Hi,

A busy September meeting! Have a close look at all the dates and let us know if you can help.

TODAY! 2/9/09, 1pm-4pm, Fargate- Shark Fin Stall: A stall about the shark finning industry. There will be petitions for people to sign. Come along even if you can spare an hour.

Sunday 6th September, 12pm, Longley Funday- Stall to raise funds: We will be raising funds for SAF trough selling bric-a-brac. Let us know if you can come along to help, even for an hour or so.

Saturday 12th September- Demo at Jungle Zoo, Cleethorpes: Meet at 9.30am at Waitrose to go to the concrete jungle zoo. Find out about the appalling conditions inside the zoo here www.captiveanimals.org/news/2007/jungle_zoo.html. Let us know if you would like to come.

Saturday 19th September, 11am-4pm, Fargate- Anti-Shooting Week Stall: www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_shooting//2183// Animal Aid are coordination an anti-shooting week of action. We will be doing a stall to highlight the issue.

Sunday 20th September, 11am-1pm, Fry- Up: A social brunch style breakfast to raise funds for SAF. Two course breakfast of fry-up (beans, friend potatoes, scrambled tofu, sausages, toast, fried mushrooms) followed by a choice of pancakes (blueberry, chocolate or apple and cinnamon). All vegan. Let us know if you would like to come and we can send you details of the whereabouts.

Thursday 1st October, Time TBC, Sheffield University Student's Union- Fresher's Fair: Calling for people to help with the stall to lure in the new students. We would also appreciate it if people could volunteer to make cakes for the occasion. Please let us know if you can help.

Tuesday 6th October, 6.30pm, Blue Moon Cafe: Social event at Blue Moon for the new freshers! Come along for a chat and some cake.

24th October, Time TBC, Broomhall Centre- Film showing of Earthlings: If you haven't seen this film yet you really should! One of the most thought provoking documentaries ever made and hailed as the most important animal rights film, Earthlings is a an eye-opening documentary that brings to light the often disguised connection between consumer habits and the plight of animals that feeds capitalist society's gargantuan appetite for goods and services. You'll never be able to look at non-human Earth dwellers in the same way after watching Earthlings. Please come along to show your support and spread the word. If you are available to distribute some fliers, for example at health food shops or at the universities, or are available to contribute some food for the event then please let us know!

25th October, Time TBC, Broomhall Centre- Northern Animal Rights Coalition Meeting: Sheffield will be hosting the next NARC meeting. Please come along to show your support. Again, contributions of food would be greatly appreciated! narcampaigns.wordpress.com/

5th December, Time TBC, Quaker Meeting House- Vegan Food Fayre: Due to the success of the last food fayre, SAF will be organising a second free food fayre. The organising of such an event is extremely complex and the more helpers there are, the better. Here is a list of jobs that need doing. If you can do any, please let us know! Write thew date in your diaries to remember!

* Phoning companies to ask for donations of food (list can be supplied) * Making food * Making recipe cards/ booklet * Sorting out the leaflet/poster * Fliering * Contacting the media * Volunteering on the day (washing up, dishing out etc.) * Sorting out the raffle * Decoration the hall in a christmassy theme

Again, we cannot stress the importance of letting us know if you can take part in any of the above actions. We are struggling for support at the moment so even if you have a spare hour then it is not too little!

Strength in numbers,

SAF