Posts By: Gary Smith
Gary Smith
Consumer choice alone isn’t sufficient to create a vegan world
Recently chicken farmers and meat processors were bailed out by the U.S. government, to the tune of $40 million dollars, for the purchase of chicken carcasses. Chicken producers are having a rough time these days with the combination of higher
Interview with Andy Stepanian
In 2002 The Financial Times characterized SHAC as “succeeding where Karl Marx, the Baader-Meinhof gang and the Red Brigades failed.” Their actions drew the attention of Wall Street and the FBI resulting in a politically charged landmark free speech case
Interview with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
With a master’s degree in English literature and a command of traditional and new media, Colleen is an exhilarating speaker, a powerful writer, a talented chef, and a persuasive advocate, whose success can be measured by the thousands of people
Bill Clinton is eating a plant-based diet – he’s not vegan
The big story in the community is that former president Bill Clinton has gone vegan. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but President Clinton has not gone vegan, he is eating a plant-based diet. Veganism is an ethical philosophy that
Interview with Michael Budkie
Michael Budkie, A.H.T., is the co-founder & Executive Director of Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN). After witnessing the atrocities of animal experimentation during his education, he successfully ended a head injury experiment on cats at the Univ. of Cincinnati. In
Interview with Anthony Marr
Anthony Marr has a degree in physics and is the author of two books (OMNI-SCIENCE and the Human Destiny, 2003; Homo Sapiens! SAVE YOUR EARTH!!, 2008). A long time anti-hunting activist, he led an anti-hunting campaign in Canada which necessitated
Interview with Shelley Williams
From dusty Australia, Shelley Williams is giving education something it’s desperately needed: FISTS! Her youtube videos are full of innovation and humour, with the educational PUNCH! we need them to have. On her channel she promotes Veganism from many angles,
Interview with Vic Sjodin
Victor Sjodin left his job and life behind to go on the road to become a full-time animal rights activist. Vic has been on the road for four years, leafletting for Vegan Outreach and most recently, spending twelve weeks on
Interview with Dr. Carol Glasser
It doesn’t matter whether Carol Glasser is at her computer or behind a bullhorn—as long as she is acting with purpose to directly and positively affect the world around her she considers the day a success. She received her
Interview with Leigh-Chantelle of Viva La Vegan
Leigh-Chantelle has been an eco-feminist vegan for over 14 years. She runs the online vegan community vivalavegan.net and the not-for-profit environmental awareness Green Earth Group who put on the all-vegan festival Green Earth Day in Brisbane; as well as coordinates
Will Potter, author of “Green is the New Red”
Will Potter is an award-winning independent journalist based in Washington, D.C., who focuses on “eco-terrorism,” the animal rights and environmental movements, and civil liberties post-9/11. Will’s work has appeared in publications including the Chicago Tribune, the Dallas Morning News, the