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== Animal rights advocacy ==
== Animal rights advocacy ==
Winters started his YouTube channel in 2016, alongside co-founding the animal rights organisation Surge with his partner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/in-conversation-with-earthling-ed/|title=In conversation with Earthling Ed|date=2018-08-20|website=Vegan Food & Living|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}} He specifically focuses on education as means in which to advocate, with a focus on philosophical and ethical arguments regarding accepting animals into "our circle of moral consideration."<ref>{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=The Ostrich Effect: The truth we hide from ourselves {{!}} Ed Winters {{!}} TEDxLundUniversity|date=2019-03-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVEYTSe-o8|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}} His online teachings are based on effective communication and positive community building. In 2016 through Surge Winters co-founded The Official Animal Rights March,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/09/02/thousands-of-vegan-activists-march-through-london-to-end-animal-cruelty-6898373/|title=Thousands of vegan activists march through London to end animal cruelty|date=2017-09-02|website=Metro|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> which succeeded in a growth from 2,500 participants in London in 2016 to 28,000 participants across the world in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theofficialanimalrightsmarch.org/|title=TOARM|website=TOARM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2020}}{{COI source|date=March 2020}} In 2017 he also produced the documentary ''Land of Hope and Glory''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/19/think-british-meat-humane-american-deluded-7171226/|title=If you think that British meat is more humane than American, you're deluded|date=2017-12-19|website=Metro|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>, which "revealed the hidden truth behind UK animal farming"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landofhopeandglory.org/|title=UK Animal Farming Free Documentary {{!}} Land of Hope and Glory|website=landofhopeandglory|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{COI source|date=March 2020}} to which the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|RSPCA]] were forced to respond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rspcaassured.org.uk/land-of-hope-and-glory-film/|title=Land of Hope and Glory film|website=www.rspcaassured.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> He has given speeches in 1/3 of UK universities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metiza.com/wellness/earthling-ed-vegan/|title=Earthling Ed Will Make You Vegan in 30 Minutes or Less|date=2018-09-18|website=Metiza|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> and across college campuses in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cornellsun.com/2019/04/09/inaugural-dairy-alternative-day-features-vegan-activist-earthling-ed-and-dairy-free-food/|title=Inaugural ‘Dairy Alternative Day’ Features Vegan Activist Earthling Ed and Dairy-Free Food|date=2019-04-09|website=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> Winters has appeared on live television<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/phillip-schofield-shocks-morning-fans-13542042|title=Phil's 'sausage' remark during militant vegan debate shocks This Morning fans|last=Hill|first=Rose|date=2018-11-06|website=mirror|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> numerous times debating the ethical and environmental arguments for veganism. In September 2018 he opened an entirely non-profit vegan restaurant in London called [https://www.unitydiner.co.uk/ Unity Diner].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vegnews.com/2018/9/activist-earthling-ed-to-open-non-profit-vegan-diner-in-london|title=Activist Earthling Ed to Open Non-Profit Vegan Diner in London|website=VegNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}} His campaigning through Surge has resulted in a 100% fur-free catwalk at [[London Fashion Week]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://surgeactivism.org/london-fashion-week-antifur-campaign|title=London Fashion Week Anti-Fur Campaign|website=SURGE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{COI source|date=March 2020}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}}
Winters started his YouTube channel in 2016, alongside co-founding the animal rights organisation Surge with his partner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/in-conversation-with-earthling-ed/|title=In conversation with Earthling Ed|date=2018-08-20|website=Vegan Food & Living|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}} He specifically focuses on education as means in which to advocate, with a focus on philosophical and ethical arguments regarding accepting animals into "our circle of moral consideration."<ref>{{Citation|last=TEDx Talks|title=The Ostrich Effect: The truth we hide from ourselves {{!}} Ed Winters {{!}} TEDxLundUniversity|date=2019-03-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVEYTSe-o8|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}} His online teachings are based on effective communication and positive community building. In 2016 through Surge Winters co-founded The Official Animal Rights March,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/09/02/thousands-of-vegan-activists-march-through-london-to-end-animal-cruelty-6898373/|title=Thousands of vegan activists march through London to end animal cruelty|date=2017-09-02|website=Metro|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> which succeeded in a growth from 2,500 participants in London in 2016 to 28,000 participants across the world in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theofficialanimalrightsmarch.org/|title=TOARM|website=TOARM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2020}}{{COI source|date=March 2020}} In 2017 he also produced the documentary ''Land of Hope and Glory''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/19/think-british-meat-humane-american-deluded-7171226/|title=If you think that British meat is more humane than American, you're deluded|date=2017-12-19|website=Metro|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>, which "revealed the hidden truth behind UK animal farming"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landofhopeandglory.org/|title=UK Animal Farming Free Documentary {{!}} Land of Hope and Glory|website=landofhopeandglory|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{COI source|date=March 2020}} to which the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|RSPCA]] were forced to respond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rspcaassured.org.uk/land-of-hope-and-glory-film/|title=Land of Hope and Glory film|website=www.rspcaassured.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> He has given speeches in 1/3 of UK universities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metiza.com/wellness/earthling-ed-vegan/|title=Earthling Ed Will Make You Vegan in 30 Minutes or Less|date=2018-09-18|website=Metiza|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> and across college campuses in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cornellsun.com/2019/04/09/inaugural-dairy-alternative-day-features-vegan-activist-earthling-ed-and-dairy-free-food/|title=Inaugural ‘Dairy Alternative Day’ Features Vegan Activist Earthling Ed and Dairy-Free Food|date=2019-04-09|website=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> Winters has appeared on live television<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/phillip-schofield-shocks-morning-fans-13542042|title=Phil's 'sausage' remark during militant vegan debate shocks This Morning fans|last=Hill|first=Rose|date=2018-11-06|website=mirror|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> numerous times debating the ethical and environmental arguments for veganism. In September 2018 he opened an entirely non-profit vegan restaurant in London called [https://www.unitydiner.co.uk/ Unity Diner].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vegnews.com/2018/9/activist-earthling-ed-to-open-non-profit-vegan-diner-in-london|title=Activist Earthling Ed to Open Non-Profit Vegan Diner in London|website=VegNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2020}} Under his co-directorship, Surge conducted anti-fur demonstrations at the London catwalk events attracting more than 250 people in September 2017, a rise from 120 the previous catwalk season and 25 in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Cartner-Morley
| first = Jess
| title = Anti-fur protests set to fly as activists target London fashion week
| newspaper = The Guardian
| location =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Guardian
| date = 16 February 2018
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/feb/16/london-fashion-week-fur-set-fly-animal-rights-activists-protests
| access-date = 29 March 2020}}</ref> This eventually resulted in a 100% fur-free catwalk at [[London Fashion Week]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://surgeactivism.org/london-fashion-week-antifur-campaign|title=London Fashion Week Anti-Fur Campaign|website=SURGE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Conlon
| first = Scarlett
| title = London fashion week vows to be fur-free
| newspaper = The Guardian
| location = London
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Guardian
| date = 7 September 2018
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/sep/07/london-fashion-week-vows-to-be-fur-free
| access-date = 29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Berrington
| first = Katie
| title = LFW Will Be The First Major Fashion Week To Go Fur-Free
| newspaper = Vogue.com
| location = London
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Vogue.com
| date = & September 2018
| url = https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/london-fashion-week-to-go-fur-free
| access-date = 29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last =
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| title = London Fashion Week to go fur-free for the first time
| newspaper = BBC News
| location = London
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = BBC
| date = 7 September 2018
| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45446028
| access-date = 29 March 2020}}</ref>


==Coronavirus controversy==
==Coronavirus controversy==

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Ed Winters
File:Ed Winters in 2018..jpg
Born
London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesEarthling Ed
Years active2016 – present
Known forAnimal Rights Advocacy & Viral Speeches
MovementAnimal Rights & Veganism
Websitewww.earthlinged.org

Ed Winters is a British animal rights activist, filmmaker and lecturer. He has a large social media presence on platforms such as YouTube and Instagram, where he goes by the username Earthling Ed. He is recognised as a figurehead in the vegan movement[according to whom?], with his university lecture "You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again"[1][unreliable source?] being viewed over 33 million times online.[2][3][unreliable source?] He gave two TEDx talks in early 2019,[4] and has taught classes on the ethics of using animals as commodities at Harvard University.[5][unreliable source?]

Animal rights advocacy

Winters started his YouTube channel in 2016, alongside co-founding the animal rights organisation Surge with his partner.[6][unreliable source?] He specifically focuses on education as means in which to advocate, with a focus on philosophical and ethical arguments regarding accepting animals into "our circle of moral consideration."[7][unreliable source?] His online teachings are based on effective communication and positive community building. In 2016 through Surge Winters co-founded The Official Animal Rights March,[8] which succeeded in a growth from 2,500 participants in London in 2016 to 28,000 participants across the world in 2018.[9][failed verification][conflicted source?] In 2017 he also produced the documentary Land of Hope and Glory[10], which "revealed the hidden truth behind UK animal farming"[11][conflicted source?] to which the RSPCA were forced to respond.[12] He has given speeches in 1/3 of UK universities[13] and across college campuses in America.[14] Winters has appeared on live television[15] numerous times debating the ethical and environmental arguments for veganism. In September 2018 he opened an entirely non-profit vegan restaurant in London called Unity Diner.[16][unreliable source?] Under his co-directorship, Surge conducted anti-fur demonstrations at the London catwalk events attracting more than 250 people in September 2017, a rise from 120 the previous catwalk season and 25 in September 2016.[17] This eventually resulted in a 100% fur-free catwalk at London Fashion Week.[18][19][20][21]

Coronavirus controversy

In March 2020, Winters posted an image on his Instagram account stating that "COVID-19 was caused by eating animals".[22] The USA Today investigated Winter's claim and concluded that "while it is true that many infectious diseases that have wreaked havoc on humans have come from animals, it is not entirely the case that ending the consumption of animals would put an end to such diseases."[22]

An article at PolitiFact accused Winters of distributing misinformation about COVID-19.[23] Winters responded to the criticism in an article published by Plant Based News.[24][unreliable source?]

Personal life

Winters is based in London. He turned vegetarian in May 2014 after coming across a news article about a chicken truck crashing near Manchester. Upon reading that many of the birds had died, he "realised that all animals had the capacity to suffer", something that he had never considered before.[25][unreliable source?] He then became vegan after watching the documentary Earthlings.[26]

References

  1. ^ Earthling Ed (2018-04-14), You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again | Eye-Opening Speech!, retrieved 2019-04-20
  2. ^ "Life Changing Videos". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ "Earthling Ed: Vegan Activism + Education". Earthling Ed: Vegan Activism + Education. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  4. ^ "Vegan Activist Earthling Ed Records Second TEDx Talk Of 2019". www.plantbasednews.org. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  5. ^ "Vegan Activist Earthling Ed to Teach Animal Rights Class at Harvard University". Vegan News. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  6. ^ "In conversation with Earthling Ed". Vegan Food & Living. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  7. ^ TEDx Talks (2019-03-28), The Ostrich Effect: The truth we hide from ourselves | Ed Winters | TEDxLundUniversity, retrieved 2019-04-20
  8. ^ "Thousands of vegan activists march through London to end animal cruelty". Metro. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  9. ^ "TOARM". TOARM. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  10. ^ "If you think that British meat is more humane than American, you're deluded". Metro. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  11. ^ "UK Animal Farming Free Documentary | Land of Hope and Glory". landofhopeandglory. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  12. ^ "Land of Hope and Glory film". www.rspcaassured.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  13. ^ "Earthling Ed Will Make You Vegan in 30 Minutes or Less". Metiza. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  14. ^ "Inaugural 'Dairy Alternative Day' Features Vegan Activist Earthling Ed and Dairy-Free Food". The Cornell Daily Sun. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  15. ^ Hill, Rose (2018-11-06). "Phil's 'sausage' remark during militant vegan debate shocks This Morning fans". mirror. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  16. ^ "Activist Earthling Ed to Open Non-Profit Vegan Diner in London". VegNews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  17. ^ Cartner-Morley, Jess (16 February 2018). "Anti-fur protests set to fly as activists target London fashion week". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  18. ^ "London Fashion Week Anti-Fur Campaign". SURGE. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  19. ^ Conlon, Scarlett (7 September 2018). "London fashion week vows to be fur-free". The Guardian. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  20. ^ Berrington, Katie (& September 2018). "LFW Will Be The First Major Fashion Week To Go Fur-Free". Vogue.com. London: Vogue.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "London Fashion Week to go fur-free for the first time". BBC News. London: BBC. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Fact check: Is COVID-19 caused by human consumption of animals?". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  23. ^ "Vegan Instagram accounts spread misinformation about COVID-19". PolitiFact. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  24. ^ "Earthling Ed: USA Today Was Wrong To Call My Coronavirus Meat-Eating Post 'Partly False'".
  25. ^ "Earthling Ed". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  26. ^ Are Militant Vegans Going Too Far? This Morning (YouTube). This Morning. 2018-11-06. Event occurs at 0:12. Retrieved 2019-10-13.