Pattrice Jones

pattrice jones is an American ecofeminist writer, educator, and activist. She is the co-founder of VINE Sanctuary in Springfield, Vermont, an LGBTQ-run farmed-animal sanctuary.

Activism Jones has been involved in social justice activism since the 1970s. Students and animal rights advocates protested, and jones offered the oxen a home at VINE Sanctuary. The college ultimately euthanized Lou. The controversy made national headlines. jones wrote about the events in her book, The Oxen at the Intersection. In 2018, she was honored with the Lisa Shapiro Young Animal Activist Award, presented to her by Animal Outlook's Erica Meier.

Writing and Lectures

Jones writes and lectures about animal rights from an intersectional approach, In her writing and lectures, she touches on the theory and praxis of social change activism, as well as the fields of psychology, gender studies, and LGBTQ studies. Her writing and lectures aim to educate on the interconnectedness of various forms of oppression and the importance of an inclusive, compassionate approach to activism. She is the author of Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World: A Guide for Activists and Their Allies (Lantern, 2007), The Oxen at the Intersection: A Collision (Lantern, 2014), and has contributed chapters to Ecofeminism: Feminist Intersections with Other Animals and the Earth (Bloomsbury, 2014); Confronting Animal Exploitation: Grassroots Essays on Liberation and Veganism (McFarland, 2013); Sister Species: Women, Animals and Social Justice (University of Illinois Press, 2011); Sistah Vegan: Food, Identity, Health, and Society (Lantern, 2010); Contemporary Anarchist Studies (Routledge, 2009); Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth (AK Press, 2006); and Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals (Lantern, 2004).