Transmuting Vegan Anger & Sadness Into Compassionate Collaborative Community

Heather Carr
Sep 3, 2018 · 5 min read

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, a prolific vegan author and speaker, recently shared a Facebook Live video on her Facebook page about vegans messaging her saying they are “feeling hopeless, pessimistic and sad about the state of the world, especially as it relates to animals.”

She encourages us that there is hope, we don’t have to be sad and angry all the time. She points out that the animals need us to be vigilant, effective, to have vision and to have perspective. Because we have so many systems politically, technologically, commercially and morally in place to give us hope for the future of animals. She reminds us that things have gotten better, and to go forth, be active and we don’t need to be angry to care.

I completely agree with Colleen and this is exactly why I stopped expressing anger on social media about Veganism. While I still feel anger and sadness regarding the torture animals have been experiencing on a disgustingly epic scale, and I know there is no end to ALL of this suffering in the immediate future, blasting it out constantly on social media isn’t completely effective.

I think expressing anger and sadness does have a place in the global conversation about Veganism, actually it’s a crucial part of the whole point of the vegan message. This is all royally messed up… animal exploitation is cruel because it inflicts pain on innocent beings, eating animal parts and excretions is bad for human health, and it’s destroying our planet!

Anonymous for the Voiceless demonstrates their message against speciesism poetically with face masks and pure truth-real animal agriculture and exploitation videos-displayed on screens held by silent activists in black precisely arranged in a human cube. The artistic, non-judgmental, peaceful display has proven to be extremely effective.

Watch Earthlings, Lucent, Dominion or Cowspiracy without expressing emotion…. It’s impossible! That’s why so many look away, refuse to watch, or do watch, but block it out of their consciousness through denial and excuses.

The majority of people feel negatively about animal cruelty, cancer and heart disease, massive animal extinction, deforestation and global warming. There is TOO much to feel negative about! That’s not even including the pain of the massive amounts of violence of humans direct at each other!

But we can change it! Progressively, we can share all the amazing parts of Veganism, live Ahimsa, and co-create a more loving and nonviolent world.

Vegans can have a profound impact on global peace and health by consistently sharing their vision of change and systematically working together to build it.

Vegans aren’t just angry and sad… We are also optimistic, creative, innovative, collaborative, resourceful, inspired and inspiring! These are all tools to build a beautiful new cruelty-free, vegan world!

Anger and sadness are usually an unavoidable aspect of Veganism, and these emotions contribute greatly to the catalyst of permanent transformation to a Cruelty-free, Plant-based life. But after the horrific realizations that change is the only option, we get to build a whole new life around love, compassion, health, knowledge and community.

This is exactly why I’m a vegan social media marketing specialist and a Vegan Nation Ambassador! Vegan Nation is an awesome revolutionary global ecosystem that’s based on a new block chain cryptocurrency called Vegan Coin (VCN).

Vegan Nation will provide transparency and trust for a global network of vegan businesses, NGOs, content creators (activism, food, tech, science, culture, fashion, beauty), influencers, bloggers, vloggers, and members.

Most importantly, it will provide access to Cruelty-free, vegan, ethically sourced food, products, and services in a mutually beneficial and safe platform.

from the Green Paper on VeganNation.io:

✔️ Food Sharing Platform “VeganPoint”: Reasonably priced, decentralized vegan cuisine, Hosting, takeout.

✔️ E-Commerce: Approved, cruelty-free vendors providing a one-stop vegan shop.

✔️ Content: User Generated Haven, World renowned bloggers & speakers, Recommendations, Meetup platform for local events.

✔️ Innovation: Major resources will be put into innovative and entrepreneurial projects that address challenges regarding sustainability and green innovation.

✔️ Vegan Nation Ambassadors: The ambassador’s role is very similar to diplomatic ambassadors and includes aiding the nation’s members, forming strong communities and representing our new nation.

When I first heard about it, I thought it was a vegan’s dream come true! A vegan world actualized with an innovative concept that’s already taking the world by storm… cryptocurrency!

Veganism is becoming much more eminent in our future as well. Our choices to nurture our only home in the universe and all fellow Earthlings will continue to spread as the negative ramifications of abusing Mother Earth prevail.

Social media marketing and networking are vital for many reasons, especially for vegans. Social media was instrumental in my vegan awakening, as is true for so many others. Now we get our very own social network, economy, and collaborative engine to drive epic vegan wins!

While a Vegan world seems like a far off dream, we are building a global, digital network of vegan islands of commerce, culture, and community united as a tangible Vegan Nation within a non-vegan world.

Check out #IAmVeganNation on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn to meet other Vegan Nation Ambassadors & Partners!

Many Blessings of Love & Abundance!

💖🙏🏻✨Heather Carr

VeganNation

We are creating a Nation of institutionalized compassion and sustainability through the practice of veganism. 300 millions vegans in the world, and a 2-digit growth every year, let’s become a nation with our constitution, shared laws, governance and community institutions

Heather Carr

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Vegan Nation Ambassador | Social Media Marketing Specialist | VeganMoonRising.com

VeganNation

We are creating a Nation of institutionalized compassion and sustainability through the practice of veganism. 300 millions vegans in the world, and a 2-digit growth every year, let’s become a nation with our constitution, shared laws, governance and community institutions

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