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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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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We welcome Dr Dana Kolsky from Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) to discuss animal testing, including the recently released documentary film How to Make Drugs and Feel Great about Everything.Dana’s bio:Dana is a dedicated veterinary surgeon whose career is …continue
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