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Events

Get involved in the Multispecies Collective by joining our upcoming events and learning about our past events.

The
Multispecies Collective
Reading Group

Our flagship gathering where our members meet our network and engage with a text in pursuit of mutual inspiration toward multispecies flourishing.

The
Multispecies Collective Research Showcase

Our series of events showcasing our multispecies thinking, practice and collaboration including sharing outcomes of our research projects.

The
Multispecies Collective Dialogue Series

Our series of events shining a spotlight on non-members' research or practice toward multispecies flourishing.

The
Multispecies Collective Hosting Platform

Our service providing space and support to host events concerning multispecies flourishing collaboratively with our partners.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

The
Multispecies Collective
Reading Group

  • Reading Group: The Non-Human Rights Project
    Reading Group: The Non-Human Rights Project
    Reading Group: The Non-Human Rights Project
    Tue 24 Mar
    24 Mar 2026, 15:00 – 17:00
    Law Senior Common Room (or online), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
    Theme: The Non-Human Rights Project - Animal Rights, Habeas Corpus, and Critiques of the So-Like-Us Approach
  • The Multispecies Collective Reading Group (Dec 2025)
    The Multispecies Collective Reading Group (Dec 2025)
    The Multispecies Collective Reading Group (Dec 2025)
    Thu 11 Dec
    11 Dec 2025, 15:00 – 17:00
    Senior Common Room Birmingham Law School, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
    Theme: Critical Theory and Animal Law Reading: Maneesha Deckha, ‘Critical Animal Studies and Animal Law’ (2012) 18 Animal Law Review 208-235
  • Reading Group: Violence and Joys of Law
    Reading Group: Violence and Joys of Law
    Reading Group: Violence and Joys of Law
    Fri 11 Apr
    11 Apr 2025, 15:00 – 17:00
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    Theme: Violence and Joys of Law Reading: Matilda Arvidsson, On gardens of the Anthropocene: gendered violence, colonial legal enclosures, and feminist posthuman kinship (2025) 16 Journal of Human Rights and the Environment 137
  • Reading Group: Positionality Statements for Researchers
    Reading Group: Positionality Statements for Researchers
    Reading Group: Positionality Statements for Researchers
    Thu 20 Feb
    20 Feb 2025, 15:00 – 17:00
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    Theme: Positionality Statements for Researchers Reading: Jasmine K Gani and Rabea M Khan, 'Positionality Statements as a Function of Coloniality: Interrogating Reflexive Methodologies' (2024) 68(2) International Studies
  • Reading Group: The Privilege to Choose the Right Thing
    Reading Group: The Privilege to Choose the Right Thing
    Reading Group: The Privilege to Choose the Right Thing
    Tue 15 Oct
    15 Oct 2024, 15:00 – 17:00
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    Theme: The Privilege to Choose the Right Thing Reading: Jessica Beth Greenebaum, 'Questioning the Concept of Vegan Privilege: A Commentary' (2016) 41(3) Humanity & Society 287

The
Multispecies Collective Research Showcase

The
Multispecies Collective Dialogue Series

  • Social Systems and Non-Human Animals
    Social Systems and Non-Human Animals
    Social Systems and Non-Human Animals
    Wed 25 Mar
    25 Mar 2026, 16:00 – 17:00
    Law Senior Common Room (or online), Second Floor, Law Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
    In this dialogue, Professor De Azevedo explores the systemic-cultural foundations for the construction of animal law theory: the Brazilian case
  • Mandatory Video Surveillance in English and Swiss Slaughterhouses
    Mandatory Video Surveillance in English and Swiss Slaughterhouses
    Mandatory Video Surveillance in English and Swiss Slaughterhouses
    Thu 19 Mar
    19 Mar 2026, 14:00 – 15:00
    Law Senior Common Room (or online), Second Floor, Law Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
    In this dialogue, Colette Schefer-Peisker explores an investigation of mandatory video surveillance in English slaughterhouses with regard to its contribution to animal welfare during slaughter, with a legal comparison to Swiss legislation.
  • What Can International Climate Law Learn from Plankton and Penguins?
    What Can International Climate Law Learn from Plankton and Penguins?
    What Can International Climate Law Learn from Plankton and Penguins?
    Wed 11 Feb
    11 Feb 2026, 16:00 – 17:00
    Law Senior Common Room (or online), Second Floor, Law Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
    In this dialogue, Dr Mai explores how international climate law might begin to register more-than-human temporalities – those distant pasts, deep futures, and multispecies rhythms that shape planetary processes and enable more-than-human lives.
  • A Decolonial Feminist Approach to Animal Rights
    A Decolonial Feminist Approach to Animal Rights
    A Decolonial Feminist Approach to Animal Rights
    Wed 30 Apr
    30 Apr 2025, 15:30 – 17:30
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    In this dialogue, Dr Tongue explores how a decolonial feminist approach can offer an alternative framework to the traditional approaches within animal law.
  • Policing Animal Liberation, Enforcing Ecocide
    Policing Animal Liberation, Enforcing Ecocide
    Policing Animal Liberation, Enforcing Ecocide
    Fri 28 Mar
    28 Mar 2025, 17:00 – 19:00
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    In this dialogue, Dr Brock discussed the role of nonhuman animals in the modern social ecological order, the intersections between the oppression of nonhuman animals and human hierarchies, how they are policed and why Dr Brock advocates for a total liberation approach.

The
Multispecies Collective Hosting Platform

  • Paula Sparks World Moot in International Law and Animal Rights 2nd Edition
    Paula Sparks World Moot in International Law and Animal Rights 2nd Edition
    Paula Sparks World Moot in International Law and Animal Rights 2nd Edition
    Tue 10 Mar
    10 Mar 2026, 09:00 – 12 Mar 2026, 17:00
    Harvard Lecture Theatre, Alan Walters Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
    The second edition of the world’s first global competition on legal advocacy and policy negotiation in animal rights.
  • UK Animal Law Conference 2025
    UK Animal Law Conference 2025
    UK Animal Law Conference 2025
    Wed 04 Jun
    04 Jun 2025, 09:00 – 05 Jun 2025, 17:00
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    The UK’s national animal law conference for academics, lawyers, NGOs, and students. Conference Theme 2025: Using the Law to Advance Effective Animal Protection
  • Author's Roundtable: Theory, Wildlife and the Law
    Author's Roundtable: Theory, Wildlife and the Law
    Author's Roundtable: Theory, Wildlife and the Law
    Mon 31 Mar
    31 Mar 2025, 17:00 – 19:00
    Author's Roundtable
    Join us for a lively discussion on theories, wildlife conservation, and legal issues in literature at our Authors’ Roundtable event!
  • UK Animal Law Conference 2024
    UK Animal Law Conference 2024
    UK Animal Law Conference 2024
    Wed 29 May
    29 May 2024, 09:00 – 30 May 2024, 17:00
    Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
    The UK’s national animal law conference for academics, lawyers, NGOs, and students. Conference Theme 2024: Innovating Toward a Better Legal Future for Animals
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