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New Vegan Cooking Class Series: Sign-Up Today!
Join Compassionate Action for Animals for our special 3-part cooking class series.
Join CAA in the University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade!
Show your school spirit and enthusiasm for vegetarianism and animal rights, and join Compassionate Action for Animals in the annual University of Minnesota Homecoming Parade!
Compassionate Times Fall 2008 Newsletter
Take a look at some of CAA's recent accomplishments as detailed in the online edition of our Fall 2008 "Compassionate Times" Newsletter.
Outreach for Animals Week 2008 Wrap-Up
Last week wrapped up Outreach for Animals Week 2008, during which 33 volunteers handed out more than 8,500 leaflets and raised more than $3,000!
Vegan Food Showcase and Veg Week 2008 Wrap-Up
Thanks to CAA's Fifth Annual Veg Week (which came to an end last week) hundreds of new people have learned about veg and animal issues, making the Fifth Annual our biggest Veg Week to date!
Book Review: Thanking the Monkey
Karen Dawn's recent book, Thanking the Monkey, is an educational work that explores the way society treats animals.
Facebook Fundraiser: Vegan Food Showcase
On September 18th, Compassionate Action for Animals will hold its annual vegan food showcase, a mainstay of CAA's outreach efforts that will reach over 1,300 people.
Volunteer Opportunity: Website Designer Needed
CAA is looking for a website designer to help us build VegWeek.com to promote our upcoming 5th Annual Veg Week this fall.
Vote for CAA and More in the VegNews Awards!
Cast your vote for several Compassionate Action for Animals and Minnesota nominees for the VegNews 2008 Veggie Awards!
Volunteer of the Month: Anne McNamara
A Minnesota native, Anne McNamara first went vegetarian sometime in 1988 and vegan just one year later.
Their Lives, Our Voices 2008 Wrap-up
Their Lives, Our Voices 2008 is over, and if you came we hope had a great time. If you didn't come, you definitely missed out, but don't worry, we're already making plans for TLOV 2009.
CAA's Justin Leaf Appears on Vegan.com Podcast
Long-time CAA volunteer Justin Leaf was recently interviewed on Erik Marcus's Vegan.com podcast.
Update on “From Farm to Fork” and YouTube Videos!
Earlier this month, Gowri Koneswaran gave a compelling multi-media presentation on the environmental impacts of animal agriculture to a full auditorium of 180 attendees. If you missed the event, you now have a chance to view the presentation on YouTube!
CAA Wins an Award!
CAA's chapter at the University of Minnesota recently won an award at the Tony Diggs Excellence Awards Ceremony last week, which recognized outstanding student group achievements.
Update on CAA's 10 Year Anniversary Banquet
Compassionate Action for Animals held its fourth annual banquet on April 4, and it was a tremendous success!
Volunteer of the Month: Mindy Gudmundson
Hailing from a small-town farm in North Dakota, Mindy Gudmundson made her way to the Twin Cities for college, most recently completing her MBA from the Carlson School of Management.
Special Registration Rates for “Their Lives, Our Voices”!
Join hundreds of others this summer at the Midwest's premiere animal advocacy conference, "Their Lives, Our Voices."
Wisconsin Leafleting Tour Wrap-Up
By Fred Tyler From Monday through Friday, March 10-14, I leafleted across Wisconsin on a tour sponsored by CAA. I passed out a combination of 'Even If You Like Meat' and 'Why Vegetarian' pamphlets that were generously supplied by Vegan Outreach.
Fall 2007/Winter 2008 Print Newsletter Now Online!
Take a look at some of CAA’s recent accomplishments as detailed in the online edition of our Fall 2007/Winter 2008 Highlights Newsletter.


