Hello, friend! I’m Lee Hall. Vegan Place is a celebration of all vegan living means to me. I hope it inspires you.
NOW AVAILABLE: An open, free abridged audio version of On Their Own Terms: Animal Liberation.
Also open and free is an environmental law journal article on the importance of the end of hunting and forcible predator and deer control. It’s one of my few law review works that’s not hidden behind an academic publisher’s paywall; so go get it!
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I welcome and appreciate Annie Taylor, Carol Lutter, Jenny Stein and Valerie McGowan as the newest contributors in the vital circle of Patrons of the Art of Animal Liberation. Appreciation also goes out to Maryanne Appel, Mary Ann Baron, Jerneja Tomsic, Kay Connacher, Aurora Cooney, Amanda Crow, Charlotte Cressey, Bill Drelles, Allen Eckert, Patricia Fairey, Jesse Farrell, Paula Franklin, Meg Graney, Curtis Hinkle, Donovan Inch, Nelli Johnson, Chris Kelly, Nancy Kogel, Van Luong, Jaime, Steve, and Jackson Mazurek, LouAnne McDonald, Michael Zager, Kathy Zager, Cathy McLaughlin Burt, Jack McMillan, Ellie Moffat, Pam Page, Catherine Podojil, Laura Reese, Heather Steel, Deb Thompson, Justin Van Kleeck, Rosemary Van Kleeck, Mary Jo Wenckus, and the late Brenda Trerice for helping to make this project possible, as Patrons of the Art and in other indispensable ways.
Thanks to Heather Steel for co-creating a forerunner of this project: VeganMeans. And thanks to each of the patrons of the Art of Animal Liberation who sponsor this work through Patreon, bringing downloadable materials, live presentations, columns and op-eds into new communities every month.
This blogger is:
A life member of the Vegan Organic Network.- A life member of The Vegan Society.
- A contributing presenter for the annual Vegan Summerfest at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US.
- An active member of the American Vegan Society’s Speakers Bureau.
- A Vegan Information Point for the American Vegan Society in Chester County, Pennsylvania, US.
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Love what you are doing here!
I appreciate your good word.
Well done, Lee!!
Thank you so much.
Thank you Lee for all you do for all human and nonhuman animals. Are you still associated with Friends of Animals?
Did we meet at Vegstock yesterday?
Nope, I wasn’t there. Unfortunately I haven’t been to any events outside of Tucson or Phoenix for quite a while now.
Ah! Good vegan vibe in Tucson and Phoenix? Are you active with the Humane Party now? What kind of work are you/they doing?
Hi Lee, whoa, I am really late in getting back to you ref. this . I had some brief disruptions in my phone carrier service and it affected my email accounts,etc. It should be back up to speed now. I am no longer with the Humane Party. I was intially troubled by the moniker ” humane”. It seems to be a watered- down word thrown about these days with no real meaning or definition. I found a lot of good- intentioned and intelligent people involved , and agreed with a lot of what was being promoted. Their platform though did not, and will not in the immediate future, address the problem of human overpopulation nor the continued breeding of domesticated animals. Needless to say, I could not whole- heartedly and with good conscience be silent about what I believe are two fundamental principles in a truly ” humane” world. I am currently still a registered ” independent” voter. Thank you for asking. How are things with you?
No: since 2013 I have not been affiliated with animal-advocacy groups other than grassroots collectives in Philadelphia and adjacent Chester County, and as a volunteer member of the Speakers Bureau for the American Vegan Society . I now work independently in animal-liberation philosophy and outreach.
Thanks for your supportive words.
Dear Lee Hall–I am longtime science journalist and media historian–and an ethical vegan since NYD 1993. Among other projects, I am working to find, vet, describe, and post Vegan Videos; researching and writing what I am striving to make a definitive bio book on ace young climate champion and ethical vegan GretaThunberg; writing a young adult novel set in a college newspaper newsroom run by four youg women/ethical vegans in Maryland in 1985; assisting as a producer in Maryland to Australian climate activist and FFFO founder and law student Sonya McKay on monthly live online podcasts on the No. 1 climate crisis; and being in the small core group working to ramp up Green TV US with co-founder former CBS Radio News anchor Betsy Rosenberg. For the F0ridays For Future Online podcast and for Green TV US, Ms. McKay and I would like to do a video interview with you–I was impressed by your American Vegan magazine piece headlined “U.S. Government vs. U.S. Vegans.” The Venn Diagram overlap with my POV was close to 100%. 🙂 Perhaps we could talk soon to make arrangements? I am recovering at length in physical rehab place but am in better shape now. My cell telephone is 240-498-9523 and my backup email is arhogan1846@gmail.com. thanks much! Keep up the excellent writing please! With good wishes, AR Hogan
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We are getting there slowly, but surely. Unfortunately it seems that the U of A ,which is located in Tucson, doesnt seem to have a very “activist” student population. I think the same is true for ASU, which is in Tempe, just outside of Phoenix. There are several grassroot organizations in both cities, and a few are truly vegan in nature. Most of our animal advocacy groups seem to be more towards incremental reform only. “Abolition” , particularly in regard to ” pet-keeping”, is not a popular topic . The comprehensive outlook involving intersectionality is a pretty foreign concept at this point in time also. But I guess thats true everywhere.
I am glad you are out in the world, conversing about these unheard-of concepts!
Thanks Lee. Are you participating in the AR conference?
PS: Sorry to have neglected to respond to your conference question. At the moment I’m working on presentations for the American Vegan Society’s annual Garden Party (Sunday 27 May 2018, Malaga, NJ) and for Summerfest (Wednesday – Sunday 4-8 July 2018, Johnstown, PA).
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