Does banning this and that amount to a hill of beans – or are we often just wasting time, money, and effort? Join me to workshop the pros and cons of “banning stuff,” looking at hunting bans in Britain and Ireland, fur bans, and banning live exports.

This talk will focus on how to most effectively motivate others to go vegan, from a behavioural change perspective. Principles and tactics from clinical psychology with a long history of innovation and research evaluation have not been brought into the animal advocacy realm. This talk will focus on how we can be more impactful communicators and advocates.

We’ve all been there. At some point in our vegan journey we will be angry, whether we like it or not.

• Angry at others who aren’t vegan;
• Angry at the meat and dairy industry for causing ongoing cruelty.
• Angry at friends and family who don’t understand us and may even taunt us
• And angry at ourselves for being angry.

But anger is not a good place to live from. Not only does activism out of anger often result in more aggression and less communication, but anger also hurts ourselves. Anger can make us physically and mentally ill. Anger and fear are closely connected, which is why even the most righteous anger can backfire at us.

On the surface we may have learned to control our anger. But what happens to the anger and fear we carry within ourselves? How can we tame our inner angry vegan? In this talk, Gabriela will help you understand the cause and effect of anger. She will share with you some simple practices that will help you to shift your angry or fearful feelings to love and forgiveness. Learn how you can increase your power to inspire others while simultaneously being at peace with yourself.

Alex will share various outreach strategies, how to implement them, and how to use self-care to keep ourselves sustainable through outreach and our day-to-day lives.

We will explore the true meaning of animal rights and go through how to respond to common scenarios as a group.  From everything to answering where we get our protein to explaining why other animals have rights, this talk will do it all.