Why We Choose Not to Ride Elephants, Go to Zoos, or Swim with Dolphins

2/6/2019

Abby Power - Independent Humane Educator and Public Speaker

As parents and educators, how can we collectively start the discussion with our children and students, about animal equality and the impact that our choices can have? In this speaker session, Abby Power will talk about how we can use humane education tools to introduce topics such as speciesism, systems thinking, cognitive dissonance, and critical thinking in order to engage our children to find solutions and make systematic change. As a parent or educator, let’s give our children the tools to be the next generation of changemakers.

About our Speaker:
Abby Power is an advocate for compassionate change. She is certified in plant-based nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Humane Education through Valparaiso University and The Institute for Humane Education. As a humane educator and public speaker, Abby can be found giving presentations around topics that include animal rights advocacy, whole foods plant-based diets, environmental impacts of what we eat, how to find joy in life, and ways to change the world. Abby currently resides in Ashland, Massachusetts with her husband and five-year-old son, James. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, practicing Vipassana Meditation, gardening, and advocating for the animals!

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10 Comments

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2/6/2019 05:02:03 pm

Hi Everyone!

Thank you for joining my session! I'm delighted that you are here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to leave a comment.

Abby

Sue Brennan

2/6/2019 05:27:24 pm

Thank you for inviting me to listen to the presentations!

2/6/2019 05:45:06 pm

Thanks, Mom <3

Judy Crumpton

2/6/2019 05:42:56 pm

Hi Abby, Your session was awesome and packed with powerful suggestions. From thinking locally and visiting school district committee meetings, to promoting reading books with a compassionate theme, and most of all...guiding your son with empathy skills that I am sure he will share with others. Really fabulous! Thank you!

2/6/2019 05:46:07 pm

Thank you for your comments, Judy! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the session. Thanks for listening!

Maggie Lantzy

2/6/2019 05:43:48 pm

Hi Abby, thank you for sharing your ideas for raising changemakers! I really appreciate how you find teaching moments when many people would avoid those situations. It is inspiring that James is taking such an active role for change for animals. Thank you for sharing!

2/6/2019 05:48:45 pm

Thank you for listening, Maggie! It's amazing the amount of teachable moments that you can find when you just look around. I'm so proud of James and the passion that he has inside. We are becoming changemakers together!

2/7/2019 01:01:50 pm

That's so great, Abby! This morning my 2.5 year old asked me why he doesn't get ham. I let him know ham is a pig and he got a very angry look on his face and told me "Adam doesn't eat pigs." The next generation is so powerful!

2/7/2019 01:23:59 pm

Maggie, that's so sweet! I vividly remember one afternoon me and my husband were in the kitchen and James storms in and with his little 3 year old voice shouts, "I'm never ever going to eat ammmimals ever again, ever!" and then he walks right out of the room. It was awesome!

2/7/2019 05:42:22 pm

Too cute! I know our field is often surrounded by sadness, but stories like that show there is hope and great things happening!

HUMANE SUMMIT 2019