Our Hen House LOVE!

Saturday is one of my favorite days of the week because the weekly Our Hen House podcast goes live! I’m honored to be a guest this week:

In the 251st episode of the Our Hen House podcast, we discuss why we were so excited to run into our favorite web series star at a vegan cafe; where experiential learning plays a role in teaching animal law; ignorant people who you’d assume should know better (but don’t); why wrapping our heads around cannibalism might just be a way in to mainstreaming veganism(!); and the quirky appeal of a cat cafe. We will give you some Rising Anxieties today, too, including one doozy of a story that Our Hen House’s Anne Green will help us decipher.

Joining us today is author, chef, and do-gooder JL Fields of JL Goes Vegan, who will squawk with us all about everything from her latest efforts to help transform a sleepy town into a vegan wonderland, to why we should change our perception of what a vegan looks like. She’ll also treat us to an excerpt from her chapter in the new anthology, Running Eating Thinking by Lantern Books. Be prepared to be inspired.

For our review, Our Hen House’s darling reviewer Ari Solomon of Mercy For Animals is back, this time to discuss the brand new documentary Live and Let Live, which anyone who cares about animals will want to see.

All that, vegan banter, and of course, current events from the world of animal rights.

You can listen here.

I’m particularly touched to be included in this week’s episode because the end-of-year fundraising challenge launched this week. I, along with the other 2014 Barnyard Benefactors, cumulatively pledged $25,000 – $15,000 more than our pledge last year! – to be matched between now and the end of the year. This is a great way to double the impact of your donation!

Here’s why I serve on the board of directors and prioritize Our Hen House in my annual philanthropy:

I went vegan in 2010. Then, a year later, I became an Our Hen House podcast listener and I was forever changed. I now truly understood that my veganism wasn’t really about me. It was about the animals. The weekly OHH podcasts help me grow as a vegan and as an activist.

I joined the board of directors of Our Hen House two years ago, after serving on the advisory board for a year. Because of my 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, governance, and fundraising, co-founders Mariann Sullivan and Jasmin Singer felt I could be helpful in shaping a strategy to grow the organization and increasing its capacity to change the world for animals. It was an honor to be entrusted with working with them toward the future. 

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If listening to the Our Hen House podcast, watching the tv show, or reading the website has helped you on your vegan journey and/or helped you develop your activism for animals, I implore you to make a gift of any size TODAY. You can make your donation here.

Finally, yesterday I got my monthly Vaute Couture Ten Top Club delivery, a long-sleeved version of this fabulous Our Hen House t-shirt:

“Feather you are big or small, speak up, sing loud for one and all!” So Our Hen House, yes? Purchase this t-shirt and proceeds will be donated to OHH! You can purchase it here.

I hope you’ll join Our Hen House, and me, as we continue to work to change the world for animals.

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