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MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 25 |
10:00 -
10:45AM
K413 |
Tom Regan,
Keynote Address:
A Case for Animal Rights |
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Tom Regan is
emeritus professor of philosophy at North Carolina State
University and president of the Culture and Animals
Foundation in Raleigh.
He is universally recognized as the intellectual leader of
the animal rights movement, authoring a number of books
including The Case for Animal Rights, and his most recent
Defending Animal Rights, both available in the HESC
collection.
Visit
Tom Regan Online >>
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11 - 11:45AM
K413 |
Susan Hargreaves,
Learning Compassion |
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Susan Hargreaves
is the founder and director of EarthKind, a non-profit
educational organization. She is Chairperson for EarthSave
International's Miami Chapter, and educational coordinator
for the Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale.
Susan was the president of ARK-II, the Canadian Animal
Rights network, and has hosted animal rights radio talk
shows in the US and Canada.
Visit EarthSave Online
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2 - 3:00PM
K413 |
Tom Regan,
Defending Animal Rights |
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Note: The
2 PM session is now filled - please
attend another session |
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TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 26 |
9:50 - 11:00AM
6120 |
James LaVeck and
Jenny Stein,
Tribe of Heart film producers
Film (43 min):
"The Witness"
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James LaVeck
and
Jenny Stein are the founders of Tribe of Heart Productions
and creators of the award-winning film, The Witness. Their
presentation will begin with a special viewing of this
inspiring film.
Visit Tribe
of Heart Online >>
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11:15AM - 12:20PM
6120 |
Panel: Tom
Regan, Jenny Stein,
James LaVeck and Susan Hargreaves
Compassion and Ethics
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WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 27 |
11AM - 1:30PM
Shaw Plaza |
Exposition:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue/Urban Search and Rescue K-9 Team,
Cat Network, Animal
Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF), Floridians for Humane
Farms (FHF), EarthSave International, Humane Society of Greater Miami, Wildlife
Care Center of Broward, Broward Sea Turtle Conservation
Program, Students' Organization for Animal Rights (SOAR) |
12 - 1:00PM
Shaw Plaza |
Live
Music:
Jammin' with Andre & Juliet |
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 28 |
11:15AM - 12:15PM
6120 |
Alison Austin and Chris
Farrell,
Connecting with Nature |
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Alison D.
Austin is the director of Communications and Outreach
for Audubon of Florida, creating greater awareness and
information statewide, regarding conservation issues and
Audubon’s mission. Austin comes to Audubon with years of
experience in the Caribbean community, as a communications
specialist for the Organization of American States (OAS),
where she has worked extensively throughout the Caribbean
and Latin America region in rural communities and with NGO’s
to create community development action plans and training
programs, as well as Ecotourism development.
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12:15-12:30 PM |
Art Awards
Presentation:
Art showing and Poetry readings |
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Chris Farrell
is a staff scientist for Audubon of Florida. He holds a M.S.
degree in biology from Florida International University
where he studied the community ecology of Everglades
herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians). Farrell is a natural
science adjunct faculty member at Broward Community College.
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All programs are FREE!
For more information contact: Tom Prescott, 305-237-0664
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