Being vegan, for me, is about imperfectly striving for justice. Rather than all-or-nothing thinking, it’s small-but-sustained action. It’s not a finished state, but about always being in the middle (and mess and muck) of it all. It’s constant, everyday, and enduring—something that keeps me focused daily on the long haul toward justice. Of the many reasons why I’m vegan, an important one is the ritual of doing something every day (actually many times ... Read more ...
Why Vegan?
Here I answer the personal question of why I’m vegan by describing the political work of pursuing the rights to existence and self-determination for all humans, non-human animals, and the earth. Posts in this category link ecofeminism and anti-speciesism with movements for social, racial, gender, economic, and environmental justice.
Why I’m Vegan: Cookie Dough!
To start a series of posts on why I’m vegan—answering this question that I’m so frequently asked—I’ll begin with perhaps the silliest answer: cookie dough! Since I was little, I’ve loved cookie dough. I’ve also been cautioned not to eat it: “Beth, stop! You could get sick.” The risk of salmonella from uncooked eggs loomed in the air as I stole spoonfuls of raw dough. Though I never got sick, the fear certainly hampered my enjoyment. Since I’ve been vegan, however, I’ve ... Read more ...
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let us feel this one in our guts
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nourishing kinships of care is resistance against capitalist dehumanization
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sometimes fighting for more just worlds is less about the big picture stuff and more about building connections to each other,
connections that are vital to create possibilities outside of competition, commodification, isolation, trauma, and the privatization of care
connections that make our organizing possible, and that build up our immunity to conflict, fracturing, and manipulation from a system that wants us divided and alone
connections that quite frankly make life worth living
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a shout out and big love to tanuja for making space for me to work on this art, to oona and cole, to giselle, ace, ebony, robin, crystal, micah, loisse, karen, diana, tulia, brian, molly, mary, and nazafarin for the care shared in the past couple of weeks
i am so grateful❤️
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