Guest guest Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 There are many organizations that do not follow the animal welfare model Phelps promotes. The L.O.V.E. collective ( loveallbeings.org ) of which I am a member has many resources for those who wish to promote the vegan ideal of non-exploitation, including a free pamphlet for download. The various collective members are involved in local outreach in the communities we live in. Similarly, the Athens Vegans ( athensvegans.blogspot.com ) promote veganism as anti-oppression in Greece. Last night, Samuel Guerrero Azañedo from Spain's Todos Somos Animales spoke in Oakland about their work in anti-speciesist education. He talked about how so many groups focus on the how (suffering, cruelty, factory farms, etc.), and not on the why (according to him, speciesism). He repeatedly emphasized how Todos Somos Animales tries to work on the root cause (speciesism) rather than the effects (suffering, cruelty, factory farms). This differs from Phelps, who promotes campaigns centered around anti-suffering. As well, there are groups and literature from groups that follow Francione's model of animal rights, the specific approach Phelps attempted to discredit in his piece. As I mentioned before, I am not aligned with the thinking of the animal rights approaches, so this is definitely not an endorsement for these materials or groups. This list is not exhaustive; I am not connected with this world and, by its nature, grassroots work is often not well known outside their local areas. Francione-based animal rights pamphlets: veganpamphlet.com www.peacefulprairie.org/prairiePress.html www.abolitionistapproach.com/text/#araa-pamphlet Grassroots Francione-based animal rights groups include the US-based Boston Vegan Association and the Carolina Vegan Association. Spain's Igualdad Animal appears to be influenced by Francione as well. Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary is a Francione-based animal rights based sanctuary. Please see their web sites for the work they do. As well, there are individual efforts, such as a Colorado man who goes out regularly educating the public with a home-made video kiosk. These various groups engage in a variety of activities, including skill building workshops, tabling, showing videos, community building, protests, and leafleting. I've always been impressed by Bay Area Vegetarian's emphasis on the community coming up with the events it wants to see. Likewise, I am encouraged by how these new approaches to activism replace the corporate-centric model with ones that respect local autonomy; benefit and grow local communities; and promote total vegetarianism. Victor Tammy, BAVeg wrote: > Hi all, > > This has been an interesting discussion. > > Although, I tend to be more practical than philosophical in my > approach to activism. So, with that in mind ... > > Victor, in reference to your earlier post on Tuesday, could you share > links to the pamphlets and more information at the activities > undertaken by grassroots abolitionist organizations? > > " I've been impressed at how active and lively a group abolitionists > have been; they offer free, full color abolitionist-oriented pamphlets > for activists to distribute and there are a growing number of > grassroots abolitionist organizations. " > > Cheers, > Tammy -- Veganism as Anti-Oppression: http://loveallbeings.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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