The Exchange Sessions: hear YouTuber Earthling Ed talk about veganism
Tuesday 1 October, 5pm to 6pm, Mandela Hall, Falmer House
In this first The Exchange event of the academic year, prominent YouTuber Earthling Ed will be on campus to deliver his unique take on the positive impact veganism can play on society.
Based in London, Earthling Ed, real name Ed Winters, is a vegan educator, public speaker and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and co-director of Surge, an animal rights organisation, which in 2016 founded The Official Animal Rights March, which has grown from 2,500 participants in London in 2016 to 28,000 participants across the globe in 2018.
In 2017 he produced the documentary Land of Hope and Glory, and in 2018 opened Unity Diner, a non-profit vegan diner in London where all of the profits go to Surge, as well as the development of a new sanctuary for farm animals outside of London. Winters has spoken at multiple companies, schools and universities in Europe and in the U.S., including Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Cornell. He has also given two Ted Talks, one at Lund University and one at Bath University. Recently, Winters launched his own podcast called The Disclosure Podcast.
The Exchange Sessions are an initiative run by the University of Sussex to encourage the sharing of ideas and promote lively debate.