Plant Power is reaching thousands of people by handing out vegan brochures. We went to one of their actions the other day at Amstel station and spoke to organisor Lise.
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“Effective vegan outreach for us is to attract people instead of discouraging them.”
‘Close all slaughterhouses!’ Impressive outreach action with Bite Back at Dam square the other day, their latest virtual reality project IAnimal plus inspiring interview with co-founder Benjamin Loison about effective vegan outreach.
Educating people about the meat industry with Ongehoord’s newest project Dier in Blik
How can we make people empathise with animals in the meat industry? Animal rights group Ongehoord believes they found the answer with their newest project Dier in Blik 2.0 Build entirely by themselves, it’s a smart and unique project to educate the public, allowing visitors to experience the life of a pig in the meat industry.
Vegan Amsterdam went to have a look at a try-out in Amsterdam and got to ask a few questions to spokesperson Johan Boonstra.
The interview is in Dutch, if you want to switch on/off English subtitles just click in the bottom of the screen to select.
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Eva Meijer: “Rational arguments are not sufficient for vegan outreach”
We recently met up with multitalented Eva Meijer. This year she published a book on animal language called ‘Dierentalen’. Her third novel ‘Het Vogelhuis’ got published in September and was well received in national newspapers and on tv. She is also writing her PhD thesis at the University of Amsterdam, on political animal voices.
Accompagnied by her dog Doris, she discusses the role of philosophy within the animal rights movement, animal rights at the university and the relationship between her literary and philosophical work.
The interview is in Dutch, if you want to switch on/off English subtitles just click in the bottom of the screen to select. Filmed at Beatrixpark, Amsterdam.
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Activist Kaja: “Our style of activism is direct yet subtle at the same time”
Earthlings is a well known documentary showing a.o. the abuse of animals in the food industry. The Earthlings Experience started last year by London Vegan Actions. Inspired, Dutch activist Kaja set up a similar campaign in the Netherlands.
She tells us about how she started out, the way people in Amsterdam react and she shares her views on effective activism.
The interview is in Dutch, if you want to switch on/off English subtitles just click in the bottom of the screen to select.
Have fun watching and be inspired!
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