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BRIGHT VEGAN LIFESTYLE, CULTURE & COMMUNITY.
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PLANTFACED WITH EM-J
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GREENWASHING
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SYDNEY: THE INSIDER’S GUIDE
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SANCTUARY SPOTLIGHT: THE RETREAT ANIMAL SANCTUARY
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SPOT THE BANANA
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Q&A WITH JOSHUA KATCHER ON FASHION ANIMALS
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INSTA HEROES
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NEVER INSULT YOUR SKIN AGAIN: GREEN BEAUTY
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INTERVIEW WITH A VEGAN QUEEN: EVANNA LYNCH
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REGENERATION
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VEGAN QUEEN VS. PLASTIC STRAW
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COOL SHIT
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TALKING INTERSECTIONALITY
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THE AIR VEGAN COLUMN
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INTRODUCING: THE BRIGHT CLUB
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ARE YOUR DRUG CHOICES ETHICAL?
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ZERO WASTE ROUND UP PAGE 4
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REAL TALK:
ARE YOUR DRUG CHOICES ETHICAL? Written by Sareta Puri™saretapuri Illustrations by Tamsin Callan™tamsinrose
The media is keen to pull up vegans for
It was a natural high until the 19th century,
being holier-than-thou then going against
when Americans started to use it in modern
their perceived principles. An abundance
medicine. This eventually led to cocaine
of articles over the past few years have
becoming one of the most-used recreational
screamed at vegans to not do coke.
drugs of the 20th century, making mass production and loss of purity inevitable.
Some of these articles have been more tongue in cheek than others but the reality is
Nowadays, cocaine production is responsible
if you’re vegan for environmental or ethical
for some of the most devastating deforestation
reasons then taking unethically produced
in Central America and for the subsequent loss
drugs - that may also contain animal products
of habitat for hundreds of species. Do you avoid
- is problematic.
palm oil because it’s wiping out orangutans? Well, for every gram of coke produced, four
Let’s
start
everyone’s
with -
best
everyone’s friend,
-
well,
Charlie.
not
square meters of rainforest are destroyed,
Coke.
making it just as unacceptable as palm oil.
Cocaine. Drugs aren’t just killing animals through Coke is made from the coca plant and has
deforestation. During early production the
been used for centuries in its purest form by
coca is mixed with kerosene or diesel (yup,
indigenous people in South America who chew
the stuff for fueling machines, not people),
on the leaves as a mild natural stimulant. We
caustic soda, sometimes even battery acid
like plants so so far so good. Right?
and concrete (yum) and then the waste
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