Too Much with Jess and Mandy

Is veganism racist? We cover intersectional veganism and it's many facets, including Anonymous for the Voiceless, how arguments against veganism are becoming more and more "fake-woke", how we can be more inclusive in our activism, and how some vegan recipes and cookbooks themselves can be problematic.

Justice for Regan - Regan Russell's Gofundme: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/justice4regan

Cranky Vegan: Anonymous for the Voiceless and Racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRvP8oxgVAQ

Follow Sisoyvegan: http://instagram.com/sisoyvegan

What The Health: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174177

Before The Flood: https://www.amazon.com/Before-Flood-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B01M2942BC

They're Trying To Kill Us: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/they-re-trying-to-kill-us

Follow Nicolebud5: https://twitter.com/nicolebud5

Follow Grounded Grub: https://www.instagram.com/groundedgrub

The Secret Life of Canada Podcast: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/documentaries/the-secret-life-of-canada/

The Secret Vegan War You Didn't Know Existed: https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/vegan-race-wars-white-veganism

The Canadian African: https://instagram.com/thecanadianafrican

We discuss all things intersectional feminism, the problem with mainstream white feminism and white-centred corporate North America, lack of diversity in the media and spill the tea on JK Rowling being the worst. Trigger warning: Brief mentions of sexual assault. 

Episode disclaimer: We are two white women talking about race, but we are not pretending to be educators on the topic. We acknowledge we are white, cis, straight, able-bodied, middle-upper-class women with very few marginalized intersections. In these episodes, we share information and knowledge by educators on race, from mostly black educators and creators, and only share knowledge we have confirmed with research. Any opinions are meant to support and do anything but dismiss black or Indigenous voices, or any persons of colour for that matter. We also realize that we, as white people, are inherently racist and are part of the problem. Our decision to try to educate other white people does not excuse us from participating in and benefiting from systems of oppression and discrimination. As Robin DiAngelo says, we are trying to be “less white” by trying not to oppress others. Our podcasts are meant to raise awareness, pass along info that other white people may not know, serve some social justice and spill the tea on history and current events that society prefers to bury. Finally, we are still learning and recognize that our learning will never be over.  Our inbox is always open for constructive criticism or questions and concerns!

Links:

‘I refuse to listen to white women cry’: How Rachel Cargle built a business by calling out racial injustices within feminism

The 19th Amendment Only Really Helped White Women

Women's Right to Vote in Canada

Black Voting Rights in Canada

Timeline shows how voting rights in America have changed over time

Instagram.com/officialmillenialblack 

Instagram.com/rachel.cargle

Instagram.com/renieddolodge

Instagram.com/diangelorobin

Instagram.com/bsalzman and Instagram.com/the.mirror - Capitalism & Racism

This American Life

We compare ethical vegans with health-oriented vegans who become vegan solely for health reasons, vegan YouTubers, those attempting veganism and the potential harms in portraying veganism in a certain way. We also talk about vegan vs. plant-based lifestyles and what being a vegan truly means, our own personal lifestyles, relationships with food and individual journeys to health and wellness. Trigger warning: In this episode, we discuss eating disorders, obsessive exercise and obsessive eating. This podcast was recorded more than a month ago before the Black Lives Matter movement and since then, we have become much more educated on and mindful of colonial veganism and the inability for certain groups of people to access veganism. So a little disclaimer, we absolutely realize this truth and we are recording our next episode on Intersectional Veganism.

Mandy’s Instagram: Instagram.com/veggiemandy

Jess’ Instagram: Instagram.com/jessica_bate

Definition of veganism by The Vegan Society: https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism

justiceforbreonna.org

This was supposed to be our first episode before the world went to sh*t! We talk all about everything we plan on covering in the show, and how we both came to be passionate vegans.

We share a story from a local POC, talk about how our hometown is being exposed right now, and how we're continually learning to be anti-racist.

Follow Elizabeth: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth.giesbrecht

Books:

Me & White Supremacy - Layla F. Saad

White Fragility - Robin Di Angelo

Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

Follow Rachel Cargel: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle/

Almost 30 Podcast: https://almost30podcast.com/

Dear White Women Podcast: https://www.dearwhitewomen.com/

Follow Sonya Renee Taylor: https://instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor

Follow Florence Given: https://instagram.com/florencegiven

Justice For Breonna: https://justiceforbreonna.org/

Maya Richardson: https://www.instagram.com/mayarichardsun/

Sweet Potato Soul (Jenne Claiborne): https://www.instagram.com/sweetpotatosoul

Plant Crazii (Lloyd Rose): https://www.instagram.com/plantcrazii/

Continuing the conversation on Black Lives Matter, we discuss and put to rest some controversial “opinions” on the matter, share what we learned this week about black and Indigenous history in Canada and America, dive into recent news and Black Lives Matter topics from a white ally perspective, and offer resources that we’ve been using to learn and educate ourselves.

If any BIPOC would like their stories to be heard on the podcast, please email your audio clip to [email protected] by Saturday, June 13th at 10am!

Links:

Af3irm hawaii video https://bit.ly/2MGUeSP

Ryan Davis video https://bit.ly/3cUjrUA

1619 https://nyti.ms/30qm7GB

White Fragility https://bit.ly/2YiR6lp

Me and White Supremacy https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com

Chantel Moore petition https://bit.ly/3cRBo5Y

Resources

Donate:

George Floyd's GoFundMe: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Ahmaud Arbery's GoFundMe: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud

Regis Korchinski-Paquet's GoFundMe: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis

Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

blacklivesmatter.com

Petitions:

George Floyd's petition: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd

Ahmaud Arbery's petition: https://www.runwithmaud.com/

Breonna Taylor's petition: https://justiceforbreonna.org/

Regis Korchinski-Paquet's petition: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-regis-korchinski-paquet

PROTESTS:

Chilliwack: Friday, June 5th, Chilliwack Senior Secondary, 4pm

Abbotsford: Friday, June 5th, Essendene Ave, 4pm

Vancouver: Friday, June 5th, Vancouver Art Gallery, 5pm

Victoria: TBD

SOURCES:

How to be Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/how-to-be-an-antiracist/9780525509288-item.html

What is White Privilege, Really? by Cory Collins

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really

Documentary: 13th on Netflix

https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741

Understanding White Privelege by Francis E. Kendall

http://www.goldenbridgesschool.org/uploads/1/9/5/4/19541249/understanding_white_privilege_-_kendall_edited.pdf

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/white-fragility-why-its-so/9780807047415-item.html

BIPOC Instagrams to follow:

https://www.instagram.com/iamtabithabrown/

https://www.instagram.com/sweetpotatosoul/

https://www.instagram.com/aaron___philip/

https://www.instagram.com/americahatesus/

https://www.instagram.com/ihartericka/

https://www.instagram.com/laylafsaad/

https://www.instagram.com/officialmillenialblack/

https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle/

https://www.instagram.com/iamrachelricketts/

https://www.instagram.com/thegreatunlearn/

https://www.instagram.com/mspackyetti/

https://www.instagram.com/ckyourprivilege/

https://www.instagram.com/blklivesmatter/