AAM: Research-based strategies for activists, Overcoming Futility & other psychological hurdles

Workshop Description: When doing outreach to the public, animal advocates focus on convincing people that farming animals is harmful. But new research shows that this isn't what is stopping people from aligning with the animal rights movement. Aidan from Pax Fauna will present research-based recommendations about how advocates can overcome the most common psychological hurdles when doing outreach. Speaker bio : Since getting their start as a community organizer with Direct Action Everywhere in Colorado in 2015, Aidan Kankyoku has been immersed in studying the craft of disruptive mass movements. Besides spending years organizing in the animal freedom movement, Aidan has gained a broad perspective on mass movement building through hands-on experience at the Standing Rock #NoDAPL protests in South Dakota, Extinction Rebellion in London, and elsewhere. They have spent years seeking out new tools and methods for organizing in order to lay the groundwork for Pax Fauna and a new mass movement for animal freedom. == This workshop takes place on Zoom. Link to be posted here as the date approaches.