Confronting animal exploitation : grassroots essays on liberation and veganism / edited by Kim Socha and Sarahjane Blum ; afterword by Pattrice Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Socha, Kim.

Blum, Sarahjane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights movement.

Animal rights.

Veganism.

Animal rights movement--Minnesota.

Animal rights--Minnesota.

Veganism--Minnesota.

Minnesota.

Physical Description:

vii, 284 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"This volume broadens animal liberation dialogues by offering the arguments, challenges, inspiration and narratives of grassroots activists. The essays show what animal advocacy looks like from a collective of individuals living in and around Minnesota's Twin Cities; the essayists, however, write of issues, both personal and political, that resound on a global scale"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Theory for Praxis

Turning Our Heads: The "See No Evil" Dilemma / Dallas Rising Rising, Dallas 11

Anti-Capitalism and Abolitionism / Travis Elise Elise, Travis 22

"Just tell the truth": A Polemic on the Value of Radical Activism / Kim Socha Socha, Kim 44

Literary Analysis for Animal Liberation: Stephen King's Animal Kingdom / Patrick McAleer McAleer, Patrick 66

Section II Veganism in Action

Vegan Parenting: Navigating and Negating Speciesist Media / Al Nowatzki Nowatzki, Al 89

On Cheese, Motherhood and Everyday Activism / Chelsea Youngquist Hassler Hassler, Chelsea Youngquist 112

Till Vegan Do Us Part? Personal Change, Interpersonal Relationships and Divorce / Elizabeth Cook Cook, Elizabeth 129

Section III Narratives of Change

Introducing Speciesism to the Rescue Community / Melissa E. Maaske Maaske, Melissa E. 139

Tales of an Animal Liberationist / Dallas Rising Rising, Dallas 155

An Oral History of the Animal Rights Coalition: Thirty Years of Grassroots Activism / Mary Britton Clouse Clouse, Mary Britton, Charlotte Cozzetto Cozzetto, Charlotte, Heidi Greger Greger, Heidi, Vonnie Thomasberg Thomasberg, Vonnie 175

Section IV Moving Toward Revolution

Killing Them Softly: Marketing a Movement, Marketing Meat / M. Ryan Leitch Leitch, M. Ryan 191

How "Humane" Labels Harm Chickens: Why Our Focus as Advocates Should Be Egg-Free Diets, Not Cage-Free Eggs / Melissa Swanson Swanson, Melissa 204

The "Dreaded Comparisons" and Speciesism: Leveling the Hierarchy of Suffering / Kim Socha Socha, Kim 223

Animal Enterprise Acts and the Prosecution of the "SHAC 7": An Insider's Perspective / Aaron Zellhoefer Zellhoefer, Aaron 241

Some Things Get Better, Some Get Worse: On Being Scared, Being Around, and Trying to Be Kind / Sarahjane Blum Blum, Sarahjane 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786465750

0786465751

OCLC:

810122535