ACT Radio - Aryenish Birdie

Successfully building a kinder world for animals requires an animal protection movement operating at its fullest potential. On ACT Radio, Greg, Liz and Tom talk with Aryenish Birdie, Executive Director of Encompass, about her nonprofit organization’s efforts to increase effectiveness in the animal protection movement by cultivating racial representation, equity, and interdependence while empowering advocates of the global majority. They also discuss the book she co-wrote entitled Antiracism in Animal Advocacy: Igniting Cultural Transformation!, which features 16 essays on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in animal advocacy.