Speaking Their Truth

Thank you to all who attended, sponsored and exhibited at “Speaking Their Truth,” the 23^rd Annual International Compassionate Living Festival, on October 3-5, 2008 in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina.

It was an informative, stimulating and enjoyable weekend spent learning about and discussing a wide variety of issues presented by top experts in their fields.

To order audio and/or integrated audio-visual copies of individual presentations at "Speaking Their Truth," please contact JOB Conference Recording Services at (202) 269-2000 or visit their site at www.job-crs.com.

Founded in 1985 by Tom and Nancy Regan of the Culture and Animals Foundation, the ICLF brings together renowned scholars, authors, activists and artists who work for nonviolence social change on behalf of animals worldwide. These individuals represent a wide range of backgrounds, interests, experiences and perspectives.

This event is meant to provide novice and veteran animal advocates with information, inspiration and a means for respectful discussion of important, timely issues of many kinds. It complements rather than duplicates other animal rights conferences, and offers a unique forum for “thinking activists” and “activist thinkers.”

Our 2008 program featured:

Keynote speaker

Irene Pepperberg, Ph.D.

The Alex Foundation

Dr. Pepperberg spent 30 years with an African Grey parrot named Alex, who gained worldwide fame for his use of spoken words to convey his thoughts and feelings. Her work with animal cognition and communication has advanced efforts to give nonhuman animals not only more respect but more consideration and legal rights. She will share with us what she learned from Alex and the legacy of his life.

Plenary Speakers

(in alphabetical order)

Adam Durand, Campaign Director, Animal Rights International

Gianluca Felicetti, President, Lega Antivivisezione

Ché Green, Executive Director, H umane Research Council

Leslie Irvine, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder; author, “If You Tame Me”

Lisa Jennings, Executive Director, Animal Protection of New Mexico

Lori Marino, Ph.D., Emory University

Michael Mountain, President,Best Friends Animal Society

Nicole Paquette, Senior Vice President, Born Free USA

Norm Phelps, author, “The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA”

Chef Ron Pickarski, President, Eco-Cuisine

Dan Piraro, artist, “Bizarro”

Tom Regan, Ph.D., Co-founder, Culture and Animals Foundation

Kim W. Stallwood, European Director, Animals and Society Institute

Kyle Vincent, singer-songwriter

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