We welcome Georgie Purcell, Animal Justice Party MP representing Northern Victoria to the show and chat about her lifelong love of animals and social justice. Georgie talks about her campaigning experience and working as Chief of Staff for Andy Meddick MP, who was Animal Justice Party Victoria’s first elected MP, before running as a candidate herself and being elected in November 2022. Georgie is passionate about improving the protection of animals – whether they be farmed, native or companion animals. Her priorities include banning duck shooting, securing an inquiry into greyhound racing, supporting Victoria’s wildlife rescuers and carers, stopping commercial kangaroo slaughter, improving accessibility to vets and introducing a subsidised vet care system in the state. Follow Georgie here: Email: georgie.purcell.ajp@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/georgie.purcell.ajp Instagram: @georgie.purcell.ajp Twitter: @georgievpurcell Link to Georgie’s speech at the Dominion Anniversary rally in April 2023: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/dominion-animal-rights-march-until-every-cage-empty Follow Oscar’s Law here: https://www.oscarslaw.org/ Music Played: Architects ‘Animals’ – https://architects.bandcamp.com/album/for-those-that-wish-to-exist Taylor Swift ‘The Man’ – https://store.taylorswift.com/collections/lover-album-shop/products/lover-standard-edition-digital-album Exile ‘Kiss You All Over’ – https://music.apple.com/us/album/mixed-emotions/659742643 If you have any feedback on any of our shows, please contact us at freedomofspecies@gmail.com Thank you for listening.
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Kristy Alger joins us for part 2 of our discussion about total liberation and how we can build common ground, and addressing issues of harm that arise in advocacy spaces. Part 1 of our discussion can be heard here: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/total-liberation-kristy-alger Kristy writes her …continue
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On the show today, our guest is Nathan Poirier who returned to continue our discussion about veganarchism. We talked about some of the ideas raised in Nathan’s solo book and the edited books, and also highlighted some ideas that …continue
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Nick speaks with Sheena Chhabra, a campaigner with the Plant Based Treaty. We discuss the Treaty, the importance of structural change and the place of individual veganism in the movement. Links: You can find out more about the Plant Based Treaty and …continue
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