IDA's Bay Area Events

Table of Contents
1. Bizarro Baloney Show
2. Walnut Creek Foie Gras Demo
4. Gopher Gardening at Ocean Beach
5. International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats
5. Compassionate Cooks' Vegan Cooking Class


1. Bizarro Baloney Show

Dan Piraro, creator of the animal-friendly Bizarro comic strip
( http://www.Bizarro.com ), comes to the Bay Area this week with the
world premiere of the new version of The Bizarro Baloney Show.
The show features puppets, songs, videos, an animated short
created by Piraro, audience interaction, a magic trick, funny
costumes, props, sets, colored lights, and comedy aplenty,
including some animal rights humor.

If you missed last fall's "Bizarro's PolitiComedy-a-Go-Go" tour
or "Bizarro's Roadshow Humor Thing" at the 2005 San Francisco
Sketchfest, you don't want to miss this show, which sold out
every performance at the New York International Fringe Festival.
Piraro is the winner of three consecutive Reuben Awards from the
National Cartoonists Society and is the author/illustrator of
the critically acclaimed book "The Three Little Pigs Buy the
White House."

What: The Bizarro Baloney Show
When: Thursday, June 30th at 8:00 p.m.; Friday, July 1st at 8:00
p.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 2nd at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30
p.m.; and Sunday, July 3rd at 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Purple Onion, 140 Columbus Ave. (between Jackson and
Pacific), San Francisco - click http://tinyurl.com/drbxy for
directions


2. Walnut Creek Foie Gras Demo

California lawmakers approved a bill that will make foie gras
illegal by 2012, yet many restaurants continue to serve this
cruel dish because wealthy customers are willing to pay top
dollar for it. That's why IDA started our sustained presence
outreach and education campaign: to show restaurants that they
will actually lose valuable customers by continuing to serve
foie gras.

Join activists for an outreach event in Walnut Creek to convince
upscale restaurant Le Bistro to permanently remove foie gras
from their menu.

What: Foie Gras Demo
When: Saturday, July 2nd at 12:00 noon
Where: Le Bistro, 1606 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek

Please contact Paris Harvey at (925) 788-8296 or
bitebackvegan [at] yahoo.com to RSVP.

If you are unable to attend, please write or call Proprietors
Jean-Paul and Kathleen Peluffo to politely let them know that
you will not dine at Le Bistro until they stop serving foie
gras.

Le Bistro
1606 North Main Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Tel.: (925) 407-8000
Fax: (925) 407-8002
Email: info [at] lebistro.fr


3. Gopher Gardening at Ocean Beach

Join the San Francisco Wildlife Protection Project, a joint
effort by IDA and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks
Department, to create a wildlife "sanctuary" along the Great
Highway. By landscaping the area according to the Parks
Department's specifications, volunteers create a habitat for
native gophers and prevent them from being trapped and killed.
This is an ongoing monthly effort, and happens on the first
Saturday of each month. Please give us a hand so we can help the
gophers.

What: Gopher Gardening
When: Saturday, July 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Where: Corner of the Great Highway and Wawona Street, San
Francisco, at the small brick Recreation and Park maintenance
building. Click here (http://tinyurl.com/4hnh2) for directions
to this event.

For more information, please contact Kevin Connelly at (415)
388-9641, ext. 226 or kevin [at] idausa.org .


4. International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats

On July 15, 2005, IDA and other animal protection groups will
hold worldwide protests to coincide with the first of Korea's
"Bok days," which literally means the hot, dog days of summer.
South Korea's dog meat consumption increases during this time of
year because some superstitiously believe they can keep cool by
eating animals that do not sweat.

Although consumption of dogs and cats is technically illegal in
South Korea, the Government is now trying to effectively
legalize it by regulating dog meat sanitation. The Government's
stamp of approval is particularly indefensible given that the
vast majority of Koreans find the consumption of dogs and cats
disgusting, and are ashamed that the practice has not yet been
banned in their country.

What You Can Do

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, please join IDA for a
protest against these atrocities:
What: International Day for Korean Dogs and Cats Protest
When: Friday, July 15, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: Korean Consulate, 3500 Clay St. (near Laurel), San
Francisco (click http://tinyurl.com/7qwg3 for directions)

For more information and to RSVP, contact Karen Steele, the
protest coordinator, at karen [at] idausa.org or (415) 388-9641, ext.
217.

Click http://www.idausa.org/campaigns.html for more information on
IDA's Korean Dog and Cat campaign.


5. Compassionate Cooks' Vegan Cooking Class

Join the Compassionate Cooks for their next vegan cooking class,
"Summertime Fare: Burgers & Backyard Bites." The cooks will
demonstrate the preparation of five delicious, nutritious
dishes, including Mushroom Pecan Burgers, Spicy Black Bean
Burgers, Tantalizing Thai Slaw, Perfect Potato Salad, and more.
Compassionate Cooks' monthly hands-on classes give people a
chance to learn about the health benefits of a plant-based diet,
eat yummy food samples, and have a lot of fun!

What: Compassionate Cooks' vegan cooking class
When: Saturday, July 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: The First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St. (at
Castro) - click http://tinyurl.com/d9cb7 for directions

The cost of the class is $35. Register online at
http://www.compassionatecooks.com or by calling (510) 531-COOK.