Collectible Dolls: Fw: [MARC] RE: Vegan Leafletting Tomorrow

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From: helenandsteve2003 <rayshick@msn.com>
To: MARC_list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:31:28 PM
Subject: [MARC] RE: Vegan Leafletting Tomorrow

There is lots of rain coming so be sure to check your email in the morning or call on the cell below to find out if we have to cancel.

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Vegan Leafletting

WHAT: A leafletting event to promote veganism and to expose the truth
about animal consumption and the suffering and death of 10 billion
farmed animals in the US each year, which doesn't include fresh water
fish or sea animals. The streets will be filled with tourists;
please help us spread the seeds of compassion around the world.

WHEN: Saturday July 18, 2:00-4:00pm.

WHERE: Meet in Copley Square, Back Bay, Boston, across the street
from the Boston Public Library. (See Directions, below.) We will then
fan out to cover Newbury Street as well as the Copley area.

RSVP/INFO: rayshick@msn. com or just answer this email. (Event is weather permitting only. Check for postponement email or call 978-257-
7062 on morning of event.) Literature provided.

WHY: For the pigs, chickens, cows, dairy calves, lambs, sheep, and
goats. Over 90% of farmed animals live in horrible factory farms,
where they are overcrowded, neglected, and never go outdoors.
Worldwide, 51 billion farmed animals are killed each year. The
suffering this represents is staggering. Hidden away, animals are
abused and neglected in factory farms throughout the U.S. Female
pigs, egg laying hens, and veal calves are kept in cages and crates
so small that they cannot turn around. Common practices include tail
docking, beak cutting, castration, branding, and forced
impregnation, all without anesthesia. Starvation for 7-14 days
(forced molting) is routinely practiced on laying hens. Animals'
deaths are just as bad. They are dragged, terrified, to their
deaths. They are often skinned while still alive. Chickens and other
birds are killed without even the most lenient protections.
Most "food animals" are killed at such young ages, that if they were
dogs or cats, they would still be called puppies or kittens.

DIRECTIONS to Boston Public Library & Copley Square (call on cell if
you need directions on the road):

MAP: http://www.bpl. org/central/ copleymap. htm

By Commuter Rail - From the North/Northwest - Take the Commuter Rail
into North Station. Transfer to the Orange Line. See below for T
directions from there. From the South/Southwest - Take the Commuter
Rail into Back Bay Station. See next paragraph for T directions from
there.

By T - If you are taking the Orange Line, get off at the Back
Bay/South End stop. Follow the signs for Dartmouth Street. Exit the
station, walk down Dartmouth Street and library is across the street
on left, within two blocks. If you are taking the Green Line (B, C,
D or E), get off at the Copley stop. Exit the station, turn right,
walk to corner and you will be at the intersection of Boylston
Street and Dartmouth Street. You will see the Boston Public Library
steps on your right. Copley Square is across the street from the
library.

By car:

(For parking, see below.)

Interstate 93 (from north or south) Take Storrow Drive exit. Take
Copley Square exit off of Storrow Drive. The exit deadends at a
signal light. The cross street is Beacon. Take a right on Beacon
Street. While on Beacon Street, you will cross Berkeley, Clarendon,
and Dartmouth Streets. The next street is Exeter. Take a left onto
Exeter (it is a one-way street). While on Exeter, you will cross
Marlborough Street, Commonwealth Avenue, and Newbury Street. The
next cross street is Boylston. The Library is on the corner of
Exeter and Boylston Streets. Copley Square is across the street from
the library. We will be near the Dartmouth and Boylston Street
entrance, 1 block further downtown.

Mass Pike (Interstate 90) Come all the way into the city on the Mass
Pike. Take the Copley Square exit (the sign will read: Prudential
Center, Copley Square). The exit road will split, follow the Copley
Square (right) lane. You will exit the tunnel onto Stuart Street.
You will be on the right hand side of the street. Move to the lane
furthest left. Take the left at the next light, Dartmouth Street
(approximately 500 feet from the tunnel exit). You will see the
library steps on your left within two blocks. Copley Square is
across the street from the library.

Directions to Copley Place Parking Garage:

Parking is available at the Copley Place Mall parking garage--get
ticket validated at one of the stores.

From the North: Take Route 93/Route 1 South. From Route 93 South
take the Storrow Drive Exit. Follow Storrow Drive for
approximately 1/2 miles. Take the Copley Square Exit (this is a left
hand exit). Turn right onto Beacon Street. At your 4th intersection
turn left onto Exeter Street. Follow Exeter Street to the end (the
intersection of Huntington Avenue). The entrance for the Copley
Place Parking Garage is slightly to the right in front of you,
across Huntington Avenue. After parking, walk through mall to Neiman
Marcus exit; walk to corner; turn left onto Dartmouth, then walk
down Dartmouth; library is on left within two blocks. Copley Square
is across the street from the library.

From the South: Take Route 93 North. Take the Massachusetts
Avenue/Roxbury Exit. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue. Follow
approximately 1.5 miles to the intersection of Huntington Avenue
(Symphony Hall is on the corner). Turn left onto Huntington Avenue.
The entrance to Copley Place Parking Garage is on your right at the
set of lights immediately after the glass pedestrian walkway. After
parking, walk through mall to Neiman Marcus exit; walk to corner;
turn left onto Dartmouth, then walk down Dartmouth; library is on
left within two blocks. Copley Square is across the street from the
library.

From the West: Go East on the Mass Pike (Route 90). Take the
Prudential Center/Copley Square Exit #22.. When the exit divides,
stay to your right (Copley Square) and you will exit onto Huntington
Avenue (the Westin Hotel will be on your left). Drive around the
Westin Hotel, keeping the hotel immediately on your left at all
times. At the set of lights just beyond the hotel, you want to be in
the far left lane, turn left to enter the Copley Place Parking
Garage. After parking, walk through mall to Neiman Marcus exit;
walk to corner; turn left onto Dartmouth, then walk down Dartmouth;
library is on left within two blocks. Copley Square is across the
street from the library.