Outreach with CAA at the West Metro Asian Fair

Join us at the West Metro Asian Fair on Saturday, May 31! Volunteers will run outreach games to help attendees learn about how their food choices impact animals. We have a variety of different shifts available. Your help is critical to a successful event. You can sign up below.

How Do I Sign Up?

Thank you for volunteering! Go to this link, then scroll to the bottom and enter your information.

What is the West Metro Asian Fair?

The Twin Cities West Metro Asian Fair is an annual event that celebrates the diverse Asian cultures in the local community with all residents. The Fair showcases the richness and diversity of Asian cultures by hosting art performances, food tastings, cultural displays, and other related activities. People of all backgrounds and ages are welcome.

Volunteering at the Fair

At the event, we’ll be tabling from 1pm-7pm and volunteers can sign up for a two-hour shift. Volunteers will engage attendees in discussing how to make our diets more humane by moving towards plant-based eating, and invite interested people to take the Explore Veg Challenge and to take a simple remote action to promote animal welfare.

At the table, we’ll have a spin wheel game where attendees guess an answer to a question that helps them learn about the conditions most common in agriculture, according to agricultural lobbies, the USDA, and other sources.

Sample spin wheel questions include:
-How many square feet of space are chicken farmers encouraged to provide for each chicken?
-Pigs’ tails are part of their spine and have many nerves. What percentage of pigs on farms have their tails cut off without painkillers?
-Chickens prefer to sleep through the night just like humans do. How many hours of consecutive darkness do farmers have to give birds to let them sleep?

Don’t worry, we’ll make sure you have the answers!

There is also a set of fun kid-friendly questions that encourage empathy for animals. We use these kid-friendly questions when children stop by.

Who can volunteer?

If you’re passionate about animal rights and/or welfare, or about helping people move towards plant-based eating, this event is for you. We’ll support you in how to do effective outreach. All are welcome to volunteer and no experience is required.

Support for Volunteers

We’ll reach out to you a few days prior to the event to confirm your participation. At that time we’ll introduce you to the staff leading the event. You’ll get their cell phone number in case anything comes up day-of.

At the event, we’ll make sure you get a chance to know the staff and other volunteers participating in outreach. Then we’ll help you know what to say to attendees and give you spin wheel questions. Before your shift, after your shift, or during a quiet time in your shift, we’ll have a plant-based snack and a drink for you to enjoy. We’ll also have a first aid kit on hand.

Get involved at other Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) events!

Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) hosts many events throughout the year, including Twin Cities Veg Fest, the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Challenge, Vegan Recipe Club, cooking classes, potlucks, outreach events, and so much more!

If you can’t make this event, or just want to know about other opportunities to get involved with CAA, we’ve got so many ways to connect with the community, enjoy vegan food, and make a difference. Visit https://caa.mn/events/ for more information.