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“Open Call : “Animal Liberation” Exhibition.
We are excited to invite artists, writers, tattooists, & creators to participate in a 3 day antispeciesist event in Athens, Greece, focused on the Animal Liberation. The event will take place in October, featuring screenings, book distro, vegan food, tattoo sessions, music, merch, & more. We invite you to be part of it and raising awareness, sparking conversations, & envisioning a future where all living beings are free from exploitation and harm.
We’re looking For any genre of Visual Art, Zines & Books, Video & Tattoo Art that tell stories or share personal narratives of activism, veganism, and resistance. Your participation will contribute to a growing movement and inspire change through the power of creative expression.
All the profit of the event will be shared between the antispeciesist shelter DoggyBagCrew, political prisoners & the Vegan in Palestine collective.
“Doggybagcrew is an anti-speciesist association whose members have been advocating for animal liberation in Greece since 2016. During a trip across the country, they observed an alarming level of animal abuse & abandonment, which prompted them to take action. Their first initiative involved collecting medicine & food that were destined to be discarded in Belgium & then transporting them to Greece. They also financially supported local associations by organizing fundraising events to cover veterinary costs.
By visiting shelters, they helped build infrastructure for the animals, always using the funds raised from these events.
Their goal is to create an anti-speciesist shelter that would provide a safe space for both human and non-human animals, a type of facility that currently does not exist in Greece.
This summer, they welcomed the first non-human animals & gradually started building living spaces for everyone. DoggyBagCrew refuses any assistance from the government or the European Union due to their political convictions & they mainly self-finance
through solidarity events. The road is long & difficult, but a project of this scope can only succeed”
Image by @carotideae”
