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
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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 …continue
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This interview was recorded with Anas Arafat in Gaza and Laura Schleifer in the US on May 17, 2025. We are very grateful for their time and their work, and the unimaginable hardship that Anas is enduring in Gaza. …continue
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This episode is dedicated to animal rights and vegan activist Liz Dealey or Lizzie as she was affectionately known. Lizzie was tireless and relentless in her aim to bring more kindness and consideration into the world. Her whirlwind energy saw her found …continue
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