Former-Committee

Hi, I’m Teya and I’m a first year Arts (Sociology)/ Politics Philosophy Economics student at ANU. I’ve been vegan for two years, originally inspired by people I met campaigning for environmental and social justice issues. One of the many factors contributing to my veganism is my passion for environmental sustainability. I attribute this to my mother, an environmental consultant who trains businesses in how to improve environmental aspects of their company. In the past I have been actively involved in volunteer work, including facilitating youth conferences on environmental and social justice issues, as well as being involved in campaigns to …

I started questioning where the meat on my plate came from at a very young age. I just couldn’t understand that we could be eating animals when animals were my friends. This prompted me to become a vegetarian when I was ten. When I was about twenty I discovered that I had an allergy to dairy products, so I cut them out of my diet and I went the whole hog and became vegan a few years later. Originally from Melbourne, I have been in Canberra for the past ten years, working in the public service. I love music, and if you are out in Canberra …