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