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SUMMARY:Food for Thought:  Striking at the Roots (new members welcome) - SF
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: Please visit Bay Area Vegetarians event calendar for more information or updates on this and other vegetarian and animal rights events.=0D=0A=0D=0Ahttp://www.bayareaveg.org/events.php#2050 =0D=0A=0D=0AHost: Tammy=0D=0A=0D=0ANotes:=0D=0A=0D=0ABay Area Vegetarians has two book clubs; "The Vegan Book Club" reading fiction books, and this one, "Food For Thought Book Club", reading nonfiction books on the topics of vegetarianism, animal rights, and nutrition. While our sister book club, the Vegan Book Club may be full, we, The Food for Thought Book Club, welcome new members to join us.   As a general guideline, everyone is welcome to join us (both veg & non-veg), and we especially encouraging aspiring and new veg*ns to join us. =0D=0A=0D=0AWe are a supportive, low-key, and friendly group.  Our most recent meeting in November had 11 people in attendance.   Please note, in consideration of others, including our animal friends, all food and drink consumed during book discussions are vegan.  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AThis month's selection Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism  by Mark Hawthorne=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AFrom Amazon, by Publisher's Weekly:  "From publicizing an issue to taking action, from feeding a large group to running a rescue center, activists will find this guide from veteran animal-rights crusader Hawthorne detailed, straightforward and highly practical, even if your cause isn't animal rights. Drawing on his own experience and those of his colleagues, Hawthorne provides advice from a number of perspectives on a long list of methods: leafleting, letters and articles, protests, corporate campaigning, internet outreach, direct action and government lobbying. Though it's concerned throughout with inter-species justice, providing an adequate introduction to the principles, history and progress of the animal rights movement, as well as numerous animal rights resources, the book's tips on tabling, organizing protests, effective letter-writing and other matters are just as easily applied to any cause. Concise guidance, an empowering tone and a large, global community of voices make this book eminently useful for anyone organizing a movement, though Hawthorne's optimism can belie the often difficult path to change.."=0D=0A=0D=0AGet the book:  Suggestions from book club members:  =0D=0A=0D=0A1) Support your local library and look for it there.  Having these books in circulation shows the demand for these types of books in your library system.=0D=0A=0D=0A2) Check google books to see if it is online (this one isn't) =0D=0A=0D=0A3) Amazon has been under protest at various time by animal rights organizations for selling foie gras, dogfighting and cockfighting magazines, etc.=0D=0A=0D=0ALocation: Cha Ya, 762 Valencia St (18th St), meeting in front of Cha Ya at 1 pm on Sunday - we can confirm then if that's really where we want to eat, OR we can walk down to Udupi or Herbivore.=0D=0A=0D=0AUltimate Guide info & reviews=0D=0A=0D=0ATime: 1 pm=0D=0A=0D=0ARSVP:  If you'd like to just join for this one book discussion, please RSVP by clicking on Tammy's name above.  If you'd like to join the book club and participate in ongoing book discussions, please join our YahooGroups book club list, and self-RSVP by adding your name to the list in our book club database for this book meeting.  Click HERE.  This requires a Yahoo userid.  If you do not have one, please contact Tammy by clicking on her name above.=0D=0A=0D=0AIf you can't make this discussion, but would like to join us for a future book, please stay-tuned for an upcoming announcement to the monthly newsletter or SFBAVEG mailing list.  We also have a separate mailing list just for book club information on yahoogroups (FFTBC).  Use the entry box below to join the mailing list.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A      Subscribe to Food for Thought list=0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A      =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A      =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A      Powered by groups.yahoo.com =0D=0A=0D=0A    =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A
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