Tag: Human Rights
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Lenore Braford on the Debate She Lost—and the Sanctuary She Built
Read More: Lenore Braford on the Debate She Lost—and the Sanctuary She BuiltLenore Braford lost a debate in college but considers that a victory. As an environmental studies major, she was tasked with defending the ethics of eating animal products in her environmental philosophy course; her debate partner would argue the opposite. To prepare, Braford “did a lot of readings.” But the more she read, the more…
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How Farm Animal Sanctuaries Take the Blinders Off: An Interview with Lenore Braford
Read More: How Farm Animal Sanctuaries Take the Blinders Off: An Interview with Lenore BrafordWhile attending Oberlin College in 2007, Lenore Braford transitioned to veganism. She gained experience as a volunteer, intern, and staff member at multiple animal sanctuaries and then founded Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge in 2012. She currently serves as the sanctuary’s Executive Director and Animal Care Director. Braford recently spoke with me about the college debate…
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Reframing Legal Education: A Conversation with Morgan Mercer
Read More: Reframing Legal Education: A Conversation with Morgan MercerMorgan Mercer, a third-year law student, revived the University of South Carolina’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund [ALDF] in 2023. Formerly an elementary school teacher, Mercer is passionate about bringing justice to corporations and individuals that use their wealth to evade accountability and exploit the vulnerable, including nonhuman animals. Using tabling, Lunch-and-Learns,…
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Prachi Jain is Redefining What It Means to Travel Vegan
Read More: Prachi Jain is Redefining What It Means to Travel VeganPrachi Jain vividly remembers the conversation that altered her life. Six years after founding her travel company, Leave Your Mark, a colleague proposed that their travelers go crab catching on the Indian coast. Jain was immediately opposed to the crab catching suggestion. “When somebody that was on our team said that,” she reflects, “it just…
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Getting Off-the-Beaten Track: A Conversation with Prachi Jain
Read More: Getting Off-the-Beaten Track: A Conversation with Prachi JainPrachi Jain entered the vegan travel industry in 2016 and is now a cofounder of the Ahimsa Travel Club. Jain recently spoke with me about her previous company, Escape To, and why she decided to merge it with Kim Giovacco’s company, Veg Jaunts and Journeys. She also shared her goals for vegan outreach and her…
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The Genesis of the Ahimsa Travel Club: An Interview with Prachi Jain
Read More: The Genesis of the Ahimsa Travel Club: An Interview with Prachi JainPrachi Jain entered the vegan travel industry in 2016, and is now a cofounder of the Ahimsa Travel Club. Jain recently spoke with me about her previous company, Escape To, and why she decided to merge it with Kim Giovacco’s company, Veg Jaunts and Journeys. She also shared her goals for vegan outreach and her…