INFIGHTING IN THE ANIMAL ADVOCACY MOVEMENT
Animal Justice Academy Special Event
with Dr. Melanie Joy
12pm - 1:30pm ET

It's tough enough being an animal advocate who gets opposition from the majority of the world, but it becomes almost unbearable when you also have to deal with infighting among fellow animal advocates.

Not only does infighting between individuals and groups within the animal protection movement damage morale and significantly drain our precious time and energy, it leaves advocates feeling unsafe to participate fully.

Renowned psychologist (and AJAer favourite) Dr. Melanie Joy has been doing a deep-dive into this topic in the past couple of years for the writing of her brand new book "How to End Injustice Everywhere", and she'll be doing a talk about it in this Animal Justice Academy live online event.

Melanie's talk will be a wake-up call about the deep damage in-fighting is causing in our movement, where the roots of it lie, and how to start healing it.

She'll give very tangible steps for preventing and managing infighting so we can retain more activists, make our organizations and initiatives more impactful, and create a movement that walks its talk in terms of compassion and peace.

*We invite folks to have their video on during this event to enhance the sense of community, but it’s not mandatory

About Dr. Melanie Joy: 

Dr. Melanie Joy is an award-winning psychologist and educator and she’s the author of seven books, including the bestselling Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows; Beyond Beliefs; and How To End Injustice Everywhere. Her work has been featured in major media outlets around the world, and she has received a number of awards, including the Ahimsa Award – previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela – for her work on global nonviolence. Melanie has given talks and trainings in over 50 countries, and she is also the founding president of the international NGO Beyond Carnism. You can learn more about her work at carnism.org.