The Anti-Captivity Podcast

In this episode, Meghan and Taryn chat about “Are Prisons Obsolete” by Angela Y. Davis, as the first installment of “media club”! They summarise key concepts in this foundational text on prison abolition.Email us with questions/comments: [email protected]:The Last Graduation documentaryWhat a World Without Prisons Could Look LikeWhy is this happening? Podcast

For this episode of The Anti-Captivity Podcast, Taryn and Meghan discuss zoos, more specifically their supposed role in wildlife conservation. In the 1970/80’s the modern conservation role of zoos began to emerge. Zoos saw their role as protectors of endangered species. Was this shift out of genuine concern for the ecosystems and all that depend on them or was it bells and whistles to give the appearance that “Captivity for Conservation” was the best solution to the impending extinction of so many wild animals?Email [email protected] Resources:Animal Oppression and Capitalism, Edited by David NibertChapter 4, ZooBiz: The Conservation of Business? - Rob Laidlawhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/animal-oppression-and-capitalism-9781440850738/Critical Animal Studies, Thinking the Unthinkable, Edited by John SorensonChapter 9, Looking at Fragments of Nature: A Perspective on Zoo and Aquarium Captivity - Rob Laidlawhttps://canadianscholars.ca/book/critical-animal-studies/Captivity for Conservation? Zoos at a Crossroads by Jozef Keulartzhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10806-015-9537-zZooland, The Institution of Captivity by Irus Bravermanhttps://www.sup.org/books/law/zoolandhttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23914885/zoo-animals-conservation-endangered-threatened-species-sanctuarieshttps://earth.org/wild-animal-captivity/https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/keeping-wild-animals-captivity-not-conservation-heres-why/https://www.zoocheck.com/https://www.aza.org/Recommendations:https://www.wildhope.tv/https://www.akashinga.org/about-us/akashinga-rangershttps://www.instagram.com/futurezoos?igsh=dWYxOGkxc3Z0YzM1https://www.animocracy.ca/e/episode-7-confronting-animal-captivity-in-canada-with-rob-laidlaw/https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/

This second episode is not what we had expected to do, but the world is a very heavy place right now, and our collective outrage and overwhelm are normal and healthy. So, we talk about that, and where we fit into the bigger picture of it all, while finding balance, community, and active hope.Email us: [email protected] us on InstagramArticles mentioned:Maintaining Advocacy and Wellness in Times of Digitally Broadcast Genocides | by Cassie from I-CCHPractical Tips for Alleviating the Distress of Depression or Anxiety Resulting from the U.S. Genocide in Palestine - CounterPunch.orgI feel despair about the state of the world. How can I find the courage to not abandon hope? | Australian lifestyle | The Guardian

Welcome to our first episode! Co-hosts Taryn & Meghan talk about how this podcast came to be and what is to come. We hope that it will evolve into a meaningful, interactive space for discourse with our listeners around the subject of captivity. Listen and let us know what you think! Dm, comment, share on Instagram, or email us with your feedback and thoughts. Let’s deconstruct the fallacy that the systems and institutions of imprisonment of any living being, are necessary or just, together.Find us on InstagramCheck out the post on white veganism by Yvette Baker (@collectiveabolition).Further Reading:Ijeoma Oluo article2022 article on White Veganism by Queer Brown Vegan