Program

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All listed times are given in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Pre-Conference Presentations

June 25, 2020 ‐ 18:30-20:00
Media for animals
Martin Smedjeback

July 28, 2020 ‐ 19:00-20:20
Non-Human Rights-Holders and the Hypocrisy of Fundamental Rights Law
Ankita Shanker

August 10, 2020 ‐ 19:00-20:20
Farm and slaughterhouse investigations
Michelle Berghäll

September 4, 2020 ‐ 18:00-19:20
Presenting the Connections Alliance
Aline Baroni, Karolina Skowron

Friday, September 4th, 2020

15:00-16:00		Zoom Test Stream
16:00-16:30		Pre-Conference Info Session
18:00-19:20		Presenting the Connections Alliance Aline Baroni, Karolina Skowron

Saturday, September 5th, 2020

11:00-11:15		Opening Plenary
11:20-11:55	P	How to work against slaughterhouses for animal liberation Martin Smedjeback
12:00-12:35	P	Veganmodernism, our final strategy for meat abolition? Stijn Bruers
12:40-13:15	M	We see you. Angelika Oetker-Kast
13:20-13:55	P	Whistleblower and the downer cow mafia or how to close down 6 slaughterhouses in two years Friedrich Mülln
14:00-14:15	B	Live Music by Seimi Rowan
14:20-14:55	P	Animal free science: better science without animal testing Jen Hochmuth
15:00-15:35	P	From non-animal methods to "ethically sourced" animal cadavers Nick Jukes
15:40-16:15	P	What can we do more to get the right to conscientious objection in education? Oğuzcan Kınıkoğlu
16:20-17:15	D	Teaching liberation Blane Abercrombie, Nicola O`Brien, Riley J. Taylor, Aga Trzak, Liz Tyson
17:20-17:35	B	Stretching with Bianca
17:40-18:15	P	Animals` Rights: address the gap to achieve the United Nations` Sustainable Development Goals Katya Burns
18:20-18:55	P	Rete dei Santuari Francesco Cortonesi, Sara D`Angelo
19:00-19:15	B	Live Music by Gina Simmons and the nobodies feat. Trichlotherapie
19:20-19:55	P	Exit animal production Friedrich Kirsch
20:00-20:35	W	Your best self for a better world Lilla Galfi
20:40-20:55	B	Live Music by Tes
21:00-21:35	P	Why political action is crucial to the vegan movement Erin Ersoy, Eilan Keister
21:40-22:15	D	People and cultures / Anymals and liberation Lisa Kemmerer
22:20-22:40		Closing of the Day Plenary

Sunday, September 6th, 2020

09:20-09:35		Start of the Day Plenary
09:40-10:15	P	Speak up for fish! Lesley Fleuren
10:20-10:55	P	Abolitionist outrage Wlodzimierz Gogloza
11:00-11:35	P	SHAC: a story of compassion, resistance and a movement under siege Tom Harris, Nicola May, Gerrah Selby
11:40-12:35	D	Unplugged: an uncensored conversation with activists imprisoned for their role in the battle for animal liberation Tom Harris, Nicola May, Gerrah Selby
12:40-12:55	B	Behind the Scenes of the Digital IARC2020
13:00-13:35	D	The animal rights movement: our main challenges and how to overcome them Jamie Harris
13:40-14:15	P	Underrepresented genders and animal liberation activism María Carreras
14:20-14:55	P	Developing South African domestic violence law to include companion animals Sheena Swemmer
15:00-15:35	P	A world without subjugation, through policy, law, and activism Ankita Shanker
15:40-15:55	P	Animal Rights Activist Self-Care Lilla Galfi
16:00-16:35	P	Uncomfortable bedfellows: Challenges inherent in the "retirement" of non-human primates from vivisection Liz Tyson
16:40-17:15	P	The power of social media for animals John Oberg
17:20-18:00	P	Privilege and inclusivity Melanie Joy
18:00-18:15		Closing Plenary

Some general information about the program

All sessions are scheduled to have a 5 minute break until the next session, so that there is time to take a short break (bio break, get coffee, etc.).

note: all information on this web site is subject to change as the conference planning proceeds