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Christopher “Soul” Eubanks is an unstoppable force, and we’re thrilled to welcome him back to the podcast this week to discuss his new nonprofit, APEX Advocacy. The organization is committed to increasing the number of activists from the global majority. Christopher describes the three central missions driving APEX Advocacy: the Black Vegan Everything website highlighting Black-owned businesses, the Global Majority Caucus committed to building greater equity in the animal protection movement, and the No Backyard Slaughter campaign fighting the presence of slaughterhouses in low-income BIPOC communities. Christopher also shares why people of color often feel an atmosphere of white-centricity in the animal rights movement and therefore don’t feel welcome.

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Christopher “Soul” Eubanks is a social justice advocate, creative, and public speaker raised in Atlanta, GA who has dedicated himself to advocacy work that combats all forms of injustice. After learning the horrors of animal exploitation, Christopher became vegan, began doing community organizing, and has helped co-organize Atlanta’s first-ever animal rights march. Christopher is the founder of APEX Advocacy, a non-profit animal rights organization that uses digital content and grassroots activism to help communities of color defend themselves against animal industries and fight for collective liberation.

“There are a variety of oppressions that impact not only the animals, but those of us that are fighting for the animals, and we can’t ignore those systems of oppression.” – Soul Eubanks

Highlights for Episode 657: 

• Where the name APEX Advocacy came from, and how the acronym highlights their central purpose
• How Soul and APEX Advocacy are collaborating with the local community in Lithonia, GA to create a pressure campaign that will force the county to take action against an illegal slaughterhouse
• The enormous social impact of unregulated slaughterhouses on low-income, mainly BIPOC, communities
• Soul discusses how APEX will continue the Global Majority Caucus for animal advocates first established by Encompass 
• How Pitch Day works as an opportunity for advocates of color to present their ideas for new initiatives on animal advocacy and present them to donors and funders
• Many of the campaigners for APEX are not vegan, and Soul shares why it’s critical for him to ensure that the community feels invited and make people understand that they can fight for the same goals despite that
• How Soul sees leadership in animal advocacy coming from countries of t