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TLOV 2011 Announcement

We wanted to let people know that CAA is not organizing Their Lives, Our Voices conference in 2011.

We first hosted TLOV in 2008. It was a great event, and we were thrilled at the response from the community. Over the past three years, we've attracted activists from around the country, and hosted great speakers such as Gene Baur, Nathan Runkle, Zoe Weil, and Carol Adams. We've gotten lots of great feedback from attendees, and we hope that TLOV has inspired people to go back to their communities and advocate on behalf of animals.

However, this year, we've seen a shift in interest and priorities from the volunteers responsible for organizing our programs. Our volunteers have expressed less interest in organizing TLOV, instead choosing to focus on other programs.

We're not ruling out the possibility of hosting TLOV again in the future. If you'd like to help make TLOV happen in 2012, please consider volunteering. Of course, we have many other volunteer opportunities as well. There are many ways you can help animals. If you can't make time to volunteer, please consider making a donation.

If you're interested in attending an animal rights conference in 2011, we encourage you to check out Taking Action for Animals or AR 2011.

Thanks again to all of the TLOV attendees, speakers, and sponsors from the past three years.

Fundraising Dinner at French Meadow

Update: We were able to add another five places for this dinner, but two have already been taken, so there's only three left!

Join CAA for a gourmet vegan fundraising dinner at French Meadow. Come enjoy a gourmet vegan dinner fundraising at French Meadow Bakery with Compassionate Action for Animals.

We've worked with the chef at French Meadow to come up with a special four course vegan meal for the evening. Purchasing a ticket will get you soup, salad, entree, and dessert. The ticket also includes two glasses of house wine, juice, or soda, as well as coffee or tea with dessert.

The menu will be:

• Charred Tomato Bisque
• Babe Mache Salad with Nori Roasted Tofu
• Rustic Handpie with Winter Vegetables
• Your choice of Vegan Turtle Cake or Strawberry Cheezecake

Time: Jan 30, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: French Meadow Bakery 2610 South Lyndale Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55408

You can get more details and purchase your ticket online.

Book Club Meeting

Please join us for our next meeting of the book club. We will be starting discussion on the book "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows" by Melanie Joy. Our first meeting is January 30th. If you are not able to get the book or read it, you are still welcome to come join in our discussion of it.

We will be discussing excerpts that you select from the book, from the first two chapters: Chapter one "To Love or To Eat?" and Chapter two "Carnism: It's Just the Way Things Are."

Time: Jan 30, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: 2100 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

RSVP on Meetup.