First, the Vision
For the vBriefings website to have maximum usefulness, it needs to offer briefings on a wide range of topics.
- It’s only then that the site can provide an encyclopedic hub for those seeking to explore veganism and animal-rights issues, offering concise briefings rather than extensive essays.
- It’s only then that we can send our friends, family, acquaintances, and interlocutors here, knowing that all the bases are covered.
- It’s only then that this site can reach its full potential as a rich knowledge-base of resources for exploring, memorizing, building presentations, and sharing visuals.
To better understand the concept for vBriefings, see the About page.
We’ve only just begun.
A Word From Our Founder
“I have spent years traveling across the United States, volunteering at outreach events, working festivals, doing tabling, and giving talks.
“During that time, I have had literally hundreds of conversations on veganism and animal rights, answering objections and covering various topics.
“It was from these direct experiences that I envisioned the concept for this site. This is the site I wanted then, and from conversations with other activists over the years, I know that the need for this resource is real.”
Since I started developing this platform, it has been refined and tweaked many times based on feedback from my advisors. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
100+ Topics
Our five-year goal is to complete briefings covering approximately 133 topics, complete with memes, flashcards, slides, and videos for each briefing.
The list shows the topics we have not yet covered, nested under their parent categories.
Topics Not Yet Covered
- Living Vegan
- Helpful Resources
- Ethics and Philosophy
- Ethical Frameworks
- Utilitarianism and Animals
- Virtue and Ethics of Care for Animals
- Concepts
- Speciesism
- Ethical Frameworks
- Objections
- No Souls
- I'm Powerless
- I Buy Humane
- Humans First
- Necessary for Health
- Natural
- Massive Unemployment
- Made Me Sick
- God Gave Dominion
- Frontal Eyes
- Forcing Values
- Food Chain
- Circle of Life
- Not for Everyone
- No True Vegans
- Overrun the Land
- Only One Person
- Personal Choice
- Plant Sentience
- Bible Condones
- B12 Tho'
- Apex Predators
- Causes Extinction
- Canine Teeth
- Tradition and Culture
- Too Expensive
- Vegans Kill More
- Wreaks Economic Havoc
- We're Omnivores
- We Give Meaning
- Animals and Exploitation
- Topics (Animals)
- Wild Animal Exterminations
- Humane Labeling
- Grass Fed
- Free Range
- Pasture Raised
- Organic
- Backyard Chickens
- Animal Welfare Approved
- Cage Free
- Certified Humane
- American Humane Certified
- USDA Process Verfied
- United Egg Producers Certified
- Whole Foods' Global Animal Partnership (GAP)
- For Research
- Using Animals for Research
- Sentience
- Drawing the Line at Sentience
- For Food
- Honey Bees
- For Entertainment & Sport
- Circuses
- Fishing
- Rodeos
- Hunting
- Horse Racing
- Bull Fighting
- Carriage Rides
- For Clothing
- Silk
- Fur
- Leather
- Wool
- Topics (Animals)
- Environment
- Overview (Environment)
- Environmental Topics
- Grass Fed
- Land Use and Biomass
- Regenerative Grazing
- Diets Compared (Environment)
- Animal Agriculture Inefficiencies
- Veganic Framing
- Sustainable Seafood
- Specific Harms (Environment)
- Habitat Loss • Extinction • Biodiversity
- Deforestation
- Eutrophication • Ocean Dead Zones
- Global Warming
- Fish Depletion
- Air Pollution
- Wild Animal Decline & Extermination
- Water Pollution
- Human Health
- Diets of Concern
- Carnivore Diet
- Keto Diet
- Vegan Diet
- Foods of Concern
- Cultured Meat
- Meat
- Dairy
- Beans • Legumes
- Soy
- Eggs
- Other Health Topics
- Vegan Children
- Nutrients of Concern
- Fats • Omega's
- Fiber
- Protein
- Choline
- Calcium
- Cholesterol
- Carbohydrates
- Taurine
- Vitamin B12
- Personal Health Issues
- High Blood Pressure
- Heart Disease
- Menopause • Hot Flashes
- Longevity • Life Expectancy • Mortality
- Diabetes
- Depression
- Obesity
- Cancers
- Alzheimer's
- Public Health Issues
- Environmental Justice
- Covid & Other Zoonosis
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Diets of Concern
- Advocacy
- Effective Conversations
- Using the Socratic Method
- Uncategorized
Workflow
Each vBriefing is a production in itself, involving not just research, writing, and editing, but also the creation of videos, flash cards, slides, memes, and infographics
Then there are postings on social media.
All that takes time.
We’ve only just begun.
Project Management
Our briefing creation process can involve numerous volunteers and associates tackling over 50 interdependent tasks to produce just one briefing. To maintain organization, we leverage a powerful project management tool.
This comprehensive software offers features for projects, tasks, subtasks, dependencies, calendars, assignments, time tracking, resource allocation, and multiple view options.
Additionally, we are documenting the requirements and process for each task. This ensures clear expectations for assignees and fosters institutional knowledge for long-term success.
Stages of Development
Where we are, where we will be, and how we transition.
Short Term: Standardize and Migrate
Now that the platform is built, we are standardizing our workflow and templates.
We are also migrating content from justiceforanimals.org and revamping it to conform to standards.
Mid Term: Generate Content
This will be a period of intense activity, generating content according to the workflow diagram above.
The goal is to complete the 100 plus topics mentioned earlier within five years.
Long Term: Update and Transition
After our our base of content is completed, we will refine our content to keep it up-to-date with current studies and information.
We will also begin to transition into educating people on effective outreach with workshops and talks.
