▁V iva ! ▁( V eg et ari ans ' ▁International ▁Vo ice ▁for ▁Anim als ), ▁E V OL VE ! ▁Camp aign s , ▁the ▁anti - rac ism ▁organisation ▁New ham ▁Mon itor ing ▁Project ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁video ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁about ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁Olympic ▁polic ing ▁on ▁black ▁communities , ▁Tower ▁Ham lets ▁Summer ▁University ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁animal ▁rights ▁advoc ate . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁for ew ord ▁to ▁Keith ▁Mann ' s ▁book ▁From ▁D usk ▁' til ▁Da wn : ▁An ▁ins ider ' s ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁Animal ▁Liber ation ▁Mov ement , ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁Animal ▁Liber ation ▁Front . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁launch ing ▁the ▁Animal ▁Liber ation ▁Project , ▁alongside ▁People ▁for ▁the ▁Eth ical ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁Anim als . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁veg an ▁when ▁he ▁read ▁po ems ▁about ▁" sh immer ing ▁fish ▁floating ▁in ▁an ▁under water ▁parad ise , ▁and ▁birds ▁flying ▁free ▁in ▁the ▁clear ▁blue ▁sky ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ze ph ania h ▁cur ated ▁We ▁Are ▁All ▁Human , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁South bank ▁Centre ▁presented ▁by ▁the ▁Ko est ler ▁Trust ▁which ▁exhib ited ▁art ▁works ▁by ▁prisoners , ▁d eta ine es ▁and ▁ex - off enders . ▁ ▁The ▁poet ▁joined ▁Am n esty ▁International