Effective Activism

• Understanding Euthanasia: When Life and Words Become Worthless
• “Cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys . . . they were calling me.”
• Chicken or Broiler, Cow or Steer, Owner or Guardian? - Liberating the Language of Animal Abuse
• How Can We Help Chickens and Other Farmed Animals?
• Guide to Staffing Tables & Leafleting for Animal Rights
• Don't Plants Have Feelings Too? Responding Effectively to 13 Frequently Asked Questions About Food, Fiber, Farm Animals, and the Ethics of Diet
• Philosophic Vegetarianism: Acting Affirmatively for Peace
• Moving Beyond...The Rhetoric of Apology in Animal Rights (Also in UPC Fall 2013 Poultry Press)
• Pessimism Versus Negativity in Animal Activism (Also in UPC Winter 2014 Poultry Press)
• Avoiding Burnout: How Does One Survive Dealing Day After Day with a Cruel Industry? (Also in UPC Fall 2016 Poultry Press)
• Disappearing Hens: Stopping Short of What Needs to Be Said – and Done
• Open Rescues: How UPC Introduced This Strategy to U.S. Activists

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2024

• UPC “Don't Gobble Me!” Ads Turned Heads UPC Winter 2025 Poultry Press
• “Don't Gobble Me!” Activism For Turkeys UPC Winter 2025 Poultry Press
• FAUN Activists Target Live Poultry Market in New Jersey UPC Fall 2024 Poultry Press
• UPC Summer Activities Gallery UPC Fall 2024 Poultry Press
• Our Beautiful Posters Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day/Month in Washington, DC UPC Summer 2024 Poultry Press
• International Respect for Chickens Month Gallery UPC Summer 2024 Poultry Press
• Hen Rescued from Florida Live Animal Market UPC Summer 2024 Poultry Press
• Saturday, May 4, 12pm-3pm Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day 27 April 2024
• Activism for Turkeys In Memory of Karen Davis UPC Winter-Spring 2024 Poultry Press

2023

• UPC Runs Bus Ads in Los Angeles for Turkeys! 20 Nov 2023
• Are Farmed Animal Sanctuaries at Risk? 1 August 2023
• UPC Spring Activities Gallery UPC Summer 2023 Poultry Press
• A great day leafleting at the White House for Int'l Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 6, 2023. 7 May 2023
• How Can We Promote Respect For Chickens?
  An Interview With Karen Davis Of United Poultry Concerns 2 May 2023
• Podcast: International Respect for Chickens Day 7 April 2023
• Anthropomorphism as Activism Now Posted on YouTube 3 April 2023
• Leafleting for Animals: A Time-Honored Activist Tradition 24 January 2023
• Fall into Activism – UPC is Out There! UPC Winter 2023 Poultry Press

2022

• Why Are Farmed Animals Forsaken – By Their Advocates? 27 December 2022
• Great News! Utah Jury Acquits DxE Rescuers of Piglets Suffering in Horrific (Typical) Smithfield Operation 9 October 2022
• Bringing Animals Into the College Classroom: My Experience 5 August 2022
• UPC Spring Activities Gallery UPC Summer 2022 Poultry Press
• An Avian Activist’s Ideas to Celebrate Chickens and Inspire Compassion 17 May 2022
• University of MD Diamondback Spirit Paper Ad UPC Spring 2022 Poultry Press
• FEATHERED FRIENDS: A Profile of UPC President Karen Davis 2 April 2022
• Our Turkey Bus Posters Win Praises in Austin, Texas! UPC Winter 2022 Poultry Press
• The Great Outdoors: Oct.-Dec. 2021! UPC Winter 2022 Poultry Press
• GoldenRuleism: Living A GoldenRule-Guided Life 29 January 2022

2021

• Becoming an Activist, Humane Education, “Humane” Factory Farming 31 December 2021
• BOOK REVIEW by Karen Davis in praise of VEGAN VOICES: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers 13 October 2021
• Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers 31 August 2021
• The Challenge Facing Animal Rights 25 August 2021
• “Scared of a Brochure!” UPC Summer-Fall 2021 Poultry Press
• Breaking the Sound of Silence for Good 12 April 2021 (Also in UPC Summer-Fall 2021 Poultry Press)
• “Animals Deserve Gender Pronouns, Too” by NPR’s Scott Simon, April 3, 2021 4 April 2021
• New “Dying for Dinner” Cards UPC Spring 2021 Poultry Press

2020

• Hope Bohanec: Virtual Activism in a Time of Pandemics 30 October 2020
• Bus & Rail Ads: Kindness is Contagious - Live Vegan - Wash Your Hands of Animal Suffering UPC Summer 2020 Poultry Press
• Understanding Euthanasia: When Life and Words Become Worthless 18 June 2020
• Six Ways to Take Action for Animals While Staying Safe at Home 16 April 2020
• Bus Ads for Turkeys in Philadelphia UPC Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press

2019

• Ads for Turkeys! UPC Winter 2019 Poultry Press
• UPC Summer Activities Gallery UPC Fall 2019 Poultry Press
• UPC Spring Activities Gallery UPC Summer 2019 Poultry Press
• UPC’s Fall Activism Photo Gallery UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press
• New What Wings Are For T-Shirt UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press

2018

• Is It Wrong to Buy Animals to Save Them from Suffering? UPC Fall 2018 Poultry Press
• University of MD Diamondback Ads UPC Fall 2018 Poultry Press
• Why I am NOT an Apologetic Vegan 31 July 2018
• UPC Activities Photo Gallery UPC Summer 2018 Poultry Press
• Last Words on Anthony Bourdain & His “Vegan” Fan Club 24 June 2018
• Regarding Anthony Bourdain: Thank You for Reading and Writing 21 June 2018
• Misery in Every Mouthful Ad UPC Spring 2018 Poultry Press
• Animal People and Sexual Misconduct 5 February 2018
• Our Fall Activism for Turkeys UPC Winter 2017-2018 Poultry Press

2017

• Your Ads Are Working! UPC Fall 2017 Poultry Press
• A Rebuttal to Matt Ball’s Vegan Bash 28 June 2017
• Chickens Come First in Her Pecking Order, The Washington Post Metro, August 31, 1995 21 June 2017
• Killing a Chicken to Protest Abortion: What Do You Think? 21 June 2017
• Ostrich Festival Protest Report, March 2017 21 March 2017 (Also in UPC Summer 2017 Poultry Press)
• Don’t Burn Out! 2017 is just around the corner! UPC Winter 2016-2017 Poultry Press
• “Cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys . . . they were calling me.” UPC Winter 2016-2017 Poultry Press
• We ran these eye-catching ads in the Fall semester’s University of Maryland student newspaper The Diamondback! UPC Winter 2016-2017 Poultry Press
• We ran these eye-catching bus posters in Seattle and Minneapolis through November! UPC Winter 2016-2017 Poultry Press

2016

• Highlights of Our Summer 2016 Activism! UPC Fall 2016 Poultry Press
• UPC 24-Hour Spring Mourning Vigil for Chickens (1992) 24 June 2016 - YouTube.com
• UPC Activists Spring to Action for Chickens UPC Summer 2016 Poultry Press
• “Don’t Push Your Values”? 29 January 2016
• Pioneering New Traditions UPC Winter 2015-2016 Poultry Press

2015

• Animal Rights Vegan Guilt 30 September 2015 (Also in UPC Spring 2016 Poultry Press)
• Time to Spread the Joy 3 September 2015
• Pioneering New Traditions for Thanksgiving UPC Spring 2015 Poultry Press
• Animal Compassion Is More than Just Pets - UPC President Karen Davis urges compassion for all creatures 17 February 2015

2014

• Va. woman not chicken about making a stand for birds 18 November 2014
• Animal Personhood: Journal of Evolution and Technology 2014 30 October 2014
• Are We Winning The Fight For Animals? 26 September 2014 - thedodo.com
• Single-Issue Campaigns and Abolition/Vegan Advocacy: What Would a Chicken Say? 17 July 2014 (Also in UPC Fall 2015 Poultry Press)
• Veggie Pride NYC - It Didn't Rain on Our Parade!UPC Summer 2014 Poultry Press
• We handed out over 450 UPC “Life Can Be Beautiful - Go Vegan!” booklets at the Sowebo Arts and Music Festival in Baltimore 25 May 2014
• “Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!” T-Shirt now available from UPC - Order Now! 15 May 2014
• Chicken or Broiler, Cow or Steer, Owner or Guardian? - Liberating the Language of Animal Abuse 1 May 2014

2013

• UPC a Hit at the 2013 Washington, DC Green Festival!UPC Fall-Winter 2013 Poultry Press
• UPC Photo Gallery: Engaged in Our Mission! Summer 2013 UPC Fall 2013 Poultry Press
• Moving Beyond the Rhetoric of Apology of Animal Rights to Affirmative Activism Clip from Karen Davis's 2013 Vegetarian Summerfest talk - 22 July 2013
• “Our World. Theirs Too”: National Animal Rights Day 13 June 2013

2012

• Australian Animal Liberation Members Stage Macabre Demonstration, Cradling 100 Dead Animals in Melbourne City Square 10 October 2012
• When Animal Groups Promote Happy Meat: Activist Jamie Cohen Speaks Out 14 August 2012

2011

• A Model of The Perfect Vegan thevegantruth.blogspot.com - 9 January 2011
• What advice would you give to a vegan advocate wanting to become more of an activist?
  Eugene Veg Education Network 2011 Interview with UPC President Karen Davis - Summer 2011 Poultry Press

2010 and earlier

• I Use My Discontent to Make a Difference Fall 2008 Poultry Press
• Every Living Beating Heart 15 June 2007
• Animal Rights and Other Social Justice Movements 14 April 2000
• from "Is Letter Writing Enough?" Spring 1997 Poultry Press
• Staging a Successful Protest Winter 1996-1997 Poultry Press
• Undoing A "Done Deal" How We Kept a Chicken Company Out of Simpson County, KY Fall 1996 Poultry Press
• EXPANDING the Great Ape Project Fall/Winter 1995/96 Poultry Press
• The Future of the Animal Rights Movement Summer-Fall 1995 Poultry Press