Sally,

I'll be there after work! Can't wait :)

Does anyone know of a good coffee shop in St. Paul to host a group gathering? I'm looking for a place to host my Arbonne meetings that is near a bus line, plenty of parking, vegan friendly, and somewhat nice...somewhere people in business casual attire would fit in. I think this may be a tough task...

If any Minnesotans still frequent this thread, this is your lucky day because I am here now! Just kidding, but seriously, I am Minneapolis raised and currently reside in St. Paul, and I am glad to have found a thread just for Minnesota veggies. I sometimes feel like I am the only vegan in the Twin Cities, as most of the people I know and come across are dyed-in-the-wool meat and potato folks. I love that we have so many vegan-friendly restaurants, but I think we are past-due for a few more all-vegan joints. Ecopolitan is wonderful, but it is definitely NOT the place to bring your non-veggie friends in an attempt to convert them. I get so jealous when reading on vegguide.org about all of the vegan restaurants in other cities. If I wasn't in college and planning on going to graduate school I would totally try to open my own!

It *is* my lucky day. I talk to myself a lot in here, so it's nice to have company. :p

PETA DEMO TODAY!

Nicollett Ave & 7th St.

12 noon

WED- Jan. 18th. The demo is a live reenactment of our "body parts" poster ad orginally featuring traci bingham. An activist will have her body painted like butcher's diagram. We're doing this in Minneapolis to coincide with the Minneasota Pork Congress taking place the same day. We'll also be showing Chew on This on a body screen televison.


I'll be there!! :pibo:

Lookit! Fast and Furless vegan boutique is in the newspaper today!

http://www.startribune.com/438/story/213049.html

Lookit! Fast and Furless vegan boutique is in the newspaper today!

http://www.startribune.com/438/story/213049.html

I saw that! I still need to make it over there!

The reporter who did the story on Fast and Furless wants to tag along for one of our veg dine-outs. Please contact me if you want to be on the list to get an e-vite. I haven't planned the event yet, but will do so for Feb. very soon.

Our dine-out is coming up this week! It would be great to see some VBers there!!
We're going to Udupi cafe. Please send me your email address if you'd like to get the e-vite.

By the way, if anyone ever reads the IL thread, notice how the VBers have joined their local veg meetup group and they are *always* dining out and posting pictures. Don't you agree that we should do that too? :p
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Hello everybody! I just wanted to help get the word out about this, and I hope to see you all there!

What: A lecture given by Peter Singer on Ethics and Animals
"Lecture with a free catered reception"

Hosted By: Philosophy Department of the University of Minnesota, Compassionate Action for Animals

When: Thursday, March 23
7:00pm - 8:15pm

Location: Ted Mann Concert Hall, West Bank, University of Minnesota
2128 4th Street S
Minneapolis

Description in Greater Detail:Widely regarded as one of the most influential living philosophers, Peter Singer is also known and esteemed in many other fields for his work in medical ethics, famine relief, euthanasia, and environmental ethics. Singer's books, including Animal Liberation and Practical Ethics, have been translated into 15 languages and are widely taught in ethics classes throughout the world. His work is credited with starting the modern animal protection movement. TIME Magazine includes Singer among its "100 most influential people" of 2005.

This is a public event! Bring yourself and a friend (or two, or three..)

Thank you stellar26 :) Are you going to the CAA banquet by chance?

Thank you stellar26 :) Are you going to the CAA banquet by chance?

I don't know that I'll actually be at the banquet- but I'm am going to help with the cooking from 5-8:30 tomorrow night.
I admittedly don't do much with CAA, anymore. I was a bit more involved a few years back. I'm just too busy with school, work, and my volunteer work at Planned Parenthood. I do like to help out when I have the time, though!

Anyone from Duluth? I live in Superior now, but I have lived in Duluth as well as Minneapolis (Wedge/Uptown). SallyK, check the Wisconsin if you haven't already! :D

Stellar26, I waved at someone who looked like you at the banquet...was that you? Oh my, the food was delicious!

THX-1138, saw your post in the WI thread and your intro. I do recall being graced with your presence last spring at one of our Galactic Pizza dine outs. :D

Yep :)

Fast & Furless vegan boutique is having a vegan spa night with special guest *yours truly*. It's on Sunday, March 12th at 5 p.m. Please PM me if you're interested in attending. :)

Peter Singer will be lecturing at the U of M on Thursday, March 23 from 7pm to 9pm.

http://www.exploreveg.org/events/singer

Peter Singer will be lecturing at the U of M on Thursday, March 23 from 7pm to 9pm.

http://www.exploreveg.org/events/singer

I've been looking forward to this! Is anyone else going?

I'm pretty certain that I'm going to be there!

I'm going! I'm chilling out right now at the Eco! :afro:

Say "hi" if you see me!

So were you there? I didn't see you. You probably saw me, or heard me rather, I was the one who asked him the question about the Great Ape Project.

I'm in Illinois, but originally from MN and have family there. Anyway, wish I could have gone to the Peter Singer lecture. I bet it was great. Also, Singer had a great op-ed on 3/21/06 in the Minnesota Daily (mndaily com)

Also, I just want to mention that PETA will be in Minneapolis next weekend (4/1-4/2) doing a Helping Animals 101 conference. For anyone interested in doing their part to alleviate animal suffering, I strongly recommend this conference. I attended one in Chicago last year. I had been vegetarian for 12 years and had recently switched to veganism and felt like I wouldn't learn much. I was very wrong. It was a great experience, the vegan food was delicious,and it was just such wonderful energy being surround by others who get it. Also, it's a good opportunity to put human faces to the PETA image. All the staffers I talked to and all the speakers were very compassionate people who really walk the talk. I'm attending the MN conference and bringing my brother and sister-in-law and hoping it will have a positive influence on their lives since neither are veggie (yet--I can hope anyway).

They have student rates and a 2-for-1 rate for non-students. Anyway, I highly recommend this and for those who don't like PETA, I challenge you to go learn who they really are firsthand and see if your opinion of them doesn't change at least a little. You can register on-line at PETA's website. Just look for Helping Animals 101.

I really hope some of you can make it. You won't regret it!!

I'll be at the Helping Animals 101 conference too. Hope to see you there.

So were you there? I didn't see you. You probably saw me, or heard me rather, I was the one who asked him the question about the Great Ape Project.


Ahh, yes. I guess that I did see you, then.
I was there and saw Sally :hi: