Fw: Empty Cages Conference, October 1-3, 2004

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" BEKOFF MARC " <Marc.Bekoff

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Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:35 AM

Empty Cages Conference, October 1-3, 2004

 

 

> For more information please contact:

>

> Kim Stallwood <kim.stallwood or

> Tom Regan <Tom_Regan

>

>

> Empty Cages: The Nineteenth Annual International Compassionate Living

> Festival

> THE PREMIER ANIMAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE IN AMERICA

> Friday, October 1 Sunday, October 3, 2004

> Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center

> 4700 Emperor Blvd

> Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

>

> Produced by the Culture and Animals Foundation and the Institute for

> Animals and Society

>

> Conference Program

> Friday, October 1

>

> 5 p.m.9 p.m. Registration, exhibits, and bookstore open

> 6 p.m.7 p.m. Welcome vegan buffet

> 7 p.m.7:30 pm. Opening Remarks

> 7:30 p.m.9 pm. Sue Coe, artist and author, Dead Meat

>

> Saturday, October 2

>

> 8 a.m.9 a.m. Vegan breakfast buffet

> 8 a.m. 9 p.m. Registration, exhibits, and bookstore open

> 9 a.m.9:45 a.m. Animals in Agriculture: A Critical Overview by David

> Wolfson, Esq., author, Beyond the Law

> 9:45 a.m.11 a.m. Animals in Agriculture Advocacy Panel led by Gene

> Bauston, Farm Sanctuary, with Jim Mason, author, An Unnatural Order;

> lauren Ornelas, Viva!USA; and Kim Sturla, Animal Place

> 11 a.m.11:15 a.m. Break

> 11:15 a.m.12 noon Animals in Education and Science: A Critical

> Overview by Ray Greek, MD, Americans for Medical Advancement and author,

> Sacred Cows and Golden Geese

> 12 noon2 p.m. Vegan lunch followed by Animal Rights and Political Action

> by Dr. Robert Garner, University of Leicester and author, Animals,

> Politics and Morality, and Animal Rights and Social Movements by James M.

> Jasper, author, The Art of Moral Protest

> 2 p.m.3:15 p.m. Animals in Education and Science Advocacy Panel led by

> Sara Amundson, Doris Day Animal League, with Tina Nelson, American

> Anti-Vivisection Society; Troy Seidle, People for the Ethical Treatment of

> Animals; and Michelle Thew, Animal Protection Institute

> 3:15 p.m.4 p.m. Companion Animals: A Critical Overview by Michael W. Fox,

> DVM, author, The Boundless Circle

> 4 p.m.4:15 p.m. Break

> 4:15 p.m.5:30 p.m. Companion Animals Advocacy Panel led by Jane

> Hoffman, Esq., Mayors Alliance for New York Citys Animals, with Denise

> Kelly, Avian Welfare Coalition; Becky Robinson, Alley Cat Allies; and

> Robin Starr, Esq., Richmond SPCA

> 7 p.m.9 p.m. Vegan dinner followed by Patrick McDonnell, artist and

> author, Mutts

>

> Sunday, October 3

>

> 8 a.m.9 a.m. Vegan breakfast buffet

> 8 a.m.12:30 p.m. Registration, exhibits, and bookstore open

> 9 a.m.9:45 a.m. Wildlife: A Critical Overview by Professor Marc Bekoff,

> University of Colorado, Boulder and author, Minding Animals

> 9:45 a.m.11 a.m. Wildlife Advocacy Panel led by Mike Markarian, The

> Fund for Animals, with Kim Haddad, DVM, Captive Wild Animal Protection

> Coalition; Katherine A. Meyer, Esq., Meyer & Glitzenstein; and Wayne

> Pacelle, The Humane Society of the United States

> 11 a.m.11:15 a.m. Break

> 11:15 a.m.12 noon Empty Cages by Tom Regan, Culture and Animals

> Foundation

> 12 noon12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

>

> 3 p.m.4 p.m. Blessing of the Animals, Duke University Chapel, Durham,

> NC

>