Month: September 2019

Hearts and Minds Transformed by The Game Changers Movie, and Happy Pig Stories

by Asami Hitohara • September 27, 2019 • Comments Off

In this show, we discuss how the movie The Game Changers has impacted a non-vegan, a Craigslist pig rescue story, and how Toronto activists led by Marni Jill Ugar were able to connect the owner of restaurant Bacon Nation to compassion for the animals.

Brenda Sanders on Making Veganism Accessible to Black Communities and Using It to Help Overcome Race-Based Oppression

by Elyse • September 20, 2019 • Comments Off

Featuring an interview with vegan food justice activist Brenda Sanders, founder and president of the Afro-Vegan Society. Also, a discussion on elephants and rhinos, as well as the various ways in which they are exploited and harmed by humans and how to resist this, to celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day and World Rhino Day.

Compassionate Action: Be Fair Be Vegan Toronto, and Almira Tanner on the California Fur Ban

by Alison Cole • September 13, 2019 • Comments Off

A feature interview with DxE’s Almira Tanner on this week’s ban of fur in the State of California. Plus, the BeFairBeVegan media campaign takes over the transit system of Toronto and Montréal.

Back to School: Interviews with Two Teachers about Animal Advocacy in School Systems, and Zoe Weil of the Institute of Humane Education

by Asami Hitohara • September 6, 2019 • Comments Off

A school feature with interviews with two teachers about animal compassion in the education system. Also, Zoe Weil’s speech on the Humane Education Movement.