38. Our Challenges for the ’20s
January 5, 2021
Social movements, like all living and prospering entities, must evolve and grow, else they wither and die. In the next decade, our movement will face
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36. Why and How to Engage Abroad
December 8, 2020
If we believe that all animals are equal, then saving animals raised for food abroad should be just as worthy and perhaps even more cost-effective
35. Contributing to Our Movement
November 24, 2020
We all want to help secure the basic rights to life, bodily integrity, and freedom of movement for animals, but don’t always know how. High
34. Engaging Compassionate Holidays
November 10, 2020
Thanksgiving and Christmas have been traditionally and literally “murder” on turkeys. The growing popularity of plant-based roasts and the virus-related ban on large family gatherings
33. Some We Love, Some We Eat
October 27, 2020
The recent Netflix blockbuster My Octopus Teacher chronicles a mutual relationship between a man and one of the world’s most bizarre looking animals – an
27. Relating to Other Movements
August 3, 2020
Joining forces with other movements increases our ability to effect change. Animal rights is fundamental to opposing all oppression, and veganism is the ultimate health
26. My Animal Rights Hall of Fame
July 21, 2020
Who launched, nurtured, and shaped the U.S. animal rights movement? What happened to them? Why hardly anyone knows their names? Here, at last, are some
25. The Do’s and Don’ts of Planning a Conference
July 7, 2020
Conferences are an effective vehicle for forming, shaping, and nurturing our movement. They offer documentation of animal abuses, activist training, and lots of inspiration and
23. What Brought Us Together
June 9, 2020
At what point does a vision induce people to act on it? At what point do individual actions become a movement? And, what is the
22. On Leading and Managing
May 26, 2020
Traditionally, leaders who launch organizations in our movement end up managing them. Yet, leaders and managers are very different people? What can be done to
21. Getting Things Done
May 12, 2020
How do we get started with saving animals? How do we free up more time and deal with multiple priorities, adversities, and burnout? And how
20. Growing Our Activism
April 28, 2020
Are we really in charge of our lives, or a mere product of circumstances? Why can’t we be like some of the outstanding activists in
19. The Enigma of Choice
April 14, 2020
Is our diet an option or a decision? Are our choices based on a rational process, social norms, or chance circumstances? Who makes our choices?
18. Grassroots Activism – Then and Now
March 31, 2020
Grassroots activism gave birth to the animal rights movement and fostered its growth for the next three decades. Then, its role has greatly diminished. Here,
16. Power of Language & Rhetoric
March 3, 2020
Language and rhetoric are the fundamental tools of any advocacy. Language refers to our choice of words and expressions. Rhetoric is the art of shaping