A roundup of some of the main news stories over the past few months By Bronwyn Slater New ‘Go Vegan World’ Campaign in Ireland Another ‘Go Vegan World’ Campaign was launched in the Republic of Ireland in January, 2018. The campaign went live on billboards and bus shelters across Ireland, and maintained a …
By Bronwyn Slater The rise of the internet has brought with it a huge growth in the availability of free online courses. For advocates of the Knowledge Commons this must be seen as a very progressive step. The diversity of topics which you can now study for free is amazing. You can learn new skills …
The VSM team have come up with our Top 10 favourite recipe sites. If you’re looking for something tasty to eat tonight look no further than the links below.. 1. Vegan Richa Check out this Vegan Fettucine with Mushrooms. 2. Mouthwatering Vegan Recipes Check out the Vegan Greek-style Roast ‘Lamb’ (Kleftiko). …
Julia Feliz Brueck says it’s time for Veganism to put in the work towards consistent anti-oppression If someone were to ask you what veganism is like for communities across the world, would you know what to say? Would you be able to readily make connections outlining how veganism, a movement that opposes the oppression …
This article was first published in ‘The Tiny Project‘ and is reproduced here under a Creative Commons Licence. Tiny houses have their advantages for the environment. Besides their tiny footprint on the land they occupy, a tiny house can definitely help you keep your carbon footprint tiny, too. Many of the creative space-saving and …
In China’s Loess Plateau they realised that the crucial step toward eco-system restoration is the understanding that, in the long run, safeguarding ecosystem functions is vastly more valuable than the production and consumption of goods and services. WWF Source: Liu, 2012; Liu & Bradley, 2016 The birthplace of the largest ethnic group on …
Dr. Conor Kerley examines the connection between diet, specifically saturated animal fat, and MS and shows how a plant-based diet provides multiple mechanisms that could be beneficial for preventing and treating MS including changing the gut microbiome and the immune system. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disease meaning the body’s own …
In this article James O’Donovan shows how and why Animal Agriculture is the key cause of Climate Change and Veganism can reforest vast areas of land and completely reverse climate change. This article is a bit technical but even if you are not technically minded all you need is addition, multiplication and a little …
Sandra Higgins explores the three stages people go through when they are going vegan. This helps to clarify our thoughts, feelings and motivations which is helpful in sustaining long term behaviour change. Unsurprisingly, many people consider going vegan in January. The start of a New Year prompts us to make resolutions to eliminate aspects …
Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers imagines a different future where our mission is to heal the Earth’s climate and to accomplish that, we ask ground-breaking questions such as: What would happen to the Earth’s climate if the whole world goes vegan? How can we organize human societies using the internet so that sustainability and equality …