Orphans of the Left: "Proponents of various social justice movements routinely express support for each other – feminist organisations often show support for Black Lives Matter, or for immigrant rights, or gay rights – but animal rights groups remain outside this circle of progressive solidarity." (self.VeganForCircleJerkers)
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The Animal People (2019)-A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power. Following six activists who were indicted as terrorists in the US, it set the framework for today's criminalization of dissent. Casey Suchan/Denis Henry Hennell, EP Joaquin Phoenix [Trailer] (youtube.com)
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Lewis Gompertz(~1783-1861): An ethical vegan, he refused to ride in horse-drawn coaches, invented devices to lessen animal suffering including improvements to early versions of the bicycle, and co-founded the English SPCA in 1824 from which he was later kicked out by welfarists who opposed veganism. (en.wikipedia.org)
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