have an Animal Trivia show for Radiothon on Sunday June 16. Thank you.
Our guest is Emma Hakansson, the founding director of Collective Fashion Justice, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating a total ethics fashion system which prioritises the wellbeing of people, our fellow animals and the planet, before profit. We chat about Emma's books Total Ethics Fashion and Sub-human: A 21st-Century Ethic; on Animals, Collective Liberation, and Us All, and some of the campaign updates from Collective Fashion Justice. Links: Collective Fashion Justice https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/ The CFJ Manifesto https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/manifesto Willow and Claude is a multi-award winning short documentary film and proof of concept knitwear collection created by Collective Fashion Justice. The film follows the two gorgeous lambs Willow and Claude, and explores a future for knitwear made from plants. The film can be viewed here https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/willow-and-claudeWillow and Claude is also available on the streaming service WaterBear https://www.waterbear.com/Total Ethics Fashion book https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/total-ethics-fashion-bookSub-Human book https://lanternpm.org/book/sub-human/Take action and add your voice to the CFJ Kangaroo campaign calling on Adidas to end the use of kangaroo leather https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/adidas-kangaroo-leather-ban Music: We played the following songs from the new album OIKS by Jebediah https://www.jebediah.net/I wanna get outOK, you winAqua lung Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species and supporting community radio via 3CR. Please get in touch with the team with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
Join us as we revisit the fascinating and ongoing saga of orcas attacking boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Since May of 2020 orcas have been attacking, damaging and in some cases sinking boats off the Iberian Peninsula between Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and no one knows for certain why. What are their motives? How has this negative human/orca interaction played out? Is it escalating? What will the clashes lead to? Listen to the first Orca Revolution episode below: The Orca Revolution Part 1: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/orca-revolution-why-are-orcas-attacking-boats-iberian-peninsula Marine biologist KP's website: https://www.kpassionate.com/ Website for further information on the iberian orca's attacking boats: https://www.orcaiberica.org/ Article Boat-sinking orcas are on the move – and scientists don’t know why: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/17/boat-sinking-orcas-move-scientists-dont-know-20667311/ Music Gladis by Gemas https://gemasbanda.bandcamp.com/track/gladis Tilikum by Airspace https://airspaceofficial.bandcamp.com/track/tilikum-single Killer Whale by Dark Smith https://darksmith.bandcamp.com/track/killer-whale Photo courtesy of Mike Doherty https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-whale-on-water-during-daytime-iyVSCp0ZUj0
Dilan Fernando gives some tips that animal advocates can use from the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen. Dilan discusses how he uses these tips in his own life and in the organisation he is a part of – Animal Think Tank. This advice can help individual animal advocates and animal advocacy organisations get on top of their inbox, their tasks more generally and gain greater headspace for creative thinking as a result of no longer keeping tasks in their head. Links: Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Article summarising GTD: https://hamberg.no/gtd More from Dilan and Nick on GTD: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/02/25/289/ Animal Think Tank: https://animalthinktank.org.uk/ Freedom of Species show How AI Can Help Animal Advocacy With Kyle Behrend: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/how-ai-can-help-animal-advocacy-kyle-behrend Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Nothing gets crossed out by Bright Eyes: https://www.thisisbrighteyes.com/ Child and Yeah by Sole: https://sole.bandcamp.com/
Our guest today is Kyle Behrend, a seasoned animal advocate and not-for-profit professional with a passion for AI and how it can assist the animal advocacy world. He has over his 13 years working with farm animal sanctuary Edgar’s Mission where his roles have spanned from on-the-ground animal care to Operations Manager. This broad experience has cultivated a unique skill set including effective communication, teaching, and problem-solving. These days he is using his on the ground skills and fascination with AI to help not for profits more effectively get the word out, engage with the public and media, train their volunteers and staff and spend more time doing the valuable work of caring and advocating for animals. Kyle's website https://nfps.ai/about/ Music Den Verden Vi Kjenner - Folket Bortafor Nordavinden https://folketbortafornordavinden.bandcamp.com/track/den-verden-vi-kjenner Tokuni - Eivor https://eilo.bandcamp.com/track/eiv-r-tokuni-soulbeat-edit Gra - Wardruna https://wardrunaofnorway.bandcamp.com/
Adam, Lottie and Nick discuss the article AI Predicts Most Of World Will Be Vegan By 2075, by Adam Protz in Plant Based News: https://plantbasednews.org/news/tech/ai-predicts-world-vegan/ We cover the problems of using AI to predict anything, some of the tipping points identified in the article regarding shifting towards a vegan world and our thoughts on how we can work towards a societal shift away from animal agriculture. Additional articles/organisations/documentaries referred to throughout the discussion: Faunalytics article by Jo Anderson: https://faunalytics.org/going-veg-barriers-and-strategies/ Sentient Media – animal-focused news organisation: https://sentientmedia.org/ Plant Based Universities campaign: https://www.plantbaseduniversities.org/ Farm Transitions Australia: https://www.farmtransitionsaustralia.org/ You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (Netflix). Caviar Cruelty documentary: https://animaljustice.ca/exposes/caviar-cruelty US data on cow’s milk consumption by generation – cited in: https://www.businessinsider.com/aubrey-plaza-emma-roberts-slammed-big-milk-celebrity-campaigns-2023-4 Australian data on shifts away from cow milk consumption – cited in: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/jan/09/australian-supermarket-vegan-milk-taste-test-best-soy-almond-oat-milk-australia Data on Veganuary sign ups over time – cited in: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/08/vegan-restaurants-burgers-cost Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Mother Nature and Music’s Coming In by Angie McMahon: https://angiemcmahon.com/ TV by Billie Eilish: https://www.billieeilish.com/#/
Our guest Kristy Alger from Animal Liberation Tasmania shares updates from their extensive campaign Defund TasRacing. ALT has released extensive videos and photos showing the reality of life for greyhounds on trainer, owner and breeder properties in Tasmania. The conditions that greyhounds are kept in, for often up to 23 hours a day are truly shocking. The campaign has had great impact including mass media coverage, and recongition from multiple politicians and with an upcoming state election is putting greyhounds firmly on the election agenda. We also talk about the duck shooting campaign in Tasmania which has just opened this weekend, and the low attendance yesterday at the primary public waterway at Moulting Lagoon. Finally, we chat about Kristy's writing and what she's working on now. Links:Follow the Defund TasRacing campaign here https://defundtasracing.com/Animal Liberation Tasmania on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/animalliberationtasmania/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/animal_liberation_tasmania/?hl=en and on Medium https://medium.com/@AnimalLiberationTasmaniaKristy's book Five Essays for Freedom: A Primer for animal advocates is available here: https://revoltbooks.com/products/feffKristy's Writing Liberation account: https://www.instagram.com/writing_liberation/Overview of the greyhound industry in the USA: https://www.grey2kusa.org/about/issues.php Music we played: Commoners Choir: Ceasfire Now Dogma: World at Peace D.O.V.E.: Into Oblivion These songs are on the international punk benefit compilation called No Genocide: A Benefit for Mutal Aid in Gaza organised by The Dissidents, a political punk bank from Pennsylvania, USA. The benefit compilation supports on-the-ground humanitarian mutual aid in Gaza, and all proceeds minus Bandcamp/PayPal fees are donated. https://thedissidents.bandcamp.com/album/no-genocide-a-benefit-for-mutual-aid-in-gaza Digital download is pay what you want; you can also donate directly to: Buy esims for Gazans gazaesims.com Palestinian Children's Relief Fund pcrf.net ANERA anera.org Palestine Red Crescent Society www.palestinercs.org/en MSF/Doctors Without Borders doctorswithoutborders.org Palestine Legal palestinelegal.org 1for3's Palestinian refugee fund www.classy.org/campaign/support-palestinian-refugees-working-against-trauma-violence-and-scarcity/ We welcome your feedback and invite you to contact the Freedom of Species team at freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via social media on Facebook or Instagram. Thank you for supporting independent, radical radio and keeping 3CR Community Radio on air.
Join us as we speak to two parents raising vegan children in a non vegan world. Mark and Lydia join us in the studio as we speak of the ups and downs of raising the next compassionate generation. How do vegan kids deal with the issues facing them? What about pushback from society on the parents who decide to raise their children vegan? Do vegan kids change the perception of veganism for other kids? How has raising compassioniate kids changed over the decades? We discuss all this and more on this episode, and reveal the very different lived experiences vegan parents and kids have. Vegan Parents Australia Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1374443486128960/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3628775107362442 Music by the band Privateer https://privateermusic.bandcamp.com/album/winters-dream Songs: A Warning Dream Belife/Beneath (instrumental) The Fall (instrumental)
On this show we speak with Dr Leila Dehgan, doctor, plant-based nutritionist and Founding Director of Plant-based Health Justice. Born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Vienna, Austria, Leila is a plant-based nutritionist and social justice activist. With a background in medicine, Leila had to pivot her career path due to debilitating migraines.Although Leila’s journey to veganism started as an animal rescuer, she later discovered the power of a whole food plant-based diet and healed her migraines through diet. This experience shifted her professional interests. She pursued a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate at eCornell, part of Cornell University, and obtained a Master’s of Science degree in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition from University College London. Navigating life as a vegan of colour and an immigrant in Austria and the UK, she brings a unique awareness of the intersectionality of different social identities and injustices. Leila passionately champions an anti-oppressive approach within the realms of animal rights and vegan activism, leading her to found Plant-based Health Justice, a non-profit social justice charity dedicated to cultivating justice, equity, and compassion to create a healthier and more sustainable world for all. Links:Plant-based Health Justice https://plantbasedhealthjustice.org/Vegans for Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/(link is external)Vegans for Palestine's Statement of Solidarity can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/(link is external)Flavours of Freedom eBook https://flavoursoffreedom.bigcartel.com/product/flavours-of-freedomDecolonising Veganism (Leila's talk with Animal Alliance Asia as part of their Changing the Narrative series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdwfkpcwsXM Music played:Bella Ciao (Palestinian version with subtitles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw8kQJ3Dg6QBaraye by Shervin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0th9_v-BbUI
3CR Subscriber Drive Monday, February 12 – Sunday, February 18. This week is 3CR Subscriber Week and we thought it's a great time for another Animal Trivia show! See if you know the answers to the questions that baffled the team. 3CR is one-of-a-kind! We have 400 volunteers and cover an incredible array of programming content. From special broadcast events on Invasion Day or Trans Day of Visibility to any of our 120 weekly shows, 3CR has got your radical radio listening covered. We need our listeners to be subscribers to ensure the survival of the station. We’re a not for profit, community radio licence holder, and a strong subscriber base is vital to our financial independence. 3CR provides independent, community-owned media, free of commercial influence and government bias. It is radio in your language, giving voice to your community. Every week, you can listen live to your favourite shows, listen back with on-demand or podcast or through the community radio app. How to Subscribe to 3CR:• Online at the 3CR website: www.3cr.org.au/subscribe. (You can also choose to set up a recurring subscription online)• Phone: 03 9419 8377 during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)• In-person at the station during business hours (3CR is located at 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia) Music we played: Cook up by Coach NYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2kSjPU_aa0 Burn it to the Ground by Sweet Goose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ECZyt3CTk 2020 BC by Ceschi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRIxuujiR5c Thank you for your support and your commitment to keeping 3CR on air. If you'd like to get in touch with the FoS team, please email us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
Hayden and Lottie ask Nick about his dream vegan menu as we celebrate vegan eating, make the case that being a foodie doesn’t have to be inconsistent with being a vegan and discuss prefiguration – trying to live in a way that is consistent with the future we are working towards. The episode is based on the format of the foodie podcast Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, but with a vegan twist. For those wanting to check out that show, an episode we particularly recommend features the dream menu of vegan comedian Lou Sanders: https://play.acast.com/s/offmenu/ep10-lousanders You can hear Lottie and Hayden’s dream menu’s on our first vegan Off Menu-style show - the 10 September 2023 episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/what%E2%80%99s-menu-our-dream-vegan-communist-utopia Music and Comedy played: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Meat Free Youth by Shoreline and Nervus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IhZOtxyNsc James Acaster On The Absurdity Of The British Empire – from the Netflix special James Acaster Repertoire, specifically episode 3 (Reset). Cows with Guns by Dana Lyons: https://open.spotify.com/track/0z3SCBSSCZDxjQd81GsQI7 Tune in to our show next Sunday 18 February 1-2pm for our animal-themed trivia Subscriber Drive show! You don’t have to wait until that show to subscribe though, you can subscribe to support 3CR Community right now! Nominate Freedom of Species as your favourite show to support our show specifically: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe
In this episode we speak with Davita Coronel, bat researcher and animal activist as she talks about the crisis currently being faced by flying foxes. We discuss the starvation and pup abandonment crisis, explain what this is and the negative ramifications, talk about wild animals in urban spaces and how our society's views of bats needs to change in order for us to live harmoniously with them as they move more into built up urban environments from their ever decreasing wild and natural environments.We also briefly discuss the disappointing news of the decision by the Victorian state government to approve the upcoming duck hunting season despite an upper house inquiry's findings reccomending against it and many submissions urging the government to permanently ban duck hunting.
For our episode this week Claire interviews Diaa from Free Palestine Bendigo. Topics covered: How he came to be involved in Free Palestine activismWho Free Palestine Bendigo is and what they do. What some of the highlights of the Free Palestine Bendigo activities so far have been.What some of the challenges of regional organising for Palestine are. Advice for people wanting to start a similar group in their area. Claire also spoke at the Free Palestine Central Vic rally on 28 Jan and a copy of their speech is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XbrNu7l_kkrTUl9RjSv-axFagLoo-YZ-/view Other useful links: Free Palestine Bendigo https://www.instagram.com/freepalestinebendigo/ Free Palestine Central Victoria https://linktr.ee/FreePalestineCentralVic Peaceful Palestine protest (Castlemaine Mail) https://castlemainemail.com.au/latest-news/2023/12/15/peaceful-palestine-protest/ Palestinian rally held at MP's office as family hears of cousin's death (Bendigo Advertister) https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8458929/palestinian-child-killed-by-israeli-airstrike-has-bendigo-family/ Bendigo, central Victoria speak up for Palestinian cause (Bendigo Advertister) https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8426259/bendigo-businesses-community-rallies-for-palestinian-cause/ Music played:We Won't Forget by Deen Squad, Karter Zaher, Jae Deen, Shadi AkhiFrom Gaza, With Love by Saint LevantNo More War by Kai Boy, The Steppas, Hawane Rios Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS
On this show we play some of the speeches from The Big Pig Vigil hosted by Farm Transparency Project and held outside Diamond Valley Pork in Laverton, Victoria on October 22, 2023. The peaceful 24-hour vigil was held outside the facility, which is one of the largest pig slaughterhouses in Australia. The speakers include: Ally Roberts (environmental and animal activist), Catriona Marshall (FTP Outreach and Social Media Coordinator), Kristy Alger (Animal Liberation Tasmania President), Andy Meddick (Animal Justice Party VIC's first Member of Parliament), and Chris Delforce (FTP Founding Director) with introductions by Harley McDonald-Eckersall (FTP Strategy and Campaigns Director). Links: Follow the work of Farm Transparency Project at their website https://www.farmtransparency.org/ and on social media https://www.facebook.com/FarmTransparencyProject/photos_by and https://www.instagram.com/dominionmovement/ Animal Liberation Tasmania https://www.facebook.com/animalliberationtasmania/ & https://www.instagram.com/animal_liberation_tasmania/?hl=en Animal Justice Party VIC https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/For information on Invasion Day 2024 events on Friday January 26, please refer to the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) Facebook page here for events in Naarm and across Victoria: https://www.facebook.com/WARcollective/ We mentioned the New Recipe eBook: Flavours of Freedom eBook. A group of Global Majority vegans worldwide and co-create this incredible eBook. It serves as both a powerful statement of solidarity with Palestine and a fundraising effort for the humanitarian response in Gaza. Purchase your copy here https://flavoursoffreedom.bigcartel.com/?fbclid=IwAR1VnAe7xGAj-ldhFoxOgs7fkMjRANE8MiBVfpx1W2G8UtuLTaTKCUpvETc The ebook ($10USD) contains: 28 vegan recipes, an original essay by Lisa Betty, and beautiful illustrations by Brittany Loar and Fahed Abboud. 100% of the book´s profits ($7.60 after the platform's commission) will be split equally between PCRF - Palestine Children's Relief Fund https://www.pcrf.net/ and Sulala Animal Rescue https://sulalaanimalrescue.com/ Here is a excerpt from the Introduction: “We support a free Palestine, in that we believe Palestinians have the right to return to their lands, and the right to self-determination. They are entitled to liberation from Israeli occupation, and to live free from violence…This project is also a statement of solidarity. To us, to be vegan is to resist oppression in all its forms. Choosing what and what not to eat is just one means of voicing our dissent. ... Many within our movement have made their names and fortunes by aligning themselves with veganism, but continue to stay silent in the face of horrors perpetrated against marginalised peoples". Music played: We played two songs by Steph Bitter - Better Days and The Straw, both from Steph's EP Playful Thoughts of a Sentimental Heart. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TgpXFhkJf3LQbZwDeooXX https://stephbitter.bandcamp.com/album/playful-thoughts-of-a-sentimental-heart-ep Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. If you have any feedback on our shows or would like to get in touch, please contact us via email at freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/ or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freedomofspecies/
This Summer Special covers anti-capitalist alternatives, with a focus on socialism and anarchism. It is hosted by Freedom of Species hosts Meg and Nick, as well as regular FoS guest Lottie. Additional resources: Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the struggle for the emancipation of women by Martha Ackelsberg. Library Socialism & Usufruct by Srsly Wrong podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TKvQQ0BpUeGpRavJdiJmo?si=gVtK81u5T8eXBRjqsJ8zpw&fbclid=IwAR0vTs7-mpMFNYhHxqSR_5l_C8avVaTuBPVxmzvCM7aJFpRlW1EILPCVnJE&nd=1&dlsi=700c992692f34930 Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You! By David Graeber: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. Music and pop culture clips: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: season 3, episode 4. Peep Show: season 2, episode 4. Office Space. On Becoming a God in Central Florida: episode 1. Shove This Jay Oh Bee by Canibus, with Biz Markie – Office Space soundtrack. Everything I Am by Lowkey. The Wasteland by Chumbawamba. You can listen to the Palestine Special mentioned during this show here: https://www.3cr.org.au/radioforpalestine This is the final show in our Summer Programming period. We’re back to normal Freedom of Species programming on Sunday January 21.
Dilan Fernando and Harley McDonald-Eckersall discuss their time in Palestine and the work of the Palestinian Animal League. They explain the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and how this influences animal activism. This show originally aired on March 31, 2019. A reminder about the rest of our Summer Programming Schedule: 7 January: Freedom of Species replay on the documentary Stray. 14 January: Summer Special on anti-capitalist alternatives. We return to regular Freedom of Species programming on January 21.
On this Summer Special, Freedom of Species presenters Claire and Nick talk hockey and social justice. We cover: how we got into ice hockey; Indigenous advocacy in hockey including calls for the Chicago team to change their name and logo; the Black Lives Matter movement; and police and military involvement in hockey. Nick and Claire continue this discussion on hockey and politics, as well as bringing in activism in other sports like cricket and Australian Rules Football, on Progressive Podcast Australia: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/12/24/298/ Additional links: Chicago team https://www.teenvogue.com/story/native-youth-need-safe-spaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks_name_and_logo_controversy https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/sports/hockey/chicago-blackhawks-stand-by-logo.html https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/australiancentre/critical-public-conversations/undoing-australia-2022/settler-memory-and-the-pitfalls-and-possibilities-of-a-third-reconstruction Goalie mask controversy ‘Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury dons Native American Heritage mask’ – article by Greg Wyshynski: https://www.espn.com.au/nhl/story/_/id/38970420/nhl-nixes-marc-andre-fleury-mask-honoring-native-americans https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/marc-andre-fleurys-mask-featuring-native-art-raises-35000-at-auction/ https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/they-re-being-racist-marc-andre-fleury-mask-designer-says-nhl-ban-ignores-indigenous-peoples/article_704413d9-4926-5315-8e6d-6a90fead7368.html https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/kraken-jerseys-for-indigenous-peoples-night-seek-to-shed-light-on-a-dark-history/ https://twitter.com/HKYIndigenous/status/1734384218380066881 BLM activism in the NHL https://www.nhl.com/news/jt-brown-reflection-on-raising-fist-2017-317734028 https://medium.com/@kchance52387/your-performative-activism-is-not-enough-how-the-nhls-shift-in-support-for-black-lives-matter-89f1f808f01a https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2020/08/27/nhl-black-lives-matter-protests-critics/ https://theleafsnation.com/news/the-nhl-and-black-lives-matter-a-year-later https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/08/tyler-seguin-ryan-reaves-matt-dumba-nhl-players-tell-why-they-protested-during-the-anthem Shane Pinto https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/explainer-the-shane-pinto-suspension-and-the-nhls-uneasy-connection-to-gambling Bearhead Sisters https://ca.news.yahoo.com/bearhead-sisters-palestine-edmonton-oilers-195908316.html#:~:text=The%20Bearhead%20Sisters%2C%20who%20performed,during%20the%20one%2Dminute%20performance https://www.facebook.com/100044570703399/posts/880436370118712 https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1724254088215605701 https://www.oilersdaily.com/This-post-caused-the-Edmonton-Oilers-some-controversy-regarding-the-latest-geopolitical-conflict-287720 Books Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States by Kevin Bruyneel https://uncpress.org/book/9781469665238/settler-memory/ Chapter 5 - The Free Pass: The Racial Politics of Indian Team Names and Mascots (111-135) Call Me Indian by Fred Sasakamoose Life in Two Worlds by Ted Nolan Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice by Bryan Trottier Music: Seattle Kraken 2023 Goal Horn featuring Nirvana ‘Lithium’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVyjvsxLWrw ipetitions.com/petition/rivertonrifle by John K Samson. Dear Coach’s Corner by Propagandhi: https://propagandhi.com/music/supporting-caste Mandaree Special (Chaske Fox Memorial) by The Bearhead Sisters: https://open.spotify.com/track/3tW627WWvKLyrCF4f7hask?si=c5cb4ba09304413d A reminder about our Summer Programming Schedule: 31 December: Freedom of Species replay on animal rights in Palestine. 7 January: Freedom of Species replay on the documentary Stray. 14 January: Summer Special on anti-capitalist alternatives. We return to regular Freedom of Species programming on January 21.
For our episode this week Claire, Caroline, Nick and Trev discuss many things Christmas including: How we feel about celebrating in the context of Christmas being cancelled in Palestine?What it’s like being a vegan at ChristmasSome of our favourite recipes and productsHow to negotiate the ethics of gift giving in a consumerist society Links:There's no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. With war in Gaza, festivities are off https://www.npr.org/2023/12/16/1219245873/bethlehem-christmas-gaza-israel Israel-Palestine war: Palestinians cancel Christmas celebrations amid Gaza devastation https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-christmas-cancelled-gaza-devastation-leaves-sombre-feeling Christmas cancelled: US Palestinians feel no holiday joy amid war on Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/13/christmas-cancelled-us-palestinians-feel-no-holiday-joy-amid-war-on-gaza Christmas in Palestine this year. The Child under the rubble: https://twitter.com/MuntherIsaac/status/1731255993630126121 Manerva hid in a church for 50 days. Palestinians fear Gazan Christians will be wiped out https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/manerva-hid-in-a-church-for-50-days-palestinians-fear-gazan-christians-will-be-wiped-out/vh6uepwjh Music played:محمد عساف — Ana Dami Falastini Phil Ochs — No Christmas in KentuckyElton John — Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS
Our guest is total liberation activist Betty Melon and we play a section of Betty's speech from the 2019 Animal Rights Forum in Naarm/Melbourne that specifically covered racism and animalisation. The speech was entitled Forming Alliances with Other Movemements and focuses on how we can building solidarity with other social justice movements and doing so through a lens of consistent anti-oppression. We discuss how animalisation and speciesism relate to the occupation and genocide in Gaza, and delve into the use of vegan washing and pink washing as tools of propaganda in Israel. We acknowledge that today, December 10 is both the International Animal Rights Day and also the International Human Rights Day. Links: Betty's full speech from the 2019 forum can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkAhRrj10g&t=88s Plant the Land Team is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a lawyer and longtime humanitarian aid activist based in Gaza, and Laura Schleifer, a Jewish American vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and overall activist for human, animal and earth liberation. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests on public land, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, raising the money for a village water well to be built, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. http://www.planttheland.org/ Palestinian Animal League (PAL) was formed in 2011 and is the only locally-run animal protection organisation operating within the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Those who run the organisation are local Palestinians who realise that the plight of non-human animals is inextricably linked with the position of Palestinian people living under occupation. https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue/ Vegans for Palestine statement of solidarity can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/ Music played on the show: Palestine will never die by Lowkey and Mai Khalil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliKxwn2KDw Christmas is in the air by the Tuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqVT2pKQYF8 Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. We welcome your feedback and invite you to contact us via email: freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via social media - Facebook, Instagram or X/Twitter.
This show covers why vegans should show solidarity with Palestine, understanding the oppression of Palestinian people today and historically, and actions for solidarity. These issues are covered in a discussion between Leila Dehghan and Laura Schleifer, who is an American Jew and lifelong activist. You can watch a video of this discussion on Leila Dehgan’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmouaqxCAOk&t=4s Additional links referred to in the discussion: Laura Schleifer on Facebook: / laura.schleifer Plant the Land: http://www.planttheland.org Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement: https://bdsmovement.net Vegans for BDS: https://www.vegansforbds.com/about/ Jewish Voices for Peace: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org Plant-based Health Justice: https://plantbasedhealthjustice.org/ Vegans for Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Long Live Palestine 3 by Lowkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEFrv-Xwtw A heads up to listeners that there will be no Freedom of Species show next week, Sunday December 3 due to the Disability Day broadcast. We encourage everyone to listen this broadcast on Sunday 3 December from 7am-7pm live on 3CR via 855AM or 3cr.org.au – for more information about this broadcast, see here: https://www.3cr.org.au/disabilityday2023 We’ll be back to normal programming on Sunday December 10.
Davita and Trev present the audio of Harley McDonald-Eckersall's presentation on the Palestinian Animal League, an organisation that operates in occupied Palestine. This talk is from a conference in 2019, where Harley shares what she learnt by visiting the Palestine Animal League and doing their tour. She discusses some of the aspects of their work, how it can be relevant to our local campaigns, and what key things can be take aways for our own advocacy efforts. Links: Palestinian Animal League Website: https://pal.ps/ The video of Harley's presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6UjjVcN_28 (part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsc7Qz0VFw (part 2) The accompanying PowerPoint, including links to resources mentioned in the talk: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10ZtYDjrBy4FGWs43qcobPAQNzIqjcIsl8J5MBz6NaV4/edit Music Played: Marcel Khalife 'Ahmad Emerges from the Ancient Wounds' - https://marcelkhalife.bandcamp.com/album/ahmad-al-arabi Barkaa 'Division' - https://barkaa.lnk.to/Division
This week's episode is all about the Veganuary campaign which has inspired and supported millions of people all over the world to try vegan since 2014. Our guest is Jacqui, Veganuary campaign coordinator in Australia. We talk to her about the concept of Veganuary, it's origins and impacts, and how to sign up and be supported in your new year's resolution to try a vegan lifestyle! Helpful Links Recipes, shopping guide, nutrition and support information www.vegkit.com International Veganuary website www.veganuary.com Plant Based News youtube channel (documentary on Veganuary to launch on Friday 17th of November) https://www.youtube.com/@PLANTBASEDNEWS Music What Was I made for? - Billie Eilish https://youtu.be/cW8VLC9nnTo?si=30cAZzmBWgkZtoPV Didn't cha know - Eryka Badu https://youtu.be/Np21rH7Ldto?si=CRM2SIwDK4EN0RRp It ain't over til it's over - Lenny Kravitz https://youtu.be/TmENMZFUU_0?si=15Jx55mFZpIwzCw6
Our episode this week Claire is joined by Caroline for a discussion of the book Pollution is Colonialism by Red River Métis/Michif Associate Professor of Geography at Memorial University Max Liboiron (they/them). Topics discussed: What really stood out for us from this book and why was it of interest. What challenged us most from this book.Useful links:https://maxliboiron.comCivic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR) https://civiclaboratory.nlQ&A with Max Liboiron, Author of Pollution is Colonialism https://dukeupress.wordpress.com/2021/05/14/qa-with-max-liboiron-author-of-pollution-is-colonialism/Pollution is Colonialism audiobook https://open.spotify.com/show/0EgGf7mdkuhdPK8fTAlam1?si=6c857e57b0144aacDecolonization is not a metaphor by Eve Tuck and K Wayne Yang https://clas.osu.edu/sites/clas.osu.edu/files/Tuck%20and%20Yang%202012%20Decolonization%20is%20not%20a%20metaphor.pdfVegans in solidarity with Palestine statement - sign here: forms.gle/ADKNhSzao5atb9iP8Music played: Land Back by the Halluci Nation Long Live Palestine by Lowkey
Content warning: we discuss genocide, violence and oppression in this show. We express our deep sorrow and grief as events unolding in Palestine, and our unwavering solidarity. In this show we talk about total liberation and why we think it's very important to stand against colonalism and genocide whenever and wherever it appears. We discuss the connections between forms of oppression such as racism and speciesism, and refer to The Vegan Bill of Consistent Anti-Oppression. Free Palestine Melbourne have held weekly Palestinian Solidarity rallies in Narrm/Melbourne and we play the powerful and moving speeches that were recorded from the rally on Sunday October 22, 2023. Some links to read and organisations & people to follow: The Anarchist Library: Total Liberation https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/total-liberation-anonymous-english The Vegan Bill of Consistent Anti-Oppression https://www.consistentantioppression.com/?page_id=218 Dr Angela Davis on Palestine https://www.aljazeera.com/program/upfront/2023/10/27/angela-davis-palestine-is-a-moral-litmus-test-for-the-world Free Palestine Melbourne https://www.freepalestinevic.org/ Eye on Palestine https://www.instagram.com/eye.on.palestine/ Palestinian Animal League https://pal.ps/ Sulala Animal Rescue https://sulalaanimalrescue.com/ Baladi-Palestine Animal Rescue https://www.instagram.com/baladi.palestineanimalrescue/ Vegan in Palestine https://veganinpalestine.com/ Aoetearoa Liberation League https://www.all.org.nz/ Yara Eid: Palestinian war journalist and human rights advocate https://www.instagram.com/eid_yara/?hl=en A Myth Busting Report Back from Palestine (from Progressive Podcast Australia, 2019) Dilan Fernando and Harley McDonald-Eckersall discuss their trip to Palestine where they spoke with local activists about life under Occupation and the history of Palestine.- For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2019/04/29/226/ https://sites.libsyn.com/451227/226-a-myth-busting-report-back-from-palestine Music played: Rasha Nahas - Wrood [from "Amrat", 2023] Terez Sliman - When Tables Will Turn [from "When the Waves", 2020] Ana Tijoux - Somos Sur (feat Shadia Mansour) [from "Vengo", 2014] Thank you for listening. We welcome feedback from listeners on our shows. Please get in touch at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
Come along with us as we explore the history of World Vegan Day around the world and right here in Melbourne. World Vegan Day was founded by the UK Vegan Society in 1994 to mark the 50th anniversary of the inception of The Vegan Society. Today World Vegan Day (November 1st) is celebrated around the world with a variety of events and activities. We are joined by our guest Malia Donovan, a long term activist who was on the committee organising the World Vegan Day Melbourne event who now runs her own vegan hospitality business Little Mylkbar. One of our hosts Meg on the show today is a Co Founder of World Vegan Day Melbourne. What is the significance of World Vegan Day (and World Vegan Week and Month)? How did the World Vegan Day Melbourne event change the vegan landscape here in Melbourne? How will you be celebrating World Vegan Day? The Vegan Society UK World Vegan Day link https://www.vegansociety.com/news/news/world-vegan-day Little Mylkbar https://littlemylkbar.com.au/ https://instagram.com/littlemylkbar?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== World Vegan Day eventsMelbourne https://facebook.com/events/s/world-vegan-day-with-nadia-fra/5782501648519972/ Perthhttps://facebook.com/events/s/world-vegan-day-perth-2023/277287671835412/ NSWVegan Campout Australia (World Vegan Month)https://facebook.com/events/s/vegan-camp-out-australia-2023/862737264415703/ Music is three demo songs from local Melbourne Vegan outfit Privateer. The Last Machine Lies Finally at Rest https://soundcloud.com/privateer_band/the-last-machine-lies-finally-at-rest-demo Sarajevo https://soundcloud.com/privateer_band/sarajevo-1 You call my Name https://soundcloud.com/privateer_band/you-call-my-name-demo
We discuss the documentary film Stray that follows dogs on the streets of Istanbul, Turkey and examines their daily lives and their search for food, shelter and at times, company. The dogs are not defined by relationships with people, yet their lives often intersect with a group of teenagers who are refugees from Syria. Turkey is one of the few countries that prohibits killing stray dogs. Stray | Official Movie Website | A Magnolia Pictures Film | Directed ... https://www.straymovie.com/ We also spoke about the book Radical Companionship: Rejecting Pethood and Embracing our Multispecies World by Aiyana Goodfellow. Radical Companionship https://www.radicalcompanionship.com/the-book/ Music played: Suldusk from the album Lunar Falls: The Elm and Drogue. Lunar Falls | Suldusk https://suldusk1.bandcamp.com/album/lunar-falls If you have any feedback on this or any other show, please contact us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
Join us as we delve into the dodgy 'sport' of horse racing and the infamous Melbourne Cup. In this episode we talk to the founder of The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses and long term animal activist Elio Celotto about his introduction to animal activism, the highly successful Nup to the Cup campaign and the horse racing industry in general. Nup to the Cup official websitehttps://nuptothecup.org/ Coalition for the Protection of Racehorseshttps://horseracingkills.com/The Final Race Expose documentaryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-ALoBRW20 Nup to the cup events across AustraliaCPR Events page: https://nuptothecup.org/events-near-you/?fbclid=IwAR2VK7PRvX7AaFWcBoG_duBvM2qzAaOv6_645J56PywAklCD-4dT6W6CvaI Victoria Flemington https://www.facebook.com/events/1395092991074881 Selby https://www.facebook.com/events/3230504473920503/ Glenrowan https://www.facebook.com/events/1476820146436776/ Ballarat https://www.facebook.com/events/280344338230633/ Geelong (Geelong Cup on 25/10/23) https://facebook.com/events/s/protest-the-geelong-cup/321442800566805/ NSW Chippendale https://www.facebook.com/events/199240436400078/ North Curl Curl https://www.facebook.com/events/143400222130920/ Queensland Bowen Hills https://www.facebook.com/events/966348791250234/ Surfers Paradise https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/just-another-drag-show-tickets-718254086307?aff=oddtdtcreator Edge Hill https://events.humanitix.com/high-tea-fundraiser-featuring-the-canine-cup?fbclid=IwAR1S2pbnLs8GJA6J1P1vEZK-SG9mwWMhQOYubqrPzXcJydeipR8kEEAhrms ACT Canberra https://facebook.com/events/s/compassionate-stakes-t-rex-rac/945862169845208/ Music Nup to the Cup! by Jacob Brizzi https://spotify.link/GNS3y2mIADb Mantle Piece by Jacob Brizzi https://soundcloud.com/user-906549963/mantle-piece Fighting for Love by Jacob Brizzi https://soundcloud.com/user-906549963/fighting-for-love
Our guest this week is Davita Coronel, a PhD student at Deakin University with an interest in cultural relationships with animals on colonised lands. Her work explores what it takes to learn to live with flying-foxes in an anthropocentric and settler-colonial society. Topics include: How Davita chose her PhD topic of a feminist and Indigneous ethics of care for living with flying foxes.What research questions she brought to this project.What her data gathering process included and what some of her experiences were. What the central findings of her project were.The kinds of theorising around care she engaged with in analysing her findings. And what these approaches to care can offer vegan philosophies and activism in the settler colonial context of Australia. Useful links:Friends of Bats and Bushcare: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1848562278748974/Friends of Bats and Bushcare: https://www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/Volunteer/group_details_public/?id=d7d85384-dc4b-e711-813b-e0071b676d01Getting to Know Microbats in Melbourne - FoS episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/getting-know-microbats-melbourne Animals and Colonialism - FoS episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202203061300/animals-and-colonialismAnimal Voices - FoS episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202112261300/animal-voicesLife Upside Down - FoS episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202110311300/life-upside-down-bat-chat Music played: Seen by Mi-Kaisha Stressed Out by Ziggy RamoDon’t you worry by Electric Fields Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS Image credit: Davita Coronel
Ondine Sherman is a life-long animal advocate, and is passionate about promoting respect and compassion for all creatures. She is the author of Vegan Living; A simple guide to cruelty-free, healthy plant-based life (2020), and Young Adult fiction, the Animal Allies series: Sky (2019), Snow (2019), and Star (2021). Ondine’s memoir, The Miracle of Love (2013) recounts her journey with her identical twin boys with severe disabilities (MCT8 disorder). In 2004 Ondine co-founded Voiceless, the animal protection institute with her father Brian Sherman AM and she is the organisation's Managing Director. Voiceless supports and invests in impactful people and projects to foster pro-animal values and create lasting systemic change. Since it's inception, Voiceless has used a myriad of tools and strategies to address institutionalised animal cruelty and create change. These have included in-depth reports on animal-use industries, public awareness campaigns, animal law and policy, and much more. Ondine is currently a PhD student focussing on Critical Animal Studies, and holds a BA in Communications and an MA in Environmental Studies. Links: Voiceless: https://voiceless.org.au/ Ondine's writing and books: https://www.ondinesherman.com/books Music we played:This is How We Walk on the Moon by Jose GonzalesWeak by Asaf Avidan and the MojosDreamer by The Angelcy Thank you for listenting to Freedom of Species and supporting discussions about animal rights, advocacy and topical animal-related issues on 3CR. If you have any feedback on any of our shows, please contact the FoS team at freedomofspecies@gmail.com
How easy is it to source ethical safety equipment? What about the good old Bunnings tradie breakfasts? What do your workmates think of your vegan lifestyle? Has anything changed over time? We speak with studio guest Michael, a land surveyor, and hear from people across Australia about their experiences working in the trades and industrial sectors as a vegan. Plus we have some good old working class vegan punk music to top it all off! Announcement: Vegan Intersection Art Show: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZXtepzIUY56XYm9gUfVvuzAdPye005DmOXFoe1kUij-V1nA/viewform?pli=1 Music Open your eyes - Goldfinger https://www.goldfingermusic.com/music/open-your-eyes-goldfinger/track/open-your-eyes/ Subhumans - Evolution https://subhumans.bandcamp.com/track/evolution *Movement in the dead of night - Tears of Gaia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBny_x77nVw
Hayden and Lottie choose their dream menu in our vegan version of the foodie podcast Off Menu with Ed gamble and James Acaster. We discuss our favourite foods as we imagine a better world for humans and other animals alike. The following episodes of Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster feature vegan guests: Simon Amstell (episode 112), Romesh Ranganathan (episode 65) and Lou Sanders (episode 10). You can check these episodes out via the following link or your favourite podcast app: https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/episodes Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Food Glorious Food (From Oliver!): https://open.spotify.com/track/1dLUreWmSGnk8BDHPBINb3?si=3e80ccf8932c4c36 James Acaster on Ricky Gervais' Trans Jokes, from the Special Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch/adh0KGmgmQw&pp=ygUbamFtZXMgYWNhc3RlciBicmF2ZSBjaXMgYm95 Lions by Rose Betts: https://open.spotify.com/track/2eETWBhd9Exuofm3pbSpMs?si=f34049e476ea4442
Our guest this week is long-term socialist and ant-fascist activist Daniel Dadich. Daniel is a second generation migrant, a union delegate, a social worker and a proud socialist. He's lived in Melbourne his whole life and have experienced racist policing and harassment first-hand. He's been involved in political campaigns in Melbourne for more than 15 years and has been a candidate for the Victorian Socialists in three elections. In 2022 he ran in the federal seat of Maribyrnong and confronted the former Labor Party leader, and sitting member for Maribyrnong Bill Shorten about Labor's appalling stance on refugee rights while they were both campaigning at a pre-poll booth on Saturday 14 May. Part of their discussion was captured on camera by a VS volunteer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3k-pYAGZxY Topics discussed include: Why he became involved in socialist politics. What the links between socialist politics and veganism are.What Victorian Socialists stand for and his experience of being a candidate. The Warrandyte by-election. The rise of the far right. The Campaign Against Racism and Facism and the neo-Nazi gym in Sunshine.And how people can get involved if they are interested. Useful links: Victorian Socialists: https://victoriansocialists.org.auCampaign Against Racism and Fascism: https://www.carf.melbourneProtest: Drive the Nazis Out of Melbourne - Saturday 23 September at 14:00 https://www.facebook.com/events/1997178473978268 Music played:Health is Wealth by Bob VylanThe Hammer by Power StruggleIDGAF by Crac Boi Mental Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS
Over recent years technology has progressed in leaps and bounds, and our ability to understand our world through this lense has dramatically advanced. But what does this mean for our animal friends? How might this technology be used? And if we are able to develop an animal version of Google Translate, will we even listen to what they have to say? Music KSHMR and Tigerlily - Invisible Children https://youtu.be/3QVYpRdb2l0?si=v5vjsr67eiWrpZR1 Steph Bitter - The Straw https://stephbitter.bandcamp.com/track/the-straw-2 Xavier Rudd - Follow the Sun https://youtu.be/0E1bNmyPWww?si=Rf8v5Njb0kcw_dIz Book: The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants by Karen Bakker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60410945-the-sounds-of-life Article: Will Artificial Intelligence Help Us Talk to Animals? https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/will-artificial-intelligence-help-us-talk-to-animals Bunny the dog's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@whataboutbunny?si=KKLh3dRh4hWqCJgS Billie the cat's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@BilliSpeaks?si=oVLSdj1O6fMJyYyv Artwork by Little Vegan Artist: https://instagram.com/littleveganartist?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Our guest is world renowned conservationist Saengduean 'Lek' Chailert who is recognised for her unwavering commitment to the welfare and conservation of Asian elephants. Lek's work spans more than three decades and her tireless efforts have earned her many accolades, including the esteemed Legion of Honor award. Lek has been instrumental in improving the lives of hundreds of elephants in Asia through the work of the Save Elephant Foundation, which aims to educate elephant owners and promote compassion and respect towards these majestic creatures. In 2003 established Elephant Nature Park in the picturesque Chiang Mai region of Northern Thailand as a permanent home for injured, neglected and elderly elephants. https://www.elephantnaturepark.org/ She continues to raise awareness about the plight of both captive and wild Asian elephants and initiates projects dedicated to improving their well-being throughout Asia. Despite the challenges posed by a male-dominated industry steeped in tradition, Lek remains committed to advancing the welfare of elephants and spends her days at Elephant Nature Park, caring for the rescued herds of elephants and other animals who have found sanctuary there. Lek has an upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand with her captivating focumentary film "Elephant Mother", and Lek will be present at all the screenings, engaging with audiences during post-screening question and answer sessions. Session details are in the comments. "Elephant Mother" is a captivating documentary that highlights Lek's tireless efforts in championing the welfare and conservation of elephants. The film offers a unique perspective into the deep emotional bonds between elephants and the people striving to free them, shedding light on the need for conservation and protection of these majestic creatures. Film screenings of Elephant Mother start in Perth on August 27, 2023 and move across the country before heading to New Zealand. Full screening details for can be found here: Australia - www.tinyurl.com/Elephant-Mother New Zealand – www.tinyurl.com/Elephant-Mother-NZ We discussed the documentary Love and Bananas, a film by Ashley Bell who teams up with Lek and goes on a daring mission across Thailand to rescue Noi Na, a 70-year old partially blind trekking elephant and bring her to freedom. http://loveandbananas.com/ Music we played: Colors of the Wind by Vanessa Williams. "You don't need a bull hook to control an elephant. You can guide an elephant with love... And bananas" - Lek Chailert, Founder of Save Elephant Foundation If you would like to contact the FoS team with any feedback on our shows, please email us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening and supporting our show and keeping animal advocacy on the airwaves.
The Orca Revolution: Why are orcas attacking boats off the Iberian Peninsula? Come with us on a journey of discovery as we delve into the unprecedented phenomena of orcas attacking ships off the Iberian Coast and speculate just what in the ocean is happening! What are their motives? Is there a ring leader? What do scientists think? What do YOU think? Music: Counting Backwards https://countingbackwards.bandcamp.com/ Ice https://countingbackwards.bandcamp.com/track/ice The End of History https://countingbackwards.bandcamp.com/track/the-end-of-history Blame it on the Sun https://countingbackwards.bandcamp.com/track/blame-it-on-the-sun Link to general article: https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-have-sunk-3-boats-in-europe-and-appear-to-be-teaching-others-to-do-the-same-but-why?fbclid=IwAR2hRiLsD0yQM1PiY9WtXI-3g6uJM0WmRuGZShwOx1Gto91VGC22pQY7TKU Article on Dr Michelle Fournet and her research on humpback whale calls and how they changed during the pandemic: https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2022/06/listening-marine-life?fbclid=IwAR2gvCyMy6SOgVsoSiws7uBM0EQHH4q8sm-eJQDfGa0mKfCUmmdQvuNYdpY Link showing the heavy traffic in the Straight of Gibraltar and the Iberian Coast: http://www.shiptraffic.net/2016/04/Gibraltar-strait-ship-traffic.html?fbclid=IwAR2BnEisuHacrNpciK0g1dZAvpQjQfpMkIUHEoS-0Lio70rpJYwojXShPdk Article showing global shipping traffic decreases during the pandemic: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22423-6?fbclid=IwAR0_CcfzFz10EJbcTR9_5EHX5J4YsNcjQQ7XiEJtpPtffpKwdhCm6TqNHfA Article outlining first attack in Northern waters NOT Iberian Peninsula:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/21/orca-rams-yacht-off-shetland-first-such-incident-northern-waters?fbclid=IwAR2ydPyHCtTk5n_9ka-V9Wc9Fwqsk2DOLDue7GKfO1QdGP_F6fW4SkRenvM
Lottie and Nick discuss post-veganism, which focuses on bringing about change for animals in other ways beyond individual consumption choices. This concept was discussed on a recent episode of Total Liberation podcast: https://totalliberationpodcast.com/96-post-veganism-beyond-the-diet-w-ash/ Additional links: Global Animal Slaughter Statistics & Charts: 2022 Update from Faunalytics: https://faunalytics.org/global-animal-slaughter-statistics-charts-2022-update/ Plant-based universities campaign: https://www.plantbaseduniversities.org/ Position of the American Dietetic Association: vegetarian diets: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19562864/ Previous Freedom of Species shows that are relevant to this discussion: Beyond Individual Change in Animal Advocacy with Corey Wrenn: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202008301300/beyond-individual-change-animal-advocacy-corey-wrenn Should Animals Thank Farmers For Their Existence? https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/should-animals-thank-farmers-their-existence Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Under the Sea by Daveed Diggs and the Little Mermaid cast: https://open.spotify.com/track/7Cux0Rc1hY5Pt5T28apnzv?si=f3e6db93679e43c3 Me Time by Stic: https://rbgfitclub.com/pages/music Rumi by Serj Tankian: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Ln2UZdxiSyj6o1NLg6SHD?si=6db96a1229eb4d8a Thanks so much to everyone who helped us meet and beat our Radiothon target! We appreciate your support in helping to keep our show and 3CR Community Radio going another year!
What is shelter medicine? How can we significantly decrease the number of animals heading to our pounds? How do we address the problem of access to medical care for companion animals of families and individuals who cannot readily afford such necessary services? These questions and more are answered in our interview with Dr Ann Enright, a veterinarian and shelter medicine advocate who is passionate about making a difference for abandoned and unwanted animals, and addressing inequality issues when it comes to medical care for companion animals. Dr Ann Enright can be contacted about shelter medicine initiatives in Melbourne via email at aenright7@gmail.com Community Clinics around Melbourne: Australian Animal Protection Society - Keysborough Meow & Friends Community Vet Clinic – Cranbourne Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) – Campbellfield Westside Community Desexing (WCD) – Sunshine Other Australian organisations supporting pet desexing: Australian Pet Welfare Foundation – Qld Animal Welfare League of Queensland – (AWLQ) Getting to Zero (G2Z) RSPCA International Organisations for those interested: www.humanesociety.org www.icatcare.org www.vet.cornell.edu (U Cornell) www.sheltermedicine.com (UC Davis) www.sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu (U Florida) www.uwsheltermedicine.com (U Wisconsin) http://www.millioncatchallenge.org Music: We weren't born to follow - Bon Jovi https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/the-circle-bon-jovi/0060252724560 Little Willy - Sweet https://music.apple.com/gb/album/action-the-ultimate-story/1040962962 Cool for Cats - UK Squeeze https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/cool-for-cats-squeeze/0060252708201 Photo of Dr Ann Enright courtesy of Meg
Join us as we raise money for 3CR's annual radiothon and entertain listeners with our tricky trivia questions. Music Played: Parry Gripp 'I Like Vegetables' - https://www.parrygripp.com/music/parry-gripp-mega-party-2008-2012/ Sweet Goose 'Burn It To The Ground' - https://sweetgoose.bandcamp.com/track/burn-it-to-the-ground Photo by 2Photo Pots on Unsplash
Adam, Claire & Caroline discuss the book Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy; A Clinical Psychology Perspective by Dr Casey T. Taft, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University and co-owner of Vegan Publishers. Casey's book centres on applying principles of and methods from the field of psychology to understand how to advocate for long-term behavioural change and promote veganism in the context of social justice. Link to Casey Taft's book on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15044674.Casey_T_Taft Claire mentioned the book Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron https://www.dukeupress.edu/pollution-is-colonialism The report mentioned was produced by Vancouver Humane Society called Helping people and animals together; a trauma-informed, culturally safe approach towards assisting placed-at-risk people with addressing animal neglect (2021). https://vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Helping-people-and-animals-together-VHS.pdf Also the Media Indigena episode; When rez dogs become settlers' pet projects (ep 251) https://mediaindigena.libsyn.com/when-rez-dogs-become-settlers-pet-projects-mi-251 Music played: Diet for a new America by Most Precious Blood https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/merciless-most-precious-blood/a9sjdzrg7veqc Working for the government by The Halluci Nation featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/working-for-the-government-the-halluci-nation/3614593289307 A shout out to our listeners, thank you so much for your ongoing support. Freedom of Species has been going since 2011 and produces weekly animal rights advocacy discussions and interviews. Please share any feedback with us via email at freedomofspecies@gmail.com It's Radiothon time at 3CR and we need your help to keep radical, community radio on the airwaves. 3CR is radio made by the community for the community. If you'd like to support Freeedom of Species, please donate here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies?fbclid=IwAR0ci16PT0tXmIKm0_oGRthsw2hcoHESB8XVcbvAjs1-LE5hyO779H-vUE8 Thank you.
Katie, Lottie and Nick discuss what they are fighting FOR – what they see as our ideal relationship with other animals. More specifically, the conversation covers: our current relationships with non-human animals, swimming with free-living sea lions, animal rights versus animal welfare, various uses of animals including for companionship and for people with disabilities, and the practical implications of taking on an animal rights perspective. Throughout the month of June we are raising money to keep our show and 3CR Community Radio going for another year! We have already had a number of donations and we’re nearly 1/3 of the way to our target – thanks so much to those who have already donated! We appreciate any donations, big or small, and you can donate to this campaign here: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies Also a reminder about our Radiothon show coming up on Sunday June the 18th, 1-2pm. This show will feature many of our Freedom of Species hosts, and will be packed with animal and animal rights themed trivia. Listen live via 3cr.org.au and you can play along by texting in your answers to the questions on 0488 809 855. Click ‘going’ on the event page so you can be reminded about the show! https://www.facebook.com/events/599170282216698/ Music and comedy featured: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ I want a dog by Weezer: https://weezer.lnk.to/music Stand-up comedy from Romesh Ranganathan – The Cynic (Netflix). Not while I’m around by Edward Sanders and Helena Bonham Carter, from the Sweeney Todd soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/track/3xvYLzcnpr2wOIWCkToTST?si=1e43588e51db440a The Best Freestylers in the World by Aunty Donna, ft Montaigne and Boilermakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unoYF9DJaOE
Kristy Alger returns to discuss her experiences in training and developing awareness of effective practices in non-violent direct action and why consent culture is so important. This discussion follows on from our previous shows about total liberation and why consistent anti-oppression is critical. Kristy's blog Writing Liberation is here: https://writingliberation.medium.com/(link is external) You can check out her book here: https://www.revolutionaries.com.au/books/p/five-essays-for-freedom Music Played: Suzanne Vega 'The Queen & The Soldier' - https://music.apple.com/us/album/suzanne-vega/1429191144 Massive Attack 'Unfinished Sympathy' - https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-lines-2012-mix-master/715864097 Machine Head 'Arrows In Words From The Sky' - https://www.machinehead1.com/collections/digital-tracks/products/of-kingdom-and-crown-full-album The FoS 2023 Radiothon campaign is live. If you can support us with a donation we'd be very grateful as it will keep radical radio and animal rights advocacy on the airwaves. Thank you. https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies
We speak with Zane McNeill, a nonbinary scholar-activist from West Virginia who has published edited collections with Sanctuary Publishers, PM Press, and Lantern Publishing & Media. They were the recipient of the 2022 National Lawyer Guild’s Legal Worker Award for their labor and animal rights organizing and are a co-manager of the nonprofit, Rights for Animal Rights Advocates (RARA). Topics discussed include animal rights advocacy and organising, dismantling racial and carceral capitalism and how that impacts veganism, their books and more. Zane's books include:Queer and Trans Voices: Achieving Liberation through Consistent Anti-Oppression edited by Julia Feliz & Zane McNeill (Sanctuary Publishers, 2020)Vegan Entanglements: Dismantling Racial and Carceral Capitalism edited by Zane McNeill (Lantern Publishing, 2022)Y'all Means All: The Emerging Voices Queering Appalachia edited by Zane McNeill (PM Press, 2022)Politics as Public Art: the Aesthetics of Political Organizing and Social Movemements edited Martin Zebracki & Zane McNeill (Routledge, 2022). You can also find Zane's writing on Truthout: https://truthout.org/authors/zane-mcneill/, Sentient Media https://sentientmedia.org/author/zanemcneill/ and Law@The Margins https://sentientmedia.org/author/zanemcneill/ Rights for Animal Advocates (RARA) is a non-profit organization co-founded by Zane and Ayse Deniz Kavur. RARA was set up to ensure that animal rights advocates work or volunteer under just and sustainable conditions, for the sake of humans and nonhumans alike. https://www.rightsforadvocates.com/ RARA's criteria for just and equitable workplaces which we discuss on the show can be found here: https://www.rightsforadvocates.com/know-your-rights/blog-post-title-one-6xwbw Music played:"Frog on the Floor" by 100 gecs "Gender Binary (Fuck You)" by Ryan Cassata "Yharg Pt. 1: The Gravedigger" by Professor Goldstein Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS If you have any feedback on our show, please get in touch via email: freedomofspecies@gmail.com Finally, if you enjoy the show please consider donating to our 2023 Radiothon campaign and keep animal advocacy on the airwaves. The FoS team is trying to meet our 2023 goal of raising $1200 to support 3CR Community Radio. You can donate here before the end ofJune 2023: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies?fbclid=IwAR08efJnYLp5M0V4ruV0yfLWR1oQ2Jt6f09HLs5K4joOID_8hJROK4M9Hps Thank you, The FoS team.
How can we be effective advocates for the bees? Get the buzz on the world of bees in this episode, are bee populations in decline? What are the biggest issues facing bees today? Do bees have a kind of sentience? What can we do as individuals for the bees? Why do native bees get the short end of the stick and what can we learn from native bee expert Dr Kit Prendergast? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/02/bees-intelligence-minds-pollination https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/12/say-no-mow-leaving-grass-to-grow-is-easier-looks-good-supports-pollinators?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1683892348 Music by Shock Octopus: 'No Easy Way Down' 'A Deer! Caught! In The Headlights!' 'Life On A Pier' https://shockoctopus.bandcamp.com/album/a-decade-into-darkness Dr Kit Prendergast links Follow on Insta: @bee.babette_performer Facebook: The Buzz on Wild Bees YouTube: The Bee Babette Twitter: @BeeBabette ResearchGate: Kit Prendergast Native Bee art: BeeBabette Redbubble store https://www.redbubble.com/people/BeeBabette/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent
Lottie, Meg and Nick discuss the social aspects of veganism, including highlighting the benefits of being a visible vegan from an advocacy point of view versus the social difficulties this can sometimes bring up. Links: The festive table is set. Is now a good time to mention I’m vegan? By Zoya Patel: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/21/the-festive-table-is-set-is-now-a-good-time-to-mention-im-vegan Celebs like Aubrey Plaza and Emma Roberts are getting slammed for Big Milk ad campaigns: 'I thought we left the cow milk propaganda in the 90s'. By Jordan Hart: https://www.businessinsider.com/aubrey-plaza-emma-roberts-slammed-big-milk-celebrity-campaigns-2023-4 If you encounter sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, please call Wildlife Victoria on 03 8400 7300. For more information, see wildlifevictoria.org.au for more information. We urge you to advocate for the animals and enter a submission outlining why you think duck shooting should be banned. These submissions to the Victorian parliament regarding recreational duck shooting end this Monday 8th of May: https://new.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/inquiries/nativebirdhunting/submissions?fbclid=IwAR3IT1PCqvm3jG_-ak2QfbWt2jbGoeibgKB4oNg3Jy4XfndfJI32Hi79X9s Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Apparently I’m A “P.C. Fascist” (Because I care about both human and non-human animals) by Propagandhi: https://propagandhi.com/music/less-talk-more-rock Happy Loner by Marina: https://marina.lnk.to/ADIAMLDeluxeAW Fire In The Booth (part 1) by Akala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEOKgjoxoto You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
Happy May Day! This International Workers Day we honour the contribution working animals have made to our society and talk about the rights and ethics of working animals. The music featured in this show is by Melbourne synth and piano rock duo Privateer, who's first full album will be released late 2023/early 2024. www.privateermusic.com Songs: Ticonderoga Follow Winter's Dream Bandcamp: https://privateermusic.bandcamp.com/album/winters-dream Photo by Ana Cernivec on Unsplash - https://unsplash.com/photos/ZzFUHsc9PCo
We welcome Georgie Purcell, Animal Justice Party MP representing Northern Victoria to the show and chat about her lifelong love of animals and social justice. Georgie talks about her campaigning experience and working as Chief of Staff for Andy Meddick MP, who was Animal Justice Party Victoria's first elected MP, before running as a candidate herself and being elected in November 2022. Georgie is passionate about improving the protection of animals - whether they be farmed, native or companion animals. Her priorities include banning duck shooting, securing an inquiry into greyhound racing, supporting Victoria's wildlife rescuers and carers, stopping commercial kangaroo slaughter, improving accessibility to vets and introducing a subsidised vet care system in the state. Follow Georgie here: Email: georgie.purcell.ajp@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/georgie.purcell.ajp Instagram: @georgie.purcell.ajp Twitter: @georgievpurcell Link to Georgie's speech at the Dominion Anniversary rally in April 2023: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/dominion-animal-rights-march-until-every-cage-empty Follow Oscar's Law here: https://www.oscarslaw.org/ Music Played: Architects 'Animals' - https://architects.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-that-wish-to-exist Taylor Swift 'The Man' - https://store.taylorswift.com/collections/lover-album-shop/products/lover-standard-edition-digital-album Exile 'Kiss You All Over' - https://music.apple.com/us/album/mixed-emotions/659742643 If you have any feedback on any of our shows, please contact us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening.
Kristy Alger joins us for part 2 of our discussion about total liberation and how we can build common ground, and addressing issues of harm that arise in advocacy spaces. Part 1 of our discussion can be heard here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/total-liberation-kristy-alger Kristy writes her blog Writing Liberation on Medium and her last blog piece called No, I will not stand with you is available here: https://writingliberation.medium.com/no-i-will-not-stand-with-you-14c8ad6854a7 Farm Transparency Project's Dominion Anniversary March was held in Naarm/Melbourne on April 8, 2023 and the speeches from the event can be heard here on an earlier show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/dominion-animal-rights-march-until-every-cage-empty We discussed consistent anti-oppression, a praxis for effective animal rights advocacy developed by Julia Feliz. Read more here https://www.consistentantioppression.com/ including the Vegan Bill for Consistent Anti-Oppression here which we encourage you to sign: https://www.consistentantioppression.com/?page_id=218 Music Played: Tiddas 'Anthem' - https://open.spotify.com/album/15RmwJxdQ4kFCE4GxtyQRT Steph Bitter 'The Straw' - https://stephbitter.bandcamp.com/album/playful-thoughts-of-a-sentimental-heart-ep Agnes Obel 'Fuel To Fire' - https://agnesobel.ffm.to/aventine.OWE If you have any feedback on any of our shows, please contact us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening.
This show features speeches from the Dominion Animal Rights March in Naarm/Melbourne, by Farm Transparency Project. You can watch Dominion at: www.watchdominion.com You can find out more about Farm Transparency Project here: https://www.farmtransparency.org/ For more on avoiding activist burnout, which came up briefly at the end of the show, check out our previous show ‘Bede Carmody – Preventing Activist Burnout’: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201903101300/bede-carmody-%E2%80%93-preventing-activist-burnout Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Dancing for Rain by Rise Against: https://riseagainst.com/ Insane by KEZRA: https://kezra.bandcamp.com/track/insane Boys will be bugs by Cavetown: https://uk.cave.town/ You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
We talk with activist and author Kristy Alger about total liberation and why being a consistent ally is critical. CONTENT WARNING: topics include transphobia, fascism and neo-Nazis, police violence. We discuss British anti-trans rights campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull's (also know as Posie Parker) appearance in Australia and the protests against her speaking events. The events of the last week have been hugely distressing and we encourage people to consider accessing support services. Here are a few options: LIFELINE @lifelineaustralia & phone 13 11 14. QLIFE www.qlife.org.au & phone 1800 184 527 Rainbow Door www.rainbowdoor.org.au & phone 1800 729 367 Switchboard www.switchboard.org.au You can read Kristy's blog at: https://writingliberation.medium.com/ and Kristy's book Five Essays for Freedom: A political primer for animal advocates is available from Revolutionaries https://revoltbooks.com/products/feff?_pos=1&_sid=41c761089&_ss=r Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) Statement of Concern: Policing of oppossing anti-trans and trans rights rallies: https://mals.au/2023/03/20/statement-of-concern-policing-of-opposing-anti-trans-rally-trans-rights-rallies/ Sally Goldner's (3CR Out of the Pan radio host, public speaker and educator) blog piece, Moving Forward. https://sallygoldner.com/moving-forward/ Music Played: Lo-Fidelity Allstars 'Battleflag' - https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-to-operate-with-a-blown-mind/1137796511 Rammstein 'Was Ich Liebe' - https://shop.rammstein.de/en/catalog/visuals-sounds/cd/rammstein-album-cd.html Utah Saints 'Something Good' - https://www.beatport.com/release/utah-saints/2806510 If you have any feedback on any of our shows, please contact us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listenting.
Delving into the layers of conscousness in animals and humans and what this means for our treatment of our fellow non human animals. Featuring music by local vegan musician Plum Green http://www.plumgreenmusic.com/ Music Played: Plum Green 'Raspberry Vine' Plum Green 'Walk Against the Wind' Plum Green 'Grave Snuggler' Photo by Andre Mouton: https://unsplash.com/@andremouton
International Women's Day is recognised each year on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. 3CR Radical Radio has a long history of supporting IWD by hosting 24 hour broadcasting by women and non-binary people. On this show we discuss some inspirational women who are animal rights advocates and strive for collective liberation. We also discuss some other animal-related news. We acknowledge the work of Brenda Sanders who founded the Afro-Vegan Society and works tirelessly in food justice and sharing knowledge about healthy vegan living. Here's Brenda's profile with the Unbound Project: https://unboundproject.org/brenda-sanders/ Learn more about the Afro-Vegan Society here: https://www.afrovegansociety.org/ We discussed Lauren Ornelas and The Food Empowerment Project which seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one's food choices. https://foodispower.org/ The FEP Ethical Chocolate list is a really handy resource for sourcing ethical vegan chocolate that is free of child and slave labour through it's production and supply chain. https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list/We recognise the work of animal photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur and We Animals Media https://weanimalsmedia.orgWe discuss the work of Kristy Alger, writer and activist. Kristy writes under Writing Liberation and her first book is Five Essays For Freedom. Follow Kristy's work here: https://www.instagram.com/writing_liberation/?hl=en SeaWeek (March 4-12, 2023) is Australia’s major national public awareness campaign to focus community awareness, provide information and encourage an appreciation of the sea. https://www.aaee.org.au/seaweek/ UN member nations have signed a treaty to protect marine life and the agreement is considered crucial to the goal of protexting 30% of land and sea by 2030. https://apnews.com/article/un-oceans-biodiversity-treaty-0b024fa07e8c1947236d8b8491ebf92c A new study reveleaed that plastic pollution doubles every six years https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281596 We discussed the death of Kiska, the last orca held in captivity in Canada. Tragically Kiska had been living in captivity since the 1970s at Marineland. https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-and-politics/kiska-captive-orca-died-marineland-canada/ A new study revelas that fish are self-aware and recognised themselves in a mirror test https://plantbasednews.org/news/science/self-aware-fish-research/ The documentary Seaspiracy is available on Netflix https://www.seaspiracy.org/ In dairy news, consumption of plant based milk is on the rise in Australia. Researchers delve into why this is and what motivates people to make the switch away from consuming dairy. https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2022/07/why-plant-based--milks--are-rising-to-the-top Puma ditches kangaroo leather for their soccer boot range and releases a vegan leather substitute called K-BETTER. https://plantbasednews.org/culture/sport/puma-vegan-leather-football-boots/Events coming up: Emma Hakansson, author of How Veganism can Save Us will be in conversation with Pam Ahern, Founder of Edgar's Mission at the Castlemaine Festival on Tuesday April 4. https://castlemainefestival.com.au/events/how-veganism-can-save-us/ Five years after the release of the Dominion documentary, Farm Transparency Project are hosting a week of action across April 2-8 and an Animal Rights March. Details here: https://www.farmtransparency.org/dominion-march Music Played: Alice Skye 'Everything Is Great' - https://open.spotify.com/track/5o7idEY12ht7TrTHu5e4fG Caisha Sprout 'Seasick' - https://open.spotify.com/track/6BcO1IkqIuJroU2mI88Msi Dear Stalker '6pm In The City' - https://open.spotify.com/track/2VlRFa3tMFGjoHTlYjUiEC
In Australia, every year millions of individuals get used in research and animal experiments. For over 40 years Humane Research Australia has been advocating for for scientifically valid and humane non-animal methods of research. We chat with HRA CEO Rachel Smith and committee member Katrina Larsen.You can find out more about HRA at https://www.humaneresearch.org.au/.For more information about the NSW inquiry into the 'Use of primates and other animals in medical research in New South Wales'.
On this show, we discuss the new documentary film written and directed by musician and animal rights advocate Moby. The film is called Punk Rock Vegan Movie and spans a number of decades examining the ongoing relationship between the worlds of punk music and animal rights, and how punk ideology is associated with animal rights activism and veganism. The film premiered in January 2023 at the Slamdance Film Festival and is freely available to watch on Moby's YouTube channel. https://moby.com/news/punk-rock-vegan-movie/ The film, which is Moby’s directorial debut, includes interviews with some of the biggest names in punk and rock history, like Ian Mackaye, HR, Dave Navarro, Ray Cappo, Andrew Hurley, Tony Kanal, Tim McIlrath, Water Schreifels, Dave Dictor, Derrick Green, Steve Ignorant, Theo Kogan, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Amy Lee, and Captain Sensible. Slamdance Film Festival wrote about the film: Moby tells the story of how punk rock became such a fertile and surprising breeding ground for vegan activism. It’s also a call to action, unapologetically reminding people that in a deeply broken world it’s incumbent upon each of us to stand up and fight intelligently, passionately, and loudly against injustice. The music we played on the show: No More by Youth of Today https://open.spotify.com/track/0iaFyLheLTw1t7vcD53ywt?si=8be0f6d0a43e481d Cats & Dogs by Gorilla Biscuits https://open.spotify.com/track/0zTfHKPhGwV3Y90EfTztLy?si=69d066d6cff04240 Chicken Squawk by MDC https://open.spotify.com/track/5bhHq796ahqwk70E5fc47M?si=5feea64329fc413e Time Out by Crass https://open.spotify.com/track/4HWJf7CGgE9Rdhwd0TVM4b?si=ba7cf9c73bef4c50 Please subscribe to 3CR Radical Radio: 3CR relies on our listeners and supporters to remain on-air, on-line and on point. Please make sure you’re a part of ensuring 3CR continues to air radical, independent and community radio for you and for everyone – subscribe today! You can subscribe online or via phone: Online: www.3cr.org.au/subscribe | Phone: 03 9419 8377 (press 1 to subscribe)
Nick and Katie discuss how they transitioned to veganism, veganism becoming more popular in recent years – overtaking vegetarianism in many ways, Happy Cow’s top 10 vegan-friendly cities in the world and finally, challenging ableism within activist movements. Articles discussed: Who moved my cheese? The silent battle between vegetarians and vegans by Tony Naylor: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/may/20/who-moved-my-cheese-the-silent-battle-between-vegetarians-and-vegans Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities by Happy Cow: https://www.happycow.net/vegtopics/travel/top-vegan-friendly-cities Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Get off on the pain by Weezer: https://weezer.com/ Flames by MOD SUN ft Avril Lavigne: https://modsunmusic.com/ I am Disappeared by Frank Turner: https://frank-turner.com/ You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
On this show we welcome our newest team member, Meg! Nick and Meg discuss a wide range of topics including: Meg’s journey when it comes to thinking about our obligations towards other animals, avoiding centring humans in animal liberation struggles, connections between veganism and socialism, and finally, capitalism, class and veganism. Links: 2018 Gallup poll on vegans and vegetarians in the US: https://news.gallup.com/poll/238328/snapshot-few-americans-vegetarian-vegan.aspx ‘Cost of groceries prompts family to give up meat to stick to household budget’, article by Sally Rafferty: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-21/cost-of-groceries-prompts-family-to-give-up-meat-/100842462 Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Brown Snake by Thelma Plum: https://www.thelmaplum.com/ Fuck the Bourgeoisie by Feral: https://2feral.bandcamp.com/track/fuck-the-bourgeoisie Hey There Boomer, It’s Not OK by Urban Cafe Crew: https://urbancafecrew.bandcamp.com/track/hey-there-boomer-its-not-ok You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
In our first show back for 2023 we talk about some popular Go Vegan campaigns such as Veganuary that encourage people to try adopting a vegan diet for 30 days and provide email support resources and cookbooks. We discuss whether these campaigns can frame veganism as a diet through the focus on food and miss the broader ethical considerations of animal liberation, or are they a critical first step for vegan curious people who are searching for information and the support that will help them make the transition. For further information on the campaigns and organisations we discussed, please see: Veganuary https://veganuary.com/en-au/ Vegan Easy (Animal Liberation Victoria) https://www.veganeasy.org/ Vegan4Life (Animal Liberation Queensland) https://www.vegan4life.org.au/ World Plant Milk Day https://www.worldplantmilkday.com/ Food Empowerment Project https://foodispower.org/ Project Fresh Start holds community lunches at the Uniting Church, High St Frankston, Victoria on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 12pm. https://www.facebook.com/projectfreshstart21/ Music we played on the show: Stray by The Teethers https://open.spotify.com/track/795sHubR0hPX90dETXYgPI?si=964ca12697f344ee Everything is great by Alice Skye https://open.spotify.com/track/5o7idEY12ht7TrTHu5e4fG?si=fa7506754c8f43a8 Shouting Out by Motor Vehicle Rundown If you have any feedback about the show or the campaigns we discussed, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening.
On this Summer Special Nick from Freedom of Species and Lottie discuss what journalist Naomi Klein refers to as trickle down identity politics. This form of identity politics, typified by people such as Hillary Clinton, prioritises achieving a more diverse range of people in positions of power, with the argument that if more people from marginalised groups get into positions of power, these benefits will eventually “trickle down” to that group as a whole. We do this drawing on the following article that Nick has written: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/idpols3/ This show is a 3CR Summer Special – see here for other Specials: https://www.3cr.org.au/summerspecials2022-2023 Music: Why Are You Like This? Season 1 Episode 6 I Will Not Speak for the Entire Queer Community, Racist Sexist Boy by The Linda Lindas, American Tune by AJJ, Not Black Enough by Proper, How the World Works by Bo Burnham. Freedom of Species is currently on a Summer break and we’ll be returning to regular programming on 22 January.
On this Summer Special Nick from Freedom of Species and Lottie evaluate different arguments about identity politics going on within Left/progressive/environmental movements. We do this drawing on the following articles that Nick has written: ‘What Do You Mean By “Identity Politics”?’ https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/idpols/ ‘Do You Identify Or Are You Identified?’ https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/idpols2/ This show is a 3CR Summer Special – see here for other Specials: https://www.3cr.org.au/summerspecials2022-2023 Music: Life is Incredible by Briggs ft Greg Holden, Reverse Racism by Aamer Rahman (from the Fear of a Brown Planet special), Konichiwa by Shoreline ft Koji, Home With You by FKA Twigs. Freedom of Species is currently on a Summer break and we’ll be returning to regular programming on 22 January.
This Rotations music show features Nick from Freedom of Species playing songs from the band Proper. Themes include the politics of the band, their shift from emo music to prog rock, moving away from cities with Right-wing politics and imagining a better life and a better world. This show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 1 January 2023. Rotations airs 2-3pm every Sunday and features music from a wide range of 3CR presenters. For more information about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations Music played: Bragging Rights (feat Willow Hawks from The Sonder Bombs) – from the album I Spent The Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better: https://bsmrocks.bandcamp.com/album/i-spent-the-winter-writing-songs-about-getting-better Lime Green Jheri Curl – from the album I Spent The Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better. Don’t – single: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FKcRxTb4Hs4eLxV4UFCl7?go=1&sp_cid=179b917c-c707-4de8-9210-a16fcf99a326&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1 New Years Resolutions – from the album I Spent The Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better. The American Way – from the album The Suburbs Have Ruined My Life: https://music.oldpressrecords.com/album/the-suburbs-have-ruined-my-life You Good? (In Media Res) – from the album The Great American Novel: https://fatherdaughterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-american-novel In The Van Somewhere Outside of Birmingham – from the album The Great American Novel. The Suburbs Have Ruined My Life – from the album The Suburbs Have Ruined My Life. Red State Blues, Pt. 1: The Problem – from the album The Suburbs Have Ruined My Life. Red State Blues, Pt. II: The Solution – from the album The Suburbs Have Ruined My Life. Ganymede – from the album The Great American Novel. I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better – from the album I Spent The Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better.
We delve into Extinction Rebellion’s claim that once 3.5% of the population of a state is mobilised in sustained protest, success is guaranteed. We also discuss the implications for the environmental movement and animal activists. For more on this issue, you can read Harley’s article ‘Reflections on Rebellion – How People Power can Take the World By Storm’: https://animalrebellion.org/how-change-happens/ You can also read the academic article ‘Social movements and (mis)use of research: Extinction Rebellion and the 3.5% rule’ by Kyle Matthews: https://www.interfacejournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Interface-12-1-Matthews.pdf Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Breakdown by Oli Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3VWd93CHv0 Capture The Flag by War On Women: https://waronwomen.bandcamp.com/album/capture-the-flag Cold by Stella Donnelly: https://stelladonnelly.bandcamp.com/album/flood This is our final show for the year but we’ll be back with new episodes from January 22, 2023 onwards!
We speak with Jolene who founded Project Fresh Start about veganism, food insecurity and minimising food waste. Jolene started PFS in 2021 in the southeast suburbs of Melbourne/Narrm as a way to contribute to community, provide fresh and healthy meals to people in need and reduce the food waste that she'd observed over her career in the hospitality industry. About Project Fresh Start Inc. Our purpose is to understand the issues that affect our local community and respond in a manner that doesn't compromise our values. We believe that everyone has the right to live a happy and healthy life and we focus on helping to remove the barriers that people face in achieving these outcomes. Our focus is on providing free, healthy fresh plant-based food and education around healthy eating and living in a way that sustains the individual, the community, the animals, and the planet. Donations are gratefully received, as is contact if anyone is keen to volunteer or start something up in your own area. PFS's contact and bank account details are located on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/projectfreshstart21 Links Foodbank Hunger Report 2022 examines the extent and severity of experience with food insecurity among Australian households: https://www.foodbank.org.au/foodbank-hunger-report-2022/?state=vic Food waste in Australia: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/waste/food-waste Food Empowerment Project https://foodispower.org/ and their ethical chocolate list https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list/ World Plant Milk Day https://www.worldplantmilkday.com/ Food Not Bombs https://www.foodnotbombs.net/australia.html Music we played Talkin' Bout a Revolution by Tracey Chapman https://open.spotify.com/track/0YMFcrMtBowDdD5bPz0cgy?si=8a186be46b2e4c8f Idioteque by Radiohead https://open.spotify.com/track/1W5XugQJGhnSATMI5n002M?si=c001e8215eb6449f Better in Blak by Thelma Plum https://open.spotify.com/track/1c5iUY7Zg1SxtROg1yr5ad?si=2c4a229569b14ce6
This show features vegan sociologists Josephine Brown, Zoei Sutton and Alex Hill. They discuss a wide range of topics including vegan men, meat and masculinity and thinking about our homes as spaces not just for humans but also for companion animals. Part 1 of the discussion builds on themes covered in the TASA Panel ‘Vegan Sociology, Situating Humans and Nonhuman Animals in 'The Promise' of Vegan Sociology’ from the 2021 International Association of Vegan Sociologists 2021 conference. Part 2 of the discussion covers Alex Hill’s research on vegan men. You can watch the talk ‘Soyboys Will Be Boys: Exploring the seemingly contradictory identity of vegan men in Australia’ by Alex from the 2022 International Association of Vegan Sociologists conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgFr3uVuPGo Part 3 covers Zoei Sutton’s research on companion animals. For more on this, check out Zoei’s talk ‘Spatialities of constraint: resisting anthroparchy in the context of a housing crisis’ from the 2022 International Association of Vegan Sociologists conference. Zoei’s talk starts at 33.13 of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gow_73hi_8E&t=3034s See the Vegan Sociology Youtube channel for more videos from these conferences: https://www.youtube.com/@vegansociology9468 Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Eat Your Salad by Citi Zeni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfY7isqFlqY Brovine by The Decline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjeiI-tlVpo I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better by Proper: https://bsmrocks.bandcamp.com/album/i-spent-the-winter-writing-songs-about-getting-better You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
Adam and Davita welcome Zoë and Dieter to the show, to talk about the book 'A Guide to the Creatures in your Neighbourhood'. Zoë and Dieter are part of the Urban Field Naturalist Project that invites you to slow down and attune to the incredible lifeworlds right around you. The Urban Field Naturalist Project: https://www.urbanfieldnaturalist.org/Find the book here: https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/9781922616326Music Played:Emma Donovan & The Putbacks 'My Goodness' - https://emmadonovantheputbacks.bandcamp.com/album/dawnElectric Fields 'Gold Energy' - https://open.spotify.com/track/650AFM5GJoTAAmQCI4Zy8ZSycco, Flume and Chrome Sparks 'Ripple' - https://open.spotify.com/track/6oEC3xbIgUG2TEUXZXUFCv
We chat with Dr Danny Pimentel, a researcher from the University of Oregon. Danny's research investigates the impacts of eXtended Reality (VR, AR, and MR) storytelling experiences on attitudes and behavior. In particularly, Danny has investigated how seeing the world through an animals eyes in Virtual Reality influences people. If you're interested in trying out one of Danny's VR experiences then go to: https://projectshell.org/ For more about Danny's research go to their google scholar page.
We welcome Dinesh Mathew to the show to talk about food and his political journey and policies that can unite parties on the left for animals. Music Played: Nina Simone 'Mississippi Goddam' - https://shop.ninasimone.com/products/feeling-good-her-greatest-hits-and-remixes-cd Hedwig and the Angry Inch 'Origin of Love' - https://open.spotify.com/album/79l4BIW8SN0M7bZAGmP0EB Beddy Rays 'Sort It Out' - https://beddyrays.bandcamp.com/track/sort-it-out
This show features political theorist Ruth Abbey on the place of veganism in the Australian Animal Justice Party. The discussion is based around Ruth’s (2022) article: ‘Veganism and Australia’s Animal Justice Party’, published in New Political Science: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07393148.2022.2053475 You can hear more from Ruth on the Seeing Green podcast, discussing the movie Sunday Too Far Away and issues of animals, gender and more: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CXnqo6HgaLdhOilWanE8m?si=b530d3faffb84082 Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ True Colors by Cindy Lauper: https://cyndilauper.com/ I'll Stand by You by the Pretenders: https://thepretenders.com/ Gold by Spandau Ballet: http://www.spandauballet.com/ You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
We discuss Victoria's animal care and protection laws which are open for consultation. You can provide your feedback on the planned changes to animal care and protection laws through engage victoria. You feedback can help create better legislation for animals so if you've got some time please consider submitting some feedback to the process.You can find details about the planned changes by reading the resources produced by the Victorian branch of the Animal Justice Party.
This is a trivia show featuring questions related to animals, animal rights and animal advocacy. Questions range from the number of species of ants, to the proportion of Australians who are vegan, to the talking gorilla raised by Penny Patterson. Listen in and see if you can beat other FoS listeners to the correct answers! Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Greta Thunberg Song by Oli Frost: https://www.youtube.com/watch/xdwXHTJyq94 The Bat Song by Thelma Plum: https://store.warnermusic.com.au/collections/thelma-plum/meanjin-ep-download Old Gods Ain’t Dead by Sole & DJ Pain 1, with AJJ: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/death-drive You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
Harley and Nick discuss the following horror movies from an animal rights perspective: Get Out, Midsommar, Raw and Us. In discussing Get Out, we draw on Aph Ko’s book Racism as Zoological Witchcraft: A Guide to Getting Out: https://lanternpm.org/book/racism-as-zoological-witchcraft/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Television by IDLES: https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance Which side are you on? Remix by Rebel Diaz ft Dead Prez and Rakaa Iriscience: https://rebeldiaz.bandcamp.com/album/radical-dilemma A Whaler's Lament (The Whales Are Singing To Me) by Kevin Johnson: https://open.spotify.com/track/1YBHNVFEMALgnfhaUJ86xM?si=ac10736e22f941ce
We discuss a recent NSW high court decision which impacts animal advocates ability to collect footage of animals in farm and other industry settings. The case was brought to the courts by Farm Transparency Project. You can find out all about the case here.We also discussed some news highlighted by a recent VegNews.com article and transitions from animal agriculture to plant-based agriculture.
We speak with Chris and Samah from Aotearoa Liberation League (ALL), a decolonial animal justice project that aims to end systematic oppression of all animals. Chris and Samah talk about how they met and their kaupapa (read about this here https://www.all.org.nz/kaupapa), using social media to maximise impact and reach people who are open to liberation messages, the dairy industry and decolonisation, and building connections that support social justice. You can read more about ALL here https://www.all.org.nz/ and watch videos and read the great resources they share, and follow them on social media on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. Here's a short video of Chris and Samah talking about their kaupapa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWIZoXhYLWw And this is the video we discuss in the interview called "Is veganism just about animals?" We highly recommend listening to this one, it's about 17 minutes long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpWq-KbX6E You can support ALL's work campaigning about the systemic issues animals are facing in Aotearoa by making a donation to their ko-fi here: https://www.all.org.nz/supportus The music we played on today's show: Raupatu by Alien Weaponry https://open.spotify.com/track/3hlbYDbcOlRwLDoLSAgNCs Waitī Waitā by Maisey Rika https://open.spotify.com/track/6IhsyBhsEGZ0txln2vyzkG The Promise (The Dolphin Song) by Olivia Newton-John https://open.spotify.com/track/08d3gUcRk5lvP6MJu91sDp Thanks so much to those who have already donated to our Radiothon campaign! We’re nearly at our target, which will keep our show and 3CR going for another year. Please donate if you can and help get us over the line! Links to donate are below and there are many different ways you can do this. Whatever way you donate, make sure you nominate our show for your donation to support our show specifically! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cause442(link is external) Other options: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate
On this show we spoke to Will Applebe who is head of investigation and rapid response at SAFE New Zealand. We talked about animal protection campaigns, live export and ag gag, plus more. You can find out more about SAFE's work at https://safe.org.nz/ Music Played: Aldous Harding 'The Barrel' - https://aldousharding.bandcamp.com/album/designer Pacific Heights (feat. Motte) 'A Lost Light' - https://open.spotify.com/album/0WbCO7dyr53QemIyogFqSI
Australia has eighty odd species of microbats. We live closely together with them, and we are mostly unaware. So let's get to know them! Our wonderful guest Ericka from Microbats of Melbourne guides us through the microbat world. You'll definitely come around to bats after listening this podcast! Some of the bats we discussed: Gould wattle bat, Little forest bat, Ghost bat, Southern bent wing bat (federally listed as endangered), Eastern bent wing (listed as endangered at state level), Eastern horseshoe bat (listed as endangered at state level), Lesser long ear bat, Chocolate wattled bat. DISCLAIMER: DO NO HANDLE BATSEricka is a licensed and vaccinated bat carer. Do not touch or handle bats yourself, no matter how cute or small they seem. Instead, call Ericka directly when you find a bat in Melbourne on 0407636688. You can also call Wildlife Victoria on 84007300 who will reach out to licensed batcarers. Show image by Microbats of Melbourne. LinksMicrobat boxes: https://www.ausbats.org.au/uploads/4/4/9/0/44908845/boxes_for_bats_high_res__1_.pdf https://www.ausbats.org.au/ for more information on bats. Microbats of Melbourne Facebook https://www.facebook.com/microbatsofmelbourne Microbats of Melbourne Instagram https://www.instagram.com/microbatsofmelbourne/ Microbats of Melbourne Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/MicrobatsOfMelbourne Microbats of Melbourne TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@microbats_of_melbourne 'Puppy dog ear' video https://www.instagram.com/p/CfoPSh0gXpd/ Music Played King Creosote and Jon Hopkins ‘Bats in the attic’ - https://open.spotify.com/album/3gjscVqoJHTwhp6p2zZETj Mi-Kaisha ‘Help’ - https://open.spotify.com/album/5CkWiW1r4KEXiJvA2eGmq5 Drmngnw, Kee'ahn, Paul Gorrie, Pataphysica 'Always Remember' - https://open.spotify.com/album/6E8wkjtAPRTodgyz93T4cX
We speak with Emma Hakansson, writer, activist and model who is passionate about anti-speciesism and collective liberation. Emma is the founding director of not-for-profit Collective Fashion Justice, dedicated to the creation of a total ethics fashion system. Topics covered include collective liberation, total ethics fashion, feminism, the work of Collective Fashion Justice and her new book How Veganism Can Save Us. Follow Emma's work: Collective Fashion Justice https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/ Read a selection of Emma's articles https://emmahakansson.com.au/writing Emma's first short film, Willow and Claude has been selected for international film festivals, winning multiple awards, and her past work as a creative director informs her work. Watch the film here https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/willow-and-claude The book How Veganism Can Save Us is published by Hardie Grant Books https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/how-veganism-can-save-us-by-emma-hakansson/9781743797730 Upcoming events: Total ethics fashion and collective liberation, Thursday July 21, 2022 6.00-8.00pm at the Melbourne Animal Rights Centre https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/events/total-ethics-fashion-collective-liberation-with-emma-hakansson #DropCroc Global Day of Action #9, Saturday July 30, 2022 11.00am - 1.00pm at Hermes Melbourne https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/events/dropcroc-global-day-of-action-9-melbourne Communally created total fashion ethics, Sunday September 18, 2022 11.30am -7.00pm at The Edge, Fed Square, Melbourne https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/events/fed-square-swap Music we played on the show: The Kid by Phoebe Go https://open.spotify.com/track/2sQ1usRC33NfoF9xEK52Mn?si=9ea5f1504e264932 Grew Inside the Water by Mimi Gilbert https://open.spotify.com/track/0HZ350hGhBLhusUuvruKV5?si=35b3320440b34480 Back3School by Porches https://open.spotify.com/track/43E43pV0i2j2PmRz9XfOzH?si=524a0e7e131e495b Thanks so much to those who have already donated to our Radiothon campaign! We’re nearly at our target, which will keep our show and 3CR going for another year. Please donate if you can and help get us over the line! Links to donate are below and there are many different ways you can do this. Whatever way you donate, make sure you nominate our show for your donation to support our show specifically! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cause442(link is external) Other options: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate
Nick and Harley analyse True Blood, Buffy, Twilight and The Vampire Diaries from an animal rights perspective. Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Vampire in You by Universal Poplab: https://open.spotify.com/track/0A6NpH2SNa9yZOdORmDPls?si=7932568c76e04b8e Television by Bad Religion: https://badreligion.com/albums/stranger-than-fiction Marliya by Spinifex Gum and Marliya Choir: https://www.spinifexgum.com/home Thanks so much to those who have already donated to our Radiothon campaign! We’re nearly at our target, which will keep our show and 3CR going for another year. Please donate if you can and help get us over the line! Links to donate are below and there are many different ways you can do this. Whatever way you donate, make sure you nominate our show for your donation to support our show specifically! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cause442 Other options: https://www.3cr.org.au/donate
Recently lots of local pounds and shelters are overun with dogs and other animals needing adoption. A major reason is that more animals are being surrended or abandoned since the pandemic related travel restrictions have been lifted. Saskia from Forever Friends Animal Rescue shares stories about all the work that goes on behind the scenes of dog rescue. There's a legion of people involved in bringing dogs to safety, spending time with them and finding forever homes for them. Listen in to hear about all the negotiatons, care required, and even court cases involved in the work! Stories of the dogs Chief & Chika, Ned, and Pan are included. Links Settlers doing the work to heal and return country to First Nations people: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-10/neds-corner-station-handed-back-to-ngintait-traditional-owners/101053542 Forever Friends Animal Rescue: https://www.foreverfriends.org.au/ Music U2 'Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own' - https://www.u2.com/music/albums/4068 U2 'Pride (in the Name of Love)' - https://www.u2.com/music/albums/4006 Barkaa (ft. Electric Fields) 'Fight for Me' - https://open.spotify.com/album/2mzKzKFYWgxSAy7tzXrUxY
In 2019 50 activists were arrested as part of a 'Meat the Victims' action inside Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. This farm is regarded by the industry as one of the "best" farms - owned and operated by a board member of the BC Pork Producers Association. The action was in response to undercover footage from within the farm which showed unimaginable suffering and abuse. An extensive police investigation led to our guests Amy Sorrano, Nick Schafer and Roy Sasano, as well as the whistleblower responsible for the footage, Geoff Regier, being charged with a combined 21 indictable offenses (the highest criminal level in Canada). While Geoff has had his charges dropped, the remaining 3 of the Excelsior 4, who are still facing charges are finally starting trial this month, on June 27. It will be an extensive four-week trial by jury in the BC Supreme Court, and they face years in prison if convicted. Our Guests: Amy Soranno - An activist and public speaker who gives workshops on animal activism & civil disobedience. Amy has engaged in farm occupations, slaughterhouse lockdowns, open rescues, and other forms of direct action across North America as well as being a Meat the Victims Canada organizer, Ban Fur Farm BC (BFFBC) co-founder, past Animal Save Movement organizer, and animal agriculture investigator: www.instagram.com/amysoranno/ Nick Schafer - A professional photographer & videographer and an animal agriculture investigator: www.instagram.com/nick.s.schafer/ Roy Sasano - The former communications officer and 2nd officer (later becoming the Executive Officer) aboard M/V FARLEY MOWAT (II) during Operation Milagro 2 with Sea Shepherd. Roy is also a Royal Canadian Navy veteran, past Animal Save Movement organizer, and animal agriculture investigator: www.instagram.com/roysasano/ Support the Excelsior 4 by checking out their website and donating if you can: https://excelsior4.org/ Follow along with the trial on Twitter: www.twitter.com/theexcelsior4/ Learn more about the Excelsior 4 case here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJGAI02SWzw&t=3s Watch the MTV action recap video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfs97ZaQdPc&t=3s
The Freedom of Species team come together for another Animal Trivia show for the 3CR Radiothon 2022! Listen to the interesting animal sounds, trivia questions such as do you know the name of the band who sings our theme song, Animal Liberation? Play along and see if you can beat the FoS presenters and other FoS listeners! Thanks so much to everyone who pledged donations and/or sent in answers for our trivia show today! Thanks also to the vegan pizza business Red Sparrow Pizza for providing gift vouchers to our top donors in the Trivia show. Even though our 2022 Radiothon show is over, you can still support our Radiothon campaign and keep our show going for another year by donating. Donate via these options (however you donate, please nominate our show to receive your donation): Online: https://givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies2022 Other options for donating here: https://3cr.org.au/donate or in-person at 3CR at 21 Smith Street Fitzroy, Naarm/Melbourne, Australia between 9.00am-5.00pm Monday to Friday. Phone: +61 3419 8377. The music we played on today's show: Monkey Gone to Heaven by The Pixies https://open.spotify.com/track/6BT7qiDY4A5tOyklohjQuW?si=246f955820144742 Most Girls by Hailee Steinfeld https://open.spotify.com/track/10GJQkjRJcZhGTLagFOC62?si=c7310656afa34838 Wolf by First Aid Kit https://open.spotify.com/track/64MZlAEryuE2KlLS2lWWFX?si=79b490cf5b8a4dc5 Thanks very much for your support of FoS and stay tuned for another trivia show later in the year - make sure your like our Facebook page for further updates about this! Plus you can subscribe to our show by searching for it on your favourite app, including iTunes and Spotify.
Harley reflects on her activism in the UK with Animal Rebellion over the last few years, focusing on tensions between trying to build a mass movement for animals while also being concerned about police repression and security culture. She also discusses the loss of momentum for activists during the pandemic and ways to overcome this. Links: You can find out more about Animal Rebellion at: https://animalrebellion.org/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Dear England by Lowkey ft Mai Khalil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL0Y4MZ45bo Incompatible by Colour Me Wednesday: https://colourmewednesday.bandcamp.com/album/spoonboy-colour-me-wednesday-split Farewell To My City by Frank Turner: https://frank-turner.com/discography/fthc/ Make sure you tune in live to our animal liberation trivia show on Sunday 19th June, 1-2pm Melbourne time! You can listen in via 855AM from Melbourne or on the 3CR website (3cr.org.au) from anywhere. You can text in your answers to the questions on 0488 809 855. This show is our annual Radiothon fundraising show to keep our show and 3CR going for another year. You don’t have to wait until this show to donate though, you can donate right now at the links below. We appreciate your support! Online: https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/freedomofspecies2022 Other options – don't forget to nominate our show! https://www.3cr.org.au/donate
This week we will take time to remember and reflect on victims of animal violence, this is a memorial to animals. I read out the names of sites of violence against animals in Victoria, Australia.You can find the list of abattoirs I read the names of at: Farm Transparency Project - Abottoirs in Victoria www.farmtransparency.org/facilities/food/abattoirs?state=VIC&country=Australia
This Rotations show features Nick from Freedom of Species and Lottie playing some songs that they like by women artists. This show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 3 July 2022. Rotations airs 2-3pm every Sunday and features music from a wide range of 3CR presenters. For more information about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations Music played: Hit Like a Girl by Meet Me @ The Altar: https://open.spotify.com/album/4l3QmwKvZ9TR1lSnJvT6E0 Being a woman by Lake Street Dive: https://lakestreetdivemusic.bandcamp.com/album/obviously Crying room by Jemma & the Clifton Hillbillies: https://open.spotify.com/album/2sMh3OxACcbiXwqXLuL9Th I'll be coming home by Dori Freeman: https://open.spotify.com/album/3nrtejgwleUGvNPWXMymV2 Cellophane by FKA Twigs: https://open.spotify.com/album/3DMR3yM5crnt1dG9lLaMTZ midnight love by girl in red: https://girlinred.ffm.to/iicmigq.owe redesign by awfultune: https://open.spotify.com/album/56rbqtVFlkTXHxqpRyViz9 I know a girl by The Preatures: https://open.spotify.com/track/5qLu2n9SEzhyIqg9gGX6rD?si=cfc1ff40d28a4e93 Backseat of my mind by Thelma Plum: https://thelmaplum.lnk.to/betterinblakann Grand Ideas by Alice Skye: https://www.aliceskye.com/music Mean To Me by Stella Donnelly: https://stelladonnelly.bandcamp.com/album/thrush-metal-aus-nz-edition Panic Attacks in Paradise by Ashnikko: https://ashnikko.lnk.to/PAIPM In Your Shoes by Colour Me Wednesday: https://colourmewednesday.bandcamp.com/album/anyone-and-everyone Spinifex gum by Spinifex Gum and Marliya: https://www.spinifexgum.com/home
With the Australian federal election only a week away we speak with Animal Justice Party candidate, Meg Watkins, about the parties positions on animals. I also share some of the documented animal policies from other parties. In the second half of the show we hear about a recent advocacy win from Kristin Leigh from Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages.
We speak with Bronwyn Currie, Animal Justice Party VIC Lead Senate Candidate for the upcoming Australian Federal Election. Bronwyn is a longtime resident of Melbourne’s bayside area and has broad professional experience across a wide range of areas. She has been passionate about animals her entire life, Bronwyn’s contributions to animal protection have been recognized through multiple nominations for the Kingston Woman of the Year Award and was also a popular nomination for an Australia Day Award. You can read more about Bronwyn's drive to secure change for animals, the environment and people here: https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/bronwyn_currie_for_senate We talk about banning live export, the upcoming Federal election campaign and the sadness may of us feel on Mother's Day when we reflect on the plight of animals in the animal agriculture system. Follow AJP here https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/ The music we played on the show was: Steer by Missy Higgins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0qu3EAfTY Descent by Lawless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzoRPftYyM Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel featuring Kate Bush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc
This week we're talking to Jax, a climate and animal activist based in the UK. We talk about taking action in South Africa, hunt stabbing and shutting down the UKs largest dairy production center. Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ The Eco-Terrorist in Me by Rise Against: https://www.riseagainst.com/ The Huntsman Comes A-Marching (live) by Frank Turner: https://frank-turner.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-is-for-the-week-tenth-anniversary-edition-live-from-the-vic-swindon-6th-april-2007 Extremist by Sole and DJ Pain 1: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/no-god-nor-country-3 You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. Fitted shirts: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 Looser fit shirts: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
We are animal advocates walking on Country, on lands that are still unceded and that continue to be colonised. How are animals placed in the settler colonial history of so-called 'australia'? What is the work that we as settlers need to do within our communities to align with the First Nations cause? Our guest is Shannon Woodcock, speaking from Gunai Kurnai Country, to talk about how we can educate ourselves, do the work and show up. Guxhi and Pasha make themselves heard too.
Links: 'Black and Blue' by Aunty Veronica Gorrie - https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/black-and-blue-9781925849240 The Keeping Place - https://www.gegac.org.au/keepingplace/ Koorie Heritage Trust - https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/ 'Self Determined First Nations Museums and Colonial Contestation' by Robert Hudson & Shannon Woodcock - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003122449/self-determined-first-nations-museums-colonial-contestation-robert-hudson-shannon-woodcock
Music: Yothu Yindi 'Treaty' https://open.spotify.com/album/0bZ1EzA7K0ZK88THQaVViw Archie Roach 'One Song' https://open.spotify.com/album/5POKDRj3X1aajEqbazkqKN Caisha Sprout 'Seasick' https://open.spotify.com/track/0cvKl1pecUl4RZQUzbRXXd
Adam and Caroline head back to the 3CR studio and discuss the emerging trend in animal documentaries - to focus on the real lives of animals, and without narration. It underscores the idea that nonhuman animals are unique individuals with feelings, relationships, goals, desires and personalities of their own. The films we discuss are: COW by Andrea Arnold, Gunda by Viktor Kossakovky and My Octopus Teacher by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. Adam also mentioned some other films of interest: Nenette, the film about the orangutan and Stray, which depicts daily life in Istanbul through the eyes of three dogs that roam its streets, searching for food. The music we played on today's show: Doubt by The Teethers https://youtu.be/hz6JWCaJEqw MK Ultra Blues by William Elliott Whitmore https://youtu.be/NEyN1ofOEyE We also talked about the Australian Alliance for Animals which is a new national charity uniting six of Australia's leading animal protection organisations with a combined supporter base of over two million people. The Alliance are pushing for an overhaul of Australia's outdated and ineffective animal welfare policy and legislative system. Australian animals deserve action to end cruel practies, and a decision-making process that ensures their interests are heard and respected. The Alliance consists of the following animal protection organisations: Animals Australia, Compassion in World Farming, FOUR Paws, Human Society International Australia, Voiceless, the Animal Protection institute and World Animal Protection Australia. Follow them here: https://www.allianceforanimals.org.au/ Finally, Mount Gambier Wildlife Carer are hosting a FREE ONLINE Pouch Checking Workshop. They've had a lot of positive feedback on their previous workshops and are holding another one on March 25, 2022 between 6.00-7.30pm South Australian time. All details can be found here on their Facebook page:
This show features Jamie Woodhouse of the Sentientism project on effectively communicating with those in the vegan movement who hold conspiratorial and/or non-evidence based views. Links: Jamie is working to develop Sentientism (“evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”) as a philosophy and as a global movement. He hosts the Sentientism Podcast and YouTube and has published articles and presented seminars on the Sentientism worldview. He is building a range of global Sentientism Communities (open to all so come and join) that so far span over 100 countries. You can find him on Twitter @JamieWoodhouse and @Sentientism. Links to all of these can be found at: https://sentientism.info/ What do veganism and conspiracy theories have in common? Article by Christopher Sebastian: https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/04/12/what-do-veganism-and-conspiracy-theories-have-in-common ‘The Vegan To Woogan Pipeline w/ Christopher Sebastian’ – Ep 296 of The Bearded Vegans podcast: https://thecommentist.com/bearded-vegans/ep296/ How to talk to a climate change denier – video by George Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp-nJKBwQR4 ‘The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories with Rob Brotherton’ – Factually podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-thinking-behind-conspiracy-theories-with-rob-brotherton/ ‘Wellness warriors’: how Victoria’s vaccine mandate sparked divisions in progressive Brunswick: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/27/wellness-warriors-how-victorias-vaccine-mandate-sparked-divisions-in-progressive-brunswick Novak Djokovic’s ‘wildly anti-scientific’ beliefs laid bare: https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/novak-djokovics-wildly-antiscientific-beliefs-laid-bare/news-story/7ce62ef0e727102eb9cf1fea16779271 Waterford, J. 2020, ‘The not-so-dirty secret the COVID-19 panel wants to hide’, The Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6700020/the-not-so-dirty-secret-the-covid-19-panel-wants-to-hide/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Bad Science by Cursive – from the album Happy Hollow: https://cursive.bandcamp.com/album/happy-hollow 29 / 31 by Garfunkel and Oates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-gfxjAaZg0 A Skeptic’s Love Song by Just Nick: https://justnick.bandcamp.com/album/bedpunk You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are now only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
This show features Sarah on Indigenous critiques of the movie Don’t Look Up (Netflix) and why Indigenous knowledge is so important in informing animal rights and environmental movements. Sarah is a Maori wahine living on Dharawal Country and Criminology researcher. This episode is a follow-up to our previous show ‘What are the Most Effective Individual Actions for the Climate?’ https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202201231300/what-are-most-effective-individual-actions-climate Links from Sarah: For further info on the significance of Mauna Kea: www.protectmaunakea.net To understand Land Back priorities/actions in a Turtle Island context: www.landback.org Old media articles on the eviction of Indigenous tribes from their ancestral land in India: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/25/land-grab-tribal-people-india-adivasi https://www.iwgia.org/en/india/3314-millions-of-indigenous-peoples-facing-eviction-india.html Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network: www.seedmob.org.au Links from Nick: Examples of discussions around Indigenous critiques of Don’t Look Up and/or Indigenous contributions to the environmental movement: https://twitter.com/uahikea/status/1477450954026799105 https://twitter.com/kenzieeharriss/status/1476819693105291268 https://www.climate-uni.com/post/climate-change-indigenous-knowledge-learning-from-losing-alaska https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/booked-indigenous-resistance-is-post-apocalyptic-with-nick-estes Todd, Zoe. 2016. “An Indigenous Feminist’s Take on the Ontological Turn: ‘Ontology’ is Just Another Word for Colonialism.” Journal of Historical Sociology 29:1, 4-22. Search ‘#dontlookup indigenous’ on Twitter for more of these discussions. Sources on whiteness in the environmental movement: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/30/green-groups-too-white-too-male-other-sectors-report https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/numbers-don-t-lie-green-movement-remains-overwhelmingly-white-report-n1253972 Here is the graph on increased emissions despite major climate agreements that was mentioned at the start of the show: https://twitter.com/kickitinthesun/status/1488544782112673795?t=c5MlJefkug_KgOlkt3RrQA&s=19 You can hear Jon, a listener of our show, discuss being Maori AND vegan on a previous episode of our show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201901271300/jon-pawson-%E2%80%93-maori-veganism You can also hear Nick discuss sentience and the non-human world (among many other topics) on episode 88 of the Sentientism podcast: https://pod.link/1540408008/episode/9f3539f037bab81c9d50e3493925b652?fbclid=IwAR1V0fB0JmLZbaifYwBBKTcMH1YDxP-DX1LYHdyFZ_wOV6Geh1LGzaZe3YY Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Shadows by Briggs ft. Troy Cassar-Daley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQOjepa-IUA You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460
Caroline & Adam speak with members of AJP Western Region at their protest of the Geelong Pro Rodeo event held in Geelong on Saturday February 12, 2022. We discuss a range of topics including what happens to animals at rodeos, how best to advocate for animals during the upcoming elections at the State and Federal level in Australia, and how we can reimagine experiences with animals that recognise their sentience and do not involve exploitaiton. We spoke with Andy Meddick MP, Meg Watkins, AJP Federal Candidate for the seat of Corangamite, and protest attendees Cynthia, Pouya, Ruth and Naomi. Animal Justice Party: https://animaljusticeparty.org/ Music: Alcest: Protection instrumental version (Nuclear Blast Records) https://open.spotify.com/search/alcest
Listen back to this episode to hear what has happened ever since settlers brought the brushtail possum to Aotearoa (New Zealand). Our guest is Emily Major, a PhD Candidate at Canterbury University in Christchurch. She studies how possums are violently framed as pests, persecuted and exterminated in the region. Links: Emily's Blog - Framing Speciesism: https://framingspeciesism.com/blog/ Music: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ https://izhawaii.com/the-best-of-israel-kamakawiwoole/ Leah Flanagan ‘Chills’ https://leahflanaganstore.bandcamp.com/album/saudades GUTHRIE ‘Fairy Lights’ https://open.spotify.com/track/57QzEKpsu7ODlZZFmoeYcz
We speak with Dr Bill Lynn and Dr Fran Santiago-Avila about Multispecies Justice, an alternative approach to negotiating the complex relationships of coexistence between other animals and humans. Importantly, Multispecies Justice centres animal needs, as well as humans, when determining how to create a just world. Fran is the Big River Connectivity Science and Conservation Manager for Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute. Find out more about the excellent work Project Coyote do by visiting their website - http://www.projectcoyote.org/. You can find out more about Bill and Frans work by visiting PAN Works, an independent non-partisan think-tank dedicated to the wellbeing of animals which they are both part of.
In this episode of Freedom of Species we talk to Sammi Drew, an an Animal Rights protest photographer and advocate living in the UK. We touch on how she started capturing protests, what it's like to get that perfect shot and the power that art has to communicate the lives and emotions of animals. Sammi worked as a portrait photographer for 20 years and has a Master of Arts degree in photography.Photo by Sammi Drew - The Disappearing Innocents of the World in Crisis
Nick and Adam discuss the movie Don’t Look Up (Netflix) and compare individual actions for the climate commonly promoted in the environmental movement with scientific research on the most effective actions. We do this by discussing the actions promoted on the website https://www.count-us-in.org/en-gb/project/ and the following scientific article: Wynes, S. and Nicholas, K. A. 2017. The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions. Environ. Res. Lett., 12(7), 1-9: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541 Additional Links: This show is a continuation of our Summer Special from last week, titled: Don’t Look Up, the Climate Crisis and Self-Care (Summer Special): https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202201161300/don%E2%80%99t-look-climate-crisis-and-self-care-summer-special Adam recommends the website https://drawdown.org/ over count-us-in.org for websites measuring the impact of different individual actions of the climate. Nick recommends the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber: https://booko.com.au/works/7812484 ‘Don’t Look Up Doesn’t Get the Climate Crisis’ By Eric Levitz: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/dont-look-up-climate-metaphor-review.html ‘Brian Cox Breaks Down The Science Behind Don’t Look Up’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntaidEKs_Ks Music and other clips: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Clip from Don’t Look Up (Netflix). Union speaker Luke on just transitions for fossil fuel workers, from the Climate Crisis National Day of Action event in Melbourne, Feb 22, 2020: https://archive.org/details/climaterally The Voracious March of Godliness by Bad Religion: https://badreligion.com/albums/no-substance Work-Rest-Play-Die (live) by Subhumans: https://subhumans.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-a-dive Buying a Freedom of Species shirt is a great way to spread the word about our show and support 3CR! There is only one looser fit shirt available – it is 2XL size in blue: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460 There are plenty of fitted shirts available in a wide range of sizes in green, blue and red – all FoS shirts are now selling for the reduced price of only $15! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt
This Summer Special covers the movie Don't Look Up (Netflix), putting our energy back into climate action after the movement has lost momentum during the pandemic and avoiding burnout when coping with the reality of the climate crisis. It is hosted by Nick from Freedom of Species and his partner Katie. This show is a 3CR Summer Special: https://www.3cr.org.au/summerspecials2021-2022 Links: Graham Readfearn, ‘Australia ranked last of 60 countries for policy response to climate crisis’ on theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/09/australia-ranked-last-of-60-countries-for-policy-response-to-climate-crisis We also briefly discuss the website https://www.count-us-in.org/en-gb/project/ and the article: Wynes, S. and Nicholas, K. A. 2017. The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions. Environ. Res. Lett., 12(7), 1-9: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541 We’ll discuss both of these in more detail on the next Freedom of Species show. Nick and Katie host Progressive Podcast Australia: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/ Music and other clips: DON’T LOOK UP, Official Teaser Trailer – Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL9aJcqrtnw Just Look Up (From Don’t Look Up) by Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnyvDBGojoQ 2 clips from Don’t Look Up (Netflix). Pink Convertible by MARINA: https://www.marinaofficial.co.uk/music I haven't been taking care of myself by Alex Lahey: https://alexlahey.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you-like-a-brother
Nick from Freedom of Species plays some of his favourite songs that were released in 2021. This show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 9 January 2022. Rotations airs 2-3pm every Sunday and features music from a wide range of 3CR presenters. For more information about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations Music played: All my favourite songs by Weezer – from the album OK Human: https://weezer.lnk.to/music Playing my piano by Weezer – from the album OK Human: https://weezer.lnk.to/music SkrAm! by Jeff Rosenstock – from the album SKA DREAM: https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/ska-dream Haven't been doing so well by Frank Turner – single: https://frank-turner.com/full-discography/ Konichiwa by Shoreline and Shoreline – single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cX8ISErxlk For What? by Destroy Boys – from the album Open Mouth, Open Heart: https://destroyboys.bandcamp.com/album/open-mouth-open-heart Blue Lives Don't Matter by Ash Bricky – from the album Songs for Lovers and Tear Gas: https://ashbricky.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-lovers-and-tear-gas My Bro cancervive cancer by NOFX – from the album Single Album: https://nofx.bandcamp.com/album/single-album Phantom Fury by Sole – from the album MBFX: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/mbfx I Don't Like Myself by Girli – from the EP Damsel in Distress: https://www.girlimusic.com/ How the world works by Bo Burnham – from the album Inside (The Songs): https://bo-burnham-official-store.myshopify.com/ Pandora's Box by Marina – from the album Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land: https://www.marinaofficial.co.uk/music Falling Off by Dollar Signs – from the album Hearts of Gold: https://dollarsigns.bandcamp.com/album/hearts-of-gold Beach Life in Death by Glass Beach – single (cover of the song originally by Car Seat Headrest): https://glassbeach.bandcamp.com/track/beach-life-in-death Nick gives daily music recommendations on Twitter @NicksSong and on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aj8GLVvKz0UcYriiRmYCE?si=jiVyMSiuR9u9uSmo2i_uEw&nd=1
It is common for animal advocacy campaigns to describe animals as voiceless, and portray humans as speaking on their behalf. This is incorrect, animals DO have voices! Davita and Trev discuss the theory behind animal voices, with contributions from Nicole Beasley and Belinda Morris. We explore the links to other social justice issues, and why we should listen to and amplify animal voices with our advocacy. You'll get to hear the voices of many animals, including the rooster pictured in the podcast photo Tilt! Links: Baby Bats Babble Like Human Toddlers: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-08-20/baby-bats-babble-like-human-infants/100381484 Carl Safina - Becoming Wild: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51122634-becoming-wild Eva Meijer - When Animals Speak: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44601448-when-animals-speak Joan Dunayer - Animal Equality: Language and Liberation: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/839265.Animal_Equality Hana Low of The Microsanctuary Movement: http://www.microsanctuarymovement.org/ An excerpt from Beasts of Burden, By Sunaura Taylor: https://thenewinquiry.com/on-ableism-and-animals-2/ Laura Jean McKay - Animals in that Country: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52527550-the-animals-in-that-country Music: TRH 'Loser Curse' Telenova 'Tranquilize' https://telenovamusic.bandcamp.com/album/tranquilize Mo'Ju 'Wave' https://open.spotify.com/album/2roZhR0fCZQbphZ0M7Ek01
We discuss the Plant Based Treaty with Greta Cuthell, organiser for Youth Climate Save VIC and why our food systems are inextricably linked to the climate crisis. Greta is an animal advocate and activist, ambassador for climate action and a vegan. The Plant Based Treaty has been designed as a companion to the UNFCCC/Paris Agreement and is the first of its kind to put food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis. The Treaty aims to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture, to promote a shift to more healthy, sustainable plant-based diets and to actively reverse damage done to planetary functions, ecosystem services and biodiversity. Read more here: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/ Youth Climate Save Victoria are on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youthclimatesavevictoria/ We played the following songs on the show: Runaway by The National https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z9AL3mJvcM Float On by Modest Mouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAud5O7Qqk Capsicum by The Teethers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4UMNF0KWc You can find music from Freedom of Species on our Spotify playlist here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=qKy5N4EcQXeShbrs_VaQdg&dl_branch=1 Freedom of Species t-shirts: All of the looser fit Freedom of Species shirts have now been sold but there are still fitted shirts available for the reduced price of only $15! Thanks so much to everyone who has already bought a shirt - doing so is a great way to spread the word about our show and also supports 3CR Community Radio to keep our show and all the amazing shows on 3CR going J https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt
Nick and Adam discuss COVID-19 vaccines, animal testing and pseudo-scientific/conspiratorial views in the vegan community and beyond. We mainly focus on the article ‘Are COVID vaccines vegan? Should I get one anyway? An ethicist explains’ by Ben Bramble: https://theconversation.com/amp/are-covid-vaccines-vegan-should-i-get-one-anyway-an-ethicist-explains-155221 We also briefly touch on the article ‘Your unvaccinated friend is roughly 20 times more likely to give you COVID’ by Christopher Baker and Andrew Robinson: https://theconversation.com/your-unvaccinated-friend-is-roughly-20-times-more-likely-to-give-you-covid-170448 For more on the issues of animal experimentation and humane alternatives, check out Humane Research Australia: https://www.humaneresearch.org.au/ Also listen in to our previous episode ‘Anti-vax and Ableism’: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202109051300/anti-vax-and-ableism Music: Sole and DJ Pain 1 ‘Fuck Alex Jones’: https://sole.bandcamp.com/track/fuck-alex-jones Cursive ‘Hymns for the Heathen’: https://cursive.bandcamp.com/track/hymns-for-the-heathen Sole, DJ Pain 1 and Decomposure ‘Godless’: https://sole.bandcamp.com/track/godless-w-decomposure All of the looser fit Freedom of Species shirts have now been sold but there are still fitted shirts available for the reduced price of only $15! Thanks so much to everyone who has already bought a shirt - doing so is a great way to spread the word about our show and also supports 3CR Community Radio to keep our show and all the amazing shows on 3CR going! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt
Jamie Woodhouse discusses Sentientism – a worldview based on evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings. Find out more about Sentientism at: https://sentientism.info/ Follow Jamie on Twitter @JamieWoodhouse You can read about the life of animal rights and human rights advocate Bede Carmody at: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7489524/bede-carmody-remembered-as-a-true-advocate-for-animal-welfare/?fbclid=IwAR2e1h1YwgixC8nUfnZVibwq8gqUIA3gvld2ASaMiMYIJrru77716rpYlNA You can also hear a talk from Bede on our show, the episode is titled ‘Bede Carmody – Preventing Activist Burnout’ and it aired 10 March 2019: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201903101300/bede-carmody-%E2%80%93-preventing-activist-burnout Music: Human by Sevdaliza. Rewilding by Jonathan Krisp. Paradise Engineering by Barker. Remember that Freedom of Species t-shirts are available via the 3CR website via the links below, in a range of colours and both tighter fit and looser fit styles. Buying a shirt supports our show and 3CR! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw
In this episode Davita and Caroline welcome Jo-Anne McArthur to Freedom of Species. We talk about HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene, published by We Animals Media. HIDDEN is an incredible piece of work that documents our violent relationships to the non-human animals across the world. It features the work of 40 international animal photojournalists. Jo also shares her journey into activism, and we talk about the solutionary stories of the Unbound Project that celebrates women at the forefront of animal advocacy worldwide. Links Find HIDDEN here: https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/buy-books-and-prints/ Adam Oswell, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021: https://www.adamoswell.com/ One of the prizes for Jo's work: https://naturephotographeroftheyear.com/previous-editions/npoty-2020-results/jo-anne-mcarthur-hope-in-a-burned-forest-winner-category-man-and-nature Elsie Herring in Unbound Project: https://unboundproject.org/elsie-herring/ Kiska and Cetacean captivity: https://weanimalsmedia.org/2019/11/19/the-current-state-of-cetacean-captivity/ On Save the Chimps and Ron: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/09/a-photographer-meets-chimpanzees-saved-from-research-laboratories/ Music Played Eddie Vedder 'Guaranteed' - https://open.spotify.com/album/13xlpKbai3GGoMSr75lOeX Dead Prez 'Be Healthy' - https://open.spotify.com/album/7gXuElmegVReY7imkb5bf8 Miiesha 'Twisting Words' - https://open.spotify.com/album/4FPYLkPm1ri9vaxdGAOMuR
Doug Gimesy and Heather Kiley join us for a Bat Chat! We talk about their stunning children's book, ‘Life Upside Down’ on Australia’s grey-headed flying fox.
Flying foxes (and other bats!) have had some bad publicity over recent Covid years. They also face persecution, habitat loss, extreme temperatures and awful injuries from inappropriate fruit tree netting and barbed wire.
We discuss with Doug and Heather how children's views are formed at an early age and how important their feedback is in the publishing process! Their book aims to show how cool and important the bats are, how easy it is to fall in love with them and what you can do to help the bats.
Links
Promo video for the book: https://vimeo.com/454643954
Life Upside Down: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/product/life-upside-down/
Music Played
Pretenders 'I’ll Stand By You' - https://open.spotify.com/album/6MH35oajuCbpS9YBmwTrPf
Talking Heads 'Wild Wild Life' - https://open.spotify.com/album/5PvkD4XryLL9oC4NFItYIM
The Triffids 'Wide Open Road' - https://open.spotify.com/album/4gkzIn2K8CGNzJGzG0sAsf
In this episode "Are Vegan Products Always Ethical? (Part 2)" Jade joins Davita And Trev to talk about different business models used for some vegan products. We discuss MLM (Multi Level Marketing) schemes: What are they? How do they work? What are some of the criticisms that have been raised?
Links:
Are Vegan Products Always Ethical? (Part 1): https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202102071300/are-vegan-products-always-ethical
Food Empowerment Project: https://foodispower.org/human-labor-slavery/slavery-chocolate/
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6MwGeOm8iI
Music Played: Architects ‘Animals’ - https://architects.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-that-wish-to-exist Moby 'Everloving' - https://open.spotify.com/album/1xB1tmm50ZhXwrNs89u7Jx Kee'ahn 'Man On The Moon' - https://open.spotify.com/album/3HbD4RrguyiwyqVPo8ZfMY
This Rotations show features live music as some kind of a substitute for the lack of live shows during the pandemic. It is hosted by Nick from Freedom of Species and his partner Katie. The show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 17 October 2021. For more about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations Music played: The Opener by Camp Cope, from the album Triple J Live At The Wireless: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/live-at-the-wireless/camp-cope-latw/9714558 Hazy Shade of Winter by Bodyjar, from the album How it Works Bonus: https://open.spotify.com/track/5IMLKuOP51uwaoeL5rjhrc?si=ff5a846ee79c4b7e Planet Earth by Eskimo Joe, from the album Live at The Chapel: https://open.spotify.com/track/4N7ZniOXboZNTpttvCnC7y?si=9f1ddb8abfc74c02 Tricks by Stella Donnelly, from the show Solo Set, Live at Sydney Opera House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKVcVDs9nIU I’ve been struck by lightning once, so what’s the chance of it happening again by Gyroscope, from the single Driving for the storm/Doctor Doctor: https://open.spotify.com/track/234kW8zzK8WwAIZ3sn7Uqx?si=7e61b94a927c4d7d No by Subhumans, from the album Live in a Dive: https://subhumans.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-a-dive Exeter by Idles, from the album A Beautiful Thing, IDLES Live at Le Bataclan: https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/a-beautiful-thing-idles-live-at-le-bataclan Terrorist by Lowkey, from the show Live at The Garage, London as part of Akala's 'The Thieves Banquet' Tour 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQe1gRzd-8 Four Simple Words by Frank Turner, from the album Show 2000, Live at Nottingham Rock City 15/12/16: https://open.spotify.com/track/5a8pszIE05QolkURab5nPC?si=79c2fd9e5b444826 The Likes Of You Again by Flogging Molly, from the album Whiskey On a Sunday: https://floggingmolly.bandcamp.com/album/whiskey-on-a-sunday You, In Weird Cities by Jeff Rosenstock, from the album Thanks, Sorry: https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/thanks-sorry For more political music recommendations from Nick and Katie, you can check out their podcast Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy: https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6
Researcher Ben Hunt and Animal Rebellion activist Harley McDonald-Eckersall discuss the role of theatre and performance in animal activism. Ben Hunt is a researcher at De Montford University focusing on Animal Rights and Performance. You can find out more about his work here: https://performinganimalrights.tumblr.com/about You can find out more about Animal Rebellion here: https://animalrebellion.org/ Music: Art is Hard by Cursive: https://cursive.bandcamp.com/track/art-is-hard-2 Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant) by Bo Burnham, from the Netflix special ‘Make Happy’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYy0o-J0x20 Freedom of Species t-shirts are now available via the 3CR website, in a range of colours and both tighter fit and looser fit styles! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw
This show features Youtuber and podcaster Mexie on celebrating the victories that have already been won for animals as well as imagining what future victories can be achieved. Links for Mexie: The Vegan Vanguard podcast: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/ PLN (Positive Leftist News) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PLN_mex Mexie Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Mexie Links to some of the articles discussed featuring victories for animals: https://amp.theage.com.au/national/victoria/illegal-pet-sales-rise-as-lockdown-adoption-boom-clears-shelters-20210907-p58pg9.html https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/netherlands-wants-to-cut-livestock-herd-by-millions/ https://plantbasednews.org/opinion/the-long-read/livestock-farmers-veganism/ https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/vegan-meat-us-menu/ Music: The Lego Movie – Everything is Awesome!!! – Main Theme by Geek Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y Fuck Everything (Report Back from the Nihilist Working Group to the General Assembly of Occupy Tuscon) by Ramshackle Glory: https://ramshackleglory.bandcamp.com/album/who-are-your-friends-gonna-be Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice) by Spanish Love Songs: https://spanishlovesongs.bandcamp.com/track/optimism-as-a-radical-life-choice Freedom of Species t-shirts are now available via the 3CR website for the reduced price of $22.50 including postage! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw
This Rotations show features musical comedy songs with some kind of political or social commentary. It is hosted by Nick from Freedom of Species and his partner Katie. The show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 22 August 2021. For more about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations Music played: Comedy by Bo Burnham: http://www.boburnham.com/ Look Who’s Inside Again by Bo Burnham: http://www.boburnham.com/ HouseFyre by Briggs and Tim Minchin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nZQRt4BXr8 Music Notes: Macklemore’s Homophobic Gay Rights Song by Cracked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JgPK2pTrcI&t=224s Equal Rights by The Lonely Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS9hwcqcX-Q Come Home (Cardinal Pell) by Tim Minchin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtHOmforqxk Life is incredible by Briggs with Greg Holden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPSlcrffAY4 Rich, White, Straight Men by Kesha: https://keshastore.com/collections/music Self Esteem by Garfunkel and Oates: https://www.garfunkelandoates.com/ Happy Birthday to my Loose Acquaintance by Garfunkel and Oates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy98BU-cf_E Welcome to the Internet by Bo Burnham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BneeJTDcU Goodbye by Bo Burnham: http://www.boburnham.com/ For more political music recommendations from Nick and Katie, you can check out their podcast Spotify playlist Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy: https://open.spotify.com/user/bronzecat83/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6
Adam and Davita are joined by the wonderful author Kate Hall. Kate is currently working on a dystopian novel around xenotransplantation. She provides a powerful critique of the practice of using animal-to-human transplants. She also introduces us to her protagonist Mouse by reading a few vivid excerpts from her novel in progress. Kate's published novel Kate Hazel Hall - From Darkness: https://www.katehazelhall.com/books Kate's recommendations for animal focused books: Laura Jean McKay - The Animals in That Country Eva Hornung - Dog Boy Karen Joy Fowler - We're All Completely Besides Ourselves Merlinda Bobis - Locust Girl Danielle Celermajer - Summertime Links Kangaroo tendons for human knees and ankles: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/08/14/can-skippy-disrupt-the-orthopaedic-ligament-market-.html Radio interview ABC Illawara by Lindsay McDougall: https://www.allegraorthopaedics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lindsay-McDougall-of-ABC-Radio-Illawarra-with-David-Chuter-CEO-and-Managing-Director-at-Innovative-Manufacturing-CRC.mp3 Music Played Pink Floyd 'On the Turning Away' https://open.spotify.com/album/4xODvcpjOOgu4oKWL0sCte Emily Wurramara 'Yimenda-Papaguneray (The Turtle Song)' https://emilywurramara.bandcamp.com/album/milyakburra
Trev and Davita are joined by seasoned activist Claire to discuss the crossover between ableism and anti-vax sentiment in the vegan community. We critique issues around the accessibility within the movement, especially for people with an immunodeficiency. This is particularly timely considering the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy.
Links:
William Cooper (First Nations Anti-Nazi history) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-10/william-coopers-protest-against-kristallnacht-nazi-violence/10481936
Vegan Bill of Consistent Anti-oppression http://www.consistentantioppression.com/
Ginny Messina and other vegan critiques of the 'What the Health?' documentary https://www.theveganrd.com/2017/07/a-science-based-and-vegan-perspective-on-the-new-what-the-health-documentary
Pseudoscience in the vegan community https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/04/12/what-do-veganism-and-conspiracy-theories-have-in-common
Ableism in the Covid response of the UK and similar countries https://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/welcome-to-the-age-of-epidemiological-liberalism/2/2/2021
Music:
Busby Marou 'Naba Norem (The Reef Song)' https://open.spotify.com/album/7csjD3dBWReZZ7xkSWA03D Halluci Nation 'The Virus' http://smarturl.it/ATCRHalluciNation Steph Bitter 'Twisted Places' https://open.spotify.com/album/4ImOvXR19FyztLWv1tvONH
Dr Bianca Le and Ruth Purcell from Animal Agriculture Australia tell us about the developments in cell ag. Bianca is the Founder, Director and a Scientist at Cellular Agriculture Australia, an organization working to create a connected cell ag community in Australia. Ruth is a volunteer at Cellular Agriculture Australia and was previously a biologist at nourish ingredients, a food technology company working to revolutionise how alternative protein products are made.You can find out more about Cellular Agriculture Australia and how to get involved at their website.
Chay Neal (Executive Director) and Amanda Holly (Campaign Manager, Intensive Farming) from Animal Liberation Queensland speak with us about ALQ's approach to animal rights advocacy and some of their successful campaigns including their expose on live baiting in the greyhound industry, the amazing BEEF.ORG.AU campaign, their campaign for veganism Vegan4Life, rodeo campaigns and more. Links: Animal Liberation QLD https://alq.org.au/ Greyhound racing campaign https://alq.org.au/greyhound-racing Rodeos https://alq.org.au/rodeos BEEF.ORG.AU campaign https://www.beef.org.au/ Campaign for veganism, Vegan4Life https://www.vegan4life.org.au/ Dairy industry https://alq.org.au/dairy World Plant Milk Day 2021 https://www.worldplantmilkday.com/ Brisbane Animal Save https://alq.org.au/brisbane-animal-save Music: All the Good Girls go to Hell by Billie Eilish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZsSWwc9xA January 26 by A.B. Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ9qeX4gUeo Nameless, Faceless by Courtney Barnett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZZSYDhx0FI If you enjoyed the show, please consider donating to 3CR and specify that your donation is for Freedom of Species – we appreciate any support! https://www.3cr.org.au/donate
Harley McDonald-Eckersall from Animal Rebellion discusses their campaign demanding McDonald’s goes totally plant-based by 2025. This campaign has included a blockade of a McDonald’s burger factory and distribution centres. Links: Find out more about Animal Rebellion here: https://animalrebellion.org/ For more information on the McLibel case mentioned during the show, you can check out the documentary ‘McLibel’ and the following website: https://www.mcspotlight.org/case/ Music played: Frenzal Rhomb ‘Not So Tough Now’: https://open.spotify.com/track/3GekUIPmZj1MxOcZRdStcr?si=bb4fbe72cb914e0c Jonathan Mann ft. Ivory King ‘Vegan Myths Debunked’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc8TrchWeO0 Anti-Flag ‘Underground Network’: https://anti-flag.bandcamp.com/track/underground-network Please donate to 3CR and specify that your donation is for Freedom of Species – we appreciate any support! https://www.3cr.org.au/donate
Trev and Davita chat with Vanessa Letico - author of the children's book Luca's Adventure From Table-to-Farm. Vanessa and the illustrator Diandra Hwan have published a compassionate and gentle book that vegans, vegetarians and vegan-curious people can read to their kids. Listen back for our interview with Vanessa about her book. Links: You can find Vanessa's book here: https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/lucas-adventure-from-table-to-farm-by-vanessa-letico-and-diandra-hwan-and-laurena-letico-9780646830360 Music Played:Dua Lipa 'Levitating' - https://open.spotify.com/album/5lKlFlReHOLShQKyRv6AL9Olivia Rodrigo 'Good 4 U' - https://open.spotify.com/album/6s84u2TUpR3wdUv4NgKA2jCharlie Lane 'Sail' - https://open.spotify.com/album/1QHQT6rWcwSwTWQR5OJHST
On this show we analyse mainstream media reporting on plant-based meats and discuss the benefits of eating plant-based rather than animal-based meats, for animals and the environment. Links: The article we discuss for most of the show is ‘Plant-based meat sales are soaring, but experts warn it may not be better for you or the environment’ by Cara Waters in The Sydney Morning Herald: https://amp.smh.com.au/business/companies/plant-based-meat-sales-are-soaring-but-experts-warn-it-may-not-be-better-for-you-or-the-environment-20210317-p57bi2.html We also discuss the article ‘Taste alone won't persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based burgers’ by Anna Mattila in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/amp/taste-alone-wont-persuade-americans-to-swap-out-beef-for-plant-based-burgers-158682 The article ‘The Civilised Burger: Meat Alternatives as a Conversion Aid and Social Instrument for Australian Vegetarians and Vegans’ by Nath and Prideaux in the Australian Humanities Review is briefly touched on: http://www.australianhumanitiesreview.org/archive/Issue-November2011/nath%26prideaux.html We finish the show by discussing cultured meat – for more on this, check out our previous episode on the topic: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202101171300/would-vegans-eat-cultured-meat Music played: Goldfinger ‘Walk Away’: http://www.goldfingermusic.com/ The Living End ‘End of the World’: http://www.thelivingend.com.au/ World/Inferno Friendly Society ‘Cats are not lucky creatures’: https://www.worldinferno.com/ If you enjoy the music we play on our show, check out our Spotify playlist ‘Freedom of Species’! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS?si=a84054801d704f12 Freedom of Species t-shirts are now available via the 3CR website, in a range of colours and both tighter fit and looser fit styles! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR0lXtTukvk2EvefI7zwNfwky8848pzh8bjUcJpHAEPoUh6RMCSaJnnGM2o https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/tshirts/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?fbclid=IwAR2EQqTFmQQMLHbMgcz53L3hQ-H_i63cx2gfTU2LV1FX6EtD7AfkP5M3MQw
Have you ever heard people discussing gene editing of predators to turn them into herbivores? Or to gene edit animals who have many offspring, to have them create far fewer offspring? These are some of the extreme suggestions coming from advocates to reduce the suffering of wild animals. So what’s up with WAS? Davita and Trev discuss ideas within this movement, and the many responses to it. Links: Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations: https://www.facebook.com/mldrin Herbivorize Predators: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSaX8vDzaVvMGGfAPA2-Dsw/about Estimates for the number of animals in the world: https://reducing-suffering.org/how-many-wild-animals-are-there Overview of Wild Animal Suffering: https://longtermrisk.org/the-importance-of-wild-animal-suffering PTSD in wild animals: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6685979/ Music Played: Deadstar 'Don't it get you down': https://open.spotify.com/album/6ugwsPiMoCHWsKyrIuJ1AZ Jordan Rakei 'Lost Myself': https://jordanrakei.bandcamp.com/album/cloak World Sick 'Shower': https://worldsick.bandcamp.com/album/shower Podcast Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50457550@N00 This image is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
We speak with Robyn from Lamb Care Australia, a not-for-profit registered charity that resucues and rehomes orphanied lambs born during the lambing season in Victoria.We discuss how Robyn's experiences caring for newborn lambs prompted her and others to form the charity and how they help lambs in need with the support of exceptional carers. Robyn talks about some of the lambs that have really made an impact on her including Ben, Dawn and Mimi. Ben is pictured in the photo with Robyn here.Please view the stories of the gorgeous individuals that have come into LCA's care here: https://lambcareaustralia.org.au/our-lambs/There are lot of ways you can support Lamb Care Australia including making a donation or purchasing merchandise, checking out the volunteering options, or purchasing items from the LCA wishlist that will help them continue their great work. Details here: https://lambcareaustralia.org.au/how-to-help/wishlist/Lamb Care Australia has an upcoming fundraising event, Trivia for the Lambs on Sunday August 14, 2021 at the Edinburgh Gardens Community Hall in Fitzroy North, VIC. Tickets are available here: https://lambcareaustralia.org.au/blog/ Music we played on the show:Riverside by Anges Obel https://www.agnesobel.com/First day of my life by Bright Eyes https://www.thisisbrighteyes.com/index.php
On this show we are raising money to support 3CR Radiothon with our animal trivia show! Please donate via our GiveNow page: tinyurl.com/48yjk96v 3CR has supported Freedom of Species for over ten years. Anything you can donate is a big help! Thank you everybody who has donated already. Listen in and see if you can beat us to the correct answers! All hosts are live on air and the winner of this show is the sound effects. Music Played Magic Dirt 'Competition Girl' - https://open.spotify.com/album/5PlFvFbKnFPpgAI1X9Ty3Y Soul 'Outsiders' - https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/no-god-nor-country-3 Leanne Kingwell 'Choking on Halos' - https://open.spotify.com/album/3DYS30pmGQ7fbFQvC9AZv5
The recent snap lockdown in Melbourne provided a good opportunity for Trev and Davita to stay put and review what has happened in the past months in the animal advocacy world. Listen in to the Freedom of Species News Show for current events in Melbourne and Victoria’s activism groups, international activism, legislation and culture and media. And please donate to our radiothon campaign, to keep Freedom of Species and 3CR on the air for another year! https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser/public/freedomofspeciesradiothon2021 Links: WAR (Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance) recommended First Nations facebook pages and groups to follow: https://www.facebook.com/WARcollective/posts/314739183589313 Victoria Wildlife Act 1975 - review and open submissions: https://engage.vic.gov.au/independent-review-victorias-wildlife-act-1975 Animal Rebellion UK McDonalds campaign https://animalrebellion.org/noloveinit/ Greta Thunberg’s ad in cooperation with mercy for animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAOCnDMGdKU https://www.sbs.com.au/news/greta-thunberg-hails-australian-court-ruling-as-a-huge-win-for-the-whole-climate-movement Vegan children health study https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/113/6/1565/6178918 BDS: https://bdsaustralia.net.au/campaigns/stop-elbit/ https://bdsaustralia.net.au/campaigns/boycott-israeli-dates-checkthedate/ https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott New Zealand Live export ban https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/14/new-zealand-to-stop-exporting-livestock-by-sea https://safe.org.nz/take-action/demand-ban-live-export-2/ UK sentience legislation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/animals-to-be-formally-recognised-as-sentient-beings-in-uk-law EU proposal to ban more dairy terms for vegan products https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-and-politics/european-parliament-rejects-dairy-ban/ JBS ransomware cyber attack https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-31/cyber-attack-shuts-down-global-meat-processing-giant-jbs/100178310 Freedom of Species Survey https://forms.gle/Q5MQDFHLZheCFTGQ7 Music Played: Ruby Gill 'Borderlines' https://open.spotify.com/album/3242Bu9TVXE2MemMn6jjvN Dear Stalker 'Back For A Beating' https://open.spotify.com/album/0Pi8HJBRsHPwzjt7wdV0Az The Superjesus 'Milk' https://open.spotify.com/album/5NXfQ3oIhEbkafEm7WoJBk Podcast Image: https://www.flickr.com/people/chodhound/ This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
This show features the talk 'Anti-speciesism and the Fight for Global Climate Justice' by Harley and Jam from Animal Rebellion. The talk covers speciesism (discrimination based on species) and connections to other issues such as capitalism, colonisation and racism. Links: Check out the video of the full talk on Animal Rebellion’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMBWOUnuicQ&ab_channel=AnimalRebellion Find out more about Animal Rebellion here: https://animalrebellion.org/ Music: Every Last Life by RESIST AND EXIST: https://resistandexist.bandcamp.com/track/every-last-life Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land by MARINA: https://www.marinaofficial.co.uk/ Black Magic by Baker Boy and Dallas Woods: https://www.bakerboyofficial.com/
This show features Harley McDonald-Eckersall from Animal Rebellion on the role of individual veganism and system change within the animal movement. Links for the show: Find out more about Animal Rebellion here: https://animalrebellion.org/ This show builds on the themes covered on our previous episode: 1 in 3 People Support Plant-Based Diets – Progress for the Vegan Movement! https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202104041300/1-3-people-support-plant-based-diets-%E2%80%93-progress-vegan-movement Please fill out our survey for Freedom of Species listeners! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRAIRBPZ7ptOfuhJ8Nd_9JGBrBijPXMoAvsOSfBOZGqRryKA/viewform The phrase carbon footprint received “its biggest boost in 2005 through an enormous BP media campaign on the carbon footprint” – from William Safire in The New York Times magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/magazine/17wwln-safire-t.html The world’s top five meat and dairy corporations are already responsible for more emissions than ExxonMobil, Shell or BP – from Josh Gabbatiss in the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/meat-dairy-industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions-fossil-fuels-oil-pollution-iatp-grain-a8451871.html Music/clips: Adam Ruins Everything – Going Green: 'The Corporate Conspiracy to Blame You for Their Trash': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koqNm_TgOZk Shoreline and Nervus ‘Meat Free Youth’: https://shorelineband.com/meat-free-youth/ MARINA ‘Purge the Poison’: https://marina.lnk.to/PurgeThePoisonID
We speak with researcher and author Dr Peter Li from the University of Houston-Downtown. Peter specialises in East Asian Politics whose research covers elite politics of China, Northeast Asian security, U.S.-China relations and China’s environmental and animal welfare politics. He also consults international animal welfare organizations. In march 2021, Peter published the book ‘Animal Welfare in China’ through Sydney University Press. The book explores the key animal welfare challenges facing China now. Chapters include broader discussions of culture, history and policy, as well as deeper dives into specific issues including China’s ‘civil war’ over dogs and the controversy of bear farming.Find a copy of the book here - https://sydneyuniversitypress.com.au/products/84677 The songs from the day were:Silent Forest, by Su Dan - song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44HNzxI78QU&t=235s, lyrics - https://www.animalsasia.org/au/media/news/news-archive/moon-bears-find-their-%E2%80%9Cvoice%E2%80%9D-on-prime-time-chinese-tv.htmlBird and Fish, by Yisa Y KeWei - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxZPKDB63UU
Relisten to this show for a reflection on animal liberation, total liberation and the use of both legal and illegal direct actions. Trev and Davita are joined over zoom by Kevin Heller. Kevin used to be part of the support group of the Animal Liberation Front in the Netherlands and Belgium. We discuss the context and strategies of these actions in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, and how antifascism and anarchism connected to these actions. We would like to hear from you dear listeners! Please fill out our survey so we can serve the animal advocacy movement better with your input: https://forms.gle/YarzhaiYxQvw2NP78 Links: Stop Black Deaths in Custody: https://www.natsils.org.au/blm The duck shooting season starts May 26. Coaltion Against Duck Shooting works to ban this cruel activity. https://www.facebook.com/CADSDuckRescue/ Earlier episode on Consistent Anti-Oppression: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201809231300/consistent-anti-oppression Related resource: Vegan Bill of consistent anti-oppression Music Played: Oi Polloi 'On the Streets' https://open.spotify.com/track/0wiOqtRWbeWMgsbIswDJcn Dead Prez 'Way of Life' https://open.spotify.com/track/5aFUVtZw6o3iXjk0fj6iRD Caisha Sprout 'Self Love' https://open.spotify.com/album/5OpCnR1nBfEw5yk4jqJsmD
Action for Dolphins campaigns to protect dolphins all around the world. We speak with Action for Dolphins CEO, Hannah Tait, about the risks faced by dolphins, the projects the organisation is working on and their past successes. You can learn more about Action for Dolphins and support their work through their website: https://www.afd.org.au/ During the show we showcased the Australian band, Grey Whistle Test.
We speak with Dr Ash Nayate, clinical neuropsychologist, author and speaker about her book Staying Positive in a F*cked Up World, animal rights activism and activist burnout. You can find Ash on Facebook at Vegan Neurospychologist. Adam mentions a related book Motivational Methods for Vegan Advocacy by Dr Casey T. Taft. We play music by Katie White, a West Australian singer songwriter turn vegan cook and food photographer. The three songs on today's show are: All the Same, 106 and Brumby. Please follow Katie here at Olive Wood Vegan
We discuss the recently release netflix documentary, Seaspiracy, with Bronwyn the organiser of advocacy group Melbourne Fish Save. We identify the good parts, some bad parts and some missed opportunities within the documentary.If you care about fish and want to get active to support them please consider joining Melbourne Fish Save, or your local fish advocacy group.
Davita and Trev fact check arguments for and against veganism in this show, related to health, ethics and the environment. We do not support an uncritical adoption of a vegan diet, so that's why often heard arguments within the vegan movement will be scrutinized too. Some of the arguments we discuss include: "It's natural for us to eat animals" - major red flags! What is this 'appeal to nature' argument? And how have other social justice movements responded to this 'nature' argument? "Veganism cures diseases" or "A vegan diet is more healthy than eating animal flesh" Links: Dumping of surplus milk, and lobbying for new uses in schools, taco's, and McDonalds: https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-dairy-farmers-dump-43-million-gallons-of-excess-milk-1476284353 "What The Health?" debunkings - The Vegan RD (Ginny Messina) and others: https://www.theveganrd.com/2017/07/a-science-based-and-vegan-perspective-on-the-new-what-the-healthdocumentary Eat For Health, Australian Dietary Guidelines - Official statement on vgan diets (p.35): https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/n55_australian_dietary_guidelines.pdf VeganHealth.org - Evidence-Based Nutrient Recommendations: https://veganhealth.org Book about hormones - Cordelia Fine 'Testosterone Rex': https://www.booktopia.com.au/testosterone-rex-cordelia-fine/book/9781785783180.html Stop Black Deaths In Custody - Petition calling on the Prime Minister to meet with families whose loved ones have died in custody for the 30th Anniversary of the Royal Commission: https://www.natsils.org.au/blm Seed's Protect Country Gala: https://www.facebook.com/events/664092760994252 Melbourne Cow Save Activist Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/151521708967534 Melbourne Pig Save: https://www.facebook.com/MelbournePigSave Music Played: Lara Prokop ‘Teddybear Suicide’: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vh68V1RrTwBBBdXyAd8fU Regurgitator ‘Strange Human Being’: https://open.spotify.com/album/1SgJ0FwIjzpy8xqjB2XK5q Fur Patrol ‘Into The Sun’: https://open.spotify.com/album/3L5DVDnvbT3r3rARY4TWy2
This show features animal activist and lawyer Katie Batty on the UN Global Climate Poll and particularly the level of support for a plant-based food system. She argues that half the battle is nearly won when it comes to promoting veganism, with this UN Poll, the biggest ever opinion poll on climate change, finding that 30% of people support the promotion of plant-based diets. This, along with other studies cited below, such as a survey that found 47% of Americans support a ban on slaughterhouses, show significant progress for the vegan movement. However, ongoing barriers to individual veganism remain, such as perceptions around the difficulty, inconvenience and lack of social acceptance of veganism (see the Conversation article by Chris Bryant linked to below for more on these issues). Links to the articles discussed on the show: 30% of people support the promotion of plant-based diets: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/27/un-global-climate-poll-peoples-voice-is-clear-they-want-action 47% of Americans support a ban on slaughterhouses: https://www.livekindly.co/half-americans-ban-slaughterhouses/ Article by Chris Bryant on attitudes towards veganism: https://theconversation.com/what-meat-eaters-really-think-about-veganism-new-research-129583 Music Played: Regina Spektor ‘You’ve Got Time’: https://www.reginaspektor.com/ Propagandhi ‘Lower Order (A Good Laugh)’: https://propagandhi.bandcamp.com/ Stella Donnelly ‘Old Man’: https://stelladonnelly.bandcamp.com/
We speak with Dr Chris Hopwood, Professor of Psychology from University of California, Davis. Chris is an excellent and prolific psychology researcher asking the question, “why do people do the things they do?”; with an interest, among others, about why some people eat animals and others are vegetarian or vegan. Chris is also an organiser of the PHAIR Society (Society for the Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup Relations). The “goal of the PHAIR Society is to advance and promote scientific research and education on a wide range of topics related to how people perceive and treat animals, the consumption of plant-based vs. animal-derived products, animal advocacy, and veganism.” PHAIR are currently running a series of research presentations all about these topics, and leading towards the Animal Advocacy Conference: Insights from the Social Sciences in June 30 – July 2, 2021You can watch the PHAIR Society research presentations, and find out more about the Animal Advocacy Conference on the PHAIR website.
Davita and Trev discuss the recent controversies with social media influencers in the animal rights movement, ranging from transphobia, to anti-semitism, and dodgy donations. We discuss all this while trying not to get sued! Links: For more discussion on social media influencers, look up these pages: The cranky vegan - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTTIQEjQKBylegGc_CP2z1w Animal RIghts Zone - https://www.facebook.com/ARZone.net Christopher Sebastian - https://www.christophersebastian.info Looking for inspiration to donate? Check out: Animal Charity Evaluators - https://animalcharityevaluators.org - But daily activist acts can be political and effective too! Other links: International Women's Day March 2021: https://www.facebook.com/events/244734710567381 Info on the Quandamooka Truth Embassy: https://www.facebook.com/northstradbroke Vegan Bill of Consistent Anti-Oppression: http://www.consistentantioppression.com Ken & Karen Saviour Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/kenthesaviour https://www.facebook.com/kARenSavior Music Played: Kelly Sarena ‘Moving Fast’: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0F19qVpiwE1f72eKXpzSup The Beatles ‘Money (That's What I Want)’: https://www.thebeatles.com/album/beatles Tegan & Sara ‘Red Belt’: https://open.spotify.com/album/5jbNeqFGcBfFriyocUaM17
This show includes an interview with Kristy Alger, animal liberationist and author. Kristy's blog Writing Liberation is available on Medium and Kristy spoke with us about her book Five Essays for Freedom: A Political Primer for Animal Advocates. We also introduced Caroline to the Freedom of Species team and discussed activism. You can read Kristy's blog at: https://writingliberation.medium.com/ She has also written for Farm Transparency Project: https://www.farmtransparency.org/editorials.php?author=kristyalger You can check out her book here: https://www.revolutionaries.com.au/books/p/five-essays-for-freedom On the show we also discuss the following article: https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/oatly-denied-trademark/
We test our Animal knowledge against each other in an inaugural Freedom of Species Animal Liberation Quiz. Play along while you listen and see how you go.This is our Subscriber Drive show – please subscribe to 3CR and you can support our show specifically by choosing 'Freedom of Species' under 'Program'. We appreciate any subscriptions! https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribeQuiz Image by Tumisu from Pixabay
New FoS presenters Davita and Trev discuss the Valentine’s Day Outreach they will be taking part in with Melbourne Cow Save. This action raises awareness about both the animal ethics and human rights issues behind the many common chocolate products typically purchased for Valentine’s Day. Links: For more information about Melbourne Cow Save events including the upcoming Valentine’s Day event, join the Melbourne Cow Save activist group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/151521708967534 Check out the chocolate listed on The Food Empowerment Project's website for vegan options that are free of child slave labour. This list is also available in their handy mobile app: https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list The article discussed on the show that covered Joe the pigeon: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/15/joe-the-pigeons-life-may-be-spared-after-fake-leg-tag-suggests-hes-not-from-the-us Veguary is a FREE month-long pledge campaign by the Afro Vegan Society ‘encouraging people to commit to vegan living during the month of February. This campaign is purposefully situated in the month of February - Black History Month in the United States - to highlight the contributions of Black trailblazers, and the many benefits of vegan living in our communities’: https://www.afrovegansociety.org/veguary Music Played: charm ‘postcode’: https://charm.bandcamp.com/ Chokeules ‘40-year-old vegan’: https://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/stay-up Goldfinger ‘Open Your Eyes’: https://www.goldfingermusic.com/music/open-your-eyes-goldfinger/
After a long hiatus from the 3CR studios we are back live! I make the case that 'Thinking With Animals' will help us recognise that the climate crisis is happening NOW and will help identify opportunities to tackle the crisis. Let's try taking an animal perspective when facing the climate crisis!
On this show we discuss cultured (lab-grown) meat and freeganism from an animal liberation perspective. Links: The article we discuss explaining a recent development in cultured meat: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/02/no-kill-lab-grown-meat-to-go-on-sale-for-first-time For more on a vegan perspective on cultured meat: https://www.veganaustralia.org.au/the_ethics_of_cultured_meat Learn about Animal Rebellion and get involved here: https://animalrebellion.org/virtual-village/ Music Played: David McMullen 'Hear the Dogs Howl': http://djmcmusic.com/ Star Fucking Hipsters ‘Dumpster to the Grave’: https://starfuckinghipsters.bandcamp.com/ Counting Backwards ‘Ice’: https://countingbackwards.bandcamp.com/
On this Summer Special, Freedom of Species presenters Nick and Adam bring you some of their favourite political music, covering a wide range of social justice issues. Songs played:Briggs ft. Thelma Plum ‘Go To War’.A.B. Original ft. Caiti Baker ‘Dead In A Minute’.Sole and DJ Pain 1 ‘Snitch Nation’. Body Count ‘No Lives Matter’.Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar ‘The Silent Majority’.Idles ‘Danny Nedelko’.Bad Cop, Bad Cop ‘Pursuit Of Liberty’.The Billionaires ‘Profits Before People’.Randy Newman ‘Political Science’.Miley Cyrus ‘Golden G String’.Tim Minchin ‘Airport Piano’.Dick Gaughan ‘World Turned Upside Down’.Desaparecidos ‘The Left is Right’.Lowkey ft. Akala and Black The Ripper ‘I Still Believe 2020’. To hear more of Nick’s favourite political music, check out the Spotify playlist ‘Progressive Podcast Australia Music and Comedy’: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6DK5AzWfrxSDcpHWlLsWi6 To hear more of Adam’s favourite political music, check out the Spotify playlist ‘Protest, Revolution and Riot’: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SqsfPty9AzqG3HeJFaWIF
This week we are sharing a recording from a Stream of Solidarity discussion hosted by Animal Rebellion in the UK. The discussion is with Ronnie Lee who has been a vegan and campaigner for animal liberation for almost 50 years. In the early 1970s he was one of the founders of the Animal Liberation Front and served three prison sentences (a total of about 9 years in prison) for animal liberation activism. Since his last release from prison, in 1992, he has been involved in various animal protection campaigns and political activities. His main focus is now on vegan outreach and on the creation of a network of local activist groups to spread the vegan message. You can find a video recording of the stream here.
This show features Lottie on challenging the use of animals within psycholinguistics. There is also an Animal Activists Forum talk from Andrew Knight exploring the science on animal experimentation. Links:For more on the science on animal experimentation: https://animalexperiments.infoAndrew Knight’s website has links to his publications and Youtube channel: https://andrewknight.info/Andrew Knight’s talk was recorded at the 2017 Animal Activists Forum – like their Facebook page to keep up with future events: https://www.facebook.com/activistsforum/about/?ref=page_internalThe talk also covered vegan companion animals – you can listen to that part of the talk on a previous FoS episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201804011300/vegan-dogs-cats-human-population
This show features Meghan Street on the harm that capitalism causes to workers and other animals. Links for the show:Meghan is a host of Green Left Radio on 3CR: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftweeklyradioWe discuss the article ‘Covid-19 shows factory food production is dangerous for animals and humans alike’ by Troy Vettese and Alex Blanchette: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/08/meat-production-animals-humans-covid-19-slaughterhouses-workersMeghan's list of vegan roasts: https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/posts/4248318741861270Call out to foster greyhounds in Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/posts/4215182878508190Nick’s interview with an Australian slaughterhouse worker: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/slaughterhouse/
Another episode dedicated to music focused on animals, only its HEAVY! Listen to some great punk, hardcore and metal.
This show features author Aph Ko on connections between speciesism and racism. We also play some of the Animal Activists Forum talk ‘Academic and Activist Reflections on the Animal Advocacy Movement’ by FoS presenter Nick Pendergrast. Links for the Aph Ko interview:Check out Aph Ko's work at: https://aphko.com/The interview is from Animal Voices, which you can check out at the following site/subscribe to on your favourite podcast app: https://animalvoices.org/2019/10/aph-ko-on-speciesism-as-an-extension-of-white-supremacy/Thanks to 3CR Tuesday Breakfast for putting this interview on our radar when they played it on their recent anti-Melbourne Cup special. Also thanks to that show for letting us use their intros for the interview. Check out their show at: https://www.3cr.org.au/tuesday-breakfast Links for Nick Pendergrast’s talk:Find out more about and keep up-to-date with the Animal Activists Forum: https://www.facebook.com/activistsforum/You can listen to the full talk here: https://archive.org/details/NickPendergrastThe PowerPoint for the talk is available here: https://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/academic-and-activist-reflections-on-the-animal-advocacy-movement-by-nick-pendergrastAnd you can read a series of blog posts building on the points from this talk here: https://faunalytics.org/author/nicholas-pendergrastpostgrad-curtin-edu-au/ Image from: https://veganwarriorprincessesattack.com/256-discussing-racism-as-zoological-witchcraft-a-guide-to-getting-out-with-aph-ko/
This show features Rose (pictured) and Harley from Animal Rebellion on the creative actions this organisation has done to highlight the environmental impact of animal agriculture and advocate for a plant-based food system. Links for the show:Connect with Animal Rebellion on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalRebellionCheck out the book Blueprint for Revolution: https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/blueprint-for-revolution
We speak to Harley from Animal Rebillion UK about how they have continued to advocate for animals during a pandemic. Harley shares some of the creative ways they use to engage people without traditional tactics that involved large gatherings.Follow the link to find out more about Animal Rebellion UK.
This show features Roger Yates, an activist with the Vegan Information Project and sociologist, who discusses changing activism throughout the history of the animal movement, the role of veganism in animal activism and tips for avoiding activist burnout. Links:Roger’s website: https://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/Roger’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/1flatsVegan Information Project – VIP: https://www.facebook.com/theveganinformationprojectRoger’s first appearance on our show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202005311300/roger-yates-%E2%80%93-online-activism-and-using-humour-animal-advocacy
Dilan Fernando discusses how over 2019 the UK public become more attuned to the climate crisis than ever before. However, the public conversation largely ignored the environmental impacts of animal farming, and the need for animals to be included in society's visions for climate justice. In light of this, Animal Rebellion was formed to highlight that we must end the animal emergency if we wish to end the climate emergency. A mass movement organisation, the group recently engaged in a two week campaign aiming to shift public consciousness on the need for a plant-based food system. The talk tells the story of Animal Rebellion while drawing out key learnings about strategy, movement building and how we might move forward in building public support for a plant-based food system.This talk was recorded at the Liberated Futures 2019 conference in Melbourne, organised by Collectively Free Kulin Nations and The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania).You can listen to audio of other talks from this conference here. You can watch videos of the talks from this conference here. You can also listen to a recap of the conference on Freedom of Species.
On this show we discuss singer Miley Cyrus announcing she is no longer vegan, as a starting point for broader conversations around veganism, animal advocacy, gender and health. Link for the article we discuss: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miley-cyrus-vegan-plant-based-brain-joe-rogan-podcast-liam-hemsworth-a9704201.html?amp Image from: roshnisanghvi.com
A show dedicated to all the great songs out there about animals and veganism. This will be the first, but hopefully not the last.Music includes:Joy Askew, ‘I broke the LawTonya G, ‘The Voiceless’Yes, ‘Don’t kill the whale’Caffeine Heroes, ‘Animals’Universal PopLab, ‘Vampire in You’Howard Jones, ‘Assault and Battery’Kisschasy, ‘Factory’xTrue Naturex, One SpeciesJay Brave, ‘Vegan Shut Up’Jah Sun Ft Lutan Fyan, Ras Attitude, ‘No bones No blood’
This show features sociologist Corey Wrenn who discusses the moral dilemma of what to feed rescued carnivorous animals, as a starting point for a broader conversation about thinking systemically and beyond only relying on individual change in the animal movement. Links for the show: Corey’s article ‘How to Help When It Hurts? Think Systemic’ in the Animal Studies Journal: https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol7/iss1/8/ Corey’s website: http://www.coreyleewrenn.com/ Nick’s talk ‘Who is to blame for harm to animals?': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A7aI6eSH3U&list=PLHEijYgem7IVCZIQOKsk6Ksv8nNh48NR1&index=7&t=916s&ab_channel=VeganSociology
We chat with Dr Liv Baker. Liv is a conservation behaviorist and an expert in wild animal welfare, with research focusing on the role individual, wild animals have in the health of their social groups and populations. We speak about about conservation, rewilding and the inner lives of animals.
On this show we’re joined by Rowan Taylor who discusses the connection between atheism and animal liberation, as well as the role that religion plays in promoting the consumption and use of other animals. Check out Rowan’s article on this topic, co-written with Kim Socha: https://animalliberationcurrents.com/why-are-so-few-christians-vegan/ Kim Socha has also published a book on this topic: https://www.amazon.com.au/Animal-Liberation-Atheism-Kim-Socha/dp/0988493810
We speak with Dr Zoei Sutton and Dr Corey Wrenn about the International Association for Vegan Sociologists, and the upcoming SOLD OUT conference running over the 7th-8th of August. We wanted to hear more about what vegan sociology is and what the conference is all about.
This show features cricketing legend and Veganuary ambassador Jason “Dizzy” Gillespie on the growing number of cricketers becoming vegan, reflections on his cricket career, the documentary Earthlings, challenging speciesism (discrimination based on species), the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and Indigenous veganism. Links for the show: Follow Gillespie on Twitter and Instagram @dizzy259 Watch Earthlings: http://www.nationearth.com/ Gillespie’s tweet supporting Black Lives Matter and challenging “All Lives Matter” messaging: https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/jason-gillespie-calls-out-cricket-great-rodney-hogg-for-all-lives-matter-twitter-post/news-story/59100c27f5ecf0bb27ba414bca8fe4a0 Veganuary: https://au.veganuary.com/ Emma Hurst’s interview with Gillespie: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2630628270540227
We chat with Dr Matthew Selinske, a postdoctoral research associate, in the ICON (Interdisciplinary Conservation) Science Research Group at RMIT University. We discuss some work that Matthew has published about what interventions are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing the consumption of cow flesh.You can find the article through this link, We have a steak in it: Eliciting interventions to reduce beef consumption and its impact on biodiversity.You can find out more about Matthew at his website.
On this show we’re joined by animal activist and sociologist Roger Yates. The discussion covers a wide range of topics, including: his activism with the Vegan Information Project, online activism in a time when other forms of activism are less possible, challenging an “animals only” mindset in the movement, the animal rights versus welfare debate, and using humour in advocacy. Links:Roger Yates on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3l9bhw6n-Ry5xvcDYTArQThe Animal Rights Show: https://www.facebook.com/TheAnimalRightsShow/ The Vegan Information Project: https://www.facebook.com/theveganinformationproject/
We chat with Professor Hank Rothgerber from Bellarmine University, Kentucky, USA, about his research about human-animal interactions in the context of food choices. Through his work Hank aim’s to address how people psychologically approach eating animals.We discuss Hanks recent paper, ‘Meat-related cognitive dissonance: A conceptual framework for understanding how meat eaters reduce negative arousal from eating animals’.
We’re joined by comedian Myq Kaplan who discusses comedy and veganism. Check out Myq Kaplan's new album of stand-up comedy ‘A.K.A.’ at: https://www.blondemedicine.com/aka Look into all of his comedy at: http://myqkaplan.com/
We speak with Dr Mia Cobb about how people think about dogs. Mia is an animal welfare scientists researches dog welfare and human perceptions of dogs.Follow Mia on twitter @DoYouBelieveInDog.
We're joined by sociologist Corey Wrenn who discusses the impact coronavirus/COVID-19 has had on animals, as well as the role of eating animals in this virus and many other diseases. For more on this issue, have a look at the publications on COVID-19 and animals for the Animals and Society Section of the American Sociological Association: https://www.asanet.org/asa-communities/sections/sites/animals-and-society/covid-19 You can also read Vegan Australia’s article on the connection between coronavirus and eating animals: https://www.veganaustralia.org.au/coronavirus_and_other_diseases_caused_by_animal_farming_and_hunting Plus take a look at Corey Wrenn's website: http://www.coreyleewrenn.com/ The image used for this episode is artwork by Shannon Waite, which forms a part of the collection of publications on COVID-19 and animals referred to above.
On this show we discuss the horror/comedy play ‘Scary Goats Tour’ with the producer of the play Chloe Towan and cast member Dominik Shields. You can find more information about this play on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/scarygoatstourYou can buy tickets here: https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/scary-goats-tour We also cover the coronavirus and how it has impacted those in the arts. Here is a link to the article referred to on the importance of social distancing to reduce the spread of the virus: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca Finally, we mention the recent escape from animal testing by the baboon Alfred and his two companions. You can sign a petition calling for an end to animal testing in New South Wales here: https://www.emmahurstmp.com/end_animal_testing
This show features environmental activist Mark Allen on working together across different social movements, particularly in light of recent tensions between environmental and animal movements. There are also some interviews with activists who were addressing the environmental impact of animal agriculture at the Climate Crisis: National Day of Action - Melbourne. Links for the show: Sources on the environmental impact of animal agriculture: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/20/21144017/local-food-carbon-footprint-climate-environmenthttps://www.slideshare.net/NickPendergrast/achieving-environmental-liberation-through-animal-liberation-by-adam-cardilini Some examples of broader messaging around tackling the environmental impact of animal agriculture, rather than/as well as messaging focusing on individual change: https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/posts/3404413492918470https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/photos/a.264987433527774/3406047046088448/?type=1&theater Some Facebook groups that our guest Mark Allen is involved in:Holistic Activism and Behaviour Change: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211194752603900/Regenerative Vegan: https://www.facebook.com/groups/520852854988915/ You can hear Mark discussing Holistic Activism on a previous Freedom of Species show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201807011300/mark-allen-%E2%80%93-holistic-activism You can hear speeches from the Climate Crisis: National Day of Action- Melbourne: https://archive.org/details/climaterally
We speak with Rochelle and Maria from Animal Activists Australia about the work they have been doing to bring the agricultural transition issue to the climate movement. They are working as climate activists to present animal agriculture as another key issue to address in order to create a safe climate.
On this show animal activist Katie Batty discusses some of the companion animals she has shared her home with (including Charlie pictured here) as a starting point to investigate our relationships with companion animals and animals generally. This week is the 3CR Community Radio Subscriber Drive. 3CR does not accept corporate funding so we rely on the support of listeners - please subscribe to keep 3CR and our show going! 3CR is a really important platform for under-represented groups and ideas - including our show advocating for other animals. Subscription costs $35 Unwaged/Concession, $75 Waged, $150 Solidarity/Band/Organisation. You can support our show specifically by choosing the show 'Freedom of Species' when you subscribe. We appreciate any support! You can pay online/in person/over the phone or by post - all info here: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe
We speak to Emma Hakansson, who works to create a kinder world for animals. Her passion for ethical fashion—ethical being vegan, fair and sustainable—has seen her found Willow Creative Co., a content production and ethics consultation agency for fashion labels. She is a model, a writer and is involved in various campaigns including Animal Liberation Victoria, Wool Truth and Goat Truth.
We speak with Dr Simon Coghlan, a Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics at the University of Melbourne. Simon is a philosopher, ethicist and had a previos life as a veterinarian. We discuss his current research interests including the ethics of animals, robots, AI and the environment. LinksSimon's articles on The ConversationMusic video - Yona, 'One'Victorian Biodiversity Conference 2020
We discuss the bushfires and the effect on non-human animals, and—importantly—why certain animals are publicly mourned, and others are forgotten about.
On this show we’re joined by Dilan Fernando and Harley McDonald-Eckersall who discuss Animal Rebellion, an organisation that connects animals and the climate crisis by advocating for a plant-based food system. This is our final show for the year. We'll be taking a break from the show over Summer and will be back to normal programming on the 19th Jan. Summer Specials will be running in the time slot for the next 4 weeks. For more on Animal Rebellion, check out their website, which has links to their social media platforms: animalrebellion.org You can read Harley’s writing on Medium: https://medium.com/@harleymcdonaldeckersall You can watch a video of Dilan’s talk covering the October Animal Rebellion – from the Liberated Futures conference: https://www.facebook.com/icasoceania/videos/vl.563353784443318/3244605888914061/?type=1 You can also read an article by Dilan on the October Animal Rebellion: https://www.plantbasednews.org/opinion/why-animal-rebellions-plans-changed-and-what-is-actually-happening You can also now follow Freedom of Species on Instagram @freedomofspecies: https://www.instagram.com/freedomofspecies/
On this show we recap some of the key themes and ideas raised at the recent Liberated Futures conference, which was all about creating better futures for all animals. For more information about this conference, see the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/479005459344363/ You can watch videos of the talks from this conference here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Institute-for-Critical-Animal-Studies-Oceania-332818656755188/videos/?ref=page_internal If you'd like to join/find out more about the Researchers FOR Animal Liberation network – contact Adam on Twitter @acardilini or email a.cardilini@gmail.com. More info: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2582358655134499&id=332818656755188&__tn__=-R To get updates from the groups who organised the conference, you can like ‘Collectively Free - Kulin Nations’ and ‘Institute for Critical Animal Studies, Oceania’ on Facebook. You can also follow ICAS on Twitter @icasoceania and sign up to their email list here: https://us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0c177c1673d686273ba2b6052&id=2b7f4c7fc7&fbclid=IwAR1ZWJdhU9HslGoDHN8hZzPc3MjFijkLtPGye4hYwqGHL1Yw2BZEkD3e9-U
Lawrence Pope is back in the studio talking about flying foxes. As the president of the Friends of Bats & Bushcare group, Lawrence is one of Australia's foremost advocates of this magnificent creature. At the time of this interview, he's also caring for two orphaned flying fox pups. Across the eastern seaboard, flying foxes are either being deliberately driven from their roost sites, separated from their pups, shot in orchards, trapped in fruit tree nets, starved to death, electrocuted on power lines, snagged on barbed wire, or perishing in heatwaves & bushfires. And if that's not enough, they're also losing their habitat to land clearing. Friends of Bats & Bushcare https://www.parkconnect.vic.gov.au/Volunteer/group-details-public/?id=d7d85384-dc4b-e711-813b-e0071b676d01Flying Fox Supporters https://www.flyingfoxsupporters.com.au/
We're joined by animal advocates Meghan and Harley who discuss changes in the movement over the decades, the importance of centering animals in the animal liberation movement and the place of animals in the environmental movement. Read Harley’s article ‘Whose Environment are We Fighting For? — Why the Environmental Movement Frightens Me as an Animal Ally’: https://medium.com/@harleymcdonaldeckersall/whose-environment-are-we-fighting-for-7f8b9f31fc9f Listen to Meghan on Green Left Radio: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftweeklyradio Register for the Liberated Futures conference: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=575099&fbclid=IwAR2XqW95mXPTRergdp7LvCx2eSSNJu6rM8713cyuPdwXn3jrc3OLwM1lti0 The photo used for this show was taken by Lissy from Bear Witness Australia: https://www.facebook.com/bearwitnessaustralia/
We speak with Melbourne-based animal rights activist Kelly Gamble about the rise of direct action in 2019, the emotional toll of standing up against large-scale institutions, and the future of activism.
On this show, we introduce our newest team member, Madison Griffiths, who discusses growing opposition to the Melbourne Cup horse race, the common association between eating meat and masculinity, and the new Netflix documentary The Game Changers that challenges this connection by looking into athletes eating a plant-based diet. You can hear Madison as a guest on our show discussing animal rights as a social justice issue here: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/madison-griffiths-%E2%80%93-animal-rights-social-justice-issue
We speak with Elio Celotto, Campaign Director with the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR), about the dark secret of the Australian horse racing industry, as recently revealed by the ABC's 7.30 Report. Elio talks about the thousands of prize-winning racehorses that meet cruel brutal deaths in abattoirs each year, to be sold as pet meat or to be exported for human consumption.We also debut the new music track "You Bet, They Die", written specifically for the CPR campaign. The episode screened on the ABC's 7.30 Report: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/7-30/series/0/video/NC1901H164S00?fbclid=IwAR0KP_l13R_zHgadrGEBeXg79FgblaJDnMumpW6x8SIvEev4-KzCtHRKfBg
On this show, we discuss some of the talks and key themes from the recent Animal Activists Forum, which took place in Melbourne. You can find out more about this Forum and listen to talks from previous events here: http://www.activistsforum.com/resources/ You can watch a video of Harley McDonald-Eckersall’s talk from this year’s conference, ‘Animal Rights Under Occupation — Lessons from the Palestinian Animal League’: https://medium.com/@harleymcdonaldeckersall/animal-rights-under-occupation-lessons-from-the-palestinian-animal-league-339bae8f87a6 Another talk from this year that there is a video online for is 'Forming Alliances With Other Movements' by Betty Melon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkAhRrj10g&fbclid=IwAR0G0dv2g0wqnNryiMsDBSEkmAnp4yveJFy0-QqFK3pnSFoThfPpGf2B5i8 There will be more talks available online soon, keep your eye on the Collectively Free - Kulin Nations Facebook page for links to these talks: https://www.facebook.com/cfkulinnations
We discuss recent news in the world of animal activism and veganism, including a chat about the documentary 'The Game Changers', footage showing the horrors of the horse racing industry and animal testing.
Katja & Nick of local volunteer organisation Mange Management talk about the devastating impacts of the mange mite parasite on wombats. They explain how mange can be identified, how it can be successfully treated by members of the public and landholders with Mange Management's support, and how the government could better respond to this issue that's causing immense suffering to our native wildlife. Mange Management https://mangemanagement.org.au/and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mangemanagement/
This show features representatives from the new activist group Collectively Free – melbourne who discuss their Animals Against Animal Experiments campaign, Liberated Futures conference and the importance of standing up against all forms of oppression. Collectively Free – melbourne Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cfmelb/ Animals Against Animal Experiments campaign: https://www.facebook.com/animalagainstx/ Liberated Futures conference: https://www.facebook.com/events/479005459344363/ Check out Approaching Critical to be kept up to date with a wide range of activist actions happening around Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/approachingcritical/
On this show we’re joined by activist Meghan Street, host of Green Left Radio on 3CR, who discusses the recent Global Strike For Climate marches and how vegan activists can better connect with environmental and Left movements. Meghan also covers how the desire for constant growth harms the environment and the other animals we share it with. You can listen to Green Left Radio on 3CR every Friday from 7 to 8:30am plus catch up on shows here: https://www.3cr.org.au/greenleftweeklyradio On this show we play a little bit of journalist Naomi Klein speaking on Democracy Now. You can listen to this episode of Democracy Now here: https://www.democracynow.org/shows/2019/9/17 Photo from: https://www.veganaustralia.org.au/clear_vegan_message_at_climate_marches
On Friday 20th September 2019, hundreds of thousands of Australians joined the Global Climate Strike. We took along a recorder to get a sense of how people were thinking about animals and agriculture in relation to the climate and climate action.
Martin Stringer is a nature photographer & videographer who has become personally involved in crowd-funded tropical rainforest protection & restoration projects, both in Australia's Daintree and in the Amazon. He explains these inspiring conservation programs and the huge benefits they're having on wildlife and carbon storage. Halfcut www.halfcut.orgRainforest Trust www.rainforesttrust.orgRainforest Rescue www.rainforestrescue.org.au
We are joined by Nikki Viveca, a Melbourne-based performer who brings a touch of theatre to stand-up. Nikki has performed solo shows, such as Asexual Healing, was most recently performing in the Comedy Festival improv show Completely Improvised Potter (which is great!) and won the 2019 Midsumma Poetry Slam.Nikki will tell us about her new fringe show Wasp Movie. When Nikki moved into her cute new house, she was looking forward to turning it into the home of her dreams. She wasn’t counting on the wasps who also wanted to make it their dream home as well. In Wasp Movie, Nikki pools her creative talents to pay homage to one of the world’s least loved animals - the Wasp.You can find out more details about the show and buy tickets at the Melbourne Fringe website - Wasp Movie.Another show about animals that you might want to check out is Creatures Lost
This is a presentation given by Terry Hurtado, an environmental & animal rights activist in Colombia, at the Decolonizing Animals conference in New Zealand in July 2019. "Colombia had a very strong welfareist tradition linked to dog and cat shelters, and to some extent, the welfare of horses used for pulling wagons. New generations took reasonability to fight against spectacles in which non-human animals were used, like bullfights, horse parades and circus displaying new ways of advocacy, and bringing in innovative discussions for the country. The new ways of advocacy, as activism, brought a shift in how organization members perceived their role. The way the public and the media saw organizations that worked for animals, changed as well."Decolonizing Animals conference https://aasa2019.org/Photo credit: Alejandro Sánchez Lariccia
We’re joined by social philosopher Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky who discusses his academic work exploring the way the meat-eating industry uses the term “humane” to avoid the questioning of the killing of animals.You can follow Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky on Twitter @PPodosky and you can view his publications, including the article ‘A Linguistic Method of Deception The Difference Between Killing Humanely and a Humane Killing’, which we focus on in this show, here: http://unimelb.academia.edu/PaulMikhailCatapangPodosky
In this weeks show we hear a talk by Laila Kassam titled, ‘How can we build a powerful mass movement for animal justice.’ Laila Kassam is a part of the Animal Think Tank Collective. You can find resources and more about the collectives work on their website.
Reem Lascelles from EVER Sanctuary is in the studio, talking about the devastating plight of rabbits farmed for meat in Australia and why they are largely invisible in our society. She describes the appalling conditions that they are subjected to, from birth to slaughter, and the physical and psychological impacts that such conditions have on a highly sensitive, social, and intelligent animal. Reem also explains the many different degrees of welfare protection that may be applied to this single breed, the New Zealand White, and how she follows a campaign path that incorporates both incremental reform and abolition. EVER Sanctuary www.eversanctuary.orgEVER Sanctuary on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/eversanctuaryberry/Aussie Farms www.aussiefarms.org.au
We’re joined by PhD candidate Melissa Laing who discusses her research on social workers standing up for companion animals, in addition to their human clients.You can follow Melissa on Twitter @ylaingylaing and you can also hear her talk Encountering Interspecies Homelessness: Stories of Social Workers’ Resistance to Anthropocentrism, plus other talks from the Sociology and Animals session at the 2018 ‘Precarity, Rights and Resistance’ conference by The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22TASA+2018%22
On this show we’re joined by Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left Weekly, who discusses links between capitalism and the oppression of animals. We also play a talk by Dilan Fernando, Co-Founder of Young Voices for Animals, from the event Animal Liberation and Capitalism, which Mary Merkenich also spoke at, as well as Kristin Leigh, President and Campaign Director of Vegan Rising. You can listen to audio of this event here: https://archive.org/details/animalliberationandcapitalism You can also read Mary Merkenich’s article ‘Capitalism’s abuse of animals degrades us all’ at the following link (note that the picture used for this show is taken from this article): https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/capitalism-abuse-animals-degrades-us-all?fbclid=IwAR3zk5RMMKPGaQeehC-24oveX8LeNuFwDqrOuMwju0pXVknONowPsXtV8WQ
We hear from Sue McKinnon & Peter Roberts, both of the Kinglake Friends of the Forest community group which is going head-to-head with the government-owned logging company VicForests, to save the little-known greater glider from extinction.Sue & Peter explain how, despite the greater glider's threatened status, VicForests continues to clearfell coupes throughout the native forests of Central Highlands and Gippsland where greater gliders are known to inhabit. They also describe the bold direct action and careful surveys that the dedicated members of Kinglake Friends of the Forest have undertaken, in defence of the greater glider. And how the Victorian Government have deliberately prioritised the economic interests of the logging industry over the survival of the greater glider and a safe climate. Kinglake Friends of the Forest https://www.facebook.com/Kinglake-Friends-of-the-Forest-449764088934522/
In this week's show, we are joined by two researchers who investigate the psychology behind veganism. Maddie North is a Deakin University PhD candidate investigating the role of social norms in veganism and the individual’s willingness to reduce meat consumption. Dr Madeline Judge shares their research into the psychological and ideological foundations of veganism and the stereotypes non-vegans use to define vegans.News link:President of the National Farmers Federation invites the public to visit animal farms. Find out more on Vegan Australia's website.Dr Madeline Judge. Photo courtesy of Maddie North.
Conservation is a field of research and practice that works to protect the environment. Despite our efforts in conservation for over a century, we are still witnessing the significant degradation of landscape through habitat and biodiversity loss. Compassionate Conservation is a new movement within conservation that tries to respond to several ethical issues within the field. We speak with Dr Arian Wallach, a key researcher in Compassionate Conservation at the University of Technology Sydney. Compassionate Conservation website https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/centre-compassionate-conservation
On this show we explore the world of "humane" animal products and the marketing of animal products. For more on this topic, you can view the resources below:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/26/humane-milk-is-a-myth-veganism-advert-cleared-by-standards-bodyhttp://freerangefraud.com/http://humanemyth.org/https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/the-role-of-the-ideology-of-animal-welfare-in-the-consumption-and-marketing-of-animal-origin-products/199399
We share a presentation given by David Nibert, a sociology professor from Ohio's Wittenberg University, on the animal industrial complex.This recording was made available by Alternative Radio: https://www.alternativeradio.org/
This is our annual Radiothon show! Freedom of Species needs to raise $1650 to help 3CR Community Radio stay on the air for another year, as a lone radical & independent voice in Australia's corporatised media landscape. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation at www.3cr.org.au Also come along to our fundraising trivia afternoon at Euro Kitchen in Fitzroy on June 30. Details & tickets available here: https://www.facebook.com/events/358864941649338/We also speak with Violet CoCo of Extinction Rebellion (XR) in Melbourne. She explains the objectives of XR as the world battles with growing catastrophic climate change and how this relates to animals and veganism. Extinction Rebellion Australia website https://ausrebellion.earth/Extinction Rebellion Australia on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/XRAustralia/
With the Australian federal election around the corner, we want to help you understand parties policies animal issues. We were joined by candidates Tania Briese from the Pirate Party Australia, Ben Schultz from the Animal Justice Party and Jason Ball from the Greens.We discuss what the most important animal issues are for their party and their positions on specific policies topics.
On this show we're joined Dilan Fernando to talk about his recent trip to Palestine and the work of the Palestinian Animal League. He discusses the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and how this influences and impacts animal activism.
We listen to the talk, ‘Humane Science Education: Ending the Use of Animals for Dissection’, presented by Nicole Green, Director, Animalearn and Dr. Elisabeth Ormandy - Executive Director, Animals in Science Policy Institute.This presentation was recorded as part of the the Humane Education Coalitions - Humane Summit 2019. The Humane Summit 2019, was a virtual speaker series run over two days in February 2019.The Humane Summit 2019, included many talks, all of which you can find in a YouTube playlist with 27 presentations from the summit.
We've got a presentation from the recent Humane Education Coalition summit, delivered by Nichola Kriek from SAFE. She talks about how humane education has been successfully introduced into the NZ school curriculum. We've also got four spoken word performances, from Canada, UK, & the US. SAFE www.safe.org.nzHumane Education Coalition summit www.hecoalition.org/summit
This show features some of Bede Carmody’s talk ‘Sustainable Activism: How to avoid becoming burnt out as an activist’. You can listen to the full talk at the following link and the description on this site also has links to further resources and to listen to other talks from the conference it was recorded at: https://archive.org/details/BedeCarmody We particularly recommend that activists do the following survey to see where they sit on the Burnout Rating Scale: https://www.surrey.ca/files/Burn-out%20Screening%20Questionnaire.pdf You can find out more about A Poultry Place, the animal sanctuary Bede runs, here: https://www.facebook.com/apoultryplace/ Bede’s talk is from an Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania) conference – you can follow ICAS Oceania on Twitter @icasoceania and like them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Institute-for-Critical-Animal-Studies-Oceania-332818656755188/
On this show we introduce our newest team member, Harley, and we discuss the animal movement and where she fits within it. Harley is a part of the group Young Voices for Animals: https://yva.org.au
We hear from Mark Halliday, a documentary filmmaker from Sydney about his new feature film, Vestige. The film follows some of the last remaining rhinos, protected in South Africa's Kruger National Park from the onslaught of poachers, and the people who risk their lives on a daily basis while trying to protect them. Vestige film site www.vestigemovie.com
We’re joined by Jim Kremar, environmental activist and one of the hosts of The SUWA show on 3CR, who discusses the place of animals in the environmental movement. You can listen to The SUWA show on 3CR every Friday from 5.30-6.30pm and catch up on episodes here: https://www.3cr.org.au/suwa Jim also recommends the following groups for those who are interested in getting involved in environmental activism: https://www.frontlineaction.org/ https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/ Please subscribe to 3CR here: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe
On this show we’re joined by Greg McFarlane, the Director of Vegan Australia. He discusses the rise of veganism and the various ways Vegan Australia promote veganism, both on an individual and society-wide level. You can find out more about and support Vegan Australia at: https://www.veganaustralia.org.au/ This show also features a little bit of Animal Justice Party Victoria MP Andy Meddick’s Maiden Speech. You can watch the whole speech here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=232595841028447
David is the founder of Melbourne Climate Save, one of the latest groups to join the worldwide Save movement. David talks the connection between animal agriculture and climate change, the emergency in the Amazon with the new Brazilian government now endorsing its deforestation, and ponders whether veganism is the silver bullet for the escalating climate crisis. Melbourne Climate Save https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneClimateSave/Climate Save Movement https://www.facebook.com/ClimateSaveMovement/Amazon Emergency event https://www.facebook.com/events/277222499611467/The Significance of Oceans event https://www.facebook.com/events/635944100173453/
This episode features Jon Pawson on how his veganism fits within Maori culture and decolonisation. Jon is from the Facebook group “Māori and Pasifika Vegans”: https://www.facebook.com/groups/399648523567337/ We also discuss the Abolish Australia Day protests and animal advocacy, as well as a bunch of animal and/or vegan-related stories, including ‘Agribusinesses continue to close due to drought, oversupply’ by ABC Radio Adelaide: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/agribusinesses-continue-to-close-due-to-drought-oversupply/10748952
We play two more presentations from the Animal Justice Party summit on 1080 poison that are essential listening to get your head around this baiting issue. Learn about the ins and outs of the Victorian wild dog/dingo 'management' (killing) plans which purposefully 'un'protect the dingo so they can legally be killed in Victoria & more about our Australian 'lion king' dingo. Part 1 link: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/1080-poison-summit-facts-we-all-can...(Note: the full AJP Summit video link is on the Part 1 page)The Perth Feb 23rd, 2019 Rally to Ban 1080:https://www.facebook.com/events/775194749511018/Coalition of Australians Against 1080 Poison: https://www.facebook.com/pg/coalitionagainst1080/posts/
We’re joined by vegan and frequent flyer Christian Freitag who gives tips on travelling as a vegan. Check out Christian’s Instagram ‘alwaysthen’ for travel photos. For more information on vegan travel including links to some of the resources we mentioned throughout the show, check out the following article: http://veganperth.org.au/living-vegan/vegan-travelling/
This show features advice to help people to go vegan and stay vegan. This includes eating out, shopping for vegan products at your local supermarket, veganism beyond diet, and much more! This Facebook post contains links to the resources mentioned throughout the show: https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/posts/2551639568195871
This show features Olly Hornung’s talk ‘You Did What? Creative Tactics and Strategies to Boost Your Campaign’. This talk covers many examples from the book Beautiful Trouble: https://beautifultrouble.org/ Olly also discusses some of his own activism with Evolens: https://www.facebook.com/EvoLensMelb/ This talk was given at the 2017 Animal Activists Forum. You can listen to other talks from previous Animal Activists Forums here: http://www.activistsforum.com/resources/
We’re joined by journalist Madison Griffiths who discusses animal rights as a social justice issue and connections with other issues such as feminism, mental health and media representation of marginalised groups. You can connect with Madison on social media @mgriffithz and you can also read her article ‘I don't eat meat because I'm a feminist’: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/i-dont-eat-meat-because-im-a-feminist-20160830-gr4nmi.html You can also hear Madison discuss connections between veganism and feminism on Tuesday Breakfast on 3CR, from 33.59-49.14 of the following episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/tuesday-breakfast/episode-201811060700/tuesday-breakfast-tilde-film-festival-hey-aunty-feminism-and
On the 24th of November 2018 Victorians went to the polls to vote for their next state representatives. An Australian political party dedicated to animals, called the Animal Justice Party, fielded candidates in 43 of the 88 lower house electorates and had candidates running in each of the 8 upper house regions. It is looking very likely that one of the Animal Justice Party candidates will be elected to the upper house. We are joined by Bruce Poon the President of the Animal Justice Party to discuss the amazing growth in first preference votes for the party since the 2014 election, what these votes means in terms of poliitical capital and how the AJP intends to use this positive election result to create change for animals.Find out more about the Animal Justice Party.
Andy of the Animal Justice Party talks about the recent live cattle export protest in Geelong, as well as the cattle export ship incident off Portland. Caroline of Melbourne Cow Save joins Andy to explain the protest of last week's professional bull riding event in Melbourne. Animal Justice Party (Victoria) https://www.ajpvic.org.au/Melbourne Cow Save https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneCowSave/
We’re joined by PhD candidate Zoei Sutton who discusses her sociological research exploring pets from an animal liberation perspective. You can follow Zoei on Twitter @zoei_sutton and see the following link to see her academic publications: http://flinders.academia.edu/zoeisutton Zoei also gives a brief overview of the Sociology and Animals session at the ‘Precarity, Rights and Resistance’ conference by The Australian Sociological Association (TASA). You can listen to Zoei’s talk and other talks from this session here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22TASA+2018%22 For more information about the Sociology and Animals group within TASA, follow @tasaanimals on Twitter, like ‘TASA Sociology & Animals Thematic Group’ on Facebook and see the following site: https://tasa.org.au/sociology-and-animals/
The Animal Justice Party held a summit discussing 1080 poison and we play three presentations from this informative and alarming evening. Get the toxicogy facts of 1080, the legal ins and outs to help ban this cruel and environmentally destructive poison & listen to the fatal impacts it has on our dingo populations. For the entire video of the summit:https://www.facebook.com/AJPWesternVic/videos/250357265814657/For more info on the "Rubber Jellyfish" film screenings: https://rubberjellyfishmovie.com
Hunting is a key threat to wild animal populations around the world. For the Love of Wildlife wants to reduce Australians impact on the trade of african animals by making it illegal to import and trade their body parts in Australia. We discuss their success in getting a ban on the importantion and sale of lion body parts from canned hunting in Australia and their work to help elephants and rhinos.
We chat with Graeme Linsell, a Melbourne-based volunteer wildlife rescuer & carer. He talks us through what's involved in this critically important role, some of the basic principles, & how we can get trained so that we too can help save lives. Wildlife Rescuers Incorporated (northern & north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne) https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeRescuersInc/ http://wildliferescuers.org.au/training/ Wildlife Victoria (statewide) https://www.facebook.com/wildlifevictoria/ https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/get-involved/wildlife-victoria-training Use an online search engine to find wildlife rescue training in your area.
We discuss language and animals and how by design, language acts as a weapon against animals perpetuating speciesism through demeaning terms like ‘you cow’ or by laundering terms that hide cruelty, for example, a 'processing plant' instead of a slaughterhouse. We also have categories of language to label species as belonging or not belonging - for example, native, pest or feral - and a species can switch catgegory depending on our human agenda for the landscape. Speciesism means the assumption of human superiority leading to the exploitation of animals. Addressing this language can be a powerful form of activism. Our guests are Alex Vince from Animal Liberation NSW and Alana Bacon, Melbourne-based animal activist & Animal Justice Party member.For more work on language and animals by Alex Vince from Animal Liberation NSW, see his talks below: (& stay tuned for his most recent at the 2018 Animal Activist Forum!)The Pest Epiphet: https://archive.org/details/AlexVinceAnimal Activicts Forum (scroll to bottom:) http://www.activistsforum.com/resources/Joan Dunayer links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFiRc2Jixtchttps://www.amazon.com/Animal-Equality-Liberation-Joan-Dunayer/dp/0970647557
We are joined by a local campaigner from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, Elio Celotto, to discuss the inherent issues with horse racing and what we can do about it. In Australia, we are days away from the Melbourne Cup, a 3200 m race where horses are often pushed to physical exhaustion or injury by being forced to race.You can find out more about the campaign at the website - https://www.horseracingkills.com/ and check out upcoming events at their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/coalitionfortheprotectionofracehorses/.
This show features the talk ‘Veganwashing Israel’s Dirty Laundry? Animal Politics and Nationalism in Palestine-Israel’ by scholar-activist Esther Alloun. You can find more of Esther’s work at the following link: https://uow.academia.edu/EstherAlloun Esther’s talk is from the conference ‘Animal Nationalisms: Multispecies cultural politics, race, and nation (un)building narratives’, organised by the Deakin Critical Animal Studies Network. For more information about this group, check out: http://www.deakin.edu.au/adi/our-research/research-networks/deakin-critical-animal-studies-network
We're in the studio talking with Doug Leith, president of Melbourne Save Animals In Laboratories (MSAIL), about vivisection (animal experimentation) in Australia, as well as how and why it fails to meet its claimed objectives of improved human health outcomes. Doug also talks about the work of MSAIL. MSAIL https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneSaveAnimalsInLaboratories/
We chat with Ingrid Marker about how large bodied dogs, in particular hunting dogs trained to kill pigs, are lethal to the cassowary population who are already up against it with their disappearing habitat, roads, and fragmented landscapes.Mentioned in podcast & for more information: https://www.facebook.com/cassowarykeystoneconservation/Friends of the Earth FNQ:https://www.facebook.com/FriendsoftheEarthFNQ/?eid=ARCb4vsVEy2zw6TrMYE9e...Australian Panel of Experts in Environmental Law/APEEL: http://apeel.org.auBirdlife Australia: http://birdlife.org.au
We speak with two activists from Melbourne, Trevor and Bess, about consistent anti-oppression. They unpack what it means and why it's important.You can find out more about Consistent Anti-oppression here.
We speak with Dr Annett Finger, Dr Nikki Kowalczyk, and Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake about the colony of Little Penguins that live on a Melbourne breakwater in Port Phillip Bay. They talk about the circumstances that make this colony unique & about the important research conducted by Earthcare St Kilda. We'll also hear how a recent industrial fire in Melbourne's western suburbs may pose serious risks to the health of Port Phillip Bay & the penguin colony.Earthcare St Kilda http://earthcarestkilda.org.au/Photo of Annett with feathered friend.
This show features a talk on the debate in the animal advocacy movement around “single issue campaigns” that focus on one particular product or form of animal exploitation, examples include anti-fur campaigns and advocating against the dog meat trade. This talk ‘Veganism, Colonialism and Single Issue Campaigns’ is by the Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) Oceania collective and you can listen to the whole talk, including audiences’ contributions that weren’t featured on the show, here: https://archive.org/details/SingleIssue This talk was recorded at the 2017 ICAS Oceania Conference ‘Forging Alliances and Intersections’ in Melbourne. You can listen to other talks from this conference here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22ICAS+Oceania+2017%22 For more information on ICAS, including links to connect with ICAS on Facebook and to sign up for email updates, see the ICAS website: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/icas-oceania/
We speak with Darryl Jones about his book on why we feed wild birds & why it matters. Bird feeding says a lot about us in these challenging times so tune in and find out more.
This podcast is of a recent presentation given at the University of Tasmania. "Reese will trace out a roadmap for how humanity is transitioning to the end of animal farming. The timeline has four stages: Foundation, Revolution, Stigmatization, and Follow-Through. Reese will trace out the most important developments of technological and social change in each of these stages, such as the advent of clean meat (real meat made without animal slaughter), a shift in outrage against factory farming alone to outrage against animal farming as a whole, and a shift from individual diet change (e.g. veganism) to a society-wide trend towards animal-free food production. The talk will also explore what in general makes social movements succeed and how the end of animal farming will spark fundamental changes in the human-animal relationship.Jacy is the author of the upcoming book, The End of Animal Farming, which illuminates humanity's upcoming transition to an animal-free food system. Jacy is the Research Director at Sentience Institute, a think tank researching the expansion of humanity's moral circle."Jacy Reese http://jacyreese.com/Sentience Institute https://www.sentienceinstitute.org/
We are joined by animal advocates Beth Allan and Brighde Kennedy who discuss their own experiences of dealing with sexism in the movement and some ways we can work to overcome this problem as a movement. You can hear Beth discussing this issue at the recent Community As Activism event. The session is on Transformative Justice and Me Too, featuring Beth as well as Jess Ison and Anne-lise Ah-fat: https://archive.org/details/MeTooTJ
Andy Meddick tells us who will be speaking & on the panel at the upcoming 1080 summit taking place in Melbourne on the 25th August and Charlie Jackson-Martin from Sydney Fox & Dingo Rescue joins in on this chat for change so desperately needed. Please buy a ticket even if you don't attend-only $15- to support this important campaign.For more info on the summit & tix: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/…/animal_justice_party_nat…
FoS presenters recently gave a talk at the Students of Sustainability Conference 2018 called 'Environmental Liberation Through Animal LIberation'. We highlight some of the key points from that talk by covering the connections between animal and environmental movements, including exploring the environmental impact of animal agriculture. You can see the associated PowerPoint presentation for some references and visuals on the topic.
We’re joined by Jess Ison from the Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania) who discusses the upcoming workshop-based discussion forum in Melbourne: ‘Community as Activism: Building Community within the Animal Liberation Movement and Beyond’. Event Details:Saturday 4 August, 1-5pm at Library at the Dock (107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands). The event is free but registration through the following link is essential to ensure your spot: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/community-as-activism/ For more information about this event, see the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/163203474552122/
We have Dr Judi & Bryce Inglis in the studio, describing their work advocating for the much-misunderstood house rabbit whose welfare is largely ignored in Australia. Their organisation, Rabbit Run-Away Orphanage, is dedicated to bringing education to all levels of government as well as the public, leading to improved welfare and legal change. Rabbit Run-Away Orphanage www.rabbitrunaway.org.au
We speak with Dr John McEvoy about his work tracking Asian elephants in Myanmar. We discuss the threat that that elephants are facing from poachers and how elephant-human relationships in local areas are key to keeping the elephants safe.
Speak to a vet & they will tell you thousands of healthy cats & kittens in our urban /peri-urban areas are euthanaised by the "bucket load" throughout Australia & this is NOT bringing cat populations down or improving conditions for our wildlife. What it is doing is making the job for animal health workers & rescue groups intolerable at times and creating a lot of dead cats. There is a much better way to manage these populations through TNR programmes & cat diversion. Jacquie Rand from the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation is going to tell us all about it!https://www.petwelfare.org.au
We’re joined by Mark Allen who discusses his holistic approach that he has developed through many years of activism. According to his zine on holistic activism, this approach provides ‘some ideas about how we can reduce conflict among activists, create campaigns that are long lasting, reach out and connect with people who have different values to that of our own and work towards a meaningful shift in paradigm.’ You can read this zine at: https://progressivepostings.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/mark/ You can also contact Mark at themindfulactivist@gmail.com and join the Facebook group ‘Holistic Activism and Behaviour Change’ to learn more and contribute to discussions on the topic: https://www.facebook.com/groups/211194752603900/ Mark will be running a workshop on holistic activism at the Students of Sustainability conference in Melbourne on Saturday the 7th of July at midday. The conference runs from the 6th – 12th of July and will also feature the workshop ‘Achieving environmental liberation through animal liberation’ by Freedom of Species hosts Nick and Adam on Sunday the 8th of July, from 3.30-5pm. For more information about this conference, visit: http://www.studentsofsustainability.org/
We have Narelle, coordinator of the Melbourne chapter of Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign, and Nicko, founder of Scab Duty, live in the studio. They're talking about the devastating impacts of rubbish, particularly plastic, on the ocean's inhabitants. Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign https://www.facebook.com/SSAUBeachCleanUps/Scab Duty https://www.facebook.com/scabduty/Albatross documentary https://www.albatrossthefilm.com/
Being a highly respected psychologist and animal activist, Clare knows all there is to know about the pitfalls of how & why we get in a pickle communicating our message on behalf of animals. She also has answers to see our way through these tricky rabbit warrens of anguish in her new book called, "Vystopia". Clare joins us for our fundraising radiothon show and appears at @ the 1.15 mark if you want to scroll through us asking for donations! Fancy a free app to help you tak about veganism? Check out all the resources Clare has for the vegan community here: https://www.veganpsychologist.comWe still need the cash to stay on air for another year so please make a tax deductible donation if you can!. Call (03) 9419 8377 during business hours & state it is Freedom of Species you are supporting. You may also donate via the Give Now link here: https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser/public/FreedomofSpecies In appreciation, the FOS team.
We talk about dingos and the fact that these important apex predators are killed under wild dog 'management' plans.Guests: Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, Arian Wallach, Joshua Said & Mark Pearson.Photo courtesy of the Dingo Den.
We’re joined by activist and academic Jess Ison who discusses her research challenging the use of prisons and other punitive measures as a way to counter animal abuse. If you’d like to look further into the issues of prisons and prison abolition, Jess recommends the book Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/2907-are-prisons-obsolete Jess Ison is a part of The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania) collective who are organising a discussion forum for animal activists and academics in Melbourne in August. Connect with ICAS Oceania on Facebook or sign up for email updates to be notified of the details of this forum once they are announced: http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/icas-oceania/
We're in the studio with local representatives Monique Luci & Tania Milton of the global campaign to stop the dog & cat meat trade, who explain the extent of dog & cat consumption around the world including here in Australia, and why this is one of the very cruellest trades. Monique & Tania are also organisers of a march scheduled for Melbourne on Saturday 2nd June, which is the campaign's Worldwide Awareness Day.Stop the dog and cat meat trade worldwide https://www.stopthedogandcatmeattradeworldwide.com Event page for Melbourne's Worldwide Awareness Day march https://www.facebook.com/events/172844960019526/CORRECTION: The guests wish to correct two figures provided in the interview. The number of cats and dogs slaughtered annually worldwide for consumption is approximately 30 million. And the number of dogs slaughtered for consumption annually in South Korea is approximately 2.5 million.
We speak with Megan Moon, the founder and president of the Humane Education Coalition. Megan describes what humane education is, why the world needs it and what the Humane Education Coalition is doing to make humane education a prominent part of our education landscape.Humane Education Coalition https://www.hecoalition.org/
The Animal Justice Party's Andy Meddick chats about the community of Lara campaign against a cruel 4500 head intensive goat factory and processing plant, in what has truly been a David and Goliath struggle, battling not just the international dairy giant, but City Hall as well!
On 28th April 2018, over 2000 activists took to the streets of Melbourne for what was to become Australia's largest animal rights march. We play an edited recording of the speeches from that historic evening.Photo courtesy of Love Bree PhotographyAussie Farms https://www.aussiefarms.org.auDominion the film www.dominionmovement.com
We RW joined by a founder of the orgnisation Young Voices for Animals (Yva), along with some participants from the first round of Yva's Catalyst program. Catalyst is a free leadership program that offers passionate young people aged 16 ‑ 18 the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge to take their love of animals to the next level and build a more compassionate future.We chat about the Catalyst program and find out what the participants have gained from the experience.
We’re joined by historian and animal advocate Gonzalo Villanueva who discusses his book A Transnational History of the Australian Animal Movement, 1970-2015. The discussion covers academia and activism, the importance of history, the campaign against live animal export, and vegetarianism and veganism in the animal movement.Beyond his academic work, Gonzalo is also an activist with the Coalition Against Duck Shooting.
Do you think threatened & highly stressed animals should be used for fun & entertainment value ? Animal Liberation Qld are calling for a ban on rodeos after two bull deaths last weekend. At the very least, ALQ want a ban on the calf roping event which is banned in Victoria and SA. We speak with Gayle D'Arcy, ALQ Campaign Director for Rethink Rodeos.Take action & sign please: http://rethinkrodeos.com Photo courtesy of Animal Liberation Qld.
We talk with Revekka Eli (pictured), lead organiser with Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) Melbourne, and Rochelle Van, of Animal Activists Australia. They explain why the recent surge of slaughterhouse actions and restaurant disruptions, both locally and internationally, is getting the attention of mainstream media.Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/dxemelbourne/Animal Activists Australia: https://www.facebook.com/animalactivistsaustralia/
We share two talks one about vegan companion animals and the other discusses human population and why it's important to think about in relation to animals.Professor Andrew Knight – Vegan Companion AnimalsFor more on Professor Andrew Knight’s research on vegan companion animals, visit his website: http://vegepets.info/Biography: Andrew Knight is Professor of Animal Welfare and Ethics, and Director of the Centre for Animal Welfare, at the University of Winchester; a European and RCVS Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law; an American Veterinary Specialist in Animal Welfare; and a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Andrew has over 65 academic publications and a series of youtube videos on animal issues.This talk was recorded at the 2017 Animal Activists Forum.This show also features Katie Batty’s talk ‘How human overpopulation impacts other animals and what you can do about it’ from the 2017 Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania) conference. You can view the PowerPoint presentation for this talk here.Biography: Katie Batty is a social justice lawyer and long-time animal right activist. In her spare time she volunteers as a lawyer for refugees and co-hosts a political podcast, Progressive Podcast Australia.
Lucy’s Project is busy raising awareness that "we fail to save human domestic violence victims lives when we fail to address the whole family - paws and all." We chat with Lucy's Project founder, Anna Ludvik. https://lucysproject.comMy Saving Grace: http://www.mysavinggrace.org.au/
Sam Tucker is Vegan Outreach's coordinator for Australia & NZ. He's handed out something close to a quarter of a million leaflets that promote a vegan diet to end the suffering of farm animals. Consequently, he knows a thing or two about effective leafleting & gave a presentation on this very subject at Melbourne's Animal Activist Forum late last year.Whether you're seeking a non-confrontational form of activism, or you're wanting to expand your existing activism skills & methods, listen to this presentation & learn directly from the master! Vegan Outreach Australia https://veganoutreach.org/category/australia/Vegan Outreach Victoria https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699590446759188/about/Vegan Outreach Queensland https://www.facebook.com/groups/486388045093588/about/Vegan Outreach Tasmania https://www.facebook.com/groups/380408459052131/about/Vegan Outreach NSW https://www.facebook.com/groups/318406958635497/about/Vegan Outreach South Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/682743665258384/about/Vegan Outreach Western Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/331247534029289/Vegan Outreach ACT https://www.facebook.com/groups/495090517531176/about/
Trap-neuter-return for urban and periurban cats has proven to be a highly successful component for community cat population management. Why aren't we adopting these community cat programmes more in Australia when we can't actually afford the alternative proposed ? We listen to an illuminating presentation by Emeritus Professor Jacquie Rand who is the Executive Director & Chief Scientist of the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation. https://www.petwelfare.org.au
Laurie Levy, campaign director and founder of the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, brings us up-to-date on the campaign to stop Victoria's routine recreational slaughter of native waterbirds, including last year's massacres at Koorangie Marshes which shocked even the Game Management Authority. He goes on to explain what we might expect this coming killing season. We also find out how to support and get involved in CADS' campaign to end this government-endorsed annual atrocity.Coalition Against Duck Shooting website: www.duck.org.au... and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CADSDuckRescue/
We speak with Kristin Leigh, the lead organiser of the campaign Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages. Kristin gives us an update on some recent changes to the campaign and where it is headed in the future.
Parks Victoria plan to eradicate all the brumbies in the Bogong High Plains of Victoria which is not founded on any peer reviewed science. Jill Pickering from the Australian Brumby Alliance unpacks the injustices & inconsistencies of the evidence used to back the cull. We have until Friday to tell Parks Victoria to not eradicate all the brumbies! Scroll down to follow link to feedback form for Parks Victoria :http://www.victorianbrumbyassociation.org/alpine-national-park.htmlPhoto :"The Boys" courtesy of the Australain Brumby Alliance
We're sharing the talk given by dedicated animal liberation activist Joey Carbstrong at last year's Animal Activists Forum in Melbourne. Joey offers excellent advice to fellow activists, concerning the fine art of vegan outreach communications, whether it be online or on the street. Drawing on his own experience, he explains candidly what works and what doesn't. If you sometimes struggle with effectively communicating your veganism to your non-vegan friends, family & colleagues, this is the show for you.Joey on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeycarbstrong/Joey on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6usHVNuRbexyisxE27nDw
The 29th January is the deadline for submissions to prevent a rollover of the 20 year Regional Forest Agreement. This agreement has exempted the logging industry from national environment laws which means many protected species and countless others are basically bulldozed with their habitat! Take the greenwashed glasses & earphones off and tune in as we replay a chat I had with Ed Hill from GECO and send your submission in please & contact your MP . Come on! It only takes a couple of minutes. The Wilderness Society has made it easy to do so: https://goo.gl/sMCrBq
We're joined by vegan neuropsychologist Dr Ash Nayate to discuss how neuropsychology can inform vegan advocacy. We also chat about activist burn-out and the importance of self-care.
We're in the studio, chatting with wildlife ecologist Joshua Griffiths (pictured here) & conservation photographer Doug Gimesy (photo credit) about threats to the platypus. They also tell us about a nifty 'citizen science' initiative PlatypusSPOT, new technology that detects platypus DNA in waterways, and the Victorian Alliance for Platypus Safe Yabby Traps which has been formed with the objective of a complete ban on the enclosed yabby traps that kill platypus almost every day. Josh & Doug advise us of actions we can all take to improve the chances of this unique & iconic animal.PlatypusSPOT website http://platypusspot.org/PlatypusSPOT Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/platypusSPOT/
In this episode we speak with Philosopher Michael Hauskeller about the problematic framing of animals within transhumanism. We also chat with recently completed PhD Ashley Keefner about her thesis on how prejudice impacts the study of animal minds.
This is the talk given by Brad King, director of Farm Animal Rescue (Qld), at the recent Animal Activists Forum in Melbourne. Brad details the cruelty & terrible suffering caused by farmed animals' genetic design. He also shares some wonderful stories of the FAR sanctuary residents who, now in safety, are able to express their normal range of social and emotional behaviours.Farm Animal Rescue https://www.farmanimalrescue.org.au/Animal Activists Forum http://www.activistsforum.com/
In this week’s show we check the pulse of the vegan community in Melbourne by speaking to people at the Spring Vegan Festival that was held at the old meat market. We discuss the challenges facing animals, what is inspiring about the vegan movement and where people find hope.
Pam Ahern's presentation from the recent Australian Animal Activist Forum.Pam is the Founder and Director of farmed animal sanctuary Edgar's Mission (Victoria, Australia).Pam's talk was a journey of self-discovery from animal lover to animal advocate as she explores the role of farm sanctuaries in the bigger picture of creating a kinder world for animals.This is the perfect show to share with friends and family who may not 'get' why you are vegan or those who love animals but are still on the 'journey' towards kindness for all.Freedom of Species would like to thank Pam Ahern and the Animal Activist Forum organisers for granting us permission to broadcast this talk.Edgar's Mission website https://www.edgarsmission.org.au/Edgar's Mission Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/edgarsmission/Edgar's Mission Cooking with Kindness cookbook https://shop.edgarsmission.org.au/Animal Activist Forum website http://www.activistsforum.com/Animal Activist Forum Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/activistsforum/
In March this year, Darebin Council in Melbourne, Victoria, announced the next pound contractor will be a 'no kill' shelter facility for companion animals. Our guest is a major driver of that momentous change - Kathleen Chapman from Save Darebin Pets.The Maneki Neko Cat Lounge info:http://www.neko.org.au/neko-hq/November 3rd GECO Citizen science camp info ( note there are a few camps over summer if you can't attend in November) : http://www.geco.org.au/calendar
As the world is waking up to the cruelty and destructive consequences of industrial animal agriculture, do the proposed Victorian planning laws give the green light for more of it? And will they make it harder for us to oppose such facilities 'in our own backyards'? We speak with Sarah Davison from Planning for Animals about this and Lisa Ryan from Say No to Blantyre Pig Farms in Harden shares the activism nuts and bolts of the campaign that stopped a large intensive piggery from being built in NSW.Photo courtesy of Aussie Farms http://www.aussiepigs.com/piggeriesTo object to the proposed planning laws in Victoria: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/policy-and-strategy/planning-reform/sust...
In this week’s show we talk with Dr Mel Taylor about protecting our animals in emergency situations and look at some new research that shows a plant-based food system would be much better for our environment.For more on what Dr Mel Taylor was talking about please see: http://theconversation.com/seven-ways-to-protect-your-pets-in-an-emergency-83484Here is the Facebook link for Blue ARC: https://www.facebook.com/BlueARCAnimalReadyCommunity/?hc_ref=ARR1r9hQ5T9vao4ewT2CezX57oz2ZsWl9fwgY64O34ZLMUZGpISdRm5y75tV-lhDtKQ&fref=nf#The Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC project webpage is here: https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/research/hazard-resilience/237For more information about Dr Mel Taylors research see 'Hazard Note': http://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/35The research paper discussed, it’s open access so anyone can read it! Greedy or needy? Land use and climate impacts of food in 2050 under different livestock futures - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378016306872
There are some animal advocates that transform your thinking and how you approach your activism. Psychologist Melanie Joy and Animal Asia founder Jill Robinson come to mind. Well, add Sandra Higgins to the list. Sandra has a clarity of purpose that will inspire and challenge you.Sandra is the Founder and Director of Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary and the creator of the world's largest vegan advertising campaign - 'Go Vegan World'. As a psychologist, Sandra is the Director of The Compassion Foundation of Ireland.Here are a couple of Sandra's presentations and some relevant resources:Irish Vegan Festival - 'What Other Animals Need From Us' on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74OzTrAgbDQSixth Annual Conscious Eating Conference - 'Go Vegan World & The Animals of Eden' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2xrfeHad-8Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary http://edenfarmedanimalsanctuary.com/Go Vegan World https://goveganworld.com/Matilda's Promise http://www.matildaspromise.org/Image: Sandra & Charlotte (courtesy of Sandra Higgins)
Amanda Leeper talks about the cruel realities behind the chick hatching programs commonly run by Australian primary schools, kindergartens and child-care centres. At face value, these programs seem to be a cute cuddly experience for all involved but the reality is very different, and the learning outcomes for the children are not necessarily positive. Having successfully lobbied her local council and primary school to discontinue their hatching programs, Amanda is well-qualified to share her experiences and tips on how to speak out on behalf of these most vulnerable.RSPCA http://kb.rspca.org.au/what-are-the-animal-welfare-issues-with-chick-hat...Edgars Mission https://www.edgarsmission.org.au/hatching-a-good-idea/World of Animal Welfare http://www.woaw.org.au/teachers/animals-and-education/for-the-birds-chic...Make It Possible homepage http://www.makeitpossible.com/Melbourne Chicken Save homepage https://www.facebook.com/Melbournechickensave/
Throwing the baby out with the bathwater? It appears current feverish land clearing, mostly for pastoral animal agriculture, makes a mockery of efforts & money to protect threatened species, biodiversity & climate change mitigation.We chat with Dr Hugh Finn from Curtin Law School who wants the animal welfare implications of land clearing addressed,April Reside from Queensland University about the crazy levels of land clearing happening there now & Fiona Probyn-Rapsey from UNSW about why we have an unhelpful blind spot when it comes to land use and animal agriculture.Further information, including the history of land clearing in Qld, courteousy of the Wilderness Society:https://www.wilderness.org.au/land-clearing-queensland#4Here's the link to the APEEL organisation April Reside mentioned: http://apeel.org.auMentioned articles of interest: Hugh Finn https://theconversation.com/land-clearing-isnt-just-about-trees-its-an-a...April Reside https://theconversation.com/just-ten-mps-represent-more-than-600-threate...Listen to this thought provoking talk by Fiona Probyn-Rapsey titled, "The Feral Amongst Us":http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/fiona-probyn-rapsey-feral-amongst-us
Sandra Higgin's presentation at this year's Irish Vegan Festival titled What Other Animals Need From Us. Sandra Higgins is Founder and Director of Eden Farm Sanctuary and the woman behind the largest vegan advertising campaign, Go Vegan World. As a psychologist, she is Director of The Compassion Foundation of Ireland.The talk is a motivation check for animal activists and an ethical check for vegetarians and those who still consume animals. Irish Vegan Festival Sandra Higgins presentation What Other Animals Need From Us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74OzTrAgbDQIrish Vegan Festival http://www.irishveganfestival.com/Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary http://edenfarmedanimalsanctuary.com/Go Vegan World https://goveganworld.com/Matilda's Promise http://www.matildaspromise.org/
We hear from CEO Nick Spencer and Marketing Officer Phalkun Chan of Ibis Rice, in Phnom Penh. This project of the Wildlife Conservation Society protects some of Cambodia's most endangered wildlife species, particularly the iconic giant ibis, by collaborating with local rice farmers for a win-win outcome.Ibis Rice www.ibisrice.com
WORLD DAY FOR THE END FOR SPECIESISMNearly 50 years on from when British psychologist Richard Ryder coined the term 'speciesism', we now have a World Day for the End of Speciesism.It's a day to call for an end to discrimination against another purely on the basis of their species.Marches are being held in over forty cities in ten countries, including Melbourne, Sydney and Burleigh Beach in Queensland https://www.end-of-speciesism.org/en/Melbourne March for the End of Speciesism event details https://www.facebook.com/events/1415916478454442/Program interviews include:Clinical neuropsychologist Dr Ash Nayate - Speaker at the Melbourne March for the End of SpeciesismTrevor Weedon - Event organiser for the Melbourne March for the End of SpeciesismPaul York - Academic and activist - Animal Rights Academy http://animalrightsacademy.org/ & Comparing Racism & Speciesism presentation http://animalrightsacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Comparingracismandspeciesism.pdfDr Brock Bastion - Voiceless the Animal Protection's 2014 Rethinking: Speciesism seminar series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INu5VsBFBXk
We are savouring some sweet victories! We chat with Chris Del force from Aussie Farms whose 'ag gag' charges, as well as those of Dori Kiss, were dismissed. We also chat with Andy Meddick about the recent successful campaign that resulted in a refusal to permit a new greyhound breeding & training facility . Photo credit: the beloved Sputnik Meddick courtesy of the Meddick familyFor more info on 'ag gag' laws:https://www.voiceless.org.au/the-issues/ag-gagThe tune at the end of the show titled , "I will be their voice" is by Vegan Smythe: http://www.vegansmythe.com
Be inspired by the selflessness of lamb foster carers Emma Sullivan of Animal Liberation Victoria & Luke Westmoreland of Victorian Lamb Rescue, and get angry about the enormous yet largely unknown death toll of the Australian sheep industry. Victorian Lamb Rescue https://www.facebook.com/Victorianlambrescue/Animal Liberation Victoria https://www.alv.org.au/lamb-truth/End to the silence about 15 million dead lambs http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/end-to-the-silence-about-15-..."Where there's livestock, there's dead stock" - farmer Simon Teate http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-07-10/sheep-lambing-booroola-lambs...Emma & Dawn the lamb photo credit: Love Bree Photography
2017 ICAS OCEANIA CONFERENCE - Forging Alliances and Intersections Dr Yamini Narayanan on Cow Protectionism And Indian Animal AdvocacyAudio provided by Progressive Podcast Australia https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/Dr Yamini Narayanan is an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Senior Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation.Her work explores the notion that that religion influences urban development in India, and must inform policy. India's scale and speed of urbanisation makes its sustainable urban development critical globally, yet modernist urban planning has failed to address slum growth, poverty, gender inequality and ecological crises.More recently, her research has begun investigate to the ways in which animals – particularly those regarded as heritage or sacred icons in India, such as cattle – are invoked as symbols of human identity politics and/or as resources for growth in cities. Animals have a significant yet invisible role of in city building, and urban religion can be complicit in enabling animal exploitation for urban development. Her work now also seeks to develop frameworks for multi-species inclusive urban planningInstitute for Critical Animal Studieshttp://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/Dr. Yamini Narayanan http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/yamini-narayananDr. Yamini Narayanan article Dairy, Death and Dharma:The devastation of cow protectionism in India https://www.animalliberationcurrents.com/dairy-death-dharma/
Fact: In Victoria, old growth native forests, home to many threatened species, are still being cut down for low grade cheap paper products. Volunteer citizen scientists are on the front line of defence saving hundreds of hectares of forest. We speak with Ed Hill from GECO, Goongerah Environment Centre, East Gippsland."The fact that citizen surveys are repeatedly finding threatened species in forests that have not been appropriately surveyed raises questions about the functionality of the regulatory system."Photo credit: Greater Glider at home http://www.geco.org.au/
Roy Taylor interviews Justin Kerswell of Viva! who has been supporting Australian activist groups by campaigning against the sale of kangaroo meat in the UK. https://www.savethekangaroo.com/https://www.viva.org.uk/
Every year hundreds of brumbies lose their freedom & are transported for slaughter. This Sunday on FOS we discuss this & find out what is going on with the wild horse draft management plan for Kosciuszco National Park with Peter Cochran of Snowy River Mountain Bush Users Group & Mae Lee Sun from Wild Horse Journal.Photo of Trooper, a 'lucky' brumby that escaped slaughter.
Via Voiceless - The Animal Protection Institute Few Australians are aware of the real economic forces behind the production of meat, fish, eggs, and dairy.Animal food producers rely on government subsidies, artificially low prices, and influence over legislation and regulation to provide the cheap meat, eggs and dairy to which consumers have become accustomed.As a result, Australians incur massive hidden costs associated with every animal product that are not visible at the checkout. These additional costs relate to animal suffering, damage to the environment, and healthcare.The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series will examine the real costs of animal agriculture, and ask the question - could a tax on meat be the answer?To answer this question and challenge the current system is lawyer and author of Meatonomics, David Robinson Simon.David Robinson Simon was the first person to calculate the enormous hidden costs that the US animal food system imposes on taxpayers, animals and the environment, finding that these totalled to at least $414 billion annually.For this exclusive Australian Lecture Series, Simon will discuss how US meat and dairy producers have influenced markets and consumer behaviour, and how Australian meat and dairy producers have already begun implementing the American playbook in a number of ways.“The same forces are at work in Australia. Animal food producers have successfully pushed for legislation in a number of Australian states and territories that helps externalise their production costs and insulate them from scrutiny and liability,” said Simon.“These measures keep prices of meat low and consumption high, and they help explain why Australians’ per capita meat consumption is among the highest in the world.”The 2017 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series will challenge the relationship between industry, government and the consumer, and ask what cautionary tales Australia should learn from the US.
We speak to Sally Hunter, an animal and human rights activist who works to end the oppression of all individuals. Sally describes the connections between the animal and human rights movements, what they do well and what they can learn from each other. For more information about the Declaration for Animal Rights, as discussed in the show, please see: http://declarationofar.org/textSign.php To contact the Darebin Council and tell them that food and animal agriculture must be part of their plan for an emergency response to climate change please see: http://surveys.darebin.vic.gov.au/s3/darebinclimateemergencyplan. For more information about the Darbin Councils emergency response plan please see: http://www.yoursaydarebin.com.au/climateaction
We chat with Ren Hurst, founder of New World Sanctuary. Ren gives us a lot to think about when it comes to our relationship with horses and how training can shut down a healthy conversation between human and horse, and, well, all sentient beings!Photo credit:Brandy Setzer Photography
Lorinda (founder and president, pictured) and Natalie (committee member) explain why palm oil has become so popular in food manufacturing and its consequences for orangutans and other forest species of Indonesia and Malaysia. They also describe how Palm Oil Investigations has become a force to be reckoned with and how governments prefer consumers to remain ignorant of the ingredients and impacts of their purchases. Palm Oil Investigations http://www.palmoilinvestigations.org/POI scanner app http://www.palmoilinvestigations.org/poi-scanner-app.html
We chat with Sydney Fox Rescue about 1080 poison which is used to kill foxes and in its usage kills many other 'unwanted' and 'wanted' species . Andy Meddick from AJP also joins us to shed light on this very dark & cruel poison.For info on the July school holiday event:https://www.facebook.com/events/170644623461223/Please sign the petitions!https://www.change.org/p/wollondilly-shire-council-stop-the-use-of-1080-...https://www.change.org/u/7136654
Welcome back, Anita!Anita Krajnc returns to Freedom of Species to discuss how Toronto Pig Save has inspired an animal save movement; pig, chicken, cow, sheep and soon-to-be fish save groups are bearing witness to animal suffering and changing hearts and minds all over the world. We also hear about the #pigtrial that is proving #compassionisnotacrime in the Canadian courts and garnering global media attention.It's great to have Anita back on the show!Toronto Pig Save http://www.torontopigsave.org/ Toronto Pig Save FB https://www.facebook.com/TorontoPigSave/Compassion Is Not A Crime FBhttps://www.facebook.com/CompassionIsNotACrime/The Save Movement http://thesavemovement.org/Freedom of Species' Kate Gracey interviews Melbourne's local Save groupshttp://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/save-movement-melbourneMelbourne Pig Save http://www.melbournepigsave.org/Melbourne Chicken Save http://www.melbournechickensave.com/Melbourne Cow Save https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneCowSave/Melbourne Sheep Save https://www.facebook.com/melbournesheepsave/
Adelaide dive instructor Kate Wilkins was so sick of seeing rubbish while diving, she decided to do something about it.Also we have an update on Jumps Racing from Adelaide over the Easter Weekend.
If you missed the National Day of Action for Greyhounds on April 9th, fret not. We recorded the following speakers at the Melbourne rally: Dr Eleonora Gullone, Brian Murray, Dr Helen Jeges, Kim Oxley, Dr Sonja Kassenboehmer and Jennifer Davis. We also chatted a bit further with Dr Helen Jeges about the Victorian Government's promotion of greyhound racing to children.https://coalitionprotectgreyhounds.wordpress.com/https://www.facebook.com/ShutItDownNationalDayOfAction/
We speak with Philip Sutton a climate campaigner and long time environmentalist. In 2008 Philip co-authored the book ‘Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action’. Since the release of the book Philip has continued to work on strategies and actions for achieving a safe climate. We chat with Philip about what a safe climate is and why climate change IS an animal issue.
We get an update from Damien, the Australian founder & CEO of the IAPF, which primarily exists to protect rhinos and elephants from the ruthless organised crime syndicates that deal in rhino horn and elephant tusks. He explains what's developed in southern Africa since he was here in the 3CR studio in May last year. This includes the recent vicious attacks on two IAPF rangers in Mozambique, IAPF's new accredited training program for anti-poaching rangers, and South Africa's plans to legalise the trade in rhino horn. Damien also reveals how the mind of a hunter works, by drawing on his own past. International Anti-Poaching Foundation www.iapf.org
A panel discussion from the 2016 Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania Conference, held in Canberra.Panelists: Three Australian activist scholars - Jess Ison, Nick Pendergrast and Lara Drew.The panelists reflect on their experiences of anarchism and animal liberation; a critical dialogue into the causes of speciesism whilst taking a broader view of social justice and the nature of oppression.Animal advocates have long argued that veganism is a necessary step within the goal of animal liberation; however, on its own it is not enough. A vegan ethic has the most promise if it is also anti-capitalist, against all forms of domination, and was one that embraced practices of total liberation underpinned by radical activism.Jessica Ison is the Representative for Institute for Critical Animal Studies in Oceania. She is a PhD candidate at La Trobe University and a tutor in Gender Studies and Animal Studies. Jess is a rescuer for the Coalition Against Duck Shooting and her writing can be found in Overland.Lara Drew is a final year PhD candidate at the University of Canberra. Her principal research lies in the field of learning and pedagogy, radical education, community development, activism, and critical animal studies. Lara’s other research and writing activities include feminism and the body, and anarchist and anticapitalist positions. Lara is a project director for the Oceania Institute for Critical Animal Studies chapter and participates in various grassroots campaigns.Nick Pendergrast has had many years of experience as a vegan advocate. He has also been active in other social movements and co-hosts the intersectional, political podcast Progressive Podcast Australia . He has a PhD in Sociology and his thesis applied sociological theories on social movements and organisations to the animal advocacy movement. He also teaches Sociology at the University of Melbourne and Criminology at Deakin University.
Meg Good from 'Voiceless - The Animal Protection Society' discusses Australian animal law and how it is used to persecute and protect non-human animals.
We're joined in the studio by two highly-experienced environmental communicators, Angela Rutter of the Australian Conservation Foundation and Doug Gimesy of communication consultancy The Framing Effect. They share their wealth of knowledge on how to most effectively deliver your message to engage audiences and, further, how to motivate them to act.
For many people who consume animal flesh slaughterhouses act as a black box where animals enter and “meat” emerges.This week were joined by Dilan, one of the organisers of the March to Close All Slaughterhouses event that will be happening on the 11th March in Melbourne.Listen to hear about what the March to Close All Slaughterhouses is attempting to do, what it symbolises, and how you can get involved
Image credit: Northcote artist Colleen Burke http://www.colleenburke.net.au/ Building lush golfing greens in corella country may not have been the brightest of ideas but when the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning approved a permit to kill the native birds to stop them feeding on the fairways it's not surprising that the community was outraged.We hear from those fighting to save the corellas by advocating for non-lethal bird deterrent methods.We also interview those willing to adopt cost-effective non-lethal technology currently available for managing corellas; proving that enjoying a round of golf in the country doesn't need to be lethal for native wildlife. More info: Corellas – Cut Their Culling Facebook page. Closed group. Request to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1844318402508097/?fref=nf Change petition - Stop The Culling. Please sign. https://www.change.org/p/kilmore-golf-club-stop-culling-corellas?recruit... BirdGardNon-lethal bird deterrent technology http://www.birdgard.com.au/ To request non-lethal bird control methods are adopted, please contact:Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio lily.d'ambrosio@parliament.vic.gov.au (03) 9637 9504 Department of Environment, Land, Water and PlanningPh:136 186DELWP feedback form. http://www2.delwp.vic.gov.au/our-department/contact-us Rob Mitchell MP Federal Member for McEwenrob.mitchell.mp@aph.gov.au Ph: (03) 9333 0440 Kilmore Golf Clubkilmoregolfclub@kilmoregolfclub.com.au
Members from Deakin University Vegan Society, Monash Vegan Society, and University of Melbourne Animal Protection Society joined us in the studio to discuss all things veganism and animal protection at University campuses. Universities have a large audience of young people ready to connect with the animal movement. We'll learn how these three groups are making those connections and how well it's working.*Image of a vegan bbq at Deakin University
Founders of Melbourne Chicken Save, Melbourne Cow Save, Melbourne Pig Save & the newest Melbourne Sheep Save join us in the studio to talk about their place in the growing worldwide Save Movement for farmed animals. They explain what the principle of "bearing witness" means in practice, the purposes of their rallies and slaughterhouse vigils, and what each group is up to. The Save Movement https://www.facebook.com/savemovement/ http://thesavemovement.org/The Save Movement Australia https://www.facebook.com/SaveMovementAustralia/Melbourne Cow Save https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneCowSave/Melbourne Sheep Save https://www.facebook.com/melbournesheepsave/Melbourne Pig Save https://www.facebook.com/MelbournePigSave/Melbourne Chicken Save https://www.facebook.com/Melbournechickensave/
On our first show back from the summer break, we speak with Kristin Leigh of Animal Liberation Victoria about a series of vigils they have been holding at Melbourne slaughterhouses. Kristin tells us about why ALV has been doing this activism, what they have witnessed and what happened when dozens of police showed up to one of their recent peaceful vigils.
For many, the goodwill of sharing a meal at Christmas often camouflages animal cruelty when it comes to pigs in the food production system. For activists, there is much opportunity to speak up for these individuals this festive season. Today we speak with Lisa Ryan, a campaigner busy trying to stop an intensive pig factory farm intended to hold 22,000 pigs being built in Harden NSW. Fore more info: https://www.facebook.com/Say-No-To-Blantyre-Farms-In-Harden-108958142816434/http://www.aussiepigs.com
Josh Agland - Where time is money and compassion is a cost. Ex-industry insider who worked in an abattoir for 3 years explored the realities of a modern slaughterhouse, and the effect they have on animals, workers and the surrounding community.
We speak with Lawrence Pope, a successful Melbourne campaigner for over two decades for bats, cats, dogs and horses.
Our guest is Mae Lee Sun, editor of the comprehensive " Wild Horse Journal ". We'll be talking about many issues surrounding wild horses in Australia including the Snowy brumby management plan designed to reduce the brumby population from 6000 to 600. It's not too late to voice your support for the Snowy brumbies! Please, PLEASE follow the link on how to: http://australianbrumbyalliance.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/How-to...
The introduction of the Australian brushtail possum to New Zealand for the fur industry has resulted in a highly successful population of approximately 30 million. We speak with Hans Kriek of SAFE New Zealand about the broad context of the issue, including the possum's entrenched demonisation in NZ society. We also hear from Nicholas Holm of Massey University about how the possum takes the blame for the ongoing degradation of the NZ environment by the #1 predator and pest species - the human. SAFE New Zealand: http://safe.org.nz
Today's Freedom Of Species show features Alexandra Sedgwick, animal activist, former science student at Deakin University and founder of Cruelty Free Labs Australia. Alexandra discusses what led her to start the organisation, and where to next for her and CFLA. If you would like to contact Alexandra, go to the Facebook page Cruelty Free labs Australia Inc.
This week, the FOS team will be joined in the studio by our friend Justine Curatolo who has recently returned from volunteering in Zimbabwe with the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF).International Anti-Poaching Foundation: http://www.iapf.org Justine's fundraising page: https://www.gofundme.com/2nn97q2s
Last April, we recorded the fantastic talk given by Dr Michael Klaper at Melbourne's Astor Theatre, an event hosted by Animal Liberation Victoria. Dr Klaper is an acclaimed doctor, dedicated environmentalist, and passionate educator. He has been a champion of the vegan diet since the early 1980s, recognising the devastating impacts that animal agriculture has on human and planetary health and, of course, on animals. Dr Klaper had a brief but memorable appearance in the documentaryCowspiracy where he uttered the now oft-quoted line “The purpose of cow’s milk is to turn a 65-pound calf into a 700-pound cow as rapidly as possible. Cow’s milk is baby calf growth fluid.” We'll share the first part of this warm and wonderful presentation.Dr Klaper's website: www.doctorklaper.com
We chat with many illuminating minds about dairy cows, including Elise Desaulniers, the author of "Cash Cow - Ten Myths about the Dairy Industry".Why is China encouraging the consumption of dairy whilst at the same time discouraging meat consumption in the latest dietary guidelines? We also chat with Mia Macdonald from Brighter Green, a public policy action tank that works to raise awareness of issues that span the environment, animals & sustainability, and with Wanqing Zhou from the Worldwatch Institute about dairy in China. For more information about dairy cows in Australia:Cow Truth- Animal Liberation Victoria:http://www.alv.org.au/cow-truth/Voiceless Animal Protection:https://www.voiceless.org.au/the-issues/dairy-cowsAnimals Australia:http://www.animalsaustralia.org/factsheets/dairy_cows.php
We chat in the studio with Adam Cardilini, an ecologist at Deakin University. Adam tells us about his journey to becoming an animal rights activist, educator, and scientist. He also speaks about his animal advocacy training project that's been short-listed for a funding grant by Voiceless, his VeganSci initiative, and his recent attendance at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies (ICAS) Oceania conference in Canberra.VeganSci: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxfvYan_YcsU6QpjirMGGg
Catherine CaddenCatherine Cadden has been an educator since 1987 finding alternatives to teaching, learning, and conflict resolution that work with the principles of nonviolence. She is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication bringing over 14 years of experience practicing, living and teaching Nonviolent Communication (NVC) internationally to participants of all ages. In 1997, she founded the TEMBA School, a visionary K – 8 academic program rooted in nonviolent philosophy, NVC, sustainable living, and artistic expression. She is the co-founder of Play in the Wild! Wilderness Initiations into Nonviolence for Youth & Families. Catherine also served with her German shepherd dog, Marley, on WOOF Wilderness Finders working Search and Rescue missions in California and Wyoming. Through her years in Search and Rescue she gained knowledge about wilderness survival and became a wilderness first aid responder. Her work with her indigenous roots, elders, and teachers taught her to live interdependently with the earth and wants to share that with all who are willing to learn. Her passion is to advance a consciousness of interdependence among all peoples, for generations to come, through cultivating the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual maturity of the 7th generation. Her work has reached 6 continents and thousands of people supporting and inspiring the practice in being nonviolence. Catherine is also the author of Peaceable Revolution Through Education.Kate RaffinKate Raffin grew up in rural Australia and is a visual artist who enjoys many forms of communicating. She has made and sold about 8,000 one-of-a-kind Hand bound, Hand painted books. Kate has a passion for supporting herself and others to open up to who we really are, to our true and beautiful essence and picture. Music is also a huge part of Kate’s life. Having spent 18 months in Tanzania (East Africa) studying traditional music with master musician Hukwe Zawose and learning Ki swahili, she has been part of performing groups, including an 18-member vocal group for 10 years, singing songs from all over the globe. Kate loves yoga and sitting in circle with groups of people and creatures of all ages and numbers of legs. For the last 7 years, Kate has studied with and assisted various local and international Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trainers. This includes training with the founder of NVC, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. Kate offers foundation trainings in NVC and runs practice groups that aim to support the integration of these skills. She is a trained facilitator and mediator and works with specialist groups, including Aged care workers, Juvenile Justice, parents, teachers and children. Find out more about Kate at www.kateraffin.com.https://playinthewild.org/
This week's show will feature an interview with Dr Peter John Chen. Ahead of his upcoming talk at October's Animal Activists Forum we chat with Peter about lessons that can be learned form the history of the animal rights movement in Australia.Peter John Chen DipMR, BComm(Hons), PhD is a lecturer in Australian politics, media and policy at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Electronic Engagement: A Guide for Public Managers (ANU E Press, 2007), Australian Politics in a Digital Age (ANU Press, 2013), and the forthcoming Animal Welfare in Australia: Politics and Policy (Sydney University Press, 2016).For more information on "Animal Welfare in Australia - Politics and policy", see:http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/sup/animalwelfareinaus
Has the use of the word 'feral' been a great weapon of distraction from the institutionalised violence & environmental destruction caused by the livestock industry?We play a thought-provoking presentation by Fiona Probyn-Rapsey from the School of Humanities & Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong.Fiona is also the Chair of the Australasian Animal Studies Association.To send your submissions in regarding the planning changes for greyhound breeding establishments in Victoria: planning.systems@delwp.vic.gov.auFor more information regarding the Australian Brumby Alliance Press Release on brumbies used as scapegoats: http://australianbrumbyalliance.org.au/alpine-brumbies-used-as-scapegoats/
Paul Mahony, climate change & animal rights campaigner, describes the links he's found between Australia's environmental organisations & the livestock industry, which he's mapped out in his online presentation "The Link That Too Many Ignore". Could this explain why so few people are talking about the very significant role of animal agriculture in climate change?Paul's blog: https://terrastendo.net
Lucy's Project is hosting the Domestic Violence & Animal Abuse, International Perspectives Conference in November. We chat with the creator of Lucy's Project, Anna Ludvik, & also chat with Lisa Craig about the project "Saving Grace" which she has co-created with photojournalist Richard Wainwright & will be launching at the conference. "Saving Grace" focuses on the individual stories of people who have experienced domestic violence and the rich tapestry of relationship they share with their companion animals. We also chat with CEO of RSPCA Victoria, Liz Walker, about the Andrews Govt proposed changes to puppy/kitten farm regulations.https://lucysproject.com/If this has triggered any discomfort & /or you need help, please call: Lifeline 13 11 14 or 1800 RESPECT / 1800 737 732
Do we have to choose between wildlife and cats? Before we go to a cruel & expensive war on cats, the Threatened Species Commissioner is holding a round table on this issue in a week. We speak with Lynda Stoner from Animal Liberation NSW who will be attending & play an informative discussion hosted by Mini Kitty Commune. The MKC discussion includes Arian Wallach who co-authored "Let's give feral cats their citizenship" http://theconversation.com/lets-give-feral-cats-their-citiz… http://mkc.org.au/
We chat with Dr Lynn Johnson, founder of Breaking the Brand, an organisation fighting the rhino horn trade from a completely different angle.
"Dairy is often promoted as a ‘no harm’ industry, yet at the core of this multi-billion dollar business is the exploitation of the dairy cow and her calf."Voiceless sat down last year with a dairy farmer, a vegan, an academic and an animal activist to talk about the ethics of high production dairy farming in Australia.
We hear from Shir Friedman of Israeli food biotech start-up SuperMeat, about the anticipated arrival of cultured meat into our supermarkets. "Cultured meat packs a triple punch. First, it helps drastically reduce unsustainable environmental impacts that are common in the current meat industry. Second, it will set free countless of animals who currently undergo tragic conditions prior to slaughter. Third, it will remove cancerous chemicals and antibiotics from our food chain."We also hear from science student Alexandra Sedgwick about her new campaign Cruelty Free Labs Victoria.SuperMeat www.supermeat.comCruelty Free Labs Victoria www.facebook.com/crueltyfreelabs/
This week we are very happy to be presenting our interview with Dr Jonathan Balcombe.Jonathan Balcombe is the director of animal sentience at the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy and the author of a number of books, including Second Nature, Pleasurable Kingdom, and the newly released What a Fish Knows. Balcombe has three biology degrees, including a PhD in ethology from the University of Tennessee, where he studied communication in bats. A popular commentator, he has appeared on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the BBC, and the National Geographic Channel, and in several documentaries, and has contributed features and opinions to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Nature, and other publications. He lives in Florida. Find him on Facebook, follow him on Twitter at @Jonathanpb1959, and visit his website at www.jonathan-balcombe.com
19th August is the deadline for sending your submissions to the Kosciusko Brumby management, or put more aptly, the brumby eradication plan. Don't let that date literally mean the DEAD line for thousands of brumbies! We play conversations with Jill Pickering, President of the Australian Brumby Alliance & Lynette Sutton from Hoofs2010 Brumby Rescue about their objections to, and frustrations with, the proposed government draft.TO TAKE ACTION! Get your act together please and write individual or group submissions! Follow this link:http://australianbrumbyalliance.org.au/how-you-can-help/help-the-kosi-brumbies/The August 2nd Rally in Sydney:http://australianbrumbyalliance.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Save-Our-Brumbies-Rally.pdf
Paul Bashir, co-founder and director of Anonymous For The Voiceless, explains the motivation and method behind this new highly effective direct action and public outreach initiative in Melbourne. He details how his astonishingly successful approach gets passing pedestrians to commit to veganism on the spot.www.facebook.com/anonymousforthevoicelesswww.aussiefarms.org.au
This week we chat have a chat with Andy Meddick of the AJP about the recent Australian federal election, and then hear a recorded talk by Jasmijn de Boo, founder of The Animal Welfare Party (UK).https://www.facebook.com/AndyMeddickAJP/
We chat with Steven Wise, the central figure in the outstanding new documentary Unlocking the Cagethat will screen at the 2016 Melbourne International Film Festival.Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections.Supported by affidavits from primatologists around the world, Steve maintains that, based on scientific evidence, cognitively complex animals such as chimpanzees, whales, dolphins, and elephants have the capacity for limited personhood rights (such as bodily liberty) that would protect them from physical abuse. Using writs of habeas corpus (historically used to free humans from unlawful imprisonment), Wise argues on behalf of four captive chimpanzees in New York State.Nonhuman Rights Project www.nonhumanrightsproject.orgOfficial Unlocking the Cage documentary website www.unlockingthecagethefilm.comSave the Chimps sanctuary www.savethechimps.orgPhoto courtesy of "Unlocking the Cage" filmmakers.
We feature a talk by Dr Andrew Knight, recorded at a recent Animal Justice Party seminar in Melbourne. Andrew describes how he got to where he is today - setting up a new centre for animal welfare at the University of Winchester in the UK. He discusses how people may become professional animal advocates, and also about the upcoming distance learning Masters course in Animal Welfare.Andrew's website www.andrewknight.infoUniversity of Winchester's Centre for Animal Welfare www.winchester.ac.uk/research/attheuniversity/FacultiesofHumanitiesandSo...
MORE THAN GAME: THE 30-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO BAN DUCK SHOOTING IN VICTORIA.Despite three out of four Victorians wanting duck shooting banned, it continues. This program looks at why and how the thirty-year campaign to protect Australian native waterbirds that are deemed game species is stronger than ever.A formidable campaigner stepped up its involvement, changing the rules of engagement, thereby making the 2016 season like no other.TAKE ACTIONSHARE this podcast.WRITE Premier Daniel Andrewsdaniel.andrews@parliament.vic.gov.auMinister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford jaala.pulford@parliament.vic.gov.auYour local MPJOIN the duck rescue team http://www.duck.org.au/join-rescue-teamASK your regional council to commit to protecting waterbird populations on their local wetlands. ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCoalition Against Duck Shooting - understand the thirty-year campaign to ban duck shooting in Victoria - http://www.duck.org.au/BirdLife Australia http://birdlife.org.au/Animals Australia Save Our Ducks website http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/duck-shooting-is-not-a-sport/Animals Australia Duck Shooting fact sheet http://www.animalsaustralia.org/factsheets/duck_shooting.phpRSPCA Victoria Duck Shooting http://www.rspcavic.org/issues-take-action/duck-shooting/RSPCA Victoria Out for a Duck report http://rspcavic.org/documents/Campaigns/duck/RSPCA-Out-for-a-duck-Dec-2012.pdf The Australian Greens Duck Shooting http://greens.org.au/initiatives/vic/end-duck-shootingThe Australia Institute http://www.tai.org.au/Game Management Authority Annual report http://www.gma.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/317347/9316-DEDJTR-GMA-Annual-Report-2015-15_WEB.pdfACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThank you to all the interviewees who contributed to this program; most were extremely busy and some were fighting horrid winter lurgies.Music creditsLay down your Guns - Daniel Trakell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktVQP9jM_-w&feature=youtu.be & https://www.facebook.com/daniel.trakell/Who Stole the Soul & Old Devils - William Elliott Whitmore http://williamelliottwhitmore.com/Photo creditKate Luke Photography
Have you thought about a vegan or vegetarian diet for your cats and dogs? We ask Professor Andrew Knight from the University of Winchester , who is also a veterinarian, why would we? and how?For more info: http://www.vegepets.info/For more info on the new course in Animal Welfare: http://www.winchester.ac.uk/research/attheuniversity/FacultiesofHumanitiesandSocialSciences/centre-for-animal-welfare/Pages/centre-for-animal-welfare.aspx
We hear about social and environmental impacts of livestock farming in rural Africa from Geoff Russell who's the author of "CSIRO Perfidy" and a candidate for the Animal Justice Party in South Australia, and Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop of the World Preservation Foundation and Beyond Zero Emissions. We also hear from Dr Marco Springmann of Oxford University about his team's widely-publicised study of the astonishing projected benefits of vegan and vegetarian diets if widely adopted worldwide, and also from Dr Michael Greger from NutritionFacts.org who summarises research on the dietary links between health and climate woes.Photo acknowledgement: Luca Esposti
We talk with Damien Mander, the Australian founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, about his work in southern Africa, the future prospects of the rhino, and being unwussy. www.iapf.org
Lauren Ornelas is the founder/director ofFood Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice nonprofit seeking to create a more just world by helping consumers recognize the power of their food choices. F.E.P. works in solidarity with farm workers, advocates for chocolate not sourced from the worst forms of child labor, and focuses on access to healthy foods in communities of color and low-income communities. While lauren was the director of Viva!USA, she investigated factory farms and ran consumer campaigns. In cooperation with activists across the country, she persuaded Trader Joe’s to stop selling all duck meat and was the spark that got the founder of Whole Foods Market to become a vegan. She also helped halt the construction of an industrial dairy operation in California. She served as campaign director with the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition for six years. Watch her TEDx talk on The Power of Our Food Choices. Learn more about F.E.P.’s work at www.foodispower.org and www.veganmexicanfood.com.
We chat with Shakira Free Miles from SaveABulls, a veterinary led campaign to create awareness about breed specific legislation, promoting responsible dog ownership & an end to breed discrimination. We also discuss the reecnt recommendations regarding BSL in Victoria after an extensive inquiry into the legislation in Victoria, Australia with Bruce Poon from the Animal Justice Party.
Fancy living with other like-minded folk in a self-sufficient paradise? Well, now you can! We hear from co-founding members behind Vegoa, a new vegan ecovillage initiative taking shape in Portugal. We also have a presentation from Melbourne's recent Sustainable Living Festival by Sea Shepherd volunteer Claire, about Operation Icefish. www.vegoa.orghttps://www.seashepherd.org.au/news-and-commentary/news/operation-icefish-sea-shepherd-launches-new-southern-ocean-campaign.html
We ask Athans Steffen from People Against Canned Hunting about how the selfie has become a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to wildlife & how we must start sizing up the very idea of big cat sanctuaries.
Kangaroos are in "plague proportions" and everywhere aren't they?Isn't roo meat the green choice?We talk with Elise Burgess from Voiceless about their new campaign for kangaroos, "Their fate is in your hands"
We ask Hannah from Humane Research Australia why the Easter Bunny threatens to boycott Easter. We also discuss the opening of the duck shooting season with duck rescuer & long time Coalition Against Duck Shooting supporter, Kate Gracey.To take action in the cruelty -free campaign: http://www.becrueltyfree.org.au/becrueltyfree/take-action-be-cruelty-fre...- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/should-easter-bunny-boycott-easter-photo-credit-brian-gunn-iaapea#sthash.jCSJxmqL.dpuf
We share the excellent talks given by Paul Mahony (climate change activist/blogger & Melbourne Pig Save co-founder) & Mark Doneddu (President of Vegetarian Victoria) at Melbourne's 2016 Sustainable Living Festival. They speak about the massive toll that animal agriculture has on climate change, human health and poverty. These talks reference the Australian and international contexts. Both speakers are a wealth of information.Paul Mahony's blog - www.terrastendo.net
More cruelty footage of pig farming cruelty was exposed recently by Animal Liberation from the Yelmah piggery in SA. Tune in Sunday 1pm 3CR 855AM -We ask why pigs in the food production system literally have no chance in hell in escaping cruelty under present regulatory systems. We speak with Campaign Director for Animal Liberation, Emma Hurst, Chris Delforce from Aussie Farms & Pete Crosbie from Willowite Sanctuary.
On this week's show we meet Vincent Berraud. Vincent has been involved in animal liberation for two and a half decades. He took part in the creation of Paris’s first animal lib group, magazine and radio show in the early 1990’s.Vincent has recently been involved in setting up Friendly and Pragmatic Vegans and Vegetarians, a successful facebook space promoting a rational and non-dogmatic approach to animal friendly ideas and lifestyles. Vincent’s blog, The Animalist, regularly tackles the issues of pragmatism and animal activism, promoting a science based approach close to humanism but inclusive of all sentient animals. Berraud doesn’t care about the vegan label and is regularly reprimanded by vegans. He recently joined the Grassroot Campaign Leadership team of VeganGMO, an organisation whose aim is to promote biotechnology as a tool of formidable benefits for all sentient animals.One of Vincent’s current projects is to look at setting up a branch of One Step for Animals in Melbourne.https://www.facebook.com/groups/fapvv/https://medium.com/@TheAnimalisthttp://www.vegangmo.com/http://onestepforanimals.weebly.com/
2015 ANIMAL ACTIVIST FORUM PRESENTATION - ONE BAD DAY: A LOOK INTO THE TRANSPORTATION & SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIAANGELA POLLARD & JOSH AGLANDAnimal Lawyer | Ex-Industry InsiderYou often hear the justification “my animals are treated well and they only have one bad day”.This “one bad day” refers to the day the animal is transported and slaughtered at an abattoir.Josh Agland spent three years working at an abattoir and witnessed all stages of the slaughter process. He will speak about the realities of that “one bad day”.Angela Pollard, an animal lawyer, will give an overview of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Slaughtering Establishments
We revisit World Vegan Day 2015 in Melbourne when we asked festival attendees about veganism. And wow, what a cornucopia of thoughtful insightful responses we received!
Emma Hurst is a Registered Psychologist, BA(Psy), PGDip(Psy), M(HealthPsy) and the Campaign Director at Animal Liberation, a New South Wales-based animal rights charity that works to end the suffering of exploited and confined animalsThis podcast is Emma Hurst's presentation at the 2015 Animal Activist Forum, Using Psycholinguistics to Create Strong Messages for Change.The talk focuses on psycholinguistics (the psychology of language) and discusses how the meat and dairy industries create messages to increase consumption of animal products and what messages the animal protection movement can create that will reduce or even eliminate the consumption of animal products.Animal Liberation NSW http://www.animal-lib.org.au/The Centre for Story-based Strategy http://www.storybasedstrategy.org/Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds https://coalitionprotectgreyhounds.wordpress.com/ and Facebookpage https://www.facebook.com/Coalition-for-the-Protection-of-Greyhounds-1399337737039887/
What's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically killing them and yet its' cruel net of killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpufWhat's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically killing them and yet its' cruel net of killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpufWhat's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically killing them and yet its' cruel net of killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpufWhat's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically killing them and yet its' cruel net of killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpuf
Chay Neal and Rebecca Russo of Animal Liberation Queensland detail how the greyhound racing industry's live baiting exposé came to be, what the outcomes were, and what ALQ is planning for the future.This is a recording of the presentation from the 2015 Animal Activists Forum in Melbourne.www.alq.org.auhttps://chuffed.org/project/help-ban-greyhound-racing
Bruce Friedrich from The Good Food Institute 2015 Animal Activist Forum presentation - Veganism in a Nutshell: The health, environmental, human rights, and animal rights/ protection arguments for Veganism Bruce Friedrich is executive director of The Good Food Institute (GFI). By assisting the most promising plant-based and cultured meat alternatives and companies, GFI is creating a healthy, humane, and sustainable food supply. Bruce previously served as director of policy and advocacy at Farm Sanctuary, as vice president for campaigns at PETA, as a public school teacher in inner city Baltimore through Teach for America (where he was teacher of the year for his school), and at a Catholic Worker homeless shelter and soup kitchen in inner city Washington, D.C. He has been a progressive activist for more than 25 years.The Good Food Institute http://www.thegoodfoodinstitute.orgBruce Friedrich's contributions to The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/
In the lead up to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) that begins in Paris late this month, we are replaying two very relevant interviews we recorded in June:Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop from Beyond Zero Emissions talks about BZE's Land Use Plan and its recommendations for Australia's animal agriculture industry. And Judith Friedlander from the University of Technology Sydney sheds some light on why mainstream media goes so quiet when it comes to meat's role in climate change.www.bze.org.au
This is a talk given by Dr Jonathon Balcombe at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, at a Humane Research Australia event. The talk is entitled Animals' Inner Lives: Notes from a vegan biologist."Animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe is a passionate advocate for animals and their living spaces. His best-selling books Pleasurable Kingdom and Second Nature present animals in a new light and presage a revolution in the human-animal relationship. A PhD scientist and vegan, Balcombe’s dynamic message resonates with timely issues that affect everyone, including climate change, biodiversity, and personal health." - Humane Research Australiahttp://www.humaneresearch.org.au
Today's show is a broadcast of Vegan Psychologist, Communications Trainer and Author, Clare Mann's recent talk at Animal Activists Forum 2015. "What to say when you don’t know everything"https://www.communicate31.com.au/
This is an excellent talk given by Kyle Behrend, from Edgar's Mission farm sanctuary, at the 2015 Animal Activist Forum in Melbourne. He talks about the role of farm sanctuaries in animal advocacy and also about digital storytelling. Great information for all animal activists. www.edgarsmission.org.auwww.activistsforum.com
In Australia, the current review of the Poultry Code is underway. The last review was in 2001 and gained pitifully little for the life of a chicken born into the food production industry which is of no surprise. Birds don't belong in cages, let alone on our plate. Likewise, animal welfare does not belong in the Department of Primary Industries. Like the wings of a caged hen, welfare ain't going to 'fly' there. Listen in to our chat with Karen Davis, a leading international animal rights activist for our treasured feathered friends.
How can a Hindu-majority country that recognises cows as sacred also be a major global producer of beef, leather and milk?Dr Yamini Narayanan shares her research into this most perplexing contradiction.Dr Yamini Narayanan is a Research Fellow at Deakin University's Australian Research Council. Her research explores trans-species feminist urban planning - examining the significant and yet invisible role of animals in city building, and the complicity of urban religion in enabling animal exploitation for urban development.Her book Religion, Heritage and the Sustainable City: Hinduism and Urbanisation in Jaipur (Routledge) was published in 2015.
On this week's show Elio Celotto from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses discusses the group's plans for this year's sping racing carnival.www.horseracingkills.com
"MAY THE FOREST BE WITH YOU" We chat with a true solutionary-Aviram Rozin, co-founder of Sadhana Forest . Sadhana has projects in India, Haiti & Kenya where they have been successfully introducing a growing number of people to sustainable living, food security through ecological transformation, wasteland reclamation, and veganism.http://sadhanaforest.org
A speech by Philip Wollen at the recent Animal Law Conference, hosted by New South Wales Young Lawyers.Philip Wollen is a former Vice-President of Citibank and was also General Manager at Citicorp. Wollen became a vegan following his departure from Citibank and is a prominent member of the animal rights movement. He conducts intervention programs to rescue abused animals and funds outreach programs that promote animal welfare and abstinence. At age 34, Australian Business Magazine named him in the top 40 headhunted executives in Australia. In 2005 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia and in 2007 he won the Australian of the Year (Victoria) award. In 2012 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics, UK.
Emmanuel Giuffre, Legal Counsel for Voiceless, gives a presentation at the 2015 Animal Law Conference in Sydney that provides valuable insights into the animal welfare issues and legal framework of the Australian dairy industry. The event was hosted by NSW Young Lawyers. If you think the dairy industry is benign, you need to listen to this.https://www.voiceless.org.au/our-approach/research-and-publications/the-life-of-the-dairy-cow
This week's show present's highlights from the 2014 Animal Activists Forum, which was held in Sydney last October.We present excerpts from three talks: DANIEL BEECHER & DAVID RISSTROM Experienced Lawyer / Criminal Defence Barrister Legal Aspects of Animal Activism Legal practitioners Daniel Beecher and David Risstrom lead an informative and thought provoking discussion on how activists can prepare for encounters with the legal system, and why it’s important to do so.BEDE CARMODY Sustainable activism: How to avoid burn out Drawing on 21-years of personal experience in the animal rights movement, this workshop focuses on the stresses and strains an individual can face being part of the movement and shares strategies and tactics to avoid becoming “burntout”. Bede Carmody has been involved in social change campaigning since the start of 1994, campaigning on both animal right and human rights. In 2001 he established A poultry place animal sanctuary. Since 2003 he has worked as a community organiser with the human rights organisation Amnesty International, a role which sees him working on a day-to-day basis with volunteer activists.SENATOR LEE RHIANNON Australian greens Senator for NSW The point of lobbying MPs when parliament fails to act on animal cruelty people’s passion for animal welfare crosses all political persuasions but still progress is slow on ending cruelty to domestic and farm animals as well as Australian wildlife. Lee’s talk explores why MPs are dragging the chain on animal welfare, how animal activists can use parliament, and what history shows us are effective tools is winning change. Lee illustrates her talk with two campaigns - end live exports and ban the import of cosmetics tested on animals – to examine why these campaigns that have mobilised mass support have stalled in parliament.These three excerpts give just a taste of what is in store at this year's Animal Activists Forum, to be held at Melbourne Town Hall on 10th &11th October 2015. Tickets are now on sale! www.activistsforum.comDavid Risstrom, Daniel Beecher, Senator Lee Rhiannon, Bede Carmody
Can people in the developing world eat as much meat and dairy as people in the industrialized countries without destroying the planet? And do they really want to? Brighter Green is a public policy action tank based in New York that works to raise awareness of and encourage policy action on issues that span the environment, animals, and sustainability and they explore these qs in a short documentary they have produced called WHAT’S FOR DINNER?
Each year, approximately 80 000 unweaned seal pups are clubbed to death on the beaches of Namibia. It's regarded as one of the cruellest hunts on Earth and one Australian citizen profits hugely from it. We chat with South African activists Pat Dickens, founder of The Seals of Nam, and Nikki Botha who are campaigning against the slaughter. We also hear from Peter Shaughnessy of the South Australian Museum and Phil Cornelius of Animal Liberation South Australia about the proposed seal cull in South Australia's Coorong.http://www.antifurcoalition.org/namibian-seal-hunt.htmlhttp://www.thesealsofnam.org/seal-hunt-petitions/
ARE ANIMALS OUR BEST FRIENDS IN COMBATTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?Phil Arkow from the Link Coalition tells us "Animal abuse is a human welfare issue"We discuss this with Lydia Tong, Veterinarian and Research Affiliate with the University of Sydney & we hear from CEO of RSPCA Victoria, Liz Walker about the RSPCA submission into the Royal Commission into Family Violence. WAIT>>>there's more!! We talk about the war on feral cats with Adam O'Neill ( an independent researcher specialised in animal behaviour & Australian ecology & a former feral animal eradicator himself...) We also unearth a bit about a new film titled, "Unity" with the acclaimed Director of Earthlings himself -Shaun Monson .For "Unity" screenings in Australia: http://www.specticast.com/en/titles/unityAs cats have made a scratching post of the media this week thought they wouldn't mind a little more attention by using one of Cat 'Artics beautiful pictures to decorate the webpage.. Thankyou Cat 'Artic!- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/are-animals-our-best-friends-combatting-domestic-violence#sthash.1oioQ2cX.dpuf
Ahead of next week's tenth birthday celebrations, we chat with Nichola Donovan, President of Lawyers For Animals, about the past decade of advocating to improve the welfare of animals through education and the law.Join us to help celebrate Lawyers For Animals reaching double figures – the big ONE Ohhhhh! http://lawyersforanimals.org.au LAYWERS FOR ANIMALS 10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENTWHO: Keynote speaker Mark Dreyfus QC discussing the landmark International Court of Justice case Australia vs Japan which halted Japan's so-called scientific whaling in the Antarctic.WHEN: Thursday 30th July 2015, 5:45pm for 6pm startWHERE: The Lionel Murphy Centre, 360 Queens St, Melbourne CBDRSPVP: enquires@lawyersforanimal.org.auMore info: http://lawyersforanimals.org.au/lfa-turns-10-years-old/
This week we chat with the International Vegan Rights Alliance, it's founder Jeanette Rowley, and Australian representative Greg McFarlane. We discuss the paper Jeannette will be presenting at the current "ANIMAL PUBLICS: Emotions, Empathy, Activism" conference at The University of Melbourne. Her paper "Toward a vegan jurisprudence of human rights" provides much to discuss for vegan activists, and we hear from Greg McFarlane on the situation for vegans in Australian prisons.For more information:http://www.theivra.com/
So, you've always wanted to move to the country and have an animal sanctuary? If that's the case, you need to meet Justin Van Kleeck. He co-founded the Microsanctuary Movement which rethinks the conventional model of farm animal sanctuaries. Don't let your small urban space hold you back!
We chat with Anne Lloyd-Jones, Australian Director of Animals Asia Foundation and get the facts on the Yulin dog meat festival in China. We also discuss the mainstream media recommendations to swap beef for chicken to combat climate change with Mark & Simon from Less Meat Less Heat & Paul Mahony -environmental and animal rights campaigner.This week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.xP7hjoC5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.xP7hjoC5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.xP7hjoC5.dpuf
This week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpuf This week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpufThis week we talk with Ahmad Safi, executive director of Palestinian Animal League, Ahmad is a Palestinian animal rights and veganism activist and founder of PAL. His work focuses on raising public awareness and the establishment of new laws for animal welfare and rights in Palestine."Every single one, who are breathing or not breathing are targetted from the occupation in this country" - Ahmed SafiFor further information, see:http://pal.ps/https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/ahmad-safi-palestinian-animal-league#sthash.VEZnC1X5.dpuf
These two species have brought together John Lemon of Painted Dog Conservation and Kevin Richardson to collaborate on an Australian speaking tour to help raise awareness of the plight of these two remarkable species. We chat with Kevin about the campaign against lion canned hunting imploring tourists to South Africa to be discerning when it comes to partaking in any 'lion conservation/tourism' as one may well be stroking the hands of a thoroughly cruel & sinister industry. We also chat with John about his inspiring projects that all stem from his mandate to help protect and save painted dogs.- See more at: http://freedomofspecies.org/show/lion-painted-dog#sthash.Ku7K9Irw.dpuf
Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop from Beyond Zero Emissions talks about BZE's Land Use Plan and its recommendations for Australia's animal agriculture industry. And Judith Friedlander from the University of Technology Sydney sheds some light on why mainstream media goes so quiet on the topic of meat with regard to climate change.
Ahead of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania conference, we talk to the opening night speaker, Dr Dinesh Wadiwel.Dr Wadiwel is a Lecturer in Human Rights and Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney. His research interests include sovereignty and the nature of rights, violence, race and critical animal studies. In his forthcoming book, The War against Animals, he argues that our mainstay relationships with billions of animals are essentially hostile and that our sovereign claim of superiority over other animals is founded on nothing else but violence.The 3rd Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania conference: Conflict and Struggle, Resistance & Change 9-11 July Victorian Trades Hall, 53 Victoria St, Carlton Register now !ICAS Conference http://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/oceania-conference/Dr Dinesh Wadiwel's book, The War against Animals, is due out in August 2015 http://www.brill.com/products/book/war-against-animals
OUR CAMELS - FERAL OR THOROUGHLY AUSTRALIAN? A recent paper written by Leah Gibbs, Jennifer Atchison & Ingereth Macfarlane & published in Geoforum raises many questions about the place of camels in Australia. When do we accept that a species belongs here? What does the story of the camel have to tell us about our cultural development when it comes to ethnicity? While some view camels as ferals to eradicate others are building up their camel herds to eat unwanted weeds.Tune in as we chat with Leah Gibbs. Photo courteousy of Jennifer Atchison -Thankyou Jennifer!
This week we speak with Clair Linzey, deputy director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and discuss their upcoming summer school and major report, "Normalising the Unthinkable - The ethics of using Animals in Research". http://www.oxfordanimalethics.com/
We chat with Mia Macdonald, Executive Director of policy action tank ,"Brighter Green" about global agribusiness & finance focusing on China , animal activism in China, that headline that circulated last week,"Feds vegan diet best for planet" & "What's for dinner?", a groundbreaking Chinese documentary produced by Brighter Green & internationally recognized independent filmmaker, Jian Yi.http://wfdinner.com/home/http://brightergreen.org/
When you enter the dark halls of lethal control we use for wildlife population and "'pest control" 1080 poison is banned in most countries as an option -it is undeniably death by torture and it kills indiscriminately yet Australia still orders it in big time to use in our National parks, pastoral land & many large landholdings. We discuss the current state of 1080 usage in Australia with Andy Meddick from the Animal Justice Party & Adam O'Neill from the Dingo for Biodiversity Project will explain why 1080 baiting is a big player in the decimation of Koala populations in south east QLD. This dingo below in a stable pack structure can look after our ecology much better than we can and can do it for free.....why aren't we letting them exist? **Photo courteousy of the Dingo for Biodiversity Project.
We catch up with Mark Pearson. You may know him as the long-standing Executive Director of Animal Liberation in Australia but he is also in the running to be the first person to represent the Animal Justice Party in Australian state parliament. That’s making history! Mark is an Animal Justice Party general committee member, the Registered Officer for NSW and AJP’s lead candidate for the Legislative Council ( the seat that is still to be decided!) So tune in for a NSW election wrap up from an Animal Justice Party perspective. Animal Justice Party http://animaljusticeparty.orgAnimal Justice Party NSW Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Animal-Justice-Party-NSW/879712192044319?fref=tsAnimal Justice Party Victoria Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Animal-Justice-Party-AJP-Victoria/121201504755819?fref=ts
This week's show features Donalea Patman from "For the Love of Wildlife". Donalea was instrumental in lobbying Minster for the Environment Greg Hunt and Jason Wood MP to ban the importation of lion trophies to Australia. We hear how Donalea lobbied for this ban, and how a relative outsider to the animal protection movement was able to achieve so much.http://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/This week's show features Donalea Patman from "For the Love of Wildlife". Donalea was instrumental in lobbying Minster for the Environment Greg Hunt and Jason Wood MP to ban the importation of lion trophies to Australia. We hear how Donalea lobbied for this ban, and how a relative outsider to the animal protection movement was able to achieve so much.www.http://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/shows#sthash.13qAsB30.dpuf
AAAh..the kisses of crystal eucalypt air smudged by the welcome aroma of a campfire beckons many of us in autumn to pack our swag & go camping in the Snowy Mountain regions or Kosciuszko National Park -beautiful areas that have long been suitable homes for our brumbies whether you like it or not.Before you cast an opinion on the brumby this show is a MUST listen & invites good discussion to have for the coming Easter chats around your campfire or home hearth. We chat with Colleen O'Brien, President of the Victorian Brumby Association and highlight her serious concerns regarding the New South Wales National Parks public consultation process regarding brumby population management.Photo courteousy of the Australian Brumby Alliance titled,"The Boys".Jill Pickering, President of the Australian Brumby Alliance notes the picture ," is full of expression on how wild horses interact as a family mob, which is how they survive, not as loners. "For more information about Dingo for Biodiversity Project & Dr Arian Wallach OUR BRUMBY/OUR ENVIRONMENTAAAh..the kisses of crystal eucalypt air smudged by the welcome aroma of a campfire beckons many of us in autumn to pack our swag & go camping in the Snowy Mountain regions or Kosciuszko National Park -beautiful areas that have long been suitable homes for our brumbies whether you like it or not.Before you cast an opinion on the brumby this show is a MUST listen & invites good discussion to have for the coming Easter chats around your campfire or home hearth. We chat with Colleen O'Brien, President of the Victorian Brumby Association and highlight her serious concerns regarding the New South Wales National Parks public consultation process regarding brumby population management.Photo courteousy of the Australian Brumby Alliance titled,"The Boys".Jill Pickering, President of the ABA notes the picture ," is full of expression on how wild horses interact as a family mob, which is how they survive, not as loners. "http://www.victorianbrumbyassociation.orghttp://australianbrumbyalliance.org.auFor more information on Dr Arian Wallach: http://www.dingobiodiversity.com - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/kosciuszko-brumbies-public-consultation#sthash.eHqCmKXz.dpufOUR BRUMBY/OUR ENVIRONMENTAAAh..the kisses of crystal eucalypt air smudged by the welcome aroma of a campfire beckons many of us in autumn to pack our swag & go camping in the Snowy Mountain regions or Kosciuszko National Park -beautiful areas that have long been suitable homes for our brumbies whether you like it or not.Before you cast an opinion on the brumby this show is a MUST listen & invites good discussion to have for the coming Easter chats around your campfire or home hearth. We chat with Colleen O'Brien, President of the Victorian Brumby Association and highlight her serious concerns regarding the New South Wales National Parks public consultation process regarding brumby population management.Photo courteousy of the Australian Brumby Alliance titled,"The Boys".Jill Pickering, President of the ABA notes the picture ," is full of expression on how wild horses interact as a family mob, which is how they survive, not as loners. "http://www.victorianbrumbyassociation.orghttp://australianbrumbyalliance.org.auFor more information on Dr Arian Wallach: http://www.dingobiodiversity.com - See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/kosciuszko-brumbies-public-consultation#sthash.eHqCmKXz.dpufOUR BRUMBY/OUR ENVIRONMENTAAAh..the kisses of crystal eucalypt air smudged by the welcome aroma of a campfire beckons many of us in autumn to pack our swag & go camping in the Snowy Mountain regions or Kosciuszko National Park -beautiful areas that have long been suitable homes for our brumbies whether you like it or not.Before you cast an opinion on the brumby this show is a MUST listen & invites good discussion to have for the coming Easter chats around your campfire or home hearth. We chat with Colleen O'Brien, President of the Victorian Brumby Association and highlight her serious concerns regarding the New South Wales National Parks public consultation process regarding brumby population management.Photo courteousy of the Australian Brumby Alliance titled,"The Boys".Jill Pickering, President of the ABA notes the picture ," is full of expression on how wild horses interact as a family mob, which is how they survive, not as loners. "- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/kosciuszko-brumbies-public-consultation#sthash.eHqCmKXz.dpuf