**Students are encouraged to come and we can sign anything needed for this to count as extra credit.

🌍🌱 Let’s come together to celebrate Earth Day, build community, and be inspired! Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or just beginning your journey towards a more sustainable and compassionate lifestyle, there’s something for everyone at our Portland Earth Day Community Event.

🌻All are welcome to attend. This event is FREE and open to the general public.

🎟️ Reserve your spot via Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portland-earth-day-community-event-tickets-880495534847) for this enlightening and empowering event by April 20th to receive a FREE Vegan Night Market sticker and be entered to win one of 3 prints from Transfarming Switzerland director and photojournalist Thomas Machowicz (valued at $100 each).

Event Highlights:
🥪 Networking & Social Hour with FREE Food: Indulge in delicious vegan eats provided by Prime Roots while networking with fellow animal and environmental advocates.

🎥 Film Screening of “Transfarming Switzerland”: Immerse yourself in this captivating short film about Sarah Heiligtag’s visionary approach to animal advocacy. Rather than opposing animal farmers, she collaborates with them to transition their businesses into vegan farms and sanctuaries, giving rise to a more compassionate and sustainable future. The film was Winner of the Animal Advocacy category at the International Vegan Film Festival.

🗣️ Expert Panel Discussion: Engage with a distinguished panel of thought leaders including:
– Marcelo Daidone Chalita, Lawyer, and Transfarmation Researcher currently in the Lewis and Clark’s Animal Law Program (https://law.lclark.edu/live/profiles/19025-marcelo-daidone-chalita)
– Maurice Hamington, MBA, Ph.D., Care Ethics Scholar (https://www.mhamington.com/)
– Avram Hiller, Ph.D. Environmental Ethics Scholar (https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/avramhiller/)
– Molly Baer Kramer, Ph.D., Animal Rights Researcher
– Thomas Machowicz, Director of Transfarming Switzerland (https://www.sanctuarydoc.org/)

❓Interactive Q&A: Pose your questions to the panelists to delve deeper into the issues addressed in the film and beyond. Moderated by Monica Mueller, Ph.D., Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy.

🥇Trivia Game with Prizes: Test your knowledge with our Earth Day-themed trivia game and compete for exciting prizes from our hosts and sponsors.

📅 Date: Monday, April 22
🕒 Time: 6-8:30pm
📍 Location: 5th Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St., Portland) – Theater 2

🚌 PUBLIC TRANSIT & PARKING: There are paid lots and street parking as well as bus, max, and streetcar stops nearby. Plan your trip: www.trimet.org/

♿️ ACCESSIBILITY: The cinema is wheelchair-friendly

🌎 This event is being organized by Portland State University Philosophy Department, Sanctuary Doc, and Veggies Do It Better, supported by Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX), Northwest VEG, Vegan Earth Day March, and What If We Saw Them, and sponsored by Prime Roots Foods.

🌐 Visit www.VeganEarthDayMarch.org for more information on how you can make a positive impact on the environment and about other events happening on this global day of action.

🤝 By attending this event you are agreeing to the Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX) Community Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Huvz3k-v_R41Qi80iF2ZXh88RetNiBh4qQBxjVgP9RI/edit?usp=sharing