This talk is about our experiences with Animal Rights Advocates in attempting to make coalitions with other social justice groups. You can listen to the audio from this talk here: https://archive.org/details/NickPendergrastAndKatieBatty.IntersectionalityInPractice This talk was given at the Institute for Critical Animal Studies Oceania (ICAS) 2014 conference: Critical Animal Studies in the Asia-Pacific. You can find out more about this conference here: http://icasoceania.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/schedule-update/ You can hear other talks from this conference on episode 54 of Progressive Podcast Australia: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/05/03/icas/

1. Nick Pendergrast and Katie Batty

2. ‘All forms of discrimination, including
homophobia, racism, sexism, specie
sism, ageism, disableism and bias
based on weight and citizenship
status are rooted in the same
system of oppression’, although
‘such systems of oppression
intersect differently for different
individuals’ (Glasser).

3. • Calling Animal Advocates! -
Boycott Thanksgiving -
Solidarity Action!
• ‘In efforts of building
relationships between Native
Americans, First Nations
Aboriginal people and animal
advocacy groups, we are
asking animal rights activists to
boycott Thanksgiving a U.S.
national holiday in the name of
opposing racism and genocide
toward Native Americans.’
• GenevAnimaliste:
• Animal advocacy in
Switzerland.
• Animals Australia:
• ‘Cheers to a Cruelty-Free
Australia Day!
• ‘If you're like us then you're
probably already salivating in
anticipation of BBQ-on-the-
beach-with-your-mates-day on
January 26th.’

4. • Critical Animal Studies places an ‘emphasis on the need
for total liberation, stressing the commonalities binding
various oppressed groups; and the importance of
learning from and with activists’ (Best).
• Best: Critical Animal Studies rejects ‘theory-for-theory’s
sake’ and is instead interested in bringing about social
change.

5. • Stalls.
• Speaking (3.57-end).
• Vegan food.
• Being genuine.

8. • Animal advocates making the first move
• Be genuine
• Build coalitions to bolster the entire Left
movement
• www.ProgressivePodcastAustralia.com
• Episode 32.