Vol. 1. Issue 1 July/August 2022A publication by Animal Liberation Front of Actions (FALA) ANIMAL VOTE ANIMAL REVOLUTION IN POLITICS I NTERVIEW Vanessa Negrini: the importance of politics for the animal cause ENTREPRENEURSHIPVEGAN Startups in Brasilia move the economy AWARENESS LECTURES Animal Rights reaching out to youth in centersdetention ANIMAL RELEASE
T he difficult times we have been through ask for a communication more aligned with the val ues that we want and for which we fight as ideals for the world. After 10 years of intense activism, the Animal Liberation Front of Actions (FALA) thought it was time to have a report that helped us in our dialogue with Brazilian society, with possibilities to extend this community as well to a broader audience abroad. An assertive communication aggregates the efforts in favor of common objectives and strengthens the principles at the base and essence of our work. Not by chance, communication is a fundamental component in our fight since the be ginning of FALA’s foundation, in the year of 2012. And it’s precisely this tuned communication that will allow us to spread, far beyond our country’s borders, our activism in Animal Rights, a concept that we consider the most complete for our times, since it’s related to a culture of peace, sustainabili ty, and social justice. The defense of Animal Rights encompasses not just the defense of Sensient an imals from other species, but also the defense of human animals against each and every form of discrimination and oppression. To achieve this, we also promote the defense of the environment where we, human and non-human animals, belong, that is, the defense of sustainability in all its dimensions.
In full activity, FALA now counts on over 250,000 followers in social media, as well as volun teers that act in all regions of Brazil. But this is still small compared to what we want to achieve. For that reason, we inaugurate, with this first edition, the Animal Release, which will help spread even further our work not just throughout the country, but also abroad. Our publication is not limited to its Portuguese version, with its counterpart in English, as to bring us closer to other similar or ganizations and independent activists outside of national border, in search of strengthening partnerships and aligning initiatives in sync with the greater objective that moves us: abolishing ani mal exploitation in all of its forms and expressions.
For all of this, we wish you a pleasant reading of this inaugural edition, which was prepared with lots of care for all of you. We hope you enjoy it!
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One more voice in favor of animal abolitionism
Animal Release is a non-profit and virtual bimonthly publication by the Animal Liberation Front of Actions (FALA), conceptualized by Animal Media Agency (CNPJ: 43.157.961/0001-17). All profits derived from the advertising sales go to the journal’s maintenance, its professionals, and support for volunteer work in social, environmental and animal defense causes. 6ContentsInterview Vanessa Negrini 11 Cover article Animal Vote 15 Animal Media Agency 18 Abolitionist notes 22 Vegan arabic gastronomy 26 27 sas histórias, elas se conectam aos sentimen tos mais bonitos que moram na alma: o amor, a empatia, a compaixão, o altruísmo”, conclui Paula. Desafio que vale a pena encarar Embora grandes revistas por assinatura este jam fechando as portas por falta de patrocínio, a Revista Por um Mundo Melhor (RPMM) che ga à sua 11ª edição com distribuição gratuita e impressão em material de alta qualidade. Isso só foi possível devido a uma rede de soli dariedade e empresas que abraçaram a causa. O resultado fruto de três anos de esforços dedicação da equipe, que entrega trimestral mente três mil exemplares, além de disponi bilizar a versão digital da revista na internet Paulo Castro, publisher e editor-chefe da revis ta, resume o trabalho da equipe: “A repercus são entusiasmada do público nos mostra que estamos no caminho certo. Não o caminho mais fácil, nem o mais compensador financei ramente, porque teríamos mais recursos com uma comunicação aliada à política partidária, economia predatória, às fofocas de celebri dades, ao sensacionalismo, à pornografia, à venda de bebidas alcoólicas, a tudo isso que condenamos. Não é o caminho mais fácil, mas é o que nossos corações escolheram se guir”, explica ele. Paulo Castro diz que a equipe fez “uma op ção consciente por uma linha editorial que mostra que a vida é muito mais do que a imprensa tradicional nos mostra. A filosofia da revista se destina a um segmento sedento por publicações que fujam do imediatismo das breaking news centradas na estética da miséria humana como artifício de vendagem editorial”, argumenta. Em seguida, finaliza. “Se a vida nos dá tudo e a natureza está aí para comprovar essa premissa –, não podemos dar menos do que tudo de nós para que a vida seja o ideal que buscamos. E isso começa na visibilidade que damos às iniciativas que fazem a diferença nas vidas de muitos. É uma simples contri buição de nossa parte por um mundo melhor, mas não menos sincera e honesta”. HOUSEPUBLISHINGMAZEBOOKSSILVALÉO Paulo Castro: opção consciente pelo jornalismo positivo Instagram: @midiaanimal and @fala_libertacaoanimal E-mail: comunicacao.midianimal@gmail.com Contact: +55 (61) 99672-7494 Free distribution Cover design: Tailinny Viana Marketing Director Tailinny Viana Chief-editor and journalist supervisor Paulo Castro/RP MTb: 4136/DF Graphic design and layout Leandro Fazio Translation Júlia Carvalho Translation Bernardo Feitosa Executive Director Bruno Pinheiro BOOKS MAZE PUBLISHING HOUSE
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Vanessa “BillionsNegrini:die without knowing a life of dignity, freedom, and justice”
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The capitalist system brings, at its core, the seeds of its own demise. And such is the capitalist industry of animal exploitation as well. “
P rofessor, M.A. and PhD Politics of Communication and Culture, instructor for the course of Political Mobilization and Animal Rights at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Vanessa Negrini is also the execu tive coordinator of the Study Group for Animal Rights and Interseccionality (NEDAI/CEAM/UnB), as well as national coordinator for the Animal Rights Sector of the Labor Party (PT) and substitute federal deputy (PTDF). She is also the author of the first doctoral thesis in Brazil, within the Communication field, that focused specifically on Animal Rights and veganism, entitled: “On vegans and other animals: strategies for public communication in animal activism”. In this interview, Vanessa Negrini tells us about the challenges of activist communication and how party politics may favor more inclusive laws for Animal Rights Paulo Castro Ms. Negrini, should communication, within activism, consider the audience’s subjectivity or is it necessary to focus just on the message that we want to convey?
Communication is a relationship. Information is in the message, but communication is in the rela tionship. In a world where we increasingly resort to technological instruments and media to convey information, communication is the big challenge. To communicate is to coexist, to establish bonds. And to share links. It’s communion. Animal activ ism needs this communion with its audience, es tablishing affective bonds, so that communication can actually take place. How should we deal with fake news in the activist environment?
It’s essential that animal activism base itself on science and on broadcasting reliable sources of information. In your research and experience, did you notice whether a specific writing technique yields more results and audience engagement?
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In our research’s preliminary investigation, we tried to understand the main motivations indicated by people for abandoning meat consumption. In our research, 26% of respondents indicated doc umentaries and films as a motivation. Empathy for an extreme situation, such as tragedy involv ing animals, comes in second place. Family and friends influenced the decision of 11% of respon dents. Models by celebrities was the motivation for 10% of respondents, as well as the religious and spiritual aspect. Only 4% of people indicated that they abandoned meat after reading a book. In other words, a word has much less impact than the power of an example.
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When I stopped eating meat, when I was 9, I felt like an alien, since I rarely met people like me. And look at this: 40 years later, we’re already 30 million of Brazilian vegetarians. From a historical vantage point, this is almost nothing. But, for an individ ual lifetime, it’s a lot. Especially for the lives of those who are still exploited, tortured, and killed. For these individuals, we cannot let go of urgen cy, since 88 billion are still being killed every year, without knowing a life of dignity, justice, and freedom. This without mentioning the trillions of fish. For those individuals, we have to keep ourselves in a state of urgency, doing all and still more within our reach to accelerate the inevitable process of change.
The capitalist system brings, at its core, the seeds of its own demise. And such is the capitalist industry of animal exploitation as well. Simply put, we will not be able to maintain this exploitation mod el, for there will not be enough land for so much grazing and cattle. Even if we deforest 100% of our woodland, the bill just doesn’t add up. By 2050, we will have an extra 2 billion humans on the planet, since the world population will likely exceed the current 7.7 billion individuals to 9.7 billion, accord ing to a recent UN report. It’s not economically feasible to feed so many people in a carnist model. The world will have to migrate to alternative proteins, such as plant-based options.
With patience and urgency. With patience, since changes, though constantly underway, many times do not take place at the speed we desire.
On the sign with the image of a bull, one can read: “Don’t kill”. The banner, behind, reads “Say no, now, to the export of live animals”. The sign on Ms. Negrini’s hand says “Against the export of live cattle”
At the time of William Wilberforce (1759-1833), slave trade was extremely lucrative and, since it constituted the backbone of the world economy, one would never imagine that it would end. But Wilberforce managed to approve in the British Parliament the Act to abolish the slave trade (1807), after making it unprofitable for British society at the time. In your understanding, could agribusiness face the same that happened to human slavery?
In your dissertation, you state that “overcoming a capitalist society can answer the question of exploitation of humans by other humans, but it cannot necessarily answer the question of exploitation of non-human animals by human an imals”. So I ask you the same question as your thesis: “how will we build a world, a society that accommodates all human and non-human animals, free of exploitation”?
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Would you say that the political party approach is more effective for activism in the animal cause, or do other sectors of society have a better public appeal?
The political arena can’t be disdained by any orga nized social movement. Animal activism already noticed this. Politics is the space of creation and dispute for the social organization we want. They are movements in a feedback cycle. We will have more politicians tied to the animal cause the moment this agenda mobilizes society. And, the more politicians we elect for the animal cause, the more society will be influenced by the topic.
In order for a target audience to grasp the an tiespeciest message, what should be unique in a communications group that defends Animal Rights? I think the focus is to show that the defense of Animal Rights is, above all, a Human Rights is sue. Not everyone likes dogs, cats, or vegetarian ism. For these people, que animal cause can seem like something distant and futile. However, when we show that the violation of Animal Rights ultimately creates humans victims, it’s easier to raise awareness that we are also all animals and that our rights and lives are connected.
Regarding specifically your political stand, what is your main line of action nowadays and what are your future strategies? My life revolves around the animalist agenda in all of its dimensions. Within my personal environment, I’m vegan and an animal tutor focused on neutering and spaying for cats and dogs. In academia, I’m a professor and researcher on Ani mal Rights. I helped establish and I’m the execu tive coordinator for the Study Center on Animal The political arena can’t be disdained by any organized social movement. Animal activism already noticed this. “
Animal Release // Vol. 1. Issue 1 9 Rights and Interseccionality (NEDAI) at UnB. In party politics, I’m a substitute federal deputy for the animal cause. I helped create and I’m the na tional coordinator of the Animal Rights Section of the Labor Party (PT), to raise this debate more organically within the party. In October of 2021, we had our first meeting with President Lula and that was really positive. We’re advancing and gaining ground for our world vision. The big objective for 2022 is to achieve a robust chapter on Animal Rights in the Labor Party’s government proposal, so that we can then help put these policies into practice. Everything’s leading to reelect Lula in the first electoral round. So these directives are essen tial and will guarantee four years of hard work in favor of public policies that can transform the real ity of Animal Rights in Brazil. Beyond that, we will dedicate ourselves to helping elect the greatest possible number of Labor Party candidates committed with the cause. In this sense, my name is again available for the Labor Party, and I will run as pre-candidate for federal deputy. archivePersonal
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For this, various means are used, including FALA’s social networks (which literally reach mil lions of people across the country), in addition to animalistic media and traditional media in each municipality (through contacts with the main media of TV, radio and newspapers in the municipalities), always with the aim of increasing the number of mandates elected in defense of animals.
COVER ARTICLE Animals in the electoral debate
Initiative history Voto Animal started from the experiences coordi nated by the Institutional Relations area of FALA, since the first year of the organization’s foundation (2012). Among these experiences, the one that most taught the entity the strength of political
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electoral candidates engaged with Animal Rights throughout Brazil Paulo Castro T here is an African saying that until lions have their own historians, history will always be written by hunters. But as long as animals are not able to tell their own stories, let them at least be told not only by those who defend them, but also by those who legislate in their favor. It was with this bold but very conscious strategy in mind that FALA decided to create, in 2020, a project that aims to strengthen the “voice” of animals in parlia ments across Brazil: the Animal Vote. The idea of the project is to publicize (on the website: www.votoanimal.com) the candidacies (municipal, state, federal and even presidential) from all over Brazil that are truly committed to agendas in defense of animals.
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In order to have their political candidacies publicized by Voto Animal, all people who wish to assume an elective position must commit to a letter of commitment prepared by FALA, with a broad agenda in defense of animals. With this, the objective of Voto Animal is not only to give broad visibility to the candidacies, but mainly to ensure that the candidates, after being elected, fulfill all the commitments assumed. Through the project’s website and through direct contact with the candidates and elected mandates, FALA can monitor compliance with the letter of commitment, so that the electorate has the chance and opportunity to vote for those who defend animals and all the causes involved by the animalist movement. As part of the project, the past lives of all candidates who sign the letter of commitment are researched. In addition, all candidates who do not have public and private demeanors compatible with the letter’s commit ments are excluded.
Considered as FALA’s most ambitious political project at the national level, Voto Animal supports
In its first year of launch, Voto Animal exceeded all expectations: 1) a record number of applications committed to the defense of animals (more than 500 signatures, with 300 approved); 2) also a record number of people reached in the dissemination (more than 4 million people); and 3) an unprecedent ed number of 56 elected candidates committed to the cause.Itisthe most complete letter of commitment from an animalist entity in the country, with the largest number of candidacies to sign it and the largest number of people reached by the initiative during the elections and, consequently, the largest number of candidacies elected so far. But the project continues. The 56 elected mandates will have all their work closely monitored by FALA cells spread across all states of Brazil, with ac countability made through the website.
If any elected mandates do not comply with the 33 signed and assumed commitments, their names will be disapproved by Animal vote in the next elections. With this, the idea is to cleanse the Brazilian political system of governments that do not honor their commitments to the animal cause and that do not respect Animal Rights.
advocacy was the official participation of FALA in a government transition team (see table below). Based on this and other successful experiences, FALA was able to stop projects harmful to animals and make other beneficial projects move forward.
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What does the commitment letter consist of?
In 2020, FALA updated its traditional letter of com mitment in defense of Animal Rights, expanding it to 33 agendas (see table below), and publicized it nationally, creating a website to publicize the names of those who signed it. After signing, the signatories of the letter need to put into practice very concrete initiatives so that animals can, in fact, be protected in their future bills and also in other initiatives, such as those elucidated in the letter of commitment.
Understand how the Animal Vote project came about
Castro/Paulo FALA Bruno Pinheiro in the plenary session at the Legislative Cham ber of the Federal District (2014) to deliberate on GDF mea sures regarding animal deaths at the Brasília Zoo
During the 2014 election campaign in the Federal District Government (GDF), FALA presented a let ter of commitment to all candidates for the Palácio do Buriti. With the signing of the letter, the can didates would commit, if elected, to implement an animalist agenda in their governments. The then candidate Rodrigo Rollemberg was the only one who signed it. Then, both he and FALA published the signature of the letter of commitment on their social networks, bringing great repercussion to the fact. All this mobilization helped the candidate to be elected governor of the Federal District. After the election, a FALA representative was appointed to participate in the govern ment’s transition team. In this new condition, FALA managed to stop the project to build a mega-aquarium at the Brasília Zoo. In Febru ary of that year (2014), FALA had made a public petition to bar the project, which, along with other activist actions and participation in the transition team, was able to ensure this victory for the animals.
Some guidelines of the letter of commitment
● Articulate the creation and strengthening of a Parliamentary Front in Defense of Animal Rights.
Peaceful demonstration by FALA volunteers against a well-known worldwide fast-food chain (2015) Castro/Paulo FALA
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● Combat violence against animals, face the speciesism and all other forms of discrimination and op pression in our society, guaranteeing rights and defending democracy and Brazilian democratic insti tutions, encouraging a culture of peace, non-violence, and disarmament, promoting sustainability in all its dimensions.
● Act for the creation of the Municipal Animal Protection Fund and, if it already exists, for the increase of its resources, as well as establishing connections with managers from other Brazilian or foreign cities that implement animal protection policies, to establish the continuous exchange of experiences of management in benefit of animals.
“It is important to point out that Animal Vote does not constitute any alignment between FALA and the supported candidacies or any polit ical party. After all, we are non-partisan and our performance is independent in relation to gov ernments and political parties,” highlighted Bruno Pinheiro, president of FALA. “Nevertheless, we know that the political agenda is essential for us to be able to maximize the number of laws that respect Animal Rights, in order to provide achieve ments for the movement. All our efforts in the An imal Vote project come from this understanding”, he adds.
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On the other hand, FALA will seek to give visibil ity to those who legislate in favor of animal abolition ism in all its aspects, to those who defend sustain ability in all its dimensions and to those who fight all forms of exploitation and oppression of human and non-human animals, no exception.
Towards the end of 2021, FALA met with the pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Gleisi Hoffmann, national president of the PT, to present to the Work ers’ Party the Animal Vote platform and to discuss with them the PT’s proposals on the subject for the 2022 elections. With Voto Animal, FALA seeks to achieve, in fact, a political and social transformation in Bra zil, beyond utopias. For this, FALA considers the elections of 2022 as a watershed for the national animalist movement, with the Animal Vote as a strategic and political instrument capable of ma terializing achievements for all defenders of the cause on Brazilian soil, based on the commitment with all human and non-human animals on the planet.
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To publicize and expand the reach of the project to representatives of various political parties, FALA held meetings with leaders in 2021 and in tensifies this dialogue in the coming months until October, on the eve of the national elections. In the middle of last year, FALA was invited to be the speaker at the Inaugural Seminar of the National Animal Rights Sector of the Workers’ Party (PT, in the acronym in Portuguese), to talk about the im portance of the animal agenda in the party’s political planning and about the movement of emer gence of the said Sector.
Aligning the debate with political leaders
Bruno Pinheiro, flanked by Lula and Gleisi Hoffmann
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Beyond this, keeping still in mind that FALA exerts intense political action, Animal media
Not by chance, the creation of Animal Me dia occurs just in the year when FALA completes 10 years since its foundation, as a natural consequence of the entity’s maturity, built after a decade of experiences in advocacy, pacific activism, social awareness, and dissemination of qualified information for the defense of the Animal Cause.
Among the services in Animal Media’s business plan is assisting businesses that align with FALA’s values, such as companies in the field of vegan food, third-sector entities for social and animal cause, as well as national and international orga nizations in defense of Animal Rights.
From Newsroom I n the middle of the Information Era, the commu nications area is considered the field in our civi lization that most evolved technologically in millennia of human history. Just about four decades ago, the news would take days or even weeks to cross the globe, whereas today information circu lates across the four corners of the planet in real time. For such reason, the area of communication is currently one of the most strategic and funda mental for corporate survival in all segments and business plans Building upon this daring step, which already lay latent in FALA’s own genesis as a possibility for action, the entity decided to create, in this beginning of 2022, the Communication and Digital Marketing Agency for Animal Media.
A communication agency for animal media
FALA creates the first agency for political and entrepreneurial marketing in Brazil, focused on ani mal issues: Communication and Digital Marketing Agency for Animal Media
16 Animal Release // Vol. 1. Issue 1 also focuses on providing communication and consulting services for political mandates and electoral campaigns that have Animal Rights in their political proposals and that align with FALA’s principles, as to reflect better values to the world, strengthening the animals’ voices in Brazilian politics. FALA still plans for 2022 a series of partnerships, not just commercial, but also social, constantly broadening the cause’s fundamental values and the respect for Animal Rights. Portfolio of services for Animal Media ● Digital marketing and communication strategies ● Press assistance ● Copywriting ● Audiovisual production, among other communi cation actions, segmented to the field of Animal Rights defense Contacts: +55 (61) 99672-7494 @midiaanimal VegCerrado
Cerrado Veg: vegan and Brazilian food tech
One of the main commercial partnerships currently celebrated by FALA became a real ity after the celebration of an agreement for shareholding in the company Cerrado Veg. Led by Bárbara Silva and Rodrigo Lopes, Cerrado Veg offers frozen plant protein and has a start-up profile, aligned with modern times, with a jarring growth plan still set for 2022. When asked about the relevance of Cerrado Veg’s part nership with FALA, Rodrigo Lopes stated that “it is of unconditional importance, since we can promote veganism, making it more accessible to more people and demystifying the stereotype that vegan food is not tasty and needs to be expensive. A small percentage of Cerrado Veg’s earnings will return to help vegan activ ism, which FALA provides to all of Brazil”.
As part of the partnership and with the help of volunteers, several kilos of “kiss breads” manufactured by EMT (vegan cheese breads, based on sweet potatoes and grains) are sold in several re gions of the DF*. Part of the income from the sale of the kiss bread is donated to FALA’s social initiatives.
One of these initiatives was carried out in support of a vegan solidarity action for 70 regis tered families from the Santa Luzia neighborhood, an extremely needy community in the Structural City (DF), conducted by the Atlântida Institute, a partner entity of FALA. In the action, in addition to a spectacular vegan meal, toys, clothes and vegan food baskets were donated to families. The next action is scheduled for May this year, which will receive special press coverage from the Animal Re lease team. Vanessa Negrini: organizer of the action. The inscription on her t-shirt reads: “Vegan people donate blood and save lives”
*DF: Federal district, where the capital, Brasília, is located.
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The group’s next blood donations are sched uled for 06/03/2022 (close to World Environment Day) and 11/1/2022 (World Vegan Day).
Since 2021, FALA has maintained a partnership with the social factory of Maria Teixeira School (EMT, in the acronym in Portuguese), an assistance and teaching entity for children and young people with special needs, located in Jardim Ingá (in Luziânia/GO) (link to article about the entity: https://bit. ly/2W07pUI).
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Professor Vanessa Negrini was one of the organizers of the collective action. The group’s inten tion was to show that veganism is not only funda mental in respecting and caring for animals, but also in citizenship activities. After all, veganism goes far beyond food. It is not simply to stop eating meat and animal products, but also to bring this same awareness to all sectors of human activity that exploit animals, not just the food industry. It is a philosophy of life that involves the awareness of doing good to human and non-human animals and the environment. In other words, the entire planet.
In the first quarter of the year, a group met at Hemocentro Foundation of Brasília, the blood center of the city, to carry out the first collective blood donation of vegan activism in the city. The action, entitled “Vegans donate blood, 1st edition”, involved 15 people, who helped to save up to 60 lives.The initiative inaugurates a periodic calendar of donations, stimulates the debate on oppression and on the need to respect all animals (human and non-human) and gives visibility to veganism and Animal Rights.
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EMT: partnership with FALA in support of social actions
Awareness in the partnereducative system
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In 2022, FALA also completes 10 years of holding lectures on Animal Rights for young people in socio-educational measures. The last rounds of lectures took place in Brasília (DF), at the end of last year, at the São Sebastião Internment Unit (UISS).
Although the lectures were intended exclusive ly for young people, adults (teachers and prison guards at the unit) also participated, even with the adherence of some to veganism. One of the speakers gave us a touching statement about these meetings.
The lectures that FALA volunteers give in the socio-educational system are only possible thanks to the support of people as Professor Liliane Barki, as well as the other teachers and employees of the units, who are an important part of all the work carried out by FALA to raise awareness of young people on the subject.
Are some young people surprised when this correlation is made? Yes. Many of them feel offended, but eventually get the message. Do you have any feedback from young people regarding this type of connection made during the talks? Yes. We see interest when they apply the teach ing. Most tend to connect and are especially impressed by animal testing. In some cases, they have already said that they would become vegetarians or vegans if there was that option for them.
Bernardo Feitosa: “it is necessary to do something to reduce all the animal’s suffering.”
Sometimes. It depends on the size of the class, maturity, experiences and engagement. Peo ple often emphasize the link between animal abuse and human abuse, saying how specie sism, racism, homophobia, machismo and mi sogyny are connected. Making this link is easier for some, while not for others. In one way or another, the connection made by them tends to be more in the sense of “taking care of the animals”.
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Can the young people in the lectures make any correlation between the violence they suffer and the violence also suffered by animals?
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Interview with Bernardo Feitosa
In the lectures, which event impressed you the most?
Do young people understand that violence against an animal is no different from violence against a person or against nature in general?
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Generally, yes. The most difficult thing is to understand the consequence of the act. Many see violence against animals as more “accept able” than violence against humans. They see acts of violence against non-human animals as something more barbaric, but with less crimi nal repercussions. Still, most are interested in intervening if they witness something like this.
When part of a class treated me as a moral reference and asked for directions or advice.
What is the main lesson that young people learn from the lectures? That animals suffer a lot and that something needs to be done to reduce all this suffering.
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Rango Árabe appears in Brasília’s scene as an excellent option for Arab food capable of pleasing all tastes, including non-vegans
In April of this year, at the traditional Picnik Bsb, the menu underwent a demanding social proof with ease and praise: in the vegan area of the event, the options’ flavor were very well received by the public. “We could not supply the demand at the vegan area of the event and, still, the feedback was excellent regarding taste, menu experience and price”, he recalls.
From the Newsroom G one are the days when the Federal Capital lacked quality culinary options for a vegan au dience. Today, several businesses fill this bygone gap identified in the city. One of them is “O Rango Árabe”, which has a varied and extremely tasty menu. Flaviano Cardoso da Silva Neto, one of the partners and also brand manager, explains that, with this business, his main challenge is “to pres ent vegan Arab cuisine at a fair price and flavors worthy of praise not only by vegans, proving that it is possible to eat well with plenty of flavor and without harming animals”.
According to Flaviano, who already came from another successful enterprise, Catioro Food (vegan hot dog), “O Rango Árabe” was born at a time when Brasília didn’t have any exclusively veg an Arab food houses. “And the Arab venues that have vegan options are, in fact, of mediocre quality and very high price,” he explained. Therefore, right there was “a gap to be filled by a service aimed at this customer base, which will bring an exclusively vegan menu, tasty and reasonably priced, even at tracting non-vegans”, he added.
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For Flaviano, all this satisfactory feedback from the public in Brasília, added to the newfound stamina to dive in with great dedication into this long-term project together with FALA, can bring many benefits to veganism and to the animals.
Right after the brand’s recent inauguration, “O Rango Aérea” and FALA established a partnership, which is already working brilliantly for both.
As part of the partnership, FALA becomes a share holder in the company, which greatly increases the possibilities of expanding the initiative. “FALA is a very inspiring institution, which has, throughout its history, played a very important role for the benefit of animals, against all forms of oppression. Supporting this is a huge benefit to our company. In addition, collaborating to the continuity of FALA is an honor for us”, highlighted Flaviano.
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