Content Warning: sexual violence and abusive behavior When we think of cults, we think of them as being religious in nature and devoted to something sinister but cults are not always religious-based sometimes cults form as activists groups…
Resources
This is a collection of links to various third-party resources that I've found useful or interesting - including academic articles, blog posts, books, podcasts, and videos.
Please get in touch if you have any suggestions of additional resources that you think I might like to include.
10 signs your animal rights group is actually a cult (Woke Vegana)
Are we really sure about full time paid activism – for the animals? (From my unconquerable soul)
There are many ways to help reduce the suffering of animals which can broadly be separated into two categories: direct care and advocacy. Those working in animal advocacy act as an ally for animals, speaking up on the myriad of issues…
Many women and some men have written extensively about the tech industry’s problem with “bro culture”: a frat-like culture unwelcoming to women of all races and people of color of all genders and…...
On advocacy media preferences (ARZone)
The reason I’m writing about advocacy media is that I’ve seen many opinions, seemingly unsupported with facts or reason, that we “need to get out in the streets” or engage in some specific mode of communication, rather than another mode,…
The dangers of hero worship in an activist movement (Rebelwheels' Soapbox)
It is very dangerous, especially within an activist movement, when a person is placed so high on a pedestal, that they become untouchable and can do no wrong.