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S3, Ep6: Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity in Veganism with Aryenish Birdie

Release Date: 11/25/2020

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Everything was going so well... It was Spring of 2021 and life was returning to a semblance of normality. We were leaving our lockdown caves for work, spending more time outdoors than in deep inner turmoil, and a new ChickPeeps episode dropped every Wednesday, sometimes even on time. We were having complex conversations about vegan capitalism, food equity and greenwashing, and things were getting a whole lot more interesting when, suddenly, season 3 came to an abrupt halt. The ChickPeeps promised to return in Autumn 2021 with a brand new season. But when the vegan world needed them most, they...

Season 3 Finale!

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Yes, dearest ChickPeeps, here we are... The final episode of season 3. This has undoubtedly been our best and most spangly season to date and we’re so grateful that you’ve shared it with us! In this episode, all four ChickHosts sit down for one last chat in which we recap our favourite moments from the season, answer our own quickfire questions and play a final, epic game of Vegan Troll in the Dungeon!

S3, Ep22: ChickPeeps x Mugglecast Crossover!

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

This week we have a very special crossover episode with Wizarding World podcasting masters; the hosts of MuggleCast! Created in 2005, to talk about all things Harry Potter, MuggleCast has produced over 500 episodes is still going strong. This week, Tylor and Evy are joined by Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah to get their take on animal rights in the wizarding world, and to discuss how to make the wizarding world more animal-friendly. We also play a lively round of ‘Vegan Troll in the Dungeon’ with a twist.

S3, Ep21: Disrupting the Dairy Industry with Refarm'd

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

In this episode Evy and Robbie interview Geraldine Starke, founder of Refarm’d. Refarm’d is an organisation devoted to helping farmers transition their businesses from the production of cow’s milk to producing plant-based milks and convert their farmland to animal sanctuaries. Having already piloted their scheme with a number of ex-dairy farmers, Geraldine joins us to talk about how Refarm’d is disrupting the dairy industry and what is next for the organisation.

S3, Ep20: Anti-Poaching & Female Empowerment, with Damien Mander, the Vegan Ranger

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

This week on the show we’re talking to the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, Damien Mander. Damien is a former Special Operations sniper who traveled to Africa in 2009, after leaving the military, in search of a new adventure. There, he discovered a 'purpose amongst chaos' protecting wild animals. In this interview Damien talks to Robbie and Evy about his vegan journey, founding the IAPF and about Akashinga, Africa’s first armed, plant-based, all-women anti-poaching unit.

S3, Ep19: Food Equity and Justice with lauren Ornelas

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Our guest this week is the founder and president of Food Empowerment Project, lauren Ornelas. An animal rights activist of over 30 years, we talk to lauren about F.E.P.'s mission to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one’s food choices. In addition, lauren takes us through her beginnings as an activist, why she founded F.E.P. and why her activism doesn’t stop at veganism.

S3, Ep18: Being an Animal Rights Photojournalist with Jo-Anne McArthur

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

This week, Evanna and Tylor speak to award-winning photojournalist, author and founder of We Animals Media, Jo-Anne MacArthur. Jo-Anne's striking images of animals in captivity have moved thousands of people to deeply consider humanity’s relationship with animals. In this episode Jo-Anne shares her journey into animal rights, what she has learned in twenty years of photographing animals exploited by humans and whether she still remains optimistic about humanity.

S3, Ep17: Davey Havok

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

This week, Tylor and Evy interview iconic punk rock star and long-time vegan Davey Havok. Davey is the lead singer of AFI, Blaqk Audio, XTRMST and Dreamcar. He is also an author and co-host on SiriusXM’s Volume West. In this episode, Tylor finally gets to interview and personally thank the person who inspired his veganism in the first place! We also talk about the common philosophy underlying vegan and straight edge lifestyles, veganism on the punk rock scene and Davey’s early days of being vegan on tou

S3, Ep16: #AskChickPeeps January

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Hello from Evy, Momo, Tylor and Robbie, back together again for our monthly ‘Ask the ChickPeeps’ episode! This is the episode where we, the hosts of the show, get together to answer your questions and queries as we come to the end of Veganuary 2021 and look ahead to a bright new year full of vegan possibilities!

S3, Ep15: Redistributing Privilege in Veganism with Mikaela Loach

The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

Mikaela Loach is a climate justice and anti-racism activist, a writer, medical student and host of The Yikes Podcast. In this episode, Mikaela shares her journey to veganism, her early days of animal rights activism and why the word ‘vegan’ is no longer front and centre in her activism. Mikaela also shares her ideas on keeping ego out of activism and how the vegan movement will thrive when we listen to marginalised voices and focus on the community as a whole rather than glorifying individuals.

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In this episode Evy and Tylor talk to Aryenish Birdie, founder of Encompass, about her work to make the animal protection movement more racially diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and what each of us can do to reach and help more people with our activism.

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In this episode…

Aryenish describes how she inherited her respect for animals from her parents, who bonded as teenagers while protecting stray dogs on the streets of Karachi, Pakistan.
She remembers her first experience as an activist, campaigning with the help of her mother, against a draconian frog dissection project that was mandated by her school.
Aryenish shares what she learned from her years at The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and what prompted her to found Encompass.
Aryenish tells us about the issues caused by the lack of representation within veganism and the challenges present when promoting diversity within our movement.
We talk about how animal rights is an ally-led movement and the need for diversity as our movement is only as strong as the voices of which it is composed.
Aryenish shares tips on how each of us can promote inclusivity in our activism and create a better world for human and non-human animals.

Links:

Visit their website at Encompass Movement

Follow their latest work on the Encompass Movement Instagram Facebook and Twitter

The Sentient Media #EncompassEssays can be read here

People of the global majority can join our Caucus here

Follow Aryenish on Instagram or her self-care ‘puttering’ Instagram account

Resources Aryenish mentioned:

No One’s Paying Me To Cry: Burnout And Animal Advocacy

Food Empowerment Project on Instagram

Black Vegans Rock on Instagram

Chistopher Sebastian on Instagram

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