Upcoming Events

• COK Benefit Day at Sticky Fingers Bakery on Tues., Feb. 9
• Table with COK at the Junior State of America Political Fair on Sat., Feb. 13
• A Valentine's Party in L.A. on Sun., Feb. 14
• COK Work Party: The Sweet & Sugary Edition on Mon., Feb. 15
• COK & DC Vegan Drinks at Asylum on Tues., Feb. 16
• Austin Vegan Drinks on Tues., Feb. 16
• Vegan Feed-In at the University of Maryland on Wed., Feb. 17
• Dunkin' Cruelty Vegan Feed-In on Thurs., Feb. 18
• Leafleting with COK and then lunch at SunPower Natural Cafe in L.A. on Sat., Feb. 20
• Leafleting with COK in Baltimore on Sat., Feb. 20
• COK Benefit at Java Green on Sat., Feb. 20
• Leafleting at the Chinese New Year Parade on Sun., Feb. 21
• McLibel Screening at UMD on Wed., Feb. 24
• Table with COK at the Junior State of America Political Fair on Sat., Feb. 27
• COK Benefit at The Vegetable Garden on Thurs., March 4
• Table with COK at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim on Fri., March 12

Want to satisfy your sweet tooth and help us help animals at the time? Join us for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated towards our efforts to help farmed animals.

WHERE: Sticky Fingers Bakery, 1370 Park Rd., N.W., D.C.
METRO: Columbia Heights Metro station on the green line
WHEN: All day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

COK will be at the Junior State of America Political Fair and we need your help! This is a great event and offers a wonderful opportunity to educate young people about the many benefits of a vegetarian diet!

We need volunteers to help with one, three-hour tabling shift, on Saturday, Feb. 13th.

WHERE: Marriott Crystal Gateway, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA
METRO: Crystal City station on the yellow and blue lines
WHEN: Sat., Feb. 13th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Please join us for a fun-filled night of dancing, karaoke, eating, drinking, and more at the 2 Headed Horse Art Studio in Los Angeles.

Advance tickets are $15 ($20 at the door) and include a drink ticket plus all the delicious vegan food you can eat from some of LA's top veg-friendly restaurants, including Cinnamon, The Spot, and SunPower Natural Cafe. There will also be vegan cupcakes from The Fakery Bakery! All proceeds go to benefit Compassion Over Killing.

WHERE: 2 Headed Horse Art Studio at 1770 Glendale Blvd. LA, CA 90026
WHEN: Sun., Feb 14 at 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
TICKETS: Advance tickets are $15 online, $20 at the door.
RSVP: On Facebook or info@cok.net

Celebrate President's Day at Compassion Over Killing's headquarters! Help us with various projects around our office while enjoying the company of other activists. From calling restaurants about their vegan options to stuffing literature, we'd love to have your help!

In return for your assistance, we'll help you recover from your sugar-rich Valentine's weekend by fueling you with even more sugar and sweets.

WHERE: COK's office at 6930 Carroll Ave., Ste. 910 in Takoma, MD
METRO: Takoma Metro station on the red line
WHEN: Mon., Feb. 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Love rock 'n roll and vegan food and drink? Then join us at Aslyum for a special COK & DC Vegan Drinks event!

For this special event, we'll have $5 vegan White Russians, a COK raffle including gift certificates to Asylum, and live music at 9 pm! We'll be meeting upstairs.

Aslyum has extended its Tuesday's buy one vegan entree get one half off special until 10 p.m. for us, so be sure to bring a friend! Sorry our young friends, Asylum is 21 and up.

WHERE: Asylum at 2471 18th St. in NW, DC
METRO: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro Station on the red line
WHEN: Tues., Feb. 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Join us for Austin Vegan Drinks this month at Rio Rita!

Whether you're a long-time vegan or just a little veg-curious, join us for some after-work fun. Share a few drinks (alcoholic and non) with like-minded folks, meet new friends, and even do a little networking while you're at it. Bring your business cards, pamphlets, fliers, recipes or anything else you would like to share.

And come hungry! Rio Rita's menu features two great vegan items by The Green Cart & Chubby Hug!

We will be announcing the winner of the Austin Vegan Drinks logo competition during the evening so be sure to vote today!

WHERE: Rio Rita, 1308 E 6th St., Austin, TX 78702
WHEN: Tues., Feb. 16 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
RSVP: Email Daniela.

What better way to encourage people to explore vegetarian eating than offering free samples of delicious animal-friendly fare? Join COK at the University of Maryland to distribute free baked goods to students, reminding them to have a heart for the animals this Valentine's Day. We'll be handing out our Vegetarian Starter Guide and Easy Vegan Recipe booklets as well.

WHERE: The University of Maryland's STAMP Student Union at the corner of Campus Dr. & Union Ln.
METRO: College Park Metro station on the green line (take the shuttle to campus)
WHEN: Wed., Feb. 17 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Join COK for a vegan feed-in outside of the downtown DC Dunkin' Donuts location! We'll be handing out free samples of vegan baked goods while urging people to ask Dunkin' Donuts to offer egg- and dairy-free donuts!

In addition to serving free vegan food, we'll also be distributing literature about our Dunkin' Cruelty campaign. What a great way to encourage the transition to a compassionate diet while calling for vegan options at the world's largest coffee and baked goods chain! Please join us!

WHERE: SE corner of 7th and F Sts in NW, DC
METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station on the red, green, and yellow lines
WHEN: Thurs., Feb. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Please join COK as we hand out our pro-vegetarian literature at the Burbank Farmer's Market before heading to lunch at SunPower Natural Cafe. Sharing literature with the public is such a simple, yet powerful way to help spread a message of compassion. For those of you new to leafleting, check out our Tips for Successful Leafleting.

WHERE: In front of the Police Station at the corner of E Orange Grove Ave. and N 3rd St., Los Angeles
WHEN: Sat., Feb. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., lunch at 1:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Please join COK as we hand out pro-vegetarian literature in Baltimore. Leafleting is such a simple, yet powerful to spread a message of compassion. We will be distributing our Vegetarian Guide to Baltimore and Eating Sustainably brochures.

We will meet outside Panera, then spread out in the Inner Harbor area to leaflet.

WHERE: Panera Bread at 600 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Md.
WHEN: Sat., Feb. 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

You're invited! Support COK while enjoying delicious cruelty-free fare and socializing with other activists! Please join us at the monthly Java Green funding day on the third Saturday of every month, when a portion of your bill will benefit COK.

Java Green offers a delicious variety of vegan sandwiches, salads and soups, in addition to tea and coffee drinks and fabulous desserts. The "Chicken" Java and Veg Max sandwiches are favorites.

WHERE: Java Green, 1020 19th St., N.W., D.C.
METRO: Both the Farragut North and Farragut West Metro stations
WHEN: All day from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

COK will be leafleting at the Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown. Help us bring in the Year of the Tiger by distributing pro-vegetarian literature and educating the public about the many benefits of a vegetarian diet at this heavily attended event.

WHERE: SE corner of the 7th and H Sts. in NW, DC
METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station on the red, green, and yellow lines
WHEN: Sun., Feb. 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Compassion Over Killing is teaming up with VegTerps and Terps for Animal Welfare to co-sponsor a screening of the documentary McLibel.

Chronicling the case between McDonald's Restaurant and two environmental activists, McLibel shows how Morris and Steel took on the fast food giant in the longest trial in English legal history&mash;and won. This documentary highlights the reasons these campus groups have been working to remove McDonald's from the University of Maryland campus.

This event is free and open to everyone!

WHERE: University of Maryland's campus in the basement lounge of Dorchester Hall
METRO: College Park Metro station on the green line (take the shuttle to campus)
WHEN: Wed., Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
RSVP: On Facebook or 301-891-2458

COK will be at the Junior State of America Political Fair and we need your help! This is a great event and offers a wonderful opportunity to educate young people about the many benefits of a vegetarian diet!

We need volunteers to help with one, three-hour tabling shift, on Saturday, Feb. 27th.

WHERE: Double Tree Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA
METRO: Pentagon City station on the yellow and blue lines
WHEN: Sat., Feb. 27th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Join us at The Vegetable Garden's monthly COK benefit day. Dine in or order take-out and 10% of your bill will be automatically donated to COK. It's a great way to support COK's work while enjoying delicious cruelty-free fare and socializing with other activists.

WHERE: The Vegetable Garden, 11618 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
METRO: White Flint Metro station on the red line
WHEN: Thurs., Mar. 4 from 11:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m.

COK will be at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim and we need your help! This popular trade show offers a wonderful opportunity to reach out to educate expo-goers and exhibitors about the many benefits of a vegetarian diet!

We need volunteers to help with two-hour tabling shifts, on Fri., Mar 12 through Sun., Mar. 14th.

WHERE: Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA
WHEN: Fri., Mar. 12th and Sat., Mar. 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sun., Mar. 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458