Oppressive Liberation

Lisa Kemmerer is internationally known for her work on behalf of animals, the planet, and disempowered human beings, and is founder and director of the educational non-profit, Tapestry. For more information, please visit lisakemmerer.com and vegantapestry.org.

• 1 Introduction: Speciesism, Sexism, and Male Privilege.- Part I A Wide-Angle View of Interconnected Oppressions.- 2 Interconnections: Theory, Myth, and Science.- 3 Whiteness as Norm, Intersectionality, and Interfacing Oppressions.- 4 The “Why” of Sexism in Social Justice Movements.- Part II Exposing Sexism and Male Privilege in the Anymal Activist Movement.- 5 Survey Data on Harassment and Discrimination in theAnymal Activist Community.- 6 CANHAD: Testimonials from the Anymal Activist Community Revealing Internal Sexism.- 7 Evidence of Systemic Sexism and Male Privilege in Anymal Activism Prior to #MeToo.- 8 The #ARMeToo Movement: Empowered Perpetrators Exposed at HSUS, MFA, and DxE.- Part III Harms of and Solutions to Sexism in the Anymal Activist Movement.- 9 Harms of Sexism and Male Privilege in the AE Community.- 10 Working Against Sexism and Male Privilege Inside Organizations.- 11 Independent Activists Working Against Sexism and Male Privilege.- Part IV Critical Reflections from Anymal Activists.- 12 Meet the New Vegan World.- 13 Liberation Is Not Total If It Does Not Include Disabled People.- 14 White Supremacy and Anymal Activism.- 15 Cis-Male Dominance in Anymal Activism from a Transgender Perspective.- 16 Towards a (Pro)Feminist Anymal Activist Movement: Reflections from Estonia.- 17 When the Rite of Passage Is Wrong: One White Man’s (Ongoing) Journey from Toxicity to Anymal Activism/Social Justice.- Part V Conclusion.- 18 Conclusion: Meta-Reflections on Sexism in Anymal Activism.- Appendix 1: Kemmerer Survey on Harassment and Discrimination in the Anymal Activist Community.- Appendix 2: Survey Demography.- Appendix 3: How to Access the Cooney Legal Documents.- Appendix 4: Vegan Outreach Discrimination and Harassment Policy.- Appendix 5: Tofurky: Donor Organization Charitable Giving Policy on Gender Discrimination and Harassment.- Appendix 6: Letter Addressing Complaints Against Anthony Nocella.- Appendix 7: Email Exchange Between Rachel Perman and Erika Brunson.

“Lisa Kemmerer’s Oppressive Liberation brings a vegan feminist perspective to inter­rogate the longstanding problems of male privilege, sexism, and sexual harass­ment in the animal rights movement … . Oppressive Liberation explores the intersections of sexism and animal activ­ism through six sections. Opening with an Introduction to the nexus of sexism, speciesism, and male privilege, the volume proceeds to expose … . Here and throughout this rich volume, Kemmerer offers startling (vegan) food for thought.” (Greta Gaard, Society & Animals, Vol. 33 (1), 2025) “Oppressive Liberation by Lisa Kemmerer is a hybrid, multi vocal text with eye-opening details about sexism and abuse of women in animal activism. The book is meticulously researched and includes survey data, executive profiles, testimonials, and several chapters written by participants of all genders on the front line of male privilege in the animal activist movement. … Her scholarship, survey data, testimonials, profiles of male leaders, and narratives by other animal activists offer a wealth of information and ideas. …” (Gregory F. Tague, Leonardo, leonardo.info, June, 2023)