Non-judgement

Establishing a non-judgemental space is useful before discussing specific issues of animal rights. Then we can come closer to each other, trust each other more, even though perhaps disagreeing in principle or on detail. Affection stops a disagreement turning into a quarrel, so it’s not a bad idea to throw in some manners, to set a standard of mutual regard. That’s a sufficiently powerful persuasion in itself. Vegans need to be the best mannered people on earth - powerful, outrageous, daring, but always affectionate, always insisting on respect, because this is a peace movement when all is said and done. It’s up to us to introduce the idea that both humans and non-humans deserve respect. Vegans are in the ideal position to show how peace works, on all levels.