Freedom of Species

Laura Schleifer is the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Conference Director, Program Chair at Promoting Enduring Peace, and co-founder of Plant the Land, a Gaza-based vegan food justice/community projects team. A lifelong “artivist” and graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she’s performed throughout the Middle East with a circus troupe, taught in China, Nicaragua, and at Wesleyan University’s Green Street Arts Center, performed off-Broadway, and arts-mentored homeless youth. Her screenplay, The Feral Child, was a Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab finalist. Her essays appear in New Politics Magazine, Forca Vegan, and multiple anthologies, including "Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination; Essays in Solidarity and Total Liberation" (Peter Lang, 2024), "Kropotkin Now! Life, Freedom and Ethics" (Black Rose Books, 2023), "Neoliberal Schooling of Selfishness and Exploitation: Rubricization and Corporatization of Higher Education", (Peter Lang, 2022) and "Fever Spores; William S. Burroughs and Queer Letters", (Rebel Satori Press, 2022).Links:Plant the Land Team Gaza is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a Gazan humanitarian aid activist, and Laura Schleifer, a USAmerican vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and Total Liberation Campaign Director at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, providing warm winter coats and blankets made from plant-based materials, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. Follow Plant the Land on social media on Facebook and YouTube:https://www.facebook.com/PlantTheLandTeamGaza/  and https://www.youtube.com/@plantthelandteamgaza3395  Animal Liberation and Social Revolution by Brian A. Dominick (free download) https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/brian-a-dominick-animal-liberation-and-social-revolution Institute for Critical Animal Studies https://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/ Promoting Enduring Peace https://pepeace.org/  Expanding the Critical Animal Studies Imagination: Critical Essays in Solidarity and Total Liberation, edited by Nathan Poirier, Sarah Tomasello and Amber E. George. https://www.peterlang.com/document/1298884  Kropotkin Now! Life, Freedom and Ethics, edited by Christopher Coquard. https://blackrosebooks.com/products/b-kropotkin-now-b-br-christopher-coquard-ed  Music we played:Public Enemy: Fight the PowerRebel Diaz: 1-800-GenocideLowkey: Palestine will never die 3CR's Radiothon is coming up for the month of June and this year's theme is Sound on for Solidarity. We need your help to keep fierce and indepenendent radio on the airwaves. Please consider donating if you can.Ways to donate:Online: www.3cr.org.au/donate (Note: you can nominate your favourite shows in the form)By phone: Call 03 9419 8377 during business hours (Monday - Friday 9-5pm) to pay by credit card.Come to the station: Drop by the station during business hours and pay by cash or EFTPOS. 21 Smith Street,Fitzroy.Thank you for your support. We welcome your feedback on our shows and would love to hear from you at freedomofspecies@gmail.com

On this show Meg and Trev discuss the recent auroras, earth's magnetic field and the way solar storms that create the phenomena can affect animals including whales, turtles, bats, and bees. There is science, space and lots more! Music Hold your own Kae Tempest https://soundcloud.com/pan-macmillan/hold-your-own-kate-tempest People's Faces Kae Tempest https://youtu.be/mvCKSuPq8o8?si=GAIlfaRgN6Og_vP6 Grace Kae Tempest https://youtu.be/xAQ0oTEB-Ws?si=kd5BWy5HtyWr5PIE  Photo by v2osk https://unsplash.com/photos/aurora-borealis-Ovn1hyBge38

This show aired on Mother’s Day today in Australia and our discussion covers heavy topics such as violence, death and the genocide in Palestine. We recognise that trauma is widespread and that many listeners may have experienced traumatic events in their lives, and so mention these topics up front. Mother’s Day:We discuss issues of speciesism around animal mothers and talk about the story of Clarabelle the cow and her baby Valentine who are living together at Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary.  https://edgarsmission.org.au/animal/clarabelle-and-valentine/Video story https://vimeo.com/415803158 Families for Palestine on Instagram carousel Honouring Palestinian Mothers https://www.instagram.com/familiesforpalestine/  269 Liberation Animale:  aims to raise awareness about the animal cause and to inform people about the non-necessity of living animals. It works to take into account the fundamental interests of sentient beings: the right to life, to liberty, to dignity. She is anti-speciesist and abolitionist, and organises street theater based on the reality of what humans do to other animals.  Benefit compilation for (by Total Liberation Records) for 269 Liberation Animale, an activist collective targeting speciesist industries by blockading slaughterhouses, freeing animals and sabotaging places.  We spoke about APEX Advocacy, an organisation founded by Christopher ‘Soul’ Eubanks focused on building a community of BIPOC animal rights advocates by empowering their activism and providing resources and support. APEX aims to increase the number of BIPOC individuals who participate in animal activism by advocating for collective liberation through animal rights, particularly in marginalized areas and communities that are disproportionately affected by the animal industrial complex.In order to effectively eradicate animal industries, we maintain that the grassroots animal advocacy movement must actively welcome and amplify BIPOC voices, build bridges with other movements and communities, and recognize the interconnectedness between various systems of oppression.We spoke about the recent blog published by APEX Advocacy called Complicity & Selective Compassion: Making Sense of the Animal Rights Movement's Silence on the Palestinian GenocideIn their blog, APEX Advocacy made a really impactful and important statement directed at the animal rights movement denouncing its acquiescence to genocide, its capitulation to the imperial donor class, and it’s selective ‘compassion’ which excludes Palestinians - an exclusion rooted in anti-blackness and white supremacy. Mutual Aid:Plant the Land Team Gaza is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a Gazan humanitarian aid activist, and Laura Schleifer, a USAmerican vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and Total Liberation Campaign Director at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, providing warm winter coats and blankets made from plant-based materials, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. They are also currently in the midst of a campaign to construct a village water well. On a previous show we aired an interview with Laura Schleifer by Dr Leila Deghan here. Videos from Plant the Land https://www.youtube.com/@plantthelandteamgaza3395   Please, please share and support the fundraiser set up to get critical funds to Anas in Gaza if you can. Clean water, food, clothing and toys are desperately needed by displaced Palestinians. You can donate via the Muslim Giving fundraiser link here https://www.muslimgiving.org/GazasupportOr via Paypal here https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/93MMUSLZkP  Mental Health resources:Dr Ash Nayate’s book Staying Positive in a F*cked up World is a wonderful resource. Follow Dr Ash here: https://www.facebook.com/thisisdrashOur show with Dr Ash from 2021 about navigating activist burnout is available here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202104251300/navigating-activism-and-burnout-dr-ash-nayate  Helpful article about vicarious trauma amidst the Palestinian catastrophe has many relatable points: https://muslimmirror.com/eng/war-on-gaza-coping-with-vicarious-trauma-amidst-the-palestinian-catastrophe/  Great resource overview from APAN - Australian Palestine Advocacy Network. Times are overwhelming, especially for individuals involved in activism for a Free Palestine, watching a genocide unfold while navigating the complexities of activism.A short guide to proactively create healthy patterns for ourselves and solidarity groups, with 8 steps to follow.https://www.facebook.com/AustraliaPalestineAdvocacyNetwork/  Music:We played two songs from the 269 Liberation Animale Benefit Compilation :A Plague: Long Dark Veins, and Tumultuous Ruin: Lamentation of this Nightmarish Realm.Our final song is by Macklemore called Hind’s Hall. The song's title was inspired by Hind Rajab — the six-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the Israeli military — and the name pro-Palestine student protesters at Columbia University gave to a building on their campus, Hamilton Hall, as they waved Palestine's flag up high before the police attacked them. Macklemore is donating all proceeds from the sale of this song to UNWRA. Find it on Spotify here.  Radiothon is coming up at 3CR for the month of June. This year's theme is Sound on for Solidarity, and the station needs everyone's help to keep radical and independent radio going. We will share more information next week on how you can donate to Radiothon. Freedom of Species will have an Animal Trivia show for Radiothon on Sunday June 16. Thank you.

Our guest is Emma Hakansson, the founding director of Collective Fashion Justice, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating a total ethics fashion system which prioritises the wellbeing of people, our fellow animals and the planet, before profit. We chat about Emma's books Total Ethics Fashion and Sub-human: A 21st-Century Ethic; on Animals, Collective Liberation, and Us All, and some of the campaign updates from Collective Fashion Justice.  Links: Collective Fashion Justice https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/ The CFJ Manifesto https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/manifesto Willow and Claude is a multi-award winning short documentary film and proof of concept knitwear collection created by Collective Fashion Justice. The film follows the two gorgeous lambs Willow and Claude, and explores a future for knitwear made from plants. The film can be viewed here https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/willow-and-claudeSLAY is a feature documentary film exploring the interwoven harms caused by fashion’s use of fur, leather and wool. https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/slay-filmSLAY and Willow and Claude are available on the streaming service WaterBear https://www.waterbear.com/Total Ethics Fashion book https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/total-ethics-fashion-bookSub-Human book https://lanternpm.org/book/sub-human/Take action and add your voice to the CFJ Kangaroo campaign calling on Adidas to end the use of kangaroo leather https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/adidas-kangaroo-leather-ban Music: We played the following songs from the new album OIKS by Jebediah https://www.jebediah.net/I wanna get outOK, you winAqua lung Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species and supporting community radio via 3CR. Please get in touch with the team with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com

Join us as we revisit the fascinating and ongoing saga of orcas attacking boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Since May of 2020 orcas have been attacking, damaging and in some cases sinking boats off the Iberian Peninsula between Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and no one knows for certain why. What are their motives? How has this negative human/orca interaction played out? Is it escalating? What will the clashes lead to? Listen to the first Orca Revolution episode below: The Orca Revolution Part 1: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/orca-revolution-why-are-orcas-attacking-boats-iberian-peninsula Marine biologist KP's website: https://www.kpassionate.com/ Website for further information on the iberian orca's attacking boats: https://www.orcaiberica.org/ Article Boat-sinking orcas are on the move – and scientists don’t know why: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/17/boat-sinking-orcas-move-scientists-dont-know-20667311/ Music Gladis by Gemas https://gemasbanda.bandcamp.com/track/gladis Tilikum by Airspace https://airspaceofficial.bandcamp.com/track/tilikum-single Killer Whale by Dark Smith https://darksmith.bandcamp.com/track/killer-whale Photo courtesy of Mike Doherty https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-whale-on-water-during-daytime-iyVSCp0ZUj0

Dilan Fernando gives some tips that animal advocates can use from the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen. Dilan discusses how he uses these tips in his own life and in the organisation he is a part of – Animal Think Tank. This advice can help individual animal advocates and animal advocacy organisations get on top of their inbox, their tasks more generally and gain greater headspace for creative thinking as a result of no longer keeping tasks in their head.  Links: Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Article summarising GTD: https://hamberg.no/gtd More from Dilan and Nick on GTD: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/02/25/289/ Animal Think Tank: https://animalthinktank.org.uk/ Freedom of Species show How AI Can Help Animal Advocacy With Kyle Behrend: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/how-ai-can-help-animal-advocacy-kyle-behrend  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Nothing gets crossed out by Bright Eyes: https://www.thisisbrighteyes.com/ Child and Yeah by Sole: https://sole.bandcamp.com/

Our guest today is Kyle Behrend,  a seasoned animal advocate and not-for-profit professional with a passion for AI and how it can assist the animal advocacy world.   He has over his 13 years working with farm animal sanctuary Edgar’s Mission where his roles have spanned from on-the-ground animal care to Operations Manager. This broad experience has cultivated a unique skill set including effective communication, teaching, and problem-solving.   These days he is using his on the ground skills and fascination with AI to help not for profits more effectively get the word out, engage with the public and media, train their volunteers and staff and spend more time doing the valuable work of caring and advocating for animals.   Kyle's website https://nfps.ai/about/  Music  Den Verden Vi Kjenner - Folket Bortafor Nordavinden https://folketbortafornordavinden.bandcamp.com/track/den-verden-vi-kjenner Tokuni - Eivor https://eilo.bandcamp.com/track/eiv-r-tokuni-soulbeat-edit Gra - Wardruna https://wardrunaofnorway.bandcamp.com/

Adam, Lottie and Nick discuss the article AI Predicts Most Of World Will Be Vegan By 2075, by Adam Protz in Plant Based News: https://plantbasednews.org/news/tech/ai-predicts-world-vegan/  We cover the problems of using AI to predict anything, some of the tipping points identified in the article regarding shifting towards a vegan world and our thoughts on how we can work towards a societal shift away from animal agriculture.  Additional articles/organisations/documentaries referred to throughout the discussion: Faunalytics article by Jo Anderson: https://faunalytics.org/going-veg-barriers-and-strategies/ Sentient Media – animal-focused news organisation: https://sentientmedia.org/ Plant Based Universities campaign: https://www.plantbaseduniversities.org/ Farm Transitions Australia: https://www.farmtransitionsaustralia.org/ You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (Netflix). Caviar Cruelty documentary: https://animaljustice.ca/exposes/caviar-cruelty US data on cow’s milk consumption by generation – cited in:  https://www.businessinsider.com/aubrey-plaza-emma-roberts-slammed-big-milk-celebrity-campaigns-2023-4 Australian data on shifts away from cow milk consumption – cited in: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/jan/09/australian-supermarket-vegan-milk-taste-test-best-soy-almond-oat-milk-australia Data on Veganuary sign ups over time – cited in: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/08/vegan-restaurants-burgers-cost  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Mother Nature and Music’s Coming In by Angie McMahon: https://angiemcmahon.com/ TV by Billie Eilish: https://www.billieeilish.com/#/

Our guest Kristy Alger from Animal Liberation Tasmania shares updates from their extensive campaign Defund TasRacing. ALT has released extensive videos and photos showing the reality of life for greyhounds on trainer, owner and breeder properties in Tasmania. The conditions that greyhounds are kept in, for often up to 23 hours a day are truly shocking. The campaign has had great impact including mass media coverage, and recongition from multiple politicians and with an upcoming state election is putting greyhounds firmly on the election agenda. We also talk about the duck shooting campaign in Tasmania which has just opened this weekend, and the low attendance yesterday at the primary public waterway at Moulting Lagoon. Finally, we chat about Kristy's writing and what she's working on now.  Links:Follow the Defund TasRacing campaign here https://defundtasracing.com/Animal Liberation Tasmania on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/animalliberationtasmania/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/animal_liberation_tasmania/?hl=en and on Medium https://medium.com/@AnimalLiberationTasmaniaKristy's book Five Essays for Freedom: A Primer for animal advocates is available here: https://revoltbooks.com/products/feffKristy's Writing Liberation account: https://www.instagram.com/writing_liberation/Overview of the greyhound industry in the USA: https://www.grey2kusa.org/about/issues.php Music we played:  Commoners Choir: Ceasfire Now Dogma: World at Peace D.O.V.E.: Into Oblivion  These songs are on the international punk benefit compilation called No Genocide: A Benefit for Mutal Aid in Gaza organised by The Dissidents, a political punk bank from Pennsylvania, USA. The benefit compilation supports on-the-ground humanitarian mutual aid in Gaza, and all proceeds minus Bandcamp/PayPal fees are donated. https://thedissidents.bandcamp.com/album/no-genocide-a-benefit-for-mutual-aid-in-gaza  Digital download is pay what you want; you can also donate directly to: Buy esims for Gazans gazaesims.com Palestinian Children's Relief Fund pcrf.net ANERA anera.org Palestine Red Crescent Society www.palestinercs.org/en MSF/Doctors Without Borders doctorswithoutborders.org Palestine Legal palestinelegal.org 1for3's Palestinian refugee fund www.classy.org/campaign/support-palestinian-refugees-working-against-trauma-violence-and-scarcity/  We welcome your feedback and invite you to contact the Freedom of Species team at freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via social media on Facebook or Instagram.  Thank you for supporting independent, radical radio and keeping 3CR Community Radio on air.

Join us as we speak to two parents raising vegan children in a non vegan world.  Mark and Lydia join us in the studio as we speak of the ups and downs of raising the next compassionate generation. How do vegan kids deal with the issues facing them? What about pushback from society on the parents who decide to raise their children vegan? Do vegan kids change the perception of veganism for other kids? How has raising compassioniate kids changed over the decades? We discuss all this and more on this episode, and reveal the very different lived experiences vegan parents and kids have. Vegan Parents Australia Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1374443486128960/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3628775107362442  Music by the band Privateer https://privateermusic.bandcamp.com/album/winters-dream Songs: A Warning Dream Belife/Beneath (instrumental) The Fall (instrumental)