Homemade tofu
As a vegan, I need my proteins but as an environmentalist I am always desperate with the packaging! So, this weekend I decided to make tofu myself and guys I have good news, it’s so easy to make! The only boring thing on the Isle…
Trauma, addiction and growth
“The history of childhood is a nightmarefrom which we have only recently begun to awaken”– Llyod deMause I am not a therapist and am not interested in the subtle distinctions between the different branches and sub-branches of psychology and psychoanalysis. When I read a book,…
What about plants?
Everyone speaks about human rights, some raise questions about animal rights. Everywhere on this planet, animals are farmed for their flesh, killed for their skin, trained to entertain us and used in scientific research. However, they are increasingly seen as sentient beings and if the…
Soya in question with Hervé Berbille
I have been vegan for 8 years and I realise that I don’t know so much about soya. I hear criticism and I see that “free from” soya products are very trendy even in vegan fair-trade markets. Would soya, the cornerstone of vegan food, be…
What do they have in their heads?
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a painting by Pascale on my Facebook thread. A colourful frame showing a visage in profile, looking like an ancient map full of animals. Those held in cages represented the human brain and the others were free all…
Buddhist insights into veganism with Ratnaprabha
I asked Ratnaprabha, a vegan and an Order member of the Triratna Buddhist Community, to tell us more about the relation between Buddhism, meditation and veganism. Here is his interview. The recording is in English with French subtitles. The script is available in English. I’m…
Pets in question with Charles Danten
Today I give the floor to Charles Danten, a graduate of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, who sold his veterinary clinic after eighteen years of practice with pets, farm and zoo animals to denounce the undesirable aspects of human-animal relationships. Despite the fact that Charles…
XVX for Vegan Straight Edge
Before I turned vegan, I did not even know what vegan meant. But since I became vegan, I have discovered that there is a myriad of vegan groups, which all bring a nuance in their approach to veganism. Today, I will explore the Straight Edge…
Animal Rights Movement, Strategies & Repression
Melvin Josse has been an activist of the animal rights movement in France for a decade. I discovered him in November 2016 at the launch of the French animal rights party of which he is one of the co-founders. In 2013, he wrote a book entitled…
Podcast: The Truth of Yoga by Daniel Simpson
Daniel is a very talented writer. He also teaches yoga philosophy at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. I first met him at Triyoga, a Yoga studio in London, where he leads a book club. In January 2021, Daniel’s new book The truth of yoga…