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Florida Voices for Animals (FVA), sponsors of the Annual Tampa Bay VegFest, is a nonprofit organization. Our members work for the compassionate treatment of animals. Issues we're involved in: exploitation of animals in entertainment, on factory farms, and by breeders; protection of endangered wildlife; spay and neuter programs; reduction of domestic abuse and neglect of companion animals; promotion of plant-based diets; support of animal sanctuaries; and protection of the environment for all animals, human and nonhuman. Join us today to help create a gentler, more compassionate world! We hold lots of events in the Tampa Bay Area. Come to one of our pot lucks or dinners and meet renowned advocates for animals. Help us with leafleting or education of schoolchildren on animal rights and plant-based diets. Pitch in to help at one of our vegan bake sales or other advocacy events. Come to our celebrated ThanksVegan dinner. Join us to get involved, and meet lots of other caring, compassionate people like you!
Visit us at www.floridavoicesforanimals.org for more information about us and be sure to read our FVA Volunteer Manual on how to help us educate the public at our events, demonstrations and protests.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Screening of The Animal People Documentary, Tue, Apr 29, 2025 6:30pFogartyville Community Arts/Media Center, Sarasota, FL
Six animal rights activists were arrested for protesting. Their 1st Amendment Rights were violated under the guise of treating them as terrorists. This documentary by Joaquin Phoenix in 2019 is their story.
WSLR & Fogartyville Link:
https://wslr.org/event/screening-of-the-animal-people-documentary/?qtajax=true
Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-tuesday-community-screening-the-animal-people-2019-tickets-1250502138559?aff=oddtdtcreator
What:
The Animal People Screening
When:
Tuesday, April 29th
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Introduction to film at 7 PM
Screening begins right after
Film Runtime: 97 minutes
Zoom Q&A afterwards: 08:45 PM
Doors Close at: 9:30 PM
Where:
Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center
525 Kumquat Ct.
Sarasota, FL 34236
This is a donation-based event. There is no admission fee nor cover charge.Executive Producer:
- Joaquin Phoenix
Presenting Host:
- Paul Murphy, Founder of the Sarasota Vegan Society
Q&A Panel of Speakers
Director: Denis Henry Hennelly
Co-Director: Casey Suchan
SHAC Activists: (Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty)- Jake Conroy
- Josh Harper
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXcmqguK3DE
A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.Fifteen years in the making, this feature documentary - Executive Produced by Joaquin Phoenix - follows the journey of six young Americans who find themselves targeted as terrorists by the US government for their involvement in a controversial protest campaign.
Seeing the future of social movement organizing, the activists used the then fledgling internet to dramatically magnify their impact as they systematically knocked out the pillars of financial support that kept the company in business. But when letter writing and protests began to mushroom into dead-of-night vandalism and worse by unknown activists, this corporation and the government formed an alliance to destroy the group.
The FBI began an unprecedented campaign of surveillance in preparation for prosecution, creating a model that would later be used against Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter. Congress, under corporate influence, rewrote laws and bent the definition of incitement in order to accomplish the prosecution of these six, potentially weakening free speech rights for all Americans.
Featuring expansive interviews with the activists spanning over a decade, rare archival footage - including never-before-seen FBI undercover surveillance tapes, wiretaps and government documents, The Animal People is a chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.
- FWC Florida Trapping Reg Changes - Zoom April 30 at 6:00 pmLink visible for attendees
Attention Florida!! ---- Big changes are pending for Florida's state trapping rules—allowances for traps like these will soon expand across our lands, waters, and neighborhoods. Want to understand why, how, and what this means for every animal, pet, child, citizen, consumer, and wildlife rehabilitator?
Please join this Info Webinar hosted by Alicia from the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Kate, ALDF Florida Humane Society Director, on April 30 at 6:00 PM.
Info Webinar Link for April 30 at 6pm:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81225275599?pwd=3sKnXgpVnIWWZqqwK6dakiQ3xfkBHB.1During this call, they will cover:
* The pending changes to trapping regulations.
* Updates from Technical Advisory Group stakeholders' meetings.
* Details about upcoming FWC public webinars and survey tools.
* The timeline for this proposal reaching the FWC Commission.This is SERIOUS—the last time these rules were updated was 53 years ago!! There IS still time to get involved and help steer these changes!! But that time is NOW. These changes will affect millions of victims.
(Note: This webinar invite is exclusively for Florida's wildlife advocates. If this applies to you, please just jump in at that zoom link on 4/30 @ 6pm. Feel free to steal, use any of this as your own (please), and share selectively.)
Do not confuse this call with the upcoming FWC-hosted 3 public webinars and Survey tool that start May 6.
These critically important events will be discussed in this April 30 info call.
And as you likely assume, those supporting these traps are already heavily engaged in pushing this forward.
