Last week, I received an invitation from Alex Herschaft to participate in a virtual Animal Rights National Conference being organized by himself as Executive Director of FARM. I have turned down the invitation via a letter to FARM’s Board of Directors. I encourage anyone who receives an invitation to do likewise and in this blog I offer the reasons why.
Patriarchal cultures are always finding new ways to uphold and reinforce the association between meat eating and masculinity. Sigh, this time it’s Valentine’s Day.
What does a high school graduate of 50 years ago say to this year’s high school graduates? Here’s what I said at the Alumni Banquet for my school to this year’s seniors. No surprise: it’s about activism.
i have decided not to accept speaking engagements at conferences if DxE is also on the platform. The major reason is that I believe it works as a cult. I don’t want to be the draw that brings a vulnerable person to an event to hear me, and they become introduced to DxE.
On November 25, I offered a vegan, anti-racist, anti-colonialist feminist argument against eating animals and any foods taken from animals at the Oxford Union’s debate “This House Would Move Beyond Meat.”