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PAST EVENTS - SPRING SEMESTER 2005 |
| January 12, 2005 S.O.S Meeting Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
| January 26, 2005 Student Activities Fair S.O.S will have a table at the Activities Fair... come by and learn more about the group and the animal protection issues we work on. Free literature, stickers, and coupons! Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center, 10:30 am — 3:00 pm. |
| January 27, 2005 Empty Pastures Dr. Terence Centner — UGA professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics and author of Empty Pastures: Confined Animals and the Transformation of the Rural Landscape — will speak about the rise of factory farms and their harmful impacts on the environment, biodiversity, animal welfare, and small family farms. Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
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| February 6, 2005 Dine Out with S.O.S Dine Outs are a great way to meet other animal-friendly people over some good veg eats. Everyone is welcome! Meet at 5:30 pm at Doc Chey's Noodle House ( view menu ). |
| February 9, 2005 S.O.S Meeting Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
| February 22, 2005 Spay Day USA To raise awareness of companion animal overpopulation and the importance of spay & neuter, S.O.S volunteers will be handing out flyers from the Humane Society of the United States at various locations on campus and downtown. We'll also have information about local vets offering discounts for spay & neuter. Learn more about Spay Day! |
| February 24, 2005 The Effects of Sprawl on Wildlife UGA Ecology professor Dr. Liz Kramer will talk about the plight of wildlife in Georgia, focusing on the threat to biodiversity and ecosystems from urban sprawl. Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
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| March 6, 2005 Dine Out with S.O.S In the mood for some good food? S.O.S is having a Dine Out at Transmetropolitan at 5:30 pm. Join us and enjoy Transmet's Sunday vegan specials and other animal-friendly dishes! |
| March 9, 2005 S.O.S Meeting Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
| March 21, 2005 The Great American Meatout S.O.S will have a table at Tate Plaza with free literature and food coupons in observance of the 20th Anniversary of the Great American Meatout, a national celebration of vegetarian living and its benefits for health, animals, & the environment. |
| March 24, 2005 S.O.S Meeting Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
| April 3, 2005 Dine Out with S.O.S Join fellow animal-friendly people for some tasty veg food at Bombay Café at 5:30 pm! |
April 5 and 6, 2005 |
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| April 11, 2005 Gary Francione Don't miss the opportunity to hear Gary Francione, a lawyer and law professor who has devoted most of his career to the protection of animals. Francione, a leading legal scholar in the field, teaches animal law at Rutgers University, the first law school in the United States to have animal rights law as part of the regular academic curriculum. This event is sponsored by the Student Animal Legal Defense organization at UGA's School of Law. UGA School of Law, Hirsch Hall Room C at 12:30 pm. |
| April 13, 2005 S.O.S Meeting Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
| April 18, 2005 Earth Day Celebration S.O.S will have a table at the Earth Week kick off festival at Tate Plaza from 10-4, sharing information about animals and our environment. |
| April 28, 2005 Lethal Medicine This documentary is the most comprehensive film to date which debunks the myths of animal experimentation and presents effective and humane non-animal alternatives for advancing human medicine. Lethal Medicine exposes the inherent medical and scientific invalidity of “the animal model of human disease.” Hailed by many as the best film on animal experiments, it has been shown on hundreds of TV stations across the nation. Student Learning Center, room 251, at 7:00 pm. |
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| May 1, 2005 Dine Out with S.O.S Enjoy delicious animal-friendly food with fun people at Athens' world-famous vegetarian restaurant The Grit ( view menu ). We'll meet at 5:30 pm. Everyone is welcome! Content and opinions expressed on this web page do not reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the University of Georgia or the University System of Georgia
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MEETING SCHEDULE 2nd Wednesday and 4th Thursday each month at 7:00 pm Room 251, Student Learning Center, UGA |
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OFFICERS President - Sarah Scott Faculty Advisor - |
'The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.' Gandhi |
'Until he extends his circle of compassion to all
living things, man will not himself find peace.' Albert Schweitzer |
'The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? |
'When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he
noble.' Buddha |
'Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures.' The Dalai Lama of Tibet |
'The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.' Alice Walker |