ARZone Intersectionality Interview 21 – Harold Brown

Episode 21 features farmer-turned-advocate Harold Brown.

Harold Brown, who is featured in the documentary Peaceable Kingdom, The Journey Home, spent over half of his life working in animal agriculture. Growing up on a beef farm in Michigan and later working in the dairy industry, Harold has been involved in the behind the scenes operations of food production that uses other animals. Today Harold is an activist advocating for sustainable food production, social and environmental justice, animal rights and peace through non-violence. Audio podcast, approx. 25 minutes.

ARZone Intersectionality Interview 20 – Joe Brydon

Episode 20 features long-time activist Joe Brydon.

Joe Brydon has been engaged in activism of one form or another for as long as they can remember, primarily involved with disarmament and anti-war campaigns, with brief forays into anti-fracking and anti-nuclear escapades. Growing up gay in a very heterosexual world has helped Joe realise the importance of intersectionality in each of these campaigns. They are involved in a number of groups promoting greater understanding of LGBTQ+ issues within other communities and campaigns, such as Bristol Against Pinkwashing, and the Quaker Lesbian and Gay Fellowship. An interest in animal rights developed about two years ago when Joe finally went vegan. Joe is now an active member of the Animal Alliance, a vegan outreach group based in Brighton. Audio podcast, approx. 19 minutes.

Please click HERE to watch Joe’s recent talk at London Vegfest UK on YouTube.

ARZone Intersectionality Interview 10 - Carol J. Adams

Episode 10 features pioneering author Carol J. Adams.

Carol J. Adams has been one of the most inspirational leaders of the animal advocacy movement for decades. She is a writer, speaker, and activist as well as a mentor to countless animal advocates. As well as writing the groundbreaking book, The Sexual Politics of Meat, Carol has authored more than 20 other books, as well as countless articles and essays in magazines, journals and other texts.

Since the 1970’s, Carol’s activism has been deeply involved in the real-world experience of working for social justice – for example against domestic violence, homelessness, racism and violence toward both humans and other animals. Audio podcast, 44 mins.

Please click here to read the article by Carol J. Adams mentioned in the podcast.

Carol J. Adams with Inky (on lap) and Holly at the Encore Park Community Garden, Dallas, Texas

ARZone Intersectionality Interview 5 – Nzinga Young

Episode 5 features Nzinga Young, a freelance writer who focuses on vegan issues. A born-and-raised vegetarian who is now living vegan, she’s turned her predominantly plant-based upbringing into a passionate vegan lifestyle. Nzinga is a student of plant-based nutrition with eCornell, a vegan content contributor for Huffington Post, and an avid traveler for local and international vegan events. Audio podcast, approx. 8 mins.

ARZone Intersectionality Interview 1 - Sarah K. Woodcock

What is Intersectionality and what does it have to do with vegan advocacy and animal rights? In the lead up to the pro-intersectionality conference scheduled for Vegfest London in October 2016, ARZone is presenting a special series of brief interviews addressing these and other questions. We'll be speaking with members of the global vegan community about what intersectionality means to them, and how both humans and other animals with whom we share the planet might benefit by our adopting an intersectional approach. We hope that you enjoy this informative special series on an important topic.

Episode 1 features our guest, Sarah K. Woodcock, Founder and (volunteer) Executive Director of The Advocacy of Veganism Society(TAVS). Sarah, an adopted Korean-American vegan, lives in the Minneapolis area of Minnesota in the United States with her husband and adopted nonhuman animals. Audio podcast, approx. 11 mins.

To listen to this interview please CLICK HERE

ARZone Podcast 84: Steve Best - The Politics of Total Liberation

Episode 84 features advocate and activist Prof. Steven Best, Ph. D.

Steve Best is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, but he’s perhaps best known as an advocate for the liberation of the earth and all who live on it - humans as well as other animals.

Steve has published 13 books and hundreds of articles and has been active nationally and internationally for more than 3 decades, challenging the conventional wisdom on topics ranging from environmentalism to sexual liberation to animal rights. Dr. Best joined us to speak about his new book, The Politics of Total Liberation: Revolution in the 21st Century. Audio podcast, approx. 65 minutes.

To listen to Steve's interview please click HERE

ARZone Podcast 83: Paul Shapiro, The Humane Society of the United States

Episode 83 features Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States.

Since 2005 Paul Shapiro has been the Vice President for Farm Animal Protection for the Humane Society of the United States. Prior to joining the HSUS, Paul was, for 10 years, the founder and campaigns director of Compassion Over Killing, a group he initially began while still in high school.

Paul joins us today to speak about what he learned from 10 years in grassroots activism, the role of the HSUS in the animal rights movement and some of the controversy surrounding it, and how advocates and activists can be most effective for other animals. Audio podcast, approx. 72 minutes.

ARZone Podcast 82: Matt Ball

Episode 82 features activist Matt Ball.

Matt Ball is Senior Advisor for VegFund, an organization that funds the outreach of advocates for other animals around the world. In 1993, Matt co-founded Vegan Outreach; where he served as the group’s Executive Director for more than 20 years. Matt speaks with us about his new job, his latest book, and his current thoughts about the state of the animal advocacy movement. Audio podcast, approx. 45 minutes.

In recognition for his dedication to the cause of reducing the suffering of other animals, in 2005 Matt was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. He is the author of two books, The Animal Activist’s Handbook (with Bruce Friedrich in 2007) and, in 2014, The Accidental Activist. Matt has also written countless essays, attended an untold number of conferences and workshops, and spoken to audiences everywhere about the plight of other animals and the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle.

ARZone Podcast 81: Will Tuttle - Tour of Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand

Episode 81 features long time advocate and author Will Tuttle Ph. D.

In early 2014 Dr. Will Tuttle, who holds a masters in humanities and a Ph.D in education, completed an international speaking tour, traveling to Taiwan, throughout Australia, and to New Zealand. In this podcast, Dr. Tuttle speaks with ARZone about his work and to tell us about his experience speaking to sold out audiences throughout his tour. Audio Podcast, approx 44 minutes.

The author of the best selling book, The World Peace Diet, Dr. Tuttle's work makes explicit the invisible connections between our food, our culture and a broad range of social, economic and environmental problems. He offers solutions to these problems based on a respect for all living beings.

ARZone Podcast 78: Rob Garner - Animal Rights as Justice

Episode 78 features professor of political theory, Robert Garner.

Rob Garner is professor of political theory at the University of Leicester in the UK who has, for more than two decades, specialised in animal rights.

In this interview, Prof. Garner speaks with ARZone about his recently published book A Theory of Justice for Animals. He explains why Animal Welfare fails to protect the interests of other animals, why "species egalitarianism" (or abolitionism) will not achieve its goals, and why conceiving of animal rights as a political matter of justice affords us the best chance at creating a better world for animals. Audio podcast, approx. 54 mins.

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Rob Garner obtained his BA from the University of Salford and his MA and PhD from the University of Manchester. A professor at the University of Leicester, the focus of his principal research interest has been on the political representation of nonhuman interests. He is the author of 6 books in this area, including A Theory of Justice for Animals (2013), The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?(2010, with Professor Gary Francione), Animal Ethics (2005), The Political Theory of Animal Rights (2005), Animals, Politics and Morality (2004) and Environmental Politics: Britian, Europe and The Global Environment (2000).

ARZone Podcast 72: David Nibert - Domesecration

ARZone Podcast 72 features a return visit with sociologist and activist Prof. David Nibert.

A professor of sociology at Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio, USA, David Nibert is the author of the recently published book "Animal Oppression and Human Violence: Domesecration, Capitalism and Global Conflict". David discusses the thesis of his book, that the "domesecration" of other animals both promoted and enabled human violence - and the destruction it has wrought. 

We speak with David about his new book, about the entanglements of all oppressions, about veganism, and about alternatives to exploitative capitalist-consumerism. Audio podcast, approx 62 mins.

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Professor Nibert is also the author of “Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation”, published in 2002, in which he makes the connection between the exploitation of other animals, and the exploitation, mistreatment and violence against other devalued groups. In his work, David connects animal rights theory with other economic and sociological theories. He believes that speciesism is an ideology that seeks to legitimise animal slavery, perpetuating the oppression of other individuals based solely on their species.

ARZone Podcast 68: Al Nowatski - Vegan Parenting

ARZone Podcast 68 features writer, educator and activist Al Nowatzki.

We speak with Al about being a vegan parent raising vegan children, about the dominant narratives regarding other animals in media, about his work reaching out to new vegans, and much more. Audio podcast, approx. 65 minutes.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

Al Nowatzki, who, along with his wife, has been vegan for more than 10 years, is an animal rights activist in the US. He’s a stay-at-home dad who helps raise his 6 year old daughter and 4 year old son and blogs about raising them as vegans at These Little Piggies Had Tofu.

Al is a mentor for the Animal Rights Coalition's Vegan University programme, he’s co-facilitated informational workshops for the ARC, and has volunteered doing pay-per-view outreach for them. He's also a coordinator for ARC's family group, VegKins.

Al’s essay "Vegan Parenting: Navigating and Negating Speciesist Media" has been published in the recently released book, Confronting Animal Exploitation, edited by Kim Socha and Sarahjane Blum.

ARZone Podcast 65: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement

ARZone is joined by five of the contributors to the recent book, "Earth, Animal and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement". In addition to two of the books editors, Judith K. C. Bentley and Anthony Nocella II, our conversation also includes contributing authors David Nibert, Norm Phelps and Kimberly Socha. Audio Podcast, approx 71 minutes.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

Eco-ability, in the words of Dr. Nocella, refers to and examines the connections between "ecology, dis-ability, and animal advocacy, couched in terms of interlocking social constructions and the interwoven web of interdependent global life." In this conversation, we explore the role of language in oppression, what "othering" consists in, and how advocates for the oppressed can be more effective through an appreciation for intersectionality.

Please view the book on Amazon here.

Please learn about the 1st Annual Conference “Engaging with Eco-ability” that's being held at University of Binghamton, New York on April 27 and 28, 2013 by visiting the web here and sign up on Facebook here.

ARZone Podcast 64: Karen and Michael Budkie - Stop Animal Exploitation NOW!

Episode 64 features Karen and Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (www.SAENonline.org).

Michael Budkie once worked in laboratories as an Animal Health Technician, witnessing first hand the traumas inflicted on other animals. Karen and Michael discuss the work that SAEN does in uncovering the abuse of other animals who are experimented on, the role of money in scientific research, and most importantly, what any person who cares about other animals can do to stop exploitation now. Audio podcast, approx 65 minutes.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.
 

SAEN, founded by the Budkies in 1996, is a grassroots organisation in the United States that is focused on ending the abuse of other animals in laboratories.  

The Budkies campaign, educate and investigate full time throughout the US. SAEN calls attention to - and in many cases has put a stop to - experimentation on primates and other individuals, the seizures by labs of dogs and cats from shelters, as well as revealing many other forms of routine abuse.

Find SAEN on Facebook here.

ARZone Podcast 62: RPA's David Cantor Returns

Episode 62 features a return visit with the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals, David Cantor. When we first spoke with David in Episode 53, David explained RPA’s vision and mission as a group that engages in what he calls “strict rights advocacy”, rejecting both the traditional animal welfare strategy as well as abolitionism. David believes and argues that “rights precede abolition”. In this podcast, David speaks about the progress RPA has been making as well as why he believes that other animals must be recognized as persons before they can be protected by rights. Audio Podcast, approx. 36 minutes.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

ARZone Podcast 61: Looking Back, Moving Forward

In this special Looking Back, Moving Forward podcast, ARZone presents the thoughts of 35 advocates and activists from around the world - looking back on 2012 and moving forward into 2013. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to these remarkable and dedicated people share their thoughts on past success and hope for the future. This diversity of voices shows that even though many of us favour different approaches, we are each committed to community and progress. Audio Podcast, approx 2 hours 27 minutes.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

ARZone sincerely appreciates the participation of each of the advocates and activists who’ve contributed to this project. We are proud to be able to add our small contribution to the movement we share with these fine people as the work continues on behalf of other animals.

The participants in this project are (listed in order of appearence):

Tom Regan, who began teaching college in 1967, is the moral philosopher whose ground-breaking book “The Case for Animal Rights” (1983) is widely regarded as the definitive argument for a rights-based theory of animal ethics. Prof. Regan is on the web at http://www.animalsvoice.com/regan/.

Nick Cooney, Compassionate Communities Campaign manager for Farm Sanctuary and author of “Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change” (2010).

Will Tuttle, tireless traveling lecturer, educator, and author of “The World Peace Diet” (2005).

David Cantor, founder and Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals.

Shannon Keith, animal rights lawyer, producer/director of the films “Skin Trade” (2010) and “Behind the Mask” (2006).

Brad King, founder and director of Farm Animal Rescue Australia in Queensland Australia.

Ronnie Lee, a British animal rights activist and vegan educator who founded the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) in 1976.

Priscilla Cohn, philosopher, Associate Director of the Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, and co-editor of the Journal of Animal Ethics.

Dan Mathews, Senior Vice President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA).

David Pearce, British philosopher, transhumanist, vegan, co-founder of Humanity+ and The Abolitionist Project.

Matt Ball, co-founder and Executive Director of Vegan Outreach.

Kathy Divine, from Sydney Australia, the author of two books, “Forever 21” (2011) and “Vegans Are Cool” (2011) can be found on the web at KathyDivine.com.

Harold Brown, founder of Farm Kind, an advocate for animals’ rights; veganism; sustainable, independ4ent family farms; and environmental and social justice.

Dean Bracher, grassroots animal activist in the UK, focusing on educating children and young adults.

Kari Bagnall, founder and director of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville, FL.

Robert Garner, professor of political theory in the UK and author of Animal Ethics (2005), and Animals, Politics and Morality (2004).

Bruce Friedrich, senior director for strategic initiatives at Farm Sanctuary, producer of the film “Meet your Meat” (2002).

Cameron Blewett, an outspoken vegan advocate and blogger (AusVegan.com) in Brisbane, Australia.

Gary Smith, founder of TheThinkingVegan.com and the public relations firm Evolotus PR.

Ruby Roth, author of two children’s books, “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals” (2009) and her latest “Vegan is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action” (2012).

Anthony Marr, recipient in 2010 of the Henry Spira Grassroots Activist Award, noted environmentalist, conservationist, author and public speaker.

Dino Sarma, author of “Alternative Vegan: International Vegan Fare Straight From the Produce Aisle” (2011).

Mary Martin, vegan, runner, meditator, atheist, mother, author, blogger (AnimalPerson.net).

David Sztybel, philosopher and Canadian scholar specialising in animal ethics.

Oscar Horta, professor of moral philosophy and antispeciesist activist working in Spain and Latin America.

Steven Wise, “‘America’s best-known animal lawyer”, founder and president of the NonHuman Rights Project, author of “Rattling the Cage:Toward Legal Rights For Animals” (2001).

Jonathan Balcombe, ethologist, public speaker, Chair of the Animal Studies Department with the Humane Society University and author of numerous books including “Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good” (2007).

Karol Orzechowski, producer/director of “Maximum Tolerated Dose” (2012), a documentary focusing on the lives affected by vivisection.

David Nibert, Professor of Sociology, author of “Animal Rights/Human Rights: Entanglements of Oppression and Liberation” (2002).

Robin Lane, an advocate and activist for three decades, organiser since 1998 of the London Vegan Festival.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, the ‘Compassionate Cook’, public speaker, activist and author of many books including The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Cleaner, Getting Leaner, and Living Compassionately (2011).

Anthony Nocella II, educator, community organizer, and author/editor - most recently of “Earth, Animal, and Disability Liberation: The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement” (2012).

Marc Bekoff, a recognized expert in the study of animal emotions and behavior, a prolific author whose work includes the 3 volume “Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior” (2004).

Melanie Joy, social psychologist and author of “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows” (2011) and “Strategic Action for Animals” (2008), founder and president of the Carnism Awareness and Action Network.

Peter Singer, often called one of the world’s best known and most read philosophers, Prof. Singer is widely credited with rekindling the modern advocacy movement for other animals with the publication of his book “Animal Liberation” in 1975.

Photo design and production by Laura Cooley

ARZone Podcast 60: Karol Orzechowski - Maximum Tolerated Dose

Episode 60 features activist, vegan and creator of still and moving images, Karol Orzechowski.

Karol Orzechowski, a long time advocate for social justice causes, has recently produced and directed the full length documentary Maximum Tolerated Dose. MTD presents accounts of experimentation on other animals from the perspectives of the humans who have performed it as well as of the other animals who have survived it. Karol speaks with ARZone about his art and his activism - how they come together and how they stay apart. Audio podcast approx 95 minutes.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

Please click here for more information on the film Maximum Tolerated Dose.

Find MTD on Facebook.

Visit this page to keep up with all of Karol's work: Decipher Images.

To learn more about MTD's Lush Prize click here.

Join Fighting Animal Testing on Facebook.

Karol mentions the online archive Conflict Gypsy.

Read Tom Regan's ARZone interview.

ARZone Podcast 55: Ed Coffin - Eating Consciously

Episode 55 features activist and writer, Ed Coffin.

Ed speaks with ARZone about his Free Speech battle with the city of Philadelphia, his grassroots activism, the HSUS/UEP deal regarding egg-laying hens, racism in the AR movement and more. Audio podcast, approx. 47 mins.


 
Ed, who received his degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, is a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist. He co-founded and currently serves as campaign director for the Philadelphia based nonprofit, Peace Advocacy Network. PAN is an organisation which works on a number of issues, including animal rights and LGBTQ equality.

Ed has written for several digital and print publications, including the Huffington Post, and also maintains his popular blog called Eating Consciously. By day, Ed serves as chief marketing officer for an organic beverage company he co-founded.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

ARZone Podcast 54: Dr. Andrew Knight Returns!

Episode 54: ARZone welcomes back special guest Dr. Andrew Knight.

Andrew speaks with ARZone about his work making schools of veterinary medicine aware of methods and procedures that respect the lives of other animals, he answers some questions regarding the health and diets of cats and dogs, and he tells about the incredible vegan endurance events he's participated. Audio podcast, approx 59 minutes.


 
Dr. Knight is the author of the book The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments which examines the practice of medical testing on other animals. Andrew is an Australian born bioethicist, living in London, who is now a European Veterinary specialist in welfare science, ethics and law. He first spoke with ARZone in a podcast published in July 2012. At that time, Andrew spoke about his pending lecture tour of Peru and his eagerly anticipated world’s first ever vegan ultramarathon in Wales, which sounds like it was more like a survival adventure!

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

Please click on the following links to learn more about Andrew's work:

ARZone's previous podcast interview with Dr. Knight is here.

To learn more about the benefits of vegan living for cats, dogs and other animals, please visit www.vegepets.info

The book: The Costs and Benefits of Animal Experiments: http://www.andrewknight.info/publications/book/book.html

Andrew's informational websites on animal experimentation (www.AnimalExperiments.info) and humane teaching methods (www.HumaneLearning.info).

Animals Count: a British political party for people and animals: http://www.animalscount.org
The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics: http://www.OxfordAnimalEthics.com
Animal Consultants International: http://www.AnimalConsultants.org
The Extreme Vegan Sporting Association: http://www.extremevegansports.org
The first vegan ultra-marathon (not run by, but in accordance with the aims and ethos of the Extreme Vegan Sporting Assoc): http://www.vegan-welsh-3000s.co.uk/#

For more information about Dr. Knight's publications or to inquire about the possibility of arranging for a presentation by Dr. Knight, please visit the website: http://www.andrewknight.info.

ARZone Podcast 53: David Cantor - Responsible Policies for Animals

Episode 53 features special guest David Cantor.http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7392026724731048755#editor/target=post;postID=1699410862535916337

A full-time animal advocate with national organizations since 1989, in late 2002 David Cantor founded and since then has served as the Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals (RPA), a group that engages in what he refers to as “strict rights advocacy”. RPA rejects both the traditional animal welfare strategy as well as abolitionism. Audio podcast, running time approx 48 mins.


David believes and argues that “rights precede abolition”. RPA promotes unalienable equal basic autonomy, ecology, and dignity rights of all animals, including humans; an end to rights of corporations and a number of other initiatives and strategies.

You may also listen H E R E, or visit this webpage to subscribe using iTunes, and please remember to visit ARZone on the web at www.ARZone.net.

To learn more about the Responsible Policies for Animals (RPA) please visit the RPA website at www.RPAforall.orgTo see RPA's lecture schedule for Fall 2012 please click here.