There will be a free screening of the movie Earthlings on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library (350 W. Georgia Street) in the Alma VanDusen Room (lower level). Doors open at 2:00PM and the film will start at 2:30PM. If you would like, you can download the event flier from the organizer’s website. Note that the event is being organized by a group called Liberation BC that has supported single-issue and welfare campaigns. As an vegan that endorses the abolitionist approach to animal rights, I don’t support this type of activism. As a starter about why someone might not want to support such campaigns, please read Gary L. Fancoine’s short essay The Four Problems of Animal Welfare: In a Nutshell. All this said, Liberation BC is doing the community a service by organizing this film screening — an example of basic education that I can endorse. If you still consume & use animal products, I encourage you and your friends to attend this event so that you can truly start to see & understand what you are choosing to participate in when you consume and use such products.
Free Screening of Earthlings on January 30, 2010, Vancouver Public Library
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