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Join us at Taking Action for Animals
The Humane Society of the United States' annual animal advocacy conference is coming up July 27-30 in Washington, DC. We hope to see you there!
Please join us at Taking Action for Animals, and learn about the latest in helping animals. Compassionate Action for Animals will have a booth at the conference. Conference attendees will learn about how to communicate effectively on behalf of animals, how to raise funds for nonprofit animal protection organizations, and the latest in farm animal advocacy. This conference is a great chance to meet with leaders in the movement and empower yourself to be an effective advocate.
My Ongoing Experience with Leafleting
Please read an account of a volunteer's first experience with handing out leaflets to educated the public about the cruelties of animal agriculture and vegetarianism.
After acknowledging that it was time for me to include as an ongoing commitment in my life–campaigning for farm animals after witnessing the horrors of factory farming–I was looking for ways of how can I get this message out to the population in general. And fast! My general thought at the time was that we need to get help for these animals as quickly as possible!
After doing extensive research on the Internet, I joined Compassionate Action for Animals and eagerly inquired as to what were some of the very effective ways of getting information out to the general public, of which I find out that I could be a volunteer leafleter! What a great way to get the information out there and fast, just the very thing that I was looking for!
The opportunity to leaflet on behalf of the farm animals and others in general without a doubt is a must in my life. It is very hard for me to acknowledge that the cruelty of factory farming is a reality in today's world. However, the good news is if I can pass out the word regarding the plight of the farm animals, then there are a thousand others that can do the same. These thousand others will turn into hundreds of thousands, of which with each piece of information that gets out there, a farm animal's life will be saved and hopefully the cruelty that is imposed on these animals will be wiped out completely.
On my very first day of leafleting at a local college campus, I was apprehensive but at the same time very excited about the opportunity to get the information out regarding the plight of farm animals. Once I started passing out the leaflets, it was good to see that the general public out there was very responsive when the subject matter of helping farm animals was brought up. The fact that people eagerly accepted the leaflets after I mentioned the words "farm animals" really did not surprise me: what person out there would say "no" to the question regarding helping farm animals? And the answer is, I am happy to report, not very many! Interestingly, conversations were started by the people accepting the leaflets and in addition I was happy to see enthusiasm being generated out there regarding the willingness of the bulk of the general population to join up with the campaign for farm animals.
In addition, I passed out leaflets at the cafeteria at my place of business, and once again, the same response was being generated that I had seen previously at the college campus.
It's out there…people really, really want to know what's going on with the farm animals and the animals in general and what is it that they can do, however large or small the contribution to help the animals may be. And I intend to reach out, on behalf of the farm animals and the animal kingdom, to every single human being that I interact with on a daily basis for the rest of my life.
Mary Goodsell
Interview with Veg Fest Speaker Mark Berkson
This week we interviewed Mark A. Berkson, professor of religion at Hamline University and advisor to the Hamline Animal Rights Coalition.
Mark is a longtime friend of CAA and has spoken at some of our past events, and we are thrilled to have him as a speaker at the July 14 Twin Cities Veg Fest. He was kind enough to take the time to tell us a bit his work and interest in the animal rights movement. When you come to Veg Fest, make sure to catch his talk if you can-it promises to be a very interesting conversation.
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Keep Up With The Latest Veg Fest News and Help Promote Twin Cities Veg Fest 2012
Don't forget Twin Cities Veg Fest 2012 is fast approaching and is happening at Coffman Memorial Union (300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN) on July 14, 2012 from 10am – 5pm.
Want to keep up with the latest news and help promote Twin Cities Veg Fest? We post news items to the website. You can subscribe to our news feed by clicking the orange RSS icon on our website.
You can find our Facebook page and Take a moment to like us on Facebook and share our page with your Facebook friends.
You can find us on Twitter, soo. Follow us, tweet us and use the hashtag #TCVegFest when tweeting about how excited you are about Twin Cities Veg Fest.
Do you still have questions? If you want to know about volunteering for Twin Cities Veg Fest, email [email protected]. If you are an organization interested in sponsorship or exhibiting, there is still time to get on board! Email [email protected]. If you have any other questions email [email protected] or call 612-276-2242.
See you at Twin Cities Veg Fest!
P.S. Don't forget to pledge to our Kickstarter by June 15!
Help poster for the Twin Cities Veg Fest
Want an easy way to help animals, while sharing good food and reaching new audiences? Help us put up posters to get the word out about the first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest
The July 14 Twin Cities Veg Fest is rapidly approaching, and we need your help to put posters and bookmarks all around town including at restaurants and businesses. We are postering during the following dates and times:
- Wednesday, June 13, from 5 pm to 9 pm
- Saturday, July 7, from 1 pm to 5 pm
We'll be serving food at each of these events, so RSVP to [email protected] so we know how much to provide! For the weekday sessions, we will eat first and then put up posters and bookmarks, for the Saturday session, we'll eat at 4 pm after putting up posters and bookmarks.
If you can't attend any of these sessions but want to put up posters on your own schedule, email [email protected] and we'll make arrangements to get you some posters!
Easy Spring Vegan Cooking Class Wrap Up
Nathan and Yvonne gave a delightful presentation on how to cook tasty, healthy, and easy vegan food!
On Wednesday, May 23, 35 people attended our Easy Spring Vegan Cooking Class. Nathan Huerkamp and Yvonne Wagner made the following recipes:
- Almond Fruit Smoothies
- Classy Roasted Vegetables
- Far From Dirty Quinoa
- Basil Walnut Mushroom Caps
- Cashew Drizzle
We have posted all of the recipes on our website, and we've posted photos from the event.
If you'd like to follow more of Nathan's cooking, please check out his blog. Thanks to Nathan and Yvonne for teaching the class, and for Caroline for pitching in at the last minute and for Isela's excellent pictures!
Support the Veg Fest!
Planning for the first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest is well underway, but we need your financial backing to make this event a success.
On July 14, we'll host our first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest. We need your help to make this event a success. Please check out our Kickstarter campaign, back this event, and spread the word. We need to raise $1,500 by June 15 to receive funding. We already have great exhibitors (we are welcoming more) and speakers, but we also need your financial support to make it happen!
Your support will help us keep costs low for exhibitors, so we can have tons of cool exhibitors offering food samples, selling meals, and sharing information. We'll also have some great speakers, a kid's area, and a lot of fun.
Help poster for the Twin Cities Veg Fest
Want an easy way to help animals, while sharing good food and reaching new audiences? Help us put up posters to get the word out about the first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest
The July 14 Twin Cities Veg Fest is rapidly approaching, and we need your help to put posters and bookmarks all around town including at restaurants and businesses. We are postering during the following dates and times:
- Thursday, May 31, from 5 pm to 9 pm
- Wednesday, June 13, from 5 pm to 9 pm
- Saturday, July 7, from 1 pm to 5 pm
We'll be serving food at each of these events, so RSVP to [email protected] so we know how much to provide! For the weekday sessions, we will eat first and then put up posters and bookmarks, for the Saturday session, we'll eat at 4 pm after putting up posters and bookmarks.
If you can't attend any of these sessions but want to put up posters on your own schedule, email [email protected] and we'll make arrangements to get you some posters!
Volunteer at the July 14 Twin Cities Veg Fest
We have many volunteer opportunities, listed below, and need your help to make this event a success.
Compassionate Action for Animals is hosting the first ever Twin Cities Veg Fest on July 14th, 2012. Twin Cities Veg Fest is for anyone and everyone — from vegetarians and vegans to omnivores! If you've ever thought about becoming vegetarian or are interested in reducing animal suffering, you'll love Twin Cities Veg Fest. Interested in being more involved with the event? Great! Here are the available positions:
- Swag-Bag Stuffing
- Morning Transport
- Set-up
- Speaker Monitor
- Maintenance
- CAA Table
- Veg Fest Table
- Exhibitor Table
- Greeters
- Floater
- Tech Support
- Facility Liaison
- Kid's Area
- Break Room
- Photographers
- Clean-up
- Evening Transport
See more details on the Twin Cities Veg Fest website. Let us know what you're interested in helping with by emailing [email protected]. Feel free to volunteer all day, if you're available. We'll provide snacks, fellowship, and an amazing, fun-filled veggie experience! Hope to see you there!
Call for Exhibitors at the Twin Cities Veg Fest
Exhibiting and food vending are great ways to connect with lots of interested omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans – we've been advertising widely and we expect over 1,500 people throughout the day!
It's not too late for folks to sign up to exhibit or to sell food at the July 14, 2012 Twin Cities Veg Fest!
Are there fantastic veg-friendly organizations or restaurants that you'd like to see at Twin Cities Veg Fest? We're especially excited to hear from you if you know someone personally at the organization or restaurant that you recommend! Let us know and we can drop them a line. You can send your suggestions to Jeff Johnson. If you know folks at the place you'd like to recommend, go ahead and direct them to the exhibitor section of the Twin Cities Veg Fest website.
Twin Cities Veg Fest will be lots of fun! We have some great sponsors for the event. Compassion Over Killing and Mercy for Animals are sponsoring, and City Pages is our official media sponsor. We've got some really great exhibitors lined up. Turtle Island Foods (the makers of Tofurky products), Field Roast, Asase Yaa, and Upton's will be there. Equal Exchange, Seward Co-op, Featherstone Farm, and Ethique Nouveau will be there.