Emma is a Perth-based animal rights activist and founder of West Australian non-profit organization Liberation Cooperative. Over the past 13 years Emma has been involved with coordinating disruptive direct action, awareness campaigns, outreach, investigations and numerous protests, rallies and marches. As an events organizer, Emma founded Perth Vegan Expo, World Vegan Day Perth and has run National Animal Rights Day (NARD) Perth for the last six years.
www.liberationcooperative.org
In Pursuit of Sustainable Activism
Is just doing something enough? In a climate of ex-vegans, anti-vegans and apologists how can we best advocate for animals? In this talk Emma reflects on her experience within different animal rights communities and considers how community culture can help shape success and ensure longevity.