Episode 22: Elizabeth Collins explains the Abolitionist Approach to animal rights and the problems with single-issue campaigning

Welcome to Episode 22 of Always for Animal Rights! On today's show is my interview with the vegan educator Elizabeth Collins.

Elizabeth, who lives in New Zealand, has been running street stalls to educate the public about veganism since 2009, and she is also the host of the NZ Vegan Podcast. (You can find her main website at nzvegan.com). Her activism is based on the principles of Gary Francione's Abolitionist Approach to animal rights.

In this interview, Elizabeth tells me about the Abolitionist Approach, and we discuss some of the problems with single-issue campaigning. She also offers her advice to anyone who wants to start their own abolitionist vegan street stall or other advocacy initiative. As well, she tells me about what is happening with the animal advocacy movement and vegan movement in New Zealand.

I think this episode will be especially useful for those who aren't sure whether they should engage in single-issue campaigns. I hope you'll listen in!

How to listen to this episode

There are two ways you can hear this episode.

1. Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/47548.html.
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afarapril82020.

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Until next week!