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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Claire, Ruby, Lottie and Nick discuss the animal rights themes in the Wicked movie series. We also explore representations of racism and ableism in the movies, as well as connections between racism, ableism and animal oppression. Music: Animal Liberation by Los Fastidios: …continue
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On this Summer Special, Claire, Ruby, Hayden and Nick discuss Reddit stories through a social justice lens. The stories cover: appropriate attire for meeting your partner’s parents, surprise birthdays, TikTok trends, sparkling water, leave for work to care for companion …continue
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