PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Additional items not listed here include video screenings, exhibits, special
activities arranged by supporting groups, and musical entertainment.

This schedule is subject to change when speaker assignments are made in late May.

Thursday, July 15

 

Registration (4pm-10pm)

Welcome Reception (4-5:30pm)
Dinner (6-7pm)
Opening Plenary (7:20-9:30pm)
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks
Introductions (announcements by Conference managers)
Musical Interlude I
A Historical Perspective
State of Our Movement (progress and prospects in five key areas of animal abuse)
Program Preview
Networking Reception I (9:30-11pm)
 

Friday, July 16

 

Group Workouts I (7:30-8:15am)
Snack (8-8:45am)
Registration (8am-8pm)
Morning Plenary I (9-10:10am)
Announcements
Nature of Social Change (social struggle, stages of social change, recognizing victory)
Moving Our Message (techniques for penetrating the meat-eating mindset)
Exhibits (10:15am-6pm)
Workshops (Issues,Organizing,Tactics,Reports)
10:30am
Newcomer Orientation I (animal exploitation and rights, activism, our movement, AR2010)
Choosing a Career (law, business, academia, vet medicine, or on-the-job training)
Winning Hearts and Minds (changing behavior by impacting feelings and beliefs)
Agriculture Campaigns (reports on campaigns to reduce abuse of farmed animals)
11:30am
Animal Abuse for Amusement (videos and Q&A about circuses, zoos, rodeos, animal racing and fighting)
Individual Activism (personal acts: letter writing, calling, T-shirts/stickers, workplace outreach)
Moving Our Message (effective techniques for engaging the public)
Diet Campaigns (reports on campaigns to reduce consumption of animal products)
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Regional Lunches (New England, NY/NJ/PA, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, West Coast)
Workshops (Issues,Organizing,Tactics,Reports)
2pm
Animal Abuse for Food/Clothes (videos and Q&A about animal abuse in factory & fur farms, slaughterhouses)
Making of An Activist (techniques for becoming and supporting activists)
Confronting the Carnist Cult (a guide to penetrating the meat-eating mindset)
Vivisection Campaigns (reports on campaigns to reduce animal abuse in laboratories & schools)
3pm
Animal Abuse for Science (videos and Q&A about animal abuse in education, testing, research)
Developing Leadership (techniques for developing leadership skills, managing time, resolving conflicts)
Challenging Language & Labels (power of words, winning rhetoric, owner/guardian, false industry claims)
Companion Campaigns (reports on campaigns to reduce population and abuse of animal companions)
4pm
Abuse of Wildlife on Land & Water (videos and Q&A about extermination of free animals on land and water)
Nurturing Activism (dealing with workload, worry, anxiety, grief, and hostility to prevent burnout)
Enacting Protective Laws (selecting issues, forging coalitions, dealing with legislators/committees)
Amusement Campaigns (reports on campaigns to reduce animal abuse in zoos, rodeos, circuses, racing)
5pm
Abuse of Animal Companions (videos and Q&A about abuse of dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, birds)
Nourishing Activism (health/fitness benefits and concerns of a vegan diet for humans and animals)
Enforcing Protective Laws (enforcing animal protective laws through officers, media, agitation)
Wildlife Campaigns (reports on campaigns to reduce extermination of animals on land and water)
Dinner (6-7pm)
Evening Plenary I (7:20-9:30pm)
Confronting Activist Repression (confronting government repression of animal activism)
Musical Interlude II
Paths to Animal Liberation (discussion of strategic issues facing our movement)
Networking Reception II (9:30-11pm)
 

Saturday, July 17

Group Workouts II (7:30-8:15am)

Snack (8-8:45am)
Registration (8am-2pm)
Morning Plenary II (9-10:10am)
Announcements
Previews of today's program
Compassion Into Action (accounts of exemplary individual accomplishments for the animals)
Exhibits and Videos (10:15am-6pm)
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
10:30am
Newcomer Orientation II (how successful activists became involved; what they learned)
Writing Our Message (letters, articles, fact sheets, brochures, newsletters, advertising copy)
Conducting Investigations/Research (effective techniques, equipment, sources, data protection)
How to Deal with Despair/Guilt? (coping with enormity of our mission and extent of animal suffering)
11:30am
Relating to Urban Wildlife (dealing with rodents, feral cats, deer, squirrels, geese, other urban wildlife)
Speaking Our Message (purpose, format/setting, audience, preparation, delivery, visuals)
Running Campaigns (objectives, tactics, resources, action plan, negotiating, review, media)
When Is Killing OK? (attacking animals? unwanted dogs & cats? unwanted human fetuses?)
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Lunch With the Authors
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
2pm
Dealing With Exotic Animals (breeding, procuring, trading, and keeping birds, primates, and big cats)
Printing Our Message (choosing layout programs, fonts, colors, graphics, paper; dealing with printers)
Applying Direct Action (getting attention and changing behavior through direct economic & social action)
Is Vegan Enough? (cat food, gelcaps, 'cruelty-free' cosmetics? is being being vegan sufficient?)
3pm
Abusing Our Cousins (abuse of primates: trade, laboratories, companions, sanctuaries)
Advertising Our Message (newspapers, public transport, billboards, radio/TV, internet)
Legal Guidelines for Activists (permits, eavesdropping, arrests, jail, grand juries, lawsuits)
How Much Is Enough? (do we follow reason, feelings, or fear? when do we quit?)
4pm
Animal Abuse Abroad (abuse and killing of animals abroad)
Producing/Airing Videos (producing and airing of TV documentaries and PSAs)
Engaging Children (humane & nutrition education, children's books, school clubs, vegan school lunch)
How Broad Our Ethics? (can we ever justify cheating, stealing, subordinating other social justice goals?)
5pm
Global Issues Affecting Animals (impacts of trade agreements, animal trade, and global warming)
Agitating on the Internet (websites, e-newsletters, blogging, streaming, FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube)
Engaging Youths (school groups, cafeteria vegan options, rock concerts, leafleting)
Rapping Bold Native (reviewing the ideology and narrative of Bold Native with the director)
Banquet (6:15pm)
Gourmet Vegan Meal
Conference Slideshow
Musical Interlude III
Evening Plenary II (7:20-9:30pm)
Conference Report
Awards: Youth and Grassroots Activist
Benefit Auction
Awards: Hall of Fame, Celebrity
Networking Reception III (9:30-11pm)
 

Sunday, July 18

 

Group Workouts III (7:30-8:15am)

Snack (8-8:45am)
Registration (8am-12pm)
Morning Plenary III (9-10:10am)
Announcements
Previews of today's program
TBA
Exhibits and Videos (10:15am-6pm)
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
10:30am
Animal Sentience & Spirituality (how animals learn, think, feel, and communicate; animal spirituality)
Running a Local Group (recruiting/engaging volunteers, running meetings, assigning tasks)
Engaging Our Community (utilizing community issues, gaining allies, seizing opportunities)
How to Deal with Friends? (dealing with social occasions, mates, relatives, friends; assertive vs. defensive)
11:30am
Animal Protection Laws (U.S. and foreign animal protective laws; how they compare?)
Running a Sanctuary (land, zoning, animal acceptance and care, recruiting and engaging volunteers)
Engaging Business (befriending manufacturers and retailers, staging boycotts, stockholder initiatives)
What About Your Shoes? (responding to common street challenges)
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Lobby Training (lunch-time preparation for local lobbying on Monday after the conference)
Workshops (Issues, Organizing, Tactics, Raps)
2pm
Activist Repression (status of AETA, state AETA-like and hunter harassment laws; local enforcement)
Fund Raising (direct mail, planned giving, other sources, accounting systems, cutting costs)
Engaging Media (news releases, letters to editor, talk shows, feeding and care, dramatizing events)
Which Path to Animal Liberation? (should AR activists advocate welfare reforms as a path to abolition?)
3pm
Hunter Harassment Hoax (status of state hunter harassment laws and eyewitness accounts)
Negotiating Outcomes (achieving desirable outcomes through negotiating techniques)
Engaging Religion (engaging Christian, Jewish, Moslem, and minor religious denominations)
How Assertive Our Tactics? (which tactics work? which should be off-limits? what if it was your dog?)
4pm
Status of Imprisoned Activists (status and support for indicted/imprisoned activists in U.S. and abroad)
Forging Coalitions (types of coalitions, identifying prospects, feeding and care, case studies)
Engaging Ethnic Minorities (engaging African-Americans, Latin-Americans, Asian-Americans)
What Rights? Which Animals? (should similarity to us matter? our dog or Somali child? is it about us?)
5pm
Commonality of Oppression (commonalities in the oppression of animals, children, women, minorities)
Movement Networking (magazines, newsletters, listservs, conferences)
Engaging Abroad (advocating animal rights and defending animals abroad)
How Can We All Get Together? (what are the opportunities and obstacles? how to start? how to proceed?)
Dinner (6-7pm)
Evening Plenary III (7:20-9:30pm)
Voices of Other Movements (leaders of health, environment, hunger, women, justice, peace movements)
Musical Interlude IV
Effective Tactics for Liberation (efffective tactics for liberating animals from human exploitation)
Closing Ceremony
Closing Reception (9:30-11pm)
 

Monday, July 19
Snack (8-8:45am)
Training Sessions (9-11:50am)
Vegan Nutrition Q&A
Public Speaking
Debating
Negotiating
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm)
Funeral Motorcade & Lobbying (1-4pm)