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Zephaniah is an honorary patron of The Vegan Society, [31] Viva! (Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals), [32] and EVOLVE! Campaigns, [33] and is an animal rights advocate. In 2004, he wrote the foreword to Keith Mann's book From Dusk 'til Dawn: An insider's view of the growth of the Animal Liberation Movement, a book about the Animal Liberation Front. In August 2007, he announced that he would be launching the Animal Liberation Project, alongside People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. [34] This was such a powerful middle grade novel. It dealt with some heavy themes, doing them justice though not overcomplicating it for the target audience. I gave this novel a ★★★☆☆ (3/5 stars) on Goodreads. A Poet Called Benjamin Zephaniah". Benjaminzephaniah.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 . Retrieved 10 May 2011. As an adult reading this I guessed exactly what was going to be the major plot twist in the book by just reading the blurb, but any young human reading this wouldn’t even begin to think that a car crash would be the cause of Martin’s eventual facial deformities.

a b c Gregory, Andy (2002), International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, Europa, p. 562. ISBN 1-85743-161-8. The Little Book Of Vegan Poems by Benjamin Zephaniah | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com . Retrieved 29 April 2021. Perry, Kevin (7 March 2006). "Benjamin Zephaniah interview about Naked". London: The Beaver . Retrieved 29 September 2010. Jamaica: Benjamin Zephaniah calls on Jamaicans everywhere to stand up against homophobia". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012 . Retrieved 12 October 2012. Zephaniah is a supporter of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and has joined demonstrations calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, describing the activism as the "Anti Apartheid movement". He is also a supporter of the BDS ( Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. [44] [45] Political viewsHonorary Patrons". Vegansociety.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 . Retrieved 10 May 2011. What happens next will change Martin’s life and looks, and show him the true meaning of strength, courage, discrimination and friendship. Writing empathetically in character (diaries, school reports, letters, police report) to show understanding While living in London, Zephaniah was caught up in the 1980s race riots and experienced racism on a regular basis: [10] Sagir, Ceren (12 May 2019). "Thousands in London call for an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine". Morning Star . Retrieved 14 July 2020.

Face by Benjamin Zephaniah was kindly sent to me by Bloomsbury Publishing in exchange for an honest review. I received the new cover of this book which will be released in March 2018. This post is NOT sponsored. Heyo Bookaholics! Prenczina, Sabine (27 March 1991). "Farendj" (Drama). Tim Roth, Marie Matheron, Matthias Habich, Joe Sheridan. River Films, Sofica Lumière, Trimark Entertainment . Retrieved 28 April 2021. The book is set in a fairly ethnically-diverse area of London and—before his accident—Martin is relatively prejudiced towards the majority of people who are different to him. As a white male, Martin had not really come across any level of adversity in his life until he was scarred, but after he finds life more challenging. His friends begin to drift away from him, his girlfriend leaves him and, generally, people start treating him differently because of the way he looks with the burns.Zephaniah became a vegetarian at age 11, [28] and then became a vegan at the age of 13 [29] [30] when he read poems about "shimmering fish floating in an underwater paradise, and birds flying free in the clear blue sky". [ citation needed] We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me (2022), a biography of Mona Baptiste written by Zephaniah and illustrated by Onyinye Iwu. [65] Zephaniah has spoken in favour of a British Republic and the dis-establishment of the crown. [40] In 2015 he called for Welsh and Cornish to be taught in English schools, saying: "Hindi, Chinese and French are taught [in schools], so why not Welsh? And why not Cornish? They're part of our culture." [41] Benjamin Zephaniah on fighting the far right: 'If we did nothing we would be killed on the streets' ". The Guardian. 28 February 2016 . Retrieved 29 April 2021.