APPETITE FOR JUSTICE
Vegan Venting 2021
It’s been a while since I have been able to vent and share some of my frustrations about being a vegan in a non-vegan world. While I realize there are much bigger issues in the world, I feel I wanted to share some thoughts.
Why vegan animal rights organizations* should unionize (Part II of II)
As I mentioned in Part I of this blog, when I learned that nonprofits could unionize,* I wanted to find out more for Food Empowerment
Why vegan animal rights organizations* should unionize (Part I of II)
What had been my passion in life, the reason I went to college, ended up being my weakness as I allowed myself to be verbally abused, degraded, and have every ounce of my self-esteem sucked out of me.
Is Food Empowerment Project an Intersectional Organization?
Is Food Empowerment Project an Intersectional Organization? If you don’t want to read my whole blog, the answer is yes and no.
Does Food Empowerment Project work with other organizations?
Food Empowerment Project, like many nonprofits, is often asked if we work with other organizations to further our message. Read on to see our answer.
Fighting for the Ocean During a Pandemic
There is a tiny creek near where I live in California. Although the creek often has shopping carts and other garbage in it, there are
To Be Black
By Elise Ferguson, F.E.P Board Member We are in a state of emergency! What is the emergency, you ask? The constant murder of unarmed African
Vegans need to show some compassion for slaughterhouse workers who might have COVID-19
I went vegan in 1988 for the animals. In fact, I was in elementary school the first time I tried to go vegetarian – that
We are all connected
Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) was started with the goal of trying to help people see how various forms of oppression are connected. By focusing on
Are B Corporations full of it?
Ever since Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) was founded, our bank was a B Corporation. I was very excited about the concept, as my perception of
Big corporations are not the answer to lack of access to healthy foods
Recently Marketplace ran a story on a new USDA-funded program: “Amazon, Walmart now offering grocery delivery to SNAP recipients.” Although I appreciate that the Marketplace
Shouldn’t nonprofits be sustainable too?
“Nonprofits won’t have to abide by city’s minimum wage law, Fremont council decides”* When one of my team members at Food Empowerment Project shared this