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Veg Week 2008 Welcome!

In our fifth year, we would like to invite you to our biggest Veg Week yet! This year we will have an event every day of the week and a special card for pledgers that will provide discounts at many local restaurants and businesses. Please review all the events below, mark your calendars, and alert your friends and family. Come to one event or all!

Veg Week Kick-Off: "The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter" with Jim Mason

How much do we really know about the food we eat? Do we know how its production affects our planet?

Most of us go grocery shopping unaware of the often unclean, unethical, and destructive food production practices that lurk behind the snazzy packaging on the foods we buy. Yet there are ways to make better, more ethical food choices, and Jim Mason's presentation aims to show us how.

Beginning at the dinner tables of three American families, Mason takes us on an illuminating and humorous journey to uncover the origins of the food we eat, digging up secrets that food producers would rather keep buried. His investigative journalism uncovers the issues associated with buying local, organic, vegan, and fair trade, with attention to the complex dynamics of sustainability.

Jim Mason, Esq., is a writer and attorney who focuses on human and animal concerns. He is the author of several books, including the groundbreaking 1980 Animal Factories and the more recent The Ethics of What We Eat, both co-authored with renowned ethicist Peter Singer. Read more about Mason and the event.

This is a free event, and is open to the public. It will be followed by a catered reception featuring Pizza Luce pizza and a chance to interact one-on-one with Mason. Invite your friends, fellow students, co-workers, and family to this special event!

Time: Tuesday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Coffman Union Theater, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Sponsored by: Compassionate Action for Animals, Minnesota Environmental Studies Club, and the University of Minnesota Bookstore

Funding generously provided by: SAO Academic Initiative and MSA Diversity Education Fund

Wednesday: Veg Cooking Class and Nutrition Tips

Want to learn how to make delicious and simple vegan food? Come watch a skilled chef demonstrate how to make mouth watering vegetarian specialties. All the food will be vegan, easy to make, free, and, most importantly, absolutely delicious!

We will also have Suzanne Sorenson, R.D., on hand to share tips and talk about the basics of healthy vegetarian and vegan eating.

Space is limited, please RSVP with Danielle at then0014@umn.edu.

Time: Wednesday, October 1, 5:00 p.m.
Location: Coffman Union Kitchen, Room 210, University of Minnesota, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Thursday: Vegan Potluck

What better way to celebrate Veg Week and try some great veg food than with a vegan potluck? While some food will be provided, everyone is encouraged to bring a vegan dish (no animal products) to share that serves around five to eight people. Also, it is encouraged, but not necessary, to bring your own plate and silverware. This is a great opportunity to sample dozens of delicious foods, meet cool people from the community, and have fun.

Time: Thursday, October 2, 5:30 p.m.
Location: Coffman Union, Room 303, University of Minnesota, 300 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis

Friday: Film Screening of The Emotional World of Farm Animals

As part of Veg Week, we will be showing the delightful documentary The Emotional World of Farm Animals, followed by free snacks and a question and answer session.

In the documentary, narrator Jefferey Masson, leads viewers through the personal journey he underwent while writing for a forthcoming book. This journey into the sentient, emotional lives of farm animals brings Masson to animal sanctuaries around the country where caregivers and the animals themselves tell their harrowing stories of rescue and escape. Masson delves into the rich ancestry of these curious and intelligent animals and interviews top experts in animal behavior who offer scientific perspectives on these amazing creatures.

Time: Friday, October 3, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Carlson School of Management, room 1-135, 321 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis

Saturday: Dine-Out at Evergreen Chinese Restaurant

Join us for a special Veg Week dine-out at Evergreen Chinese Restaurant! Evergreen is among the best of Twin Cities vegan cuisine and a great place to try if you are taking our Pledge to be Veg. They have a very large selection of vegetarian items on the menu including mock chicken, pork, beef, tofu, and many vegetable dishes as well. So don't miss this perfect opportunity to take a break, enjoy extremely delicious food, and hang out with other pledgers!

Time: Saturday, October 4, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Evergreen Chinese Restaurant, 2424 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis

Sunday: Tour of Local Sanctuary for Rescued Chickens

Join Veg Week participants for a special guided tour of Chicken Run Rescue. Chicken Run provides domestic fowl--mainly chickens--with temporary shelter and vet care, and locates and screens adopters in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. These birds are victims of neglect, abuse and abandonment, sometimes used as a source of eggs or intended for slaughter, fighting or ritual sacrifice. Chicken Run is the only urban chicken rescue of its kind!

Space is limited, please RSVP with Anne, anne@exploreveg.org

Transportation is available, please e-mail Anne for more information.

Time: Sunday, October 5, 2:00 p.m.
Location: Chicken Run Rescue, north Minneapolis

Monday: Dine-Out and Celebrate at the Red Sea Bar & Restaurant

Celebrate the end of Veg Week at a special dine-out and party at Red Sea Bar & Restaurant. Red Sea is a great place to get delicious animal-free, Ethiopian food and celebrate with some drinks of all sorts. Besides their fine imported beers, Red Sea offers a wide variety of lentil, bean, and other vegetable dishes served on the traditional injera bread. Don't miss this last event for Veg Week!

Time: Monday, October 6, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Red Sea Bar & Restaurant, 316 Cedar Ave S., Minneapolis

Pledge to be Veg!

Amazing discount card. Cool prizes. Free food. Help animals. Take the Pledge to be Veg!

All you have to do is pledge to eat vegetarian or vegan from Tuesday, September 30, to Monday, October 6.

Participants will get a special care pack and discount card, which will get you deals at many local restaurants and businesses, such as Fast and Furless, the Himalayan, Ecopolitan, Galactic Pizza, and many more! Raffle prizes include vegan cookbooks from the University of Minnesota Bookstore, t-shirts, and valuable gift certificates.

Take the Pledge to be Veg online today!

Have friends who might want to take the Pledge to be Veg? Tell them about it!