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29 Mar 2009 Issue
1. Making a Difference in Washington, Part 1
2. Today’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
3. Activist Feedback1. Making a Difference in Washington, Part 1
Is Your Congressional Representative a Friend of Animals?
Members of Congress care about money and votes. You can make a big impression if you make clear that you care deeply about animal issues. Contact your Congressional representative to tell them that animal issues really matter to you and ask whether they are members of the newly formed Congressional Animal Protection Caucus. If they respond affirmatively, write again and thank them. If they say something like, “I have always opposed cruelty to animals” but sidestep your question, thank them for responding, then express appreciation that they share your concern for animals, and then ask if they plan to join the Caucus. I recommend contacting your representative by e-mail (letters to Congress are now virtually destroyed by radiation against anthrax) once a month to ask them to commit to animal protectionism by joining the Caucus until your representative either joins the Caucus or says they are not going to, in which case you should write one final e-mail to let them know that you and your many animal protectionist friends will be very disappointed.
To find your representative’s e-mail, go to www.congress.org.
2. Today’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
The Lost and Found Department
http://www.all-creatures.org/sermons97/s29mar92.html3. Activist Feedback
Rick, leafleting for Vegan Outreach at a St. Louis area college, describes how he turned an antagonistic student into a sympathetic listener:
One student, Brian, was a bit antagonistic at first. He wanted to know why I was doing this. I replied that I was trying to ease suffering. He asked me if I felt that animals had the same rights as people. I said that I would not go that far, but that animals do suffer, feel pain, want to avoid suffering and pain and feel pleasure all similarly to the way we do.
During our conversation I had to excuse myself occasionally to leaflet other students passing by and thanked him for his patience when I returned. He commented about how many students were ignoring me and he said that I was annoying. I replied that they don’t treat their alumnae very well here. He seemed surprised that I was an alum.
I introduced myself and extended my hand to shake but he neither told me his name nor shook hands with me. He asked if I thought that chickens were stupid and I said no. He said that they run around after you cut their heads off. I said that that I did not think that was significant; some people’s eyes roll around after their heads are cut off. He asked me about pigs. I said that pigs were a good example of the suffering we inflict on animals and told him about gestation cages.
He asked what would we do with all the pigs. I said that we needed to do two things, provide them with better conditions and not raise them for meat. He agreed, at least, that we needed to treat them better. Before he left, he told me that he thought that I was doing God’s work. Later he returned and told me his name and extended his hand to shake.
As he left that time, he said he thought that Jesus would feel proud of me. I felt good at how I had turned around his antagonism and about what he said.
Carolyn, leafleting at Acquire the Fire in Minneapolis, writes: Ellen, Lauren, Danielle, and I began leafleting an hour before it began and handed out around 300 booklets. There were a lot of people going to the event, many of whom came in buses, so every time a bus would drop people off we would hand out leaflets to them.
Upcoming Leafleting Opportunities
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4/3-5 FL Orlando SonFest / WinterFest Christian Festival
4/3 NY, Utica Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/3 TX, Fort Worth Gaither Homecoming Gospel wi Mark Lowry 4/3 SD, Huron LifeLight Tour 4/3 TX, Dallas Rock & Worship Road Show 4/4 PA, Wilkes Barre Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/4 TX, Fort Worth Gaither Homecoming Gospel with Mark Lowry 4/4 OK, Oklahoma City Rock & Worship Road Show 4/4 SD, Aberdeen LifeLight Day of Fire Tour 4/5 VA, Norfolk Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/5 LA, Bossier City Rock & Worship Road Show 4/5 ND, Bismarck LifeLight Day of Fire Tour 4/9 CA, Santa Rosa Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/9 CO, Denver Rock and Worship Road Show 4/10 CA, Visalia Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/10 KS, Wichita Rock and Worship Road Show 4/11 CA, Long Beach Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/11 CO, Denver VegFest TABLE 4/11 MO, Springfield Rock and Worship Road Show 4/12 CA, Palm Desert Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/14 CO, Colorado Springs Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/16 ND, Bismarck Michael W. Smith Christian Rock Concert 4/16 PA, Wilkes-Barre Gaither Homecoming Gospel wi Mark Lowry 4/16 OH, Columbus Rock and Worship Road Show 4/16-18 VA, Hampton Joyce Meyer Conference 4/17 GA, Atlanta TABLE EarthDay at Georgia Tech 4/17 MI, East Lansing Rock and Worship Road Show 4/17 IA, Sioux City Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman Christian Concert 4/18 TN, Nashville TABLE Earth Day 4/18 NJ, Elizabeth Morris Cerullos "Embraced by God's Fire" Conference 4/18 TN, Knoxville TABLE EarthFest 2009 FREE 4/18 CA, Valencia Kutless Christian Rock Concert 4/18 IL, Peoria Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman Christian Concert 4/18 IN, Bryant "BE THE MIRACLE" Mark Lowry Christian Comedy 4/18 NE, Lincoln The Katinas Christian Rock Concert 4/18 IA, Cedar Rapids Rock and Worship Road Show 4/19 CA, San Diego TABLE EarthFair 2009 4/19 IL, Springfield Rock and Worship Road Show 4/19 AR, Little Rock Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman 4/21 MI, Holland Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman Christian Concert 4/22 IN, Indianapolis Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman Christian Concert 4/23 NC, Fayetteville Mark Lowery & Comedy Gaither Gospel 4/23 TN, Nashville 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards 4/24-25 OH, Columbus Women of Faith Conference 4/24-26 CA, San Francisco New Living Expo 4/24 MA, Cambridge MIT Sustainability Summit 4/24 SC, Greenville Mark Lowery & Comedy Gaither Gospel 4/25 NY, Bronx Joel Olsteen Conference 4/25 MO, St. Peters Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman Christian Concert 4/25 OR, Portland Acquire the Fire with Kutless 4/25 NC, Greensboro Mark Lowery & Comedy Gaither Gospel 4/25 CA, Sacramento The Katina's Christian Concert 4/26 MO, St. Louis TABLE Earth Day Festival FREE 4/26 CA, Sacramento The Katina's Christian Concert 4/26 CA, Sacramento Earth Day 4/26 VA, Charlottesville Mark Lowery & Comedy Gaither Gospel 4/26 KY, Lexington Michael W. Smith & Steven Curtis Chapman 5/1-2 IA, Des Moines Women of Faith Conference 5/1 MA, Amherst Sustainable Energy Summit 5/1 OH, Columbus Joel Olsteen - A Night of Hope 5/2 FL, Orlando TABLE Central Florida Earth Day 5/7 OH, Springfield Jeremy Camp Christian Concert 5/9 PA, Pittsburgh Jeremy Camp / Acquire the Fire 5/14-16 OK, Tulsa Joyce Meyer Ministries Conference 5/15-16 MT, Billings Women of Faith Conference 5/15 SD, Rapid City Harvest 09 Christian Rock Conference 5/17 NY, New York Veggie Pride Parade International Events 4/18 CAN, Ottowa TABLE 6th annual Ottawa Eco-Stewardship Fair 4/25 CAN, Ontario Peterborough Green Expo |
Contact Paris at christian_vegetarian@yahoo.com if you can to help. To find out about all upcoming leafleting and tabling opportunities in your area, join the CVA Calendar Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christian_vegetarian/.
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