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Second Annual Chicken Webinar (May 29, 2021)

• Announcing UPC's 2nd Annual Chicken Webinar! 27 April 2021
• Our Chicken Webinar Videos Are Ready to Watch! 11 June 2021

First Annual Chicken Webinar (September 12, 2020)

• Announcing UPC’s 1st Annual Chicken Webinar! 3 August 2020
• Check out the schedule for UPC’s Chicken Webinar 26 August 2020
• The Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar Videos are Ready to Watch! 19 September 2020

Ninth Annual Conscious Eating Conference - Making Connections: Overlapping Oppressions (February 29, 2020)

• Announcing the Conscious Eating Conference 2020 Videos 12 March 2020
  (Also in UPC Summer 2020 Poultry Press)
• 2020 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 12 March 2020
• JOIN US for our upcoming Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley, California on February 29, 2020

Eighth Annual Conscious Eating Conference: What are the Most Compassionate Choices? (March 2, 2019)

• Videos of Our Conscious Eating Conference 2019 Now Available! 18 March 2019
• 2019 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 18 March 2019
• JOIN US for our upcoming Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley, California on March 2, 2019

Seventh Annual Conscious Eating Conference: What are the Most Compassionate Choices? (March 10, 2018)

• 2018 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 11 April 2018
• JOIN US for our upcoming Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley, California on March 10, 2018

Sixth Annual Conscious Eating Conference: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What are the Most Compassionate Choices? (March 11, 2017)

• Our 6th Annual Conscious Eating Conference Was a Fabulous Success! UPC Summer 2017 Poultry Press
• 2017 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 12 April 2017
• JOIN US for our upcoming Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley, California on March 11, 2017

Fifth Annual Conscious Eating Conference: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What are the Most Compassionate Choices? (March 19, 2016)

• 2016 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 12 May 2016 (Also in UPC Summer 2016 Poultry Press)
• Hundreds Gather in California for Conscious Eating Conference 14 April 2016
• JOIN US for our upcoming Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley, California on March 19, 2016

Fourth Annual Conscious Eating Conference: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What are the Most Compassionate Choices? (April 4, 2015)

• UPC’s Conscious Eating Conference Wins Rave Reviews! UPC Summer 2015 Poultry Press
• 2015 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 14 May 2015
• JOIN US for our upcoming Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley, California on April 4, 2015

12th Forum: Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based - What are the Most Compassionate Choices? (April 6, 2014)

• 2014 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 17 June 2014
• Conscious Eating Conference 2014 was a Huge Success! 11 April 2014
  (Also in UPC Summer 2014 Poultry Press)
• UPC’s Twelfth Annual Conference - Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based - What are the Most Compassionate Choices?

11th Forum: Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What is Truly Sustainable (April 6, 2013)

• 2013 Conscious Eating Conference Videos 19 November 2013
• 2nd Annual Conscious Eating Conference on Facebook 29 January 2013
• UPC’s Eleventh Annual Conference - Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based - What is Truly Sustainable?

10th Forum: Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What is Truly Sustainable (February 18, 2012)

• Conscious Eating Conference Videos Now Ready to Watch 26 March 2012
• News Release: Experts Promote Conscious Eating at UC Berkeley Conference February 18 14 February 2012
• UPC’s Tenth Annual Conference - Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What is Truly Sustainable?

9th Forum: Expert Discourse and the Problem of the Chicken (The Chicken as Case Study in Examining Expert Discourses about Animals) (October 30, 2010)

• UPC’s Ninth Annual Conference: Expert Discourse and the Problem of the Chicken

8th Forum: Cage Free, Animal Friendly, Go Vegan - What's the Problem? (March 29-30, 2008)

• UPC 8th Conference DVD Order Form (PDF)
• News Release: Conference Airs Controversy Over Farmed Animals Advocacy Campaigns 25 March 2008
• Program: Cage Free, Animal Friendly, Go Vegan - What's the Problem?
• UPC 8th Annual Forum: "Cage Free, Animal Friendly, Go Vegan - What's the Problem?" UPC Winter 2007 Poultry Press
• UPC 8th Annual Forum: Learn More About the Speakers' Positions UPC Winter 2007 Poultry Press

7th Forum: Inadmissible Comparisons (March 24-25, 2007)

• 7th Annual Forum DVDs and Pics of Speakers UPC Spring 2007 Poultry Press
• Conference on Comparing the Holocaust with Other Atrocities to be Held at NYU Law School March 24-25 22 March 2007
• Inadmissible Comparisons Program
• United Poultry Concerns' 7th Annual Conference on the topic of Inadmissible Comparisons
  (Also in UPC Winter 2006-2007 Poultry Press)

6th Forum: Using the Media Effectively to Promote Farmed Animal and Vegetarian Issues (April 8-9, 2006)

• DVDs Available for UPC’s Forum on Using the Media Effectively to Promote Farmed Animal and Vegetarian Issues UPC Spring 2006 Poultry Press
• UPC 6th FORUM PROGRAM AND PRESENTATIONS 22 March 2006
• Author of FOWL! Bird Flu: It’s Not What You Think Will Speak at UPC’s Forum in Columbus, Ohio April 8-9 16 March 2006
• "Using the Media Effectively to Promote Farmed Animal and Vegetarian Issues": A Forum For the 21st Century 31 January 2006 (Also in UPC Winter-Spring 2005-2006 PP)
• UPC Hosts 6th Annual Forum in 2006: “Using the Media Effectively to Promote Farmed Animal and Vegetarian Issues” UPC Winter 2005 Poultry Press

5th Forum: Mad Cows to Mad Chickens: What Insiders Can Tell You About Agribusiness, Animal Liberation, and Your Diet (August 21-22, 2004)

• Videos Available: "Mad Cows to Mad Chickens" - 2004 Forum Speakers/Talks 15 September 2004
• Virgil Butler and Laura Alexander pose with UPC President Karen Davis at UPC's 5th Annual Forum, August 21-22, 2004. 27 August 2004
• News Release: UPC Forum "Mad Cows To Mad Chickens" a Huge Success 26 August 2004
• News Release: "Mad Cows To Mad Chickens" Conference Hosted at the Norfolk Hilton 17 August 2004
• UPC FIFTH ANNUAL FORUM 2004: Announcement, Speakers & Schedule UPC Summer 2004 Poultry Press

4th Forum: Promoting Veganism Widely and Effectively (August 16-17, 2003)

• Videos Available: "Promoting Veganism" - 2003 Forum Speakers/Talks 15 September 2004
• Summaries: UPC's Forum on Promoting Veganism Widely and Effectively
  • Winter 03: (Part I)
  • Winter/Spring 03/04: (Part II)
  • Summer 2004: (Part III)
• UPC 4th Annual Forum: Promoting Veganism Widely and Effectively - August 16-17, 2003
• Schedule
• Who are the Presenters and What Will They Talk About?

3rd Forum: Do Animal Welfare Campaigns & Reforms Hurt or Help Animal Rights & Abolition? (December 8-9, 2001)

• Forum Report: Do Animal Welfare Campaigns & Reforms Hurt or Help? UPC Winter 2002 Poultry Press
• Presenters, Topics & Schedule UPC Forum 2001:Do Animal Welfare Campaigns Hurt Or Help Animal Rights?
• UPC 3rd Annual Forum: Do Animal Welfare Campaigns & Reforms Hurt or Help Animal Rights & Abolition?

Farmed Animal Well-Being Conference at the University of California-Davis (June 28-29, 2001)

• Farmed Animal Well-Being Conference Summary (part II) UPC Winter 2001 Poultry Press
• Farmed Animal Well-Being Conference Summary UPC Fall 2001 Poultry Press

2nd Forum: The Role of Farmed Animal Sanctuaries in Promoting Animal Rights & Vegetarianism (September 16-17, 2000)

• Summary of UPC's Forum on the Role of Farmed Animal Sanctuaries UPC Winter 2000-2001 Poultry Press
• UPC 2nd Annual Forum: The Role of Farmed Animal Sanctuaries in Promoting Animal Rights & Vegetarianism UPC Summer 2000 Poultry Press

1st Forum: Direct Action for Animals (June 26-27, 1999)

• Review: UPC Direct Action for Animals Forum - June 26-27, 1999
• Photos of Speakers at UPC's Direct Action for Animals UPC Fall 1999 Poultry Press
• UPC Direct Action for Chickens UPC Fall 1999 Poultry Press
• We Invite You to Join Us at UPC's Direct Action for Animals Conference UPC Summer 1999 Poultry Press
• UPC Forum on Direct Action For Animals