2009 Events

WORLD GO VEGAN WEEK BAY AREA EVENTS

US Events

San Francisco, CA
World Go Vegan Week Halloween Costume Party!
Saturday, October 31
Ready to party till the cows come home? Costume contest, catered vegan treats, silent auction, raffle, speakers and more!
Guest Speakers include: Kenneth Williams, World Champion Vegan Bodybuilder Costume Contest Categories: Best Animal, Most Compassionate, Most Likely to Scare a Dog, Most Unique, Most Environmentally-Friendly.
Amuse Gallery
614 Alabama St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
7p.m. - 11 p.m.
Sliding Scale Door Donation $7 – 40 (all proceeds go to the animals!)
Co-sponsored by In Defense of Animals and The San Francisco Vegetarian Society.
Contact: Hope Bohanec
In Defense of Animals
hope@idausa.org
(415) 448-0048 x. 208

Las Vegas, NV
Oct 26, 28, 29, & 30th
leafleting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for 3 days at lunch
time and one day at the Fremont Street Experience.
Vegas Veg: http://www.vegasveg.com
Contact: Elaine Vigneault
vegan@ooshee.com

Kenova, WV
Oct. 31 from 10 am to 6pm.
Tabling at Nawab Indian Cuisine
in Huntington, WV.
Contact: David McKee
ganeshafamily@gmail.com
509-561-6000

Santa Rosa, CA
The Community Market Natural Foods Store
Vegan Samples all week with displayed literature. The Marketing team and management are going vegan for the week and encouraging all employees to also.
Contact: Anelisa
anelisa@srcommunitymarket.com

Brooklyn, NY
New York Veg Fest. displaying World Go Vegan Week info.
Contact: Natalie Parks
nycvegfest@live.com

Long Beach, CA.
table/leafleting
Contact: Robyn Hicks
robynisrosy@yahoo.com

NY Farm Sanctuary Animal Awareness Event
Contact: Jenn London
jennifer.london@us.sony.com

New Concord, OH
Buttonwood Organic Market AND Uppity's Coffee Shop
Main Street
All week, Buttonwood will feature all of their vegan food, and Uppity's
will offer vegan menu items and both will have vegan starter kits for their
customers.
Contact: Sally Bennett
captionsrme@yahoo.com
phone: 740-432-2191

Houston, TX.
October 10th
Tthe Society of PEACE (People for the Earth, Animals & Enlightenment) will be holding a Vegan Bake Sale at the Texas Wildlife Rehab Center from noon-3pm.
Contact: Kristen Lee Ohanyan
info@societyofpeace.org

Ashville, NC (two events)
October 26
7:00 pm
Mercy For Animals Celebrates World Go Vegan Week With A Free Presentation of Preventing Osteoporosis with a Plant-based Diet with Guest Lecturer, PCRM's Dr. Amy Lanou Earth Fare- Westgate Shopping Center, 66 Westgate Parkway
October 31
11:30 am- 1:00 pm
Mercy For Animals Hosts Public Outreach/Leafletting in commemoration of World Go Vegan Week
KFC- 1030 Patton Ave. (at Louisiana Ave. )
Contact: Kayla Worden
kaylaw@mercyforanimals.org

West Reading, PA
October 25 - 31
Educating customers at Good Eatz Green Café 701 Penn Ave.
Contact: Rick Allebach
215-858-3616
610-670-4885
www.goodeatzgreencafe.com

Cary, NC
October 31
Triangle Vegan Action, is holding a Vegan Bake Sale
for World Go Vegan Week
Contact: Brandon Becker
brandonxvx@gmail.com

Coral Springs, Fla.
October 31
10 – 12 p.m
Whole Addiction Body Piercing and Tattooing Vegan Halloween Party
Contact: Heather Barlak
theusedpixie23@aol.com

Dubin, Ireland
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
from 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Protest McDonald's: Grafton Street, Dublin 2
Information stall and display: Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2
Sat. October 31 from 12noon - 3pm
We will be giving out free vegan cakes and treats to passers-by!
Contact: Laura naracampaigns@gmail.com
National Animal Rights Association

Toronto, Canada
Monday, Oct 26
6pm to 9pm
Free screening of Earthlings with food and drink
University of Toronto , Sidney Smith Building , Room 2108
100 St. George Street, Toronto ON
October 29 & 30, 2009 from 4pm to 7pm both days
Animal Rights Kollective, ARK II.
Tabling/outreach with vegan food and video on factory farming, outside Panacea Eco Shop at 588 Bloor St W, Toronto ON Canada .
Video and outreach, and free food.
http://www.ark-ii.com/2009/
Contact: Jamie Rivet
jriv@sympatico.ca
( 905) 738-7518

Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Fundraiser at blowing alley, tabling outside grocery
store, movie showing of Peaceable Kingdom
Ottawa Animal Defense League
Contact: Susan Manns
mannsdesilucy@gmail.com
(613)828-3782

Ottawa , Ontario Canada
Friday October 30, 7:00PM -9:00pm
Merivale Bowling Center
1916 Merivale Rd.
Fundraiser for TEJA'S Animal Refuge & Refugee RR for Horses
Ticket price per person: $25.00
Silent Auction
Theme: Dress in your favorite Animal Costume
Food: Vegan Hamburgers and Hot dogs will only be served

Cochabamba, Bolivia
Leafleting/ Educational outreach
Contact: Liliana Tellez Flor
Carlosfcgcunha@gmail.com

Ontario, Canada
October 7th and 22nd
11-3 pm
We will be holding a outreach table and leafleting as well as be showing
nonviolence.org's vegan video at the university.
Brock University
500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharine's
Contact: Kimberly Costello
kimmycostello@hotmail.com

Cape Town, South Africa
Oct 25- leafleting at a local shopping centre; the Heart Foundation of South Africa have agreed to participate. Also a Beauty Without Cruelty store.
Contact: Elisa Galgut
elisagalgut@gmail.com

Toronto, Ontario
Tabling/leafleting
Contact: Sabrina Malais
lolaella333@gmail.com

Queensland, Australia
Tabling/leafleting
Contact: Carolyn Bailey
carolyn_bailey@bigpond.com
61732846110

Ville de Goma, Province du Nord-Kivu, Congo
Leafleting
Contact: Bantu
idpe_kc@yahoo.fr

Cape Town, South Africa
Tabling/leafleting
Contact: Elisa Galgut
elisgalgut@gmail.com

Coachabama, Bolivia
Leafleting
Contact: Liliana Tellez
 Carlosfcgcunha@gmail.com

Netherlands
Wednesday, October 28
20:00
Eko-info meeting about Veganisme www.eko-info.blogspot.com
Klinker, Van Broeckhuisenstraat 46, Nijmegen www.grotebroek.nl
with Jeroen van Koedam from the Dutch society voor Veganism www.vergansime.org

Vienna
October 25-31
11:00 - 21:00
World Go Vegan Week Costume Party! Discount all vegan meal.
Contact: GoVegDiner Team
govegdiner.vienna@gmail.com
+43 12938470

Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Oct. 30th - 6:30pm
Screening of Earthlings & free vegan food sampling and info table
Contact: Donegal Veg Group, Julia Feliz
donegalvegan@gmail.com

Trichirappalli, Tamilandu
October 28
10 am
Free supply of veg soup and veg burn and green salad to public
contact: BALAKRISHNAN
balki_kiru@yahoo.co.in
91 4332 261625