Freedom of Species

This show features Rose (pictured) and Harley from Animal Rebellion on the creative actions this organisation has done to highlight the environmental impact of animal agriculture and advocate for a plant-based food system.  Links for the show:Connect with Animal Rebellion on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalRebellionCheck out the book Blueprint for Revolution: https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/blueprint-for-revolution

We speak to Harley from Animal Rebillion UK about how they have continued to advocate for animals during a pandemic. Harley shares some of the creative ways they use to engage people without traditional tactics that involved large gatherings.Follow the link to find out more about Animal Rebellion UK.

This show features Roger Yates, an activist with the Vegan Information Project and sociologist, who discusses changing activism throughout the history of the animal movement, the role of veganism in animal activism and tips for avoiding activist burnout.  Links:Roger’s website: https://onhumanrelationswithothersentientbeings.weebly.com/Roger’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/1flatsVegan Information Project – VIP: https://www.facebook.com/theveganinformationprojectRoger’s first appearance on our show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202005311300/roger-yates-%E2%80%93-online-activism-and-using-humour-animal-advocacy

Dilan Fernando discusses how over 2019 the UK public become more attuned to the climate crisis than ever before. However, the public conversation largely ignored the environmental impacts of animal farming, and the need for animals to be included in society's visions for climate justice. In light of this, Animal Rebellion was formed to highlight that we must end the animal emergency if we wish to end the climate emergency. A mass movement organisation, the group recently engaged in a two week campaign aiming to shift public consciousness on the need for a plant-based food system. The talk tells the story of Animal Rebellion while drawing out key learnings about strategy, movement building and how we might move forward in building public support for a plant-based food system.This talk was recorded at the Liberated Futures 2019 conference in Melbourne, organised by Collectively Free Kulin Nations and The Institute for Critical Animal Studies (Oceania).You can listen to audio of other talks from this conference here. You can watch videos of the talks from this conference here. You can also listen to a recap of the conference on Freedom of Species.

On this show we discuss singer Miley Cyrus announcing she is no longer vegan, as a starting point for broader conversations around veganism, animal advocacy, gender and health. Link for the article we discuss: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miley-cyrus-vegan-plant-based-brain-joe-rogan-podcast-liam-hemsworth-a9704201.html?amp Image from: roshnisanghvi.com

A show dedicated to all the great songs out there about animals and veganism. This will be the first, but hopefully not the last.Music includes:Joy Askew, ‘I broke the LawTonya G, ‘The Voiceless’Yes, ‘Don’t kill the whale’Caffeine Heroes, ‘Animals’Universal PopLab, ‘Vampire in You’Howard Jones, ‘Assault and Battery’Kisschasy, ‘Factory’xTrue Naturex, One SpeciesJay Brave, ‘Vegan Shut Up’Jah Sun Ft Lutan Fyan, Ras Attitude, ‘No bones No blood’

This show features sociologist Corey Wrenn who discusses the moral dilemma of what to feed rescued carnivorous animals, as a starting point for a broader conversation about thinking systemically and beyond only relying on individual change in the animal movement. Links for the show: Corey’s article ‘How to Help When It Hurts? Think Systemic’ in the Animal Studies Journal: https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol7/iss1/8/ Corey’s website: http://www.coreyleewrenn.com/ Nick’s talk ‘Who is to blame for harm to animals?': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A7aI6eSH3U&list=PLHEijYgem7IVCZIQOKsk6Ksv8nNh48NR1&index=7&t=916s&ab_channel=VeganSociology

We chat with Dr Liv Baker. Liv is a conservation behaviorist and an expert in wild animal welfare, with research focusing on the role individual, wild animals have in the health of their social groups and populations. We speak about about conservation, rewilding and the inner lives of animals.

On this show we’re joined by Rowan Taylor who discusses the connection between atheism and animal liberation, as well as the role that religion plays in promoting the consumption and use of other animals. Check out Rowan’s article on this topic, co-written with Kim Socha: https://animalliberationcurrents.com/why-are-so-few-christians-vegan/ Kim Socha has also published a book on this topic: https://www.amazon.com.au/Animal-Liberation-Atheism-Kim-Socha/dp/0988493810

We speak with Dr Zoei Sutton and Dr Corey Wrenn about the International Association for Vegan Sociologists, and the upcoming SOLD OUT conference running over the 7th-8th of August. We wanted to hear more about what vegan sociology is and what the conference is all about.