International Animal Rights Day - 10 December 2008
activists
on Uncaged’s candlelit procession
Uncaged’s
Dr. Dan Lyons speaks in front of giant TV
----- Original
Message -----
From:
Uncaged
Sent:
Friday, October
31, 2008
Subject:
International
Animal Rights Day - 10 December 2008
Dear Friends
Please unite
with us, and thousands of people around the world, for the
11th annual International
Animal Rights Day (IARD) [www.uncaged.co.uk/iard.htm].
By demonstrating
that
Animal
Rights is a positive
and rational philosophy we can make real strides towards achieving
these fundamental rights. By bringing together under one worldwide
banner all our different campaigns to stop terrible and
institutionalised animal cruelty and suffering, each of these
campaigns can benefit from the massive power of the movement – as
was the case in Chile last year when
IARD protests led directly to a primate lab
closing and 88 monkeys
finding a new home in a UK sanctuary [see:
www.uncaged.co.uk/news/2008/chile.htm].
There
are several ways you can make your mark on this unique and
ever-expanding Day of Action:
1.
hold
a candle-lit vigil at a site where the rights of animals are
abused, or at a prominent location in your town centre (eg. town
hall, or well known monument)
2.
stage a
march / candlelit
procession through your town centre for animals’
rights
3.
conduct a
campaign stall in your high street or town
centre
4.
distribute /
display International Animal Rights Day leaflets in your town
centre, at work, or university etc.
5.
write to your
local media, and online forums etc. in order to publicise the event
and its rationale
6.
advertise
International Animal Rights Day on your website(s) and let your
contacts know about the Day
You may wish to
hold your event on Saturday 13th
December, since
the 10th
is a
Wednesday.
activists on Uncaged’s candlelit
procession
Uncaged’s
Dr. Dan Lyons speaks in front of giant TV
Campaign
Materials:
·
Materials
available to download in: English,
Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Slovenian.
[see:
www.uncaged.co.uk/iard/index.php].
·
Leaflets, A2
posters and petitions in English also available to be
delivered through the post.
·
1st
100 and 1st
2 posters FREE for participants in this year’s Day of
Action.
·
Template letter
to send to the press & internet forums, and a template
news-release for your action(s).
Last
Year’s IARD [full reports, pictures and links see:
www.uncaged.co.uk/iard10.htm]:
·
Over
400 people attended Uncaged’s landmark
candlelit procession in Central
London
·
Huge
marches and vigils in Brazil, Chile and Spain
·
Dozens of
vigils, protests and campaign stalls across the UK, France and
Italy
·
More
events in 10 other European countries, plus Israel and
Nigeria
·
Events in
several cities across USA, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Australia
& New Zealand
·
Primate lab in
Chile closes down weeks after IARD protest and monkeys re-homed in
UK sanctuary
·
Israeli
Parliament debates IARD and primate vivisection for
1st
time
ever
Register
your actions and order campaign materials
Email
max@uncaged.co.uk as soon as
possible in order to let us know of your plans for IARD, and to
order materials.
For more about
the Universal Declaration of Animals Rights and reports &
pictures from previous year see:
www.uncaged.co.uk/declarat.htm
I
hope to hear from you soon !
Yours
for animals rights
Max
Newton
Uncaged
5th
Floor, Alliance House
9 Leopold Street
Sheffield
S1
2GY
England
(44) (0)114 2722220
www.uncaged.co.uk