February 12th 2025 marked a big step forward in the global fight against the large-scale destruction of nature, also known as ecocide. On this day, two initiatives dedicated to criminalizing ecocide at the national and international levels were launched in The Hague: the Ecocide Law Advisory and the Manual on the National Criminalisation of Ecocide.Criminalizing ecocide is more important than...
Dear friends of animals,A new year, a renewed fight for animals, nature, and the environment in Europe! We are proud to present a new newsletter brought to you by the Animal Politics Foundation. This time we will bring you the latest updates on the campaigns, political actions, and developments from the Party for the Animals in the European Parliament.
Watch the best international speakers on the topics of food, health and politics live via our YouTube channel on 10th and 11th of July.
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DAY 1: SATURDAY 10th of JULY
09.45 – 10.20 Lecture and Q&A: The Eco-centric Political Movement
by Esther Ouwehand, party leader of the Dutch Party for the Animals
10.20 – 10.45 The rise of the Animal Politics Movement
Presentation on the political movement for animal rights by Elsa Miedema, political historian and researcher
11.00 – 11.40 Lecture and Q&A: Food and the ecological and climate crisis, by Helen Harwatt, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House Food and Climate Policy and fellow at Harvard University
12.25 – 13.25 Masterclass Food Impact: Ecocide & Food, by Jojo Mehta, co-founder and executive director of Stop Ecocide International and MP Lammert van Raan of the Dutch party for the Animals
13.25 – 14.25 Interview and Q&A on food transition, with pioneer entrepreneur Kees Kruythoff, CEO of The LIVEKINDLY Collective
Interview with Kees Kruythoff, former CEO at Unilever, now CEO of The LIVEKINDLY Collective of plant-based food brands, by Sophie Kevany, journalist, writing on animal agriculture and the future of food production for The Guardian.
14.25 END OF DAY 1 PROGRAMME
Watch the best international speakers on the topics of food, health and politics live via our YouTube channel on 10th and 11th of July.
[Times are according to CEST time zone]
DAY 2: SUNDAY 11th of JULY
09.45 – 10.15 Lecture and Q&A: Food & Health: Pandemics and protecting our health in the future, by professor Hans Zaaijer, medical doctor and microbiologist, professor of blood-borne infections at the University of Amsterdam
13.35 – 14.05 Lecture: Behaviour Change and the concept of ‘Plant-based by default’, by professor Henriëtte Prast, economist, senator for the Dutch Party for the Animals and initiator of the ‘Plant-based by default’ initiative