Eloísa Trinidad is a co-founder of the Vegan Activist Alliance and director of Chilis on Wheels. She joins pattrice for a conversation about the history and future of these two organizations, and the importance of looking at animal activism as part of a project of collective liberation.

LoriKim Alexander, organizer of Black FegVest, kickass activist for QTBIPOC liberation, and biologist, joins pattrice jones on In Context to talk about turkeys, urban nature, and The Cypher, a Black femme-focused and led QTBIPOC collective with the goal of forwarding Black Trans and Queer liberation with a vegan and environmental justice praxis. 

The Cypher will be hosting a herb walk for QTBIPOC folks in New York City on June 10th, and you can register here.

In honor of Mother's Day we are re-releasing this episode featuring Neda Moridpour and S.A. Bachman, the founders of Louder Than Words who use art to showcase the dairy industry's particular cruelty to mothers.

You can order free anti dairy stickers Louder Than Words created with VINE here: t.ly/LkWEr

Neuroscientist Katherine Roe joins pattrice to discuss the cruelty and flawed premises behind animal experimentation, the importance of attachment, and what people can do about the ongoing experiments that separate newborns from their mothers.

Please note that this episode includes descriptions of vivisection that may be uncomfortable to hear. Katherine and pattrice also discuss ways to cope with our own emotions as we confront the cruelty of others.

What can animal intelligence teach us about human stupidity? Justin Gregg's book, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal, raises provocative questions about presumptions of human supremacy. In this episode of In Context, pattrice and Justin touch on subjects ranging from homophobia to climate change in a lively, sometimes humorous, and ultimately hopeful conversation.

Laura Jean McKay is the author of the award winning novel Animals in that Country, which explores what happens when a pandemic takes interspecies communication to a whole new level. She joins pattrice to talk about how real cows, dingoes, and even mosquitos inspired the work, as well as the realities of the creative process.

Lisbet Chiriboga from Teach Kind joins pattrice jones to talk about the difference humane education makes for learning, ways parents and community members can encourage schools to incorporate humane education into their classroom, and why 5th grade is a pivotal year to engage children in compassionate conversations.

In part 1 of a 3 part series on humane education, VINE's own Anna Boarini sits down to talk with pattrice jones about different ways parents and teachers can bring humane education to their communities, how engaging with children can inspire your own activism, and the duck olympics.

This one is not to be missed.