BRIGHT Issue Eight

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: TEN WOMEN MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE // INTERVIEW WITH A VEGAN QUEEN: DR. MELANIE JOY // VEGAN PEAKY BLINDER: HARRY KIRTON

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IN THIS ISSUE PAGE 10

VEGAN FILM WINS BAFTA

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PLANTFACED WITH EM-J

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WHY SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT PROMOTE PLANT-BASED DIETS?

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NEW YORK: THE INSIDER’S GUIDE

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VEGANISM’S ON TV... WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

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SPOT THE BANANA

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TEN WOMEN MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

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INTERVIEW WITH A VEGAN QUEEN: DR MELANIE JOY

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INSTA HEROES

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CHILL TIME: HARRY KIRTON

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THE AIR VEGAN COLUMN

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THREE THINGS I LEARNT BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR

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FROM FLAX TO FLATPACKS, DOING BUSINESS THE ECO FRIENDLY WAY

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CHILL TIME: NATALIE BYRNE

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GIRL BOSS BUSINESSES

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C O NT R I B UTO RS Editorial Em-J Williams ™emj.makeupartist Chelsea Harrop ™boxsetsandbooks Daniel Navetta ™daniel.navetta Roxane Dewar ™roxane_dewar Sareta Puri ™saretapuri Adam Protz ™adamprotz The AIR VEGAN ™theairvegan Mike Hill ™oneplanetpizza Anna Redmayne Porter ™be_free_with_anna Tamsin Rose Callan ™tamsinrose Anastasia Tasou ™anastasia.tasou Emma Oldham ™plant_powered_emma

Special thanks Dr. Melanie Joy ™beyondcarnism Harry Kirton ™_porvata_ Natalie Byrne ™nataliebyrne Tamsin Callan ™tamsinrose Joel Callan ™jpg.vid Roxane Dewar ™roxane_dewar

Cover Design: Tamsin Rose Callan Photos: Daniel Navetta, Laura Callan & Tamsin Rose Callan

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LET TER FROM THE EDITOR Hello and welcome to BRIGHT Issue Eight.

I am so pleased to release this issue in March - Women’s History Month - with the awesome feature ‘Ten Women Making the World A Better Place’ by one of our amazing regular writers and Vegan Queen Sareta Puri. With so many amazing women making a difference in the world this was no easy feat, but Sareta has produced a feature of truly inspiring, fascinating women who are really shaking things up. Enjoy it on page 40 and tell us about your inspirational women with the hashtag #brightsinspiringwomen.

We’ve been working on something big and new this year (and some of last year too), and I am so happy to finally reveal that we are giving BRIGHT a home in East London. We will be opening The BRIGHT Store, an ethical lifestyle store and coffee shop in the Hoxton area, bringing you not only our products, but a range of ethically-produced goods from trusted brands to help you live your best ethical life. And of course, dear to our own hearts, there will be great coffee and a selection of the best foods from local independent vegan businesses.

There’s more to come, but we’ll tell you all about that in Issue Nine...

We will be opening ver y soon, so stay tuned for details by signing up to the newsletter over on our website.

See you next time!

Laura Callan Editor

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VEGAN FILM WINS BAFTA AND WILL BE SCREENED IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Written by Laura Callan™lauralollipop

Try and tell me the future isn’t vegan

The 15 minute film has been screened

when we have cow farmers going vegan,

to rave reviews at festivals including

people making films of their stories and

Raindance

those films going on to win BAFTAs.

awarded Best Shor t Film at the BAFTAs

Film

Festival,

and

was

in Februar y 2019.

Farmer Jay Wilde caught the attention of filmmaker Alex Lockwood when he and

Continuing on its path of success, director

his wife Katja decided to bring a herd of

Alex Lockwood has confirmed that the

cows to Hillside Animal Sanctuar y instead

film will now be screened in European

of a slaughterhouse.

parliament as par t of a bid to change agricultural policy, facilitated by Humane

Jay described having ethical reser vations about

dair y

and

beef

farming

Society International.

that

predated his inheriting the farm in 2011.

He said, “ We never could have predicted

Af ter spending years getting to know the

this, but to tr y and inspire change in

herd of cows he decided he couldn’t bear

agricultural policies, ‘73 Cows’ will be

to bring the 73 cows to a slaughterhouse.

screened at the European Parliament in

Af ter a meeting with the Vegan Society in

Brussels this March.”

2017 he instead chose to give them the rest of their lives at a sanctuar y.

Watch

73

Cows

on

Curzon

Home

Cinema for £5, or for free on Vimeo The Wildes have now taken up vegan

from April 1st 2019.

organic farming instead, and plan to open

lockwoodfilm.com

a shop, restaurant and cooker y school.

F 73Cows

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PLANTFACED With Em-J

Keeping your skincare and beauty routines vegan and free from animal testing companies can seem like a daunting task, so we’ve got pro vegan make up artist and YouTube queen Em-J Williams here to keep you in the know with the best vegan products.

In this issue, Em-J brings you this season’s top five cruelty-free, all-vegan beauty and skincare products.

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TO B B O R N OT TO B B?

1

Not a fan of heavy make-up? Sometimes all you need is a good concealer and a BB cream! The Body Shop have this fabulous product to help with just that. It is available in just five shades, it starts off grey and warms up to adapt to your skin tone. Not only does it help to even out complexion but it also works to hydrate your skin all day long.

All In One BB Cream, The Body Shop £12.00

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BY E BY E BA G S This concealer should win awards. It really does have incredible coverage without feeling heavy and going cakey.

Offering a variety of 7 shades the lightweight formula works on most skin tones for either pimples or under eye circles.

Concealer, Arbonne £26.00

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H E AV E N S C E N T Like the idea of wearing an alcohol free perfume? Elemis have a dreamy wardrobe of oil based perfumes you can roll onto your wrists and neck that are just heavenly! All are made from a combination of essentials oils to effect your mood - and those lucky enough to smell you!

Oil Perfume, Elemis £28.00

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S K I N SAV I O U R Ideal for anyone with normal to dry skin, the Lyons leaf beauty balm is the ultimate gift for your skin. Massage it into your face morning and night for a surge of moisture or wear it under your makeup for a glossy, dewy look. It even works beautifully as a lip balm. Caution: Once you try this balm, you may struggle to not buy it again!

Beauty Balm, Lyonsleaf £10.95

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A B S O L U T E LY F LAW LE S S Last year Charlotte Tilbury introduced us to Flawless filter and now the entire beauty industry is wondering what did we do before it?? For a super healthy glowapply this magic potion all over your face, as a primer if you like. You will instantly feel and look like you’ve been at a wellness retreat for the past month. You can either wear alone, with a little concealer or underneath foundation. Flawless!

Hollywood Flawless Filter,

5

Charlotte Tilbury £30.00

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WHY SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT PROMOTE PLANT-BASED DIETS? Written by Chelsea Harrop™boxsetsandbooks

Our appetite for animals is depleting finite

human consumption instead, there would be

resources, destroying the environment and

enough to feed 9 billion people in 2050. Shifting

making us sick. There’s a growing body of

to sustainable farming practices should be

evidence showing that plant-based foods

a priority for world leaders, but in reality this

can be grown more sustainably, feed more

doesn’t seem to be the case.

people and reduce our risk of developing many diseases. Why isn’t the government

Safeguarding the future of the planet isn’t the

pushing us down the plant-based path?

only reason why governments need to step up. Our health is at stake, too. A poor diet can

It’s become clear in recent years that rearing

increase a person’s risk of developing some of

animals for food isn’t a sustainable way

the most serious diseases, including certain

to feed our ever-growing population. From

cancers, type 2 diabetes and heart diseases.

greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation to wildlife extinction and water pollution, animal

The British Heart Foundation estimates that

agriculture wreaks havoc on the environment

cardiovascular diseases cost the UK economy

in many ways, all of which threaten the future

£19 billion each year, and Macmillan Cancer

of human life on this planet.

Support states that 4 in 10 cancers in the UK could be prevented by lifestyle changes. Of

Various studies have highlighted how animal-

course, there are other risk factors alongside our

free diets use land more efficiently and cause

diets. But if the government can fund anti-smoking

less damage to the environment. According to

campaigns and encourage us to be more active

the Food and Agriculture Organisation, if 40%

everyday, why aren’t they promoting the fact that

of crops used to feed animals were used for

a plant-focused diet can also prolong our lives?

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MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS ARE SOLD WITH 0% VAT IN THE UK THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS £76M PER YEAR ON GIVING FREE COW’S MILK TO NURSERY CHILDREN ‘NEXT STEPS FOR NURSERY MILK’, DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH, 2014

LIVESTOCK FARMERS RELY ON SUBSIDIES TO MAKE UP TO 92% OF THEIR PROFITS ‘AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 2017’, DEFRA, 2019

So, what is the UK government doing to

appetising to the public could inspire people to

motivate people to eat healthier? The Eatwell

change the way they eat. The government has

guide,

dietary

launched several initiatives to dissuade people

recommendation, advises us to “eat more

from smoking over the past few decades, from

beans and pulses” and consume “less red and

evocative messaging on packets to tobacco

processed meat.” Vague, much?

taxation. Could similar methods be used to

the

government’s

official

encourage plant-powered diets?

Another problem is that farming is heavily subsidised by the European Union, which means

Ensuring vegan food options are included in

farmers receive payouts from the government

public institutions like schools and hospitals

worth around £3 billion a year. Milk and yoghurt

could help normalise plant-based living, so the

are also subsidised in primary schools to give

general public wouldn’t see this as something

children under 5 a nutritional boost.

radically different that requires lots of effort.

Reform

horizon,

While it’s unlikely that most people will stop tucking

however. Michael Gove’s post-Brexit plan for

appears

to

be

on

the

into burgers and bacon sandwiches overnight, the

agriculture involves rewarding farmers who

government could increase its efforts to promote

prioritise sustainability, such as protecting

the benefits of leaving animals off your plate, such

wildlife, improving biodiversity and enhancing

as facilitating weight loss and reducing your risk

water quality.

of developing major diseases.

Although incentivising sustainable farming is a

Our political leaders have a responsibility to

step forward, making plant-based foods more

act before it’s too late.

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RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY

NEW YORK: THE INSIDER’S GUIDE London might have been named the vegan capital of the world this year, but for us, New York still remains the land of quality, variety and innovation.

Beautiful sit down restaurants and high end fine dining, burger bars and food trucks, New York does it all and does it well. Not to mention the selection of vegan bars that rival London in number and quality, and the range of vegan and vegan-friendly lifestyle stores.

Following on from our Berlin: Insider’s Guide in Issue Six, we bring you the recommendations-only guide to New York. We asked trusted colleagues, friends, New York vegans and tastemakers for their personal favourite places and best kept secrets for an authentic insider’s experience of the city. Choosing a top selection from the 30+ places we visited was no easy task, but we did it and here it is. These are the places you absolutely cannot miss, the premium insider’s guide to New York.

Written by Laura Callan™lauralollipop Photos by Laura Callan and Daniel Navetta™daniel.navetta

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FOOD

T OP PIC K:

JAJAJA

Considering the ever-growing list of places to

them up on the weekend and make the most of the

check out, it says a lot that we end up eating

brunch menu’s Chilaquiles and Challah French

at Jajaja in the Lower East Side multiple times

Toast. They have a full bar too, with fresh juices,

per trip. This Mexican-inspired spot offers a life-

cocktails and beers from local microbreweries.

changing (I said it) menu of plant-based dishes

They’re set to open a Brooklyn location in Spring

that balances taste and health, satisfying any

2019, so if you’re lucky you can visit both.

craving while leaving you feeling great. Don’t miss the starter Nachos (to share, they’re huge) or the

162 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002

incredible Hijiki-Hearts of Palm Ceviche, or hit

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CHAMPS DINER If you know anything about New York vegan eating, you know about Champs Diner. If you don’t, then I’m glad you have this guide, you are in for a treat. Champs Diner’s menu has absolutely ev-er-y-thing. Brunches, lunches, dinners, desserts, and it’s all good. Their food is hearty, wholesome, but still high quality.

There’s a full-to-bursting menu of satisfying junk food that will make your soul happy but there are healthier options too.

Go there any time of day and order anything that takes your fancy, you won’t be disappointed.

197 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206

™champsdiner

HARTBREAKERS Venture

a

little

fur ther

into

Brooklyn

and you’ll find Cham p’s new little sister Har tbreaker s.

Har tbreaker s

opened

in

Autumn 2018 in Bushwic k, of fering a more streamlined menu of burger s, and dream sides like tender s, cauli wings and waf fle fries in a cutesy ’70s decor.

820 Har t St, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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SEASONED VEGAN Up at the top of Central Park in Harlem is an absolute gem in the form of Seasoned Vegan.

They offer organic gourmet vegan soul food with an aim to veganise your favourite dishes, satisfying vegans and omnis alike. Their BBQ Crawfish made from burdock root is legendary in the NY vegan scene, and for good reason.

55 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10026

™seasonedvegan

THE ORGANIC GRILL We love it here. These guys went full vegan recently, and their extensive menu focuses on organic and locally sourced ingredients. The only problem you’ll have here is choosing what option to eat. The Organic Grill is the place for hearty portions, a huge range of sandwiches, burgers, bowls, and all day breakfast options.

Their cheesecakes are ridiculous too, so save room for dessert.

123 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003

™organicgrill

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MODERN LOVE Modern Love. Modern Love. Modern Love.

Whatever you do while you’re in New York, make sure you eat at this place. Founded

by OG vegan queen Isa Chandra Moskowitz, the “swanky vegan comfort food” menu is everything you’d expect it to be. Any meal here is a dream, but this place makes for a perfect date night, so get dressed up and enjoy.

317 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

™modernlovebrooklyn

CLEMENTINE BAKERY Brooklyn has so much to offer, and Clementine Bakery is one of its hidden delights. Whether you stop there for coffee and cake, a tempeh reuben sandwich or a scramble bowl for breakfast, Clementine has got you covered.

With a gorgeous decor of cute wooden tables, huge windows and plants everywhere it’s super Instagrammable too.

395 Classon Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

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TOP PIC K:

SCREAMER’S PIZZERIA Screamer’s reputation really does precede it, but this all-vegan pizza place truly lives up to all expectations. You can order by the pie or pick up a slice, with off the wall options including a Mac & Cheese and a Philly Cheesesteak pizza, as well as the classics. There’s pasta, sandwiches, salads, sides and desserts too.

They opened a second Brooklyn location in late 2018 so now you can catch them in both Greenpoint and Crown Heights.

620 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 685 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

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PAULIE GEE’S Ever yone loves pizza, so we couldn’t pass up on Paulie Gee’s. This super popular omni place really cares about their vegan offerings with at least seven vegan pizzas, and they even make their own vegan sausage inhouse. They have two spots, if you want to sit down to eat at their restaurant you’ll need to get in early or prepare to wait, or you can head down to their nearby slice shop for a few vegan slices.

60 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Slice Shop, 110 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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BEYOND SUSHI This place makes hands down the best vegan sushi ever. Beyond Sushi are leading the way in gourmet fastcasual dining, landing $1.5million in investment after appearing on US TV show Shark Tank last year. Their menu is fully vegan with a focus on high quality, healthy food choices.

They have six spots across Manhattan and recently opened a full service flagship restaurant in midtown with an extensive dinner menu.

134 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018

™beyondsushinyc

PEACEFOOD CAFE

Peacefood Cafe is a perfect cafe and bakery with locations in uptown and downtown Manhattan. The menu had so much to choose from that we had their french toast alongside their award-winning chickpea fritters, soy nuggets and shanghai-style dumplings because why not? Do the same, and save room for cake.

460 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan, NY 10024 41 E 11th St, Manhattan, NY 10003

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DUNWELL DOUGHNUTS Dunwell is part of the same empire as Champ’s Diner, Hartbreakers and Screamer’s Pizzeria, so there’s no question that these are going to be incredible doughnuts. There are at least 10 flavours to choose from each day, a full barista menu of locally roasted coffee, and they’ve opened a second location in Manhattan. Enjoy.

222 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206 102 St. Marks Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

™dunwelldoughnuts

CINNAMON SNAIL If you want cinnamon buns, doughnuts, cupcakes and ridiculously stac ked vegan burger s,

get

to

Cinnamon

Snail

at

the

Pennsy in Penn Station. There’s a q ueue from the minute they open the door s at midday, of cour se. You can also catch their food truc ks in summer. The kimchi topped fries are an absolute treat too.

2 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10121

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CONFECTIONERY! This beautiful s hop par tner s chocolatier Lagusta’s

Luscious

with

baker

Sweet

Maresa’s for an array of gorgeous sweet treats. There are macarons in ever y flavour imaginable and the most beautiful selection of chocolates. Don’t miss their infamous Furious Vulva chocolates (educational and delicious) as well as their range of caramels, chocolate boxes and bar ks. It’s the per fect place to pic k up gif ts.

440 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009

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MOO SHOES An all-vegan shoe shop, what a time to be alive. Moo Shoes is a sor t of one stop shop for footwear, with trainer s, dress shoes,

SHOPPING

boots and heels for all occasions. Alongside their vast range of shoes are bags, wallets and belts from leading vegan brands utilising materials ranging from pineapple leather to PVC to recycled plastics. They also have accessories, t shir ts, and a small range of outer wear, so go prepared to shop.

78 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

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THE FANCIFUL FOX This

independent

vegan

soaperie

in

Brooklyn is one of our favourite NYC finds.

Run by a mother-daughter team, ever ything is made by hand in small batches on site with no nasty chemicals or filler s. Their natural products include candles, soaps, scrubs, creams, toner s, af ter shaves and some products for your dog friends too.

204 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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ORCHARD GROCER Right next door to MooShoes is Orchard Grocer, where you can pic k up almost any foodstuf f your vegan hear t desires. Tr y out new treats and stoc k up on the goods you can’t get at home. It’s a deli too, so stop for a giant sandwich or bagel and a sof t ser ve while you’re at it.

78 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

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LE LABO Le Labo’s fragrances are 100% vegan and free of animal testing. Though they have shops across the globe, this is our favourite, Le Labo star ted in New York af ter all. They offer just 17 fragrances, all of which are compounded-on-demand

with

your

name

printed on the bottle. With The Le Labo Cafe of Williamsburg attached to the store you can select your scent then grab a cold brew coffee and a vegan croissant on your way out.

152 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY 11249

™lelabofragrances

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BRAVE GENTLEMAN Joshua Katcher’s ethical menswear range is a firm favourite of ours, and his Williamsburg store is a true look into the future of ethical fashion. Brave GentleMan make the most of modern

technology,

using

Future

Leather,

Future Wool, Future Silk and Future Ivory as well as other plant based organic materials to create purposeful, quality slow-fashion. All their clothing is unisex, as are the accessories and shoes which offer smaller sizes.

367 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

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DRINKS BLACK FLAMINGO This place is a per fect stop when bar hopping through Williamsburg, or better yet get a table and enjoy an evening of vegan eats and coc ktails. The menu of fer s out of this world tacos, burritos and other mexicaninspired delights. They have a really solid coc ktail menu, and af ter making your way through it you can head downstair s to the low-ceilinged club until the early hour s.

168 Borinquen Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11211

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BAR VELO We love Bar Velo. This super cute bar is tucked under a metro bridge in Williamsburg, with 1930’s decor and cycling memorabilia everywhere. It’s worth trying each of the five specialist cocktails on the menu, and they have a gorgeous food menu of snacks, sharers and meals. There’s live jazz throughout the week, plus brunch with live music on weekends.

394 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211

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PINE BOX ROCK SHOP There’s something special about drinking, eating and watching live bands in a former casket factor y. Come here any night of the week and you’ll most likely find a comedy show or live music, and a fully stoc ked bar; ever ything you want from your local. They host Vegan Shop U ps here from time to time, truly suppor ting local vegan businesses.

12 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY 11206

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VEGANISM’S ON TV ...WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? IT’S 2019 AND MORNING TELEVISION CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF VEGANISM, BUT IS IT A GOOD THING OR ARE THEY PROMOTING TIRED STEREOTYPES AND DIGGING FOR CONTROVERSY? EDITOR LAURA CALLAN EXPLORES.

Written by Laura Callan™lauralollipop Illustrations by Roxane Dewar™roxane_dewar

With Veganuary breaking records this year

INTENTION

with over 250,000 sign ups, it was no surprise

A big starting problem is the intention of these

to see vegan topics being discussed on almost

segments, which often set out to debunk veganism

a daily basis on morning TV throughout

in some way, and to create a heated debate in

January.

doing so. If the talking point of the segment is veganism, animal welfare, the environment or

While it’s great to see veganism being discussed

otherwise, they could invite a selection of vegans

on mainstream television with hundreds of

to have a full, in depth and informative discussion

thousands of viewers, reviewing more than a few

on the topic. Instead, these shows often invite

segments on the topic quickly shows a repeated

one vegan to talk alongside a staunch anti-vegan,

format to the discussion, repetitive lines of

angling to create a harsher debate by polarising

questioning and attempts to frame vegans in a

the guests against each other.

negative light.

Watching segments on veganism from late 2017

TALKING HEADS

to early 2019, including ITV’s Good Morning

Julie Bindel - a feminist writer who has vocalised a

Britain and This Morning, BBC’s Newsnight

range of anti-vegan sentiments including describing

and The Big Questions, it seems that the hosts

them as “humourless, judgemental souls,” - has

learn nothing from what previous guests have

twice sat on the This Morning couch debating

discussed with them, and continue to ask leading

veganism. On 4th January 2018 she sat next to

questions and put out the same cliched remarks

Veganuary founder Matthew Glover and declared

each time.

“I’m not a vegan because I’m not a masochist,” and went on to derail the conversation of animal ethics

Much of the problem with these shows falls into

and the environment to talk, misinformedly, about

these categories:

avocados. (More on that later)

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if you frighten me that much, i will eat a sausage!

On 6th November 2018 she was back, and sat

and details some of what happens to animals in

alongside activist Earthling Ed and talked about her

agriculture industries. Phillip Schofield, the show’s

distaste for sanctimonious vegans who don’t care

co-host listens before asking, “Are you militant?”

about the working class. (More on that later too.)

and, “How far are you prepared to take that?” Ed

Yes, this created a back-and-forth between the two

responds by talking about educating people on

guests and the hosts, but did it answer the topic of the

animals and the environment so that everyone can

show; ‘Are militant vegans going too far?’ Not really.

have the power to make informed decisions. Again

But more importantly, what expertise does Julie

Phillip asks, “Are you militant? How far will you go?”

Bindel have related to veganism, environmentalism or animal ethics? The answer is none, she just has

Rather

loud, negative opinions of vegans and is happy to

information given by the vegan activist that they

than

discussing

the

opinions

and

share them on television.

have invited onto the show, they are moving past the facts and directing the conversation to fit the

Bringing in talking heads [and having them as

more salacious narrative they want to put out.

hosts, I’m looking at you Piers Morgan] just because they have strong opposing viewpoints but

Later Phillip Schofield comes back into the

no expertise is sloppy journalism, it is sensationalist

conversation, talking about vegan protestors and

entertainment promoting a biased narrative.

activists, and utters the words: “I’m one of those people, I’ll listen to any argument but the more militant you are, the more I’ll back

LISTENING TO GUESTS

away... if you make me that angry and frighten me

In November’s This Morning segment, the topic of

that much, I will eat a sausage!”

‘Are militant vegans going too far?’ is introduced and briefly discussed before the hosts introduce

Earthling Ed somehow manages to bring the

Earthling Ed, who shares his journey to veganism

topic back to the environment with a straight face.

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What is a humane slaughter exactly?

DERAILING THE CONVERSATION On the same This Morning segment, Julie Bindel explains that she has problems with vegans who

of privilege, which completely disregards all the

“espouse this sanctimonious drivel that it’s no

people outside of that category who are eating

more expensive, it’s not more time consuming,

vegan, living healthy lives and doing important

it’s as easy.” Julie claims that veganism doesn’t

work in the community.

take into account low-income mothers with three children under five, for whom it’s easier and

On Good Morning Britain on 19th December 2018,

cheaper to feed “fast food meat-based diets.” She

guest Kayode Damali tries to respond to host Piers

argues that these women do not have the time or

Morgan’s repeated remarks about mice being killed

money to spend buying vegan food and preparing

in the production of bread. Piers cuts him short

vegan meals. Julie Bindel changes the topic of

repeatedly, asking instead if he is wearing leather

the segment, which is about vegan activists and

shoes, a leather belt, or if he wears leather at all.

instead makes it about a societal class issue. She

When Kayode tells him no, Piers quickly changes

also made these exact same points on her previous

the subject, his attempt to derail not working out.

appearance alongside Matthew Glover in January.

It could be argued that, as compassionate people, most vegans would be horrified at the picture Julie

MISINFORMATION & REDIRECTING

Bindel paints. It is certainly not healthy for any

In her January 2018 This Morning appearance,

children to be brought up on a diet of cheap, highly

Julie Bindel redirected the conversation to the

processed fast food - meat or otherwise. But this is

rainforest being completely destroyed to cultivate

a huge societal problem. Vegan or non-vegan, all

avocados due to the increase in demand. Despite

humans should eat a variety of whole foods in their

her red herring redirection, she was informed by

diet, and what Julie is missing here is that this is not

Matthew Glover, that actually 90% of rainforest

the fault nor the responsibility of vegans. Economic

deforestation is caused by livestock for animal

disparities in our society are not down to vegans,

agriculture (Margulis, 2003, World Bank Working

and if there were campaigns for cheaper whole

Paper). Yet in November 2018 she puts out the same

foods, as Julie Bindel suggests, they would certainly

ill-informed redirection about avocados destroying.

be in the interest of and have the backing of vegans.

The show hosts don’t correct her or follow up with

As we discuss on page 14, the government itself

any facts on rainforest destruction, they just let her

needs to do more to promote a plant-based diet.

fake news go out on air unchallenged, before Ed

This argument panders to the same stereotype

explains that going vegan is the single best thing

that veganism is exclusively for people in positions

you can do to help the environment.

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DEATH THREATS This, like other extremities, is a common go-to

Again, when the November 2018 This Morning

point for TV discussions on these topics. Hosts

segment ends, Phillip Schofield gives the “final

usually ask the farmer or anti-vegan about death

couple of seconds” to Julie Bindel, who reiterates,

threats they have received from vegan activists,

“I would like the vegan movement to campaign

but don’t ask the vegan activists about threats

to make the diet more accessible for people with

they receive from the other side. On This Morning,

lower incomes and take away the elitist slant.”

Earthilng Ed - like most activists that appear on

Earthling Ed goes to reply, but isn’t allowed to

these segments - states that he does not condone

as they close the segment. This segment is

violence or threats in any form. When Julie Bindel

about veganism, and they let the anti-vegan

talks about death threats she has received, he

have the final say with vegan-shaming rhetoric.

tells her that he too has received death threats

Rhetoric that isn’t even about the topic. Now for

from farmers and non-vegans, and continues to

all the people watching, the final sentiment of the

do so on a daily basis, as have most vocal vegan

segment is that veganism is expensive, vegans

activists.

are elitist and should care more about people on low incomes, that is what is in their heads as the conversation closes.

BUT WHAT ABOUT FARMERS? One of the most common questions posed to

I’m sure I’m not the only one that finds this formulaic

vegans is along the lines of, “what about farming

approach to discussing veganism on TV to be a

communities?” Hosts like to bring the point back

tired, lazy attempt to create a biased narrative

to the effect of veganism on humans and farming

toward vegans and vegan activists. Vegan activists

industries, which was the main focus of This

invited on air do their best to remain collected and

Morning’s 6th February 2018 segment on ‘Are

explain themselves clearly, informing the audience

Militant Vegans Making Farmers’ Lives Hell?’

with clear facts and compassion for animals, but

Sat alongside two dairy farmers and making the

ultimately it is up to the hosts and TV producers to

argument that modern humans do not need to eat

control the narrative and direct the conversation to

animals to survive, activist Joey Carbstrong made

fit their intentions.

a clear point that received no argument when he said: “When we’re looking at issues of injustice,

What we need to see is veganism being discussed

we always look at it through the eyes of the victim,

without an extreme angle or topic that will divide

not the oppressor.”

and energise audiences. Veganism doesn’t need to be debunked. You can talk about veganism without an anti-vegan antagonist. Veganism is a

FINAL WORD TO THE ANTI-VEGAN

valuable movement and can stand up by itself.

When Lucy Watson appeared on a This Morning segment in November 2018 she asked a farmer

_______________________________________

questions about his “humane” treatment of

For links to all the segments discussed in this

turkeys, the farmer struggling to describe how he

article and others used for reference, head to

‘humanely’ slaughtered the animals. Throughout

brightzine.co/news/2019/3/22/veganism-on-tv

the debate Lucy made clear, concise arguments on animal ethics, and the turkey farmer stumbled,

References:

but when it came to the end of the segment it was

Margulis, Sergio. (2003) Causes of deforestation of the Brazilian

the turkey farmer who was given the last word.

Amazon. World Bank Working Paper; no. 22. Washington, DC.

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TEN WOMEN MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE Written by Sareta Puri™saretapuri

The theme for 2019’s International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter focusing on cr eating a g ender-balanced world.

Growing up, the people that were visible in changing the world seemed to just be a bunch of old (mainly white) men. At times I definitely thought that all girls could aspire to be was a friendly teacher or a caring nurse. That’s because the achievements of women were not being shouted about, even if they were happening.

Nowadays there are still huge obstacles between women and success in business and careers but there are also a whole host of women pushing through and creating change.

That is why we’re celebrating ten women who are making the world a better place in 2019.

AP H KO WRITER, FOUNDER & PRODUCER O F BL AC K V EG A NS R O CK Writer and producer Aph Ko was propelled into the limelight af ter writing her list of 100 Blac k Vegans in 2015. The list combatted the common idea that veganism is white and is inaccessible to people of colour. Aph’s wor k on inter sectionality within the vegan movement has been an inspiration for many young blac k women and in doing so she is making the world a better place by leading to the growth of veganism in cultures and c ommunities that it may not exist in.

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JU L IET DAV E NP O R T FOUNDER & CEO OF G O O D E N E R GY Juliet is the founder and CEO of Good Energy, a 100% renewable energy com pany that aims to create a greener, cleaner future.

Whilst wor king for the European commission and parliament Juliet realised that European countries needed to be making the changes they were espousing to the rest of the world to tac kle climate change. Good Energy has gained repeated awards for being the best green tarif f available to UK consumer s and Daven por t was recognised with an OBE for ser vices to renewables in 2013.

DR. ME L A N I E J OY PSYCHOLOGIST, AUTHOR AND FOUNDER OF BEYOND CARNISM We already feature Melanie in this issue on page 46 and she absolutely had to make this list. Her Ted Talk “Beyond Carnism and Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices” is in most new vegan’s top five must watch list.

And rightly so. Dr Joy has used almost two decades of research into the psychology of eating animals to highlight the irrationality of eating animals and how we can move towards veganism to create a more humane and just world. This wor k, including founding Beyond Carnism and publishing ‘ Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs And Wear Cows,’ has led to her being the fir st woman to receive an Ahimsa award on global non-violence following in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama.

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S A RA H B E N T LE Y C O-FOU NDER O F M A D E IN HAC KNEY In 2012 Sarah co-founded Made in Hac kney to make healthy, sustainable food for the local

community.

cooking,

food

They

growing

do and

this

through

com posting

classes - all 100% plant-based and all com pletely loved by the communities and individuals they ser ve. Sarah is known as one of the most passionate and warming individuals on the London vegan ‘scene’.

For her wor k at MIH but also her general engagement with society and community and the values that she instills in her ever yday life as an eco warrior and mother striving to make this planet better for ever y single inhabitant on it.

TAR A AB R AHAM S GL O BAL ADV O C AT E F O R GI R L S AN D W O M E N Tara is a passionate and tireless cam paigner and advocate for the rights of girls and women across the world. From being deputy director of Girl Rising, a cam paign aiming to ensure that girls are educated and em powered, to her current roles at VOW - wor king to eradicate child marriage - and She’s The Fir st, suppor ting girls be the fir st in their families to graduate - Tara won’t stop until there is eq uality for all girls and women. She is also aware that she can’t do this alone and is always actively looking for cam paigner s, influencer s, brands or par tner s to wor k with to ensure these issues are tac kled as widely as possible.

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G E NE SIS B U TL E R AC T I V I S T Twelve year old Genesis might not be a woman yet but is undoubtedly a role model for women across the world - old and young. Turning veggie at four, vegan at six - both of her own accord by putting two and two together - she has since cam paigned for animal rights and environmental issues across her city, county and countr y. At ten she had already bagged a TedX talk on her vision for healing the planet.

Butler vegans

is

also

one

of

behind

the

Million

several

influential

Dollar

Vegan

cam paign urging the Pope to go vegan for lent this year and she has per sonally asked to meet with him to explain the im por tance of the cause. Given that Genesis and her peer s are the future we should probably be listening to more woke young vegans like her.

LI Z D E E FOUNDER OF VEGAN LADYBOSS Liz Dee created Vegan Ladyboss (VLB) in 2016 to connect, suppor t and em power vegan women.

The VLB mission is clear: bringing

vegan women together will change the world.

PREACH. With a belief that women should be able to advance in their career s and business and be ef fective in their vegan advocacy the member s of the networ k help to suppor t one another to create change. This has come in the form of par tner ships for vegan star t ups, connecting with exper ts in other fields and providing learning experiences globally. This is a movement that ever y passionate vegan woman should be a par t of.

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HE ATHER M IL L S C AM P AI GN E R AN D F O UN DE R O F V BI T E S Heather Mills might now be known as the woman behind the company that makes those “chicken nuggets” but her first foray into sustainability was setting up a charity that recycled old prosthetics for amputees following an accident where she lost her own leg. This accident led to her becoming vegan and since then she has tirelessly campaigned for environmental and animal rights as well as setting up VBites, repeatedly named the UK’s most ethical food supplier. Mills is also in the process of creating the Silicon Valley of vegan food by turning a former crisp factory into the manufacturing site of VBites in the north east with hopes that other vegan businesses will move to the region. Heather also supports other vegan businesses through investment including LoveSeitan and Mylkman giving them opportunities to grow that would otherwise not be possible.

IM MY L U C AS FOU NDE R OF L O W IM PA CT MOV EMENT I m my L u c a s , k n o w n to h e r I n s t a fo l l o w e r s a s S u s t a i n a b l y Ve g a n , fo u n d e d t h e L o w Impact

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I n 2 0 0 6 s h e fo u n d e d E s t h e t i c a , a p l a t fo r m fo r d e s i g n e r s w i t h s u s t a i n a b l e a n d e t h i c a l s t a n d a r d s , a n d i n 2 0 1 0 O r s o l a c o - fo u n d e d Fa s h i o n Revo l u t i o n to t a c k l e i s s u e s a r o u n d sourcing, production and distribution within t h e fa s h i o n i n d u s t r y.

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INTERVIEW WITH A VEGAN QUEEN

DR. MELANIE JOY Written by Adam Protz™adamprotz

Award-winning author, Harvard-trained psychologist and acclaimed public speaker — these are just three of the hats worn by the uniquely brilliant Dr. Melanie Joy. Another way you could describe her; she’s basically the Yoda of the vegan movement. Wise, calm and composed, and possessing a Jedi-mind-trick toolkit for almost effortlessly influencing your friends and family to make positive changes towards veganism. But make no mistake, there’s no unethical hypnotising when it comes to Dr. Joy — just proven psychology that also ensures maximum respect and non-judgement towards omnivores.

Personally, I discovered a video on YouTube of Dr. Joy delivering a speech at a Vegfest event titled ‘Understanding The Psychology of Eating Animals for Effective Vegan Advocacy’.

Following the simple steps outlined in the video saved me from all the misery of arguing with friends and family in previous months, and the feeling that sharing slaughterhouse footage was achieving nothing but traumatising myself. She’s not only saving animals, her work seriously helps the mental health of vegans also.

Besides her award-winning book ‘Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism’, and more recently ‘Beyond Beliefs: A Guide to Improving Relationships and Communication for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Meat Eaters’, Dr. Joy in fact coined the term ‘carnism’ — a vital counter to the frequent use of the word ‘veganism’ as being a brain-washing ideology, and employing propaganda. Her work explains that carnism is the hidden belief that it is normal, natural and necessary to eat animals, and the cognitive dissonance of caring deeply about cats and dogs all the while.

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WHAT’S BEEN GOING ON WITH YOU RECENTLY? ARE YOU CURRENTLY BACK IN THE UNITED STATES? I’m here to meet my publisher, as I’ve got a new book coming out this year. It’s called The Psychology of Power: Understanding the

Hidden

Principles

of

Oppression

for

Social Transformation. It’s in some ways an expansion on my work on carnism. What I look at is the meta-system that informs carnism, speciesism, sexism, racism and all oppressive ‘isms’! And also how we can work together across causes, be unified and do our social justice work in a way that we don’t become what we are trying to transform. It’s actually going to be out in September this year. I’ll be at the national Animal Rights Conference this year, and I’ll have the first copies with me!

BEING A SPEAKER AT EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANIMAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE, DO YOU EVER ENCOUNTER PEOPLE WHO CLAIM YOUR APPROACH IS ‘TOO SOFT’ ON MEAT EATERS? It’s always interesting when I hear people

they’re typically referring to the fact that I

say this is “too soft”! I don’t understand

advocate practicing respect for others, which

what it would look like otherwise. We’re not

means treating others with respect even as

talking about legislation, we’re talking about

we may be challenging them to think (and,

advocacy — two very different things. With

ultimately, act) differently. I’m very sceptical of

legislation,

anybody who argues that it’s ever appropriate

you’re

forcing

change.

You’re

getting a change to be enacted into law so

to treat others without respect.

that people have to comply with something

There’s

that you’ve demanded, or voted for.

psychological literature demonstrating that

That’s not the same with advocacy. You can’t

encouraging people to change behaviours

force people to change; adults make their own

requires an approach that honours their own

choices. If a type of behaviour is legal, adults

ability to be the experts on their own choices.

are going to be in a position where they can

If anybody feels that treating people with

choose to engage in that behaviour or not. As

respect is problematic, then I really don’t

advocates, we can’t force people to change.

understand which approach would be less

When people talk about my ‘soft’ approach,

problematic than that.

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I SUPPOSE THE COUNTER-ARGUMENT TO THAT IS: “IF PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR ANIMALS TO BE INHUMANELY KILLED, SURELY WE’RE JUSTIFIED IN NOT ALWAYS BEING FULLY RESPECTFUL IN OUR CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY” But that just means it’s even more important to be strategic and effective. If they are paying for animals to be tortured, we have an obligation, in my opinion, to be as effective as possible with our advocacy — to increase the chances of people no longer supporting that. Treating people disrespectfully is not an effective way to encourage them to listen to what you have to say.

I really do understand the feeling of urgency, to the point where you don’t care what comes out of your mouth, as long as people hear you. As vegans, we are burdened with this knowledge of what goes on in animal agriculture. And then we’re often mocked and met with hostility. It is an incredible challenge to live as a vegan in a dominant animal-eating society. I often want to shout from the rooftops myself. But that’s why it’s so important to approach our advocacy in the most effective way possible.

SHOULD THESE THINGS BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, WOULD YOU SAY? PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, OR EVEN JUST GENERAL SOCIAL SKILLS? Zoe Weil, the co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, says that we’re not educating kids to provide solutions, to become people who address the world’s problems. We’re educating kids in many ways to not think for themselves, and we certainly don’t teach relational skills.

In psychology, we have a tremendous amount of information on how to live healthy lives, and how to create a compassionate society. But this information is not being disseminated widely.

If we all learned mindfulness, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, relational literacy and effective communication skills, the world would probably be transformed in a single generation.

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DO YOU EVER WORRY THAT PEOPLE MIGHT MISINTERPRET YOUR MESSAGE AS BEING APATHETIC AND NON-ACTIVE? Part of this assumption is inherited from the dominant culture, this hyper-masculine idea that if you’re not being aggressive, you’re being passive.

SO IN SHORT, IF WE COULD MOVE BEYOND THE PROBLEM OF TOXIC COMMUNICATION BOTH AMONGST VEGANS AND BETWEEN VEGANS AND NON-VEGANS, WOULD THAT REALLY SPEED UP WHERE WE’RE TRYING TO GET TO?

You’re either strong or you’re weak. Without the

Drastically. I think it would drastically speed it up!

words. For me, at the end of the day, my biggest

recognition that true strength is derived from being authentic, compassionate and respectful.

It takes a lot more strength to communicate something that you’re passionate about in a way that’s respectful and compassionate, than it does to bang somebody over the head with your question is: ‘am I doing the most good I can in this situation?’ Which means, ‘am I being strategic?’

Almost always, the people arguing that we need

IF YOU COULD CONDENSE YOUR VEGAN ADVOCACY APPROACH INTO ONE SOUNDBITE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

to be more aggressive with non-vegans are not aware of what the psychological literature and scientific evidence says about communicating

Focus more on the process than the content of

with people. So the question is: ‘have I helped

the communication. The content is what we’re

as many animals as possible?’ So vegans can

talking about, and the process is how we’re

say ‘you’re eating a corpse’, which is totally

communicating. Underneath the different ideologies

accurate. Or we can be effective, and try to avoid

of veganism and carnism is a relationship between

communicating in a way that triggers people into

people. That’s where the focus needs to be. When

shutting down to our message even more than

you have a healthy process, that means your goal

they already are.

is mutual understanding — to understand and to be understood.

A healthy process is based on mutual respect, on

HOW IS THE REST OF 2019 LOOKING FOR YOU?

allowing the other person to be the expert on their own experience. Trying not to assume you know what they’re experiencing better than they do, and

Well as I mentioned, I have my new book coming

not to judge them. Simply witnessing and listening

out, and I actually have two other books which will

to what they have to say. Apart from learning tools

either be out this year or in 2020. But my main

for effective communication, which can change your

book coming out is The Psychology of Power.

life, my advice is to be process focussed. If you

I’m really excited about that! It’s for anyone that’s

catch yourself starting to feel contempt, that is a red

interested in social transformation, and my hope

flag that you’re starting to feel moral superiority. This

is it will get people working in animal rights and

goes way beyond veganism — this is about effective

human rights to recognise the common threads

communication and healthy relating, period.

that are woven through the various oppressions that they’re working to transform. And to have people unite across these causes.

See more from Dr. Melanie Joy and her work at carnism.org and

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CHILL TIME: HARRY KIRTON Interview and photos by Laura Callan™lauralollipop

Award-winning crime drama Peaky Blinders was the BBC’s mostwatched drama of 2017, and where young actor Harry Kirton cut his teeth as Finn Shelby, the youngest of the crime family.

We met Harry at Cookdaily in London Fields to talk about acting, knowing yourself, and not being the only vegan Peaky Blinder.

WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU? I’ve just done a self-tape audition for a role, my

work and proud of pushing myself this season.

first one of the year. Auditions are like a different

I’ve reached a checkpoint and now I can push

art to acting in some senses. Even if you’re a

past it, whereas before I’d never been really

really good actor, even if you suit the role, they’ve

allowed to push myself to that extent in this series.

usually got a very fixed image in their minds,

I’ve done short films where I’ve really been able

and if you don’t look exactly what they’ve got in

to push myself and explore. Although when you

their mind you won’t get the role. Unless you’re

do these things when you’re studying in college

phenomenal and you kind of sway them.

you have a safe zone, if you mess up, it’s cool,

I finished filming season five of Peaky Blinders in

but when it’s work, when you’re filming the weight

January, it was really good, this season I learnt

is on your shoulders. Through meditation - about

even more. Every season I learn quite a bit, each

5-6 years of practice now - and just growing in

stage as I grow and as the character grows and

confidence now I can really just allow myself to let

as the writing develops. I was really proud of my

go, which is what I did this season.

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DO YOU HAVE OTHER CREATIVE OUTLETS OUTSIDE OF ACTING? I write quite a bit, I like spoken word, poetry,

of just myself. The noise that’s coming from

music, I really love to sing. A lot of my friends are

inside my head, the noise that I want to portray,

musicians or producers and they’re all dropping

the message I want to portray. With voicing my

albums this year, they’re genuinely very talented

opinions I do try to go about things in a very

boys and so it’s nice to train with them. I’m lucky

particular way, I’ve learned to speak a way that

to be friends with those kind of people, a definite

is quite easy on the ears. I really want to get into

true talent. It’s really like an extension of acting,

music and make sure I express myself. There are

a way to express yourself. Acting is different in

a lot of opinions out there that I don’t really agree

that you obviously have to tell someone else’s

with and I feel a need to express myself, to say

story, but with music it’s definitely an expression

my part and voice something.

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HAVE YOU ALWAYS HAD A CREATIVE STREAK? I’ve always had a wild imagination, I was very much an outside in the mud kid, always acting things out. Looking back, I was very comfortable with the masculine and feminine attributes which we all have in us. I would go from sword-fighting and pretending I was a viking to dancing with my sister. It was that not minding and my curiosity which led me to acting.

I went from doing it at GCSE and realising my love for acting, to doing theatre and then getting my role in Peaky Blinders. I went for an open casting and I’d only just touched acting, only just realised what it was, and I got the part and was very much thrown into the deep end. I’ve been doing it for about five years professionally now, and I’ve gone through times of thinking, “Do I want to act? Is it messing me up?” On EpiVegan’s show I said I was worried about what I was doing to my inner self, if my body knows I’m really faking. But through practices like breathwork, meditation and conversations with friends I’ve changed my idea of acting. I got a bit lost in it I guess before, I felt like I had to take myself seriously and remain in character. Now I know what it feels like to act, I know what it feels like not to act, which also helps me to be a much more genuine person. That start of me just being free and expressing myself is now turning into an art that I actually have control over. It’s a nice transition and I’m glad I did it, I wouldn’t change it.

always go back and think about those good days.

Knowing myself now and allowing myself to really differentiate between “now I’m acting,” and “now I’m not.” It sounds really basic, but you have these

PEAKY BLINDERS CAN BE QUITE A VIOLENT SHOW, YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WASN’T AFFECTING YOU, HOW HAVE YOU FOUND THAT?

10-12 hour or longer days where you’re in and out of this character, so I give myself time to adjust.

I’m kind of used to being Finn Shelby and it comes comfortably, now I don’t have to strain so much in my head. There are things that you learn on set

I think I’ve gone through a process of learning

and experiences you’re going to get put through,

myself and having a base layer, a home base to go

and even though it may not be as real as the real

to. Knowing what it feels like on those best days

thing, you still have the same thought process,

where you wake up, you meditate, eat really well,

your body is still going to be empathetic, you could

have good company, those top notch days, I lock

actually make the situation real in your head and

those in my mind and think, “that’s Harry, that’s

might actually feel from it. I’ll only improve as I

what it means to truthfully be me.” Even when

gain more knowledge - being able to separate, it’s

I’m not acting and I’m just having a bad day, I will

become more easy with that, with understanding

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myself, understanding what acting is for me,

of a personal thing. I don’t like when people sit on

making it more of a release than a strain. I’ve got

my bed, that’s where I lay my head, that’s where I

to watch other actors and actresses go about it, on

draw the line. But before, I would be in the trailer

this season of Peaky Blinders I saw one of the new

and I wouldn’t let my own clothes touch the floor

actors coming into it who had the most serious

or be near Finn’s clothes, they had to be separate.

scene coming up, and he was fully chilling. I tried

You know how we wear the big long-coats that we

it out, I felt really comfortable on some days and it

wear in Peaky Blinders? I had a vintage one about

opened up a whole new spectrum of acting for me.

a year ago, at first I thought “Oh, this reminds

It was easier for me to go about it, I understood

me too much of Peaky,” but I realised if I avoid

it more, I felt more separation between me and

things like that then 10-20 years into acting, I

the art, which is a blessing. If you get too involved

won’t be able to wear anything or pull any facial

then it can affect your personal life, it’s about at

expressions! Now I couldn’t give a damn, I’m just

the second they say ‘cut’ then fully just zoning out,

not so fussed about an impression of myself,

have a shower, wash down, listen to music that

what’s important is what happens on the day, what

you like.

are you prepared for, whether I’m happy. I’m a lot

I used to associate a lot of things with acting to

more understanding of what the art is to me, not

the point that I was too protective, which is more

just what the art is in general.

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WHAT LED YOU TO VEGANISM?

ARE YOU THE ONLY VEGAN PEAKY BLINDER?

I was at that point of my life around age 16-17 where

No actually. Benjamin Zephaniah, who is a

you start to take things more seriously and become

renowned poet is also in it. He’s been vegan

more passionate. I was craving knowledge about

since he was 13 and he’s now 63, so he’s 50

the world, I naturally became a bit more empathetic

years deep! Being on the show when I was

of people while learning more about myself. It

starting my vegan journey and being able to

seems like a lifetime ago now, but I watched Louis

talk to him was so refreshing. Even now, his

Cole and Ben Brown on YouTube, they’re great

view of veganism is so detached from the

videographers that I really appreciate and they both

world. I remember when I said to him, “can I

mentioned being vegan. I’d never heard of it before

ask you why you’re vegan?” The only thing he

and as I’m quite a curious person I researched it.

said was, “I wouldn’t hurt my friends.” And that

Louis Cole mentioned ‘Cowspiracy’, and watching

was just very easy for me to understand.

that around October 2016 is what really did it for me. I went downstairs and said, “Look Mum, I’m not eating what you’re about to make.” I hadn’t done any research at this point, I didn’t know what I was going

THAT’S A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO LOOK AT IT.

to eat, but it touched me. There was no getting around it, I just understood, I became vegan and

It is, and at that stage I was still quite a bit

watched more documentaries. Over time you have

of a sponge so it was nice to have different

ups and downs, it’s a whole journey, we all slip up,

figureheads around me, Benjamin Zephaniah

especially in that first three months or so. I was very

being a ver y zen, ver y chill, really good role

honest with myself, I tried different things, I did my

model. Me and Jordan Bolger, the actor who

research and have been as vegan as possible. I’ve

plays Isiah and is unfor tunately not in the

become a lot healthier, I was a bit of a junk foodie

series anymore, we really took to the man,

young guy before. Now I go to places like CookDaily,

and not to speak on it too much, but he

Lollipop London, and Essential Vegan, if not I cook

would always pop up in my mind, which is

for myself everyday because I just trust myself.

nice.

DO YOU FEEL HEALTHIER FOR IT NOW?

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?

When I had to train for Peaky they actually told me

I think I’m really going to tap in and allow myself

I got too big. I’ve never been huge but you need to

to show the world the other parts of myself. I

be really lean for the 1920s, whereas I was a bit too

definitely like to train before I do anything, but

broad. But I was really happy, when my friends saw

2019 is going to be a very musical year for

how I’d changed when I’d worked out, even the ones

me, I might release a couple of things on the

who were already in shape were surprised. Now

other end of this year. I’m definitely going to

they say to me truthfully that when they get certain

do more spoken word events, I’m just always

things sorted out they’ll go vegan. It’s a journey, we’ll

writing, so keep a look out.

see. With what’s happening to the planet, and the many reasons we are all vegan, time will tell the truth and the people that aren’t vegan will definitely

Keep up to date with Harry and his creative

catch on very quickly. I’m very spiritual, so I really

projects on Instagram and Twitter.

believe when you eat animal products, it does

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OUR RESIDENT SNEAKERHEAD FROM NYC BRINGS YOU THE LATEST IN VEGAN SNEAKER CULTURE It’s been 1 year, 100 posts, and 1000+ followers.

Meanwhile, our vegan/eco-conscious community is

It may not sound like much, but it’s required

consistently growing. So, how do we keep it going,

hundreds of hours to generate worthwhile output

and how do we make a difference?

and grow my reach, one real person at a time. In this first year, I’ve said goodbye to approximately

Here’s the key… Have fun with it. Don’t try to be

40 (once cherished) pairs of footwear in a purge

perfect, try to be better.

of products that utilised real leather.

I’ve made mistakes during my research, and on a Throughout the process of re-building my sneaker

few posts over the last 12 months, and it’s okay. We

rotation, every day has brought a growing enthusiasm

won’t get to a better place without forgiveness and a

about what’s next on this journey. Today, writing my

willingness to continue to work harder in decreasing

first column for BRIGHT (eek!), It’s hard to choose

our impact on the environment via more mindful

what a good use of ink will be, but let’s stop wasting

consumption. Sometimes that course is confusing.

time and dive in.

I’ve learned what will guarantee how we don’t get where we intend, and it’s this: demanding perfection

A huge basis of my motivation with the Air Vegan has

and excluding those who can’t achieve some elite

been folks like you, and especially supporters like

level of vegan-ness.

Laura and BRIGHT magazine. This community of encouraging and patient voices is a departure from

Let’s remember, many people view being vegan as a

what I once imagined the realities of vegan/plant-

privilege because they don’t have the same access to

based lifestyle would be. After five years of living this

the extensive food options we have in London, NYC,

lifestyle, I’m inspired by what I’ve seen, and also what

and other highly developed locales. That said, mercy

was lacking, and that’s when the Air Vegan began.

and patience are two of our greatest tools. To anyone who is curious, to anyone who picks up this magazine,

Along the way I came to realise, damn...we’ve got

and to anyone who wonders if they can embrace a

a long way to go. No major sneaker brand is doing

vegan lifestyle, I’m more excited about your inquisitive

enough to clearly disseminate the info on materials,

spirit than I am concerned with how perfectly you

and it’s truly a shame. We’re real consumers,

embody the lifestyle. I’m obsessed with providing this

spending real money and sometimes it feels like

sneaker resource, because it’s essentially a journal of

nobody is listening, especially at major sneaker

my own impassioned interest in sneakers, and I just

brands. Over the last year, that hasn’t really changed.

happen to be vegan. My frenzied curiosity got me here.

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I’ve recently become fascinated with this study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that concluded if 10% of society holds an unshakeable belief, that belief will eventually become the prevailing opinion of the entire group. In brief flashes of blind optimism, I really believe this notion. If it’s true, we are succeeding and we’re further down this road than ever before. The influential voices in fashion are noticing that we need to be mindful of our practices and consumption. The enterprises that disregard that, will eventually be ignored. Long story short, there’s a momentum that is moving us closer to that 10% tipping point.

My journey has been exciting, all of it. Even the purge of highly coveted Jordan’s and rare Nike’s to rebuild my kicks repertoire around the idea of low cost, sometimes used, and often somewhat less desirable pairs of sneakers with the goal of being true to my own style and desire for general dopeness. That said, poke holes in my mission, help me improve, I’m here to make the sneaker culture a better, more mindful place, mistakes and all.

Don’t fret, the future is vegan.

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WHAT I LEARNT BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR Written by Laura Callan™lauralollipop The entrepreneur life always called to me, but my story is probably like a lot of other entrepreneurs; starting out with no business degree behind me, I had a lot to learn. Some of the most important things I’ve learnt haven’t involved balancing cashflow or dealing with HMRC, but have been a more general journey in managing my priotities. Here are my top three.

1

THERE’S A HACK FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING We don’t know everything, and pretending we do only sets us up to fail, but there are a lot of things you can life-hack, self-teach or figure your way through. I knew precious little

about

accounting,

so

I

watched

YouTube videos (with lots of coffee and breaks) and figured it out. I used HMRC templates to help draft legal documents. I can’t tell you how much YouTube has taught me about the Adobe Creative Suite. If you put in the work, you can usually find a way.

2

3

YOUR COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING Something I honestly can’t stress enough is the value of community. The people around

you

will

make

everything

in

your journey worthwhile. Get to know other entrepreneurs, get to know your ‘competitors’ and support each other. You’ll

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO HIRE A PRO

build key networking connections that will

Yes you can figure a lot of things out for

make some friends for life.

help you, but if you’re really lucky you’ll

yourself, but sometimes you just need to hire a professional. Get to know what

In 2019 we will be launching a new space

you can handle and when to outsource,

to #supportveganbusiness. To be the first

and make the most of places like Upwork

to find out more about what we’re doing

and Fiverr for freelancers when you need

and how you can get involved, sign up at

someone with skills outside of your network.

brightzine.co/supportveganbusiness

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6A Charleville Rd, London W14 9JL rabbitholelondon.com

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PUNKY BUNNY The Punky Bunny, run by Emma Powell, sells vegan inspired eco-friendly gifts and paper goods. “Not preachy, not political, just positive vegan vibes,” they aim to bring forward a positive and inclusive attitude to the vegan scene. All products are

packaged

using

only

recycled,

biodegradable materials and zero plastic.

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FIELDS BENEATH New to Camden Town and just around the corner from What The Pitta, Fields Beneath’s second spot has recently opened. With coffee that rivals the best in London, some exceptional wraps and hot food, and a sun-trap that gets right to your soul, go give them a visit.

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F R O M F L A X T O F L AT P A C K S , D O I N G B U S I N E S S T H E E C O - F R I E N D L Y W AY Written by Mike Hill ™oneplanetpizza & Anna Redmayne Porter ™be_free_with_anna

For award-winning frozen pizza company One

Our salt and sugar content is around 50% of typical

Planet Pizza, being a vegan company is much

meat / dairy pizzas, and our saturated fat content

more than just producing animal and dairy

is 20% lower. That saturated fat comes from the

free food. Mike and Joe Hill, the father and son

coconut-based cheese, as the only other fat we

team, talk about their mission to make pizzas as

use is a small amount of single origin, cold pressed

animal, planet and people-friendly as possible.

rapeseed oil from a local Norfolk farmer. It just shows how you can make a tasty pizza with a lot

One Planet Pizza produced their first pizza almost

less sugar, salt and unhealthy fat.

two and half years ago, and since then we have made over 100,000 pizzas in our dedicated plant-

And then we come onto our special, but not-so-

based kitchen, all crafted and topped by hand. So

secret ingredients! It’s really good for vegans to try

its true to say we are on a bit of a mission to show

and increase their Omega 3 intake as we can lack

that even pizzas can play their part in the vegan

in it when balanced out against Omega 6. Two of

revolution that is currently happening. We love to

the best sources of this are flax and chia seeds, and

spend time really thinking about what goes into our

they both have loads of other nutrients in them. So

ingredients and packaging.

we decided right at the start to put flax seeds in our base and chia seeds in our sauce. The base tastes

So why do we claim to be making the “healthiest

nuttier and the sauce is creamier, so everyone’s a

pizza on the planet.. probably,” and how can you

winner!

make pizza healthy?

Let’s talk about packaging.

There was a really interesting item on the radio

Frozen pizzas need a fair bit of packaging, so how

recently about how supermarkets were confusing

do we make sure we minimise our impact on the

people by automatically putting vegan/vegetarian

environment?

choices in with their “healthier choices” shelves. As

Did you know that a staggering 70% of all consumer

most people know, it’s still quite easy to have an

packaging in the UK is courtesy of the food and drink

unhealthy plant-based diet, sure it’s good to give

industry. According to National Geographic, there

meat, dairy and eggs a miss from a health point

are currently 5.35 trillion pieces of plastic debris in

of view but if you just replace them with lots of

the world’s oceans and that’s just the plastic waste.

processed foods high in salt, sugar and saturated

That’s why at One Planet Pizza we are doing our

fats, then you aren’t going to stay healthy for very

bit by using ‘green packaging’. These eco-friendly

long. So we have tried very hard to make our pizzas

packaging methods require less carbon to produce

as healthy as we can.

and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

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And what are our next goals in terms of getting

Biodegradable pizza boxes.

For

example,

our

pizza

boxes

are

100%

even better?

biodegradable and therefore can be composted

Our pizzas have been calculated as having a carbon

making us the first company with compostable pizza

footprint around 20% less than the equivalent meat/

boxes! Biodegradable means the box can easily

diary pizza, but we want to do more. Whilst many

be broken down and decompose rapidly without

leading non-vegan pizza companies are still avid

releasing toxic substances into the environment,

users of conventional packaging we are on our way

happy days! Our boxes are made from plant-based

to providing 100% natural packaging. Our current

recycled materials and when composted they can

mission is to source a sustainable and plant-based

provide soil with nutrients restoring balance to the

alternative to cling film used to wrap the pizzas

earth. You can dispose of our boxes in compost bins

before they go in our gorgeous boxes! We are

along with other items such as fruit and vegetables.

endlessly searching for a material that can help us become even more environmentally friendly, if you

And what about our pizza box wraps?

have the answer to the last piece of our packaging

Recycling involves reprocessing material into new

puzzle please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

products. Our pizza box wraps are fully recyclable and made from recycled materials themselves.

Wow! That was a lot of information to take in, now

Recycling helps protect the environment as it

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CHILL TIME: NATALIE BYRNE

Interview and photos by Tamsin Rose Callan™tamsinrose

SO WHAT IS ‘PERIOD.’?

YOU’VE DONATED 10% OF THE PROFITS TO THE CHARITY BLOODY GOOD PERIOD, CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT THEM?

‘Period.’ is a book about periods, everything you need to know from how to use a tampon, how to deal with PMS and what a period even

Bloody Good Period work to end period poverty

is. It’s filled with illustrations that make the

by giving products to those who can’t afford them.

whole topic a bit more easy to digest for a

Many people in poverty resort to using unsafe

younger audience but also brings some fun

measures, like using newspaper to take care of

into it. The book has my personality all over

their period, or nothing at all. The organisation

it, so there’s some silliness and jokes in there

started with the founder - and my now friend -

too, like faces on tampons! It’s jam packed with

Gabby Edlin collecting pads through Facebook

loads of information, some I even discovered

from her bedroom. Now they have drop in centres,

myself along the journey of making this book,

about 70 volunteers, and donate a few thousand

so no matter your age you can expect to learn

packs a month. They are really shaking things up

something new. I really wanted the book to

with even just their name ‘Bloody Good Period’. A

capture the same energy of a sleepover, you

lot of the issues around periods, such as period

know when you’re chatting about taboo topics

poverty and the lack of period education, exist

as a kid for the first time. So the book is funny,

because of the shame and stigma surrounding

very conversational but also pretty informative.

periods. We can’t fix these problems if people feel

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uncomfortable even saying the word ‘period’, and

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE THE BOOK?

that’s what Bloody Good Period are also changing - the attitude towards periods and creating a

I had a really terrible experience with my first

celebration of period positivity.

period, I didn’t know what was going on at all. I had terribly heavy painful periods which also came along with an upset stomach, so my grades at school dropped significantly as I

HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN SO FAR?

was too sick to be in school most periods. So

The response has been incredible! I’ve been

had all these memories flooding back, like,

so overwhelmed with love and support. When

“Yes! we need to talk about this.” When I went

I was writing the book, I was just alone in my

along to the Free Periods protest organised by

bedroom writing and drawing for my 11 year old

Amika George and the pink protest, someone

self. I never expected it to get picked up by a

on the podium said “there isn’t even enough

publisher or to be contacted by Waterstones for

books about periods for young people” and

the book launch. In feminism it can feel like lots

I thought to myself, well it’s 2017 there must

of us are going in different directions, there are

be. I went to my local library the next day and

often disagreements and heated debates, so I

found nothing. I complained about it for a while

was prepared for negativity and backlash. But I’ve

at the pub with my friends, saying, “Why has

been so overwhelmed by the positive response

no one made that thing?” Then one night I got

of the book, it just goes to show how much of a

into bed and realised, “Oh shit, I think I’m the

demand and a need there is for informative and

person who has to make it.” I started waking up

honest but fun, inclusive and diverse work.

at 5am alongside my full time job, at the time

when people started talking about periods, I

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messages from mums of children with learning difficulties who have said that me being open about my experience has helped them and their child to see that they can still go for their dreams, even if they’re struggling with reading or writing or school.

This really hit home, I went from being a child that was having a really hard time at school to just having borderline dyslexia where it wasn’t a huge problem anymore. And that was due to a lot of reading, thanks to my brother who forced me to read Harry Potter. I know how much anxiety reading can cause if you have dyslexia, frankly it’s the last thing you want to do when reading is just so hard. So I thought starting an illustrated Book Club would be a great way to get people who follow me excited to read books, but also be really inviting to people who have dyslexia.

I announced the book club on my YouTube channel, and will be posting a video there at the end of every month with my thoughts on each book. I’m really excited for every single I thought it would just be a zine. I thought I’d

book but also really nervous to run the book

make 10, print them on my mum’s printer and

club, but that’s just my dyslexia anxiety around

sell them on Etsy, and if it helped one person

books coming through again.

it would all be worth it. I mentioned what I was doing to my mum, and straight away she started getting interest from her friends who had young

DO YOU HAVE PLANS FOR FUTURE BOOKS?

children. So that kept me motivated.

I would love to do another book. I do have an idea, but my first book was made fairly quickly

CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR ILLUSTRATED BOOK CLUB?

so I do want to take my time with book number two. I’ve got some incredibly exciting brand projects coming out this year that I can’t wait

Since releasing Period., I’ve done quite a few

to share and talk about! My only plan is to keep

interviews where I talk about my dyslexia. I had

saying yes to things that scare the crap out of

learning difficulties as a kid, and even though

me and keep challenging myself. To stay up to

my mum did explain to me what a period was,

date with whats happening next you can follow

because it was with a book I just didn’t get

me on Instagram.

it. I smiled and nodded and pretended that I understood (like always), when in reality I

Keep up to date with Natalie on Instagram

didn’t have a clue. I’ve been inundated with

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GIRL B O S S B US I N E S S E S - FIVE WOMEN-RUN BUSINESSES YOU CAN SUPPORT Written by Emma Oldham™plant_powered_emma

Women are spectacular. Ever ywhere, women balance tough and important jobs, hold their families together like glue, all while going on a mission to start up their own brand or business. From illustrators to bakers to designers to print-makers and models, women are channelling their love for veganism into powerful and positive messaging. The buzz is contagious.

For this Women’s Histor y Month, suppor t those around you. Buy into their ideas, visit them in action and shout about their secret talents. When women build up women, we become an army of game-changers. We create a better planet.

Here, I shine the light on some vegan girl bosses who are using their girl power to help veganism go mainstream. Their self-developed brands are truly something to be celebrated.

THE HAPPY FOX Say hello to Abby Waters, the brains behind The Happy Fox. With a background in both event marketing and trapeze skills, Abby doesn’t do things by the book. Passionate about inspiring people to buy ethical and eco-friendly clothing, Abby creates fun, unisex designs for both children and their parents - all while homeschooling her own family.

Abby screen prints all her 100% organic cotton t-shirts in Cornwall only using eco-dyes. From ‘Free Range’ to ‘Happy’ and ‘Rebel’, her slogans stand with purpose on their bright white or solid black backgrounds. These are t-shirts for those proud of their outlook on life.

Use code ‘REBELGIRL’ to g et 20% of f order s. thehappyfox.com

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THE PUNKY BUNNY Fusing love for veganism with her ar tistic streak, Emma Powell knows how to create positive vegan vibes. A print for your home, an accessor y for your dungarees or even a tarot card, her collection is a whirlwind of upbeat and thoughtprovoking designs.

All handmade in Birmingham, Emma ensures that ever ything she creates is packaged using minimal,

biodegradable

and

zero

plastic

packaging. All her paper goods (seriously, check out her greeting cards) are printed on 100% biodegradable and recycled materials. She has a great sense of humour too. Her playful designs include ‘I love you soya much’ and ‘I’d love you more if you went vegan’.

Use code ‘ WOMENSUPPORT WOMEN’ to get 15% of f orders before 1st June 2019. linktr.ee/thepunkybunny

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CARE WEARS Don’t you just love it when someone’s work completely

reflects

their

colourful

and

whimsical character? Care Wears does exactly that with it’s creator, Kasia Ring. Self-taught in how to screen-print onto clothing, Kasia combines her passion for ethical and vegan clothing with her creativity to create fun and lively designs. The result is loaded with girl power. Kasia does it all - behind the scenes printing t-shirts and tote bags, while also being the face and rainbow persona to her brand.

Kasia’s photoshoots show vegan women at their best - proud and compassionate people.

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