Rewolucja czy ewolucja? Co zrównoważony rozwój oznacza dla naszej uczelni

The University of Lodz’s commitment to activities related to the so-called animal liberation movement and care for our planet will be discussed by: 

• Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz – Vice-Rector for Internationalisation of Science and Education at the University of Lodz, a philosopher/ an ethicist,
• Dr Łucja Lange – a sociologist, interested in interspecies relations, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, 
• Dr Agata Rudnicka-Reichel – an expert in the field of social responsibility and sustainable development, Faculty of Management, University of Lodz,
• Aleksandra Bućko – Policy Advocacy Manager at RoślinnieJemy, expert on the RoślinnieJemy campaign in the area of food system transformation; she has been creating a systemic vision of a plant-based future in Poland,
• Jakub Hendzel – the University of Lodz Doctoral School of Humanities, a student involved in grassroots campaigning and promotion of Plant Based Universities.

The discussion will be moderated by Bartosz Zając who is an activist of the Otwarte Klatki Association, coordinator of the Social Coalition “Stop Industrial Farms”. For over a year, as part of the undercover project “Bez słońca”, he has documented the conditions on Polish farms. The collected material was included in the collective publication "HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene" and in numerous campaigns of pro-animal organisations.

The discussion "Revolution or Evolution?..." will cover such topics as:

• plant-based collective nutrition – including the health and ecological benefits that this solution brings – and its place in the sustainable development strategy;
• ethical and scientific aspects of the use of animals in research and alternatives to animal testing, such as in vitro methods, computer modelling or organ-on-chip.

Those taking part in the discussion will look at the role of education in shaping knowledge about interspecies relationships. They will analyse the costs, methods of implementation and long-term effects of introducing plant-based nutrition and abandoning animal testing.

The panel discussion is an event accompanying the exhibition "HIDDEN – Animals in the Anthropocene", which can be seen at the university gallery Wozownia at the Biedermann’s Palace until 20 October of the current year.

Source, photos, edit: Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz