L.O.V.E. on Myspace
Dec 20th
This past week I launched a L.O.V.E. Myspace profile adapted from our pamphlet in order to promote anti-oppression veganism online. I invite everyone to visit the page at myspace.com/stopoppression.
The profile primarily works to promote veganism to non-vegans in the general public. It may also be helpful to vegans who want to better understand anti-oppression. The profile has pictures from factory farms, but the argument is not about “reducing suffering” or banning the “worst abuses”—the argument is for respect for all individuals, and for ending exploitation. If you want to promote veganism to non-vegans online and you don’t like the rhetoric of “reducing suffering,” consider directing people to this page.
I have been adding friends to the profile regularly as an online equivalent to mobile video projection or leafleting. I will occasionally share feedback through our COMMUNITY mailing list. Depending on the results, I could make similar profiles for others who also want to do this kind of outreach.
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