Don’t miss your chance to ACT for Farmed Animals!

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The deadline to register for the first Activist & Campaign Training seminar is August 20. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to ACT for farmed animals!

 

What: All-day workshop helping participants understand the treatment of farmed animals and vegetarianism. Topics of discussion will include a summary of California’s factory farms in the meat, dairy and egg industries; local activism; identifying the regulatory agencies responsible for overseeing factory farms; getting politically involved; participating in campaigns; examining the welfare concerns of the most common farmed animals in California; and much more.

 

Who: ACT workshop speakers include lauren Ornelas, director of Viva!USA; Kim Sturla, director of Animal Place; Joyce Tischler, executive director of the Animal Legal Defense Fund; Brent Newell of the Center for Race, Poverty & the Environment; and Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, founder of Compassionate Cooks.

 

Intended for everyone, seasoned activists and newcomers alike.

 

When: Saturday, August 27, 2005.

 

Where: New College of California - North Bay Campus, 99 6th Street (Arlene Francis Theater), Santa Rosa.

 

Why: Factory farms are bad news for the animals, the environment and public health. We are mobilizing a statewide network to make change.

 

Cost: Just $10 for full day of speakers, films and discussion. Pre-registration required. Cost does not include lunch. Registration deadline is August 20.

 

Register at: www.ACTforfarmedanimals.com or call 707-449-4814 for more information.

 

 

 

 

"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. The more helpless the creature, the more it is entitled to protection by man from the cruelty of man."- Mahatma Gandhi------

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