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In 2022, she donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient for [[Altruism|altruistic reasons]], declaring that childbirth is a greater physical hardship than donating a kidney.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2022-04-25/un-don-de-rein-un-joli-rien.php | title=Un don de rein, un joli rien | date=25 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/woman-gives-kidney-stranger-montreal-1.6434521 {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2022}}</ref> During her recovery, she published an article explaining the thought-process leading to her decision, her experience with organ donation and an overview of the practices surrounding organ donation in Canada and elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://atelier10.ca/nouveauprojet/article/solidarite-organique-j-ai-donne-mon-rein-une-inconnue_2 | title=Solidarité organique: J'ai donné mon rein à un·e inconnu·e &#124; Nouveau Projet }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2022/04/25/elle-donne-un-rein-a-un-inconnu | title=Elle donne un rein à un inconnu }}</ref>
In 2022, she donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient for [[Altruism|altruistic reasons]], declaring that childbirth is a greater physical hardship than donating a kidney.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2022-04-25/un-don-de-rein-un-joli-rien.php | title=Un don de rein, un joli rien | date=25 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/woman-gives-kidney-stranger-montreal-1.6434521 {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2022}}</ref> During her recovery, she published an article explaining the thought-process leading to her decision, her experience with organ donation and an overview of the practices surrounding organ donation in Canada and elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://atelier10.ca/nouveauprojet/article/solidarite-organique-j-ai-donne-mon-rein-une-inconnue_2 | title=Solidarité organique: J'ai donné mon rein à un·e inconnu·e &#124; Nouveau Projet }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2022/04/25/elle-donne-un-rein-a-un-inconnu | title=Elle donne un rein à un inconnu }}</ref>


In 2022, she was let go from her role as head of the Montreal SPCA after years of controversial management practices, including severe allegations of rampant racism within the organization.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOFFWtHCx4I&list=PLrobwoucmfGR_cnUXk1qF3xIuzSsKQgiT | title= How To Get Fired As A Volunteer | date= 2021 }}</ref>
In 2022, she leaved her role as head of the Montreal SPCA <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spca.com/direction | title=La SPCA de Montréal annonce un départ et une arrivée à la direction de l’organisme| date= 2023-02-26 }}</ref>.


==Honours==
==Honours==

Revision as of 13:40, 26 February 2023

Élise Desaulniers
Élise Desaulniers giving a talk at WordCamp Montréal on 29 June 2013
Élise Desaulniers giving a talk at WordCamp Montréal on 29 June 2013
Born
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationUQAM (B.A., Bachelor in Political Science),
OccupationAuthor
Websiteen.edesaulniers.com

Élise Desaulniers is an author, writer, journalist, vegan and an advocate for animal welfare and animal rights.[1] Her writings have aroused considerable controversy in Quebec, with its large dairy industry.[2][3][4][5]

In 2022, she donated a kidney to an anonymous recipient for altruistic reasons, declaring that childbirth is a greater physical hardship than donating a kidney.[6][7] During her recovery, she published an article explaining the thought-process leading to her decision, her experience with organ donation and an overview of the practices surrounding organ donation in Canada and elsewhere.[8][9]

In 2022, she leaved her role as head of the Montreal SPCA [10].

Honours

She won the Grand Prix du journalisme indépendant - opinion ou analyse from the Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec in 2015 for her article Les vrais mâles préfèrent la viande – Convergences du féminisme et de l’antispécisme.[11]

In 2020, her book Tables Véganes, co-written with Patricia Martin, won the Gold award from Taste Canada Awards.[12]

Publications

  • Je mange avec ma tête: Les conséquences de nos choix alimentaires ("I Eat With My Head: The Consequences of Our Dietary Choices"), Stanké, 2011;[13] Comer con cabeza, Errata Naturae 2016.
  • Vache à Lait: Dix mythes de l'industrie laitière, Stanké 2013, La Plage 2017;[14] Cash Cow: Ten Myths about the Dairy Industry, Lantern 2015;[15] Il Libro Nero del Latte, Sonda 2016.
  • Le défi végane 21 jours ("The 21 Day Vegan Challenge"), Trécarré 2016, La Plage 2017.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Élise Desaulniers, la végétalienne optimiste".
  2. ^ "Tempête dans un verre de lait". 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Bible urbaine | Ton webzine branché sur la culture". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  4. ^ Radio-Canada.ca, Zone radio-; Radio-Canada.ca, Zone radio-. "Buvons-nous trop de lait de vache? - Médium large". Buvons-nous trop de lait de vache? - Médium large - ICI Radio-Canada Première. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ Meney, Florence. "Le lait: une vache sacrée ?". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Un don de rein, un joli rien". 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/woman-gives-kidney-stranger-montreal-1.6434521 [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Solidarité organique: J'ai donné mon rein à un·e inconnu·e | Nouveau Projet".
  9. ^ "Elle donne un rein à un inconnu".
  10. ^ "La SPCA de Montréal annonce un départ et une arrivée à la direction de l'organisme". 2023-02-26.
  11. ^ "Élise Desaulniers".
  12. ^ "2020 Taste Canada Award Winners". 26 October 2020.
  13. ^ Élise, Desaulniers (2011) "Je mange avec ma tête: Les conséquences de nos choix alimentaires" Editions Stanké, Québec http://www.editions-stanke.com/mange-avec-tete/elise-desaulniers/livre/9782760410978
  14. ^ "Vache à lait : dix mythes de l'industrie laitière". Groupe Livre (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  15. ^ "Books International — Home". lanternbooks.presswarehouse.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.


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