'Glass Walls' Launches on National Mall, Illustrates How Humans and Animals Have Been Exploited Throughout History
For
Immediate Release:
July
18, 2011
Contact:
Kristin Richards 202-483-7382
Washington
— PETA's new "Glass Walls" exhibition—which takes its name
from Sir Paul McCartney's poignant quote, "If slaughterhouses had
glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian"—is making its national debut on
the National Mall, and celebrating its arrival in Washington is civil rights
leader and D.C. Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton, who, along with
PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk, will launch the exhibit on Wednesday:
When: Wednesday, July 20, 10:45 a.m. sharp
Where: National Mall, across from the National Museum of Natural History (on Madison
Avenue N.W. between Ninth and 12th streets N.W.), Washington
The exhibit, which will run through September 3, comprises 12
large panels showing similarities between past oppressions of humans and
the current exploitation of other species. It focuses on how people in the past
and present have sought to justify abuse and exploitation—regardless of the
victims' identities.
"Child labor, human slavery, and the oppression of women all came to be opposed by our society, thanks to the passion and hard work of human rights activists," says Newkirk. "We hope that PETA's display will help people see that nonhuman animals suffer today just as humans once did—and that we can all make small changes in our lives to help make animal oppression a thing of the past."
The first 352 people to visit the exhibit each day will receive a free DVD of McCartney's video exposé of the meat industry, "Glass Walls."
For more information, please visit PETA.org.