Navigating Oppression

02/08/20 • 58 min

Season 1, Episode 4. In this episode, we hear from Meghana. As a womxn of colour, Meghana is forced to navigate her own oppression within the animal rights movement, while campaigning for justice for human and non-human animals and the environment. Hearing from Meghana, it’s clear that those of us with privilege need to work harder to unpack it and to understand oppression, if we ever want to reach liberation. Meghana finds hope in the decentralised, anti-oppression work happening in Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion.

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Season 1, Episode 3. In this episode, we hear from Betty, an activist based in Australia. Betty speaks about some of the challenges of working in different activist spaces. She considers some ways the animal liberation movement might move forward - evolving through strong community building - to reclaim its radical roots. Of course, it was impossible to ignore the catastrophic fires happening in Australia, but hope can be found in community self-reliance and solidarity.

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Season 1, Episode 5. In this episode, we hear from Tash. Tash is a vet nurse studying Environmental Sciences. We learn what a plantbased food system might look like and some of the challenges facing it. Tash sees vegan permaculture as workable solution that can be done on a large scale. We also hear from Tash about some of her experiences as a vet nurse, and some thoughts on activism.