Freedom of Species

Emma Hurst is a Registered Psychologist, BA(Psy), PGDip(Psy), M(HealthPsy) and the Campaign Director at Animal Liberation, a New South Wales-based animal rights charity that works to end the suffering of exploited and confined animalsThis podcast is Emma Hurst's presentation at the 2015 Animal Activist Forum, Using Psycholinguistics to Create Strong Messages for Change.The talk focuses on psycholinguistics (the psychology of language) and discusses how the meat and dairy industries create messages to increase consumption of animal products and what messages the animal protection movement can create that will reduce or even eliminate the consumption of animal products.Animal Liberation NSW http://www.animal-lib.org.au/The Centre for Story-based Strategy http://www.storybasedstrategy.org/Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds https://coalitionprotectgreyhounds.wordpress.com/ and Facebookpage https://www.facebook.com/Coalition-for-the-Protection-of-Greyhounds-1399337737039887/

What's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically  killing them and yet its' cruel net of  killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpufWhat's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically  killing them and yet its' cruel net of  killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpufWhat's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically  killing them and yet its' cruel net of  killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpufWhat's changed it's name (not its business) 6 times, gotten legally thrown out of many environments because it is basically  killing them and yet its' cruel net of  killing in our Australian waters is welcomed?After finding out about this issue I can't get this Edvard Munch ,"The Scream" expression off my face. These are the boats we should be stopping Australia!!We discuss the Geelong Star Supertrawler with Andy Meddick, candidate for Corangamite for the Animal Justice Party.- See more at: http://www.freedomofspecies.org/show/geelong-star-supertrawler-andy-meddick-ajp#sthash.UBRWgPWH.dpuf

Chay Neal and Rebecca Russo of Animal Liberation Queensland detail how the greyhound racing industry's live baiting exposé came to be, what the outcomes were, and what ALQ is planning for the future.This is a recording of the presentation from the 2015 Animal Activists Forum in Melbourne.www.alq.org.auhttps://chuffed.org/project/help-ban-greyhound-racing

A friendlier look at our introduced species with Dr Arian Wallach.

Bruce Friedrich from The Good Food Institute 2015 Animal Activist Forum presentation - Veganism in a Nutshell: The health, environmental, human rights, and animal rights/ protection arguments for Veganism Bruce Friedrich is executive director of The Good Food Institute (GFI). By assisting the most promising plant-based and cultured meat alternatives and companies, GFI is creating a healthy, humane, and sustainable food supply. Bruce previously served as director of policy and advocacy at Farm Sanctuary, as vice president for campaigns at PETA, as a public school teacher in inner city Baltimore through Teach for America (where he was teacher of the year for his school), and at a Catholic Worker homeless shelter and soup kitchen in inner city Washington, D.C. He has been a progressive activist for more than 25 years.The Good Food Institute http://www.thegoodfoodinstitute.orgBruce Friedrich's contributions to The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/

In the lead up to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) that begins in Paris late this month, we are replaying two very relevant interviews we recorded in June:Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop from Beyond Zero Emissions talks about BZE's Land Use Plan and its recommendations for Australia's animal agriculture industry. And Judith Friedlander from the University of Technology Sydney sheds some light on why mainstream media goes so quiet when it comes to meat's role in climate change.www.bze.org.au

This is a talk given by Dr Jonathon Balcombe at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne, at a Humane Research Australia event. The talk is entitled Animals' Inner Lives: Notes from a vegan biologist."Animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe is a passionate advocate for animals and their living spaces. His best-selling books Pleasurable Kingdom and Second Nature present animals in a new light and presage a revolution in the human-animal relationship. A PhD scientist and vegan, Balcombe’s dynamic message resonates with timely issues that affect everyone, including climate change, biodiversity, and personal health."  -  Humane Research Australiahttp://www.humaneresearch.org.au

Today's show is a broadcast of Vegan Psychologist, Communications Trainer and Author, Clare Mann's recent talk at Animal Activists Forum 2015. "What to say when you don’t know everything"https://www.communicate31.com.au/

This is an excellent talk given by Kyle Behrend, from Edgar's Mission farm sanctuary, at the 2015 Animal Activist Forum in Melbourne. He talks about the role of farm sanctuaries in animal advocacy and also about digital storytelling. Great information for all animal activists. www.edgarsmission.org.auwww.activistsforum.com