Tricky Conversations On Animal Rights - Helpful Toolkit
Books, questions & activities to ignite the next generation of kind & courageous leaders
Hi friends!
My 10-year old has been a vegetarian for five years now, and okay - it’s kinda a hassle.
I want to enjoy easy dinners that don’t taste like a sponge, and for me, that involves some level of delicious meaty things. But as much as I crave chicken wraps, I’m more excited that my kiddo develops his own values and follows through on his boundaries.
So for five years, we’ve worked through cultural compromises, struggled through my terrible tofu experiments, and kept talking about what it means to be in loving relationship with our animal cousins.
We can’t raise decolonizing climate advocates without getting honest about animal rights
Caring for animals isn’t just about leaving them alone - we need to understand
Indigenous relationships between humans and local animals
Our own ancestral practices with animal relations
How we’re complict in exploiting animals now
And what opportunities we’re hoping to create
If you’ve got a kiddo with a big heart and ethical concerns about speciesism, start with some silly books, open questions, and fun activities that help your kid reclaim their agency in sustaining kind and courageous relationships with animals. Even the tasty ones.
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Gosh - I don’t even know what I’ll be sending you next! The kids are home for summer and I can’t get five solid minutes without being derailed by a “Mama! Look at me jump!”
My executive functioning is fried and this brain is mush. But we are safe, we are healthy, and life is good here.
Which feels weird, given all the… horrors! So if you’re having a decent summer but are struggling to reconcile the good in your life with with how awful things are everywhere else: share the love and give five minutes to amplify those who need our help.
with you,
Ashia