Posts Tagged: compassion over killing

Animals / COK / Cooking / Food / Health — 4 Comments
30
Jun 10

DC City Council Adopts Meat-Free Mondays

On Tuesday morning, the D.C. City Council hosted a presentation of its newly adopted “DC Meat-Free Monday” Ceremonial Resolution. The resolution, which highlights the benefits of adding more fruits and vegetables to our diets and encourages residents to “abstain from animal products on Mondays,” was introduced by Councilmember Yvette Alexander (Ward 7) last month and adopted by the entirety of the D.C. City Council.

Following the Council’s presentation, Compassion Over Killing dished out over 100 free meatless meals for D.C. City Council Members, staff, interns, and others in attendance of the event. The all-vegan meal included vegan fettuccini alfredo with “chicken” and Caesar salad.

via COK.net

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24
Jun 10

This Weekend’s Events

Leafleting Marathon with Compassion Over Killing
Love leafleting? So do we—which is why we’re hosting a Leafleting Marathon on Sat., June 26! What better way to spend your Saturday afternoon than joining us to leaflet our way up DC, stopping at Pentagon City Metro station, Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station, and Columbia Heights Metro station for 30 minutes each. After our last stop, we’ll be heading over to Sticky Fingers Bakery for some well-deserved dinner. Plus, you’ll receive a free COK t-shirt for participating in this event!

Pentagon City Metro station is the first stop, and we’ll be meeting there at 3:30 p.m. to load up on literature & pick up shirts. If you can’t make it to the first stop but still want to help, please let us know!

WHERE: Meeting at 1250 South Hayes St. in Arlington, VA (in front of the Metro entrance)
METRO: Pentagon City Metro station on the yellow and blue lines
WHEN: Sat., June 26 at 3:30 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Great Sage Benefit for the Humane Society of the United States
Please join Great Sage on Sunday, June 27th anytime between the hours of 10am-9pm as we host a benefit for the Humane Society of the United States. Great Sage will be donating 10% of the entire day’s sales to this life-saving organization which works to reduce suffering and create lasting social change for animals worldwide. Help us to support the HSUS by coming in for a delicious brunch, lunch or dinner!

To learn more about the Humane Society and its current campaigns, visit:http://www.humanesociety.org For more info on the benefit call Great Sage at 443.535.9400 or to view our menu visit: http://greatsage.com

Meatless Monday at Bread and Brew
Come out and support Meatless Monday at Bread and Brew. http://dcbreadandbrew.com

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19
Jun 10

COK Summer Benefits at Asylum

Come out to Asylum and join Compassion Over Killing as they celebrate compassionate choices all summer long! On the fourth Tuesday of every month this summer, COK is teaming up with Asylum for three special benefit events.

The first event is Tuesday, June 22 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with a portion of the vegan food and drinks sold going to COK. To kick this first event off, DJ Denman Anderson will be performing at 8:00 p.m. We’ll also be celebrating Francesca’s, COK’s Outreach Manager, birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRAN!!!!

Stop by to support COK and enjoy delicious animal-friendly food and drink—and don’t forget, Tuesdays is buy-one-get-one-half-off at Asylum!

COK / Farming / Food — 1 Comment
19
Jun 10

New Vegan Menu: Founding Farmers

Compassion Over Killing has been doing a lot of restaurant outreach, working with great restaurants around DC to get Vegan items on the menu. This month COK’s feature restaurant is Founding Farmers.

Opened in September 2008, Founding Farmers offers farm-inspired American true food and drink in a modern, casual and eco-friendly setting. From our modern farmhouse, our menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner include homemade and ’scratch-made’ traditional American classics inspired by the heartland.

Founding Farmers is located three blocks West of the White House at 1924 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. You can download their new Vegan menu here.

I have not had a chance to visit yet, but the menu looks great and I will defiantly be making a trip their soon. If you have been let us know what you think!

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20
May 10

VeganFest 2010

Since Great Sage will have the honor of being the first to offer the new award winning Tofurky Pizzas, they thought it would be fun to throw a party and call it VeganFest! Which will aslo be a charity event for Compassion Over Killing.

$20 advance entrance fee ($25 at the door) and that all goes to COK. For the $20/$25 you will receive free pizza, cake, and coconut ice cream (and some other vegan treats to be named later). There will be a cash bar. There will be a band from 7:30-9:30, also to be named later.

Who: Everyone!
When: Monday, June 7, 2010 from 7pm to 10pm
Where: Great Sage Restaurant, 5809 Clarksville Square Drive Clarksville, MD 21029
Other: Reservations strongly recommended. Please call 443.535.9400. On Facebook.

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9
Feb 10

I’m Clucky To Have You!

During the month of February, Sticky Fingers Bakery will be selling “I’m Clucky to Have You” Valentine’s cards, which you can personalize with a note to your sweetie. The cards will be added to a heart-shaped window display inside Sticky Fingers.

The back of card includes a special note of compassion for passersby outside the restaurant to read—and 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these cards will benefit COK’s work on behalf of farmed animals. Each card is just $1.

What better way to show your loved ones—and the animals—how much you care? And while you’re at Sticky Fingers Bakery filling out your “I’m Clucky to Have You” card, be sure to indulge in some deliciousnous, and don’t forget to bring some home to sweets for your sweetie!

Animals / COK / DC Vegan Drinks / Events / Food — 21 Comments
3
Feb 10

DC Meat Free Week

On Monday, word of Meat Week reached a few of DC’s vegetarians and vegans. Given the proven links between meat and high cholesterol, heart attacks, cancer and even…ahem, poor sexual performance, we became very concerned for the health of our beloved District.

Photo by Gracy Obuchowicz houndstoothphotography.com

We decided the only solution was to immediately offer Washingtonians the chance to experience amazing greens from some of DC’s most exciting restaurants during a Meat-Free Week.

The schedule is an impressive one! The restaurants participating in DC’s inaugural Meat-Free Week include RAMMY Award Winners, America’s first certified organic restaurant, the 2009 OpenTable.com Diner’s Choice Winner, and Washington City Paper’s 2009 Best Bakery and Best Vegan Restaurant. One restaurant boasts 32 secret doors. The First Lady has dined at two of the restaurants on the list, and the President even joined her at one.

Two of the restaurants are debuting new vegan menus, and one is offering discounted rates off their regular prices. Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary President and Co-founder, will be attending dinner one night. And two of the events are fundraisers, including one with all profits donated to Haitian relief.

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15
Dec 09

DC Vegan Drinks #12, Saturday December 19th, COK Benefit & Holiday Drinks!

dcveandrinks-logoNEXT DRINK: Saturday December 19th, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm

WHERE: Bread & Brew, 1247 20th St, NW, Washington DC 20036

METRO: Dupont

ARE YOU COMING?: RSVP {facebook} or EMAIL ME

THE MENU:

Vegan Dishes

  • Black eyed pea cakes with jalapeno tofu aioli $9
  • Golden Beet Carpaccio with Tuscarora Organic Sour Mix, horseradish crème & raspberry oil $10
  • Portobello & Spinach Roulade with cashew cream risotto $16
  • Cashew Cheese with Spicy apple Chutney $8

Holiday Drinks

  • Hot Organic Apple cider with Tuaca
  • Port Toddy with orange & cloves
  • Organic Espresso Martini
  • Vegan egg nog with brandy & rum

OTHER NEWS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: At around 8 we will be doing announcements, a chance for you to promote yourself, a group, or a cause. We will give you about 30 seconds to do your spiel, so be prepared (literature, business cards, fliers, etc…). Please limit shout outs to vegan/animal rights and welfare issues.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

  • Be friendly.
  • Talk about what you do in your free time, what business or organization you work for, who makes the best vegan cookie, your blog, etc…
  • Most importantly: have a drink and relax with some fellow vegans!

WHAT TO BRING:

  • Business Cards (if you want to share).
  • If you don’t have business cards, fliers or pamphlets are cool too. Please remember to keep all distributions related to animal welfare/animal rights/veganism/etc.
  • Cash–tips for your cute bartenders.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Email me at tim@dcvegan.com

Animals / Beer / Wine / Benefit / COK / DC Vegan Drinks / Events / Holiday / News — 1 Comment
2
Dec 09

December DC Vegan Fundraiser for COK

dcvegan4cokLast month DC Vegan and DC Vegan Drinks raised over $500 for FARM. For the month of December we will be doing the same thing for Compassion Over Killing.

COK is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman.

COK continues to do great work for animals and promoting a vegetarian lifestyle. With your help they can continue this work. Our goal is to raise $1000, to donate CLICK HERE, all proceeds go directly to COK.

COK has some great events this month as well:

Beer / Wine / Benefit / COK / DC Vegan Drinks / Events — No Comments
24
Aug 09

DC Vegan Drinks #8

DC Vegan Drinks #8

Its that time of the month again!

NEXT DRINK: August 27, 2009 from 7pm-9pm (usually later)
WHERE: Bread & Brew, 1247 20th St, NW, Washington DC 20036
METRO: Dupont Circle
ARE YOU COMING?: RSVP or EMAIL ME
MORE INFO: Bread and Brew is not a 21+ place so those of you under 21 are welcome to come and have a good time.Make sure you DON’T eat before coming so you can have some wonderful Vegan food prepared by Chef Eugene. Happy Hour drink specials are $3.00 rail drinks (rum, vodka, tequila & gin), all drafts and bottled beer are $1.00 off and will run till 9pm.

DCVD #8 is also a benefit for the DC VegFest which is happening on September 12th at George Washington University, a portion of the proceeds from the night will go to DC VegFest. There will also be items up for raffle.

THE BASICS

DC Vegan Drinks is a monthly offline social networking event for people interested in sharing veganism and advocating for animal rights. Our mission is to bring together people from all walks of life (lawyers, students, small business owners, etc…) to build a stronger community and promote the sharing of resources. A lot of people build these networks online but never really connect socially, this is where our shin-dig falls in. There is no requirement except for an interest in veganism, animal rights, and to have a little after-work fun.

What you need to do:

  • Be friendly, even to any non-vegans that may come.
  • Talk about what you do in your free time, what business or organization you work for, who makes the best vegan cookie, your blog, etc…
  • Oh, most importantly, have a drink and relax with some fellow vegans.

What to bring:

  • Business Cards (if you want to share).
  • If you don’t have business cards–flyers or pamphlets are cool too. Please remember to keep all distributions related to animal welfare/animal rights/veganism/etc.
  • Cash for tips for your friendly bartenders.

Other info:

There is NO dress code, come how you feel. It’s FREE, but drinks are NOT and food isn’t either. Bring CASH to tip your bartenders. Some of the places we visit are 21 and over so make sure you check above to see if this months is.

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