
27. Relating to Other Movements
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
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
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It was a beautiful day in Washington in early September of 1975. I was still flush with excitement from having attended my first World Vegetarian
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Back in the early 1980s, shortly after I committed my life to stopping the use of animals for food, I heard an apocryphal tale of
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