March 20th

GREAT AMERICAN MEATOUT!!



North Bay Animal Advocates will be hosting a table in downtown Petaluma on Kentucky Street near Copperfield's Bookstore. We will have literature, displays, and samples!

When: Saturday, March 20th
Where: Kentucky Street, Petaluma - Next to Copperfields
Time: 11am - 3pm

January 24th

NORTH BAY ANIMAL ADVOCATES
AND
PETALUMA FILM SERIES PRESENTS
THE OSCAR NOMINATED, MULTI AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY

“THE COVE”

AQUS CAFÉ
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24TH @ 7:00PM
189 “H” Street, Petaluma (Corner of 2nd and H Street)
FREE ADMISSION ($4.00 Donation Suggested)
For more information please contact Lisa @ 415-215-8747




Flipper was one of the most beloved television characters of all time. But ironically, the fascination with dolphins that he caused created a tragic epidemic that has threatened their existence and become a multibillion dollar industry. The largest supplier of dolphins in the world is located in the picturesque town of Taiji, Japan. But the town has a dark, horrifying secret that it doesn't want the rest of the world to know. There are guards patrolling the cove, where the dolphin capturing takes place, who prevent any photography. The only way to stop the evil acts of this company and the town that protects it is to expose them....and that's exactly what the brave group of activists in The Cove intend to do. Armed with state-of-the-art surveillance equipment, the members of the small group, led by the most famous dolphin trainer in the world, devise a covert plan to infiltrate the cove to document the horrifying events that happen there. Along the way, they uncover what may be the largest health crisis facing our planet— the poisoning of our seas. Part environmental documentary, part horror film, part spy thriller, The Cove is as suspenseful as it is enlightening. The final result is a heart-wrenching, but inspirational, story that shows the true power of film in the hands of people who aren't afraid to risk everything for a vital cause.

December 12th

Just in time for the holidays! Join everyone at Café Gratitude for a vegan ice-cream social and book signing with Ruby Roth, author and illustrator of “That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals : A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things.” This is the premiere Bay Area signing– and a great opportunity to connect with fellow Veg families! See you there!

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009
1-3pm
Café Gratitude
1730 Shattuck Ave (@ Virginia)
Berkeley, CA 94709
510-725-4418

For more info, please visit:
www.WeDontEatAnimals.com
www.CafeGratitude.com
www.facebook.com/wedonteatanimals (click on the events tab at the top).

About the book:
Praised by Jane Goodall, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk, leading activists, and best-selling authors, Ruby Roth’s timely call to action That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things is the boldest step yet in children’s literature. The first children’s book of its kind, That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals introduces vegetarianism and veganism to curious readers. Brilliantly illustrated and accompanied by tender text, the book offers a look at the emotional lives of animals, their experience on factory farms, and the effect that eating animals has on the environment and endangered species, maintaining a child-friendly tone throughout. For more info and a book trailer, please visit www.WeDontEatAnimals.com

November 27th

FUR FREE FRIDAY - TWO EVENTS!


1. SAN FRANCISCO
Fur Free Demonstration
When: Nov. 27, 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Hope Bohanec (Hope@idausa.org), In Defense of Animals, 415.448.0048, ext. 208

http://www.furfreefridayida.com/

We will be carpooling to this event from Petaluma. Meet in the Blockbuster parking lot at the Gateway Plaza (905 Lakeville Street, Lakeville Exit, Petaluma) at 11am. Call Lisa @ 415-215-8747 for more information.

2. HEALDSBURG
When: Nov. 27, 2009 at 4pm
Where: Healdsburg Plaza
For more information: Jasmine De La Torre - lavendardeodarant@gmail.com
Please come and bring your friends and family!

November 26th - THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving Day Potluck

When: Thursday, November 26th
Time: 4:00pm
Where: Liberty Meadows Condominiums, Petaluma
Special Instructions: RSVP needed!
Directions: Take Petaluma Blvd. North. Turn left on Magnolia Ave. Go up one block. Turn left on Liberty St. Turn left on Freedom Lane North. Pass the tennis courts on the left. The clubhouse is on the left (directly across from #67).

We request that potluck items be free from all animal products including dairy and eggs (check your ingredient list for hidden animal products like casein, whey, gelatin, meat or fish broths, honey, etc.) Please bring your own serving and eating utensils, plate, cup, bowl, and napkin. Please also include an ingredient list with your potluck dish.

For information or to RSVP, please call Lisa @ 415-215-8747 or Leah @ 707-789-0609.

November 22nd

Screening of 'Mad Cowboy'


When: Sunday, November 22nd
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Aqus Cafe, 189 H Street, Petaluma (corner of 2nd & H St.)
Cost: Free ($4.00 donation suggested)



THE STORY (excerpt): "One day, Howard Lyman found himself in a hospital bed confronted with the very real possibility that he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. A tumor on his spine, a one-in-a-million chance of its surgical removal gave him sufficient pause to reflect on what it was that really mattered to he and his wife, Willow Jeane. Howard's "dark night of the soul" liberated him from then on. He saw that he had been caught on a vicious treadmill that was destroying everything he believed in: his parents' organic farm, the animals, the trees, the grass, his marriage, his livelihood, and his health. At over 300 pounds, this former football player had assumed that heavy animal protein, lots of greasy yellow fat, was essential to his well being. But now, from his hospital room, staring at the obese, self-doubting human being that Howard Lyman had become, he awakened to a more conscious way of thinking. He vowed to turn around his life, and his ranch."

The journey led him into the world of organic agriculture, veganism (vegetarianism plus no dairy or eggs), politics (he nearly won a House seat), undermined at the last minute by a bank that deliberately co-opted Montana's most visible vegetarian), and his discovery, early on, of a disease new to history called bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, or mad-cow."

Cafe will be open for beverage purchases.

November 11th

Screening of 'A Delicate Balance'

When: Wednesday, November 11th
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Sonoma County Humane Society, 5345 Highway 12, Santa Rosa
Cost: Free!

A Delicate Balance (84 munutes), by Australian film-maker Aaron Scheibner, is the startling new documentary which continues where Al Gore left off. This film dispels destructive myths about what it takes to be healthy and what is our true relationship to the natural world. Nominated for Best Unreleased Documentary by the Australian Film Critics Association, this film is a must-see for those who care about our planet and the life it supports.

Vegan Pizza from A Slice of Life restaurant will be served. Sponsored by Farm Animal Protection Project and the Sonoma County Humane Society.