#rod coronado

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rodney adam coronado

[risingphoenix87]

Watching this video again makes me think of Rod Coronado. He is an indigenous American activist who was a crew member for Sea Shepherd, is a spokesperson for the Earth Liberation Front, and did actions for the Animal Liberation Front. So he is a celebrated figure in the animal rights movement to some degree...but he is not vegan. He still eats meat. Let me talk about myself. I've been fully vegan for about five years. Animal advocacy-wise, I attend protests and demos once in a while, I recycle just about everything (including plastic bags, so marine animals don't choke on them), I'm an artist who has begun doing upcycling rather than just throwing things away, I have an animal rights/environmental blog that is updated very sporadically, I make YouTube videos about veganism and other issues sometimes....yeah. My point here is, despite my being vegan, while Coronado is not vegan., well... I've never been to jail for any reason, much less on behalf of animals. Despite my admiration for the work Sea Shepherd does, I'm not interested in joining their crew. Yeah, despite not being vegan, Rod Coronado has done more advocacy and activism than my vegan ass has (and most likely, more than Freelee has). My point is, veganism is a key aspect of social justice, but not all of it. Activism helps.

[moremaggiemayhem]

Fantastic interview with hunky dreamboat Rod Coronado hitting on so many important points. I swear, I want to put posters of him all over my room. This is the junior high crush I didn't have because teen magazines didn't run what I dug. Check out this quote! Question: "A lot of people seem to see animal liberation and anti-colonial work as opposed. But to you they seem to be very deeply connected?" Rod: "The connection for me comes with the concept of seeing an animal, person or mountain as part of something bigger, or whether they are just a resource to be exploited and dominated. That is the foundation for the invasion of planet earth and for me I’ll work with anyone fighting against that destruction. Here in the Great Lakes, the wolf is a sacred animal to the indigenous people. So you ave not only animal welfare and animal rights people opposed to the hunt, but the tribes as well. Combine that with environmentalist and even sportsmen against hunting and trapping wolves and you have the potential for a lot of solidarity which equals strength. The Idle-No-More movement s amazing and supporting indigenous peoples engaged in struggles against colonialism is vital or they are going to be marginalized and silenced. All us parties affected by the same Invader need to build stronger alliances and push back in the legal channels we have left."

[spookiestghoul-blog]

Rod Coronado is speaking at grindcore tonight :3. COME OUT.

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"I believe everyone has an inherent compassion for animals. It’s just the question of whether it gets repressed by institutionalized thinking that convinces us to see animals another way. I guarantee that if you switched babies between hardcore hunters and vegans, each child would be raised with the corresponding parent’s worldviews, at least while they were children. But if nature is allowed to prosper, compassion for animals will come to anyone. The only thing unique about me is that I chose a path of action that made my compassion more noticeable."

Interview with Rod Coronado for Profane Existence