17 results for month: 10/2014

#SwapSpeciesism – What If The Tables Were Turned?

The Campaign #SwapSpeciesism puts speciesism in perspective through a method of role reversal, asking the public questions such as "What If The Tables Were Turned?", "What If Your Father Was Being Roasted?", and "What If Your Dog Was The Main Dish?" Speciesism - like racism, sexism, ableism, etc. - is a form of discrimination, based on the presumption that the human species dominates over another species. As all types of discrimination, speciesism too is unethical and unjust. Like other forms of discrimination, it is difficult to overcome because we have conditioned ourselves socially to not even acknowledge it. The good news is that discriminat...

INTERVENTION #4 #SWAPSPECIESISM – MEATOPIA, MANHATTAN, NY

By Lili Trenkova An Open Letter to Anyone Who Crossed the South intersection of 12th Ave and 54th St in Manhattan on Sunday 10/19/2014 Between 3pm and 5:30pm To Those Who Ignored Us - You didn't really ignore us. You may have tried your hardest not to look, but we saw you - the quick glances, the miniscule squints, the short grimaces - before you went onward to crossing the street. You may have tried your hardest to forget us, but we know that next time you witness a form of cruelty - be it against a human or non-human - you will remember us. You will remember that violence is wrong, no matter who the victim is or who the perpetrator is. ...

“All Animals Want To Live” Videos

The following videos are from interventions we executed for the "All Animals Want To Live" campaign. To know more about this campaign read our campaign guidelines. Please, remember to add the hashtag #AllAnimalsWantToLive when sharing this campaign ALL ANIMALS WANT TO LIVE | FUNERAL, Whole Foods, JAN 17, 2015 - NY This is a joint action between CF and Dxe. MOFAD (Museum Of Food And Drink), OCT 16, 2014 - NY

“All Animals Want To Live” Photos

The following photos are from interventions we executed for the "All Animals Want To Live" campaign. To know more about this campaign read our campaign guidelines. MOFAD (Museum Of Food And Drink), OCT 16, 2014 - NY Please, remember to add the hashtag #AllAnimalsWantToLive when sharing this campaign

Their Turn – Activists Use Provocative & Controversial Tactics to Shine Spotlight on Speciesism

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Intervention #3 All Animals Want To Live – Museum Of Food And Drink (MOFAD), Manhattan, NY

By Kate Skwire Each intervention we do is a lesson on how to deliver the most effective message for animals that we can and sometimes, that means a lot of improvisation. You never know exactly how it’s going to go down and the same was true for our intervention at the Museum of Food and Drink’s roundtable discussion on the future of meat. Nonetheless, we still had a very positive impact and learned a lot. Initially, we intended to disrupt the discussion to tell the animals’ stories, because we expected their point of view would be missing from the discussion. We had signs featuring different animals and had each rehearsed a short speech for ...

Their Turn – One Month after Climate March, Hundreds Attend “Carnivore’s Ball” in NYC

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Why Veganism Is Not Enough

By Raffaella Ciavatta How wonderful would it be if all we needed to do to abolish the wrongs in our world was to not commit these same wrongs ourselves in the first place? Want to end sexism? Don't be sexist! Want to eradicate racism? Don't be racist! Want to stop animal suffering? Eat kale! That would be quite fantastic, and we would all live in peace and harmony. Unfortunately, the abolition of systemic inequality, discrimination and exploitation is only achievable through our engagement in actions that work towards eradicating them, not actions that focus on non-participation. Let's focus on Animal Rights and veganism. Many vegans believe that ...

‘”Your” Meal Their Corpse’ Videos

The following videos are from interventions we executed for the '"Your" Meal Their Corpse' campaign. To know more about it read our campaign guidelines. Please, remember to add the hashtag #YourMealTheirCorpse when sharing this campaign BAREBURGER HELL'S KITCHEN, DEC 13, 2014 - NY PETER LUGER STEAKHOUSE, NOV 9, 2014 - NY MEATBALL SHOP & RAMEN YENISU, OCT 10, 2014 - NY

‘”Your” Meal Their Corpse’ Photos

The following photos are from interventions we executed for the '"Your" Meal Their Corpse' campaign. To know more about it read our campaign guidelines. Please, remember to add the hashtag #YourMealTheirCorpse when sharing this campaign. PETER LUGER STEAKHOUSE, NOV 9, 2014 - NY            MEATBALL SHOP & RAMEN YENISU, OCT 10, 2014 - NY