Unlocking the Cage: Film Screening with Steven Wise

Wasserstein Hall, Room 1023 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

Unlocking the Cage: Film Screening with Steven Wise Wednesday 11/16, 6pm WCC 1023 Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his career-long challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After 30 years of struggling with existing animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), recently

Joyce Tischler, ALDF

Wasserstein Hall, Room 1015 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, #1015, Cambridge, MA, United States

Joyce Tischler, ALDF 12/1 noon Wcc 1015

Animal Welfare Act at 50 Conference

Harvard Law School

Animal Welfare Act at 50 Conference 12/2-12/3 http://animal.law.harvard.edu/events/the-animal-welfare-act-at-50

Animal Law Week

Harvard Law School

HLS Student Animal Legal Defense Fund presents our Third Annual Animal Law Week on February 27 - March 3, 2017. Free vegan lunch at every talk! Co-Sponsored by Harvard's Animal Law and Policy Program. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/events/1294884273911226/. 1. Monday, Feb. 27, 12 PM-1PM, WCC 1019: "Big Ag's Dirty Secrets: Corporate Efforts to Criminalize Journalism, Whistleblowing, and

Angela Harris – The Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender with Animal Protection

Pound Hall, Room 101 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, #101, Cambridge, MA, United States

Angela Harris is the Distinguished Professor of Law, Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom of Equality, and Director, Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies at the UC Davis School of Law (King Hall).  She writes widely in the field of critical legal theory, examining how law sometimes reinforces and

Dale Jamieson – New Directions in Animal Ethics and the Future of Animal Studies

Wasserstein Hall, Room 2009 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

At New York University, Dale Jamieson is the Founding Director of the Animal Studies Initiative; Department Chair and Founding Director of Environmental Studies; Professor of Philosophy, and Affiliated Professor of Law. The NYU Animal Studies Initiative was established in 2010 to represent and contribute to the rapidly growing and exciting interdisciplinary field.  An integral part of

General Body Meeting

Wasserstein Hall, Room 3011 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States

Join the HLS Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter for our first general meeting of the year! We'll introduce your executive board, let you know about our upcoming events, and share opportunities to get involved this year. Lunch provided. Please note this event is open to the HLS community only.

General Body Meeting

Pound Hall, Room 100 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, #100, Cambridge, MA, United States

Want to meet other students interested in animal law? Curious about what animal law is? Join the HLS Animal Law Society for our first general meeting of the year! We’ll introduce your executive board, let you know about our upcoming events, and share opportunities to get involved this year. We will also have time for mingling and getting to know

Where Do Dogs Come From?

Milstein West A

Where do dogs come from? Where does homo sapiens come from? Prof. Cass Sunstein believes the answer to both questions comes from a single source: domestication. It is agreed that dogs come from wolves (or more likely, that dogs and modern wolves have a common, wolf-like ancestor). Recent research is converging on the conclusion that