Brigitte Gothière
Brigitte Gothière | |
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.jpg) Gothière in 2012 | |
| Born | 18 May 1973 France |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Animal rights and veganism activism; co-founding L214 |
| Spouse |
Sébastien Arsac (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
Brigitte Gothière (born 18 May 1973) is a French animal rights and veganism activist. She is the president and co-founder of the animal rights organization L214. From 1998 to 2019, she also served as an editor of the antispeciesist journal Cahiers antispécistes.
Biography
[edit]Early and personal life
[edit]Gothière was born on 18 May 1973.[1] Her mother was a nurse and her father an electrical engineer.[2]
At 18, Gothière began volunteering with the Red Cross. Influenced by her parents' involvement in community associations, she soon became engaged in broader activism, initially supporting undocumented migrants and advocating against sexism and racism in everyday life.[1]
Gothière studied mathematics and electronics at university.[2] In 1993, during her studies, she became vegan, avoiding meat and other animal products.[3] After completing her studies, she taught at a vocational high school and later taught applied physics in Lyon.[2][3]
She married fellow activist Sébastien Arsac in 1996; the couple had met in high school. They have two children, who are also vegan.[2]
Activism
[edit]In 1998, Gothière and Arsac joined the editorial team of the journal Cahiers antispécistes, focused on antispeciesism. She remained an editor until the journal ceased publication in 2019.[4]
In 2003, she was a member of the Stop Gavage campaign, opposing the force-feeding of ducks and geese.[5] In 2008, she and Arsac founded L214, an animal rights organization that raises awareness by releasing undercover footage of animal agriculture practices.[6] Gothière serves as its president.[7] She has stated that "only a vegan society would amount to success", while acknowledging that incremental change represents meaningful progress.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brigitte Gothière: 'Les gens sont prêts à arrêter de manger de la viande, réduisons le nombre d'animaux tués'" [Brigitte Gothière: 'People are ready to stop eating meat, let's reduce the number of animals killed']. France Inter (in French). 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ a b c d Brochen, Philippe (2017-01-11). "L214, animaliés" [L214, animalized]. Libération (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b Garric, Audrey (2016-03-29). "L214, la méthode choc pour dénoncer les abattoirs" [L214, the shock method to denounce slaughterhouses]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Présentation de la revue" [Presentation of the journal]. Les Cahiers antispécistes (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Greig, Kieran (2017-11-27). "Conversation with Brigitte Gothière and Johanne Mielcarek of L214". Animal Charity Evaluators. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Robbins, Josh (2017-09-05). "Activists sued by French slaughterhouse after secretly filming 'abuse' of pigs". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ "Animal activist turns French off meat a menu at a time". The Connexion. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Peltier, Elian (2018-05-25). "Scorned, Animal Rights Advocates in France Intensify Guerrilla Tactics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
External links
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Media related to Brigitte Gothière at Wikimedia Commons
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