Dr. Joanne Kong has been praised as one of the most compelling advocates for plant-sourced nutrition today. She appears in the recently released major documentary Eating Our Way to Extinction, and some of her recent presentations include Sedona Vegfest, Sarasota Vegfest, the Veggie Pride Parade in New York, San Francisco's World Veg Festival, Green Food Fest in Norway, Veggie World in Torino, Italy and a 3-week speaking tour of India, NAVS Summerfest and Veganes Sommerfest in Berlin.
She is the author of If You’ve Ever Loved an Animal, Go Vegan, her highly-praised TEDx talk on veganism is currently at over 925,000 views on YouTube and she is compiler/editor of the new book Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers, featuring 50 vegan advocates from around the world.
https://www.vegansmakeadifference.com/
Show Notes
Perhaps the most positive way to be a vegan advocate is just by being who you are.
I think we're at a time now, where it's so important to look inward, think about and then act upon what is truly of greatest value to us.
I invite everybody to learn as much as you can, and be inspired to go vegan or to speak up and advocate for veganism in your own unique way.
SHOW NOTES
🤩 Joanne is one of the most compelling vegan advocates.
00:47🆙 Raising awareness about where our food comes from and being empowered by your choices.
02:53🤷♀️ There's a place in the movement for everyone: how to be a vegan advocate.
05:32🤗 Compassion Arts Festival: using the power of the arts to get the message across.
08:55📚
Vegan Voices book excerpts from Curtis Vollmar, Thomas Jackson, and Lynn Sylvan about vegan activism.
11:35😒 Changes and challenges in the past few years: activism fatigue.
15:44🔋 Activism is important but it is just one aspect: doing things we love, finding balance, and energizing.
17:25🎯 People's awareness is starting to shift: we are impacting our planet with our choices and behavior.
21:33☀️ Shifts in dialog, changes of habits, networking, and the vegan movement: we have the power.
25:30⚡ The power of the consumer: it's so critical and it is making a difference very quickly.
27:20💎 Be connected with as many people as possible, learn and act upon what is truly important to you.
29:23 🥑Learn about the path that people have taken with
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