World Day for the End of Speciesism

WORLD DAY FOR THE END FOR SPECIESISMNearly 50 years on from when British psychologist Richard Ryder coined the term ‘speciesism’, we now have a World Day for the End of Speciesism.It’s a day to call for an end to discrimination against another purely on the basis of their species.Marches are being held in over forty cities in ten countries, including Melbourne, Sydney and Burleigh Beach in Queensland https://www.end-of-speciesism.org/en/Melbourne March for the End of Speciesism event details https://www.facebook.com/events/1415916478454442/Program interviews include:Clinical neuropsychologist Dr Ash Nayate – Speaker at the Melbourne March for the End of SpeciesismTrevor Weedon – Event organiser for the Melbourne March for the End of SpeciesismPaul York – Academic and activist – Animal Rights Academy http://animalrightsacademy.org/  & Comparing Racism & Speciesism presentation http://animalrightsacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Comparingracismandspeciesism.pdfDr Brock Bastion – Voiceless the Animal Protection’s  2014 Rethinking: Speciesism seminar series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INu5VsBFBXk  

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