Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy: A One-Day Workshop with Melanie Joy

How Vegans Can Manage and Prevent Infighting

In this workshop, Melanie Joy explains the causes and consequences of infighting, as well as practical ways to prevent and manage the problem. She guides participants through experiential exercises so they can integrate and practice new skills and understand how to apply a variety of new tools. This unique and empowering workshop can help vegans cultivate more resilient organizations and a more impactful movement.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills to Increase the Impact and Resilience of Vegan Organizations and Advocates

In this workshop, Melanie Joy explains the key principles and provides practical tools for building effective and impactful communication and interpersonal skills. You’ll learn how to discuss any topic, no matter how emotionally charged, effectively and compassionately. Through clear explanations, Melanie will help you build these and other competencies, which can significantly increase the likelihood that your team, leadership, and/or individual advocacy efforts are as productive and impactful as possible.

How Vegans Can Prevent and Manage Infighting

How Vegans Can Manage and Prevent Infighting

Infighting among vegan advocates and within vegan organizations comes at a huge cost. It takes a tremendous amount of resources out of the movement and causes vegans to feel betrayed, demoralized, and fearful of being on the receiving end of an attack. Infighting is a major obstacle to the success of both vegan organizations and the movement more broadly.

In this workshop, Melanie Joy explains the causes and consequences of infighting, as well as practical ways to prevent and manage the problem. She guides participants through experiential exercises so they can integrate and practice new skills and understand how to apply a variety of new tools. This unique and empowering workshop can help vegans cultivate more resilient organizations and a more impactful movement.