Call to Participate in Student Film About Animal Justice :)
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UVic Vegan Association
Mar 14, 2011, 9:11:48 PM3/14/11
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Greetings everyone!
My name is Jessica Dalderis. I am a fourth year undergraduate student in the Department of Women’s Studies and Social Justice Studies Program at the University of Victoria. One of the requirements of the Women’s Studies program is the completion of a graduating project.
A graduating project is a self-directed research project. It involves creating, developing, and completing a project pertaining to a topic that is relevant to Women’s Studies and/or feminism and/or social justice. For my graduating project, I am making a film that explores and celebrates what people have done, and are doing, to advocate justice and respect for nonhuman animals. I will document and later analyze how various advocates, activists, and organizations are mobilizing to raise awareness about injustice towards nonhuman animals, and working to develop anti-oppressive frameworks that include the well-being and interests of nonhuman animals. It is my hope that the film will capture not only the reasons why we (humans) should care about nonhuman animals, and that justice for nonhuman animals is a social justice issue of its own, but also some of the intersections between animal injustices and other forms of oppression. Upon completion of the film, I expect to share/screen the film (non-commercially) with students and faculty at UVic, the greater social justice and animal advocacy communities, and the online Institute for Critical Animal Studies with the intention of honouring what people are doing to promote justice for nonhuman animals (and the people who are doing this work). I will also write an analytical paper for my professor based on my experience during the project.
Given your involvement with animal advocacy, and/or affiliation with the UVic Vegan Association, I would like very much to interview you on camera and/or film you engaging in (legal) animal advocacy/activism. The questions I intend to ask (see below) will address your personal beliefs, values, opinions, and experiences with regards to nonhuman animals and animal advocacy.
Interview Questions:
I welcome any input you may have to offer, particularly pertaining to any issues or concerns you feel I should address, but which are not reflected in the above questions. I anticipate that your participation will involve a time commitment of approximately 30 minutes for the interview, (maximum of 1 hour allotted for interviews) and a maximum of 1 hour at a later date to review the footage of you to be included in the final film. All levels of contribution will be respected and valued. The interview and/or filming of animal advocacy (i.e., presentations, talks, artwork, live music, etc.) will be carried out by me, at your convenience, and the review of footage segments will be carried out by you, at your convenience (within a mutually agreed-upon time frame).
If you are interested in participating in this project, or have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please contact me via email at dald...@uvic.ca, or via phone at 250-885-9575. If you know someone else who might be interested in participating in this film, please feel free to pass along my contact information, so they can get in touch with me. I would like to stress that although I am a member of Victoria’s animal justice/activist community, and that we may therefore share a social network, you should not feel in any way pressured or obligated to participate in this study. If you do feel pressured or obligated to participate, you should decline this offer. Further, declining to participate, or withdrawing at any time without giving any explanation, will have absolutely no repercussions. If you do decide to participate, you will have control over the extent of of your participation. Please carefully review the attached interview consent form for a more in-depth discussion on the objectives, methods, potential uses, etc. of this project before you decide to participate. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jessica Dalderis (former UVA director)
P.S. Please note that this study/ editing of the film will be ongoing over the summer, so there will possibly be opportunities to participate after April. However, I am aiming to have the bulk of my filming finished by April 8th. Consent form attached below.
My name is Jessica Dalderis. I am a fourth year undergraduate student in the Department of Women’s Studies and Social Justice Studies Program at the University of Victoria. One of the requirements of the Women’s Studies program is the completion of a graduating project.
A graduating project is a self-directed research project. It involves creating, developing, and completing a project pertaining to a topic that is relevant to Women’s Studies and/or feminism and/or social justice. For my graduating project, I am making a film that explores and celebrates what people have done, and are doing, to advocate justice and respect for nonhuman animals. I will document and later analyze how various advocates, activists, and organizations are mobilizing to raise awareness about injustice towards nonhuman animals, and working to develop anti-oppressive frameworks that include the well-being and interests of nonhuman animals. It is my hope that the film will capture not only the reasons why we (humans) should care about nonhuman animals, and that justice for nonhuman animals is a social justice issue of its own, but also some of the intersections between animal injustices and other forms of oppression. Upon completion of the film, I expect to share/screen the film (non-commercially) with students and faculty at UVic, the greater social justice and animal advocacy communities, and the online Institute for Critical Animal Studies with the intention of honouring what people are doing to promote justice for nonhuman animals (and the people who are doing this work). I will also write an analytical paper for my professor based on my experience during the project.
Given your involvement with animal advocacy, and/or affiliation with the UVic Vegan Association, I would like very much to interview you on camera and/or film you engaging in (legal) animal advocacy/activism. The questions I intend to ask (see below) will address your personal beliefs, values, opinions, and experiences with regards to nonhuman animals and animal advocacy.
Interview Questions:
- What inspired you to become involved in animal liberation/justice/rights/post-humanism?
- My understanding is that the animal justice movement is comprised of a plurality of positions. How do you negotiate the plurality of voices involved in animal activism?
- In the activist work you’ve done (teaching, community, or otherwise) which area of work did you find most challenging? Most rewarding?
- Do you think animal (in)justice is a social justice issue of its own?
- Why is it so important to respect and care about animals?
- Do you think animal (in)justice is connected to other areas of social justice? Please explain.
- Do you/how do you think animal justice activists can create more spaces to critically engage about animal (in)justices here at UVic? Should Critical Animal Studies be included in our Social Justice Studies program at UVic?
- Do you have any advice or ‘words of wisdom‘ for fellow/up and coming activists or people that care about/want to respect animals?
I welcome any input you may have to offer, particularly pertaining to any issues or concerns you feel I should address, but which are not reflected in the above questions. I anticipate that your participation will involve a time commitment of approximately 30 minutes for the interview, (maximum of 1 hour allotted for interviews) and a maximum of 1 hour at a later date to review the footage of you to be included in the final film. All levels of contribution will be respected and valued. The interview and/or filming of animal advocacy (i.e., presentations, talks, artwork, live music, etc.) will be carried out by me, at your convenience, and the review of footage segments will be carried out by you, at your convenience (within a mutually agreed-upon time frame).
If you are interested in participating in this project, or have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please contact me via email at dald...@uvic.ca, or via phone at 250-885-9575. If you know someone else who might be interested in participating in this film, please feel free to pass along my contact information, so they can get in touch with me. I would like to stress that although I am a member of Victoria’s animal justice/activist community, and that we may therefore share a social network, you should not feel in any way pressured or obligated to participate in this study. If you do feel pressured or obligated to participate, you should decline this offer. Further, declining to participate, or withdrawing at any time without giving any explanation, will have absolutely no repercussions. If you do decide to participate, you will have control over the extent of of your participation. Please carefully review the attached interview consent form for a more in-depth discussion on the objectives, methods, potential uses, etc. of this project before you decide to participate. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Jessica Dalderis (former UVA director)
P.S. Please note that this study/ editing of the film will be ongoing over the summer, so there will possibly be opportunities to participate after April. However, I am aiming to have the bulk of my filming finished by April 8th. Consent form attached below.
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