Behind the Tofu

This week we were joined by our friend Kevin, a History Master's student at Clayton State University for a discussion on the ALF. Check out this conversation where we touched on ag-gag laws, media portrayal of animal activists, and colonialization of diets.

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This episode is the SECOND PART of our mashup with All My Carnists: Sean (@thevegangrind), Rachel (@bannedtofuwiz) and KTS (@ifarmcarnists).

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This episode is a mashup between us and the folks over at All My Carnists: Sean (@thevegangrind), Rachel (@bannedtofuwiz) and KTS (@ifarmcarnists). We talked about what anarchism is, how they each got into anarchism & what anarchism has to do with animal liberation!

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Christopher Key Chapple Is a Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University, the Founder & Faculty Advisor for Yoga Studies, Center for Religion & Spirituality, Former editor of Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology. He got his B.A. from  State University of New York at Stony Brook in Comparative Literature and Religious Studies. He got his masters and PhD in History of Religions from Fordham University. He is familiar or fluent in 7 languages and has over 100 published articles and books credited to his name related to religions.

In this episode, we covered his perspective on how Asian religions, such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism view animals and he gives poetic insight on how we can implement these philosophies on a daily basis.

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This week we were joined by Alexus (Kyelle) (@suxlemai on twitter) for a brief discussion on medical racism, white veganism, health disparities, vegan sponsorships, etc. 

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This week we were delighted to be joined by Chris Sosa, a New York City Politician who has been vegan for over 15 years. Chris has worked in the New York Democratic Caucus and has been an effective advocate for improvements in New York's policies on Immigration, Incarcerated Individuals,  Healthcare, Legal Aid, etc. This quote from his website exhibits his goals for NYC: "I’m running to fight for the rights of every one of my NYC neighbors: well-funded public schools for our kids, affordable and reliable public transportation, green spaces for our families, fair opportunities for housing, employment, access to food and recreation, and healthcare for all."

volunteer- https://sosafornyc.com/volunteer

donate- https://www.nycvotes.org/campaigns/christophersosa/contributions/new?iframe=true

more on his issues: https://sosafornyc.com/issues

twitter: @chrissosa 

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This week we did an overview of the links between veganism and colonialism with Isaias Hernandez (@queerbrownvegan and queerbrownvegan.com). We brushed on hot topics such as The World Bank, displaced species, the beginning of industrial agriculture, western food growth, etc. 

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This week we talked to Ellen Flores (they/them), a vegan collective liberationist, BlackLivesMatter, and Human Rights activist, cofounder of Vegans Against All Oppression (www.wearevaao.org), and host of ElleTravelsVegan on Youtube. We discussed in person activism, environmental racism in NYC, Police Brutality, Elle's upcoming TV show, and so much more on this really fun episode of BehindtheTofu.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElleTravelsVgan

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHAOWbMkviAEYFCaUOPp73w

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/elletravelsvegan/?hl=en

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Are you interested in learning about food accessibility and security and how it plays a role in efforts towards collective liberation? We're joined by

Tyra (@tyrathetaurus on twitter and insta, @anotherjunkfoodvegan on insta, VeganGirlGang Founder, and Host of the Kombucha Hour Podcast)

who has first hand experience helping those in these situations to discuss this.

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