A mixture of original songs and covers with some twists along the way!

Do your communications have the power to shape attitudes towards animal freedom? Are you using the best messaging strategies to touch hearts and minds?

In this session, Animal Think Tank will explore what narratives strategies made other freedom movements successful, and we’ll present a new narrative framework backed by public research and data-driven insight. From social progress to morality, and thoughtful dialogues around animals’ capabilities, you’ll understand how these themes can ignite empathy, reshape our interactions with other animals and change the narrative landscape for good.

Panel Host – Josephine from Plant-Based Treaty.

Martin Fodor representing the Green Party & Katja Hornchen representing the Green Party.

Bristol City Councillors who have already endorsed or are interested in supporting the Plant Based Treaty.                                                               

Description: A chaired discussion where each panelist has the opportunity to talk about the following three questions.

Q1. Why do you support the Plant Based Treaty and how can plant-based living benefit Bristol?

Q2. What sort of projects could you envisage for Bristol to help people eat more plant-based food?

Q3. What do we need to do to get Bristol to endorse the Plant Based Treaty? People are worried about the cost of living crisis, but we must not also forget the climate crisis. How are these two crises connected, how do we make this a priority for the council and what can the audience do to help? 

Easy and Enjoyable Plant Based Eating to Get Rid of Fatigue and be a Healthy Weight. 

How to make easy changes to what you eat to get rid of fatigue and have a healthy weight without ever dieting again.

The talk covers:

• Why is our nutrition and gut health KEY to great energy and a healthy weight?
• What does good gut health actually mean, and why does it affect every area of our life?
• What easy changes can you start making today in your nutrition to get a sustainably healthy weight and great energy, whatever diet you have?
• How can I fit healthier, non-restrictive eating into my busy life, in a way that works for me?

Panel Host – Tim Barford

Natalie Braine representing Animal Think Tank. Nathan McGovern representing Plant Based Universities. Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi representing We The Free. Fiona Pereira representing Animal Aid. 

How can we better communicate, collaborate and coordinate with each other?

Q1. How are we already collaborating?

Q2. How can we increase this and do more?

Q3. What concerns do we have that we should address as a Movement? 

Uplifting folk pop tones

Comedy Hour Host

Lee Brace is an award-winning actor, comedian and writer. He recently won 22 awards for his short, 1920's-style, ​silent movies starring hapless fool, SILENT LEE. Among these awards included ​Best Actor, Best Comedy, Best Short, Best Web & New Media and Best Silent Film. Lee was also the winner of the British Comedy Guide Pro's Video Contest and was recently crowned The UK Pun Champion at The UK Pun Championships 2023!

He won Best Supporting Actor at The New York Film Awards for his role in multi-award-winning comedy, WHO IS ALICE which is on Amazon Prime, and more recently played nerdy receptionist Martin Harvester in BBC's Doctors, alongside comedian Joe Pasquale.

Lee Brace has been writing and performing comedy for over 20 years and became a fan-favourite as rubber-faced recluse and regular caller, 'Ross Feratu' and 'Gladys' on The Jon Holmes Show on Talk Radio and BBC Radio 2.

Lee performed his debut solo character show, 'A Night With Ross Feratu and Friends' during this year's Brighton Fringe and is now working on his next show, which he aims to perform next year.

Praise for his work:

"Utterly hilario!!!" - Dawn French "Lovely. Nice Lee." - Eric Idle ​"Lee's physical comedy has that heartwarming feel of the classics. Pure joy!" - Rhys Darby “Really strong and distinctive. The characterisation is great.” - Matt Lucas "Love him. Fantastic." - Zoe Ball "The greatest comedy thing since clowned bread!" - Jon Holmes (BBC Radio)

Lee has been vegan (for the animals) for 2.5 years and, when he's not writing his blog (aptly titled 'PLANT-BRACED', he enjoys writing poetry, short stories, sitcoms and online sketches.

In his spare time, Lee is also a keen amateur photographer and has been recognised by RANKIN (for his Sky Arts show), picked out by CHRIS PACKHAM (for his Self Isolating Bird Club Calendar) and selected by ​SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST (winning first prize in their nature photography competition). He was also a Finalist (as well as 'Highly Commended') in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. Lee is also currently writing 3 children's books due for release in 2024.

Eddie French is a non-binary comedian from Leeds. They don't know how to describe themselves and one day hope to stop speaking about themselves in the third person.

Dave is a number 1 best selling author, award winning comedian and presenter

He’s presented for BBC's Tomorrow's World and has appeared on BBC, ITV & Channel 4 on such shows as BBC Breakfast, Lorraine, Loose Women, The Jeremy Vine Show, Morning Live as well as appearances on Radio 1, Radio 2 & Radio 4.

His book Weight Expectations became a best-seller just 3 days after being released. Dave has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, Metro, Cosmopolitan, GQ & Reader's Digest

As a stand up comic, Dave has performed 6 solo shows at The Edinburgh Fringe and received an award for his show Normally Abnormal at The Houses Of Parliament in 2014.

* * * * * - Arts Award Voice * * * * * - Bunbury Magazine * * * * * - Voice Mag * * * * - The List * * * * - Edinburgh Festival Magazine * * * * - Three Weeks * * * * - Broadway Baby * * * * - Broadway World * * * * - Wee Review * * * * - Entertainment Now * * * * - Ed Fringe Review * * * * - Fringe Explosion * * * * - Theatre & Art Reviews

‘Thank goodness for Dave; he tells his invaluable story with humour and tongue in cheek charm...hilariously entertaining’ - Mail On Sunday

'quirky, moving & hilarious' - Indy 100

‘This is one comic you have to make the effort to see’ - The Scottish Herald

Performing folk/pop songs

Feelgood Reggae Music

Easy and Enjoyable Plant Based Eating to Get Rid of Fatigue and be a Healthy Weight. 

How to make easy changes to what you eat to get rid of fatigue and have a healthy weight without ever dieting again.

The talk covers:

• Why is our nutrition and gut health KEY to great energy and a healthy weight?
• What does good gut health actually mean, and why does it affect every area of our life?
• What easy changes can you start making today in your nutrition to get a sustainably healthy weight and great energy, whatever diet you have?
• How can I fit healthier, non-restrictive eating into my busy life, in a way that works for me?

A number of groups across the vegan, animal rights and climate movements have recently worked to join forces around campaigns and demands to show a stronger and more united front in the face of organised opposition to our goals. This talk goes through some of these examples, asks whether or not it is possible for so many different groups to say the same thing, and shows why the power of stories is our key tool in bringing an end to animal suffering and to tackle climate inaction.

How to create simple 100% plant-based whole food economical meals, both raw and cooked from someone who has been doing just that for over half a century!

Panel Host – Tim Barford

Dr.Alex Lockwood representing Animal Rising, Jasmine Clark representing Viva!, Peter Mason representing Plant Based Treaty, & Claire Louise Palmer representing Animal Justice Project.

How can we better communicate, collaborate and coordinate with each other?

Q1. How are we already collaborating?

Q2. How can we increase this and do more?

Q3. What concerns do we have that we should address as a Movement?

Comedy Hour Host

5 years, comedy circuit, based in Brighton, Sussex, (also European comedy festival's, Inc Malta, Portugal, Barcelona, and Balkans.

Sonja Quita Doubleday performs as clown stand up Cheekykita

Funny Women’s best show award nominee, Ishi Khan has been a stand up comedian for 12 years, regularly performing on the Comedy circuit. She’s produced & toured several solo shows, usually in response to current affairs through themes of unity, freedom & equality. A sentient being, Ishi is born to tickle, play and sing to the moon. Skipping along on the comedic yellow brick road, dancing through rain, snow, sun and wind, rainbow lover, unicorn rider. One day she hopes to do a cartwheel and ride a bike, not at the same time. She speaks English, Punjabi and fluent Cat.  She loves to connect. So go ahead and make her day by ...

stopping by her website: www.2funny.org.uk

adding her as a friend on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ishi2funny/

connecting with her on twitter/insta/Linkedin @ishi2funny

Press / Awards: 

As seen on BBC 1, ITV and heard on Radio 4, BBC Asian Network and various regional BBC radio

**** “Very Funny! Very Silly indeed!” Female arts 

Funny Women’s Best Show Award Nominee 2013/2018

Leicester Asian Awards best comedian nominee 2018

“Engaging Raconteur” Three Weeks

“Side-splitting! rib-tickling!” Loughborough Echo

Selected as 1 of 100 artists to showcase at Zealous X showcase in Southbank’s Oxo Tower, London.

Most dedicated can award - University’s Rag society  :)