Events

MTSU Veg Week

November 9 -13

All events are free and open to the public!

Monday, Nov. 9

  • Chili Cook Off, KUC Knoll, 11am to 3pm. Free chili!
  • Earthlings documentary screening, 7:30pm, Mass Comm 104

    • Earthlings is an award-winning inside look into how animals are treated in today's society. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR, HOTEL RWANDA, WALK THE LINE)

Tuesday, Nov. 10

  • Food, INC documentary screening, JUB Tennessee Room, 4pm. Part of the Social Science Symposium.
  • Talk by Mark Bittman in the JUB Tennessee Room. 6pm. He will be speaking about his current concern which is, "a look at the links among eating too much meat, obesity, global warming, and other nasty features of modern life." Part of the MTSU Social Science Symposium.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

  • Bake Sale, KUC Knoll, 10am to 3pm
  • Cooking Demos, 5 to 7pm, Ellington Human Science building, room 107 (The building is across from the Murphy Center on the other side of Middle TN Blvd)

Thursday, Nov. 12

  • A Diet For All Reasons documentary screening, BAS S324

    • In this informative, funny, & powerful presentation, Dr. Michael Klaper demonstrates how the foods we eat can either support our health or contribute to disease. This video is by far the most powerful evidence to support eating a plant-based diet.

  • Dine out at Mellow Mushroom, 8:45pm

Friday, Nov. 13

  • Potluck/Acoustic show, 7pm, Megachurch House. 1102 North Academy St (park with traffic). All are welcome to attend... Please bring one vegan dish or snack!

FOOD INC. DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS

What's a country to eat?

1 in 3 American children are expected to develop type 2 diabetes, agriculture is the leading cause of climate change, and family farmers are going out of business left and right. The award-winning documentary Food, INC challenges Americans to re-think where their food comes from and take action to improve the country's health, economy, and its relationship to the environment.

Food INC will be playing for FREE October 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at the KUC theater, 7pm each night. Each night, following the film, there will be a panel discussion featuring members of the Student Dietetic Association, Students for Environmental Action, Raiders Against Animal Cruelty, and more. Hope to see you there!

For more information visit foodincmovie.com

Cram the Van!

CRAM THE VAN OCTOBER 7TH!

WHAT: Cram the Van! We'll be setting up a van on the knoll for YOU to cram with supplies to donate for Almost Home, a local animal rescue. We can't do this without your help! Please spread the word by passing this onto your friends, family, and co-workers.

WHAT TO DONATE: **Items can be NEW or USED** dog/cat food, monetary donations, towels, pee pads, cat litter, litter boxes, dog houses, dog crates, cat carriers, collars, leashes, bowls, beds, harnesses, blankets, brushes, bleach, cleaning supplies, paper towels, copy paper, office supplies, water buckets, humane traps (catch and release) hand sanitizer, pens, treats, and horse supplies, food scoops, muzzles, shampoo, puppy/kitten formula, scratching posts, toys, nail clippers, hair clippers, pooper scoopers, hard plastic kiddy pools, frontline plus, heartguard, newspaper, pillow cases, ziploc bags, gift cards to petsmart or petco

WHO: Hosted by RAAC (Raiders Against Animal Cruelty)

WHEN: October 7th, all day!

WHERE: MTSU KUC Knoll

WHY: Between 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized in American shelters every year. The two main reasons are because people buy their pets instead of adopting animals that need a home, and the second reason being the lack of spay/neuter. This is unacceptable and we can all work together to make this number zero! In addition to cramming the van we'll also have information on low-cost spay/neuter and the benefits of adoption.