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Episode 495: Melanie Joy on Powerarchy

Our Hen House 6 July 2019 44


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-Mariann and Jasmin are fresh from the recording of Our Hen House’s 500th episode live at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, and they talk about the beauty and importance of sanctuaries for creating change. They also take a day trip to Troy, NY.
-Jasmin talks to Melanie Joy about her upcoming book, Powerarchy: Understanding the Psychology of Oppression for Social Transformation. They talk about what powerarchy is and why it’s an important concept for vegans and non-vegans; how powerarchy is at work in social justice movements as well as in our relationships to ourselves; and practical, mindful ways that we can transform powerarchy within our circles.. (17:10)
-Mariann brings us Rising Anxieties including the devastating revelation that vegan butter isn’t actually butter! (1:19:05)

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