World Farm Animals Day 2008 and Related Events
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Email 		Comment
USA IA Des Moines     Iowa Veterinary Acupuncture Clinic  
USA ID McCall McPaws Shelter 208-634-3647   MCPAWS Regional Animal Shelter, 831 S. 3rd, will offer free veg guides to visitors in honor of World Farm Animals Day. Find out more about us at www.mcpaws.org  
USA IL Chicago Brooke 847-733-9085   March / Walk
Date/Time: October 11th; Registration 10:30 a.m.; Walk 11 a.m
Location: 319 W North Ave
Features: Join us for a Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA IL Chicago Jim   Date/Time: September 29th-October 4th
Location: Harry S. Truman City College
I will have a WFAD and World Vegetarian Day exhibit set up for one week.  
USA IL Glen Ellen Jim   Date/Time: October 20th
Location: College of DuPage
Features: I will set up a WFAD information table and hang posters around campus.  
USA IL Joliet Teresa   Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA IL Joliet Jennifer   Video Screening
Date/Time: October 2, 2008 6:30pm
Location: Joliet Public Library, Black Rd. Branch
Features: We will be showing the documentary Earthlings, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix. Come out for a moving experience. Please meet us in room 'D'.  
USA IL New Baden Carolyn   Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA IL Sycamore Jon 630-300-4266   March / Walk
Date/Time: October 26th; Registration 11:30 a.m., Walk 1 p.m
Location: Downtown Sycamore
Features: Join us for a 2 mile Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA IN Columbia City Heather 260-327-3434   March / Walk
Date/Time: October 11th; Registration 10:30 a.m., Walk 11:00 a.m.
Location: Columbia City, 950 E. Van Buren St. Meet at the parking lot of the Columbia City YMCA
Features: Join us for a Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA IN Evansville Jamie 812-746-8498   March / Walk
Date/Time: October 4th; Registration 11:30 a.m., Walk 12 noon
Location: Penny Lane Coffee House
Features: Join us for a Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA IN Evansville James L   Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Information Table  
USA IN Indianapolis  
  		Anti-Vivisection protest outside American Association for Laboratory Animals Science (AALAS) meeting:
Tuesday, November 11th
Time TBD
Indiana Convention Center (Halls A, B, C, D,
E), 100 South Capitol, Indianapolis, IN 46225

Why: This is a big vivisector/animal
testing industry meeting. Please visit http://www.stopanimaltests.com/feat/testing123/index.asp for more information.  
USA IN Michigan City Felicia   Protest, Information Table, Exhibit, Video Screening, Classroom Activity  
USA KS Lawrence Judy   Animal Outreach of Kansas is spreading the message of compassion  
USA KY Louisville  
  		Sign Making for Walk for the Animals
Wednesday, September 24 7:30 PM
Ray’s Monkey House
Bring Markers, poster board, or whatever supplies you have.  
USA KY Louisville  
  		SPECIAL KFC protest with “scalding tank” and PETA Campaigner Nicole Matthews:

Thursday, September 25 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM
KFC, 1004 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY

Why: This demonstration will be to
raise awareness and use the media to get out the word about the suffering chickens killed for KFC go through.  
USA KY Louisville  
  		Walk for the Animals:Friday, September 26th
Meet at 8:00 p.m. at the corner of Bayly and Frankfort Avenue (near Heine Brothers) and wear your favorite Animal Rights shirt, bring a sign, or just march!

Why: To raise awareness about animal
suffering in a peaceful way.  
USA KY Louisville  
  		KFC protest: Saturday, October 4th, 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
KFC, 1004 Bardstown Road,
Why: To raise awareness in our
community about the fact that KFC suppliers continue to breed and drug birds to
grow so large, so quickly that they suffer heart attacks and can hardly walk, to
scald birds alive, and to slice the beaks off of baby chicks with no painkiller!
Please visit http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com
for more information.  
USA KY Louisville Mimi   Retail Outreach, Information Table
Date/Time: Sept 27th and 28th
Location: Rainbowblossom Health Food Store / Willow Park
Features: Saturday I will be tabling for the raw classes and pottluck I host at Rainbow Blossom at their "Greening your Life" event. Sunday I will be tabling for Rainbow at "Doula Palooza", and event about natural birth and women's health.  
USA LA Harvey Irene   Leafleting / Literature Distribution
Date/Time: October
Location: Westbank United Seventh- day Adventist Church
Features: We will distribute information in honor of World Farm Animals Day.  
USA MA Boston Mass. A.R. Coalition   Protest
Date/Time: Sunday, September 28, 2-4
Location: McDonald's at Downtown Crossing
Features: Meal at vegan restaurant Vej in Malden afterward.  
USA MA Boston Evelyn 617-424-8846   Information Table
Date/Time: Sept. 26 & 27, 10 - 5
Location: Boston MA
Features: Boston Vegetarian Society will have a table at the Green Fest environmental festival on Government Center Plaza, Boston  
USA MA Boston Helen & Steve
  		Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Protest, Exhibit, Other
Date/Time: October 4, 2-4
Location: Copley Square Boston
Features: Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) will be holding a Pro-Veg rally to commemorate WFAD in busy Copley Square in Boston. The MARC Barnyard Trio will be there too! Be sure to email us for updates.  
USA MA Boston Helen & Steve   Protest
Date/Time: September 28, 2-4
Location: McDonalds, Boston
The Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) will hold a protest at McDonald's in honor of WFAD. Visit our website at www.massanimalrights.org  
USA MA Boston Jason 508-612-2300   March / Walk
Date/Time: September 27th; Registration 1pm, Walk 2pm
Location: Boston Common
Features: Join us for a Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA MA Braintree Sarah   Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA MA Brockton Hope   Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Information Table  
USA MA Carlisle Francene
  		Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA MA Centerville Patricia   I will distribute WFAD handouts around the community college, as well as the local health food store.  
USA MA Lowell Evelyn 617-424-8846   Other
Date/Time: Oct. 2, 6 - 8:30 PM
Location: Lowell, MA
Features: Boston Vegetarian Society will host a vegan buffet dinner (South Indian cuisine) at Mysore Veggie in Lowell. See www.BostonVeg.org Calendar for details.  
USA MA Mattapoisett Ashley   Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA MA Springfield Sasha 413-732-1086   Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Information Table, Exhibit, Other, Classroom Activity
Date/Time: October 2nd
Location: PVPA - Our High School
Features: Save the World is a class/small group at my high school that is focusing on many "world" issues. These includes things like Poverty in Western Mass., Human Rights, and Animal Rights. We are celebrating World Farm Animals Day at our school (Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School) to make people aware of the brutalities of slaughterhouses and animal neglect in general. The participants are Hannah Duffany (the leader of the group), Sasha Jimenez, Amy Turkelson, Tyler Mitchell, and Emily Oleksac. We hope to reach to all of your community, and Save the World!  
USA MA Stoughton Kathleen 339-298-9045   Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA MA Worcester Marie   Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Information Table
Date/Time: October 4, 2008
Location: Worcester, MA  
USA MD Baltimore  
  		VEG PICNIC SOCIAL AT PATTERSON PARK. Come to the Park on Sunday, September 14, at noon for a late-summer potluck. Bring your favorite vegan dish, drinks, blankets, chairs, games, and friends. They will be on the South Patterson Park Ave. side right by the Pagoda and the Fountain.  
USA MD Baltimore Aaron
  		Outreach at local colleges
When: Friday September 19, 8:30am-1:30p
Where: Baltimore City Community College and Johns Hopkins U  
USA MD Baltimore  
  		Outreach after the Up Close and Personal Tour
When: Friday September 19, 10:30pm
Where: Meet up on in front of the First Mariner Arena (201 W. Baltimore Street) on Baltimore Street between Park and Howard Streets  
USA MD Baltimore  
  		Outreach after Indigo Girls concert
When: Wednesday September 17, 10:30pm
Where: Meet up outside Power Plant building, 20 Market Place, Baltimore, MD  
USA MD Baltimore Erin 443-802-9330   Wednesday October 8:
Outreach at First Mariner Arena after Mary J. Blige concert!
When: Wednesday October 8, 10:30pm
Where: Meet up in front of the First Mariner Arena (201 W. Baltimore Street) on Baltimore Street between Park and Howard Streets

RSVP: Please RSVP
Email info@BaltimoreAnimalRights.com,
or call Erin at 443-802-9330.

*Please call to confirm in case of inclement weather. Thank you!!*  
USA MD Baltimore  
  		Outreach after The Pretenders concert
When: Friday September 19, 10:30pm
Where: Sonar, 407 E. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD  
USA MD Baltimore  
  		Veg Social and Foie gras protests
When: Saturday September 20, 4:30pm-9:30pm
Where: Meet at the Yabba Pot from 4:30-6:30 for authentic vegan African cuisine, and then we will proceed to protest downtown restaurants serving foie gras around 7:00p  
USA MD Baltimore Aaron
  		Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Exhibit, Video Screening
Date/Time: Oct 13-17, All Day
Location: Baltimore Area Colleges
Features: Members of Humane League of Baltimore and Defending Animal Rights Today & Tomorrow are joining forces for a 2 week college leafleting tour. We feature a 23 panel photo display depicting humyn animals in situations of farmed animal cruelty alongside actual photos inside farms and slaughterhouses. We will also have a body screen playing "Meet your Meat" to educate students in the Baltimore area.  
USA MD Baltimore Robin   Information Table
Date/Time: Saturday, October 18, 2008, 11am - 4pm
Location: Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD
Features: BARCStoberfest is coming! The 4th annual BARCStoberfest fundraiser will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Patterson Park (rain date is 10/19/08). This festival is a fun-filled, day-long event for the whole family and the family animal companion! FARM and the Humane League of Baltimore with have information booths with free vegan stater guides and other related literature at the festival.  
USA MD Baltimore Anny   Information Table, Lecture, Classroom Activity
Date/Time: Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:30-5pm
Location: The Waldorf School of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Features: Sowing Seeds Humane Education Training Workshop. Environmental Ethics, Animal Protection, Human Rights, Media Issues. The world becomes what you teach. Sowing Seeds will teach you how to offer effective and transformative humane education programs in schools or your community. Learn new activities that teach critical thinking about relevant issues. Recommended for activists and educators of all types. Presented by the Institute for Humane Education; Price before Sept 25: $95.00 regular; $35.00 student (includes lunch and a copy of Zoe Weil's book The Power and Promise of Humane Education. For details, visit www.HumaneEducation.org/events  
USA MD Baltimore Jamie 443-310-4795   March / Walk
Date/Time: October 18th; Registration 9:00 a.m., Walk 10:00 am
Location: Sherwood Parking Lot on Sherwood Avenue
Features: Join us for a Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA MD Baltimore Erin J 443-802-9330   Leafleting / Literature Distribution
Date/Time: Friday October 3, 10:30pm
Location: Meet outside Power Plant Bldg, 20 Market Place, Baltimore, MD
Features: Join the Humane League of Baltimore in reaching out to concert-goers and passers-by after The Roots play at Rams Head Live in downtown Baltimore! In observance of World Farm Animals Day, we will distribute information about how to help farmed animals by going vegan. Please RSVP so we can bring enough literature, and call to confirm in case of inclement weather.  
USA MD Baltimore Erin J 443-802-9330   Leafleting / Literature Distribution
Date/Time: Monday, October 6, 10:30pm
Location: Meet outside Power Plant Bldg, 20 Market Place, Baltimore, MD
Features: Join the Humane League of Baltimore in reaching out to concert-goers and passers-by after the Common concert at Rams Head Live in downtown Baltimore! In observance of World Farm Animals Day, we will distribute information about how to help farmed animals by going vegan. Please RSVP so we can bring enough literature, and call to confirm in case of inclement weather.  
USA MD Baltimore Erin J 443-802-9330   Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Feed-In
Date/Time: Sunday October 5, 1:30pm
Location: Meet up at the Daily Grind coffee shop, 1720 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231
Features: Join the Humane League of Baltimore at the Fells Point Fun Fest, where we'll share lots of vegan food and information with Festival attendees! In observance of World Farm Animals Day, we will show just how delicious vegan food can be. Meet up at the Daily Grind, and then we'll find a busy street corner or two where we can pass out food and literature. Please RSVP for this event to info@BaltimoreAnimalRights.com. Call 443-802-9330 to confirm in case of inclement weather. Thanks!  
USA MD Baltimroe  
  		Outreach at Rams Head Live after Nelly Concert

When: Tuesday Sept. 30, 10:30pm
Where: Meet up outside Power Plant building, 20 Market Place, Baltimore, MD  
USA MD Bel Air Vicki 410-409-7829   March / Walk
Date/Time: October 18th; Registration: 10 a.m, Walk 11:15 a.m
Location: Entry to MA and PA walking trail--Heritage Corner at Junction of Williams and Ellendale Streets
Features: Join us for a Walk for Farm Animals to benefit Farm Sanctuary!  
USA MD Bethesda Francesca 301-891-2458   Leafleting / Literature Distribution
Date/Time: October 2, 2008, 5:30-6:30pm
Location: Bethesda Metro Station
Features: In honor of World Farm Animals Day, COK will be leafleting at the Bethesda Metro station before heading to dinner at Vegetable Garden. Help us distribute pro-vegetarian literature and educate the public about the many benefits of a vegetarian diet. After leafleting join us for dinner at Vegetable Garden where where 10 percent of your bill will be donated to COK.  
USA MD Charlottesville Elena   Leafleting / Literature Distribution
Date/Time: September 27, 2008
Location: Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival
Features: I will be attending this festival and I will distribute handouts to help spread the word about WFAD.  
USA MD Ellicott City Robin   Information Table, Exhibit, Other
Date/Time: September 28th from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM
Location: The Well, 3711 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043, (410) 418-8944
Features: Join the Humane League of Baltimore for a day of fun to raise awareness of plant-based options and animal issues in a fabulous outdoor setting! There will be ongoing live music by talented local artists including our very own Bob Pyle, Gary Kaplan (with Steve Gellman), and Stewart Lyons (with Not Dead Yet). Other musicians in the lineup include Curt and Terri, and Christina VanNorman.Yummy vegan food and baked goods, T-shirts, gift items, and raffle tickets will be sold. Donations accepted. Money raised from this event will be earmarked for the Humane League's vegan outreach and advertising. Admission: $6; Questions? E-mail sept28folkfest@gmail.com  
USA MD Ellicottt City Linda   Leafleting / Literature Distribution  
USA MD Mt Washington  
  		FREE VEG LIFESTYLE CLASS AT WHOLE FOODS IN MT. WASHINGTON: On Sudnay, Oct 2 2008, from 7–8 pm, Whole Foods grocery in Mt. Washington will offer, in the café, the free class “A Menu of Love: The Vegetarian Lifestyle Class.” Don Robertson will address some of the most common questions, misperceptions, and challenges that arise with regard to a adopting a plant-centered diet.  
USA MD Owings Mills  
  		Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 13th at 6 pm in Owings Mills, will feature a live two hour presentation by Michael Greger, MD, on The Latest News In Human Nutrition.

DINNER GUESTS are asked to bring a dish made without animal products to serve five times the number in their party, along with a donation of $5 ($2 for members). Or you may attend without bringing a dish for a $12 fee ($10 for members).  
USA MD Pikesville  
  		CELEBRATE WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY AT MR. CHAN: The Vegetarian Resource Group again has arranged a sumptuous culinary treat for all who would like to celebrate World Vegetarian Day with like-minded people. It will happen on Saturday, October 4, at 5 pm, at Mr. Chan's Szechuan Restaurant, 1000 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208.  
USA MD Poolesville Terri 301-428-8128   Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Information Table, Lecture, Exhibit, Feed-In, Other
Date/Time: Sun Oct 12, 1-5pm
Location: 15200 Mt. Nebo Road, Poolesville, MD 20837
Features: Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary will have an open house! This is our biggest event of the year and everyone is invited! Come enjoy a live band, delicious catered food and drink, a fabulous silent auction, clowns and face painting, speakers, and the opportunity to stroll around and visit the rescued animals. No admission fee, but donations (of any amount) are very much appreciated. RSVP requested.  
USA MD Salisbury Farm   Date/Time: Saturday, October 4th, 4:00-7:00pm
Location: In front of a Perdue slaughterhouse, Salisbury, MD
Features: Join FARM and others for an unforgettable candlelight vigil and protest. We will conduct a candlelight vigil and protest in front of Perdue’s first slaughterhouse -- located on the Delmarva Peninsula, where 13 million birds are slaughtered every week. Join us! Call or e-mail if you can participate or have questions. Carpools and ride-shares are available. For details visit http://www.wfad.org/Alerts/vigil8.htm  
USA MD Takoma Park Francesca 301-891-2458   Feed-In
Date/Time: October 5, 2008, 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Downtown Takoma Park, Md.
Features: This month's Compassion Over Killing feed-in will be in honor of World Farm Animals Day at the Takoma Park Street Festival. The 27th annual multi-cultural music and crafts festival in downtown Old Takoma is expected to attract 10,000 festival-goers from all around the Washington metropolitan area.Compassion Over Killing will be offering orange "chicken" to attendees, along with literature to help them transition to a more compassionate diet. It's a fantastic opportunity to show the public how easy and delicious it is to choose vegetarian foods. Please join us!  


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