Date Correction-2 traveling activist need floor to sleep 4/27-28.

[Guest guest]

, Margaret Morin

<dogs_good wrote:

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> Two traveling activists are looking for a floor to sleep on for

tonight and tomorrow night. I just now got their email and called

them. References appear legitimate, but I can't check until tomorrow.

I have emailed FARM and PETA and asked for reference check already.

See below details.

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> Anyone want to offer this woman and man a place to sleep for a

couple of days? If so, please contact them at 215 806 7844.

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> They are in town now at the Gray Hound Bus Station and need a place

to stay tonight (4/27) and tomorrow night (4/28). I s/w Dezaray and

she seems nice.

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> Dezeray and Brian are getting back to me on exactly what date

they'll be in Dallas.

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> Thanks. Margaret

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> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:41:01 -0700 (PDT)

> " Better World Project " <projectbetterworld

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> Re: Traveling Animal Rights/Human Rights Activists

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> Hi Margaret,

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> I got your information from PETA. They know me. My name is

Dezeray Rubinchik. I interned there and have been on tour with them

three times. Ive been involved with animal rights activism for nearly

5 years now. We have come from Philly- I was with Hugs For Puppies

for about three years. You can also ask FARM about me as well. I've

organized for them and they named me as FARM hero of the month a

couple years ago. We are traveling the country and doing activism and

volunteer work every where we go.

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> You can call my family to confirm that Brian and I are on an

animal rights tour and you can call his family as well. My familys

phone number is 352-483-2239- Brians familys number is 215-537-0649.

We are both vegan.

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> We have nothing animal rights related planned for dallas, but we are

teaching a small arts and crafts class at the Dallas Childrens Medical

Center tomorrow morning and preparing vegan food packages for the

Family Center- a domestic abuse shelter in Dallas.

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> I am thirty and Brian is 24. We just want to help great

organizations around the country that are making a difference. David

from PETA told us that your group was the best way to go in dallas and

that you are very active. If you would like us to leaflet,

participate in demos, or do veg outreach, or table, please let us

know. we are here to support you and show our love for the amazing

grassroots work that you do.

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> If we can help out then here is our number 215-806-7844.

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> We were just looking for a place to sleep at so we wouldnt have to

sleep on the benches at the greyhound station.. (its not too

comfortable:) but its ok if there isnt anywhere to stay, we still

would like to help out.

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> Let me know if I can give you any other information. You can also

google my name: Dezeray Rubinchik and you can see other stuff Ive been

involved in.

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> Thanks so much and hope to talk to you soon,

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> For the animals,

> Dezeray

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> P.S. you can see the first week of our tour on you tube at

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> Better World Project <projectbetterworld wrote: Mon, 21

Apr 2008 16:52:38 -0700 (PDT)

> Better World Project <projectbetterworld

> The Project for a Better World (week 1 update)

> To:

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> Better World Project

> Week One Update

> 04-14-08 through 04-20-08

> Baton Rouge, Louisiana

> New Orleans, Louisiana

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> To all who made this possible…

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> Hello everyone, in the beginning of this project, we expected to be

able to send bi-weekly updates to keep everyone abreast of the

progress of The Better World Project as we travel from city to city

bringing food, relief and comfort to those in need. But as we quickly

realized, there is so much work to be done in each city, bringing us

to the conclusion that weekly updates would be best.

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> So… whether you gave 1 dollar or 100, here is what your kindness

has enabled us to do:

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> Baton Rouge, Louisiana:

> We jumped off the bus and hit the ground running.

After learning that the Baton Rouge Volunteer Drop-In Center was in

need of food packages, we jumped into action. At the Capitol Grocery

Store, where we were met by Mike, the manager. After explaining our

mission and intention, we went about the task of gathering food for

the packs. Not only did Mike give us a discount on every single item

we bought, but he then reached into his own pocket and gave a 20

dollar donation to the cause. Please visit this great store if you

are ever in town and tell Mike that we sent you! Surrounded by

meadows, ants and birds, we made two bags full of food packs

(containing peanut butter and crackers, sugar wafers, and prunes all

vegan, and enough to feed 34 people) and were off to the Center to

deliver them.

> Before we caught our bus, we took some pro-peace action

and community outreach against the war in Iraq.

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> New Orleans, Louisiana:

> A 4:30am bus brought us to the most devastated area of

New Orleans, the Lower Ninth Ward. During Hurricane Katrina, a barge

crashed into the levees, flooding the entire area with eighteen feet

of toxic flood water for three weeks. We arrived at Common Ground, an

organization who has been involved in rebuilding efforts since just

weeks after the storm. Five days in the Lower Ninth Ward found us

volunteering in a community beautification garden, assisting home

owners with rebuilding efforts, helping to sustain the community of

volunteers with cooking assistance and working with Common Ground

volunteers on a variety of other tasks. This organization is amazing

and wholly dedicated to giving residents their neighborhoods and

community back.

> On our last day in this beautiful and spirited city, we prepared

100 food packages(containing 2 burrito's of refried beans and onions,

tortilla chips, and ginger snaps, again, all vegan) for folks living

under a highway in an area called Tent City, (a community of those

without homes, living in tents and being criminalized by a city they

helped to build). One of the cooks at Common Ground made us a fresh

cooler full of homemade sweet tea. As we pulled up to tent city and

walked over with the bags of food in hand, as well as the cooler and

cups, lines started forming instantly. There were many people there,

all hungry for food and love, and we were happy to be able to give

them both (some even two food packs). The whole time there we were

constantly reminded of how much the people there appreciated what we

were doing, and how deep the devastation is, even almost 3 years later.

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> After tent city, we went to a local forum for awareness

called " Zeitgeist " . There we listened to a talk, given by two women,

about the militarization of NAFTA. After supporting them in their

fight with a donation, we headed to the Greyhound Station, fed these

bodies of ours, and got on our bus westward.

> We ride out our day, on a rumbling bus, staring with

tired eyes at the sunset sky, grateful for the day, and anticipating

tomorrow.

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> Just to give an idea of how much all of you truly helped us, when

we were in New Orleans and bought the food for the packed lunches, it

totaled out to around 45 dollars. So, if you gave one dollar, you

helped feed 2 people. So again, thank you all, for everything.

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> Our next stop is Dallas, Texas and then Phoenix, Arizona. But

That's next week.

> We'll be in touch.

> Thank

you all again.

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Peace.

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> " There is a destiny that makes us brothers, no one goes his way

alone; all that we send into the lives of others, comes back into our

own. " -- Edwin Markham

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> P.S. To see our first week of our tour on YouTube go to

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