Pre-Animal Activist Week (P.A.A.W.)

A FREE animal activism training and educational experience for Black, Indigenous, People of Color interested in becoming vegan. At APEX Advocacy, we understand the importance of building bridges with members of other social justice movements. As we work to grow our community of BIPOC animal rights advocates, it will be essential to work with non-vegans in new and creative ways to grow the coalition of collective liberation. We believe that all forms of oppression are interconnected and can therefore not be solved in isolation. With these values at the core of our organization, we are excited to announce our first ever Pre-Animal Activist Week (P.A.A.W.). What is P.A.A.W.? P.A.A.W. is an immersive, uplifting, and educational boot camp in which BIPOC activists who are not yet vegan but who express interest in the vegan lifestyle and who are curious about the intersections between the oppression of animals and humans can gain experience in various forms of animal advocacy. This will serve as an opportunity for participants to view advocating for animals through a social justice lens. We will strategically select six participants with a passion for social justice from across the country and invite them to Atlanta, GA for four days of intersectional animal activism consisting of grassroots actions, street activism, workshops, entirely plant based meals and more – all led by a team of four diverse experienced advisors. Who is P.A.A.W. for? The ideal participants for P.A.A.W. will be non-vegan or vegan-curious individuals aged 18 - 25+ who identify as BIPOC and who participate in grassroots activism or are interested in grassroots activism. Participants must be U.S. citizens.