Bloomberg reports that the introduction of “vegan ranges”is at least partially responsible for improving Tesco’s finances. Tesco is a very large publicly traded food retailer in Europe and parts of Asia. This is big and good news in many respects. Before we get our party hats on, let’s put it all in context and examine…
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If We Can’t Reject Exploitation, Why Do We Expect The Patriarchy To Change?
On the heels of this weekend’s Women’s Marches and TimesUp rallies, I want to ask one question: How do we expect The Patriarchy to shift the paradigm with respect to exploitation and objectification of women when we cannot shift the paradigm in our own daily lives with respect to our own exploitation and objectification of…
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Notes From A Vegan Field… Or Three
Co-authored with Jeffrey Coolwater and Carter Felder. First published on Ecorazzi on 16 October 2017. The following are experiences from the “How Do I Go Vegan? Ask Here!” booth at each of the Vegan Food and Drink Festivals this summer. Sometimes, creative, non-violent vegan education, means talking to hundreds of people in one day and other…
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My Notes from London Film Festival 2017
I love film. I am not a critic or an expert; I don’t recall all the names or know all the facts. I am a spectator. I love the stories, the experience, the new worlds, the different realities. The London Film Festival is a sort of holiday for me and I look forward to those…
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Only 46 Days
We have convinced ourselves that killing animals is ethical, especially if we wait 46 days.
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Highlands Yoga Retreat Sept ’17
From 15 to 19 September, 2017, I co-hosted a yoga retreat in the Highlands with Serena Lee. Serena is a very talented yoga instructor and has been our instructor for almost two years. Our guests were delightful and everyone had an excellent time. Thank you to each of you who joined us and a big…
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Don’t Lower Your Standards
It has been a while since I was active in my wee cottage industry of responding to self-absorbed speciesist articles in the press. I was getting my hopes up that perhaps they were done for. I needn’t have. The Guardian returns to form and showcases the new fad of reducetarianism, telling us that vegans are…
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