The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does

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"Simone de Lima is a biologist and a retired professor of Developmental Psychology at the Universidade de Brasâilia. Brazil, where her work focused on innovative education and disability. She's been involved in different forms of activism since her teens, from student organizing against the Brazilian dictatorship to doing feminist, environmental, children's and animal rights work. She co-founded Brasilia's first animal advocacy organization, as well as its first vegan cafe, Cafâe Corbucci, and directed the Outreach and Education department of a US animal rights nonprofit. She lives with her husband and dog in Takoma Park, Maryland, volunteers at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, and collaborates with vegan and radical education collectives"--