Freedom of Species

Adam and Caroline head back to the 3CR studio and discuss the emerging trend in animal documentaries - to focus on the real lives of animals, and without narration. It underscores the idea that nonhuman animals are unique individuals with feelings, relationships, goals, desires and personalities of their own.  The films we discuss are: COW by Andrea Arnold, Gunda by Viktor Kossakovky and My Octopus Teacher by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. Adam also mentioned some other films of interest: Nenette, the film about the orangutan and Stray, which depicts daily life in Istanbul through the eyes of three dogs that roam its streets, searching for food. The music we played on today's show: Doubt by The Teethers https://youtu.be/hz6JWCaJEqw MK Ultra Blues by William Elliott Whitmore https://youtu.be/NEyN1ofOEyE We also talked about the Australian Alliance for Animals which is a new national charity uniting six of Australia's leading animal protection organisations with a combined supporter base of over two million people. The Alliance are pushing for an overhaul of Australia's outdated and ineffective animal welfare policy and legislative system. Australian animals deserve action to end cruel practies, and a decision-making process that ensures their interests are heard and respected. The Alliance consists of the following animal protection organisations: Animals Australia, Compassion in World Farming, FOUR Paws, Human Society International Australia, Voiceless, the Animal Protection institute and World Animal Protection Australia. Follow them here: https://www.allianceforanimals.org.au/ Finally, Mount Gambier Wildlife Carer are hosting a FREE ONLINE Pouch Checking Workshop. They've had a lot of positive feedback on their previous workshops and are holding another one on March 25, 2022 between 6.00-7.30pm South Australian time. All details can be found here on their Facebook page: 

This show features Jamie Woodhouse of the Sentientism project on effectively communicating with those in the vegan movement who hold conspiratorial and/or non-evidence based views.  Links: Jamie is working to develop Sentientism (“evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”) as a philosophy and as a global movement. He hosts the Sentientism Podcast and YouTube and has published articles and presented seminars on the Sentientism worldview. He is building a range of global Sentientism Communities (open to all so come and join) that so far span over 100 countries. You can find him on Twitter @JamieWoodhouse and @Sentientism. Links to all of these can be found at: https://sentientism.info/ What do veganism and conspiracy theories have in common? Article by Christopher Sebastian: https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/04/12/what-do-veganism-and-conspiracy-theories-have-in-common ‘The Vegan To Woogan Pipeline w/ Christopher Sebastian’ – Ep 296 of The Bearded Vegans podcast: https://thecommentist.com/bearded-vegans/ep296/ How to talk to a climate change denier – video by George Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp-nJKBwQR4 ‘The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories with Rob Brotherton’ – Factually podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-thinking-behind-conspiracy-theories-with-rob-brotherton/ ‘Wellness warriors’: how Victoria’s vaccine mandate sparked divisions in progressive Brunswick: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/27/wellness-warriors-how-victorias-vaccine-mandate-sparked-divisions-in-progressive-brunswick Novak Djokovic’s ‘wildly anti-scientific’ beliefs laid bare: https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/novak-djokovics-wildly-antiscientific-beliefs-laid-bare/news-story/7ce62ef0e727102eb9cf1fea16779271 Waterford, J. 2020, ‘The not-so-dirty secret the COVID-19 panel wants to hide’, The Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6700020/the-not-so-dirty-secret-the-covid-19-panel-wants-to-hide/  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Bad Science by Cursive – from the album Happy Hollow: https://cursive.bandcamp.com/album/happy-hollow 29 / 31 by Garfunkel and Oates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-gfxjAaZg0 A Skeptic’s Love Song by Just Nick: https://justnick.bandcamp.com/album/bedpunk  You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are now only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460

This show features Sarah on Indigenous critiques of the movie Don’t Look Up (Netflix) and why Indigenous knowledge is so important in informing animal rights and environmental movements. Sarah is a Maori wahine living on Dharawal Country and Criminology researcher. This episode is a follow-up to our previous show ‘What are the Most Effective Individual Actions for the Climate?’ https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202201231300/what-are-most-effective-individual-actions-climate  Links from Sarah: For further info on the significance of Mauna Kea: www.protectmaunakea.net To understand Land Back priorities/actions in a Turtle Island context: www.landback.org Old media articles on the eviction of Indigenous tribes from their ancestral land in India: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/25/land-grab-tribal-people-india-adivasi https://www.iwgia.org/en/india/3314-millions-of-indigenous-peoples-facing-eviction-india.html Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network: www.seedmob.org.au  Links from Nick: Examples of discussions around Indigenous critiques of Don’t Look Up and/or Indigenous contributions to the environmental movement: https://twitter.com/uahikea/status/1477450954026799105 https://twitter.com/kenzieeharriss/status/1476819693105291268 https://www.climate-uni.com/post/climate-change-indigenous-knowledge-learning-from-losing-alaska https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/booked-indigenous-resistance-is-post-apocalyptic-with-nick-estes Todd, Zoe. 2016. “An Indigenous Feminist’s Take on the Ontological Turn: ‘Ontology’ is Just Another Word for Colonialism.” Journal of Historical Sociology 29:1, 4-22. Search ‘#dontlookup indigenous’ on Twitter for more of these discussions.  Sources on whiteness in the environmental movement: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/30/green-groups-too-white-too-male-other-sectors-report https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/numbers-don-t-lie-green-movement-remains-overwhelmingly-white-report-n1253972  Here is the graph on increased emissions despite major climate agreements that was mentioned at the start of the show: https://twitter.com/kickitinthesun/status/1488544782112673795?t=c5MlJefkug_KgOlkt3RrQA&s=19  You can hear Jon, a listener of our show, discuss being Maori AND vegan on a previous episode of our show: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-201901271300/jon-pawson-%E2%80%93-maori-veganism  You can also hear Nick discuss sentience and the non-human world (among many other topics) on episode 88 of the Sentientism podcast: https://pod.link/1540408008/episode/9f3539f037bab81c9d50e3493925b652?fbclid=IwAR1V0fB0JmLZbaifYwBBKTcMH1YDxP-DX1LYHdyFZ_wOV6Geh1LGzaZe3YY  Music: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Shadows by Briggs ft. Troy Cassar-Daley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQOjepa-IUA  You can buy a Freedom of Species shirt to support our show and 3CR! The shirts are only $15 and they are available in a range of styles and colours. The fitted shirts are available in small, large and extra-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295131938980 The looser fit shirts are available in XX-large: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460

Caroline & Adam speak with members of AJP Western Region at their protest of the Geelong Pro Rodeo event held in Geelong on Saturday February 12, 2022. We discuss a range of topics including what happens to animals at rodeos, how best to advocate for animals during the upcoming elections at the State and Federal level in Australia, and how we can reimagine experiences with animals that recognise their sentience and do not involve exploitaiton.  We spoke with Andy Meddick MP, Meg Watkins, AJP Federal Candidate for the seat of Corangamite, and protest attendees Cynthia, Pouya, Ruth and Naomi.  Animal Justice Party: https://animaljusticeparty.org/ Music: Alcest: Protection instrumental version (Nuclear Blast Records) https://open.spotify.com/search/alcest

Listen back to this episode to hear what has happened ever since settlers brought the brushtail possum to Aotearoa (New Zealand). Our guest is Emily Major, a PhD Candidate at Canterbury University in Christchurch. She studies how possums are violently framed as pests, persecuted and exterminated in the region. Links: Emily's Blog - Framing Speciesism: https://framingspeciesism.com/blog/  Music: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ https://izhawaii.com/the-best-of-israel-kamakawiwoole/ Leah Flanagan ‘Chills’ https://leahflanaganstore.bandcamp.com/album/saudades GUTHRIE ‘Fairy Lights’ https://open.spotify.com/track/57QzEKpsu7ODlZZFmoeYcz

We speak with Dr Bill Lynn and Dr Fran Santiago-Avila about Multispecies Justice, an alternative approach to negotiating the complex relationships of coexistence between other animals and humans. Importantly, Multispecies Justice centres animal needs, as well as humans, when determining how to create a just world. Fran is the Big River Connectivity Science and Conservation Manager for Project Coyote and The Rewilding Institute. Find out more about the excellent work Project Coyote do by visiting their website - http://www.projectcoyote.org/.  You can find out more about Bill and Frans work by visiting PAN Works, an independent non-partisan think-tank dedicated to the wellbeing of animals which they are both part of.

In this episode of Freedom of Species we talk to Sammi Drew, an an Animal Rights protest photographer and advocate living in the UK. We touch on how she started capturing protests, what it's like to get that perfect shot and the power that art has to communicate the lives and emotions of animals. Sammi worked as a portrait photographer for 20 years and has a Master of Arts degree in photography.Photo by Sammi Drew - The Disappearing Innocents of the World in Crisis

Nick and Adam discuss the movie Don’t Look Up (Netflix) and compare individual actions for the climate commonly promoted in the environmental movement with scientific research on the most effective actions. We do this by discussing the actions promoted on the website https://www.count-us-in.org/en-gb/project/ and the following scientific article: Wynes, S. and Nicholas, K. A. 2017. The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions. Environ. Res. Lett., 12(7), 1-9: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541  Additional Links: This show is a continuation of our Summer Special from last week, titled: Don’t Look Up, the Climate Crisis and Self-Care (Summer Special): https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode-202201161300/don%E2%80%99t-look-climate-crisis-and-self-care-summer-special Adam recommends the website https://drawdown.org/ over count-us-in.org for websites measuring the impact of different individual actions of the climate. Nick recommends the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber: https://booko.com.au/works/7812484 ‘Don’t Look Up Doesn’t Get the Climate Crisis’ By Eric Levitz: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/dont-look-up-climate-metaphor-review.html ‘Brian Cox Breaks Down The Science Behind Don’t Look Up’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntaidEKs_Ks  Music and other clips: Animal liberation by Los Fastidios: https://www.losfastidios.net/ Clip from Don’t Look Up (Netflix). Union speaker Luke on just transitions for fossil fuel workers, from the Climate Crisis National Day of Action event in Melbourne, Feb 22, 2020:  https://archive.org/details/climaterally The Voracious March of Godliness by Bad Religion: https://badreligion.com/albums/no-substance Work-Rest-Play-Die (live) by Subhumans: https://subhumans.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-a-dive  Buying a Freedom of Species shirt is a great way to spread the word about our show and support 3CR! There is only one looser fit shirt available – it is 2XL size in blue: https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-loose-fitted-tshirt?variant=40295156023460 There are plenty of fitted shirts available in a wide range of sizes in green, blue and red – all FoS shirts are now selling for the reduced price of only $15! https://3cr-shop.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/freedom-of-species-semi-fitted-tshirt

This Summer Special covers the movie Don't Look Up (Netflix), putting our energy back into climate action after the movement has lost momentum during the pandemic and avoiding burnout when coping with the reality of the climate crisis. It is hosted by Nick from Freedom of Species and his partner Katie. This show is a 3CR Summer Special: https://www.3cr.org.au/summerspecials2021-2022  Links: Graham Readfearn, ‘Australia ranked last of 60 countries for policy response to climate crisis’ on theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/09/australia-ranked-last-of-60-countries-for-policy-response-to-climate-crisis We also briefly discuss the website https://www.count-us-in.org/en-gb/project/ and the article: Wynes, S. and Nicholas, K. A. 2017. The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions. Environ. Res. Lett., 12(7), 1-9: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541 We’ll discuss both of these in more detail on the next Freedom of Species show. Nick and Katie host Progressive Podcast Australia: https://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/  Music and other clips: DON’T LOOK UP, Official Teaser Trailer – Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL9aJcqrtnw Just Look Up (From Don’t Look Up) by Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnyvDBGojoQ 2 clips from Don’t Look Up (Netflix). Pink Convertible by MARINA: https://www.marinaofficial.co.uk/music I haven't been taking care of myself by Alex Lahey: https://alexlahey.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you-like-a-brother

Nick from Freedom of Species plays some of his favourite songs that were released in 2021. This show originally aired on Rotations on 3CR Community Radio on 9 January 2022. Rotations airs 2-3pm every Sunday and features music from a wide range of 3CR presenters. For more information about the Rotations show, see: https://www.3cr.org.au/rotations  Music played: All my favourite songs by Weezer – from the album OK Human: https://weezer.lnk.to/music Playing my piano by Weezer – from the album OK Human: https://weezer.lnk.to/music SkrAm! by Jeff Rosenstock – from the album SKA DREAM: https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/ska-dream Haven't been doing so well by Frank Turner – single: https://frank-turner.com/full-discography/ Konichiwa by Shoreline and Shoreline – single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cX8ISErxlk For What? by Destroy Boys – from the album Open Mouth, Open Heart: https://destroyboys.bandcamp.com/album/open-mouth-open-heart Blue Lives Don't Matter by Ash Bricky – from the album Songs for Lovers and Tear Gas: https://ashbricky.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-lovers-and-tear-gas My Bro cancervive cancer by NOFX – from the album Single Album: https://nofx.bandcamp.com/album/single-album Phantom Fury by Sole – from the album MBFX: https://sole.bandcamp.com/album/mbfx I Don't Like Myself by Girli – from the EP Damsel in Distress: https://www.girlimusic.com/ How the world works by Bo Burnham – from the album Inside (The Songs): https://bo-burnham-official-store.myshopify.com/ Pandora's Box by Marina – from the album Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land: https://www.marinaofficial.co.uk/music Falling Off by Dollar Signs – from the album Hearts of Gold: https://dollarsigns.bandcamp.com/album/hearts-of-gold Beach Life in Death by Glass Beach – single (cover of the song originally by Car Seat Headrest): https://glassbeach.bandcamp.com/track/beach-life-in-death  Nick gives daily music recommendations on Twitter @NicksSong and on the Spotify playlist ‘Song of the Day by NicksSong’: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aj8GLVvKz0UcYriiRmYCE?si=jiVyMSiuR9u9uSmo2i_uEw&nd=1