About

We are a student organization at Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, TN. We work to educate and inform the students of MTSU, as well as the local public, about the number of cruelties that animals face in today's society. We try to show people that reducing these cruelties is not only better for the animals, but for the environment and our health as well.

We'd love to see you at our next meeting! Check out the News page or join our Facebook group to stay updated with our meetings.

Since RAAC's formation in September 2008 we have:

• Hosted the first and second annual MTSU Veg Week
• Passed out over 8,000 booklets on the horrors of factory farming
• Worked with local restaurants Get Sconed and Mellow Mushroom to add more vegan options
• Organized the first Cram the Van event at MTSU, helping to raise $215 for local shelters and spay/neuter clinics, as well as got hundreds of MTSU students pledging to adopt and spay/neuter, as opposed to buying from breeders and pet stores
• Passed out 400 servings of free vegan chili and 250 free cornbread muffins to MTSU students
• Over 10 stories covering RAAC events in the school newspaper, Sidelines. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Wrote, designed, and distributed over 500 copies of the Goin' Veg guide in the Middle Tennessee area and beyond (as well as over 2,000 digital downloads)
• Tabled numerous MTSU events and distributed hundreds of copies of the Vegetarian Guide to Murfreesboro and other assorted literature/stickers
• Got over 2,000 signatures from MTSU students that wanted to see more vegan food on campus
• Hosted 3 screenings of the documentary Food, INC at MTSU (with over 270 attendees)
• Hosted 3 screenings of the documentary Earthlings
• Hosted 2 screenings of the documentary A Diet for All Reasons
• Hosted a screening of the documentary Off the Chain
• Hosted 2 nights of cooking demos and several vegan potlucks, all open to the public
• Hosted 2 vegan bake sales