BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260709T113613Z - 36610@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240120T050000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240120T070000 CREATED:20260709T113613Z DESCRIPTION:Pets: Can They Be Considered Family? 宠物:它们能被视为家人吗？\nHow would you describe the rela tionship between your pet and yourself? If you don’t have a pet yet\, wo uld you consider having one? Why or why not? What about the relationship b etween people and pets? Has it changed in the last few decades? Is it diff erent in China versus other places? Can the way individuals or societies a s a whole view and treat pets affect our general well-being and how we tre at each other?_x000D_ _x000D_ Is our relationship with a pet a simple one or a complex one? According to the dictionary\, pets are described as dome sticated animals kept for pleasure rather than utility. In many cases\, pe ts do bring much joy and pleasure to our lives and family. However\, the e motional experience with pets often feels far more complicated and vibrant than ownership. For example\, have you ever been mad at your pets? Have y ou ever noticed your pets getting mad at you? _x000D_ _x000D_ In modern so ciology\, various kinds of intimate relationships are being explored which gives much more liberty in family definitions and formulations. Rather th an ‘it’\, it is more common to use he/she when referring to a pet in W estern culture nowadays. Social phenomenons such as the promotion of anti- animal testing and anti-animal performance\, and the creation of animal-fr iendly spaces\, not only protect animal rights but also tell us a new way of viewing the human-nature relationship._x000D_ _x000D_ In this workshop\ , you are encouraged to share your life stories with animals. Let’s crea te a safe and free zone for each other to talk about our perspectives\, on going social events\, painful memories\, and possible worries on this very important topic!_x000D_ _x000D_ 你会如何描述你和你的宠物之 间的关系?如果你还没有宠物，你会考虑养一只吗?为什么 或者为什么不呢?那么人与宠物之间的关系呢?在过去的几 十年里有什么变化吗?中国和其他地方有什么不同吗?个人 或社会整体看待和对待宠物的方式是否会影响我们的整 体幸福感以及我们如何对待彼此?_x000D_ _x000D_ [...] DTSTAMP:20260709T113613Z LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai SUMMARY:Pets: Can They Be Considered Family? 宠物:它们能被视为家人吗？ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR