IMAGINE LIBERATION SPECIESISM

Imagine a world where every animal, human or not, has ac c ess to freedom. Hum ans discrim inat e against ot her Imagine a world without anim als and t reat t hem as inferior. slaughterhouses, vivisec tion labs, fur We exploit and kill t rillions of farms, and zoos. anim als every w it h no regard t o Imagine justic e beyond the spec ies barrier. Join the movement to make it t heir w ell-being. This is a result of a a reality. syst em of oppression know n as speciesism . Speciesism refers to the set of irrational beliefs and prejudices, exhibited in various forms and degrees, which reproduce political CH ALLENGE and social structures that yield power and privilege to human SPECIESISM animals over other species of animals. We need t o oppose and fight speciesism just as w e w ould do SPECIES w it h racism , sexism , classism , and REVOLUTION every ot her form of discrim inat ion. www.speciesrevolution.org We need to speak out for the liberation of ALL animals. Species Revolution "Justice should not be so fragile a commodity that it cannot be [email protected] extended beyond the species barrier of homo sapiens." Carol J. Adams VEGANISM LANGUAGE BEHAVIOR

?Language is a powerful tool. The words we "The brutalization, exploitation, and suffering choose do more than name or describe things; of animals is so great, so massive in degree Veganism is a philosophy and way they assign status and value. Be careful, then, and scope, that it demands a profound moral how you choose words that refer to non-human and political response from anyone with of living which seeks to exclude ? animals, for you may be using expressions that pretence to values of compassion, justice, as far as is possible and practical ? maintain prejudices against them.? rights, and nonviolence." all forms of exploitation of, and ? Noreen Mola and The Blac ker Family - Dr. Steven Best, 'Total Liberation cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, entertainment or any other purpose.

Challenge Speciesism Wit h Your Language Nonhuman animals are trapped in a syst em of If we believe that it is m orally w rong t o harm abuse where their exploitation is normalized at Avoid Object ificat ion Ex: Use he/she/they instead anim als, it logically follows that we need to st op every level of human society. There is an of it, terms like 'someone,' 'everybody' to refer to enslaving and killing t hem for food, clot hing, urgent need to get the animal rights nonhuman animals. ent ert ainm ent , science, and ot her purposes. movement recognized as an important social Veganism is the first but not t he only st ep in Em phasize Individualit y Ex: Use "fishes" as the justice movement that needs to be taken challenging speciesism . By refusing to consume plural of "fish," use "farmed animal" instead of seriously. For this to happen, we need to nonhuman animals and their products in a '"farm animal." challenge speciesism at every social and society where their exploitation has been Boycot t Indust ry Term s Ex: To identify places that polit ical st age. normalized, we not only challenge an econom ic hurt animals, say ?slaughterhouse,? ?aquaprison,? syst em built on oppression, we also challenge Apart from going vegan, refusing to sit where ?hunting area,? or ?enslavement facility? instead of social norm s which allow human beings to others are being eaten (Liberation Pledge), and ?abattoir,? ?aquarium,? ?game refuge,? and ?farm,? participate in exploitation without any qualms. reducing plastic usage and environmental respectively. The very existence of veganism forces hum ans footprint, we also encourage people to publicly t o confront t he m oralit y of t heir lifest yle Dism ant le t he Us/ Them Binary Ex: Say refuse to use straws at restaurants. choices. ?person/people? in reference to all sentient beings- In addition to changing personal behavior to not just humans. However, following a vegan lifestyle and reflect our values, we should try to be as act ive adhering to a vegan philosophy are not nearly Refuse Pejorat ive Figures of Speech Ex: Don't as possible for nonhuman animals. Being an enough in dismantling speciesism. We also need use names of nonhuman species like "pig," activist can take many forms, and various to confront violence against nonhuman animals "cockroach," and "snake" to insult humans. groups are doing very important work in whenever and wherever we witness it. One can different spheres. Use Honest y Over Euphem ism s Ex: Abusers like start by taking the Liberat ion Pledge to say ?discomfort? instead of ?pain,? or ?dispatch? We, at Species Revolution, aim to change (www.liberationpledge.com), which can be a very instead of ?murder.? Avoid such euphemisms in mindsets regarding nonhuman animals. Check powerful form of activism. favor of the truth. out our website to learn more!