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Bushwick Canvass For Christian Celeste Tate for NYS Assembly | Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET | Irving Square Park, Brooklyn | Please RSVP here.

What’s Happening: Join VFAR and DSA For Animal Justice to talk to our Bushwick neighbors about Christian Celeste Tate’s platform of keeping people in their homes, defending our neighbors from ICE, investing in public safety through community investment, and taxing the rich! It’s also Christian’s dog, Skunk’s Birthday!! Help us celebrate by getting out the vote for CCT! If you’ve never done this before we will train you how to do this! It’s fun and a great way to learn about our beautiful city!

Rally Against The Save Our Bacon Act | Friday, June 26, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET | In front of Senator Chuck Schumer’s Office, 780 3rd Ave, Manhattan | Please RSVP here.

What’s Happening: Big Pork and their allies in Congress want to include the Save Our Bacon Act in the Farm Bill. More than 600 state laws, including animal welfare protections and food safety, would be eliminated. Join VFAR, The Humane League, and Compassion In World Farming US as we urge Senator Schumer to publicly oppose this dangerous legislation.

Lobby Week For Intro 912 to Prohibit Bird Sales in NYC | Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday July 7-9, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET | Zoom | Please RSVP here.

What’s Happening: Join VFAR and World Animal Protection US in a virtual lobby week for birds! We’ll be meeting with NYC Council Members over the course of the week to speak with them about supporting Intro 912, which would ban the retail sale of birds in New York City. Each lobby meeting will last around 20 minutes per Council Member, between the hours of 9am to 1pm. If you are a NYC resident, please join us!
*NOTE: We have multiple meetings set up throughout this week, and we will reach out to you with the schedule of meetings.