There is growing evidence that veganism is on its way to becoming the overriding social justice movement of the 21st Century. That’s because veganism is the solution to so many of humanity’s greatest problems: climate change, human world hunger, human disease, habitat destruction, wildlife extinction, environmental and dietary racism… to name a few. Also, the practice of nonviolence is the spiritual solution to the overarching challenge facing our species… how to co-exist while causing the least amount of suffering.
Vegan leaders face a huge hurdle: convincing humans that it is in their self-interest to be kind to other beings over whom they have so much power. Vegan leaders see the big picture and know how to communicate that vision in a way that gets people’s attention without making them so defensive that they stop listening and just start arguing.
UnChainedTV profiles many visionaries in this arena from the ultimate movement leader, Ingrid Newkirk of PETA to Dr. Sailesh Rao, the cutting edge scientist determined to turn society vegan by 2026. Thousands of others around the world are leading the way in different aspects of our movement. Now, meet some of these amazing individuals.
VEGAN LEADERS IN THE NEWS
Josh Tetrick, CEO of Hampton Creek, is taking the world of commerce by storm! The maker of the delicious, plant-based Just Mayo recently came out on top in an absurd lawsuit by the makers of Hellmann's [...]
Gene Baur, co-founder and President of Farm Sanctuary, is out with a fabulous new book called Living the Farm Sanctuary Life. Farm Sanctuary is a place that is transformative for both rescued farm animals and [...]
If you are a vegan and want to supercharge your ability to change the world for animals and improve human health, enroll in the Main Street Vegan Academy in Harlem, inspired by the book Main [...]
Socialite and Fashion Designer Cornelia Guest tells JaneUnChained that real class is showing compassion. All of Cornelia's fabulous jackets and handbags are animal-free and cruelty-free. And, just wait until you hear what this former "Debutante [...]
The 8th Annual Veggie Pride Parade saw hundreds of vegans and vegetarians gathering on the cobblestone steps of Manhattan's famous Meatpacking district, where most of the meat warehouses have given way to chic, impossibly expensive boutiques. [...]
ATTENTION ALL FOODIES: Come along on my daylong extravaganza at the 2015 New York City Vegetarian Food Festival! In its 5th year, the festival -held in Manhattan- has become a must attend event for ALL [...]
Bobbie "Collar" Henderson - a former Florida police officer and former teacher - tells us how she confronted Hendry County Commissioners at their public hearing after learning that the county secretly approved a massive monkey breeding [...]
This past December, smack in the middle of a hectic street full of New Yorkers racing to do their holiday shopping, my partner Donna Dennison spotted a sick pigeon huddled in the bitter cold. We took [...]
BREAKING NEWS from Maryland: Weather alert brings warnings about leaving animals outside as a new bill proposes to clamp down on chaining dogs outside during extreme weather. [youtube=http://youtu.be/DM53ko--kro]
JaneUnChained EXCLUSIVE: A Whole Foods Protest by #DirectActionEverywhere in Chelsea challenges the store's notion of being a leader in values and calls the concept of humane meat a lie. JaneUnChained.com was the only news media there [...]