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Melissa Laing – Social Work for Human AND Non-Human Animals

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We’re joined by PhD candidate Melissa Laing who discusses her research on social workers standing up for companion animals, in addition to their human clients. You can follow Melissa on Twitter @ylaingylaing and you can also hear her talk ‘Encountering Interspecies Homelessness: Stories of Social Workers’ Resistance to Anthropocentrism’ plus other talks from the Sociology and Animals session at the 2018 ‘Precarity, Rights and Resistance’ conference by The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22TASA+2018%22

A weekly show hosted by Melbourne-based animal advocates, presenting local and international interviews, presentations, and music from this vibrant social justice movement. The show is broadcast on 3CR Community Radio 855AM

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Mary Merkenich – Animal Liberation and Capitalism

Freedom of Species 28 July 2019

On this show we’re joined by Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left Weekly, who discusses links between capitalism and the oppression of animals. We also play a talk by Dilan Fernando, Co-Founder of Young Voices …continue

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Vegan stereotypes: In defence of the preachy vegan!

Freedom of Species 31 May 2026

Soy boys, militants, social justice warriors, hypocrites, bleeding hearts, hippies… stereotypes abound when people talk about vegans!  In today’s show, Lottie, Nick and Hayden tackle these vegan stereotypes. We talk about what truth some of these stereotypes have and what they …continue

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Freedom of Spiracy: a Critical, Vegan Perspective on Christspiracy

Freedom of Species 17 May 2026

   We discuss the documentary film Christspiracy (2024) that was seven years in the making and poses questions about faith and the ethics of eating animals.    Links:    The film: https://christspiracy.com/    Why Are So Few Christians Vegan? A Reflection on …continue

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