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Freedom is Really Essential. https://firebyagni.net/categories/Street-outreach/ GoHugo.io - v0.121.1 en-GB FIREbyAgni Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 UTC "Cows are raped. But using that as a bait is triggering!": Indian Vegan street outreach activism https://firebyagni.net/videos/m1JYbgDDyD4/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/m1JYbgDDyD4/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m1JYbgDDyD4?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>On December 27, 2023, a woman saw my poster "Would you give up pizza to stop rape, and why so?" and came back to answer it.</p> <p>Throughout the conversation, the woman was making points about how cruelty cannot be justified, and how cows are raped, just to go ahead and say, the alternatives are expensive, and how "using this (poster) as a bait was triggering."</p> <p>Here is how the conversation went.</p> "I am turning vegan because of you" https://firebyagni.net/videos/ySL1WUkZgbo/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/ySL1WUkZgbo/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ySL1WUkZgbo?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>On June 24, 2023, I asked a bystander, "Would you give up pizza to stop rape, and why so?" to which she answered "I would live, give up my whole everything".</p> <p>It was drawn out, while I did not have time to explore different sorts of animal abuse. However, instead of making welfare points, I could limit the conversation to just logic and ethics.</p> <p>Here is how the conversation went.</p> "It is animal cruelty. It is not for me." https://firebyagni.net/videos/L1bTPim3zW8/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/L1bTPim3zW8/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L1bTPim3zW8?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>On March 30, 2023, I asked a bystander, "Would you give up pizza to stop rape, and why so?" to which he answered "I would give, give up my whole everything".</p> <p>It was a long conversation where the bystander agreed it is cruel for the animals, but since it has been normalised him, it was hard for him to relate it to cruelty.</p> <p>Here is how the conversation went.</p> "Just had a vegan lunch…but it comes with lot of environmental issues": Indian Vegan street outreach https://firebyagni.net/videos/gZA-LCZOeqc/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/gZA-LCZOeqc/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gZA-LCZOeqc?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>On October 29, 2023, a group of people approached me to answer my poster, "Would you give up pizza to stop rape, and why so?"</p> <p>It was a long conversation where I felt the group was answering in extremely shallow manner and looking at animal rights in an intersectional approach.</p> <p>Here is how the conversation went.</p> "Leave the animals alone! But what about calcium? Ecosystem?": Indian Vegan street outreach activism https://firebyagni.net/videos/_Pl-lH9gBP4/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/_Pl-lH9gBP4/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Pl-lH9gBP4?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>On March 2, 2024, two women saw my poster "Would you give up pizza to stop rape, and why so?" and came back to answer it.</p> <p>Throughout the conversation, the two women were making points about how cruelty cannot be justified, and how consent is the main thing. But the moment it comes to animals, consent, abuse, and even rape is somehow forgivable, because ecosystem needs us to be killing animals, and what about calcium, and that is the problem of overworked workers, failing to take any accountability.</p> <p>Here is how the conversation went.</p> "We may bring Jallikattu as the next WWE": discussing Jallikattu at Chennai ComicCon https://firebyagni.net/videos/nJfIgraFjJE/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/nJfIgraFjJE/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nJfIgraFjJE?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>On February 18, 2024, PETA India held a campaign of "End Speciesism!" in Chennai ComicCon. Here is how the conversation with one of the audience went, about Jallikattu.</p> <p>allikattu, the bull-taming sport, is often shielded from criticism because "it is culture", "it is traditional", "we don't kill the bull", "it is my identity" and what not.</p> <p>But look at it from the bull's perspective. He needs to be tamed precisely because others were agitating him, forcing him to drink alcohol, twisting his tail, poking him with pointed objects, beating him among many things.</p> <p>And when he is let "free", a group of people is ruining being that terrified bull, chasing him, only to catch hold of him to show how strong you are? While there is a huge crowd gathered to find amusement in bullying of that bull, having complete disregard for an innocent's exploitation.</p> <p>If we were to swap your place with the bull, would you be willing to justify that?</p> <p>And then, there is media who would be reporting about people who are hurt in the fest; but ignore the unwilling participant in this sport.</p> <p>A lot many people claim it is part of the culture and far too many people would be in support of this sport. But it is also abusive to the bull. Once you can see from the victim's perspective, don't say "it is part of the culture" to cover up the apparent inability as an individual to put an end to Jallikattu. Saying that it is part of the tradition is only granting more power to the mob to continue this horrific sport, without facing scrutiny.</p> <p>How do you suppose we weed out unjust parts of tradition when individuals, who understand this is barbaric, are unwilling to speak against it?</p> "Would you want to be in the place of a dairy buffalo or cow?" https://firebyagni.net/videos/ojcE_ew-L8Y/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/ojcE_ew-L8Y/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ojcE_ew-L8Y?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>I spoke to people about the buffaloes and cows enslaved in the dairy industry, and the need to take concrete actions on this important topic.</p> "You have ruined cheeseburger for me" https://firebyagni.net/videos/xG1rez3xVeM/ Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/xG1rez3xVeM/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xG1rez3xVeM?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>After the April 2023 Texas barn fire incident, I asked people about it, as a starting point to discuss about animal use.</p> <p>Since it was not my regular pitch, I was fumbling at many places, which isn't the worst part of it. I should have pushed people more, into elucidating their position even on pro-AL points, to really ensure we are on the same page.</p> <p>This is from April (I have quite some old recordings, so there will be many points I need to account for and improve), and one thing for sure is, I was too eager to answer rather than listen, or even hold people accountable for their actions. I also should have pushed more about what they understood about veganism, rather than just staying mum about it. Any ways, here it is.</p> On Speciesism: "Do You Get Angry When You See People Throwing Stones at Dogs?" https://firebyagni.net/videos/QV-4_HGPa_c/ Sun, 11 Jun 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/QV-4_HGPa_c/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QV-4_HGPa_c?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>We asked passers-by how they would react if we hit dogs with stones. This conversation throws light on how clouded our perception of animals is.</p> <p>Going vegan is the moral baseline in order to stop animal abuse.</p> Talking about veganism where it is hard to hold them accountable https://firebyagni.net/videos/QmZQNIHz1XI/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 UTC https://firebyagni.net/videos/QmZQNIHz1XI/ <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QmZQNIHz1XI?autoplay=0&controls=1&end=0&loop=0&mute=0&start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>I asked a bystander, "Would you give up pizza to stop rape, and why so?" to which she answered "Being a girl, I would". Here is how the conversation went.</p> <p>It wasn't the best of the conversations I have had. I failed to hold them accountable for many things, argued about petty points, missed out on many points I could have capitalised. However, here it is.</p>