Upcoming Events
Here are events coming up that CfA is organizing or will be attending.
Joining others to help animals can be invigorating and empowering. Each person who holds a sign, hands out literature, answers questions at a table, or participates in any way in an event makes a difference.
Joining others to help animals can be invigorating and empowering. Each person who holds a sign, hands out literature, answers questions at a table, or participates in any way in an event makes a difference.
Saturday April 13 – Saturday May 18
Northern Virginia Vegan Pledge Program
Sponsored by the Peace Advocacy Network
Sponsored by the Peace Advocacy Network
Each mentor is matched with up to two pledges. Pledges attend five meetings, spaced a week apart. Mentors attend some of the meetings (space limitations), as well as a pre-program meeting, and they must be available to their pledges by phone, email, or text during the four-week period. Some members of Compassion for Animals will be mentors and giving talks and cooking demos at the meetings.
Mentors: If you are vegan and are interested in being a MENTOR for the upcoming program, please sign up at www.panveganpledge.org/forms/mentorform_dcmetroarea.html. You do not need to attend every session, but you need to attend a pre-program nmeeting on April 13, the first meeting on April 20, the trip to Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary on May 11, and the last meeting on May 18. You must also be reachable by phone, email, or text from April 20 through May 18 month so your pledges can ask you questions about veganism.
Pledges: This program still has room for PLEDGES, so if you or someone you know have been considering going vegan but want to get support, this will be a great opportunity. It will start on April 13 with the pre-program meeting and then run five consecutive Saturdays, from April 20 through ending May 18. Pledges are required to attend all six meetings, including the pre-program event.
All of the meetings except the ones on April 13 and May 11 are from 2 PM to 4:30 PM at the VIENNA WHOLE FOODS, 143 Maple Ave. E, Vienna, VA 22180. The April 13 pre-pledge meeting is at the Vienna Community Center, and the May 11 meeting is at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary outside of Poolesville, MD from 1pm to 3pm. Carpooling will be available for Poplar Spring.
If you are interested in being a vegan pledge, you can sign up right here.
This is a great program that includes vegan food, nutritional info, cooking classes, care packages, valuable vegan resources, mentoring, and social events—all FREE.
When:
| Friday | April 13 |
2:30pm – 5:30pm Vienna Community Center |
| Saturday | April 20 |
2:00pm – 4:30pm Vienna Whole Foods |
| Saturday | April 27 |
2:00pm – 4:30pm Vienna Whole Foods |
| Saturday | May 4 |
2:00pm – 4:30pm Vienna Whole Foods |
| Saturday | May 11 |
1:00pm – 3:00pm Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary — carpooling avaiable |
| Saturday | May 18 |
2:00pm – 4:30pm Vienna Whole Foods |
Saturday May 18
Vegan Bake Sale; part of the fifth annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale
Brownie troop 2226 from Annandale, VA will be making posters for the bake sale—a major shout-out and thank-you to them!
It will be big! Bakers: here's the signup sheet!
When:
9:30am – 1:30pm
Where:
The front porch (covered) of the Falls Church Community Center
223 Little Falls Street in the city of Falls Church
[map] [more info on Falls Church Community Center]
223 Little Falls Street in the city of Falls Church
[map] [more info on Falls Church Community Center]
Baker RSVP:
baking signup spreadsheet (plus info@compassion4animals.org so we have your email in case of last-minute changes—thanks!)
Monday May 27
Falls Church Memorial Day Festival and Parade
Note: This will be the first tabling event at which we serve hot food.
When:
9:00am – 5:00pm
Where:
Cherry Hill Farm House and Park and City Hall Grounds
300 Park Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
300 Park Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
Notes:
More info: here
Friday May 31
Speaking at the Anti-Fur Conference
The conference will feature an impressive array of speakers, some local, some from as far away as Australia, South Africa, China, and South Korea. Basic registration is FREE. Other registration options include food, the Friday reception, and/or the Saturday evening banquet.
When:
| Talk: | Friday May 31, 2013 — 4:10pm–5:10pm (with one other speaker) |
| Full conference: |
Friday May 31 — 1pm–6:30pm (reception at 7:30) Saturday June 1 — 8:30am–6:20pm (banquet at 8) Sunday June 2 — 8:30am–3:30pm |
Where:
Sheraton Suites Old Town Alexandria
801 North Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
801 North Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Notes:
Registration closes May 20. Click here to register.
Wednesday June 5
Melanie Joy at West End Library, DC
Dr. Joy is a popular speaker all over the world. Her message is relevant for both vegans and non-vegans. Both groups will benefit from learning that appetites for meat are not so much natural as they are arbitrary, heavily-promoted societal norms.
There will be plenty of time for Q and Q, and free light refreshments before the talk and slide show.
Please RSVP at the “official” invitation / RSVP page (or at the CAAN Facebook event--see below). When you RSVP, it looks like you're buying a ticket. But the event is free and there aren't actually tickets; that's how EventBrite (which we're using to track attendance) works. Thanks!
This is an official DC Public Library library event. Compassion for Animals has played a role in organizing and promoting it. Hope you can make it! Invite your friends, family and co-workers!
When:
6:15pm: Doors open; free light refreshments
6:45pm: Slide show / talk
7:45pm: Q&A and book-signing
6:45pm: Slide show / talk
7:45pm: Q&A and book-signing
Where:
West End Neighborhood Library
1101 24th St N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
[map and driving directions]
The library is two and a half blocks from the Foggy Bottom Metro station.
The presentation will be in the Auditorium.
1101 24th St N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
[map and driving directions]
The library is two and a half blocks from the Foggy Bottom Metro station.
The presentation will be in the Auditorium.
RSVP
http://melaniejoydc.eventbrite.com
— or —
www.facebook.com/events/166810763481168 (CAAN Facebook event)
Saturday June 22
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Guided Tour
Please RSVP at info@compassion4animals.org.
When:
1pm
Where:
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
15200 Mt. Nebo Road
Poolesville, Maryland 20837
[map and directions]
When you arrive, open the gate to drive in, then close the gate behind you. Drive about a mile along the gravel road until you get near the end and can see some of the buildings on the property. We'll gather there. You can park your vehicle on the grass by the side of the road.
We can probably arrange some carpooling. Let us know if that's something in which you'd be interested.
15200 Mt. Nebo Road
Poolesville, Maryland 20837
[map and directions]
When you arrive, open the gate to drive in, then close the gate behind you. Drive about a mile along the gravel road until you get near the end and can see some of the buildings on the property. We'll gather there. You can park your vehicle on the grass by the side of the road.
We can probably arrange some carpooling. Let us know if that's something in which you'd be interested.
Notes:
— The tour is wheelchair-accessible.
— Even if you've volunteered at Poplar Spring, you may want to take the tour, to learn about the facility and how the animals arrived there.
— The tour is free, but Poplar Spring does encourage donations. (You can donate at the sanctuary or online.)
— Even if you've volunteered at Poplar Spring, you may want to take the tour, to learn about the facility and how the animals arrived there.
— The tour is free, but Poplar Spring does encourage donations. (You can donate at the sanctuary or online.)
Thumbnail photo credits –
(where applicable)
(where applicable)
Coyote: Jim Robertson;
Turkey: Debora Durant;
Rabbit: Friends of Rabbits;
Chimpanzees: Save the Chimps;
Dog: Dogs Deserve Better
Logo: Red Robin Design