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(More customer reviews)I have been a vegetarian on and off for 15 years and two years ago, I became a vegan. Like a lot of black women, I became interested in vegetarianism for both health and spiritual reasons. I've read books by Queen Afua, Dr. Laila Afrika and others. As I changed my eating habits, I also became aware of the large amounts of chemicals and animal products in my personal care items and I have begun to weed them out and replace them with vegan ones. My goal is to live a life that honors our Great Mother Earth.
With all that said, I never considered the connection between human rights and animal rights until I read Sistah Vegan. The collection of essays are thought provoking and made me question my dedication to liberation for all. I am the person that recycles, doesn't litter and is looking to start an organic garden yet I had no problem going and buying a fly pair of leather shoes. I wouldn't own a pet because it reminded me of some form of slavery but I would wear another creature's hide to be fashionable. The hypocrisy stood out glaringly.
And that's what this book does: It makes you see other points of views in veganism: The sistah who became vegan for health, the one who wants to live in tune with the earth, those who follow Ma'at as their code of ethics and yes, the animal rights lover. It shows our commonalities and our differences. It is my hope that all vegans, vegetarians, political activists, earth lovers and spiritual people read this book so that these voices may be heard.
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