Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) is a global grassroots network of animal rights activists. Together, we will achieve revolutionary social and political change for animals in one generation.
We have a bold vision to change the world for animals in one human generation. We reject the speciesism that enables the mass torture and killing of nonhuman animals and the blatant disregard for their home - our planet - as well as the unjust and oppressive institutions and ideologies that harm all animals.
Using our roadmap to animal liberation as a guide, we will end this violent system and create a world where all animals are respected and viewed as individuals with autonomy over their own bodies.
- Mobilized thousands to take action in hundreds of cities worldwide.
- Rescued hundreds of animals from slaughterhouses, laboratories and other places of violence.
- Passed groundbreaking legislative victories, like the fur ban in Berkeley and San Francisco that led to California banning fur statewide.
- Reached tens of millions, via coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Intercept.
- Opened the first community center for animal rights in the US: the Berkeley Animal Rights Center.
- Founded the Animal Liberation Conference. A week-long, annual event where activists network, train and take bold action for animals. With over 1,200 registrants in 2019, the ALC is North America’s largest grassroots animal rights gathering.
We directly challenge systems of oppression with the power of nonviolent direct action.
We have empathy for the people who are caught up in violent systems, seeking to bring them to the side of truth and justice.
We accept suffering without retaliation for the sake of the cause. Even when tested, we respond nonviolently in action, word and tone.
We foster inclusive communities that empower, support and build up fellow activists. It is everyone’s responsibility to treat each person in our community with warmth and respect.
We assume good faith, don’t gossip, and call each other "in" rather than "out". Our community is the foundation on which the movement will grow.
We encourage ordinary people to become the best activists they can be through training, mentorship and support.
We draw on the best available evidence, from academia and beyond, to inform our activism.
We seek diverse perspectives and also look outside the animal rights movement for lessons and inspiration.
We measure and react. We’re willing to innovate, experiment, take calculated risks, and fail; and we’re eager to adapt and shift course based on outcomes.
We create power for the movement by empowering the people around us.
Our leadership team is first in line when a sacrifice is necessary.
Ultimately, we are all striving to serve the animals and the movement.
Our actions reflect the seriousness and urgency of our cause. Animal liberation is not a hobby; it is a social justice movement.
We set clear goals and metrics and develop plans to achieve them. We are dependable, hold each other accountable, and get things done on time and to the best of our ability.
We seek feedback, commit to continuous learning, and respond to criticism with humility and grace. We believe in the duty to disagree, but we maintain compassion even when we disagree. We are radically candid.
We put the majority of donations toward campaigns and the people who bring them to life.
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