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Saving
Lives...One Bite At a Time - June
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AR2009 Program Schedule Posted
The evening plenary sessions address the history of our movement, government repression of animal activism, movement tactics, eyewitness accounts of key campaigns (such as California's Prop 2 and Whale Wars), and presentation of new ideas for animal liberation. The Awards Banquet will be Saturday evening. Daytime sessions are scheduled along a five-track structure that includes issues, organizing, tactics, raps and reports, and videos. 90+ exhibits of animal rights groups and vegan vendors are available 9am-6pm, Fri-Sun. Help promote AR2009... More attendees = More help for animals. Visit our website and take advantage of discounted registration.
Cast Your Vote for Effective AR Campaigns
Cast your vote and forward the link to your friends.
Nominate Your Favorite Young Activist Each year, the Animal Rights National Conference presents the Young Animal Activist Award to a person who has made a substantial contribution to promoting animal rights before his/her 18th birthday. The Award consists of a plaque and a $500 cash prize. It's co-sponsored by Farm Animal Rights Movement and In Defense of Animals.
To be considered for the Award, please e-mail us your application (or nomination) by June 20th. The application should contain a 1-2-page account of the candidate's accomplishments in promoting animal rights and may include up to 3 pages of supporting materials, including letters from animal rights leaders or others familiar with the candidate's work. E-mail your application or nomination by June 20th.
Equal Justice Alliance Fights AETA
In the meantime, the petition to repeal AETA on the Change.org website is gathering steam, with more than 1000 signatures. Be sure to add your name and to forward the link to your friends. Visit the EJA website and please promote and sign the petition.
Meatout
Mondays Reaches 19,000 Readers
Sign up your friends, family, co-workers and anyone else you think would benefit. It’s an effective way to encourage a healthy, compassionate plant-based diet. Each person you subscribe will receive a confirmation to verify interest and can unsubscribe at any time. Check out the latest issue and sign up your friends.
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FARM Heroes Here we feature key supporters of FARM and the animal rights movement.
Lorri
Houston has been active in our movement since
1981. She co-founded Farm Sanctuary in 1986
and Animal Acres in
2005. Through her efforts,
Lorri has directly saved thousands of animals from
the cruelties of factory farms, stockyards & slaughterhouses.
Animal Acres is
a Silver Sponsor of AR2009 and Lorri is a headliner.
David Reuben has been supporting AR groups for 25 years. He has counseled on business strategy and marketing. He sponsors two legal clerkships every summer for second year law students working in animal law. David also lobbies on animal issues at the state level. He lives with Big Guy, his tuxedo cat, near FARM headquarters. About FARM FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement) is a national 501(c)3 public-interest group advocating a vegan diet and animal rights. FARM is funded by donations from caring people like you. Donations support our work directly because we raise our own funds and our overhead is less than 5%. We operate from the nation's capital through a network of grassroots activists. For T-shirts, books, and other fun stuff, visit FARM Store.
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