Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!

Following the Inauguration Day of Doom, we wanted to remind everyone that labeling yourself as a vegan is an act of dissent and disruption. A brief history of veganism and a call to everyone to support vegans that are ready to fight. The post 107 Veganism is a Political Stance appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

In our annual collaborative episode with The Bearded Vegans, we discuss vegan activism in a post-Trump era: with all the bullshit going on, is it appropriate to still advocate for animals? We also discuss "identity politics" as something that is being portrayed negatively in the media. The post 106 Vegan Activism in a Post-Trump Era: A Collaborative Episode with The Bearded Vegans! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Our first ever episode from our new studio, aka "The Stood" in honor of Tracy and Heben at Another Round, is about Veganuary: if we think it's a good or bad thing for the vegan movement. The post 105 Our Thoughts on Veganuary appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Today we're discussing single issue campaigns and whether they are helpful or harmful, in both human and non-human animal contexts. The post 104 Single Issue Campaigns: Harmful or Helpful? appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Last week, we talked about amazing organizations that you can donate to in order to fight the system. This week, we talk about low or no cost, accessible options for taking actions in 2017 to disrupt the establishment [...] The post 103 Accessible Activism for 2017 appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

We have a couple last minute gift ideas in today's show, and then we switch the focus to several amazing charities that you can donate to in order to help fight the patriarchy and white supremacy in the coming year. The post 102 Holiday Gift Guide! J/k, Donate Instead! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Westworld has the masses talking, and for good reason. Beyond being visually stunning, the show raises a lot of questions about sentience, morality, pain, and many other themes that could easily be applied to veganism. The Princesses explore these themes in today's spoiler-free episode! The post 101 Applying Westworld Themes to Veganism (Spoiler-Free!) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Today we celebrate our 100th episode with our favorite clips from our episode catalog! The post 100 Celebrating 100 Episodes! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Inspired by a discussion thread in the VWPA Society, the Princesses discuss if we should practice compassion for non-vegans. A surprisingly in-depth conversation that led us to some unexpected conclusions! The post 099 Should We Have Compassion for Non-Vegans? appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Since we are heading into holiday season: we briefly recap our top tips for surviving these trying times, then talk about reasons to consider not celebrating Thanksgiving, and finally present some ways you can protest this fucking bullshit capitalist system we live in. The post 098 How to Survive Thanksgiving…and Maybe Also Not Celebrate It? appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The Princesses tackle the election this week, discussing everything from third party voting to the hot debate over wearing safety pins, and some tips for what we can do now that Cheeto-Jesus is president elect [...] The post 097 On The 2016 Presidential Election: Third Party Voting, Othering, Safety Pins, and What We Can Do Now appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The Princesses further the discussion of positivity culture this week after feedback from listeners; then are joined by Marine from the A Privileged Vegan YouTube channel to talk about anxieties over our show names [...] The post 096 More Talk about Positivity and a Conversation with A Privileged Vegan about Changing Our Names appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Lorelei of Eat Plants, Drink Beer is with the Princesses to talk about her response to an article in Elephant Journal that addressed the impossible conundrum vegans face: we feel obligated to advocate for animals, but are told we are being harsh and awful simply by telling people the truth. What to do? [...] The post 095 Is Truth Brutal Just Because It’s True? A Conversation with Lorelei Plotczyk appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

Often vegans refer to their diet and lifestyle as "compassionate" or "cruelty-free"...but is it really? We sit down with Lauren Ornelas of Food Empowerment Project to discuss the often overlooked ways that food can be produced with cruelty, even when it doesn't contain animal products [...] The post 094 Is a Vegan Diet Actually Cruelty-Free? A Conversation with Lauren Ornelas of Food Empowerment Project appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The princesses attended the 2016 People of Color: Animal Rights, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference at California State University in Northridge and brought back several highlights from the amazing presentations they saw. [...] The post 093 Recap of the 2016 People of Color: Animal Rights, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

In a rant-y extravaganza, the princesses talk about how much they hate being told to be grateful or positive [...] The post 092 Be Grateful! Be Positive! …Fuck that Ableist Bullshit!!! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

This week the Princesses watched episode 2 of the new Netflix original, Easy. Entitled "Vegan Cinderella" this episode delighted us with it's realism and overall depiction of relationships between vegans and non-vegans. [...] The post 091 Vegan Review of Episode 2 of Netflix’s Easy – Vegan Cinderella appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

The Princesses talk about All Lives Matter and why it's soooooo fucking problematic [...] The post 090 Why “All Lives Matter” Needs to Stop Being a Thing appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

After reading an article on this topic, the Princesses were inspired to talk about the concept of "vegan-shaming," the complexities of wanting people to change at their own pace but also being acutely aware that lives are on the line, and the appropriation of the term fat-shaming [...] The post 089 Is “Vegan-Shaming” the New Fat-Shaming? (Spoiler Alert: NO) appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.

After the Salt Lake City VegFest, the princesses sat down with the boys from Which Side to discuss the need for a welcoming vegan community, tips we can take from organized religions to achieve this, and a whole unrelated tangent about anarchy at the end! [...] The post 088 Building Community, Anarchy & What We Can Learn from Religion: A Which Side Collabo! appeared first on Vegan Warrior Princesses Attack!.