This is a preliminary version which is still subject to change. We still have a few slots available for workshops - so if you want to give a workshop, please contact us.
P | = presentation | PD | = panel discussion | D | = discussion | W | = workshop | R | = report |
16:00-22:00 | Registration & Infopoint open | |
17:00-22:00 | Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open | |
17:00-18:30 | Welcome Reception with free snacks | |
18:30-19:00 | Opening Plenary | |
19:30-20:30 | P | The current state of the animal rights movement - where are we and where are we heading? Heiko Weber |
20:30-21:30 | P | Towards a consistent ethics of animal rights Stijn Bruers |
20:30-21:30 | P | I'm vegan, because I hate animals. Rational reasons for being vegan. Emil Franzinelli |
09:00-19:00 | Registration & Infopoint open | |
09:00-19:00 | Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open | |
10:00-19:00 | Animal Rights Art Expo | |
08:30-09:30 | free breakfast snacks | |
09:00-10:00 | P | Animals and culture: perspectives from Africa Kai Horsthemke |
10:00-11:00 | P | A walk on the wild side: the limitation of cultural rights? Sarah Rutherford Smith |
10:00-11:00 | P | Becoming the demon: animal rights activism and the problem of violence Chad Weidner |
10:00-11:00 | P | Animal rights in art / Art in animal rights
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11:00-12:30 | P | Factory farming in Africa Anteneh Roba |
11:00-12:30 | P | Animal rights and human progress Renate Brucker |
12:30-14:00 | lunch break | |
14:00-15:30 | P | The revolutionary implications of animal standpoint theory Steven Best |
15:30-16:30 | PD | Vegan societies and their roles in the struggle for animal rights Felix Hnat, Jeff Mannes, Christian Vagedes |
15:30-17:30 | screening of Bold Native | |
16:30-17:30 | P | SHAC campaign USA Camille Hankins |
17:30-18:30 | D | Q&A session with the director of Bold Native Denis Hennelly via Skype |
17:30-18:30 | P | About the obscenity of the chemical based agricultural animal (ab)use and its overcoming through the veganisation Christian Vagedes |
19:00-21:00 | dinner at Café ROCAS | |
20:00-23:00 | concert at Café ROCAS Gina Simmons & The Nobodies + SoKo |
09:00-19:30 | Registration & Infopoint open | |
09:00-19:30 | Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open | |
09:00-18:00 | Animal Rights Art Expo | |
08:30-09:30 | free breakfast snacks | |
09:00-10:00 | P | Every journey towards freedom begins with a first step Catriona Blanke |
09:00-10:00 | W | Computer security & privacy Heiko Weber |
10:00-11:30 | P | Carnism: The psychology and ideology of eating animals Melanie Joy |
10:00-11:30 | D | Animal liberation: terrorism or civil disobedience? Kai Horsthemke |
11:30-12:30 | P | The Austrian trial Felix Hnat |
11:30-12:30 | P | The psychology of eating meat: guilt and social status Stijn Bruers |
12:30-14:00 | lunch break | |
13:30-14:00 | Solidarity Art Raffle | |
14:00-15:00 | P | Repression of animal rights activism in the UK and USA Camille Hankins, Brendan McNally |
14:00-15:00 | P | Eating earth Lisa Kemmerer |
15:00-16:30 | PD | Reformist vs. abolitionist approach |
15:00-16:30 | W | Effective vegan advocacy Melanie Joy |
16:30-18:00 | PD | Direct action vs. vegan outreach |
16:30-18:00 | R | Animal rights in Africa |
18:00-19:00 | P | The sexual politics of meat Carol Adams via Skype |
18:00-19:00 | R | Animal rights in Europe |
19:00-21:00 | dinner at Café ROCAS | |
20:00-23:00 | concert at Café ROCAS Tes + Albino |
09:00-15:30 | Registration & Infopoint open | |
09:00-15:30 | Exhibit/Stalls Rooms open | |
08:30-09:30 | free breakfast snacks | |
09:00-10:00 | D | Living among meat eaters - how to relate to meat eaters on your life Melanie Joy |
10:00-11:00 | P | Applying direct action Camille Hankins |
10:00-11:00 | P | Animal rights in a long term self interest. Rational reasons for the support of animal rights. Emil Franzinelli |
10:00-11:00 | R | Animal rights in Asia and America |
11:00-12:00 | P | Anarchism and animal liberation: convergence or incompatibility? Jessica Gröling |
11:00-12:00 | W | Vegan campaigning Felix Hnat |
12:00-13:00 | P | Animal liberation and moral progress: the struggle for human evolution Steven Best |
13:00-13:30 | Closing Plenary | |
13:30-15:00 | Closing Reception with free snacks |
P | = presentation | PD | = panel discussion | D | = discussion | W | = workshop | R | = report |