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T.O.F.U. Talks: Travel (with Mostly Amélie and Veggie Visa)

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Another T.O.F.U. Talk is coming up, and this time around I'm focusing on vegan travel with the help of Amélie Gagne of Mostly Amélie and Randi Delano of Veggie Visa. Read More »

  • May. 31, 2018
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WAIW | Working for the CIA

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Spoiler alert: I'm not being funded by the CIA to destabilize the vegan movement. Sorry to disappoint you. Read More »

  • May. 16, 2018
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Sorry Vegans, But Your Perfection is in Another Castle

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Becoming vegan isn't the end of the game as many people seem to think it is. There's so much more that needs to be tackled before we reach a better world, and the sooner we realize this, the better we'll all be. Read More »

FBF | Veganism In An Oppressive World Talk

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I finally managed to create a few videos out of some of the clips from the talk I had with Sanctuary Publishers and some of the authors of Veganism In An Oppressive World earlier this year, so it seemed like a perfect thing for a Flashback Friday! Read More »

  • Apr. 13, 2018
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WAIW | White Veganism Lacks True Compassion

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Whether it's transphobia, sexism, fat shaming, or some other rather obvious form of oppression being done in the name of veganism, white veganism is guilty of ignoring or promoting far too many problematic things that go beyond non-human animals. Sadly, I'm not sure how to effectively convince people to do otherwise. Read More »

  • Apr. 04, 2018
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Review | Veganism in an Oppressive World

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Mainstream veganism has plenty of problems, and T.O.F.U. has focused on many of them over the years. Of course, the magazine isn't the only place to find critical views of our movement, and Anuj Sharma wants you to know why the latest from Sanctuary Publishers does a great job of adding to the conversation. Read More »

  • Feb. 27, 2018
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