WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY THANKING THE MONKEY STYLE
October is World Vegetarian Month and
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 is WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY!
It is also the BIRTHDAY of KAREN DAWN, author of "THANKING THE MONKEY: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals."
Thanking the Monkey kicks off World Vegetarian Month with two New York Events -- a reading/signing and World Vegetarian Day and author birthday party at Jivamukti yoga studio on October 1st, and a Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary event on Sunday October 5th.
You have probably heard about this new book -- an introduction to animal rights and welfare issues, presented in a fun, full color, pop culture style, packed with great art and cartoons and celebrity photos and quotes. It was featured on Page Six, but the book has also received glowing reviews from the Washington Post, Publisher's Weekly and more. You can read those reviews, and some wonderful endorsements from luminaries such as Disgrace author JM Coetzee, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and rock music icons like Anthony Kiedis, at www.ThankingtheMonkey.com. That site has a terrific celebrity studded promo video, with twenty or so actorvists including Alicia Silverstone, Daryl Hannah, Heather Mills, and the new young star of Transformers II, Isabel Lucas -- plus many more.
Author Karen Dawn was featured in a beautiful NBC4 piece you check out here:
http://www.nbc4.com/goinggreen/17171247/detail.html
And a half page Washington Post story you can see here: www.ThankingtheMonkey.com/wapo.pfd
And you'll find numerous TV and radio interviews with her on the Thanking the Monkey site under "media."
Karen will arrive in New York Tuesday afternoon, September 30, and would love to chat with you on Wednesday, October 1, which is her birthday and World Vegetarian Day. And she is available all week to talk about Sunday's Woodstock event, the book, and the burgeoning animal protection movement. Please call (310) 801 8687 to set that up.
If you don't have a copy of the book, and would like one, we'll get you one immediately.
Here's the event information:
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WHAT: World Vegetarian Day, and author Karen Dawn’s birthday celebration! A reading, signing and party. Professor Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation and one of Karen's early mentors, will also speak. Karen and O.N.E, the natural drink company will provide cocktails and snacks. You'll enjoy the ONE Drunken Monkey.
WHEN: Wednesday October 1, 7:30pm.
Please arrive by 8pm for the reading, which will be followed by the party.
WHERE: Jivamukti Yoga Studio cafe.
841 Broadway, bt 13th and 14th, 2nd floor, NYC
The party will be in the vegan cafe. We'll provide drinks and guests can buy dinner if they wish.
HOW MUCH? The event and drinks are free but guests are encouraged to buy a book to support the studio that is selling it, and support Farm Sanctuary, who will receive the author’s profits.
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THEN...
WHAT: WOODSTOCK FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY AND THANKING THE MONKEY CELEBRATE WORLD VEGETARIAN MONTH TOGETHER.
Woodstock in October – how gorgeous! Ride the vegan bus up if you like, and come meet the animals, the author, and other special guests who will be doing some reading. Stay tuned to the website, ThankingtheMonkey.com for guest updates.
WHEN: Sunday, October 5
Sanctuary Tours 1-3:30 Reading/signing 3:30
Then celebrate with some wine and great vegan food.
WHERE: The sanctuary is 7 miles from the center of Woodstock. The Vegan Bus, which runs on veggie oil, will take people from NYC to the sanctuary, leaving from NY at 10am, back in NY at about 9pm. $20 return. Go to www.ThankingtheMonkey.com/events.php for more information, and/or directions, and to RSVP for either event.
HOW MUCH: Tour recommended donation is $5 per person -- or buy a book. The book event is free but all book sale proceeds will go to the sanctuary.
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Please call (310) 801 8687 for more information and to set up interviews.
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Date: Mon Sep 29 16:56:50 2008
