Let Live Foundation

The Let Live Foundation Presents The Anatomy of High Impact Direct Action: Strategies For Animal Liberation With Peter Young

Portland, OR, March 29, 2009— For the past 30 years, anonymous members of the Animal Liberation Front have carried out over 1,000 covert actions around the world in the name of animal liberation.  Working outside of the confines of the law, these activists achieve results not by traditional methods of leafleting and protesting, but by freeing animals from cages, disassembling machinery used in the exploitation of animals and destroying inhumane facilities used to house animals for commercial use.  

This talk features a critical look at the role of direct action in the animal liberation movement with veteran activist Peter Young.  Exploring the nuances of direct action through case studies, Young will discuss the value of high impact action such as the only successful tactic to drive vivisectors out of the profession and why targeting a “weak link” can be more effective than a “soft target.”  Learn how to effectively value the risk of action and why breaking a window carries more risk than releasing 1,000 animals.  

Peter Young is an animal rights activists and former animal liberation prisoner.  Sentenced to 2 years in prison for the release and conspiracy to release thousands of mink from fur farms across the Midwest, Young brings life to stories of animal liberation, political repression and sacrifice in the name of animal liberation.

The Anatomy of High Impact Direct Action presentation featuring Peter Young will be held on March 29, 2009, at 2p.m. at Portland State University in Room 238 of the Smith Memorial Union Building.  Admission is free.

The Let Live Series is a monthly series of speakers, workshops and social events dedicated to promoting animal rights activism and education in Portland, Oregon.  Sponsored by the Let Live Foundation, Vegans for Animal Advocacy, Food Fight Grocery and Herbivore Magazine.

New video just posted in our video section, as well as on our Vimeo page. Please feel free to post this anywhere you want. Especially good to get into the hands of students. Pass it around, will ya?

Hey everybody, sorry, but PSU changed rooms on us again for today’s Let Live event. Now it’s in room 228, the “Multicultural Room”. There will be signs, so… just sayin.

Justin Goodman is a long time activist who has worked on a diverse group of campaigns. Specifically while at the University of Connecticut he spearheaded the UConn Animal Rights Collective’s campaign against the primate lab there. He currently works with PETA on vivisection issues.

Come meet and chat with Justin about his experiences Monday night at 8pm at Sweetpea Bakery. We hope to have a good discussion about successes, failures, strategy, researching issues, and tactics so please bring your own experiences and questions.

This is nice. Attica! Attica!, Camping Party, and Adam Brock are all gonna make some music and give their income to us to help us do stuff. Please come and hang out. And clap and tell the musicians thanks.  At the Red and Black Cafe, 400 SE 12th, right around the corner from the Vegan MiniMall. $5.

Oops, we put the wrong room number fir todays meeting, it’s 328! Please find us.

Just added Craig Rosebraugh to the confirmed speakers list for the conference. Man, this thing is gonna be good.

Yo! Check out the list of confirmed speakers (so far) for this year’s Let Live Conference. More to come, so check back. Get excited, be ready to register when we say “GO!” We are all very very excited about this. You should be too. Pretty please help spread the word about this on your blog, MySpace, Facebooks, etc. We’d really appreciate it.

• Kim McCoy (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)
• Gene Baur (Farm Sanctuary)
• Peter Young (former animal liberation prisoner)
• Melanie Joy (Strategic Action for Animals)
• Nathan Runkle (Mercy for Animals)
• Erica Meir (Compassion Over Killing)
• Shannon Keith (Behind the Mask / Uncaged Films)
• Camille Hankins (Win Animal Rights)
• Jenny Brown (Woodstock Farm Sanctuary)
• Jasmin Singer (Farm Sanctuary)
• Justin Goodman (PETA)
• Craig Rosebraugh (author, Burning Rage of a Dying Planet) 
• Matt Rossell (In Defense of Animals)
• Andrea Lindsay (SHAC7 Support, No Compromise)
• Pulin Modi (PETA2)
• Lauren Regan (Civil Liberties Defense Center)
• David Hayden (No Compromise)
• J Johnson (Chicago Animal Defense League)
• Nick Atwood (Biteback)
• Glenn Gaetz (Liberation BC)
• Dr. Richard Heitsch (Integrated Medicine Group)
• Josh Hooten (Herbivore Clothing, Let Live Foundation)

The Let Live Series Presents Confronting Classroom Cruelty: How to Help Animals and Create an Ethical and Inclusive Learning Environment With Justin Goodman 

Portland, OR, February 22, 2009— Did you know cats are one of the most frequently dissected animals in student laboratories in the United States? It is estimated over 100,000 cats are dissected in high school classrooms each year, and many more being used in colleges and universities across the country. 

Classroom dissection, once considered the practice tool of choice for learning anatomy, physiology and the theory of evolution, has exposed greater questions of ethics and cruelty in the classroom. With a notable scientific shift to studying animals in their natural environment, and the advent of sophisticated learning tools, many question: how can we stop dissection in schools? 

Justin Goodman, Research Associate Supervisor in the Laboratory Investigations Department at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), will explore these questions and more. As a graduate student, Goodman was instrumental in the campaign to end the use of primate experimentation at the University of Connecticut Health Center. At PETA, Goodman’s focus is on the use of animals in education. Through his efforts, many schools and medical centers across the country have successfully adopted humane, non-animal learning methods. 

The Confronting Classroom Cruelty presentation featuring Justin Goodman will be held on February 22, 2009, at 2p.m. at Portland State University in Room 238 of the Smith Memorial Union Building. Admission is free. The Let Live Series is a monthly series of speakers, workshops and social events dedicated to promoting animal rights activism and education in Portland, Oregon. Sponsored by the Let Live Foundation, Vegans for Animal Advocacy, Food Fight Grocery and Herbivore Magazine. Questions? Visit our website www.letlivefoundation.org or feel free to send us a message at info@letlivefoundation.org Thanks!

We’ll make an official announcement soon, but… geez, our confirmed speaker list for this year’s Let Live Conference is getting really exciting. It’s already starting to come together and it’s very exciting. We’ll hopefully work out all the registration details soon so you can all start making official plans to attend.