http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com Because we don't have the luxury of being single-issue Sat, 10 May 2008 01:40:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the last post, Nadia questioned why some white male vegans harp on their suffering, as vegans, when actually, veganism & animal rights rightfully center the animals. In response, Dave Warwak (the teacher canned recently for forceful advocacy of veganism to students in his junior high school art class) left this ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-cult-of-veganism-or-sit-down-shut-up-little-brown-girl/ earlier today i was speaking with a friend about how, for some vegans, (particularly white, male) veganism becomes their struggle; it is the way they are oppressed. it is the cross they must bare and they may believe that they experience discrimination based on their vegan identity. but veganism is ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/veganism-is-not-for-vegans/ I've recently discovered that Abolitionist Online has published a lot of articles about AR work being done around the world. Here are just a few: Mexico & Animal Rights The Dog Markets of Korea (& another article here) Turkish Stray Dogs Abolishing the Practice of Dancing Bears in India SOULVEG: Indigenous man opens vegan catering ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/reading-up-on-international-ar-work/ Elaine Vigneault has an interesting series on Anti-Racist Vegan Activism. There's a reading list, & so far parts one, two, & three. So everyone has been talking lately about Hezbollah Tofu. When I first heard about it I did a double-take at the name, which is apparently a reference to ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/more-on-race-veganism-a-question/ so say you're going to a work related conference, dealing with human and sex trafficking. And say that there is an award ceremony at big city zoo being planned. Do you politely decline the awards ceremony or do you voice your concern over having such an event at a place ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/musings-on-activists/ In the comments of Noemi's post here about veganism & white privilege, reader Hortencia mentioned her experiences in Mexico, where folks told her that they were vegan because they couldn't afford meat. Today, via The Animals Voice*, I came across this article about veg*nism in Russia, which says the following: With the ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/more-on-vegnism-economic-privilege-non-exotifying-veg-writing/ A post on the Animal Person blog drew my attention to the launching of Animal Rights Africa. No time for an in-depth perusal right now, but I would like to know more about the separate groups that merged to form ARA -- who started them, who was in them, etc. ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/animal-rights-in-africa/ Frazier is a perky senior beagle mix that needs a new home. According to the Pasadena Humane Society, Frazier is a sweetheart who loves attention, especially being brushed (as you can see in that photo). He gets along well with other dogs & knows some basic commands. The shelter has a ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/adopt-frazier-southern-ca/ Via Breeze Harper of the Sistah Vegan Project: an essay called "Deep & Shallow Vegetarianism" by Dr. Michael W. Fox. I don't agree with all of it, but it's an interesting read. Also, I recently came across this old article from Satya: "Racism and the Animal Rights Movement". http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/cultural-imperialism-racism-vegnism/ I recently read Making a Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights (by Bob Torres of Vegan Freak fame). It's a good read, & I recommend it. What I want to share is a snippet he quotes from Gail Eisnitz's Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment ... http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/who-pays-the-emotional-cost-of-killing-animals-for-food/