Episode 64: How bearing witness led to a worldwide animal justice movement with Dr. Anita Krajnc

Welcome to the Plant-Based Canada Podcast. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Anita Krajnc to chat about the animal protection movement.

Dr. Anita Krajnc is the Executive Director of the Animal Save Movement, a worldwide network of Save groups bearing witness to farmed animals and promoting veganism and love-based, grassroots activism. Anita also helps coordinate the global Plant Based Treaty campaign. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto and is a follower of Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi and Cesar Chavez. Anita has also been an assistant professor at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada and has published extensively on social movements and environmental politics and is co-author of the book, "The Secret Life of Pigs: Stories of Compassion and the Animal Save Movement".

In this episode we discuss:

• What happened on the the infamous date of June 22 2015 
• What is bearing witness
• About the initial court case and media campaign
• The Save Movements
• The Plant Based Treaty

Episode Resources:
United Nations Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/cop28
The Paris Agreement: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement
A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12419.A_Calendar_of_Wisdom
The Secret Life of Pigs: Stories of Compassion and the Animal Save Movement by Richard Hoyle & Anita Krajnc: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60485052-the-secret-life-of-pigs 

Animal Save Movement:
Website: https://thesavemovement.org/
TikTok: @animalsavemovement 
Twitter: @animalsavemvmt
Instagram: @thesavemovement
Linkedin: Animal Save Movement

Plant Based Treaty:
Website: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/canada-city/
TikTok: @plantbasedtreaty
Twitter: @Plant_Treaty
Instagram: @plantbasedtreaty
To sign the Plant-Based Treaty: https://plantbasedtreaty.org/individual-endorse/

Dr. Anita Krajnc´s Socials:
Instagram: @anita.krajnc
Twitter: @animalrightsyay
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-krajnc-105170116/?originalSubdomain=ca

Plant-Based Canada’s Socials:
Instagram: @plantbasedcanadaorg
Facebook: Plant-Based Canada
Website: https://www.plantbasedcanada.org/

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This episode was hosted by Stephanie Nishi RD, PhD.