 Gay-Straight Animal Rights Alliance presents:
Guest Speaker
Pattrice Le-Muire Jones On:
MAY 17th @ 5:30 P.M.
G.L.C.C.U. (361 North 300 West)
In Multipurpose Room (west end of the 355 W. building)
admission is FREE - please donate what you can!
About The Talk:
"Animal liberation" and "gay liberation" are two phrases that are rarely heard in the same sentence. But, in fact, the liberation of gay and lesbian people, and indeed the liberation of all people, depends upon the liberation
of animals. We must come to understand this, just as we must understand how different forms of bias against people, such as racism and sexism, are interconnected.
This talk will explore the linkages between the struggle for animal rights and various struggles for human rights and will provide examples of both local efforts (such as GSARA) and international initiatives (such as the Global Hunger Alliance) which represent the most innovative approaches to our shared stuggle for a world of liberty and justice for all.
About The Speaker:
Pattrice Le-Muire Jones is the co-editor of the forthcoming anthology, "Out
for the Animals: Queering Animal Liberation." She has worked for gay and
lesbian liberation since the 1970s and has also worked in the feminist and
anti-racist movements. She coordinates the Global Hunger Alliance, which is
an international coalition of environmental, social justice, and animal
liberation organizations. She lives in rural Maryland, where she and her
partner run the Eastern Shore Chicken Sanctuary. The sanctuary will be
featured on an upcoming episode of the PBS series "In the Life."
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