Circles of Compassion: Essays Connecting Issues of Justice

This book consists of a series of essays by internationally recognized authors and activists, Edited by Dr. Will Tuttle. The essays focus on how the seemingly disparate issues of human, animal, and environmental rights are indeed connected. Authors also provide practical guidance about how to make the individual, systems, and social changes necessary to effectively create a peaceful and just world for all.

320 pages

Paperback ISBN: 978-1940184067

eBook ISBN: 978-1940184098

Publication Date: January, 2015

Edited by Dr. Will Tuttle

Foreword by Carol J. Adams

Contributors:

David Cantor – Beyond Humanism, Toward a New Animalism

Angel Flinn – No Innocent Bystanders

Katrina Fox – Why Compassion is Essential to Social Justice

Beatrice Friedlander – A Woman, A Cat, and a Realization

Lori Girshick – In the Doing and the Being

Rachel Griffin – Social Responsibility, Reflexivity, and Chasing Rainbows

Robert Grillo – Eating Animals and the Illusion of Personal Choice

Melanie Joy – Carnism: Why Eating Animals is a Social Justice Issue

Lisa Kemmerer – Sustenance, Sincerity, and Social Justice

Rita Laws – Mother Corn, Father Pumpkin, Sister Bean

Keith McHenry – Until Every Belly is Full

Christopher-Sebastian McJetters – Slavery. It’s Still a Thing

Dawn Moncrief – Hunger, Meat, and the Banality of Evil

David Nibert – Animal Rights Equal Human Rights: Domesecration and Entangled Oppression

Anthony J. Nocella II – Building an Animal Advocacy Movement for Racial and Disability Justice

Richard Oppenlander – Our Lifeline Revealed Through the Eye of Justice

lauren Ornelas – A Hunger for Justice

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau – Veganism: A Path to Nonviolence

Sailesh Rao – Climate Change and Injustice Everywhere

Anteneh Roba – Injustice Everywhere

Marla Rose – Becoming a Vegan Feminist Agitator

Ruby Roth – Harming Children to Protect Them

Richard Schwartz – Connecting the Dots on Dietary Choices

Kim Sheridan – Looking Behind the Curtain to the Hidden Side of Justice Issues

Jasmin Singer – The Gay Animal: A Personal Exploration of Interconnectedness

Gary Smith – Animal Rights as a Social Justice Issue

Jo Stepaniak – Confronting the Saboteur Within: Advancing a Consciousness of Compassion

Will Tuttle – Unrecognized Roots of Injustice and the Vegan Transformation

Zoe Weil – The MOGO Principle for a Peaceful, Sustainable, and Humane World

Editorial Reviews

From Kathy Divine, Vegans are Cool!

Circles of Compassion is rich in innovative thought, connection and heart. The perfectly orchestrated collaboration of inspired minds makes this collection of writings essential reading for anyone wanting to develop or deepen their compassion for all beings. This book is a great gift to humanity and has the potential to unite us all. It can also bring peace and freedom to animals and healing to the earth, creating a bright, sustainable future.

I loved the inclusive tone of the book and the hope I felt while reading it. I will share this book far and wide as I regard it as a brilliant educational tool that we are very fortunate to have access to. As more and more people are now re-awakening their innate compassion, Circles of Compassion has arrived at the perfect moment in time. Thank you Vegan Publishers, the editor Will Tuttle and the contributors to Circles of Compassion for crafting such a remarkable, peace-bringing, energy-shifting publication.

From Joel and Michelle Levey, Wisdom at Work

Through a wide spectrum of diverse and thought-provoking lenses, Circles of Compassion brilliantly explores the vital link between compassion for animals, social justice, and human well-being. This comprehensive anthology is a must-read for all people seeking to keep their hearts and minds open to source the wisdom needed to thrive in these troubling times.