Breaking through Vystopia to Create Powerful Change for Animals
In this interview with the animal rights campaign group ANDA in Brazil, Clare Mann shares her work in animal social justice
In this interview with the animal rights campaign group ANDA in Brazil, Clare Mann shares her work in animal social justice
You may know about the Cube of Truth public rallies in cities around Australia. As part of a global movement called Anonymous for the Voiceless, animal advocates don masks and create a physical square in a public place whilst holding TV screens with images of undercover animal cruelty in abattoirs. Reports all over the world…
Natasha and Luca from That Vegan Couple run regular podcasts on becoming vegan, staying vegan and creating a light and minimalist lifestyle.
In this 30-min presentation (recorded live at World Vegan Day 2017) I explore the extent of vystopia and discuss highlight three things you can do to transmute the anguish into positive action for change.
How is it possible after sharing facts about something that has direct significance to a person, they don’t change their behaviour? Despite showing them how their choices are making them unhealthy or unhappy, they still ignore the facts or refuse to look further. We still see people smoking despite years of advice that it’s not…
Whilst animal advocates and vegans struggle with living in a non-vegan world that doesn’t seem to care that animals, environment and people suffer in through unconscious- and over-consumption, it seems that veganism is on the rise. People are waking up to the fact there is a better way to treat animals, people and the environment.…
The Discovery of Systemised Cruelty Like many who have made the journey before me, the discovery of systemised torture and cruelty within our modern society left me horrified.
When you become a vegan, you run a high chance of developing a mental illness. This might seem extreme and enough to make non-vegans avoid talking about the subject, so let me clarify what I mean. Firstly, someone who adopts a plant-based diet and calls themselves a vegan is unlikely to suffer in the same…
When I embarked on the Australian Tour of the new smartphone App Vegan Voices, I anticipated collaborating with vegan around Australia to collectively create a vegan world. I was encouraged by the positive energy and connections arising out of the tour and I’ll share with you later how Vegan Voices enhances this potential. However, unanticipated…
Lessons from psychology that assist vegan advocacy Clare Mann – Barefoot Vegan 2017 With a background in organisational psychology, I have seen people in organisations working in silos on different projects and only engaging with other groups when absolutely necessary. Members of each different group identify primarily with their own group and often resist collaborating…