Did you know that world-renowned author Leo Tolstoy was an ethical vegetarian who preached kindness and nonviolence? In fact, Tolstoy was the father of current love-based activism practiced by Toronto Pig Save and The Save Movement!

Tolstoy powerfully defined our duty to bear witness to animal suffering:

“When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to him who suffers, and try to help him” – Leo Tolstoy

Toronto Pig Save co-organizer Anita Krajnc holds weekly vigils outside slaughterhouses to bear witness to the animals who suffer there. Join us as we speak with her for a Sustainable Activism Webinar on “Bearing witness and love-based community organizing as inspired by Tolstoy” on Thursday, May 5, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT (or watch the replay).

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Anita Krajnc is co-founder and a co-organizer of Toronto Pig Save and The Save Movement. She holds weekly vigils, and represents animals through photography and video. Anita has a Ph.D. in Political Science and has taught courses in social movement strategies and tactics. She was recipient of the 2012 Lisa Grill Compassion for Animals Award from the Toronto Vegetarian Association and Culture and Animals Foundation grants in 2012 and 2013.

Many thanks to life coach and animal communicator Joan Ranquet, who described how our projections onto rescue animals impact their lives, during our April webinar! Watch a replay here.

Sustainable Activism Webinars are part of In Defense of Animals’ Sustainable Activism Campaign, offering emotional resources and self-care tools for animal activists via workshops, webinars, online gatherings, support groups, and retreats: www.idausa.org/events

For personal, individual support, please contact our Animal Activist Mentor Line at 1(800) 705-0425 or mentor@idausa.org.