Animal advocate and educator Monique Lukens featured in the Humane Herald’s Voices of the Movement series

Voices of the Movement: Monique Lukens Keeps Putting Animals on the Agenda

Educator, artist, and longtime vegan advocate Monique Lukens is bringing animal ethics into classrooms, unions, and institutional spaces—one proposal, one question, and one ripple at a time.

Black VegFest attendees, vendors, and advocates gather in New York City, where the Humane Party joined the community as allies and supporters.

This Is What Political Organizing Can Look Like

Black VegFest, Humane Party, political organizing, political allyship, Black community, Black advocacy, vegan advocacy, animal rights, animal liberation, community organizing, coalition building, movement building, New York City, NYC, veganism, food justice, social justice, political activism, community engagement, humane politics, The Humane Herald

From the Interview to Black VegFest: Catching Up With Felicia Greenfield

A month after our Voices of the Movement interview, The Humane Herald caught up with Felicia Greenfield in person at Black VegFest—and found the same curiosity, compassion, humor, and willingness to listen that made our first conversation memorable.

Renee King-Sonnen featured alongside the cover of Rowdy Girl: Confessions of a Vegan Cattle Rancher and the Rowdy Girl Sanctuary logo.

Renee King-Sonnen and the Ranch That Changed Sides

Before Renee King-Sonnen became a sanctuary founder, she lived on the other side of the fence. Her journey from Texas cattle ranch life to founding Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is a story of moral transformation, radical compassion, and the courage to challenge everything she once believed about animals, food, and the systems that profit from both.