Podcast related to next weeks seminar!

I listened to this Animal Voices podcast th other day and it resonated with what we will be talking about at next thursdays meeting! They interview Will Kymlicka about his book Zoopolis, they discuss the rights of animals and their right to citizenship, sovereign status and other related notions... So I thought it would be a good one to listen to before the seminar, if you have the time, so we can all have a good base from which to have a discussion... It is about an hour long, but thats not too bad when you can listen while on the bus, making food, or whatever else it is you like to do! not that many people probably like taking the bus.... :)

Here is the website where you can either download it or listen to it there: http://animalvoices.ca/posts/ it is the December 11th one called Zoopolis with Will Kymlicka

the other podcasts are great too if you like this one!

Next meeting and seminar on the meaning of 'Rights'

Next meeting!! Everyone is welcome, it is an anti-oppressive space where we can all discuss what Animal Rights means to us on an individual basis, or if you have never really thought about it where better to get an understanding of the issue!

The meeting will be short, seeing what we were able to get done since last meeting (Restaurant survey, aramark food petition, Volunteering at monkey sanctuary, etc)

We will then move onto the Seminar section which will be run by Karena Kyne (Phd Candidate, York University and Anti-Oppression Consultant) on the meaning of 'rights' with regard to animals. There may be an article posted beforehand if you would like to read it so you can start thinking about this topic! it will be in a discussion format where ...people can discuss what they think about the issue, it should be fun and informative, so dont miss out!

I will bring a couple of documentaries as well just in case we still want to watch one after the meeting and seminar..   

The meeting will be held in The Pit (directions below), in Lady Eaton College, at Trent University on the 31st of January at 7pm

If you have any questions feel free to comment, email at animalequity@gmail.com , or join our facebook page!

 http://www.trentclassfind.com/room/ECC201.html

there was no one that goes to the pit.... but if you look til step 9 then the arrow points directly to the door...

First A.E.S. meeting and movie screening of 2013!

Our first meeting of the new year! We are hoping to have lots of new faces out this year to build and continue on the work we started in 2012. We are meeting for the first time since December, after many people made it out to our delicious A.E.S. potluck. At the last meeting we discussed the goal of taking a group trip to an animal sanctuary and brainstormed fundraising ideas for both the animals as well as to fund the trip to volunteer for a day. You can see more about the meeting minutes and topics discussed by requesting to join the mailing list or our Facebook page.

This week marks the sixth meeting where we will be screening the 1981 documentary; The Animals Film, directed by Victor Schonfeld and Myriam Alaux, and narrated by actress Julie Christie.

Before the documentary screening, we will be talking about further progression with the group, discussing any new ideas or questions anyone brings up. Please feel free to join us at Trent University on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 at Lady Eaton College. Anyone can take part and listen to the discussion or ask questions.