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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 11:29:37 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode, Mexie speaks with Monica Engebretson of Cruelty Free International about two pieces of legislation the organization is putting forward in the U.S. to reduce cruel and unnecessary animal testing. We discuss what life is like for animals subject to various tests and the multitude of alternatives that are far more effective, […]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 11:22:34 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode, Mexie talks with David of Robin Foods, an organization that works to address issues of food waste and food insecurity in Vienna. Robin Foods has joined activists and organizations from across Vienna in their occupation of construction sites of a disputed highway project. Their occupation has been successful in cancelling the […]]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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We&#8217;ve changed our name! Mexie explains the reason for the shift and where the podcast is headed. Our new website is totalliberationpodcast.com, and our links on Patreon and Facebook have changed as well (see below).



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* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalliberationpodcast* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalliberation



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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:51:06 -0400</pubDate>
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Mexie is joined by her partner Jacob and Ash and Jon from the Horror Vanguard to discuss cult classic Pass Thru by the man, the legend: Neil Breen. Breen is *so close* to a revolutionary politic -so close, Neil!- but, alas, the plot takes some unseemly turns&#8230; 



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* Horror Vanguard: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500* Horror Vanguard on Twitter: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard* Horror Vanguard on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard/



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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:18:58 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Native Hawaiian comrade, streamer, and indie game developer, Silver Spook, about a range of topics. We discuss Hawaiian civilization, past, present, and future, Land Back there and everywhere, Indigenous futurism, and Silver Spook&#8217;s cyberpunk adventure game, Neofeud, which contains a number of interesting anti-capitalist, anti-racist, and decolonial themes. 



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* Get Neofeud on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/ * Get Neofeud on Itch.io: https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud * Silver Spook on YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/twiliteminotaur * Support Silver Spook on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/neofeud



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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:44:58 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Laura Schleifer and Anas Arafat, founders of Plant the Land Team Gaza. Plant the Land Team Gaza is a vegan food justice and community projects volunteer team based in Gaza, and they recently teamed up with Million Dollar Vegan to provide 3500 vegan meals to people in occupied Palestine. We discuss how their project came together, cover the history of Total Liberationist movements in the region, and end by dispelling some mainstream propaganda about the Israeli occupation. We also talk about the marked shift happening in the vegan movement, as the vegan-washing of Isreal is much less tolerated and activists are connecting the Palestinian struggle with broader Total Liberation objectives. 



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* Plant the Land Team Gaza: www.planttheland.org* Plant the Land Team Gaza on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantTheLandTeamGaza* Laura Schleifer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.schleifer * Anas Arafat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008448283358* Beyond Vegan-Washing: A Brief History of Animal and Human Liberation Struggles in Israel and Palestine (by Laura Schleifer): https://issuu.com/vegfestuk/docs/forca_vegan_magazine_issue_2/18?fr=sM2YzZTM5MTc3MTM&amp;fbclid=IwAR2iaWAy8JZcivVR36l7A76omD1hw5f0Xp9u9vroX82hOlQzEE0CE29IlTw* 7th Annual Eco-Ability Conference: https://www.criticalanimalstudies.org/2021/06/7th-annual-ecoability-conference-july-2nd-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0_eu-4vI_9X97nsU5n4ivrL4QIiKQF64eH1_CRbeSByTzu_EVGmGJuP9s* Anas speaking at the 7th Annual Eco-Ability Conference: https://youtu.be/0dcIrVd_1t8?t=2585* More links to come!



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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 18:49:21 -0400</pubDate>
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We&#8217;re all together! Apologies for the audio quality as we kept moving and the mic picked up everything, but Mexie, Marine, and Nix from Pynk Spots got together in Portland to record this episode! We discuss the importance of being clear about what we mean when we say we&#8217;re fighting speciesism, as this has implications for how we proceed as a political movement. We also discuss the importance of making sure our anti-speciesist movements are actually political. We say often that veganism is not a grocery list, but are we actually treating it as more than that? 



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* Pynk Spots YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pYIurpRhnRzQA* Pynk Spots Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pynk-spots/id1540391376



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Transcript



F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Hey, everyone.&nbsp; Welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It is Mexie.



MARINE:&nbsp; And Marine.



NICHOLE:&nbsp; And Nichole.



MEXIE:&nbsp; We’re all here together in Portland.



MARINE:&nbsp; Woo-hoo!



NICHOLE:&nbsp; Woo!&nbsp; Land of Antifa.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Land of Antifa.



MARINE:&nbsp; And BLM.



NICHOLE:&nbsp; And BLM.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Apparently.&nbsp; People were real upset about it, but it’s beautiful.&nbsp; We’ve been hiking in the gorgeous &#8212; I guess hills of Portland and yeah, just having a great time.&nbsp; We’re here to talk to you today about speciesism and basically how we define it, and a lot of the problems with both the mainstream vegan movement, also the political vegan movement.&nbsp; So, we’re really excited to talk about it.&nbsp; Before we get started, I’m just gonna shout out the new patrons for this month, so thank you so much to Jeff, Adelle Goodman, and Nate Stringer.&nbsp; If you would like to support the show, you can become a monthly patron donor at patreon.com/veganvanguard and for just $2 per month, you can join our bi-monthly political chats which Nicole is often present at.&nbsp; I co-host the Discord with Kathrin and Mad Blender.&nbsp; You can also give us a one-time donation on our website which is veganvanguardpodcast.com.&nbsp; So, let’s get into it.



NICHOLE:&nbsp; Let’s get into it.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Let’s get into it.&nbsp; So, the inspiration for this podcast came about &#8212; it was actually a few months ago, but I got a comment on the Vegan Vanguard Facebook which was quite upsetting to me.&nbsp; It was upsetting to various other people because a lot of other people commented as well in support of what I was saying.&nbsp; I can’t remember what the original post was.&nbsp; I think it was actually a photo of a manatee.&nbsp; I don’t know if you remember that, that manatee that someone had etched ‘Trump’ into or something like that, and I had posted about the connections between speciesism and whi...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:41:55 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie catches up with Jon Reynolds and Meagan Sullivan, two former No Evil Foods employees who were pivotal in the union drive effort at the company. Jon and Meagan joined Mexie on an episode last summer to discuss No Evil Foods&#8217; union-busting tactics (that episode is listed below). Mexie also speaks with Jeremy, another former No Evil Foods employee who was laid off last month when NEF declared they were outsourcing production and fired all workers without notice or severance. The three talk about this experience, what led up to it, and how they stepped up to support the workers. 



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* Mo Evil Foods website: moevilfoods.com* Mo Evil Foods on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mo-Evil-Foods-109899510744712/* So Evil Foods on IG: https://www.instagram.com/soevilfoods/* Birdie Gregson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/birdiegregson?lang=en* Vegan Union Busters: No Evil Foods (Last Year&#8217;s Episode): https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/54-vegan-union-busters-no-evil-foods/ * Mexie, Why I&#8217;m No Longer VeganTM: https://youtu.be/oY_Dt1jey4M* A Privileged Vegan, Why Veganism Must be Anti-Capitalist (NOW!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbT2y8VR7WE* Kathrin, Veganism, Capitalism, and Intersectionality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xnx1eEJcDo



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F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Hey everyone, welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It is Mexie, and following up on our last episode on the union-busting of vegan company Lush Cosmetics, we’re doing a little vegan union-busters mini-series here sadly, because it’s sad that there are so many vegan union-busters that we can make a whole series.&nbsp; But we’re following up today with workers from No Evil Foods, the vegan food producers who used socialist iconography and messaging to market their products and then proceeded to bust the workers union drive and fire several of them, and recently have just fired their entire staff without notice or severance.&nbsp; Yay; yay vegan capitalism oppressing and exploiting human animals while not mounting a significant challenge to growing global meat consumption.&nbsp; Yay.



I will just reiterate from the previous episode on Lush that until the vegan movement understands speciesism as a systemic oppression and understands that animal agriculture as we know it today grew out of white supremacy and capitalism, the mainstream vegan movement will continue to promote false solutions to this problem, namely that everyone should just change their grocery lists while not actually challenging the systems at the root of both non-human and human animal oppression.&nbsp; It’ll make a lot of money for certain vegan capitalists and as we have seen,]]></description>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with former Lush Cosmetics employee, Hannah, about the company&#8217;s gross union-busting tactics and why she and others formed the Global Lush Union. As the mainstream vegan movement continues to focus itself on consumption under capitalism, it&#8217;s no wonder that vegan brands are replicating the same kind of colonizing and inequality-producing tendencies of capitalism itself. 



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* Global Lush Union: https://globallushunion.com/* Global Lush Union Petition: https://globallushunion.com/our-petition-1* How Lush Cosmetics Tried to Crush a Union Drive: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkd77m/how-lush-cosmetics-tried-to-crush-a-union-drive * Lush Cosmetics&#8217; employees say the company leadership is trying to quash their attempt to unionize — despite supporting unions at other companies: https://www.businessinsider.com/lush-leadership-rejects-union-despite-supporting-them-for-other-brands-2020-12* Help No Evil Foods workers: https://www.moevilfoods.com/



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F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Hey everyone, welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It is Mexie and today we have on Hannah who is a former Lush Cosmetics employee to talk about the company’s union-busting and why she and others formed the Global Lush Union.&nbsp; We have talked previously on the podcast about vegan companies engaging in union-busting and other anti-labor practices.&nbsp; If you will remember about a year ago, we had on workers from No Evil Foods which is a vegan company that branded itself using socialist iconography which not only busted up unionization efforts a year ago but recently fired all of their employees without severance.&nbsp; Absolutely unbelievable, so please go follow @soevilfoods on Instagram to see how you can help support those workers.



I believe they’re on Twitter as well, but as you probably know, I have deleted my Twitter.&nbsp; But it’s really sad that the mainstream vegan movement has been so co-opted by capital.&nbsp; It’s been so focused on consumerism and just trying to get everyone to buy vegan products that it hasn’t been terribly effective in actually transforming government policies.&nbsp; I mean, certainly there have been great victories, right, but it hasn’t been terribly effective in transforming our global food systems for lasting animal liberation.&nbsp; As we talk about a lot, we’re killing and people are eating more animals today than ever before.



Yes, of course our population has grown, but meat consumption is also rising at a pace that is outstripping population growth, so it’s just really sad to see the mainstream vegan movement so co-opted, amenable, so fused with capitalism that it’s just becoming yet another capitalist industry that harms workers who are human ani...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:34:08 -0400</pubDate>
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Marine is back, baby! She and Mexie have a wonderful discussion about her journey into facilitation work with high school students. We discuss how facilitation differs as an educational tool from conventional lecturing or teaching, how she began her own anti-oppression facilitation program, and everything she&#8217;s learned along the way. We cover a lot of ground and end by shouting out her upcoming facilitation workshops, which are open to all! Send us an email if you are interested in participating (July 5-7 2021). They&#8217;ll be of interest to any activist or educator wanting to help facilitate dialogue to advance liberatory politics. 



Sources and Links



* Race Dialogues: A Facilitator&#8217;s Guide to Tackling the Elephant in the Classroom: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43568628-race-dialogues* Learning For Justice: https://www.learningforjustice.org/



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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:43:32 -0400</pubDate>
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Mexie sits down with the Wrong Boys and Brett from RevLeftRadio for the *most wholesome conversation ever had*. We centre the convo around how fantastic it feels to help others and the importance of looking for the helpers in our society. We branch out into discussing the science of empathy and mutual aid, and get into some deep thoughts about dismantling the ego and expanding our sense of self to reflect our interbeingness with all our relations (human and nonhuman alike!).



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* SRSLY Wrong: https://srslywrong.com/* RevLeftRadio: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/



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F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE: Welcome everyone to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; I am Mexie and today we have probably the most wholesome conversation that you are ever gonna hear.&nbsp; The brilliant and always sweetie-pie Wrong Boys of Srsly Wrong invited myself and the always-brilliant and always-principled &#8212; remarkably principled Breht from Rev Left Radio to have a discussion about helping others and looking for the helpers in our society.&nbsp; We branch out into talking about the science of empathy and mutual aid, the importance of asking for help, and some pretty deep stuff about dismantling egos and expanding our senses of selves to adequately reflect our interbeingness with humans and non-humans alike.&nbsp; I really hope you enjoy.&nbsp; Before we get into it though, thank you endlessly to our new Patreon supporters TheBootsareOn and Joseph Baldoni Karlik.



We rely on your generous donations to keep the show going, so if you’d like to become a sustaining member, please go to patreon.com/veganvanguard and join our community on Discord.&nbsp; We have community chats there twice per month which are always a great time, really fun to connect.&nbsp; You can also give us a one-time donation via PayPal on our website veganvanguardpodcast.com, and please rate us up on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to us.&nbsp; I love reading reviews and seeing the ratings come in, except one of them; except one of them that we got recently.&nbsp; It was a one star.&nbsp; You know, I’m very open to constructive criticism although I’d say maybe e-mail that in instead of messing up our ratings, but the comment didn’t make any sense.&nbsp; If you left that comment, reach out.



I would love to know because I just couldn’t actually figure out what episode that they were actually talking about.&nbsp; I was left really puzzled about it.&nbsp; Anyway, now we’re at a 4.9, but you, you &#8212; everyone out there could help us get back up to that five-star rating by rating us five stars.&nbsp; That actually really does help our content get noticed by more people.&nbsp; Yeah, I just like clean lines, the five.&nbsp; The five looks better than the 4.9.&nbsp; Anyway, I’m mostly kidding, but also it does help us if you do give us ratings and reviews.&nbsp; With that, prepare yourselves for some absolute wholesomeness.



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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 11:07:56 -0400</pubDate>
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Mexie&#8217;s fiancé, Jacob, who is a Jewish anti-Zionist activist in Toronto, is taking over VV for this episode! He interviews Sheryl Nestel, an academic and activist who is on the executive committee of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, about the latest round of Israeli violence sparked by the incidents in Sheikh Jarrah. They discuss the brutality of the occupation, the harmful myths about Israel that are taught to Jews through various institutions, the cognitive dissonance associated with liberal Zionism, and much more. From Turtle Island to Palestine, occupation is a crime. Free Palestine!



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* Independent Jewish Voices Canada: http://ijvcanada.org/* #NoIHRA: http://noihra.ca/* Independent Jewish Voices: Solidarity in Uncertain Times: https://youtu.be/E5JO0mfKSEQ* Suzanne Weiss Holocaust survivor &#8211; Toronto Al Quds Rally 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdrG1mrna00* Vegan Vanguard, The Vegan-Washing of Israel Continues (Brand Israel, Palestine, and Occupation) w. Laura Schleifer: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/11-the-vegan-washing-of-israel-continues-brand-israel-palestine-and-occupation/* Vegan Vanguard, The Great March of Return and Palestinian Resistance with Abby Martin: https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/29-the-great-march-of-return-and-palestinian-resistance-with-abby-martin/



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* Jewish Currents: https://jewishcurrents.org/* My Happiness Bears No Resemblance to Happiness (Adina Hoffman): https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300164275/my-happiness-bears-no-relation-happiness* Gate of the Sun (Elias Khoury): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/234442/gate-of-the-sun-by-elias-khoury/* The Hundred Years&#8217; War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (Rashid Khalidi): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627798556* The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited (Benny Morris): https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/birth-of-the-palestinian-refugee-problem-revisited/8AE72A6813CEA7DDDE8F9386313F0D97#:~:text=Its%20startling%20revelations%20about%20how,part%20of%20a%20systematic%20plan.* Journal of Palestinian studies: https://online.ucpress.edu/jps* 10 Myths About Israel (Ilan Pappe): https://www.versobooks.com/books/2430-ten-myths-about-israel* Why Racism Still Matters (Alana Lentin): https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Why+Race+Still+Matters-p-9781509535712* Avi Shlaim books: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/avi-shlaim/238890/* Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundation of a Movement (Angela Davis): https://www.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 10:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
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Mexie sits down with community activist and YouTuber, Sadlord777, for a captivating conversation about our spiritual journeys, the import of spirituality in political and community organizing, navigating tradition as a white settler on Turtle Island, and ancestral accountability. 



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* Sadlord777&#8217;s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohannDrivesMyBus* Sadlord777&#8217;s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sadlord777* Sadlord777 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sadlord777* Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass* Fair Folk Podcast, Children of the Sun Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LqL2IpnpyK47tjOsTs44R?si=U79wPVIKTbmIgUs8i0chxw * Fair Folk Podcast, Children of the Sun Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yl4Fw3vCQ8NiuhJtGN3dX?si=yRd5K4pKT8mFrJJM-MB8rQ* Fair Folk Podcast, Children of the Sun Part 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4i8C7le09zNhP7vFbs6E5E?si=6CKeBqMzSTGLKRQKZPOkSw



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F1:  [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE: Hello, everyone.&nbsp; Welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It is Mexie and today we have an amazing talk that I had with my friend and comrade here in Ontario.&nbsp; They are a YouTuber, Sadlord777, and they make fantastic videos.&nbsp; They also make fantastic zines, so definitely go check them out.&nbsp; But, we had a really fantastic conversation about spirituality and leftism and the import of spirituality in political and community organizing and how it has been important for each of us and shaped our journeys.&nbsp; We also talk a lot about grappling with tradition, especially in the context of whiteness and being a settler here on Turtle Island and not really being connected, necessarily, to our ancestral traditions, but also still having that ancestral accountability that we need to reckon with as settlers here, again, on Turtle Island.



I just thought it was such a fantastic conversation.&nbsp; Sadlord777 is so brilliant and interesting and amazing and we wanted to having this conversation because these are topics that we feel are not really broached much on the left.&nbsp; There’s kind of a real hard line drawn between the material and the immaterial, the political and anything that’s spiritual, emotional, or anything else like that.&nbsp; As we talk about in the discussion, we think it’s largely a false dichotomy and that these are really important topics to discuss, too.&nbsp; So, before we get into it, I would like to thank the new patrons, so thank you so much to Jill Mikkelsen and Eric Daniels.&nbsp; This is a donor-funded show, so if you would like to become a sustaining member, you can go to patreon.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:24:47 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with author and professor, Tyler Shipley, about Canada&#8217;s dismaying place in the world. Tyler is the author of Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination, where he details how Canada&#8217;s genocidal relationship with Indigenous peoples has carried into imperialist aggression. Spoiler alert: we aren&#8217;t the good guys. 



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* Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/canada-in-the-world * Twitter: https://twitter.com/canadainthewrld



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F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE: Hello, everyone.&nbsp; Welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It’s Mexie and today we have one of my super-cool, super-brilliant friends and comrades on the show, Tyler Shipley.&nbsp; He wrote the book Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination which is just absolutely fantastic, packed, packed full of info.&nbsp; I would recommend this to everyone.&nbsp; Today we’re gonna be busting that myth that Canada is just a peacekeeping force in the world, that we are not the aggressors, we are not the imperialists, because as Tyler’s book very aptly shows, that is so far from being true.&nbsp; There are actually times in regime change operations and just imperialist aggressive wars where Canada is even more the aggressor than the United States which I’m not sure that people know about, but people should know about it.



So, I hope you all enjoy this conversation.&nbsp; Before we dive into it, I want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts to our new patrons this month.&nbsp; Thank you to Isaiah, TJ, Hamza, and Mica or Mica for your very generous donations.&nbsp; If you like what we do here, if you get something from it and you want us to keep making more, please consider supporting us monthly on Patreon at patreon.com/veganvanguard.&nbsp; You can also give us a one-time tip or donation via PayPal on our website which is veganvanguardpodcast.com and/or please share this episode to amplify the message, and please give us those ratings and reviews on iTunes.&nbsp; I love reading them.&nbsp; Thank you so much to everyone who has given us five stars and written a review.&nbsp; So, without further ado, let’s get into the interview with Tyler Shipley.



TYLER: [MUSIC] So yeah, my name is Tyler Shipley.&nbsp; The book is called Canada in the World and it’s an attempt to I guess situate Canada within the story of colonial and imperial powers in the world.&nbsp; So many people in Canada don’t understand or don’t want to understand that Canada is every bit a colonial and imperial power the way the United States is, albeit on a smaller scale and with some minor different details.&nbsp; But I think that for a really long time this has been something that bothered me, and then as I sort of started doing the academic work to back it up, it was like I became more and more &#8212; I just felt more and more like I needed to articulate in detail the &#8212; this part of C...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:53:54 -0400</pubDate>
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Mexie talks with Marxian economist, Dr. Richard Wolff, about COVID-19, the current economic recession, and the prospects for a post-capitalist future. Prof. Wolff argues that democratizing our workplaces from the ground up is critical to building that future.  



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* Democracy at Work: https://www.democracyatwork.info/ * Democracy at Work on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/democracyatwrk/ * Prof. Richard Wolff on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardDWolff



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F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Hello everyone, welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It is Mexie and as promised, I am releasing my series of talks with Dr. Richard Wolff, just kind of edited together.&nbsp; We talked about covid-19, the end of capitalism, and the potential for building post-capitalist futures in part through democratizing our workplaces, so I think it was a fantastic series of talks.&nbsp; I hope you enjoy it.&nbsp; As I said on Patreon, we have some fantastic guests coming up that I am really excited about, so just another shameless plug for the Patreon.&nbsp; This is a donor-funded show.&nbsp; We rely on all of your generous donations to keep the show going.&nbsp; For just two dollars a month, you can get access to the Total Liberation Discord server that I co-host with Kathrin and Mad Blender, and we host bi-monthly political chats on there, so that’s twice per month and they’re always so much fun and really engaging, so definitely head over there if you want to be part of that community.



Otherwise to help the show, you can share the episodes with friends and family or give us those ratings and &#8212; no, you must; you must go and give us ratings and reviews on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, or whatever you listen to us on, only if you’re gonna give us five stars.&nbsp; But that really does help and I love reading the reviews, so thank you so much to everyone who’s done that.&nbsp; You could also just give us a one-time donation via PayPal on our website which is veganvanguardpodcast.com.&nbsp; With all of that out of the way, let us get into this interview with Dr. Richard Wolff.



[MUSIC] Richard D. Wolff is professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a visiting professor in the graduate program in International Affairs of The New School University NYC.&nbsp; He’s the founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update.&nbsp; His latest book is The System is the Sickness: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself.&nbsp; It’s available with his other books Understanding Socialism and Understanding Marxism at www.democracyatwork.info.&nbsp; So, I highly encourage everyone to check out the Democracy At Work YouTube channel and also Richard Wolff’s personal YouTube channel because he does a really, really great job making all of this incredibly important and incredibly complex economic information accessible to a really wide audience.&nbsp; So,]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:50:04 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with journalist, activist, and documentary film-maker, Abby Martin, about U.S. empire under Biden. We discuss his scary cabinet picks, his administration&#8217;s positioning with respect to various countries that have long been in the imperial crosshairs, and the importance of building a powerful anti-war and anti-imperialist movement.



Sources and Links



* Empire Files: theempirefiles.tv* Empire Files on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG29FnXZm4F5U8xpqs1cs1Q * Empire Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles* Media Roots Radio: https://soundcloud.com/media-roots * Gaza Fights for Freedom: https://gazafightsforfreedom.com/ 



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F1:&nbsp; [MUSIC] How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE: Hello everyone.&nbsp; Welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; This is Mexie and I &#8212; I’m having a time.&nbsp; I am having a time.&nbsp; It is the last month that I have too many jobs all at once.&nbsp; It’s the last couple weeks of my lecturing term.&nbsp; I have some fantastic guests lined up that I am so excited to bring to your ears.&nbsp; But this month I’m going to be releasing two really amazing talks that I had with activists and academics on my YouTube channel.&nbsp; I posted about this on Patreon and everyone said that they were very interested to have me release both of these on the Vegan Vanguard, so that is what I am doing.



The first, what you will hear today, is my talk with Abby Martin about US empire under the Biden administration, looking at his very scary cabinet picks and the way that his administration is posturing, or the policies that they are either enacting or planning to enact in various countries of geostrategic interest of the US.&nbsp; It was a really fantastic conversation and I was actually just speaking with Abby and Robbie Martin, her brother, on their podcast Media Roots, so I believe this will be coming out around the same time, so you can go and check out my talk with them on that platform as well.&nbsp; I will link that in the description box as soon as it is available.&nbsp; The next talk that I am planning to release probably next week or maybe just a few days after this one will be my talk with Dr. Richard Wolff.



Well, my series of talks that I will kind of edit together where I spoke with Professor Wolff about covid-19, about the end of capitalism and about building a post-capitalist future in part through democratizing our workplaces.&nbsp; So, I very much hope you enjoy and thank you so much to all the patrons who stick with us even through the hard months.&nbsp; Next month I am going to resume with some amazing new guests and I’m really, like I said, just really excited about it.&nbsp; Before we get started, I would like to say that this is a donor-funded show, so if you would like to become a sustaining member, you can go to patreon.com/veganvanguard or give us a one-time donation via PayPal o...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:11:22 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Dalit anti-caste and anti-speciesist activist, Prateek Kumar, about life as a Dalit in India. We discuss how the caste system operates, how casteism and speciesism are interlinked and how this affects both lower caste people and animals, and how things have changed and worsened under Modi&#8217;s Hindu nationalist regime. We end by discussing the potential for revolution here, and what comrades in the Global North can do to help amplify Dalit voices.



Sources and Links



* Prateek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polycycloid_polysemous/* Prateek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deadwallflower/ * Prateek Kumar, Casteism In India Puts Both Humans And Animals Through Horrific Torture: https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/01/interconnecting-casteism-and-speciesism/ * Suraj Yengde, Caste Matters: https://penguin.co.in/book/caste-matters/* B.R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2150-annihilation-of-caste* Yashica Dutt, Coming Out as Dalit: http://www.alephbookcompany.com/book/coming-out-as-dalit/* Bojja Thakaram, Mahad: The March That&#8217;s Launched Everyday: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43154698-mahad



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F1:&nbsp; How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE: Hey everyone, welcome to The Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It is Mexie and today we are talking to Prateek Kumar who is a anti-casteist and anti-speciesist activist from the Dalit community in India.&nbsp; We had a fantastic conversation &#8212; pretty heavy conversation about life as a Dalit in India, especially under Modi’s Hindu nationalist regime.&nbsp; Just a content warning; we do talk about physical and sexual assault, including rape of Dalit women, so I wanted to give you a heads up on that before getting into the interview.&nbsp; The last thing before diving into the interview is to thank the new patrons, the new sustaining members of the show.&nbsp; Thank you so much to Rachel Zummo, Katie Mae, and Ayoola White.



As you know, this is a donor-funded show and we rely on the generous donations of all of you to keep the show going, so if you have just two dollars per month, you can become a sustaining member at patreon.com/veganvanguard, and that two dollars will get you access to the Total Liberation Discord server where myself, Kathrin, and Mad Blender host bi-monthly political chats which we really love.&nbsp; We also have stickers and pins available from the amazing Meneka Repka of Nooch Design Co. on Instagram.&nbsp; One of them says Animals Are Our Comrades and the other says Animals Want Capitalism to End, and they are just adorable.&nbsp; So, check those out if you would like to support us by becoming a sustai...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:22:48 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie sits down with Rachel Bromberg and Asante Haughton of the Reach Out Response Network in Toronto to talk about their work, which is revolutionizing crisis response in the city. Rachel and Asante are working to actualize a paradigm shift away from coercive, forceful, police-led intervention towards an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed model that will empower individuals in crisis and promote their dignity, autonomy, self-determination, and resilience.



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* Reach Out Response Network: https://reachouttoronto.ca/* Resources and Information: https://reachouttoronto.ca/resources* Reach Out Toronto on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reachout_to* Reach Out Toronto on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReachOutToronto* Reach Out email: hello@reachouttoronto.ca



* Nooch Design Co. on IG: https://www.instagram.com/noochdesignco/* LaborKyle on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/laborkyle* LaborKyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/laborkyle



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[MUSIC]&nbsp;



F1:&nbsp; How can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet?



F2:&nbsp; There’s an us before the wound, there’s an us before oppression, and to me pleasure is the way that we tap down into that.



F3:&nbsp; We live in capitalism.&nbsp; Its power seems inescapable.&nbsp; So did the divine right of kings.



MEXIE:&nbsp; What is up everyone?&nbsp; New year, new channel art, and new music.&nbsp; Thank you so much to the incredibly talented Meneka Repka of Nooch Design Co.&nbsp; That’s @noochdesignco on Instagram for the new channel art.&nbsp; We absolutely love it.&nbsp; This is Rodney, the anti-fascist raccoon.&nbsp; Just absolutely love that.&nbsp; Thank you also to the incredibly talented LaborKyle for the new intro music featuring some of the revolutionary women that we look up to the most.&nbsp; We just absolutely love that as well.&nbsp; LaborKyle is @laborkyle on Twitter and on YouTube and he’s making just absolute masterpieces on YouTube, so definitely go check those out.&nbsp; Labor spelled in the American way.&nbsp; Yeah, we’re just excited about the fresh, new face of the podcast, the fresh, new sounds of the podcast and we’re starting the year off by talking to Rachel and Asante of the Reach Out Response Network in Toronto.



This is a network dedicated to revolutionizing crisis response, basically moving away from having police be the responders to crises like mental health crises, moving away from police doing things like mental health checks or wellness checks because we know that those can go horribly awry.&nbsp; You’re just escalating a situation that is already incredibly volatile.&nbsp; Instead, the network and the project puts money into communities and funds community-led teams of mental health professionals and people who are of the community and know the community and are for the community to respond to things like this and to actually help people who are going through crises.&nbsp; I cannot sing the praises of this project enough.&nbsp; I think it’s fantastic.&nbsp; I think you all will really enjoy the interview.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:38:23 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with anti-oppressive, anti-speciesist activist and lecturer, Christopher Sebastian, about the intersections between race, class, and species. We discuss the links between speciesism and white supremacy, the ongoing bigotry and racism in vegan activism, and the connections between the Black Lives Matter uprisings and anti-speciesist activism. We end by touching on the importance of queering animal liberation, or moving away from a patriarchal and heteronormative approach to vegan activism.



Sources and Links



* Christopher Sebastian&#8217;s website: https://www.christophersebastian.info/* Christopher Sebastian on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChristopherSebastian* Christopher Sebastian&#8217;s lecture, Race, Class and Species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ebX07H4wM * Christopher Sebastian&#8217;s lecture, Queering Animal Liberation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkRke88QKPs* Marjorie Spiegel, The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1046666.The_Dreaded_Comparison* David Nibert, Animal Oppression and Capitalism: https://books.google.ca/books/about/Animal_Oppression_and_Capitalism_2_volum.html?id=F6UxDwAAQBAJ&amp;redir_esc=y* Patrice Jones, Queering Animal Liberation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36oPVbrU5uY 



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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:29:27 -0500</pubDate>
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Mexie sits down with anti-capitalist and decolonial scholar and activist, Dr. Nick Estes, to talk about the US election and what the Empire looks like under various administrations, about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court with respect to Indigenous law and sovereignty, and about how decolonial and anti-capitalist struggles are intimately linked. It was an enlightening discussion! Please follow Nick&#8217;s work at The Red Nation (links below).



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* The Red Nation: http://therednation.org/ * The Red Nation podcast: https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/vi&#8230; * The Red Nation Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therednation * The Red Nation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Red_Nation * Nick Estes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickwestes * Our History is The Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo&#8230;



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* Du Bois, Black Reconstruction * Mike Davis, Prisoners of the American Dream * J. Sakai, Settlers * Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism * Vander Wall and Churchill, Agents of Repression * Churchill, The COINTELPRO Papers



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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:08:30 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie is joined by Nichole from Pynk Spots (formerly from Bitchy Shitshow and Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!) to chat about the 2020 election results: our reactions to Biden winning, why the Supreme Court and the Electoral College need to go, what moves Trump is making to attempt a soft coup (possible but not likely), and how neoliberalism doesn’t beat fascism &#8211; in fact, it leads to it.



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* Pynk Spots on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFh3fDI2O4pYIurpRhnRzQA* Pynk Spots on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pynkspots/* Pynk Spots on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PynkSpots* Pynk Spots on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pynkspots* Pynk Spots on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pynkspots/posts



* Voting History: The Real Reason the Electoral College Exists: https://time.com/4558510/electoral-college-history-slavery/* Could Trump Military Shake-up Set Stage for Coup? https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/by-any-means-886-seg222-sean_144* How the Electoral College Works in 6 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gF5O6AB6d8&amp;ab_channel=ThoughtMonkey&nbsp;* American Democracy is Hanging on By a Thread: https://eand.co/american-democracy-is-hanging-on-by-a-thread-d13f482b3aa* Trump Readies Thousands of Attorneys for Election Night: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/27/trump-legal-network-election-day-fight-422035* The Empire Files, Abby Martin: Abolish the Supreme Court!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkcI7_0wMyQ * The Empire Files, Will Supreme Court Overturn Election for Trump?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6EK8zx7kKo



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[MUSIC] Oh, those rich people.&nbsp; Always flying off somewhere.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Hey everyone, welcome to the Vegan Vanguard.&nbsp; It’s Mexie and today we have an amazing friend, very good friend of the show, Nichole, on the show.&nbsp; Welcome, Nichole.



NICHOLE:&nbsp; Thank you so much for having me.&nbsp; Always a pleasure to be here.



MEXIE:&nbsp; At first I was like, how do I introduce you, because formally Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack, formally Bitchy Shitshow, and now Pynk Spots, so I just said fantastic friend of the show.



NICHOLE:&nbsp; I love it.



MEXIE:&nbsp; Yeah.&nbsp; But do you want to, I guess, start off by shouting out your new work and where people can find you and what your new project’s all about?



NICHOLE:&nbsp; Yes, I would love to.&nbsp; Yeah, I’m starting a new podcast called Pynk Spots and Pynk is spelled with a Y, so it’s P-Y-N-K to make it more clear but also because the domain name was available, so that’s how we content creators do.&nbsp; Yeah, and this new project, I’m very excited about.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 11:37:54 -0400</pubDate>
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Happy Halloween (slash HBD, Mexie)! Mexie and Ash, from the podcast The Horror Vanguard, review the 1981 horror film, Wolfen. Comrade wolfen are eating rich imperialist real estate moguls, what fun!



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* Follow the Horror Vanguard on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500 * Horror Vanguard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard* Horror Vanguard on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard* Ash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Night____Moves



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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:37:56 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with community organizer Noodle about information and operational security for political dissidents, protestors, and organizers. We talk about what protestors and organizers can do to keep themselves and their comrades secure, both in the streets as well as at home and on digital networks. Please check out the links below, and remember &#8211; we keep us safe. 



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* Blocing Up (why black bloc?): https://zines.headingnorther.com/pdfs/bloc/doubledwebbloczine.pdf * Printable Blocing Up: https://zines.headingnorther.com/pdfs/bloc/imposedbloczine.pdf* Digital Security: https://zines.headingnorther.com/pdfs/digsec/webdigseczine.pdf* Printable Digital Security: https://zines.headingnorther.com/pdfs/digsec/digsecimposed.pdf* Secured phone tips for Android: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFArk8YAw6f/?igshid=1ipacxhgi85wv* Another quick and easy guide for phones at actions (also suggest following the instagram feeds below): https://www.instagram.com/p/CFEP2l0gLgG/* Guide to helmets if you want to invest in head protection: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVrAcxBF6Y/?igshid=udkyogcxnd7g* Pandemic protesting and riot agent guide: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5b2Dkg9VI/* Security culture guide in digestible format: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEk48LTgRjU/ * Simple pepper spray guide: https://www.prevention.com/health/a32734569/pepper-spray-treatment/* viewEXIF, Apple link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/viewexif/id945320815* Download the Signal App for secure messaging!



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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:06:06 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie sits down with former employees of No Evil Foods, Jon, Meagan, and Cortne, to talk about how the company effectively quashed the workers&#8217; union drive. No Evil has, until now, marketed themselves as a revolutionary brand, using socialist iconography and even appropriating the Zapatista movement to sell their products.  We discuss the strategies No Evil used to pressure workers not to vote yes and form the union, and the fallout that organizers dealt with after the vote. We end with some lessons learned that will hopefully be useful to people hoping to unionize their own workplaces.



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* Mo Evil Website: https://www.moevilfoods.com/* Mo Evil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoEvilFoods* Birdie Gregson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BirdieGregson * Mo Evil on IG: https://www.instagram.com/moevilfoods2/* Mary Levitt, Confessions of a Union Buster: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154842.Confessions_of_a_Union_Buster* Andrew Miller, The Double Speak of No Evil Foods: https://industrialworker.org/no-evil-foods/ * Alex Press, Workers at No Evil Foods Say the Vegan, Progressive Company Busted Their Union Drive: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/no-evil-foods-unionizing-workers-organizing



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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:47:17 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with John Perkins, former Chief Economist for MAIN, about his time as an economic hitman, furthering U.S. empire through economic imperialism. We talk about the links between the World Bank, IMF, private firms like Haliburton and Bechtel, and intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA. John also discusses some insights from his new book about the shift in consciousness required to revolutionize our economy. 



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* John Perkins Website: https://johnperkins.org/* New Confessions of an Economic Hitman: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576012/the-new-confessions-of-an-economic-hit-man-by-john-perkins/* David Harvey, 17 Contradictions and the End of Capitalism: http://davidharvey.org/2014/03/new-book-seventeen-contradictions-end-capitalism/* David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/183033.A_Brief_History_of_Neoliberalism* Richard Wolff, Democracy at Work: https://www.democracyatwork.info/* Anwar Shaikh, Capitalism: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/capitalism-9780199390632?cc=ca&amp;lang=en&amp;



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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:53:36 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with plural justice activists Meneka Repka and Ehsan Otoufi about the challenges of political organizing within mainstream, &#8216;apolitical&#8217; vegan spaces. We talk about why anti-speciesist activism needs to be anti-capitalist and pro-intersectional, take a look at some of the mainstream organizations that purport to be &#8216;apolitical&#8217;, and discuss Meneka and Ehsan&#8217;s experiences trying to fight for plural justice in a more neutral vegan space. 



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* Nooch Design Co. on IG: https://www.instagram.com/noochdesignco/* Food Empowerment Project: https://foodispower.org/ * Aph and Syl Ko, Aphro-ism: https://aphro-ism.com/* Christopher Sebastian&#8217;s work: https://www.christophersebastian.info/ * Sunaura Taylor, Beats of Burden: https://thenewpress.com/books/beasts-of-burden* Dr. Breeze Harper, Sistah Vegan: http://sistahvegan.com/ * Carol J. Adams, The Sexual Politics of Meat: https://caroljadams.com/spom-the-book 



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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2020 13:21:18 -0400</pubDate>
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This episode begins with a short rundown of what&#8217;s going on with the BLM rebellions right now, and includes two PSAs from the Channel Zero Network about safety and security during street actions and how to provide jail support to your comrades. In the episode itself, Mexie and Marine talk about the problematic war rhetoric that leaders and media pundits are using to describe our response to the coronavirus. We talk about what this rhetoric primes us to accept, how this rhetoric obscures the crimes of capital, and the inconsistencies in the logic of a war response. 



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* Bail Funds/Legal Help by City: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8XilXgOqGAjZISBI/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR2xRNTx7eQaZLkwkAJO_gV5Vr3gzGOtKDmGnpR-VFzygNF0lXU60k7QYv0* Reclaim the Block/Minnesota Freedom Fund list of orgs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLWGTQIe3967hdc9RSxBq5s6KKZHe-3_mWp5oemd7OA/preview?fbclid=IwAR3yoIMfyiKdBnLnTcMe8O9tbjHFi4iLMeN87Z1OlBkil4nS-gobpjWnltw&amp;pru=AAABcpnsAUg*cE6Ba7dNK2JGZFIm0v6seQ* We Keep Us Safe Fund: https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8nnnkYT19f?fbclid=IwAR0izVFrvAWjGq2l3LZ6A4gtNQQhjopFinIk7W34uoB-Os7XmBKyz54oHSo* The Bail Project: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project* Official George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd* George Floyd (BigFloyd): https://www.gofundme.com/f/george-floyd-bigfloyd?fbclid=IwAR1NwsKmFWO_BKC15d1JzZrPRSzF3avS0LwGkppkHDD67_vb0TWaqI8SC08* Incarcerated Workers...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 13:20:43 -0400</pubDate>
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In this bonus episode, Mexie appears on RevLeftRadio to discuss psychedelics, ego, consciousness, spirituality and leftism with Brett. This discussion dovetails well with our recent discussion on Mind and Nature, exploring themes of meditation and communing with nature in relation to leftist thought and activism. By popular request, we&#8217;ve gone in deeper on the psychedelic portion of our convo. Hope you enjoy! (Responsibly ;))



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* Michael Pollan, How to Change Your Mind: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529343/how-to-change-your-mind-by-michael-pollan/* RevLeftRadio: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/* RevLeftRadio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevLeftRadio



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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Green, a comrade from the Indigenous Anarchist Federation, Ash from the Horror Vanguard podcast, and her partner, Jacob, about all things FF7 and how relevant the game&#8217;s narrative is for our current historical moment. We discuss the way the game handles themes of anti-capitalism, colonialism, environmentalism, racism, patriarchy, and last but not least, trauma. Eco-activist resurgence when?!



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* Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ANeonGreenCity* Green on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_cure_for_sleep/* Green on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/abrightgreencity/videos* Indigenous Anarchist Federation: https://iaf-fai.org/* Indigenous Anarchist Federation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAF__FAI* Ash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GothUncharted* Horror Vanguard podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500* Horror Vanguard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard



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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:09:12 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Nichole and Callie from the Bitchy Shitshow podcast about the potential and the dangers that COVID-19 poses for leftists. Part 1 of our discussion is up on the Bitchy Shitshow podcast, where we discuss this mask off moment for our toxic work culture and push back on calls to be &#8216;productive&#8217; right now. In Part 2 of the convo we talk about the ways in which the right could seize on this moment to push us further towards a fascistic surveillance state, but also the incredible potential of this moment to make serious gains for workers and radicalize folks who were never political before. This is a time when we need to put in the work.



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* PART 1 of this 2 part episode! https://bitchyshitshow.com/2020/03/31/008-covid-19-and-seizing-the-means-part-1-a-collaboration-with-mexie-of-the-vegan-vanguard/* Bitchy Shitshow podcast: http://bitchyshitshow.com/ * Bitchy Shitshow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitchy_shitshow* Bitchy Shitshow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bitchy_shitshow/ * Bitchy Shitshow on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitchyshitshow/



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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:11:43 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Pierce Delahunt, a Social Emotional Learning educator and activist. We discuss the potential of SEL and Non-Violent Communication for socialist and vegan activism and outreach. Pierce shares great insight into how to connect with other peoples&#8217; needs in ways that can build solidarity and trust and help us in our fight for total liberation. 



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* Pierce on Medium: Medium (SEL for SJ)* Pierce on Twitter: Twitter* Pierce on Instagram: Instagram* Marshsall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: NonViolent Communication* NVC Needs and Feelings List: Needs &amp; Feelings List* meenadchi, Decolonizing Nonviolent Communication: Decolonizing NonViolent Communication* Video: NVC &amp; Corporations* Video: NVC &amp; Money* Yotam Marom, Moving Toward Conflict for the Sake of Good Strategy* “Tigertown Beats Nazis Down!”: Reflections on Auburn, Alabama* My Sex Bio



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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:06:59 -0500</pubDate>
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In this bonus episode, Mexie joins Brett on Rev Left Radio to discuss our outdoor experiences, and experiences with meditation and psychedelics, and how these things intersect and influence our political consciousness. It&#8217;s hard to pin down one main topic because our conversation was so rich and complex, but we&#8217;re both really excited to put it out into the world and we hope it resonates or inspires people to find connection. 



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* RevLeftRadio: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/* RevLeftRadio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevLeftRadio* RevLeftRadio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/revleftradio* Aph and Syl Ko, Aphro-ism: https://aphro-ism.com/ * adrienne maree brown on the Possibilities Podcast: https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/blog/2020/2/5/possibilities-podcast



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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:01:57 -0500</pubDate>
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In this spooky, emo Valentine&#8217;s Day special, Mexie, Mad Blender, and Ash and Jon from the Horror Vanguard dig into the timeless masterpiece that is the Twilight saga. Part I is here on the Vegan Vanguard, and Part II is up on the Horror Vanguard! Be sure to catch both episodes to get the full breadth of our magical discussion. 



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* Horror Vanguard Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500* Horror Vanguard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard* Horror Vanguard on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard/* Mad Blender on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcStOVD6xZ54ky6hcZZcqig* Mad Blender on Twitter: https://twitter.com/madblender* Mad Blender on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MadBlender/* Big Joel, A Surprisingly Passionate Defense of Twilight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eOr58c9rRg* Lindsay Ellis, Dear Stephanie Meyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O06tMbIKh0



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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:59:15 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie sits down with the Wrong Boys of the SRSLY Wrong podcast to discuss all things utopic! We cover a lot of ground, from social ecology, to library socialism, to Revolution (both material and internal). The Wrong Boys are delightful as always and we hope you enjoy this one!



Sources and Links



* SRSLY Wrong Podcast: https://srslywrong.com/* SRSLY Wrong on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SrslyWrong* Bookchin, The Ecology of Freedom: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/murray-bookchin-the-ecology-of-freedom* Aph and Syl Ko, Aphro-ism: https://aphro-ism.com/



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      <title>43. Decolonizing Revolution with the Indigenous Anarchist Federation</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:55:54 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie interviews Green, a Métis activist from the Indigenous Anarchist Federation, on the importance of decolonizing our leftist organizing strategies. We talk about the concept of decolonization and what it would mean in practice, discuss important differences between settler and Indigenous worldviews, and outline the importance of having an analysis of the &#8216;settler&#8217; as a social position. We end with advice for settler leftists on how to approach revolution within a decolonial framework. 



Sources and Links



* Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ANeonGreenCity* The Indigenous Anarchist Federation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAF__FAI* The Indigenous Anarchist Federation Website: https://iaf-fai.org/* The Indigenous Anarchist Federation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Indigenous-Anarchist-Federation-1993652164263963/* Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass* Charles C Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39020.1491* Glen Coulthard, Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21944615-red-skin-white-masks?from_search=true&amp;qid=daiePj7xec&amp;rank=1



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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:10:24 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie speaks with fellow anti-capitalist vegan YouTuber Kathrin about her experiences of sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse and the systems of capitalism and patriarchy that fail victims and perpetuate harm. We place our own experiences of sexual violence into broader context and demonstrate how patriarchal gender norms, media representations, language, carcerality, and capitalist inequality create the conditions for abuse, normalize abuse, and fail to facilitate justice or healing for survivors. We end on a more positive note and discuss ways in which we could address these issues on a systemic level and move towards a system of restorative justice.
Sources and Links

* Kathrin&#8217;s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KathrinYTchannel
* Kathrin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathrin_YT
* Information about sexual violence and consent:  https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault
* International organizations for victims of sexual violence: https://www.rcne.com/links/international-organisations/
* Sexual violence helplines and organizations in the UK: https://www.itv.com/thismorning/rape-helplines
* US National resources for sexual violence and their loved ones: https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones
* Sexual violence services internationally: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/213174/Sexual-Violence-Services-International-Scoping-Overview-3.0-final-IRB-cleared-Nov-2012.pdf
* List of anti-sexual violence organisations in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anti-sexual_assault_organizations_in_the_United_States
* Facts and figures about sexual violence internationally: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures

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      <title>41. BONUS – Ecology, Anthropocentrism and Revolution (w. Coffee with Comrades)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:01:22 -0500</pubDate>
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Mexie joins Pearson on the Coffee with Comrades podcast to talk ecology, anthropocentrism, and revolution. We talk about the importance of unsettling linear visions of progress that see humans as above or outside of the ecosystems we form part and of centring reciprocity in our praxis. We discuss how the human/nature dualism is baked into our ways of thinking, our language, our economies, and point to the dangerous implications of this before discussing how to decolonize our minds.
Sources and Links

* Check out the Coffee with Comrades podcast:&nbsp;http://www.coffeewithcomrades.com/
* Coffee with Comrades on Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/coffeewcomrades
* Coffee with Comrades on Patreon:&nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades
* Pearson on Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/PearsonBolt
* Mel on Twitter:&nbsp;https://twitter.com/coldbrewedtool
* Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass:&nbsp;https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass

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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:19:39 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie talks with Leslie of Mad Blender about the women of the alt-right. We discuss the obvious links between toxic masculinity and the alt-right, and then dig into the possible reasons why this overtly patriarchal movement might appeal to so many women. Sadly, women have been at the forefront of white power movements since their inception, something that tends to be overlooked in mainstream discourse.
Sources and Links

* Leslie&#8217;s channel, Mad Blender: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcStOVD6xZ54ky6hcZZcqig
* Leslie&#8217;s video on the Women of the Alt-Right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4rMDv4MIBU
* George Hawley, The Demography of the Alt-Right: https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-demography-of-the-alt-right
* Glenna Gordon and Seyward Darby, The Secret Weapons of the Far Right: https://www.topic.com/the-secret-weapons-of-the-far-right
* Cas Mudde, Why is the Far Right Dominated by Men?: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/17/why-is-the-far-right-dominated-by-men
* Shaun, The Great Replacement Isn&#8217;t Real ft. Lauren Southern: https://youtu.be/VUbxVfSqtt8

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      <link>https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/2019/09/23/39-death-positivity-and-doomsday-preppers-w-ash-horror-vanguard/</link>
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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:19:02 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie and Marine talk with Ash, co-host of the Horror Vanguard podcast, about death positivity (or the lack thereof) and how this relates to the doomsday preppers movement. We start by outlining death positivity and why it is so important in our present-day society, particularly with respect to the climate crisis. We then dive into the wild world of doomsday prepping and the lengths that many people are going to futilely avoid their own mortality. We loved this convo and would love to hear what you think!
Sources and Links
Ash and the Horror Vanguard:

* Ash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GothUncharted
* The Horror Vanguard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard
* The Horror Vanguard Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500

Other Media Shoutouts:

* Circle A Tattoo on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBXP4gH4nVxKM6of8dg2sA
* Srsly Wrong, The Power of Friendship: https://srslywrong.com/podcast/191-the-power-of-friendship/
* Srsly Wrong, Running and Hiding is a Revolutionary Act: https://srslywrong.com/podcast/184-running-and-hiding-is-a-revolutionary-act/
* How to Survive the End of the World, How do We Prepare for Climate Apocalypse?: https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/blog/2018/11/21/awww-shucks-how-do-we-prepare-for-climate-apocalypse

Sources:

* The Order of the Good Death: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/
* Judith Johnson, Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on Death and Impermanence: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tibetan-buddhist-teaching_b_5353998?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANrRXkQk_CDuDvcgI6GWGdsoAipmosQD5D1adw3-69Attj-3hojgyNnyqer1yLM2MVNUYpzF3GN5r64crQNu75CpfyEBghYw-JY9JyQ01_sW49vnrCM88hnMtWdQTsb_fUnZfM4_EPu_RvQHcuaZItxzOBJBdPBaD_89kqYQArgY
* Katie Dangerfield, Billionaire Bunkers: https://globalnews.ca/news/3611776/billionaire-bunkers-doomsday-shelters/beta/?utm_expid=.kz0UD5JkQOCo6yMqxGqECg.1&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F3611776%2Fbillionaire-bunkers-doomsday-shelters%2F
* CNN: Billionaire Bunkers: How the 1% Are Preparing for the Apocalypse: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/doomsday-luxury-bunkers/index.html
* Mark Hay, Are Rich People Already Infusing Themselves with Young Blood?: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kbwxme/are-rich-people-already-infusing-themselves-with-young-blood
* Rebecca Robbins, Young Blood Transfusions are On the Menu at Society Gala: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/young-blood-transfusions-are-on-the-menu-at-society-gala/]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:58:13 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Marine speaks with Zavi Kang Engles about eco-anxiety / climate despair and the impacts it has in their own lives, as well as on the wider society. They discuss how male gender norms play a key role in feeding climate denialism, as well as the dominant ideologies that must be challenged to save the planet. Marine and Zavi also explore ways of thinking that have helped them cope with their eco-anxiety, and discuss ideas that can facilitate the collective healing and mass action we desperately need.
Sources and Links
More from Zavi:

* Zavi’s website: zavizavizavi.com
* My Mother’s Tongue: https://therumpus.net/2019/04/my-mothers-tongue/?fbclid=IwAR12tURrveZ7zgrL6lVpz0nF_ah7v5tSxyqKpgpxpSePrbtarnDDb_0BboY

Videos on Marine’s channel:

* Vegans for Justice: Palestine and Israel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3cjgO9ooE&amp;list=PLHaC2LNxlU0kyzYtXqB9oxPVqdkJ4WzSL&amp;index=11
* Why I Stopped Being “Vegan” as a Korean-American https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXuqBnqqn4&amp;list=PLHaC2LNxlU0kyzYtXqB9oxPVqdkJ4WzSL&amp;index=12

Resources from the Episode:

* adrienne maree brown’s blog: http://adriennemareebrown.net
* Une autre fin du monde est possible by Pablo Servigne, Raphael Stevens, and Gauthier Chapelle
* Lise van Susteren on Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the imagination: https://www.robhopkins.net/2018/04/24/847/

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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:47:04 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie and Marine argue that any revolutionary movement that replicates patriarchal ideology and values will not lead us to emancipation. We define patriarchy on a systemic level as well as in terms of a value system that we have internalized &#8211; one that codes powerfully important attributes such as humility, empathy, selflessness and nurturing as feminine and thus less-than. While patriarchy can exist, and has existed, without capitalism, we argue that capitalism could not exist without patriarchy. If capitalism is the logical extension of hundreds of years of patriarchal modes of thought and governance, then a pressing question for our time is how to tear down these modes of thought and governance, within ourselves as leftists and, eventually, within society more broadly.
Sources and Links

* bell hooks, The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17601.The_Will_to_Change 
* bell hooks, All About Love: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17607.All_About_Love
* adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds:  https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html
* adrienne maree brown, Pleasure Activism: https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html
* Rev Left Radio, Meditation, Materialism, and Marxism: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/meditation-materialism-and-marxism

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      <title>36. Let the Ruling Classes Tremble: Review of Jordan Peele’s “Us” ft. the Horror Vanguard</title>
      <link>https://veganvanguardpodcast.com/2019/07/04/36-let-the-ruling-classes-tremble-review-of-jordan-peeles-us-ft-the-horror-vanguard/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:04:43 -0400</pubDate>
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In this spooktacular crossover episode, Mexie and Marine are joined by Ash and Jon from the Horror Vanguard podcast to review Jordan Peele&#8217;s second think-piece, &#8220;Us&#8221;. We discuss a number of pertinent themes including class consciousness and revolution, the anxieties of the middle-class, the intersections race and class, duality, religion, colonialism, imperialism, and much, much more! As always, we would love to hear your spooky takes as well.
Sources and Links

* The Horror Vanguard Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500 
* The Horror Vanguard Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard
* Horror Vanguard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HorrorVanguard
* Ash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ashhhh
* Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy

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      <title>35. Economic Refugees and the IMF/World Bank with Greg from In The Roots</title>
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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 00:01:34 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode, Mexie interviews Greg from In The Roots Podcast about the role of our global financial institutions in the making (and re-making) of the Global South and in exacerbating the refugee crisis.]]></description>
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      <title>34. Radical Education for Youth with Alexis Fawn</title>
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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:03:46 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie interviews radical activist and educator Alexis Fawn about the importance of arming students with critical thinking skills and class consciousness before they enter university. Inspired by Paulo Freire and his seminal text Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Alexis has developed a radical pedagogy for high school students along with various teaching techniques to enhance students&#8217; critical thought and improve their media literacy. We discuss the many ways in which these techniques can help all leftists trying to spread class consciousness as we each have innumerable &#8216;teachable moments&#8217; in our daily interactions with friends, family, co-workers, and strangers.
Sources and Links

* Alexis&#8217; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisfawn/ and Email: alexisfawn.xo@gmail.com
* Bloom’s Taxonomy: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/
* Paulo Freire Pedagogy of the Oppressed PDF: https://commons.princeton.edu/inclusivepedagogy/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/07/freire_pedagogy_of_the_oppresed_ch2-3.pdf
* bell hooks Teaching to Transgress PDF: https://academictrap.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/bell-hooks-teaching-to-transgress.pdf
* John Dewey Schools of Tomorrow (Full Text) : http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48906/48906-h/48906-h.htm
* Peter McLaren: Background Information: https://solidarity-us.org/atc/107/p516/
* Socratic Teaching Method: Background Information: https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/socratic-teaching/606
* All Ontario Secondary School Curriculum Documents: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/subjects.html

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      <title>33. Should We Tax Meat for the Climate? with Mad Blender</title>
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      <dc:creator>Mexie &amp; Marine</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:08:12 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie and Leslie from Mad Blender respond to a question from one of the listeners about whether taxing meat for the climate is a productive idea. We start by exploring the costs (financial, health-related, and environmental) of the animal agriculture industry and the reasons why meat taxes are being proposed by a variety of organizations, researchers, and governments. We then look at different approaches to the tax, including taxing the producers for the emissions they create or taxing the output (products) themselves, which is akin to taxing the consumers. We explore the counter-arguments and ultimately conclude that we need a radical overhaul of our political economic system as well as our agricultural system, and propose that a tax could be merely one part of this much broader effort.
Sources and Links

* Mad Blender on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcStOVD6xZ54ky6hcZZcqig
* Mad Blender on Twitter: https://twitter.com/madblender
* Fiona Harvey and Bibi van der Zee, Caroline Lucas urges parliament to &#8216;seriously consider&#8217; tax on meat: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/04/caroline-lucas-green-mp-meat-tax-oxford-farmers-conference-prioritise-sustainability
* Stefan Wirsenius, Fredrik Hedenus, and Kristina Mohlin, Greenhouse gas taxes on animal food products: Rationale, tax scheme and climate mitigation effects: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225713228_Greenhouse_gas_taxes_on_animal_food_products_Rationale_tax_scheme_and_climate_mitigation_effects
* Prof Tim Lang, Prof Mike Rayner, and Caroline Lucas, A meat tax need not hit the poor: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/10/a-meat-tax-need-not-hit-the-poor
* Damian Carrington, Meat tax &#8216;inevitable&#8217; to beat climate and health crises, says report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/11/meat-tax-inevitable-to-beat-climate-and-health-crises-says-report
* Damian Carrington, Taxing meat would save many lives, research shows: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/06/taxing-red-meat-would-save-many-lives-research-shows
* Anna Dimoff, Taxing meat could help offset environmental, health problems, activists say: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/meat-sin-tax-1.4472222
* Marco Springmann, Meat tax: why taxing sausages and bacon could save hundreds of thousands of lives every year: https://theconversation.com/meat-tax-why-taxing-sausages-and-bacon-could-save-hundreds-of-thousands-of-lives-every-year-106399
* Katherine Martinko, Taxing red meat would save lives and slow global warming: https://www.treehugger.com/health/taxing-red-meat-would-save-lives-and-slow-global-warming.html
* Barrie McKenna, Taxpayers oblivious to the cost of farm subsidies: ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:57:15 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie interviews Maria the Witch, a critical leftist YouTuber based in Brazil, about Bolsonaro&#8217;s election and his time so far in office. Maria explains what led up to the election, the campaign talking points that garnered the most support, and what he has been able to do thus far in office. We end with what comrades outside of Brazil can do to help support the struggle there, including potentially donating to the list of organizations below (note: please check out each organization thoroughly yourself to be sure you&#8217;d like to support).
Sources and Links

* Maria the Witch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrd-uibzFaauNlPB8-OJ_qQ
* Maria the Witch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maria_thewitch
* No One Left Behind (international-oriented NGO fighting all sorts of discrimination in Brazil, created right after the Bolsonaro election): https://www.nooneleftbehind.org.br/
* XI Assembly of COIAB (one-time donation to crowdfund the Amazon&#8217;s Indigenous people’s assembly): https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/seja-um-apoiador-da-xi-assembleia-da-coiab
* MTST Brazil (monthly donations to support the Homeless Workers Movement, led by Guilherme Boulos &amp; threatened to be classed as “terrorism”): https://www.catarse.me/colabore_mtst
* Redes da Maré (monthly donations for project/one time bank account deposit to support NGO in the favela that Marielle Franco was from in Rio): https://redesdamare.org.br/br/quemsomos/doeagora
* Benfeitoria: Casa 1 (monthly donations to support LGBT shelter in São Paulo): https://benfeitoria.com/casa1 
* Folha de S. Paulo (important daily news site): https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/

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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:07:09 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie interviews Dr. Warren Bernauer about the relationship between what John Bellamy Foster terms &#8216;ecological imperialism&#8217; and the criminalization of Indigenous resistance to extractive capital. We discuss Warren&#8217;s co-authored article called &#8220;From Wallmapu to Nunatsiavut: The Criminalization of Indigenous Resistance&#8221; (listed below) which highlights the cases of two Indigenous women jailed for defending their communities: Francisca Linconao in Chile and Beatrice Hunter in Canada. Warren explains the relationship between ecological imperialism and our colonial-capitalist economic system, and points to Canada&#8217;s use of unnecessary violent force at Unistoten Camp as a present day example of how criminalization is used to secure colonial-capitalist relations. We end by discussing how settlers can be allies and support land defenders across the Americas.
Sources and Links

* Warren Bernauer, Henry Heller, and Peter Kulchyski, 2018. From Wallmapu to Nunatsiavut: The Criminalization of Indigenous Resistance: https://monthlyreviewarchives.org/index.php/mr/article/view/MR-069-08-2018-01_3
* John Bellamy Foster and Brett Clark, 2004. Ecological Imperialism: The Curse of Capitalism: https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/5817
* DONATE to Unistoten Camp: http://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate/?fbclid=IwAR3A_20icvTAi913W2UKT8L2O_ZnZM-isQ1PSf-rrBzEegFt1XDktGiEDsI
* Unistoten Solidarity Requests: http://unistoten.camp/support-us/solidarity-work/?fbclid=IwAR2zTjK8eW6taAlU6v6UPzkk5U3m9GQuooGLh4vaauK44T7aH_AT9Sy_5KE
* Support Tiny House Warriors: http://tinyhousewarriors.com/
* Glen Coulthard, 2014. Red Skin, White Masks: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/red-skin-white-masks
* Nick Estes (Forthcoming), Our History is Our Future: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2953-our-history-is-the-future?fbclid=IwAR1VYTix-kUiesE4O3yZkGz0ASgJyJC-caWzyKqT6aMjVVzWsXbqo0ECrUw

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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:05:12 -0500</pubDate>
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Well, we gave it a shot! Following the advice of our beloved adrienne maree brown and Emergent Strategy, in this episode we put our energy towards dreaming the future we want to see. We each came up with headlines for the future, some in the near future (the next 10-20 years) when the transition to post-capitalism is taking place, and some for 50+ years from now when the changes we want to see in the world have come about. We kept our headlines secret from each other until we were on air together, so we react to each others dreams as well as to headlines that were submitted to us by listeners. This was a fun exercise! We hope to inspire you all to put your energies towards dreaming and building the future we want to see as what we don&#8217;t want continues to crumble down around us.
Sources and Links

* adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy: https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html
* Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13651.The_Dispossessed
* Mexie, Reclaiming Radical Creativity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIaFfhRB15s
* Walidah Imarisha, Re-writing the Future: Using Science Fiction to Re-envision Justice: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/rewriting-the-future-prison-abolition-science-fiction
* Greta Thunberg, Speech at UN Climate Change COP24 Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkQSGyeCWg
* &#8220;Man Enough&#8221; Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsbYas4tVo
* Pablo Servigne, Une Autre Fin Du Monde est Possible: https://www.amazon.fr/Une-autre-fin-monde-possible/dp/2021332586/ref=mp_s_a_1_1/262-3145776-3774944?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&amp;qid=1546461302&amp;sr=8-1&amp;pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&amp;keywords=un+autre+monde+est+possible&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=51UHxYSHfOL&amp;ref=plSrch#
* Mediapart, Usul. « Gilets jaunes » : l&#8217;insurrection qui tient: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnsxZLDDK14&amp;feature=youtu.be
*  IPCC Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
* The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report: http://templatelab.com/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-calls-to-action/
* Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson, Unsettling Canada: https://btlbooks.com/book/unsettling-canada
* Aph Ko, Aphro-ism: https://aphro-ism.com/

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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:47:38 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie interviews renowned journalist and activist Abby Martin on the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation and on the recent and ongoing Great March of Return. Abby explains the history and brutality of Israeli occupation and exposes the horrors of life on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank. We discuss her coverage of the protests in Gaza, the geopolitics that allow this illegal occupation to continue, and the ultimate unfeasibility of a two-state solution. We end on a positive note with some of the successes of the BDS movement and what we can all do to fight for Palestinian rights.
Sources and Links
Videos

* The Empire Files, run by Abby Martin and Mike Prysner: http://theempirefiles.tv/
* The Empire Files on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG29FnXZm4F5U8xpqs1cs1Q
* Abby Martin with Ahed Tamimi, A Spirit That Can&#8217;t be Jailed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bca4FxNiuzQ
* Israelis Speak Candidly to Abby Martin About Palestinians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_dbsVQrk4
* The Untold History of Palestine &amp; Israel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUZaR3op1qw&amp;feature=youtu.be
* Israeli Military Rule Jails All Activism in Palestine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSZ_qak5Aa8
* Israeli Soldier&#8217;s Explosive Tell-All: &#8220;Palestinians are Right to Resist&#8221;: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkxJd88xkBU
* Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQGz2yM_6q8
* Israel Accelerates Land Theft &amp; Home Demolitions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLEPdelcXoQ
* Touring Palestine&#8217;s Besieged Refugee Camps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3RypMScEMQ

Podcasts

* Media Roots Radio, hosted by Abby Martin and Robbie Martin: https://soundcloud.com/media-
* Abby Goes to Palestine: https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/abby-goes-to-palestine
* &#8220;Great March of Return&#8221; Massacre, Killing Gaza: Interview w/ Max Blumenthal &amp; Dan Cohen: https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/great-march-of-return-killing-gaza-interview-w-max-blumenthal-dan-

Support Abby&#8217;s Work

* Media Roots Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/
* Empire Files Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles
* Go Fund Me: Keep Empire Files Going: https://ca.gofundme.com/keep-empire-files-going

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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:03:59 -0500</pubDate>
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This week Marine interviews Julia Feliz-Brueck about her consistently anti-oppression vegan activism. Julia is a decade-long vegan, a mother of two, a scientist, and a published author and illustrator. She is also the founder of Sanctuary Publishers (sanctuarypublishers.com), a vegan book publisher that gives back to marginalized communities with every book sold. Published under the Sanctuary Publishers label, sales from Julia’s most recent books, The Baby and Toddler Vegan Feeding Guide and Veganism in an Oppressive World, help support the work of Chilis on Wheels, an organization that helps to feed the homeless with vegan meals, and the Food Empowerment Project. Julia is also the founder of VeganismOfColor.com and co-writer of the Vegan Bill for Consistent Anti-Oppression (ConsistentAntiOppression.com). In this interview, Julia talks about her experience as a neurodivergent vegan of colour to bring attention to the ableism and white-centrism within the mainstream vegan movement.
Sources and Links
Websites

Vegan Bill of Consistent Anti-Oppression: ConsistentAntiOppression.Com
This Bill outlines and explains the steps towards evolving into an effective and successful vegan movement that centers nonhuman animals.
Veganism of Color:  VeganismOfColor.Com
Use this site as a tool to learn about veganism of color, to use when addressing People of Color to point them towards their own communities, and to learn details on Vegans of Color that you should support to help veganism reach People of Color.
New Pride Flag: NewPrideFlag.com
LGBTQIA of Color are more likely to identify as LGBTQIA and are twice as likely to be targeted by homophobia while Trans Black Women are disproportionately targeted and murdered at the highest rate from anyone else in the LGBTQIA community. This new pride flag hopes to remind the movement of its history, which was started by Trans Black and Brown women like Marsha P. Johnson. The flag also hopes to raise the voices of Trans and Queer PoC, as well as raise awareness of the need to center those most marginalized within the movement. We all benefit when we help address root issues, understand interconnections, and work to help those most afflicted in our communities. The flag is free to download on the site.

Books
Available on Amazon, Major Booksellers, or SanctuaryPublishers.Com/Shop

Veganism in an Oppressive World by Julia Feliz Brueck
ISBN-13: 978-0998994611
A step by step guide on understanding veganism in an oppressive world in the words of Vegans of Color around the globe and how to navigate it to best focus efforts that actually benefit nonhuman animals
Food Justice: A Primer by Saryta Rodriguez
ISBN-13: 978-0998994635
A book which helps bridge Food Justice issues and Animal Rights issues in a way that exemplifies how they are interconnected and reliant on one another.

For babies and toddlers:

Wild and Free by Andrea Zimmer and Julia Feliz
ISBN-13: 978-0998994642
This hardcover children’s book helps children understand the wrong versus right dichotomy of speciesism and sets veganism/anti-speciesism as a social justice movement that is part of working towards human and nonhuman liberation through catchy rhymes and colorful images.

Coming soon in 2019

Veganism of Color: Decentering Whiteness in Human and Non-Human Liberation
A Vegans of Color Community Project edited by Julia Feliz Brueck

Articles

Racialized Speciesism by Julia Feliz on Medium: https://medium.com/@jd.feliz/racialized-speciesism-991eb3653ba0]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie explores what geoengineering can (and can&#8217;t) provide in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation. She outlines various options in the two main geoengineering categories: Carbon Dioxide Removal (removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere) and Solar Radiation Management (reducing the amount of solar radiation that hits the earth&#8217;s surface). The options in the first category are safer than the options in the latter, however each comes with serious risk. Geoengineering has been gaining traction with the release of the latest IPCC report, but could a geoengineered world be even more dystopian than a 4-6C temperature increase?
Sources and Links

* Aaron Byrd and Sofia Perpetua, How it Happens &#8211; Carbon Capture: https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000002990028/how-it-happens-carbon-capture.html
* Jan Christoph Minx and Gregory Nemet, The Inconvenient Truth About Carbon Capture: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/05/31/carbon-capture/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.9ab0e07ee02d
* James Temple, The Carbon Capture Era May Finally Be Starting: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610296/the-carbon-capture-era-may-finally-be-starting/
* Climate Vision, The Negatives of Carbon Capture and Storage: http://climatevision.co.uk/the-negatives-of-carbon-capture-and-storage
* Umair Irfan, Will Carbon Capture and Storage Ever Work?: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-carbon-capture-and-storage-ever-work/
* Jonathan Watts, Geoengineering May be Used to Combat Global Warming, Experts Say: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/geoengineering-global-warming-ipcc
* Fiona Harvey, Reflecting the Sun&#8217;s Rays Would Cause Crops to Fail, Scientists Warn: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/08/reflecting-suns-rays-would-cause-crops-to-fail-scientists-warn
* Peter Beaumont, Scientists Suggest a Giant Sunshade in the Sky Could Solve Global Warming: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/apr/05/scientists-suggest-giant-sunshade-in-sky-could-solve-global-warming
* Rima Sabina Aouf, Five Geoengineering Solutions Proposed to Fight Climate Change: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/10/18/five-geoengineering-solutions-climate-change-un-ipcc-technology

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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:03:37 -0500</pubDate>
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In this episode, Mexie interviews Becky Ellis, a PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario and the host of the Permaculture fo the People podcast, about how and why permaculture is important for envisioning a sustainable post-capitalist future. Becky explains the fundamentals of permaculture and why the ethics of permaculture are inherently radical. We discuss issues around colonial-capitalist property regimes that both leftist and permaculture movements must address, as well as how permaculture can add to other radical social movements concerned with both human and animal liberation. To thrive in the 21st century, our post-capitalist world-building needs to radically re-envision our relationships to one another as well as to all of the other species in the ecosystems of which we form part.
Sources and Links

* Permaculture for the People: https://permacultureforthepeople.org
* Permaculture for the People Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/permaculture-for-the-people/id1438915815?mt=2
* P4P facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/permaculturefortheppl/
* Find Becky on Twitter (@Permacultureppl) and Instagram (@Earthygrrrl)
* Leanne Simpson, As We Have Always Done: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/as-we-have-always-done
* Sylvia Federici, Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons: https://btlbooks.com/book/re-enchanting-the-world
* Heather Jo Flores, Food Not Lawns: http://www.foodnotlawns.com/
* Starhawk, The Earth Path: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9780060000936/the-earth-path/
* Trina Moyles, Permaculture of Spermaculture: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/permaculture-or-spermaculture
* Permaculture Women: https://medium.com/permaculturewomen
* How to Grow Your Own Food in an RV: https://www.your-rv-lifestyle.com/how-to-grow-your-own-food/

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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:37:56 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode, Marine interviews Rama Ganesan on the problematic associations that many vegans make when they hold up India and Hinduism (or even Buddhism and Jainism) as inherently vegetarian/ vegan. Rama also explains why it is counter to vegan values to celebrate India’s beef ban, to use the word “Ahimsa” as a synonym for “vegan”, or even to use quotes from Gandhi to advocate views of compassion and non-discrimination.
Sources and Links

* Rama&#8217;s presentation slides: https://medium.com/@ramaganesan/these-are-the-slides-from-my-talk-at-vegans-of-color-conference-at-dublin-vegfest-september-23-79626adcde61
* Rama&#8217;s organization, Vegan Michiana: https://veganmichiana.com/
* Rama&#8217;s Facebook page, Anti-Caste Vegan: https://www.facebook.com/Anti-Caste-Vegan-824278461115942/
* Livestream of the Vegans of Colour Conference in Dublin, 2018: https://www.facebook.com/NARAcampaignsIRELAND/videos/523350941468793/?hc_ref=ARQicw-97ayNS-rJtCbiSRd6tg4WBRRe0Psr3mfRdGg00G4RsnTjUB67qkGNAsHe0y4&amp;__xts__[0]=68.ARBuqk3H_zCTH2zVCJuwJb3uyfsf4ir6eV4tRTapL02IToSR-oZAhMVbpSaVPc0FactXgXNQUw4PjenJJsz27pJ-WRK6TETEYKa2TZU_VOkDg7hH-MtsNkdBaITR6a9OXW3k2tdjjAnacojxsDJwkAyoWidIUkzjPI9Sq0_wJhiStknuqFPT2TXwEAXCtXg2HiDcVPVT90QcrNLI6UUw6ZSL-IfDTF8nsUq_LYbUCGcwB8EE-V9YO3k1OU_22Q&amp;__tn__=FC-R

Books:

* Kancha Ilaiah, Why I am not a Hindu, A Sudra Critique of Hindutva Philosophy, Culture and Political Economy
* Kancha Ilaiah, Buffalo Nationalism, A Critique of Spiritual Fascism
* Ed Julia Feliz Brueck, Veganism In an Oppressive World, A Vegans of Color Community Project
* Kim Socha, Animal Liberation and Atheism, Dismantling the Procrustean Bed
* D.N. Jha, The Myth of the Holy Cow
* Sujatha Gidla, Ants Among Elephants, An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India
* Romila Thapar, The Past as Present, Forging Contemporary Identities Through History
* B.R. Ambedkar, Introduction by Arundhati Roy, Annihilation of Caste

Articles:

* Rama Ganesan, Veganism is not Brahminism:  https://medium.com/@ramaganesan/veganism-is-not-brahminism-71ce8f2658a8
* Rama Ganesan, Vegans demanding to change ancient religions: https://medium.com/@ramaganesan/vegans-demanding-changes-to-ancient-religions-46ded205ff12
* Dalit Diva &#8211; Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Why it is Time to Dump Gandhi: https://medium.com/@dalitdiva/why-it-is-time-to-dump-gandhi-b59c7399fe66
* Anand Neelakantan, Is India really a spiritual civilization, in New Indian Express Sep 2 2018: www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/voices/2018/sep/02/is-india-really-a-spiritual-civilisation-1865178.html
* Adrija Bose, Vegetarian India A Myth? Survey Shows Over 70% Indians Eat Non-Veg, Telangana Tops List: ]]></description>
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In this episode, Mexie and Marine discuss the ways in which sexual dimorphism, which has been exaggerated by millennia of social oppression, is at the root of patriarchy and rape culture, and informs our other oppressive systems like capitalism, colonialism,  imperialism, and white supremacy. Drawing on anthropological theory and literary works, we argue that the physical dominance of men is not something purely natural, although as a global society we&#8217;ve come to understand it as such. What if women were encouraged, as men are, to bulk up and fight back against any attacker? What would the world look like if the physical power dynamics were flipped? What forms of liberation would that enable; what abuses of power?
Sources and Links

* Virginie Despentes, King Kong Theory: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7624359-king-kong-theory
* Naomi Alderman, The Power: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29751398-the-power?from_search=true
* Silvia Federicci, Caliban and the Witch: Women, The Body, and Primitive Accumulation: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/403846.Caliban_and_the_Witch?from_search=true
* Sylvia Kirchengast, Human Sexual Dimorphism: A Sex and Gender Perspective: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262264342_Human_sexual_dimorphism_-_A_sex_and_gender_perspective
* Nora Bouazzouni, Faiminisme: Quand le Sexisme Passe à Table: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36169091-faiminisme
* Priscille Touraille, Hommes Grands Femmes Petites une Evolution Couteuse. Les régimes de genre comme force sélective de l&#8217;adaptation biologique: https://www.amazon.fr/Evolution-Couteuse-s%C3%A9lective-ladaptation-biologique/dp/2735111865
* Un Podcast à Soi, Un Autre Homme Est Possible: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/un-podcast-%C3%A0-soi-n-8-un-autre-homme-est-possible/id1294224809?i=1000410467992&amp;mt=2

&#8220;Vegandale&#8221; Research Opportunity

* Contact Becky Ellis at rellis23@uwo.ca

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      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode Marine and Mexie reunite once again to discuss creative and revolutionary ideas for movement building. Our discussion was inspired by reading adrienne marie brown’s Emergent Strategy.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode Mexie talks with Robbie Martin, documentary filmmaker and co-host of Media Roots Radio, about the recent co-ordinated banning of Alex Jones and Infowars off of most of the prominent social media outlets.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:05:58 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode, Mexie is joined by Leslie (Mad Blender on YouTube) to discuss the political economy of mental health and addiction. We draw from Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism to put the present-day rise in mental illness into social,]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:22:36 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown Flipping it on ya today! In more than one way. First off, Mexie is solo on this podcast as Marine is focusing on an exciting new IRL endeavour (go Marine!). And secondly, we’re flipping our very first episode, Why Leftists Should Be Vegan,]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:15:18 -0400</pubDate>
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In this episode we dig into the way that capitalist society teaches us all from a very young age to prioritize the form over the substance, and what implications that has for our collective well-being as well as for collective resistance to capitalist oppression. We talk about how we are groomed in school to view many experiences as worthwhile only if they can be capitalized on or marketed to build our &#8220;personal brand&#8221;, using examples from our lives and the lives of our students. We talk about how we are often well aware that the titles or credentials we have are fairly baseless but we&#8217;re all forced to &#8216;play the game&#8217; and create spectacles of our &#8216;success&#8217; or risk not being desirable to employers. This creates a society where many people&#8217;s sense of self-worth is tied directly to how effective an employee they can be or how much money they can make for a company regardless of whether or not they believe whatsoever in what that company is doing or what it stands for. Prioritizing a spectacle and not the substance of what is being done translates into other realms of life as well, like romantic relationships, and keeps people defending broken systems because without them, they have no substantive sense of self. We conclude on a positive note and give some thoughts on how to build self-worth and relationships that have substance, not just form.
Sources and Links

* Octavia Butler, 2017. Emergent Strategy: https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html

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      <description><![CDATA[Rundown This is really a NO HOLDS BACK episode. Who’s ready for TMI?? But no, seriously, we lay a lot on the line in this one. We start by discussing some rather shocking statistics about the imbalance of pleasure in cis-hetero sexual encounters.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:35:01 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode, Mexie interviews Becky Ellis, a bee expert and PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario. Becky explains what’s been causing the alarming decline of our pollinators and what implications this will have.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:16:42 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown This week Mexie interviews Josh Walker, a comrade who fought with the YPG in the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Josh lays out the history and political ideology of the revolution, the extent to which feminist ideals are incorporated i...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 00:03:09 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown This week Marine interviews Yazan Al-Saadi, a Syrian-Canadian journalist and researcher, about the war in Syria. Yazan’s work has been featured in Al-Akbar English, Muftah, Raseef 22, Democracy Now, Russia Today and Lebanon support.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:01:54 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode we analyze the links between the antinatalist, vegan, and anticapitalist movements. We start by discussing what antinatalism is and distinguish it from merely a personal preference not to have children.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:37:23 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode we talk about our experiences in the minefield that is online (leftist, vegan) activism. We talk about vulnerabilities, gendered responses to our work, speech habits, view counts, the efficacy of debates, and much more.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:51:17 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In light of the recent Vegan Vibes tour organized in Israel, Marine interviews Laura Schleifer– a Jewish pro-intersectional vegan and free Palestine solidarity activist who spent time in the Palestinian West Bank on a theatre tour.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:23:02 -0400</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode we explore the intersections of speciesism, capitalism, racism, and climate change by taking a sobering look at the threats to public health and safety for communities living near factory farms.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode we break down the term “carceral feminism,” which refers to movements that seek to redress violence against women through increased prosecution and harsher punishment for abusers. We discuss the history of this approach,]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rundown In this episode we tackle Universal Basic Income from a critical leftist perspective. We start by discussing why we’ve reached a point where so many people, on both the Left and Right sides of the political spectrum,]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:01:43 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rundown This episode was inspired by a great series of questions from one of our listeners, Julian. Julian asked: Would you want the domesticated races to simply die out (like, after we have achieved full communism and everybody has gone vegan)?]]></description>
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