20th of September at 4:00 PM (CEST)“Animals in the food system. Advocacy successes and failures?”During our #Panel2 inspiring experts will evaluate the term of office of the EU authorities in the context of the debate and legislative process on animal rights and the key challenges and objectives of the next EU authorities among others. The floor will be given to:– Olivier Morice – […]

#MeetEVS2023ExpertsAlexander Huntley – Alexander joined The Vegan Society in 2022 after completing his MSc in The Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice at The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). As Research Assistant, he is responsible for coordinating the Society’s research networks, a community of vegan academic researchers. He is the co-author of several publications on vegan-related topics including on the 2023 Catering […]

#MeetEVSPeople Lena Anna Kuklińska – Student of LL.M. European and Transnational Law of Intellectual Property and Information Technology at Georg-August Universitat Goettingen. She works as a Project Manager for the Federation of Young European Greens and co-chairs the youth group Ostra Zieleń — Polish Young Greens. She completed an internship in the European Parliament in the office of MEP Dr. Sylwia Spurek.Lena […]

#meetevsexperts Axel Anders, M. A., studied psychology, drama, linguistics and business administration in France and Germany. Already during his university years, he became involved in the organic farming movement and came into contact with the organic pioneer Adolf Hoops back in the early 1980s.Although his professional journey took him in a different direction in language teaching, international business and publishing, his interest […]

#MeetEVSExperts Peter Carter, M.D. is a retired family physician who practised medicine first in England and then on both coasts of Canada (in Newfoundland and British Columbia) for almost 40 years.As a founding director of CAPE (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment) in 1993 and, more recently, as founder of the Climate Emergency Institute, Peter has presented on sustainable development, environmental health policy, […]

#MeetOurSpeakers #evspeopleGiulia Laganà joined Healthy Food Healthy Planet in May 2022.Prior to this, Giulia led the Open Society European Policy Institute’s analysis and advocacy on EU policies on migration, labour rights and agri-food systems from December 2016-May 2022. From 2013-2016, she was a senior adviser on migration, asylum, the EU and international affairs to the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Rome. She […]

#MeetOurExperts #EVSPeople Prof. Piotr Skubała – Professor of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia, ecologist, acarologist, author of 170 scientific articles, environmental ethicist, environmental educator, nature conservation activist; climate activist. Leader of Climate Reality, „ethical expert” at the European Commission in Brussels (HORIZON 2020 programme), organiser and co-leader of meetings of the Ecological Thought Club.#KlubMysliEkologicznej #GameChangers […]

#MeetOurSpeakers#PoliticiansforChange Ana Béjar is a member of the board of directors of the Spanish political party for animals, PACMA, managing the areas of administration and international relations. She was candidate for the 2015 Madrid elections of 2015 and the general, municipal and autonomous elections of 2019. And first on the list of her political party for the […]

#BrokenFoodSystem. 19 September, 6:00 – 7:45 PM (CEST) online! Let’s talk about how the food system works and how it harms and how we can fix it together. How do we get animals off our plates? Is it possible to work intersectionally beyond the differences for animals, people and the planet? Tune in for: Don’t forget to SAVE THE DATE! Join us […]

#MeetOurSpeakers#MeetEVSPeople Dr. Krista Hiddema oversees grants for the Karuna Foundation and Vegan Grants, dedicated to funding activism that effectively communicates a compelling vegan diet change message to a mainstream audience. With a vision of a Vegan World, the foundation aims to foster a global shift toward sustainability and compassion for animals. Inspired by social justice theorist Bill Moyer, Krista embraces a pluralist approach to ethics, recognizing […]