Veganism and Mutual Aid
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Recording of a talk by Alexis Shotwell on veganism, relational ethics, and mutual aid. From the event description: \\u201cWill eating plant-based foods save us from climate catastrophes? Should everyone eat vegan? How should people who care about the world understand \\u201cclean eating\\u201d? Is Jordan Peterson pursuing a beef-only diet because he\\u2019s an asshole, or because he\\u2019s managing a severe disability, or both? Is criticizing factory farmed meat the same as criticizing Indigenous hunting practices? What does any of this have to do with mutual aid?
In this conversation, I\\u2019ll share some approaches to answering these questions. I\\u2019ll explain what I think is a useful distinction between ethical decisions based on substances (what something is) and ethical decisions based on placing ourselves in relationships. I\\u2019ll talk about the difference between clean eating and vegan eating, and share why anarchist understandings of political care in the form of mutual aid help us be in good relationships with our devastated, hurting, good world.\\u201d
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AKA Autonomous Social Centre (Kingston)
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Punch Up Collective (Ottawa)
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