The first edition of the Animal Advocacy Conference took place virtually June 30 – July 2, 2021, organized by Kristof Dhont, Victoria Krings, Alina Salmen, and Maria Ioannidou, with the help from members of SHARKLab at the University of Kent.
The schedule of the 2021 edition can be found here: Schedule Animal Advocacy Conference 2021.
You can watch the talks of the keynote speakers and the panel discussion below.
Keynote speakers
Keynote Speaker 1: Professor Catherine Amiot
Toward an Understanding of Our Psychological Connection with Other Animals
Keynote Speaker 2: Tobias Leenaert
Making Compassion Easier: A Pragmatic Approach to Help Farmed Animals
Keynote Speaker 3: Professor Gordon Hodson
Animals and Animus: Our Relations with Animals Speak to the Essence of Human Nature
Panel Discussion
Effective Animal Advocacy: The Reducetarian vs Abolitionist Approach to Animal Liberation
In this panel discussion, four prominent animal advocates with years of experience in the animal rights movement, yet with diverse backgrounds, discussed the effectiveness of reducetarian and abolitionist approaches to vegan and animal advocacy. What are the key differences and similarities in theory and practice? The panel also explored what it means to be “effective” and how much space there is for pragmatism and idealism in both approaches.
Moderators: Kristof Dhont and Maria Ioannidou
Panel members:
- Corey Wrenn (University of Kent, Vegan Feminist Network)
- Tobias Leenaert (ProVeg International)
- Nella Giatrakou (The Animal Rights Show)
- Jamie Harris (Sentience Institute)
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