Daily Dose Of B-12: Isa Chandra Moskowitz On Effective Activism
Posted in Activism on 28. Oct, 2009
“I think that activism isn’t what you decide to do but how it affects people. So if someone says, I’m going to become an activist! I’m going to stand on a street corner and preach about veganism! And then they go ahead and do that but no one listens and no one becomes vegan, then is that activism? On the other hand, maybe there’s a girl in the middle of nowhere who loves animals and decided to bake vegan. And then people taste her cupcakes and are like “What the hell, I’ll go vegan, too.â€� Obviously I think the latter is more effective, but I guess people might not see it as activism.”
- Chef and author Isa Chandra Moskowitz on what makes an effective activist. Wanna know more about Isa’s latest projects? Check out VegNews.com to read the entire interview!
Love isa & all she has to say! couldn’t agree more on the activism topic…
xo Leanne
yeah except there are right and wrong reasons to become vegan. someone who becomes vegan because they learn about the realities of how animals are treated is likely to actually stick it out for a lifetime and become an activist themselves.
when a person becomes vegan because they like cupcakes, they get fat. they get really fat, and unhealthy looking. then they get angry because they let food be their motivation for activism and need sugar or they will go postal. these are emotionally disturbed people who become vegan because of cupcakes.
I would assume that the person who became vegan because of a cupcake, actually was at one time in their life educated by animals suffering, and the cupcakes just helped nudge them over.
the point is that discounting the education, is failing to see the bigger picture, that a balance of influences helps us make decisions.
go ahead and use your talents, but be ready for rejection on all aspects. what happens if they hate your cupcakes? be prepared for the worst.
Both are activism.
I think it’s ridiculous to think that no one listens to street preachers. They might be annoying, it might not be your style, you might not like it, but street preachers – for any subject – are effective.
It’s just that simple. People who speak up, get heard.
That said, culinary activism is also 100% worthwhile. There’s no question that if you make vegan food and share it with others, you’re doing a good thing.
I don’t think Chandra is right to say that someone who bakes a vegan treat, which someone else eats and decides to go vegan, is an activist. In that case, it would seem like the someone was more than ready to make the leap. An activist puts himself/herself out there intentionally. Sometimes that means stepping out of the comfort zone because the cause is so important. An activist takes deliberate actions to reach as many people as possible with a cause.
Good morning, Happy Happy hallowen!!!
Just for the record, I wasn’t dissing educational activism. Sorry if the point was missed.
Yes, both are activism. Although, I would bet anyone, like myself, who has gone out to educate the public about veganism and animal cruelty for any amount of time will tell you they have had success. Access to truth. Many people, when confronted with the truth, will do the right thing. Educate. We have a lot of false indoctrination to counter with truth! (and serve lots of yummy vegan food to all!
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