Review by Francine Horne I bought this book from one of our Animal Liberation jumble sales and after reading it I can’t believe someone gave it away! Joanne answers questions throughout on vegan philosophy, relationships with family and friends, ethical practice, vegan practice and food. It is so informative and has answered many questions I had although I have been vegan for 5 1/2 years. It’s definitely a book I will keep referring to. Find out more here: http://www.vegsource.com/jo/bv.htm Although this book is out of print you can still order it from various sources. Here is a list of new …
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The Ghosts in Our Machine – Film Review by Jacky Sutton
Written by Jacky Sutton, Vegan ACT The Ghosts in Our Machine is a beautiful, poignant anthem to lost souls – ours and the non-human animals brutalised by global capitalism and our rush to consume without empathy or conscience. It was filmed by Jo-Anne McArthur, a Canadian photographer, who travels the world to bear witness to the callous sadism of humanity in its reduction of living beings to fur coats, body parts and play things. But unlike the underground footage exposing the horrific brutality of factory farms and abattoirs this film is easy on the eye. Relatively speaking. Instead of shocking …
The Ghosts In Our Machine – Film Review by Clare O’Sullivan
Written by Clare O’Sullivan, Animal Liberation ACT www.theghostsinourmachine.com The Ghosts In Our Machine, directed by Liz Marshall, follows photographer and animal rights campaigner Jo-Anne McArthur as she carries out her life purpose – to tell the stories of non-human animals used and abused by humans. Animal activists are often viewed by society as militant and unreasonable individuals void of the ability to rationalise why we ‘need’ to use non-human animals. This film features Jo-Anne as an exemplar of what it truly means to be an animal activist, breaking this societal view. Rather than painting her as a legendary hero of …



