Hundreds Converging At AR2008

Nearly a thousand activists and movement newcomers are converging on the nation's capital next week for the Animal Rights 2008 National Conference. To grab one the few remainings slots, please visit the registration page.

The final program schedule includes:

• Eyewitness reports on whale and seal wars by Sea Shepherd crew
• Personal accounts of amazing achievements by movement activists
• Discusssion of our movement's most controversial internal issues
• Presentations by leaders of other movements on working together
• Acceptance of Celebrity Animal Advocate Award by Heather Mills
• Animal Rights Hall of Fame & Henry Spira Grassroots Activist Awards

Also: 95 speakers from 60 organizations, 120 sessions, 50 videos, 90 exhibits, newcomer orientation, networking receptions, and superb vegan food and musicians.

The Conference will be held on August 14-18 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, a Washington DC suburb. The hotel offers offers excellent meeting facilities, discounted rooms, and a free shuttle service to Pentagon City Metro & National Airport. It welcomes animal companions!

This is our most attractive venue since we started hosting conferences in 1981. The building has lots of sunlight, and we have the entire conference level. It adjoins a small lake and a botanical preserve with running trails.

Please don't miss the hotel's Friday reservation deadline!

We thank our sponsors, exhibitors, and merchandise donors, who help make the Conference possible.

Our co-sponsors include In Defense of Animals, Sea Shepherd, E-Magazine, and Healing Species. Also: ACT Radio, Alley Cat Allies, Animals Voice, Anti-Fur Society, Bicycle City, Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe, League of Humane Voters, Mercy For Animals, Ms. Magazine, Natural Living Magazine, United Poultry Concerns, and VegNews.

Be there as if the animals' lives depended on it. They do!

If you're not planning to register, we would appreciate your completing a brief survey.

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