I won’t go into the myriad reasons why PETA is problematic; it’s well researched and available online. I purposefully do not follow PETA because I got tired of seeing the ways the organization exploits people, groups and issues in exchange for their brand of animal rights activism. However, over the weekend it was brought to…
Watch video of Liz Ross and Linda Alvarez, co-founders of VAI and co-creators of the People of Color: Animal Rights, Advocacy & Food Justice Conference, cook up a quick tasty Costa Rican and Caribbean dish on #LunchbreakLIVE with Jane Velez-Mitchel at #JaneUnchained. Click HERE to watch video.
Read VAI’s Dr. Linda Alvarez latest article on mental health, racism and the animal rights/vegan movement, in T.O.F.U. Magazine’s latest issue #12. Title: Ups and Downs – Facing Racism in the Animal Rights/Vegan Community, by Linda Alvarez, PhD. Excerpt: “People are often shocked when I tell them that the animal rights (AR)/vegan movement is one of…
VAI co-founder Liz Ross interviewed on Collections By Michelle Brown. Liz Ross talks about Vegan Advocacy Initiative, animal rights, vegan outreach, and systems of oppression. Listen HERE.
Liz Ross, Co-founder and Director of VAI, made history as the first vegan animal rights activist to be interviewed on Caribbean television. We want to thank the producers of CNC3 Morning Brew for giving VAI a platform. The reception was well received by Trinidadians.
VAI was mentioned in an article on animal rights and veganic farming that was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 23, 2017. The article, is titled, “Veganism’s Next Goal: Animal-free Farming”. We’re so thrilled that animal rights issues that include veganic farming are making front headlines. Click HERE to read the SF Gate…
Dr. Linda Alvarez, Co-founder and Director of VAI, and assistant professor at California State University, Northridge, on KZFR Radio Peace & Social Justice Program. Dr. spoke about some of her research on migration, neoliberalism and slaughterhouse workers, as well as how those issues relate to veganism, on this radio show. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
Dr. Linda Alvarez gave a powerful presentation at the 2016 People Of Color Animal Rights, Advocacy & Food Justice conference on “Violence, Migration and Central American Workers in the US Food System”. Dr. Alvarez is the co-founder and Director of Vegan Advocacy Initiative and co-creator of the conference which took place on October 16, 2016.…
Liz Ross co-founder and Director of VAI was interviewed on The Cool With Kevin Jenkins gives a re-cap of the People of Color: Animal Rights, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference. Click HERE to listen to the interview. Liz is the first interviewee. CORRECTION: I said 1965, but meant to say 1865 when talking about the…
Liz Ross founder of Coalition of Vegan Activists of Color (COVAC) talks about the upcoming 2016 COVAC conference on The Cool With Kevin Jenkins. The conference takes place this Saturday at Cal State Northridge. Get tickets HERE. Click HERE to listen to the interview. Scroll to 1hr 16 minutes into the show to listen Liz’s interview.…
Liz Ross was featured on the Black Vegans Rock website today. Check out the article HERE. This was a great opportunity to promote our upcoming People of Color, Animal Rights, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference. The conference will take place on October 15, 2016, in So Cal. Check out the conference tab above on this…
Click HERE to watch Professor Linda Alvarez speak on the importance of critiquing racism and privilege in the animal rights community. Both Dr. Alvarez and Liz Ross spoke at the Collective Liberation Conference in Long Beach, CA on March 22, 2015.
This interview touched on our upcoming conference, race and the animal rights movement and race in relation to the war on drugs. Click HERE to listen.
In light of the recent controversy over the duo who created the blog, Thug Kitchen (TK), and hid their identities until the launch of their vegan cookbook under the same name, members of Cali Vegans of Color collaborated with a diverse group of ethical vegans and launched a protest campaign at TK book tour events…
