Mark Gold (activist) explained

Mark Gold
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Alma Mater:York University
Occupation:Activist, writer
Known For:Animal rights and veganism activism
Partner:Emily
Children:1 (stepson)

Mark Gold (born) is an English animal rights and veganism activist and writer. He has worked for Compassion in World Farming and Animal Aid, organised vegan events and is the author of four books on animal issues, a novel and two books on Wolverhampton Wanderers F. C. He is the founder of the charity the Vegan Compassion Group (formerly the Vegetarian Campaign Group).

Life and career

Mark Gold was born in Birmingham and studied English at York University.[1]

Gold worked for Compassion in World Farming from 1978 to 1983, before becoming National Organiser. He was Director of Animal Aid for 12 years. In 1992, he directed the short film Their Future in Your Hands for Animal Aid.[2] In 2017, Gold organised Animal Aid's three-week Vegan Festival of Britain.[3] In 2021, he organised Exeter Vegan Market.[4] He continues to work for Animal Aid and also works for Citizens Advice.[5]

Gold has authored four books on animal issues: Assault and Battery: What Factory Farming Means for Humans and Animals (1983), Living Without Cruelty: Choose a Cruelty Free Lifestyle (1988), Animal Rights: Expanding the Circle of Compassion (1995) and Animal Century: A Celebration of Changing Attitudes to Animals (1998).[6] The Observer voted Living Without Cruelty as one of the top green books of the period. In 2008, he published his first novel Cranks and Revolutions, which won praise from the British politician Tony Benn.[7] He has published two books on Wolverhampton Wanderers F. C.: Under a Wanderers Star: Forty Pain Filled Years Following the Wolves (2002) and The Boys from the Black Country (2010).

In 1986 Gold founded the Vegetarian Campaign Group, to "promote the ideals and practice of vegetarianism as a means of advancing the mental, physical and moral improvements of mankind". It has been since renamed to the Vegan Compassion Group, and promotes veganism. The charity operates in the UK, Nepal and Ethiopia.[8]

Personal life

Gold lives with his partner, Emily, and stepson, in Devon, close to Honiton.

Publications

Articles

Books

Reports

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lacey . Hester . 1995-02-19 . How We Met . 2021-12-01 . The Independent.
  2. Web site: Their Future in Your Hands (1992). https://web.archive.org/web/20211201185858/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cc526b1. dead. 1 December 2021. 2021-12-01. BFI. en.
  3. News: Ramsbottom. Tracey. 2017-04-26. Vegan Festival of Britain 2017 - What's happening near you. Somerset Live. 2021-12-01.
  4. News: Merritt. Anita. 2021-07-20. Exeter vegan market back next week after 16-month Covid-enforced absence. Devon Live. 2021-12-01.
  5. Web site: The Boys from the Black Country. 2021-12-01. SportsBooks. en-GB.
  6. Book: The Meat Business: Devouring a Hungry Planet. Routledge. 2019. 978-1-000-12433-0. Tansey. Geoff. en. About the Contributors. 1999. D'Silva. Joyce.
  7. News: 2009-05-02. Sidmouth author praised by Tony Benn. Sidmouth Herald. 2021-12-01.
  8. Web site: Vegan Compassion Group - Charity 327281 . 2023-07-31 . Charity Commission for England and Wales . en-GB.