TMRW: Benefit Conference + Concert for Animal Rights

[christine]

Hey Everyone,

Hope you all are enjoying summer! Just wanted to let everyone know
about this benefit tmrw...

Visit the ARC blog if you want more info and links to the bands'
myspace pages.
http://animalrightscollective.wordpress.com/

ciao! christine


OPEN THE CAGES! Benefit Conference

Open the Cages Alliance (OTCA) a nonprofit organization operating in
DC and Baltimore works to expose and end animal cruelty through
targeted campaigns and outreach. They will be hosting their second
annual Open the Cages Conference on Saturday, August 14th. Last year
the event raised over $1,000 for members of the AETA6 and the
documentary Skin Trade, and is sure to be even more successful this
year. Come out and show your support for those risking their lives and
the animals they fight for!

Mark your calendar for an evening of music, speakers, vegan food and
fun! There will be a silent auction and a raffle, and this event will
benefit activists imprisoned for fighting for animals and our planet.

SPEAKERS:

--- Keith McHenry, co-founder of Food Not Bombs
--- Darius Fullmer from the SHAC 7 (and the Sea Shepherd crew)
--- Will Potter of GreenIsTheNewRed.com
--- Kevin Tucker, co-founder of the Black and Green Network
--- Dara Lovitz author of Muzzling A Movement, she will be signing and
selling copies of her book

PERFORMERS:

--- Masakari, politically charged crust punk with both anti-war and
animal rights themes, hailing from Cleveland, OH.
--- Peregrine, Peregrine is an anarcho-primitivist/savagist death
metal band based out of southwestern PA. Fueled by a love of wildness
and solidarity with the lives of those directly confronted by the
cannibalistic cycles of necessary growth of civilization. The purpose
has been simple; spreading the directed hatred of civilization as a
critique rather than a collection of misanthropic notions and
undermining the domesticating process that is constantly reinforced in
our lives.
--- “Aware and Outraged” Ron Kipling Williams, a socially conscious
spoken word artist, political activist, educator, and freelance
journalist. Williams continuously features in numerous social justice
and human rights fundraisers and awareness concerts, and serves as a
grassroots organizer on issues such as education, labor, youth,
political, and civic engagement. In 1995, he received an African
American Unsung Hero Award by Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke for his
work as an artist and activist.

When: Saturday August 14, 4:00-10:00pm
Where: St. Stephens Church, 1525 Newton Street NW (corner of 16th and
Newton), Washington DC
Admission: $10
Contact: For more information please contact ad...@openthecages.org

Volunteers are needed for this event, so please email
in...@BaltimoreAnimalRights.com if you can help out!