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The Factory Files are a curated library of everything the industry would prefer you never engaged with. Documentaries, investigations, books, films, and organisations on the front lines.


How to Create a Vegan World
By Tobias Leenaert • 2017 Perhaps the most strategically pragmatic book in the movement. Belgian activist Tobias Leenaert argues that reducing animal suffering matters more than maintaining ideological consistency. He makes the case for "reducetarianism," for celebrating imperfect allies, for meeting people where they are rather than where you think they should be. It's a book about winning, not about being right. I know I could learn a thing or two there. Why it matters Most


This Is Vegan Propaganda
By Ed Winters • 2022 Ed Winters (aka @EarthlingEd) built his reputation through calm, Socratic street debates that went viral. This book is the distillation of those thousands of conversations: every objection, every deflection, every "but what about lions though?" met with patient, evidence-based responses. It's a practical handbook for talking about veganism without losing your mind or your friends. Why it matters Most animal ethics books are written for people already conv


peta2
International (HQ: United States / Canada) · PETA's youth division · Founded 2002 https://www.peta2.com/ PETA's division for ages 13–24, peta2 is the largest youth animal rights group in the world with over 560,000 young people engaged. TikTok, Instagram, concert tours, campus activism. They're less graphic and more lifestyle aligned, with cruelty-free prom guides, vegan campus dining campaigns, and Street Team missions with points and prizes. Key Programs Street Team — weekl


If A Tree Falls (2011)
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.' Imdb link Release date: 22 June 2011 Director: Marshall Curry Producers: Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman, Steve Bannatyne Distributed by: Oscilloscope Running time: 1h 25m


The Animal People (2019)
A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.


The Ghosts in Our Machine (2013)
A cinematic documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world. Imdb link Release date: 8 November 2013 Director: Liz Marshall Producers: Liz Marshall, Nina Beveridge Executive producer: Mila Aung-Thwin Distributed by: Virgil Films And Entertainment LLC, Indiecan Entertainment, Syndicado Running time: 1h 33m
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