Episode 74: Interview with the vegan artist Maria Tiqwah, and some vegan songs

This week, I am pleased to present my interview with the vegan artist Maria Tiqwah, who lives in the Netherlands. Maria creates drawings, paintings, and murals depicting nonhuman animals living in freedom and peace. She is also the designer of the official coat of arms for the vegan flag.

In this interview, Maria tells me about her artwork, what inspires her, how she learned about vegan art supplies, and how becoming vegan has impacted her career decisions. We also discuss the importance of including positive images in the vegan community and vegan advocacy.

After that, we'll listen to some vegan songs, including "Choose a New Story" by Daniel Redwood, "Yes You Can" by Michael Prikryl, and "Benediction of Light" by Will Tuttle.

How to listen to this episode

There are two ways you can listen to this episode.

1. 
   Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/55338.html.
   
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afar-february-23-2022.
   

You can also find Always for Animal Rights on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you'd like to receive an e-mail every time there is a new post on the AFAR blog, feel free to enter your e-mail address into the appropriate box in the right-hand sidebar of this site.

Go vegan, stay vegan, and let's remember to stand up and speak up for animal rights today and every day. Thanks for listening to the show!

Episode 46: Interview with Marianna C. Gonzalez about the Abolitionist Approach, vegan art, and veganism in Mexico

This week, I am pleased to present my interview with Marianna C. Gonzalez. Marianna, who lives in Mexico, creates art that promotes animal rights and veganism, with a focus on the Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights.

Marianna's work has been featured by Gary Francione’s Abolitionist Approach Facebook Page, and she was featured in the book Advocate for Animals! by Gary Francione and Anna Charlton. Marianna translated Gary and Anna’s book Eat Like You Care into Spanish. Her blog can be found at EcoVeganSpirit.com.

In this interview, we discuss what the Abolitionist Approach is about, how art can be used as advocacy to make a difference in the world, why it’s important to read a text slowly in order to deeply understand it, and how the vegan movement is currently faring in Mexico.

You can find more of Marianna's animal rights artwork on her Facebook page. Thanks to Marianna for being a guest on the show!

How to listen to this episode 

There are two ways you can listen to this episode.

1. Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/50379.html.
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afar-january-6-2021.
   

You can also find Always for Animal Rights on Facebook and Instagram. If you'd like to receive an e-mail every time there is a new post on the AFAR blog, feel free to enter your e-mail address into the appropriate box in the right-hand sidebar of this site.

Go vegan, stay vegan, and let's remember to stand up and speak up for animal rights today and every day. Thanks for listening to the show!

Episode 41: Interview with Gad Hakimi about veganism and animal advocacy in Israel and the recent sightings of the International Vegan Flag

A light show depicting the vegan flag on a fountain in Zagreb, Croatia.

Happy World Vegan Month, everyone!

This week, I am pleased to present my second interview with Gad Hakimi. Gad Hakimi, who lives in Israel, is a vegan activist and the designer of the International Vegan Flag. You might remember that I previously interviewed Gad on Episode 2 of this show, back in 2019.

In this week's interview, Gad describes the progress of animal advocacy and veganism in Israel, and he tells me about some of the places that the vegan flag has been used recently. He also tells me about his family's adopted dog, Sophie. It's a great interview, and I hope you'll listen in!

Please note that this interview was recorded on October 31st, which is one day before World Vegan Day (World Vegan Day is on November 1st).

How to listen to this episode

There are two ways you can listen to this episode.

1. Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/49654.html.
   
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afar-november-4-2020.

You can also find Always for Animal Rights on Facebook and Instagram. If you'd like to receive an e-mail every time there is a new post on the AFAR blog, feel free to enter your e-mail address into the appropriate box in the right-hand sidebar of this site.

Go vegan, stay vegan, and let's remember to stand up and speak up for animal rights today and every day. Thanks for listening to the show!

Vegan flags in Zagreb, Croatia.

 

Episode 27: Interview with the vegan artist Lynda Bell

For Episode 27 of Always for Animal Rights, I am pleased to present my interview with Lynda Bell, a full-time artist and vegan living in New Zealand. Lynda’s colourful paintings and illustrations depict a vegan world in which all animals, human and nonhuman, live together in peace.

Forest Picnic by Lynda Bell

In this interview, Lynda tells me about what inspires her as an artist, how she incorporates animal rights activism into her art, how she found out about vegan art supplies, and how people have responded to her artwork. She also discusses the meanings of specific paintings that she has made, including Forest Picnic, Happily Ever After, Sleeping Blissful, and The Protector.

As we know, art has the power to change hearts and minds. It can help people “make the connection” and decide to go vegan, and it can inspire vegans to take action to create a better world.

I love this interview! You can find Lynda’s artwork on her website at https://artbylyndabell.com. She is also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Happily Ever After by Lynda Bell

How to listen to this episode

There are two ways you can listen to this episode.

1. Listen to the episode on CKCU FM's website at https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/553/47886.html.
2. Listen to or download the podcast from Archive.org at https://archive.org/details/afar-may-27-2020_202005.

You can also find Always for Animal Rights on Facebook and Instagram. If you'd like to receive an e-mail every time there is a new post on the AFAR blog, feel free to enter your e-mail address into the appropriate box in the right-hand sidebar of this site.

Have a nice week!