Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez: Timeless lessons from 40+ years of animal advocacy

Jun 17, 2024

Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez share their 20 years of animal advocacy experiences, discussing changing approaches, key challenges, lessons learned, and remaining optimistic. They emphasize unity, strategic lessons, character building, progress in animal rights, supporting organizations, and self-care for activists. The podcast delves into legislative changes, bold tactics, and the push for a more compassionate world for animals.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Evolution of Animal Advocacy Strategies and Allies

02:33 • 27min

Strategic Lessons and Character Building in Animal Advocacy

29:31 • 14min

Reflecting on Decades of Progress in Animal Advocacy

43:32 • 3min

Supporting Established and New Organizations in Animal Advocacy

46:41 • 4min

Importance of Balance and Self-Care for Animal Activists

50:44 • 5min

Strategic Approaches to Animal Advocacy and Legislative Changes

55:41 • 3min

An absolute treat of an episode this week as we were asked to interview long-time advocates Leah Garcés and Sharon Núñez, live from the Animal and Vegan advocacy summit in Washington DC in May earlier this year.

From anger in Leah’s 20’s to some eye opening potential prison-time in the past for Sharon, our esteemed guests walk us through their experiences over the last 20 years of their tireless work for animals. A nostalgic and powerful look back and projection forward from these two powerhouse leaders.

Leah Garcés is president of Mercy For Animals and author of Grilled: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry. She has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the animal protection movement and has partnered with some of the world’s largest food companies on her mission to build a better food system.

Sharon Núñez is the co-founder and president of Animal Equality, a leading international animal protection organization ranked as one of the most effective animal rights organizations in the world for three consecutive years by Animal Charity Evaluators.

Show notes to follow..

00:00:00:00 | Intro
00:01:10:10 | How have things changed in the past 20 years?
00:06:10:16 | What sparked a different approach for a long fight?
00:14:42:16 | Key challenges over the past 20 years
00:22:22:15 | Resources
00:28:01:10 | Strategic lessons
00:34:46:01 | Personal lessons
00:41:35:05 | Can we be optimistic with the change of the last 20 years?
00:45:47:14 | Should resources be going to new organizations or the largest ones?
00:49:19:16 | How do you balance work in the Movement and your personal life?
00:53:27:02 | What has to be done to fulfill all the corporate commitment in the next few years

With thanks to Tom Felbar (Ambedo Media) for amazing video and audio editing!

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