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James Aspey Talking about Spreading the Vegan Message – Thursday, 27 August 2015
AnimalACTivism Collective organised an ACTivism talk and Vegan Meal for James Aspey on 27 August at the Conservation Council. This was booked out with about 45 people attending. A very inspiring time! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.838070136309715.1073741889.172595392857196&type=3 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.838307782952617.1073741890.172595392857196&type=3
James Aspey Telling His Story – Friday, 28 August 2015
https://www.facebook.com/events/698370673629639/ AnimalACTivism Collective organised a talk for James Aspey on 28th August at the ANU Tank lecture theatre. The topic was ‘Telling His Story’. About 70 people attended. Hot soup, chai, cupcakes and savoury food was donated. The money raised from this talk was given to James to support his activism. BREAKING THE SILENCE BECAUSE SOME STORIES NEED TO BE TOLD! Introducing James Aspey, a 28 year old peace activist from Sydney, Australia. In 2014, he embarked on an unprecedented and life changing challenge. James took a 365 day VOW OF SILENCE to raise awareness for animals and promote peace …
Seminar: Strategy For A Vegan Australia By 2025 – Saturday, 13 June 2015
AnimalACTivism Collective organised an ACTivism seminar with Kym Staton the founder and director of the Sydney Vegan Club. This inspiring seminar took place on the 13th of June at the Friends Meeting House in Turner and was very well attended. Delicious food was provided. In this seminar Kym shared some incredible insights that SVC has gained through analysis of the results of ten different modes of outreach and his approach for bringing about a vegan revolution via the most strategic and cost-effective activism. He shed light on the systems that create and sustain the paradigm of systemic animal cruelty, critically …
Effective Activism Talk by Sam Tucker of Vegan Outreach – Friday, 8 May 2015
At this event, Sam talked about his journey as a Vegan advocate and ways we can all become involved in effective Vegan activism and answered questions. Sam Tucker is the new Vegan Outreach Co-ordinator for Australia and New Zealand so had lots of insights to share. Delicious, inexpensive Vegan food was available for purchase on the night, with all proceeds going to Vegan activism in the ACT. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.780088205441242.1073741872.172595392857196&type=3
Talk “Change the World. Eat Great Food.” by Shawna Lee Harrison – Friday, 1 May 2015
Shawna was only in Canberra for 3 weeks but we were very fortunate to attend her talk to 106 ADFA/UNSW students and collaborate with her to organise a screening of the Environmental movie ‘Cowspiracy’ for the students. Shawna wrote: My talk “Change the World. Eat Great Food.” will reveal how what you choose to eat can either save this planet, or destroy it. I will expose the devastating effects animal agriculture has on our planet, the animals we share it with, and our health. We will attempt to understand how things got this way by exploring the influences surrounding our eating habits and government policy. …
Voiceless 365 – Vegan ACT presents ‘An Evening With James Aspey’ – Friday, 13 February 2015
A large group gathered at Majura Community Hall to hear James Aspey’s inspirational story. “Starting January 1st, 2014, I commenced my journey around Australia whilst engaging in a vow of silence for 365 days. What this meant is that I voluntarily sacrificed my ability to speak for the entire year!” – James Aspey He embarked on this journey with the intent to raise awareness about animals and to promote peace over violence. James was diagnosed with Leukaemia when he was 17 which started his path of questioning and pursuing a life of purpose. The selection of food was amazing with rice, …
Dr Will Tuttle live in Canberra – 12 February 2014
Written by Sara Vancea, Vegam ACT’s Environment Coordinator Dr Will Tuttle is the author of The World Peace Diet and he spoke to a Canberra audience of over a hundred people at the Canberra Club on 12 February 2014. The talk covered the negative ethical, environmental and health aspects of the animal food industry, including dairy. Organised and hosted by Vegan ACT, the night was a great success and we hope to host more talks on veganism and why it is the better choice … for the animals … for the people … for the planet. An interview with Dr Will Tuttle about his book and the Canberra talk is available at http://mpathe.org/?cat=19 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152282696469742.1073741948.663644741&type=3 …