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Our guest is Emma Hakansson, the founding director of Collective Fashion Justice, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating a total ethics fashion system which prioritises the wellbeing of people, our fellow animals and the planet, before profit. We chat about Emma's books Total Ethics Fashion and Sub-human: A 21st-Century Ethic; on Animals, Collective Liberation, and Us All, and some of the campaign updates from Collective Fashion Justice. Links: Collective Fashion Justice https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/ The CFJ Manifesto https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/manifesto Willow and Claude is a multi-award winning short documentary film and proof of concept knitwear collection created by Collective Fashion Justice. The film follows the two gorgeous lambs Willow and Claude, and explores a future for knitwear made from plants. The film can be viewed here https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/willow-and-claudeSLAY is a feature documentary film exploring the interwoven harms caused by fashion’s use of fur, leather and wool. https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/slay-filmSLAY and Willow and Claude are available on the streaming service WaterBear https://www.waterbear.com/Total Ethics Fashion book https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/total-ethics-fashion-bookSub-Human book https://lanternpm.org/book/sub-human/Take action and add your voice to the CFJ Kangaroo campaign calling on Adidas to end the use of kangaroo leather https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/adidas-kangaroo-leather-ban Music: We played the following songs from the new album OIKS by Jebediah https://www.jebediah.net/I wanna get outOK, you winAqua lung Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species and supporting community radio via 3CR. Please get in touch with the team with any feedback on our shows at freedomofspecies@gmail.com

Join us as we revisit the fascinating and ongoing saga of orcas attacking boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Since May of 2020 orcas have been attacking, damaging and in some cases sinking boats off the Iberian Peninsula between Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and no one knows for certain why. What are their motives? How has this negative human/orca interaction played out? Is it escalating? What will the clashes lead to? Listen to the first Orca Revolution episode below: The Orca Revolution Part 1: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/orca-revolution-why-are-orcas-attacking-boats-iberian-peninsula Marine biologist KP's website: https://www.kpassionate.com/ Website for further information on the iberian orca's attacking boats: https://www.orcaiberica.org/ Article Boat-sinking orcas are on the move – and scientists don’t know why: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/17/boat-sinking-orcas-move-scientists-dont-know-20667311/ Music Gladis by Gemas https://gemasbanda.bandcamp.com/track/gladis Tilikum by Airspace https://airspaceofficial.bandcamp.com/track/tilikum-single Killer Whale by Dark Smith https://darksmith.bandcamp.com/track/killer-whale Photo courtesy of Mike Doherty https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-whale-on-water-during-daytime-iyVSCp0ZUj0

Dilan Fernando gives some tips that animal advocates can use from the book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen. Dilan discusses how he uses these tips in his own life and in the organisation he is a part of – Animal Think Tank. This advice can help individual animal advocates and animal advocacy organisations get on top of their inbox, their tasks more generally and gain greater headspace for creative thinking as a result of no longer keeping tasks in their head. Links: Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Article summarising GTD: https://hamberg.no/gtd More from Dilan and Nick on GTD: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/02/25/289/ Animal Think Tank: https://animalthinktank.org.uk/ Freedom of Species show How AI Can Help Animal Advocacy With Kyle Behrend: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/how-ai-can-help-animal-advocacy-kyle-behrend Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Nothing gets crossed out by Bright Eyes: https://www.thisisbrighteyes.com/ Child and Yeah by Sole: https://sole.bandcamp.com/

Our guest today is Kyle Behrend, a seasoned animal advocate and not-for-profit professional with a passion for AI and how it can assist the animal advocacy world. He has over his 13 years working with farm animal sanctuary Edgar’s Mission where his roles have spanned from on-the-ground animal care to Operations Manager. This broad experience has cultivated a unique skill set including effective communication, teaching, and problem-solving. These days he is using his on the ground skills and fascination with AI to help not for profits more effectively get the word out, engage with the public and media, train their volunteers and staff and spend more time doing the valuable work of caring and advocating for animals. Kyle's website https://nfps.ai/about/ Music Den Verden Vi Kjenner - Folket Bortafor Nordavinden https://folketbortafornordavinden.bandcamp.com/track/den-verden-vi-kjenner Tokuni - Eivor https://eilo.bandcamp.com/track/eiv-r-tokuni-soulbeat-edit Gra - Wardruna https://wardrunaofnorway.bandcamp.com/

Adam, Lottie and Nick discuss the article AI Predicts Most Of World Will Be Vegan By 2075, by Adam Protz in Plant Based News: https://plantbasednews.org/news/tech/ai-predicts-world-vegan/ We cover the problems of using AI to predict anything, some of the tipping points identified in the article regarding shifting towards a vegan world and our thoughts on how we can work towards a societal shift away from animal agriculture. Additional articles/organisations/documentaries referred to throughout the discussion: Faunalytics article by Jo Anderson: https://faunalytics.org/going-veg-barriers-and-strategies/ Sentient Media – animal-focused news organisation: https://sentientmedia.org/ Plant Based Universities campaign: https://www.plantbaseduniversities.org/ Farm Transitions Australia: https://www.farmtransitionsaustralia.org/ You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (Netflix). Caviar Cruelty documentary: https://animaljustice.ca/exposes/caviar-cruelty US data on cow’s milk consumption by generation – cited in: https://www.businessinsider.com/aubrey-plaza-emma-roberts-slammed-big-milk-celebrity-campaigns-2023-4 Australian data on shifts away from cow milk consumption – cited in: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/jan/09/australian-supermarket-vegan-milk-taste-test-best-soy-almond-oat-milk-australia Data on Veganuary sign ups over time – cited in: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/08/vegan-restaurants-burgers-cost Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Mother Nature and Music’s Coming In by Angie McMahon: https://angiemcmahon.com/ TV by Billie Eilish: https://www.billieeilish.com/#/

Our guest Kristy Alger from Animal Liberation Tasmania shares updates from their extensive campaign Defund TasRacing. ALT has released extensive videos and photos showing the reality of life for greyhounds on trainer, owner and breeder properties in Tasmania. The conditions that greyhounds are kept in, for often up to 23 hours a day are truly shocking. The campaign has had great impact including mass media coverage, and recongition from multiple politicians and with an upcoming state election is putting greyhounds firmly on the election agenda. We also talk about the duck shooting campaign in Tasmania which has just opened this weekend, and the low attendance yesterday at the primary public waterway at Moulting Lagoon. Finally, we chat about Kristy's writing and what she's working on now. Links:Follow the Defund TasRacing campaign here https://defundtasracing.com/Animal Liberation Tasmania on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/animalliberationtasmania/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/animal_liberation_tasmania/?hl=en and on Medium https://medium.com/@AnimalLiberationTasmaniaKristy's book Five Essays for Freedom: A Primer for animal advocates is available here: https://revoltbooks.com/products/feffKristy's Writing Liberation account: https://www.instagram.com/writing_liberation/Overview of the greyhound industry in the USA: https://www.grey2kusa.org/about/issues.php Music we played: Commoners Choir: Ceasfire Now Dogma: World at Peace D.O.V.E.: Into Oblivion These songs are on the international punk benefit compilation called No Genocide: A Benefit for Mutal Aid in Gaza organised by The Dissidents, a political punk bank from Pennsylvania, USA. The benefit compilation supports on-the-ground humanitarian mutual aid in Gaza, and all proceeds minus Bandcamp/PayPal fees are donated. https://thedissidents.bandcamp.com/album/no-genocide-a-benefit-for-mutual-aid-in-gaza Digital download is pay what you want; you can also donate directly to: Buy esims for Gazans gazaesims.com Palestinian Children's Relief Fund pcrf.net ANERA anera.org Palestine Red Crescent Society www.palestinercs.org/en MSF/Doctors Without Borders doctorswithoutborders.org Palestine Legal palestinelegal.org 1for3's Palestinian refugee fund www.classy.org/campaign/support-palestinian-refugees-working-against-trauma-violence-and-scarcity/ We welcome your feedback and invite you to contact the Freedom of Species team at freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via social media on Facebook or Instagram. Thank you for supporting independent, radical radio and keeping 3CR Community Radio on air.

Join us as we speak to two parents raising vegan children in a non vegan world. Mark and Lydia join us in the studio as we speak of the ups and downs of raising the next compassionate generation. How do vegan kids deal with the issues facing them? What about pushback from society on the parents who decide to raise their children vegan? Do vegan kids change the perception of veganism for other kids? How has raising compassioniate kids changed over the decades? We discuss all this and more on this episode, and reveal the very different lived experiences vegan parents and kids have. Vegan Parents Australia Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1374443486128960/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3628775107362442 Music by the band Privateer https://privateermusic.bandcamp.com/album/winters-dream Songs: A Warning Dream Belife/Beneath (instrumental) The Fall (instrumental)

On this show we speak with Dr Leila Dehgan, doctor, plant-based nutritionist and Founding Director of Plant-based Health Justice. Born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in Vienna, Austria, Leila is a plant-based nutritionist and social justice activist. With a background in medicine, Leila had to pivot her career path due to debilitating migraines.Although Leila’s journey to veganism started as an animal rescuer, she later discovered the power of a whole food plant-based diet and healed her migraines through diet. This experience shifted her professional interests. She pursued a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate at eCornell, part of Cornell University, and obtained a Master’s of Science degree in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition from University College London. Navigating life as a vegan of colour and an immigrant in Austria and the UK, she brings a unique awareness of the intersectionality of different social identities and injustices. Leila passionately champions an anti-oppressive approach within the realms of animal rights and vegan activism, leading her to found Plant-based Health Justice, a non-profit social justice charity dedicated to cultivating justice, equity, and compassion to create a healthier and more sustainable world for all. Links:Plant-based Health Justice https://plantbasedhealthjustice.org/Vegans for Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/(link is external)Vegans for Palestine's Statement of Solidarity can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/(link is external)Flavours of Freedom eBook https://flavoursoffreedom.bigcartel.com/product/flavours-of-freedomDecolonising Veganism (Leila's talk with Animal Alliance Asia as part of their Changing the Narrative series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdwfkpcwsXM Music played:Bella Ciao (Palestinian version with subtitles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw8kQJ3Dg6QBaraye by Shervin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0th9_v-BbUI

3CR Subscriber Drive Monday, February 12 – Sunday, February 18. This week is 3CR Subscriber Week and we thought it's a great time for another Animal Trivia show! See if you know the answers to the questions that baffled the team. 3CR is one-of-a-kind! We have 400 volunteers and cover an incredible array of programming content. From special broadcast events on Invasion Day or Trans Day of Visibility to any of our 120 weekly shows, 3CR has got your radical radio listening covered. We need our listeners to be subscribers to ensure the survival of the station. We’re a not for profit, community radio licence holder, and a strong subscriber base is vital to our financial independence. 3CR provides independent, community-owned media, free of commercial influence and government bias. It is radio in your language, giving voice to your community. Every week, you can listen live to your favourite shows, listen back with on-demand or podcast or through the community radio app. How to Subscribe to 3CR:• Online at the 3CR website: www.3cr.org.au/subscribe. (You can also choose to set up a recurring subscription online)• Phone: 03 9419 8377 during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)• In-person at the station during business hours (3CR is located at 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia) Music we played: Cook up by Coach NYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2kSjPU_aa0 Burn it to the Ground by Sweet Goose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ECZyt3CTk 2020 BC by Ceschi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRIxuujiR5c Thank you for your support and your commitment to keeping 3CR on air. If you'd like to get in touch with the FoS team, please email us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com

Hayden and Lottie ask Nick about his dream vegan menu as we celebrate vegan eating, make the case that being a foodie doesn’t have to be inconsistent with being a vegan and discuss prefiguration – trying to live in a way that is consistent with the future we are working towards. The episode is based on the format of the foodie podcast Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster, but with a vegan twist. For those wanting to check out that show, an episode we particularly recommend features the dream menu of vegan comedian Lou Sanders: https://play.acast.com/s/offmenu/ep10-lousanders You can hear Lottie and Hayden’s dream menu’s on our first vegan Off Menu-style show - the 10 September 2023 episode: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/what%E2%80%99s-menu-our-dream-vegan-communist-utopia Music and Comedy played: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Meat Free Youth by Shoreline and Nervus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IhZOtxyNsc James Acaster On The Absurdity Of The British Empire – from the Netflix special James Acaster Repertoire, specifically episode 3 (Reset). Cows with Guns by Dana Lyons: https://open.spotify.com/track/0z3SCBSSCZDxjQd81GsQI7 Tune in to our show next Sunday 18 February 1-2pm for our animal-themed trivia Subscriber Drive show! You don’t have to wait until that show to subscribe though, you can subscribe to support 3CR Community right now! Nominate Freedom of Species as your favourite show to support our show specifically: https://www.3cr.org.au/subscribe

In this episode we speak with Davita Coronel, bat researcher and animal activist as she talks about the crisis currently being faced by flying foxes. We discuss the starvation and pup abandonment crisis, explain what this is and the negative ramifications, talk about wild animals in urban spaces and how our society's views of bats needs to change in order for us to live harmoniously with them as they move more into built up urban environments from their ever decreasing wild and natural environments.We also briefly discuss the disappointing news of the decision by the Victorian state government to approve the upcoming duck hunting season despite an upper house inquiry's findings reccomending against it and many submissions urging the government to permanently ban duck hunting.

For our episode this week Claire interviews Diaa from Free Palestine Bendigo. Topics covered: How he came to be involved in Free Palestine activismWho Free Palestine Bendigo is and what they do. What some of the highlights of the Free Palestine Bendigo activities so far have been.What some of the challenges of regional organising for Palestine are. Advice for people wanting to start a similar group in their area. Claire also spoke at the Free Palestine Central Vic rally on 28 Jan and a copy of their speech is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XbrNu7l_kkrTUl9RjSv-axFagLoo-YZ-/view Other useful links: Free Palestine Bendigo https://www.instagram.com/freepalestinebendigo/ Free Palestine Central Victoria https://linktr.ee/FreePalestineCentralVic Peaceful Palestine protest (Castlemaine Mail) https://castlemainemail.com.au/latest-news/2023/12/15/peaceful-palestine-protest/ Palestinian rally held at MP's office as family hears of cousin's death (Bendigo Advertister) https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8458929/palestinian-child-killed-by-israeli-airstrike-has-bendigo-family/ Bendigo, central Victoria speak up for Palestinian cause (Bendigo Advertister) https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/8426259/bendigo-businesses-community-rallies-for-palestinian-cause/ Music played:We Won't Forget by Deen Squad, Karter Zaher, Jae Deen, Shadi AkhiFrom Gaza, With Love by Saint LevantNo More War by Kai Boy, The Steppas, Hawane Rios Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS

On this show we play some of the speeches from The Big Pig Vigil hosted by Farm Transparency Project and held outside Diamond Valley Pork in Laverton, Victoria on October 22, 2023. The peaceful 24-hour vigil was held outside the facility, which is one of the largest pig slaughterhouses in Australia. The speakers include: Ally Roberts (environmental and animal activist), Catriona Marshall (FTP Outreach and Social Media Coordinator), Kristy Alger (Animal Liberation Tasmania President), Andy Meddick (Animal Justice Party VIC's first Member of Parliament), and Chris Delforce (FTP Founding Director) with introductions by Harley McDonald-Eckersall (FTP Strategy and Campaigns Director). Links: Follow the work of Farm Transparency Project at their website https://www.farmtransparency.org/ and on social media https://www.facebook.com/FarmTransparencyProject/photos_by and https://www.instagram.com/dominionmovement/ Animal Liberation Tasmania https://www.facebook.com/animalliberationtasmania/ & https://www.instagram.com/animal_liberation_tasmania/?hl=en Animal Justice Party VIC https://vic.animaljusticeparty.org/For information on Invasion Day 2024 events on Friday January 26, please refer to the Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (WAR) Facebook page here for events in Naarm and across Victoria: https://www.facebook.com/WARcollective/ We mentioned the New Recipe eBook: Flavours of Freedom eBook. A group of Global Majority vegans worldwide and co-create this incredible eBook. It serves as both a powerful statement of solidarity with Palestine and a fundraising effort for the humanitarian response in Gaza. Purchase your copy here https://flavoursoffreedom.bigcartel.com/?fbclid=IwAR1VnAe7xGAj-ldhFoxOgs7fkMjRANE8MiBVfpx1W2G8UtuLTaTKCUpvETc The ebook ($10USD) contains: 28 vegan recipes, an original essay by Lisa Betty, and beautiful illustrations by Brittany Loar and Fahed Abboud. 100% of the book´s profits ($7.60 after the platform's commission) will be split equally between PCRF - Palestine Children's Relief Fund https://www.pcrf.net/ and Sulala Animal Rescue https://sulalaanimalrescue.com/ Here is a excerpt from the Introduction: “We support a free Palestine, in that we believe Palestinians have the right to return to their lands, and the right to self-determination. They are entitled to liberation from Israeli occupation, and to live free from violence…This project is also a statement of solidarity. To us, to be vegan is to resist oppression in all its forms. Choosing what and what not to eat is just one means of voicing our dissent. ... Many within our movement have made their names and fortunes by aligning themselves with veganism, but continue to stay silent in the face of horrors perpetrated against marginalised peoples". Music played: We played two songs by Steph Bitter - Better Days and The Straw, both from Steph's EP Playful Thoughts of a Sentimental Heart. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TgpXFhkJf3LQbZwDeooXX https://stephbitter.bandcamp.com/album/playful-thoughts-of-a-sentimental-heart-ep Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. If you have any feedback on our shows or would like to get in touch, please contact us via email at freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/freedomofspecies/ or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freedomofspecies/

This Summer Special covers anti-capitalist alternatives, with a focus on socialism and anarchism. It is hosted by Freedom of Species hosts Meg and Nick, as well as regular FoS guest Lottie. Additional resources: Free Women of Spain: Anarchism and the struggle for the emancipation of women by Martha Ackelsberg. Library Socialism & Usufruct by Srsly Wrong podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TKvQQ0BpUeGpRavJdiJmo?si=gVtK81u5T8eXBRjqsJ8zpw&fbclid=IwAR0vTs7-mpMFNYhHxqSR_5l_C8avVaTuBPVxmzvCM7aJFpRlW1EILPCVnJE&nd=1&dlsi=700c992692f34930 Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You! By David Graeber: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. Music and pop culture clips: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: season 3, episode 4. Peep Show: season 2, episode 4. Office Space. On Becoming a God in Central Florida: episode 1. Shove This Jay Oh Bee by Canibus, with Biz Markie – Office Space soundtrack. Everything I Am by Lowkey. The Wasteland by Chumbawamba. You can listen to the Palestine Special mentioned during this show here: https://www.3cr.org.au/radioforpalestine This is the final show in our Summer Programming period. We’re back to normal Freedom of Species programming on Sunday January 21.

Dilan Fernando and Harley McDonald-Eckersall discuss their time in Palestine and the work of the Palestinian Animal League. They explain the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and how this influences animal activism. This show originally aired on March 31, 2019. A reminder about the rest of our Summer Programming Schedule: 7 January: Freedom of Species replay on the documentary Stray. 14 January: Summer Special on anti-capitalist alternatives. We return to regular Freedom of Species programming on January 21.

On this Summer Special, Freedom of Species presenters Claire and Nick talk hockey and social justice. We cover: how we got into ice hockey; Indigenous advocacy in hockey including calls for the Chicago team to change their name and logo; the Black Lives Matter movement; and police and military involvement in hockey. Nick and Claire continue this discussion on hockey and politics, as well as bringing in activism in other sports like cricket and Australian Rules Football, on Progressive Podcast Australia: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2023/12/24/298/ Additional links: Chicago team https://www.teenvogue.com/story/native-youth-need-safe-spaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks_name_and_logo_controversy https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/sports/hockey/chicago-blackhawks-stand-by-logo.html https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/australiancentre/critical-public-conversations/undoing-australia-2022/settler-memory-and-the-pitfalls-and-possibilities-of-a-third-reconstruction Goalie mask controversy ‘Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury dons Native American Heritage mask’ – article by Greg Wyshynski: https://www.espn.com.au/nhl/story/_/id/38970420/nhl-nixes-marc-andre-fleury-mask-honoring-native-americans https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/marc-andre-fleurys-mask-featuring-native-art-raises-35000-at-auction/ https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/they-re-being-racist-marc-andre-fleury-mask-designer-says-nhl-ban-ignores-indigenous-peoples/article_704413d9-4926-5315-8e6d-6a90fead7368.html https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/kraken-jerseys-for-indigenous-peoples-night-seek-to-shed-light-on-a-dark-history/ https://twitter.com/HKYIndigenous/status/1734384218380066881 BLM activism in the NHL https://www.nhl.com/news/jt-brown-reflection-on-raising-fist-2017-317734028 https://medium.com/@kchance52387/your-performative-activism-is-not-enough-how-the-nhls-shift-in-support-for-black-lives-matter-89f1f808f01a https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2020/08/27/nhl-black-lives-matter-protests-critics/ https://theleafsnation.com/news/the-nhl-and-black-lives-matter-a-year-later https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/08/tyler-seguin-ryan-reaves-matt-dumba-nhl-players-tell-why-they-protested-during-the-anthem Shane Pinto https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/explainer-the-shane-pinto-suspension-and-the-nhls-uneasy-connection-to-gambling Bearhead Sisters https://ca.news.yahoo.com/bearhead-sisters-palestine-edmonton-oilers-195908316.html#:~:text=The%20Bearhead%20Sisters%2C%20who%20performed,during%20the%20one%2Dminute%20performance https://www.facebook.com/100044570703399/posts/880436370118712 https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1724254088215605701 https://www.oilersdaily.com/This-post-caused-the-Edmonton-Oilers-some-controversy-regarding-the-latest-geopolitical-conflict-287720 Books Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States by Kevin Bruyneel https://uncpress.org/book/9781469665238/settler-memory/ Chapter 5 - The Free Pass: The Racial Politics of Indian Team Names and Mascots (111-135) Call Me Indian by Fred Sasakamoose Life in Two Worlds by Ted Nolan Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player by Willie O'Ree All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice by Bryan Trottier Music: Seattle Kraken 2023 Goal Horn featuring Nirvana ‘Lithium’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVyjvsxLWrw ipetitions.com/petition/rivertonrifle by John K Samson. Dear Coach’s Corner by Propagandhi: https://propagandhi.com/music/supporting-caste Mandaree Special (Chaske Fox Memorial) by The Bearhead Sisters: https://open.spotify.com/track/3tW627WWvKLyrCF4f7hask?si=c5cb4ba09304413d A reminder about our Summer Programming Schedule: 31 December: Freedom of Species replay on animal rights in Palestine. 7 January: Freedom of Species replay on the documentary Stray. 14 January: Summer Special on anti-capitalist alternatives. We return to regular Freedom of Species programming on January 21.

For our episode this week Claire, Caroline, Nick and Trev discuss many things Christmas including: How we feel about celebrating in the context of Christmas being cancelled in Palestine?What it’s like being a vegan at ChristmasSome of our favourite recipes and productsHow to negotiate the ethics of gift giving in a consumerist society Links:There's no Christmas in Bethlehem this year. With war in Gaza, festivities are off https://www.npr.org/2023/12/16/1219245873/bethlehem-christmas-gaza-israel Israel-Palestine war: Palestinians cancel Christmas celebrations amid Gaza devastation https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-christmas-cancelled-gaza-devastation-leaves-sombre-feeling Christmas cancelled: US Palestinians feel no holiday joy amid war on Gaza https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/13/christmas-cancelled-us-palestinians-feel-no-holiday-joy-amid-war-on-gaza Christmas in Palestine this year. The Child under the rubble: https://twitter.com/MuntherIsaac/status/1731255993630126121 Manerva hid in a church for 50 days. Palestinians fear Gazan Christians will be wiped out https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/manerva-hid-in-a-church-for-50-days-palestinians-fear-gazan-christians-will-be-wiped-out/vh6uepwjh Music played:محمد عساف — Ana Dami Falastini Phil Ochs — No Christmas in KentuckyElton John — Merry Christmas, Maggie Thatcher Freedom of Species' Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TJQujKYjGFoFP6LhBbaTS

Our guest is total liberation activist Betty Melon and we play a section of Betty's speech from the 2019 Animal Rights Forum in Naarm/Melbourne that specifically covered racism and animalisation. The speech was entitled Forming Alliances with Other Movemements and focuses on how we can building solidarity with other social justice movements and doing so through a lens of consistent anti-oppression. We discuss how animalisation and speciesism relate to the occupation and genocide in Gaza, and delve into the use of vegan washing and pink washing as tools of propaganda in Israel. We acknowledge that today, December 10 is both the International Animal Rights Day and also the International Human Rights Day. Links: Betty's full speech from the 2019 forum can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItkAhRrj10g&t=88s Plant the Land Team is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, co-founded by Anas Arafat, a lawyer and longtime humanitarian aid activist based in Gaza, and Laura Schleifer, a Jewish American vegan, Free Palestine solidarity activist and overall activist for human, animal and earth liberation. Plant the Land Team buys and distributes vegan food, plants food forests on public land, and provides Gazan farmers with seeds and planting tools. Previous fundraising projects have also included providing plant-based insulin to children with diabetes, providing medical treatment, raising the money for a village water well to be built, and our yearly vegan food fundraiser for Ramadan. http://www.planttheland.org/ Palestinian Animal League (PAL) was formed in 2011 and is the only locally-run animal protection organisation operating within the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Those who run the organisation are local Palestinians who realise that the plight of non-human animals is inextricably linked with the position of Palestinian people living under occupation. https://www.facebook.com/pal.legue/ Vegans for Palestine statement of solidarity can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/ Music played on the show: Palestine will never die by Lowkey and Mai Khalil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliKxwn2KDw Christmas is in the air by the Tuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqVT2pKQYF8 Thank you for listening to Freedom of Species. We welcome your feedback and invite you to contact us via email: freedomofspecies@gmail.com or via social media - Facebook, Instagram or X/Twitter.

This show covers why vegans should show solidarity with Palestine, understanding the oppression of Palestinian people today and historically, and actions for solidarity. These issues are covered in a discussion between Leila Dehghan and Laura Schleifer, who is an American Jew and lifelong activist. You can watch a video of this discussion on Leila Dehgan’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmouaqxCAOk&t=4s Additional links referred to in the discussion: Laura Schleifer on Facebook: / laura.schleifer Plant the Land: http://www.planttheland.org Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement: https://bdsmovement.net Vegans for BDS: https://www.vegansforbds.com/about/ Jewish Voices for Peace: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org Plant-based Health Justice: https://plantbasedhealthjustice.org/ Vegans for Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/vegansforpalestine/ Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Long Live Palestine 3 by Lowkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEFrv-Xwtw A heads up to listeners that there will be no Freedom of Species show next week, Sunday December 3 due to the Disability Day broadcast. We encourage everyone to listen this broadcast on Sunday 3 December from 7am-7pm live on 3CR via 855AM or 3cr.org.au – for more information about this broadcast, see here: https://www.3cr.org.au/disabilityday2023 We’ll be back to normal programming on Sunday December 10.

Davita and Trev present the audio of Harley McDonald-Eckersall's presentation on the Palestinian Animal League, an organisation that operates in occupied Palestine. This talk is from a conference in 2019, where Harley shares what she learnt by visiting the Palestine Animal League and doing their tour. She discusses some of the aspects of their work, how it can be relevant to our local campaigns, and what key things can be take aways for our own advocacy efforts. Links: Palestinian Animal League Website: https://pal.ps/ The video of Harley's presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6UjjVcN_28 (part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsc7Qz0VFw (part 2) The accompanying PowerPoint, including links to resources mentioned in the talk: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10ZtYDjrBy4FGWs43qcobPAQNzIqjcIsl8J5MBz6NaV4/edit Music Played: Marcel Khalife 'Ahmad Emerges from the Ancient Wounds' - https://marcelkhalife.bandcamp.com/album/ahmad-al-arabi Barkaa 'Division' - https://barkaa.lnk.to/Division