Podcast appearances and mentions of kristin leigh

7:15 We hear various speeches that have taken place at Free Palestine rallies in Narrm/Melbourne. These speeches were originally played on Accent of Women on the 31st of October. Thank you to Jiselle Hanna for this next excerpt. 7:30 Dr Louisa Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion at Deakin University. Louisa is a qualitative social researcher in disability, dementia and complex support needs. Louisa has a particular interest in research that actively develops supports for those who are most socially isolated, including people with disabilities and/or dementia who experience gender and sexuality diversity, live in large residential accommodation or are from refugee backgrounds. Louisa joins us on the show this morning to speak about models of care for LGBTIQ+ people with dementia. You can follow Louisa on Twitter at @LouisaESmith1. 7:45 Chloe DS is a refugee rights activist, green left journalist, and fellow 3CR presenter. Chloe joins us on the show to speak about the upcoming People's Blockade of the world's largest coal port at Muloobinba (Newcastle), on Awabakal and Worimi land and water, as well as the bbq held in Narrm today to raise money for activists traveling from Narrm to Newcastle. 8:00 Dr Stephanie Wescott is a lecturer in the School of Education, Culture and Society at Monash University Faculty of Education. Her research examines how education practice and policy intersects with and is influenced by current socio-political conditions, and she is particularly interested in how feminist thinking can be used to transform education and schooling. We are joined by Stephanie this morning to discuss the federal government's three-year project to address toxic masculinity on social media and also talk about the dangerous influence of misogynist influencers. 8:10 Each year, a growing number of people are rejecting the racing industry and are saying Nup to the Cup. Yesterday, I had a chat with Kristin Leigh, who is Communications Director and Volunteer Coordinator at the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses. We talked about the the latest Deathwatch report that provides details on the horses that were killed in racing this year; the increasing public support for this issue; and the actions that people can take to raise awareness and say Nup to the Cup. Listeners are advised that the following conversation makes explicit references to horse injury. Please take care when listening with little ones. Songs:Boot Licker - Super Tart [1.52]Lonely Love Affair - YARA [3.26] Bubblegum - June Jones [2.53]Maxine's Garden - Super Tart [3.11] 

Join Yvonne as she delves into the hidden truths of the horseracing industry with Kristin Leigh from Horseracing Kills, Australia. Yvonne uncovers the unsettling realities of the often overlooked consequences of racing horses.https://horseracingkills.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~More at: https://allaboutanimalsradio.com/Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutAnimalsRadioTwitter: https://twitter.com/AnimalsRadioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalsradio/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/86912031/

We replay an excerpt from the forum event, Women's Lived Experience in Decarceration and Carceral Resistance, organised by Fitzroy Legal Service on Monday 24th October. We hear from Elena Campbell (CIJ - RMIT University) and Karen Fletcher (Flat Out) talking about the ways in which the system is currently failing women. // We replay another excerpt from the forum event. This time we hear from Nina Storey (Homes Not Prisons, Women Transformative Justice) and Sara Stilianos (Homes Not Prisons, Women Transformative Justice). In this segment Nina and Sara discuss Victorian's broken bail laws as well as the community services and grassroots action that are needed to keep women out of the criminal system. // You can access the audio for the entire discussion evening here. // We replay Priya's discussion with Liz Crash on Thursday Breakfast 20 October 2022. They discuss urban planning as well as the floodwall that diverted floodwaters away from the Flemington Racecourse and towards homes in Maribynong and Flemington. // We speak to Kristin Leigh from the Coalition for the Protection of Horses about the perils of horseracing and their latest Deathwatch report, which collected data from official race day reports from every state and territory in Australia of the horses who have died in racing and the reasons why. // We speak to Kay Wenegal from Darebin Climate Action Now (DCAN) about a community initiative to make EVs more affordable through a bulk buying arrangement in the northern suburbs of Naarm/Melbourne. // Songs:Sunshine on a Rainy Day - Christine AnuSway - Bic Runga

With the Australian federal election only a week away we speak with Animal Justice Party candidate, Meg Watkins, about the parties positions on animals. I also share some of the documented animal policies from other parties. In the second half of the show we hear about a recent advocacy win from Kristin Leigh from Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages. 

Rev. Bill Crews spoke to Kristin Leigh from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses about Taylor Swift's cancellation at Melbourne Cup. Animal rights groups are claiming victory after Taylor Swift cancelled her Melbourne Cup gig. 

On this show we’re joined by Mary Merkenich, a member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left Weekly, who discusses links between capitalism and the oppression of animals. We also play a talk by Dilan Fernando, Co-Founder of Young Voices for Animals, from the event Animal Liberation and Capitalism, which Mary Merkenich also spoke at, as well as Kristin Leigh, President and Campaign Director of Vegan Rising. You can listen to audio of this event here: https://archive.org/details/animalliberationandcapitalism You can also read Mary Merkenich’s article ‘Capitalism’s abuse of animals degrades us all’ at the following link (note that the picture used for this show is taken from this article): https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/capitalism-abuse-animals-degrades-us-all?fbclid=IwAR3zk5RMMKPGaQeehC-24oveX8LeNuFwDqrOuMwju0pXVknONowPsXtV8WQ

Over 20 year ago when I first moved to Sydney I remember volunteering at the RSPCA. I assumed as many animal lovers do that they were indeed there “for all creatures great and small.” Not long after I secured a job working as a fundraiser on behalf of Greenpeace and that was a proud moment because I had to overcome my ... READ MORE The post E606: Vegan Rising Campaign Director Kristin Leigh and Debunking Media Propaganda. appeared first on Healthification.

This week Felicity chats with Kristin Leigh about the April 8th national day of direct action for animal rights, and her new organisation, Vegan Rising.

Felicity talks to animal rights activist Kristin Leigh, about her campiagn to end the Melbourne carrige horse trade.

We speak with Kristin Leigh, the lead organiser of the campaign Melbourne Against Horse Drawn Carriages. Kristin gives us an update on some recent changes to the campaign and where it is headed in the future.

On our first show back from the summer break, we speak with Kristin Leigh of Animal Liberation Victoria about a series of vigils they have been holding at Melbourne slaughterhouses. Kristin tells us about why ALV has been doing this activism, what they have witnessed and what happened when dozens of police showed up to one of their recent peaceful vigils. 

This week's program recaps a fabulous presentation I heard at the recent Association of Science-Technology conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. Entitled Knowing Your Community: To Be More Interesting, Be More Interested, a panel of science center professionals led by Bill Booth described the transformations that are occurring in their institutions when they listened to what their communities had to say rather than what the institution wanted to hear. Bill and his colleague Kristin Leigh from Explora will share concrete tools and examples of how science centers—and all cultural institutions—can shift their focus from working for their communities to working with them.