Speak for Wolves, August 9-11 2019, Portland, OR
Recordings of select sessions from Speak for Wolves 2019 are available on our YouTube channel
Friday, August 9 | Opening Mixer & Fundraiser – Lagunitas Community Room, 237 NE Broadway St #300, Portland, OR Reception with beer, wine, appetizers, poetry, storytelling, music, a silent auction and more! |
Saturday, August 10 | Conference – PSU Native American Student and Community Center, 710 SW Jackson St, Portland, OR Jill Fritz – Humane Society of the United States: Banning Wildlife Killing Contests Haley Stewart and Amanda Wight – Humane Society of the United States: Debunking Myths: Social and Ecological Truths about North American Large Carnivores Joanie Beldin and Sheila Redman – WolfWays: a wolf education program designed for children Pre-K through 8th grade Chiara Rose – Pacific Coast Organizer, Endangered Species Coalition: The Return of the Sea Wolf Alexandra Monson – Litigation Fellow, Animal Legal Defense Fund: Letters to Litigation Lynn Cullens – Executive Director, Mountain Lion Foundation: Overcoming the Heavy Weight of Tradition and the Persisting Structures of Bureaucracy Amaroq Weiss – Senior West Coast Wolf Advocate, Center for Biological Diversity: Wolf Activism: An Expression of Our Deepest Selves |
Sunday, August 11 | Film Screening & Panel Discussion- Multnomah County Central Library, US Bank Room, 801 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR Call to the Wild: Why Wolves Howl Intro to Pacific Wild and #SaveBCWolves campaign “Great Bear Rainforest” film screening Panel Discussion: When Art and Activism Collide: Impact in Challenging Times, Lindsay Marie Stewart – Creative Director, Pacific Wild, and Laurie McConnell – “Systems Wrangler” and Community Outreach Specialist, Pacific Wild |