Episode 93. We’re Intersectional, Just Deal With It

On this episode we play our talk ‘Intersectionality in Practice’, where we discuss our efforts to promote an intersectional approach to animal advocacy with Animal Rights Advocates (ARA). You can view the powerpoint presentation for this talk here. An intersectional approach to social change means being concerned about all forms of oppression, rather than just focusing on one. This talk is from the last Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania (ICAS) conference – you can listen to more talks from this conference on episode 54. You can also hear Nick’s talk on live export from this conference, which was on Team Earthling and Freedom of Species. Also check out the upcoming ICAS Oceania conference in Melbourne.

We also discuss our efforts to bring an intersectional animal rights message to the March Australia movement against the Abbott government. You can read ARA’s statement in support of the March Australia movement here. Also covered on the episode is a lack of intersectionality in Patricia Arquette’s comments on feminism at the Oscars.

This episode is brought to you by Emily (“I can’t believe we’ve actually got a listener in Perth!”). Check out the website _veganperth.org.au___, which Emily has done a lot of work on. Thanks a lot to Emily for becoming a member of our show – you can _become a member_ and sponsor an episode too.

Clips:

Legally Brown ‘Series 2, Episode 1’ – ‘Playing the Race Card’, The Tuts ‘1, 2, 3’, Our talk ‘Intersectionality in Practice’, Progressive Podcast Australia ‘Fuck the RSPCA’, Jonathan Shapiera’s talk on homelessness from the March Australia rally in Perth, Rise Against ‘To Them These Streets Belong’.

-        For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2015/03/31/93/