RMAD Weekly Announcement - February 6, 2005
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Do you have some things lying around you don't need anymore? We have a wish list (http://rmad.org/wishlist.html)! If you can donate any of those items, we'll put em to good use for the animals!
Please contact the RMAD office (office@rmad.org) if you can help.
thanks!
Rocky Mountain Animal Defense express our gratitude to Dan Landes and the Watercourse crew for hosting RMAD's second annual Dining Out Day.
We thank Dan Hanley for putting his time and heart into the effort, and we thank the volunteers and supporters who made this fundraiser a tremendous success.
The event raised more than $2000 to support RMAD's efforts on behalf of our animal friends.
Business Opportunity
From our Friend Dave Hatch, please contact him if you're interested:
RMAD folks (and others; feel free to cross-post),
I'd like to find a person or couple for an interesting business/career situation. I have a beautiful house up in Indian Hills (near Evergreen) and would like to make it into a socially-conscious (incl vegan) special events/ retreat center. I need a person or couple to live on-site, set up a special events business and then manage it. One person could handle the job I think, though obviously two could make it easier than one. Without going into too much detail, the person/people need to be really socially conscious, have a solid business background, be exceptionally good at working with people and be very well-organized. Special events experience would obviously be a plus as well.
The pay will be negotiable but would include getting to live in a home with views to die for and the chance to make the world a better place. The only downside (though its a plus for many) is that it's not in a neighborhood, per se, so it's probably not the right situation for someone with kids. I'd live there myself and do this, but (a) my 6 yr old would be unhappy living there, and (b) I've got too much other stuff going on.
Let me know. Write back and I'll give you more info and send you some pictures. I'd like to get this whole gig going sooner rather than later. March would be a good time to start, for example. Feel free to pass this on to someone you know who would love to do something like this.
Thanks,
David Hatch
hatch9698@comcast.net
p.s. Trust me on the 'views to die for'. It's quite remarkable.
RMAD Events:
The RMAD Calendar (http://rmad.org/calendar.html) is full of great events coming up and all summer long! Work parties, fairs, meetings, and more. These events are great ways to get involved with RMAD and helping animals in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Please join us for a Fur Free Valentine/Fur Is A Drag Demo!
When: Saturday 12 February 2005
Where: Marks Lloyds - Josephine and 3rd in Cherry Creek
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Details: Optional: Wear red or white or red and white or dress in drag or just
come as you are.
Posters and leaflets will be provided. Feel Free to create your own
poster, if you like. The themes will be Be A Sweetheart ~ Don't Buy Fur, also Have
A Heart ~ Don't Buy Fur.
Directions: Take I-25 to Speer South. Take Speer to University. Turn Left (N)
on University and get into the Right lane. You'll see Whole Foods on your Right after
you turn. The next cross street is 2nd. When you cross over 2nd, University becomes
Josephine. Marks Lloyds will be on your Left. There is street parking on the right, or
you can turn Right onto 3rd and look for parking. If you stay on Josephine, you'll find
free parking 3 blocks up on the Right in front of a park, but there isn't always a space
there. If you park near the stores, remember to go to the green parking box (there is
one on each block) to buy a ticket for your dash. The green boxes only take quarters,
debit cards or Credit Cards. See you there!
Come march in celebration of WildlifeKillers.com's
official launch! Activists will make their way down
the Pearl St Mall spreading the word about who is
killing Colorado's wildlife. The Fox will join us
again and we'll have posters for everyone.
Date: Saturday February 12, 2005
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Meeting time: 10:45 a.m.
Location: Boulder Public Library parking lot
(Broadway and Arapahoe, across from Wild Oats)
Requested attire: Camouflage
Look for our ad in the Colorado Daily starting monday!
This section lists events that might be of interest to local Animal Rights
supporters. These events may or may not include RMAD people but they are
not sponsored or presented by RMAD. Please contact the people listed below
for more information.
(From Matt Bear, please contact him for more info)
A special treat at our TruthSayers SpeakUp:
Monday February 7 @ 7pm
Solstice Institute, Skylight Room
302 Pearl Street, Boulder
We'll be doing things a little differently on Monday, so I'd like to invite everyone to come on down. RSVP to me, mattbear@NEAforever.org, if you're not already in our regular TruthSayers group and would like to join us. We have room for about 10 extra people.
Rather than our regular SpeakUp, we'll be hearing from Markus Stobbs
who has
generously agreed to lead a session at our SpeakUp on Nonviolent
Communication (Thank you, Markus!). Nonviolent Communication keeps
popping
up all over the place in the progressive movements. I think you'll
find it
interesting and useful as animal advocates to get your toes wet in the
basics.
We'll also work on a couple short and simple things to make us better communicators, but first Markus will lead us. Please read through the following paragraph/description Markus was kind enough to present.
"Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a way of speaking that encourages
the
peaceful resolution of differences. Developed by Marshall Rosenberg,
Ph.D.,
it is a systematic approach of putting the principles of nonviolence
into
action by identifying shared values and needs, and focusing on
cooperation
rather than aggression. NVC is about listening deeply and speaking the
truth
in ways that lead to mutual understanding. It is equally applicable to
one's
personal life, interpersonal relationships, and local, national and
international issues. In this session, led by Markus Stobbs, you will
get an
introduction to how you can put NVC into practice in your own life to
create
more satisfying personal connections and build coalitions and
cooperative
outcomes in your activism."
You can learn more about Nonviolent Communication at
http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com.
Matt Bear, Director
National Endowment for the Animals
"Helping those who help the animals."
http://www.NEAforever.org
mattbear@NEAforever.org
Unforunetely, this talk is cancelled, but he'll be back and will reschedule. We'll let you know when that happens!
Stopping Cancer Before It Starts:
Cancer Proofing Your Body with Plant Superfoods
http://www.drgreger.org/talks.html#cancer
When: Saturday, 2 April 2005, 1 PM
Where: Vitamin Cottage, 12612 West Alameda Parkway
Lakewood, Colorado
Questions: 303-449-4422, leave a message for Ann Swissdorf
or e-mail her at anns@rmad.org
Ongoing:
Other RMAD Efforts
RMAD is involved with many other local Animal Rights and wildlife issues. To learn more about some of our other efforts, please check out these websites:
- RMAD Health Site - A website devoted to recipes and other vegan information
- prairiedogs.org - A website devoted to information on prairie dogs
- Prairie Dog Coalition - RMAD is a major supporter and partner with the Prairie Dog Coalition
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