Essays and Musings on Animals and Society

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Starting a New Group: Compassion for Animals, Continued 

At first we thought we'd just continue the activities we'd always done as independents: tabling, leafleting, attending and/or organizing anti-fur and anti-circus demos, and so forth. And that's still the bulk of what we're doing. But we found that having this new group (with a logo and everything!) invigorated our thinking a bit. We've come up with some out-of-the-ordinary spins on animal advocacy events, though most of them are still in our heads, or maybe jotted down on a list.

One thing we did do that was new for us was hold a vegan bake sale. I forget who mentioned the idea, but I heartily seconded it. I liked the combination of vegan outreach and the all-American aspect of it. I did some online searching for tips on bake sales, such as how much to price items, what to offer, and so forth. And this led to something much bigger...

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