Dear Colleagues, Activists and Friends,
We resume our Animal Rights Committee webinars with an exploration of using chickens in Kaporos-- the traditional Hasidic ritual of atonement that precedes Yom Kippur.
This is a very challenging topic, particularly when white supremacist movements and anti-Semitism are on the rise. I'll therefore immediately and unequivocally state that this webinar neither critiques religious rights of a minority nor atonement to a God of one's choosing. It *does* question whether chickens should bleed to death on public streets during a pandemic.
This question has legal, religious, medical, humanitarian and public relations implications. Consequently, I have spoken with lawyers, doctors, Rabbis, rescuers, animal advocates, documentarians and sanctuary owners/operators. Our wonderful Speakers include:
•Nora Constance Marino, Esq. who has argued this issue all the way up to the New York Court of Appeals;
•Rabbi Donn Gross of Congregation Bet Dovid, a vegan shul in New Jersey;
•Karen Davis, PhD, Founder and President, United Poultry Concerns;
•Dr. Ethan Ciment, DPM; President of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, neighbor, COVID survivor.
•Donny Moss, Founder of Their Turn, animal rights news media;
•John Netzel, President, Peaceful Fields Sanctuary.
The webinar is free to National Lawyers Guild members and non-members, alike.
Your Eventbrite invitation link is: https://kaporos.eventbrite.com
Your Zoom information will arrive immediately upon registration. In addition, you will receive a separate email confirming the Zoom link and passwords, as well as a reminder the night before.
Cheers, stay safe and fight on...
Tamara Bedić, Esq.
co-Vice President
National Lawyers Guild (NYC)