Critical Animal Studies Film and Artist Lecture Series

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The Critical Animal Studies Film and Artist Lecture Series is a student organized event at California College of the Arts. This event is open to the public. Sunaura TaylorMarch 25th 2010 7-10 PMNahl Hall, Oakland campus5212 Broadway (at College Ave)Vasile StanescuFeat. film EarthlingsMarch 30th 2010 7-10 PMTimken Hall, San Francisco campus1111 8th Street* refreshments will be servedWHO ARE THE SPEAKERS?Sunaura Taylor is an artist, writer and activist disabled from U.S military pollution, a legacy that has affected all aspects of her work, which focuses on human-animal relationships. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in the department of Art Practice with her MFA. Vasile Stanescu is a PhD student and writer at Stanford in the Modern Thought and Literature program focusing on the image of the animal through the lens of post-colonial critical theory and food politics.Mission Statement:To examine our relationship to non-human animals through food, consumer alternatives, speakers, discussion, and the celebration of cruelty-free culture. How do the foods we eat and the products we buy effect non-human animals? What is Speciesism and how does it relate to Racism or Sexism? How can we promote a healthy environment for both human and non-human animals? If you want to make the world is a better place for animals, then please join us for the Critical Animal Studies Film and Artist Lecture Series!