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U of M Community Involvement Fair

CAA will have an informational table at the 2010 University of Minnesota Community Involvement Fair. You can make a difference in the Twin Cities community. The Community Involvement Fair gives students a chance to learn about local volunteer and internship opportunities. Over 90 organizations will be attending the fair this year, and CAA is one of them.

The event takes place on Feb. 3rd from 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., and we need your help to staff it. Like talking to people about animal rights and vegetarianism? This is a great opportunity for direct person-to-person outreach!

Time: Feb 03, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: CMU Great Hall, 300 Washington Ave SE, Mpls 55455

For more information about this event, check out our website.

Volunteer of the Month: Sen Holiday

Our volunteer of the month for the month of January is Sen Holiday. Sen started volunteering with CAA this fall when she saw a poster about VegWeek and wanted to help out. She helped work events at VegWeek, has done some leafleting, and has designed various things for CAA. Some of her favorite things about volunteering with CAA are, " meeting and working with other vegans and vegetarians, as well as being able to see that my efforts aren't for naught."

Read more about Sen on our website.

Article: Stop Eating Meat and Save the Planet?

By James Kanter as published in the New York Times
January 24, 2010

BRUSSELS - Delegates arriving at the gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month were met by women in furry animal suits holding placards showing pictures of lambs, cows and pigs and warning, "Don't Eat Me."

The women were representatives of Ching Hai, the leader of a group that advocates adherence to Buddhist precepts, including following vegan or vegetarian diets.

As they lined up for hours in freezing conditions, many of the delegates seemed grateful for the neatly wrapped snacks - meat-free sandwiches - that the women were handing out free.

Followers of Ching Hai say that one of her principal goals is to fight environmental disasters, and her representatives in Copenhagen appeared eager to spread the message that methane, which is belched in large quantities by cows and other livestock raised for the meat and dairy industries, is among the most potent planet-warming gases.

But the virtues of vegetarianism as part of the battle to curb climate change are far from being an issue just for the spiritually inclined.

Read the full article.