Vegan Place
Lee Hall, an author who has taken on subjects from anti-terrorism law to vegan cooking, wrote the Vegetarianism entry in the Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Lee has taught Animal Law and Immigration and Refugee Law and in 2014 earned a second law degree: a legal masters in Environmental Law with a focus on climate change from Vermont Law School. Lee's work is a bridge between environmentalism and our personal relationships with agriculture, confronting the way animal farming usurps habitat. For years, animal-rights advocates have operated under the belief that at least pasture-based or organic ranching represents a step in the humane direction— but only looking at how domesticated animals seem to be affected. Lee champions the animal communities displaced by farm sprawl, and explains how our chosen cookbooks can offer a genuine humane response for all animals, reduce greenhouse emissions, and even stop extinctions.
Presenting for Vegstock:
Does Promoting "More Sustainable, Humane" Animal Products Harm Free-Living Animals? - 11:30am, RRCA
Is it fair and accurate to claim that more space or "natural" conditions for farm-raised animals constitute some form of animal rights or at least a step in the right direction, given the footprint of these farms on free-living populations?
For Humanity and Everybody Else: Be Conversant On Climate Change - 1:30pm, RRCA
How is climate change affecting us--and birds, land and marine animals? How can a climate-protective diet be understood and promoted? Lee Hall, who holds a legal master's degree in environmental and climate law, offers current knowledge in a useful format for change-makers.
Animal Liberation Thinking: Troubles With Cuteness and Meme-Based Advocacy - 3:00pm, La Bottega
The social media era has put information and advocacy into catchy listicles and Internet memes. The cultural impact of this communication style cannot be ignored. But what are the pitfalls, and are we dealing with them?
Lee is speaking at the Riverfront Rennaisance Center for the Arts (RRCA, 22 N. High St.) and La Bottega (508 N. High St.) in Millville, NJ 08332 for Vegstock.
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