Nearly 800 animal rights activists from throughout the
U.S. and several other countries packed the Sheraton Premiere Hotel near
the nation�s capital on July 8-12, 2004 to map the movement�s national
strategy for the coming year. (Please visit
www.AR2004.org for details.)
The Animal Rights 2004 National Conference featured more
than 80 speakers from 60 groups representing every faction of the
movement. They presented in 70 sessions, including keynote addresses,
briefings on various forms of animal abuse, workshops on organizing and
outreach skills, �rap� sessions, and campaign reports. More than 50 video
documentaries were shown, including four premiere screenings. Nearly 70
organizations exhibited their literature and merchandise.
PETA Vegetarian Campaigns Director Bruce Friedrich and
Animals Voice President Laura Moretti were elected to the U.S. Animal
Rights Hall of Fame. "Bizarro" Cartoonist Dan Piraro was honored with the
Media Celebrity Animal Advocate of the Year Award. Aryenish Birdie from
Kansas City won the Rosenberg Award for outstanding contribution to farmed
animal liberation by a teenager.
Other prominent speakers included University of Texas
philosophy professor Steve Best, Washington Post syndicated columnist
Michael Fox, film star Tippi Hedren, former rancher Howard Lyman,
University of North Carolina philosophy professor Tom Regan, and
Greenpeace cofounder Paul Watson.
Animal Rights 2004 was sponsored by FARM, a national
public interest organization advocating wholesome, nonviolent plant-based
eating. Key supporting organizations included Animals Voice, Animal Rights
On Line, In Defense of Animals, Lantern Books, Veg News, and Vegetarian
Times.
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