AN INTERVIEW WITH JORDI CASAMITJANA I would like to work again on animal protection or in advancing the veganism cause, but because of the pandemic, there haven’t been many opportunities for me to do so yet.
FOR SOMEONE NEW TO YOUR BOOK – DESCRIBE IN 100 WORDS WHAT IT’S ABOUT.
‘Ethical Vegan’ was published in December 2020, bringing to print the whole story behind the concept of ethical veganism and its subsequent enshrinement in law. Author Jordi Casamitjana talks to Forca Vegan about this epic journey.
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HOW’S LIFE TREATING YOU CURRENTLY JORDI? I can’t complain. I was lucky to be able to use the first COVID-19 lockdown to write my book “Ethical Vegan” (which I wrote in four months) and since its publication in December, I have been busy promoting it and writing several blogs for vegan websites on subjects I discuss in my book.
My book explores the concept of ethical veganism with three true stories converging into my present: the history of veganism from ancient times to today, my entire life protecting animals in different countries, and my two-year-long litigation at the Employment Tribunal leading to the historical 2020 landmark ruling which declared ethical veganism a protected philosophical belief. Full of science, experiences, history, philosophy, animals, and practicalities of the vegan lifestyle, my book simultaneously looks at veganism as an ethical belief that affects all aspects of one’s life, and as a socio-political movement that can solve our current global crises.
WHAT’S THE RESPONSE BEEN LIKE TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK?
