Dan Lyons sent a message to the members of Uncaged - Animal
Rights.
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Subject: Be inspired by International
Animal Rights Day
Dear Uncaged member
Uncaged's International
Animal Rights Day on 10 December is a unique global campaign to spread a new
ethic of compassion towards our fellow species. Through positive, peaceful work
in solidarity with animal rights advocates across the world, Uncaged is
empowering our historic cause in the vital battle for hearts and minds.
This year, thanks to the participation of thousands of amazing campaigners,
over 160 different animal rights actions have taken place spread across Ireland,
Italy (69 actions in 51 cities), France (over 35 actions), Russia, Canada,
Israel, Luxembourg, South Africa, USA, Sweden, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Spain,
Germany, Croatia, Greece, Ukraine, and 42 actions in the UK.
Please visit
our website (http://www.facebook
.com/l/c0cb1; www.uncaged. co.uk/iard12a. htm) to see our second wave of
reports and photos from across the globe. You can also see our photo gallery (http://www.facebook
.com/l/c0cb1; www.flickr. com/photos/ animal_rights_ day_2006/ sets/72157622888
802859/) for comprehensive coverage, where it would be great to post
comments in solidarity with our fellow animal advocates who are on the frontline
of compassionate change. As well as providing support for each other and thus
strengthening our movement, there are loads of great campaigning ideas to learn
from some amazingly creative actions. One of the many that caught my eye was
Animal Rights Sweden's idea of offering free coffee to people on their campaign
stand!
Here's a few dates for your diary:
Sunday 24th
January, 1.15-6pm, at the East Anglia Animal Rights meeting at the Ross
Street Community Centre in Cambridge. I'm giving a talk entitled "Animal Rights
in the Real World: Obstacles and Opportunities" , and my partner and Uncaged
co-founder Angela Roberts (NDip) will be giving a talk on Vegan Nutrition.
April 23rd, Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool,
"Animal(s) Matter(s)" Conference will bring academics and activists together to
consider future ways of addressing the radical implications of critical work on
understanding and dealing with non-human animals. There will be a number of
expert speakers, including myself. (http://www.facebook
.com/l/c0cb1; www.liv.ac. uk/philosophy/ events/conferenc es/animals_
matter/index. htm)
Saturday May 8th - Global Boycott
Procter & Gamble Day (http://www.facebook
.com/l/c0cb1; www.uncaged. co.uk/pgday. htm)
Sometime before
June 3rd - UK General Election. We'll be organising our Protecting
Animals in Democracy campaign to empower voters to raise their animal protection
concerns and put this issue on to the political agenda. (http://www.facebook
.com/l/c0cb1; www.vote4animals .org.uk)
Yours for animal rights
Dr Dan Lyons
Uncaged
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