Upcoming Events

• Leafleting at the Independence Day Parade on Sat., July 4
• Bread & Brew: Special Vegan Brunch & Movie Sunday Benefiting COK on Sun., July 5
• Vegetarian Summerfest on Wed., July 8
• Vegan Feed-In in honor of National Veggie Hot Dog Month on Mon., July 13
• COK Benefit at Sticky Fingers Bakery on Tues., July 14
• Animal Rights 2009 on Thurs., July 16
• COK Benefit at Java Green on Sat., July 18
• Special Compassion Over Killing event in Los Angeles! on Mon., July 20
• Taking Action for Animals 2009 on Fri., July 24
• Leafleting with COK in honor of National Veggie Hot Dog Month on Wed., July 29

Join COK this fourth of July for leafleting at the Independence Day Parade in honor of National Veggie Hot Dog Month. We’ll be educating some of the hundreds of thousands of spectators on how to transition to an animal-friendly diet by distributing our Vegetarian Starter Guide and Easy Vegan Recipes. We’ll be meeting outside of the Federal Triangle Metro station.

WHERE: 302 12th St., N.W., D.C.
METRO: Federal Triangle Metro station on the orange and blue lines
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Join us at Bread & Brew on Sunday, July 5 for a food- and fun-filled benefit event featuring a special COK Day vegan brunch menu, plus two movies: “The Princess Bride” and “Ten Things I Hate about You.” This event kicks-off Bread & Brew’s new “Brunch & Movie Sundays”—and 10% of your vegan brunch bill will be automatically donated towards our farmed animal advocacy work! Be sure to invite your friends and family.

Brunch is served from 9:00am to 4:00pm; movies start at 11:00am.

WHERE: Bread & Brew at 1247 20th St., N.W., D.C.
METRO: Dupont Circle Metro station on the red line
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Join COK at the 35th annual Vegetarian Summerfest Conference at the University of Pittsburgh campus at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. You’ll get a chance to meet like-minded people, enjoy delicious vegan meals, and attend educational workshops featuring more than 50 speakers, including COK’s Erica Meier as well as Dr. Michael Greger from the Humane Society of the United States and Stephen Kaufman from the Christian Vegetarian Association.

Visit VegetarianSummerfest.org for details.

WHERE: Univ. of Pittsburgh in Johnstown, PA
WHEN: July 8-12, 2009

What better way to encourage people to explore vegetarian eating than offering free samples of delicious animal-friendly fare? That's why COK is hosting a vegan feed-in outside of the Verizon Center before the Jonas Brothers concert. In addition to serving free vegan food, we'll also be distributing literature, including our Vegetarian Guide to Washington, D.C. and Surrounding Areas and Vegetarian Starter Guide. Please join us!

WHERE: NE corner 7th & F Sts., N.W., D.C.
METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station on the red, green, and yellow lines
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Want to satisfy your sweet tooth and help us help animals at the same time? Now’s your chance! Join us at the all-vegan, awarding-winning Sticky Fingers Bakery on the second Tuesday of each month. Sticky Fingers offers mouth-watering food for any time of day. Try a bagelwich breakfast sandwich, lasagna or their famous sticky bun and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated towards COK’s efforts to help farmed animals.

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

Animal Rights 2009 is a forum for sharing experience, reporting on progress, discussing tactics, networking and "recharging our batteries." Meet fellow activists at the four-day conference featuring nearly 100 presenters from more than 60 organizations and nine countries. Speakers include COK’s Erica Meier and Cheryl Leahy as well as Jon Camp from Vegan Outreach and Nathan Runkle from Mercy for Animals.

WHERE: Westin LAX Hotel, 5400 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca.
WHEN: July 16-July 20, 2009

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.!

Join us on Mon., July 20 for a special COK fundraising party in Los Angeles. Enjoy delicious vegan food and drink, great company, raffle prizes, live music, a screening of our award-winning “A Side of Truth” commercial, and so much more! And every dollar you donate at this event will benefit COK’s farmed animal advocacy efforts.

WHERE: 2 HeadedHorse Production/Art Studio
1770 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
WHEN: Mon., July 20 at 7:00 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458

Join COK at the largest national conference of the animal advocacy movement. Meet fellow activists, attend workshops, cooking demonstration and hear from speakers, including COK’s Erica Meier as well as Wayne Pacelle from the Humane Society of the United States and Gene Baur from Farm Sanctuary.

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.
WHEN: July 24-July 27, 2009

COK will be leafleting before the Green Day concert at the Verizon Center. Help us educate concert goers about the many benefits of a vegetarian diet by distributing COK's Vegetarian Starter Guide and Eating Sustainably brochure.

WHERE: NE corner 7th & F Sts., N.W., D.C.
METRO: Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station on the red, green, and yellow lines
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
RSVP: info@cok.net or 301-891-2458