Animal Activism Starter Guide

for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)

Animal rights spaces in western societies have – whether consciously or unconsciously – been historically conceptualized and built around issues of “whiteness”: that is, white thought leaders, white privilege, and the socioeconomic benefits that come with being white. This has led to veganism and animal rights causes being associated with an inherent level of whiteness, largely leaving out BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) from the conversation and the larger animal liberation movement. Our BIPOC Animal Activism Starter Guide exists to bridge this gap in animal advocacy by helping BIPOC activists, individuals, and communities activate their engagement in animal liberation as a social justice cause worthy of their efforts and which is, in fact, foundationally interlocked with their own liberation.