Friday June 5, 2015 (Campers & Early Check-In)
2:00-6:00 pm - Campers and early check-in. Front gates close and lock at 6 pm. If you are camping, you must check-in by 6:00 pm to gain access to separate entrance for camp sites.
2:00-6:00 pm - Barns Open. Early check-ins and campers can enjoy visiting with some of the animals. Chickens, turkeys, and sheep will be available for direct interaction.
8:00-9:00 pm - (Campers Only) - Moon Hike. If you choose to camp Friday evening, join our campaign manager, Jonathan, for a night hike on the sanctuary property.
2:00-6:00 pm - Barns Open. Early check-ins and campers can enjoy visiting with some of the animals. Chickens, turkeys, and sheep will be available for direct interaction.
8:00-9:00 pm - (Campers Only) - Moon Hike. If you choose to camp Friday evening, join our campaign manager, Jonathan, for a night hike on the sanctuary property.
Saturday June 6, 2015
7:00-9:00 am - Continental breakfast available under the education pavilion.
7:00-10:00 am - Check-in is from 7:00-10 am in the parking lot.
7:00-10:00 am - Check-in is from 7:00-10 am in the parking lot.
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7:30-8:50 am - Sanctuary Walk. Join staff for a brisk morning walk on the sanctuary. It is beautiful this time of year. Meet up at large gate in parking lot, entrance to road heading further into sanctuary.
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7:30:-8:50 am - Morning Chores. This is a closed workshop. You must register ahead of time to help with chores. Assist animal caregivers with morning feeds and cleaning.
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9:00-9:50 am - Welcome session (strongly encouraged for all registrants). Meet at education pavilion for leisurely stroll to welcome session site. Executive Director and Co-Founder Kim Sturla welcomes registrants to the conference!
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10:00-10:50 am
You are What You Eat: Education Through Nutrition - Jack Norris, Vegan Outreach Every vegan gets those pesky and sometimes difficult questions about vegan health and nutrition. Ever left feeling speechless or like you didn't quite know the answer? Here's your chance to get the inside scoop from Jack onwhat to say and how to answer questions about protein, the “naturalness” of a plant-based diet, saturated fats, the paleo diet, and much more! 11:05-11:55 am
Using Media for Farmed Animals - Speakers: Keegan Kuhn, First Spark Media; Becki Markle, Animal Place; Kayle Martin, Cowgirls & Collard Greens Media is an essential component to being an ally of farmed animals. Whether it’s harnessing the power of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or conveying a message through video, media plays a powerful role in building community and communicating key issues within the movement. Learn from two-time cancer survivor Kayle Martin as she shares her experience starting a weekly vegan blog to promote a plant based diet. Discuss with Cowspiracy filmmaker Keegan Kuhn how visual media can convey a message in unique ways. And explore with Becki Markle how you can leverage social media to rescue, educate, and advocate on behalf of farmed animals. |
10:00-10:50 am
Sanctuary Start-Up 101 -Kim Sturla, Animal Place; Christine Morrissey, Harvest Home Are you ready to open your own sanctuary? Get the facts on sanctuary start-up before you take the big leap forward. Learn about the nuts and bolts of forming a farmed animal sanctuary from Animal Place's Kim Sturla and Harvest Home's Christine Morrissey. This practical, informative presentation will examine the varying elements necessary for successfully creating and operating a safe haven for animals in need. 11:05-11:55 am
So You Just Rescued a Farmed Animal - Now What? Speaker: Michelle Miller, Animal Place Animal Place animal caregiver Michelle Miller will discuss the standard protocols Animal Place implements when intaking newly rescued farmed animals. Learn how you, as an individual or organization, can set up safe and proper intake and quarantine procedures to ensure newly rescued animals and current residents stay happy and healthy. Ciara will cover isolation options, veterinary supplies to have onsite, basic health care procedures, transitioning to new feed sources, de-worming, and vaccine protocols. |
10:00-11:50 am
Limited capacity workshop, pre-register Can You Feel the Love? Farmed animal emotions and behavior - Marji Beach, Animal Place Ever wondered about the emotional lives of farmed animals? Join Animal Place Education Director Marji Beach as she guides you through this workshop. You will learn about the behaviors and emotions of pigs, chickens, and cows while also taking time to simply observe each species. Take away from this experience a deeper understanding of animal behavior and a greater appreciation for the wonderful sanctuary residents. |
12:00-1:00 pm - Lunch - we highly recommend remaining onsite at Animal Place and choosing from the onsite food vendor. Citizen Fox will have several options to choose from. Several barns will also be open for you to meet some animals.
Options are as follows:
Sandwich: Tempeh Bahn Mi - A savory pate out of tempeh and herbs as the base for the sandwich. Then pickled carrots, cilantro, and a sauce on baguette. It's classic, refreshing and filling. $10
Summer chopped salad: Lettuce, tomatoes, corn, radish, delicious summer vegetables on top of beautiful greens. Served with herb chèvre, a nice dressing on the side, and a few gluten free crackers. $8
Gazpacho: A classic summer soup served chilled or room temperature. Tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, melon, and some herbs. Served in a small bowl size. $5
Options are as follows:
Sandwich: Tempeh Bahn Mi - A savory pate out of tempeh and herbs as the base for the sandwich. Then pickled carrots, cilantro, and a sauce on baguette. It's classic, refreshing and filling. $10
Summer chopped salad: Lettuce, tomatoes, corn, radish, delicious summer vegetables on top of beautiful greens. Served with herb chèvre, a nice dressing on the side, and a few gluten free crackers. $8
Gazpacho: A classic summer soup served chilled or room temperature. Tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, melon, and some herbs. Served in a small bowl size. $5
1:00-1:50 pm
Food Revolution - Speaker: John Robbins
“Americans today spend a smaller percentage of our income on food than any people in the history of the world. And we spend vastly more on disease care than any people have ever done. Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of obesity any nation has ever experienced. These facts are deeply related.
Today, it’s primarily unhealthy foods like feedlot meat, sweetened beverages, and processed foods with added fats and sweeteners that are the cheapest to purchase. What will it take to turn this around, so that it becomes easier and more affordable for people to eat healthier foods?
How can we break the cultural trance that permits industrial fast food and factory farms so much control over both national and state food policies, and ultimately over what most of us eat? How can we create a food system that provides us with foods that are nutritious, affordable, and produced in a sustainable and humane manner? What do we need to know, and what do we need to do, to be part of a genuinely healing food revolution?”
Food Revolution - Speaker: John Robbins
“Americans today spend a smaller percentage of our income on food than any people in the history of the world. And we spend vastly more on disease care than any people have ever done. Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of obesity any nation has ever experienced. These facts are deeply related.
Today, it’s primarily unhealthy foods like feedlot meat, sweetened beverages, and processed foods with added fats and sweeteners that are the cheapest to purchase. What will it take to turn this around, so that it becomes easier and more affordable for people to eat healthier foods?
How can we break the cultural trance that permits industrial fast food and factory farms so much control over both national and state food policies, and ultimately over what most of us eat? How can we create a food system that provides us with foods that are nutritious, affordable, and produced in a sustainable and humane manner? What do we need to know, and what do we need to do, to be part of a genuinely healing food revolution?”
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2:05-2:55 pm
Being Vegan In A Meat Eating World Speaker: Dr. Will Tuttle Author of the #1 Amazon best-seller The World Peace Diet, and editor of Circles of Compassion, Dr. Will Tuttle explores the intersectionality of justice issues. This workshop will illuminate the spiritual, emotional and psychological dimensions of thriving as vegans in a not-yet vegan world, and also the essential keys to advocacy that is effective, rewarding, and positively transformational. |
2:05-2:50 pm
The Humane Myth Through Storytelling Speaker: Marji Beach, Animal Place; Hope Bohanec, United Poultry Concerns Join Marji and Hope in the chicken pasture to learn about the humane hoax, with a special emphasis on the egg industry. Marji will focus on her experience coordinating more than a dozen large scale rescues from a variety of egg farms. Hope will focus on the importance of language surrounding the humane hoax. |
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3:05-3:50 pm
Creative Litigation on Behalf of Farmed Animals Speakers: Carter Dillard, The Animal Legal Defense Fund Carter will discuss the role of strategic impact litigation in combating animal farming and improving the lives of farmed animals, including using areas of the law like civil prosecution of cruelty, taxpayer sanding, environmental law, false advertising, food safety law, etc. Litigators can help farmed animals by being a little creative and by applying whatever expertise they might have. 4:05-5:30 pm
Campaigning for Farmed Animals - Speakers: Angie Fitzgerald, FARM; Priya Sawhney, DxE Thinking about getting more involved with activism and advocacy? Learn from experts how to maximize your impact for farmed animals. Angie will be discussing FARM's Compassionate Activist Network (CAN) and help you get more involved with hosting screenings, pay-per-views, leafleting, and much more! Priya will be discussing the importance of open rescue and the findings of a recent investigations as well as showing how DxE's campaigns have provoked public consciousness. |
3:10-4:30 pm
Identifying and Reporting Farmed Animal Cruelty Speakers: Cindy Machado, Marin Humane Society; Todd Stosuy, Santa Cruz County Animal Services Everyone knows that state laws provide legal protection for dogs and cats from cruelty and neglect. What a lot of people don't know is these same laws often provide legal coverage for farmed animals. This is especially true in California where there is no agricultural exemption in regards to livestock. If you suspect a farmed animal is being neglected or cruelly treated, what should you do about it? In this hands on workshop you will hear stories from two veteran animal care and control officers who have investigated and prosecuted hundreds of farmed animal cases. This is an interactive and observational workshop with a stop or two at the animal barns. 4:45-5:40 pm Self-Care and Compassion Fatigue Speaker: Patricia Smith, Founder of Compassion Fatigue Project Sometimes caring too much can leave animal lovers and animal protection workers left feeling intense daily stress, burn out, and with secondary traumatic stress syndrome. Learn with expert, Patricia, how to manage compassion fatigue with authentic, sustainable self-care tips and techniques. Increasing compassion satisfaction levels will leave you more balanced and able to continue being a change agent for the animals you love and fight for everyday! |
3:05-3:45 pm
Modified tour - Limited Capacity, pre-register Meet some of the rescued animals. Tour likely includes chickens/turkeys, Wilbur the pig, and sheep. 4:00-4:45 pm
Changing laws for farm animals: it’s super hard and you probably won’t get what you want. Let’s do it! Speaker: Jennifer Fearing, Fearless Advocacy We all want to see better legal protections for animals raised for food. But the political process is complicated, disillusioning and any law that could pass would probably fall far short of your desires. So, why do it? In this workshop, we’ll talk brass tacks about how some of California’s laws protecting farm animals came to pass, the role that citizen advocates play, and the challenges associated with managing our emotions and expectations in the world of politics and power. 5:00-5:45 pm Setting up and Maintaining a Farmed Animal Adoption Program Speakers: Jacinda Virgin, Animal Place; JP Novic, CAPE This session will include an overview of a few different adoption programs including paperwork, interview process and adoption guidelines. Examples of experiences with adopters, both positive and negative, will be used to provide attendees. Tips on how to set up safe and efficient adoption program will also be included. |
Sunday June 7, 2015
7:00-8:50 am - Continental breakfast available under the education pavilion.
8:00-8:50 am - Sanctuary walk - meet at education pavilion
8:00-8:50 am - Sanctuary walk - meet at education pavilion
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9:05-9:50 am
(Save) The Tuna Salad Speaker: Allison Rivers Samson Ditch the guilt and satisfy your tuna sandwich craving with Allison's crowd-pleasing recipe for (Save the) Tuna Salad that will delight everyone's taste buds, heart, and ethics, while protecting our oceans. |
9:05-9:50 am
Engaging Young Adults in the Classroom and Beyond Speaker: Katie Cantrell, Factory Farming Awareness Coalition; Stephanie Frankle, The Humane League How can we best connect with a young audience? What are some of the common barriers that are holding high school and college students back from change, and what are some easy solutions we can offer them? Stephanie Frankle will address these questions and more, and cover some of the best methods for advocacy directed at young people. Humane education is one popular and effective way to reach youth. Learn the ins and outs of humane education, from effective public speaking techniques to how to frame the issue to get into different types of classes, from Katie Cantrell. |
9:05-9:50 am
Self-Care Essentials for Effective Animal Rights Activists Speaker: Deborah "Bee" Uytiepo There are 3 massive mistakes activists make that keep them isolated, frustrated and burnt out. Learn easy and practical "compassionate self-care" tools, activists can do anywhere - including a short guided meditation at end of session. |
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10:05-10:55 am
Vegan Cheese-Making Speaker: Miyoko Schinner “I’d go vegan, but I can’t give up cheese!” is an excuse you won’t be able to make any more once you’ve learned the trick to making delicious dairy-free cheeses from Miyoko Schinner, author of Artisan Vegan Cheese and founder of Miyoko’s Kitchen, makers or artisanal vegan cheese. Join her for this fun opportunity to learn how to culture and create some tasty whole-foods, plant-based creations that will satisfy all of your cravings for cheese. |
10:05-10:55 am
Limited capacity workshop, you must pre-register Give a Cluck: Chicken Health Care 101 - Speakers: Jan Galeazzi, Animal Place Join animal care staff, Ciara Fiack and Jan Galeazzi and some of their feathered friends for a fun hands-on hour with chickens! Ciara and Jan will discuss and demonstrate basic chicken health care, as well as identify and discuss common chicken illnesses, diseases, and treatments. |
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11:10-12:00 pm
Make Your Own Seitan Speaker: Jonathan Hussain, Animal Place There's no seitan like homemade seitan: delicious, versatile, and inexpensive. Learn fast and simple recipes that you can start using as soon as you get home. |
11:10-12:00 pm
Veganic Agriculture as a Framework for Sustainability Speaker: Keegan Kuhn, First Spark Media Participants will discuss how veganic agriculture is modeled after nature, why fertility management is more efficient using plants and how best to maintain good soil health. |
11:10-12:00 pm
Zucchini Bars Speaker: Linda Middlesworth Zucchini bars are easy to make and delicious, packing a protein punch in a small package. Great for on the go activists who don't want to spend too much time making food before their weekly protest or leafleting! |
11:10-1:00 pm
Barns open |
