Event: Animal Rights 2008
Location: Washington, D.C.
Date(s): Aug. 14-18, 2008
Details: Animal Rights 2008 is the animal rights movement's annual national conference. It is a forum for sharing knowledge, reporting on progress, discussing strategies and tactics, networking, and "recharging your batteries."
Contact: 888-ASK FARM; www.arconference.org

Event: The 24th Annual Vegetarian Food Fair
Location: Toronto
Date(s): Sept. 5-7, 2008
Details: The largest event of its kind in North America, the Annual Vegetarian Food Fair gives you an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy a diverse cross-section of vegetarian cuisine. Discover new products and ideas from more than 100 exhibitors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and cooking demos.
Contact: (416) 544-9800 ; www.veg.ca/content/view/52/83

Event: Speaking Their Truth: The 23rd Annual International Compassionate Living Festival
Location: Raleigh/Durham, NC
Date(s): Oct. 3-5, 2008
Details: This event is meant to provide novice and veteran animal advocates with information, inspiration and a means for respectful discussion of important, timely issues of many kinds. It complements rather than duplicates other animal rights conferences, and offers a unique forum for “thinking activists” and “activist thinkers.”
Contact: (734) 677-9240; www.animalsandsociety.org/stt