This July will see the return of The Animal and Vegan Advocacy (AVA) Summit to Los Angeles, bringing together diverse and contemporary thought leaders and experts in animal advocacy. This action-inspiring summit aims to empower participants to save animals’ lives.
“When we gather our voices are louder”
As an overarching conference series for the animal and vegan advocacy movement, organizers are bringing together advocates focused on systemic change and working on a wide range of strategies, tactics, and approaches toward a shared vision: creating a world where animals are eliminated. Our food system.
Leave with new inspiration
“Applicants can expect to become more impactful advocates with new motivations, strategies and approaches – whether in their personal advocacy or within their organizations,” explains Michael Weberman, Programs and Partnerships, AVA Summit.
At the event, nearly 1,000 advocates will gather to hear 80+ expert speakers on animal advocacy, social justice, effective altruism, and food system change.
Strategies and tactics to advance the movement
The founders of the AVA Summit welcome participants of all motivations. A diverse list of speakers will inform attendees of grassroots to broad strategies and tactics.
“We welcome people who bring any motivation to their journey, including but not limited to: animal welfare, environmental, social justice, personal and public health and other intersectional movements. We support a wide range of strategies and tactics to advance our vision, including highly specialized engagement, food system change, legislative change, corporate engagement, and animal-free technology advancement,” organizers said.
“Our participants work with all kinds of strategies and tactics, but they share one goal: to create a world where animals are taken out of the food system and other human consumption,” said Julia Reynault, Director, AVA Summit.
2022 highlights
- Peter Singer, Lives You Can Save
- Jennifer Stojkovic, Vegan Women’s Summit
- Melania Joy, beyond carnism
- Leah Garces, Compassion for Animals
- Bruce Friedrich, The Good Food Institute
- Naija Wright-Brown, Black Veg Society
- Sharon Nunez, Animal Equality
- Genesis Butler, Youth Climate Save
- Monica Chen, Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
“If you are in doubt about how to do good in the world – speak up for the animals. And join many, many people are already doing it: because when we unite our voices are louder,” adds Renault.
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The Animal and Vegan Advocacy (AVA) Summit will be held in Los Angeles, CA at the LAX Marriott Hotel. The event begins on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1pm PST and ends on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 6pm PST. Early bird registration (lowest ticket rate) ends 3/26.