This Special Episode of the ARZone Podcast features Ari Nessel, the founder and president of The Pollination Project, speaking about TPP’s 2016 Lisa Shapiro Awards.
Named in memorial of a selfless advocate, the Lisa Shapiro Awards recognise the unsung heroes of our movement who are working quietly behind the scenes creating a more just world for other animals. Nominated by their peers and selected by an independent panel, the recipients (who will be announced by TPP on Oct 1, 2016) represent the noblest aspirations of our movement.
Ari joins us to talk about the awards as well as sharing some more general thoughts on advocacy within the movement. Audio podcast, approx. 15 minutes.
Episode 76 features the founder and president of The Pollination Project, Ari Nessel.
The Pollination Project is an organisation that gives seed grants and loans to individual change-makers throughout the world, focusing on social justice, environmental sustainability, and community health & wellness. (ARZone has been the very grateful recipient of one of these grants.)
Ari Nessel oversees a real estate company that focuses on the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. With his wife, Becky, a doctor who cares for underserved populations, he shares the desire to serve others. For his efforts to promote animal rights and protect the environment, Ari was awarded with PETA's "Compassionate Company" Proggy Award.
Ari discusses why he has chosen to spend his time, energy, and resources on advocacy for human and other animals, what the Pollination Project has helped motivated individual people to accomplish, how advocates can best reach the general public and much more. Audio podcast, approx. 50 minutes.
