Message from Pia Berrend. We are planing a “World Event to End Animal Cruelty” which we affectionately refer to as WEEAC. An idea for the world’s first joint action against cruelty to animals which originated in the United States. WEEAC can now be found in 25 countries and 48 cities around the world, all on October 8th, 2011. Each country and participating city have organized events on their own.
Our organizaton was founded this past Feb. 2011, and the response has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic and we have many countries & organizations now involved and more signing on every day.
Our Mission:
Is to bring awareness to the many people who are still unaware of the cruelty animals suffer at the hands of human beings on a daily basis
To get more young people involved via our Junior Advocate program
To teach the youth, compassion for animals; and the plight of animals in our world today
Our Goal:
To hold rallies in a peaceful, professional manner
To try and gain the attention and respect of the media so that they are working with us, rather than against us
To approach the governments around the world, for change to end cruelty and corruption once and for all
Our goal in this first step, is to see all Animal Groups & Activists unite. Standing together on the same day as One People, One World, showing our solidarity and determination in ending this barbaric cruelty to animals. So many people have just had enough. And yet so many more remain absolutely clueless. It is our hope, that by joining the world together on the same day, we really make a statement, an impact; something that could not possibly go unnoticed.
In order for us to truly be a voice for those without a voice, we must be a very loud voice! And so at this event, the curious will want to see what we’re all about. And hopefully we can then gain more supporters by enlightening them and waking them up to the cruelty going on all around them. Then our numbers will grow, and our voice will get louder.
And while we are all together, we symbolically unite, lighting a torch (possibly tiki torches), to represent the Light of Hope for the animals. The Beginning of the End of their suffering! And also to pay tribute to all those lost in cruelty, via a Candle Light vigil at the end of the Event.
At present the WEEAC-Team consists of 63 members from around the globe including 4 very young members of the WEEAC-Youth-Group – another avenue we are planning on addressing when the school year begins again in the fall.
Event Areas list . . . .
http://www.weeac.com/event-areas.html (Ignore the map, scroll down the page and you will find individual countries listed. Click on your local contact.)
About Us:
http://www.weeac.com/about-us.html
I believe that if we are truly to accomplish something, all of us around the World must work together as a Team in our efforts to protect and help the animals.
Although the organisation differs slightly from one location to another, the big lines are that we will have a silent march followed by a rally. Topics of discussion to include are: factory farming, vivisection, fur farms, bear bile, killing of dogs in Romania among many other topics. All animals oppressed by the insanity or greed of man deserve a voice. Our voice, your voice.
Some locations will even have live music. All events will be broadcast simultaneously via livestream in the internet, the world’s first day against animal cruelty should be the beginning of a common thought: stop the misery of the animals!
Princess Maja from Hohenzollern has asked to be part of the Berlin event and we are VERY proud to have her with us.
This is the list of the supporting organizations:
http://www.weeac.com/supporting-organizations.html
For more information, please see the following websites:
www.weeac.com
www.weeac-luxembourg..eu
www.weeac-deutschland.de
WEEAC also have a Facebook page for those of you who want to join.