Participate in VegWeek: "I pledge to go veg for one week!"

April 18-24, 2011: Join Compassion Over Killing along with several elected officials and special guests in California, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC for VegWeek, a week-long pledge to choose vegetarian foods as a simple yet effective way to help protect the planet, our health, and animals.

There are 52 weeks in a year - why not make at least one of them meat-free? It's easy: Sign up today to pledge to choose vegetarian foods for the week of April 18-24, and you'll receive a starter pack loaded with recipes, meal ideas, and other information about vegetarian eating. Plus, we'll send daily email updates with even more tips.

See who's pledging: Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Md. Senator Jamie Raskin, Md. Delegate Tom Hucker, Va. Delegate Patrick Hope and many more...

See who's sponsoring: Roots Market, VegFund, Veggie Grill and more...

What is VegWeek?

In 2009, Compassion Over Killing first launched Takoma VegWeek in our hometown of Takoma Park, Maryland. This week-long celebration was officially recognized by our city through a Mayoral Proclamation, and Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin, who inspired COK to organize VegWeek, was the first person to sign the pledge to go veg for one week--a pledge that he's kept to this day!

Energized by his new vegetarian diet, Sen. Raskin helped COK to expand our VegWeek campaign in 2010 to include the entire state of Maryland with seven federal, state, and local elected officials pledging to go vegetarian for the week. Three localities signed proclamations officially recognizing Maryland VegWeek 2010.

In July of 2010, we brought the campaign to the West Coast and hosted our first ever Los Angeles VegWeek! Federal and state officials led the way by pledging to choose vegetarian foods for the week, Assemblymember Ted Lieu awarded COK with a California Assembly Certificate of Recognition, and COK was presented with a Los Angeles VegWeek Scroll in support of our week-long celebration.

In 2011, COK is once again expanding our efforts! In addition to Maryland VegWeek, we've expanded our Los Angeles effort to California VegWeek, and thanks to the support of so many amazing volunteers, we're adding Virginia VegWeek and DC VegWeek.