South Bay Vegans

https://www.farmsanctuary.org/events/acton-celebration-for-the-turkeys/
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Acton, CA

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We are back with Farm Sanctuary’s beloved annual event: Celebration for the Turkeys! This annual gathering is well-loved for its festive vegan food, time spent with rescued farm animals, inspiring speakers, and experiences of community and connection.
We’re thrilled to announce the return of Farm Sanctuary’s beloved annual tradition: Celebration for the Turkeys! On November 15, join us for a day of gratitude, compassion, and community. This uplifting event brings together inspiring stories of transformation, meaningful time with rescued farm animals, hands-on enrichment activities for our residents, and—of course—a festive vegan holiday feast.
Together, we’ll honor the turkeys and other rescued animals who call Farm Sanctuary home, celebrate the powerful impact of our movement, and explore new ways to take action—including symbolically adopting a turkey this holiday season.
Whether you’re a longtime supporter or joining us for the first time, Celebration for the Turkeys is the perfect way to connect with animals, community, and a vision for a just, compassionate, and sustainable future. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
The Celebration for the Turkeys ticket price includes:

• Quality time with the animal residents during open sanctuary time
• Creating one-of-a-kind enrichments for our turkey residents
• Celebrating together as our turkeys indulge in a delicious feast of pumpkin pie, squash, cranberries, and kale salad during our annual Feeding of the Turkeys Ceremony
• A delicious, vegan holiday feast
• Speaker presentations by Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur (president & co-founder) and Veronika Graves (our new LA Community Engagement Manager)!

Don’t miss this special Saturday of gratitude, gathering, and good times. Register today!

The program is monthly on the third Sunday of each month at 1 pm Pacific / 4 pm Eastern. Attendance at Compassion Consortium events is always free of charge, but registration is required: https://www.compassionconsortium.org/sunday-service.

Hope you can make it.

More info at compassionconsortium.org

We meet the first and third Monday of each month at 6pm Pacific / 7pm MT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET. Please note that while our route to mindfulness and compassion generally follows a vegan path, all are welcome – vegan, vegan-curious, and vegan-supportive. For our annual schedule and weekly discussion topics, click here.

Vegan Meditation is affiliated with the Compassion Consortium.

Please note these important details:

• As a security precaution, you must be signed in to a Zoom account to join the meeting. Zoom accounts are free at https://www.zoom.us/ (click signup) and you'll need to log in there BEFORE joining the meditation. If this is your first time, please register at that link in advance because doing so takes a few minutes.
• Please use a computer or tablet, as some Zoom features don’t work on a phone, and phones in general don't work well for our Zoom Meetups.
• Talking during the discussion is completely optional, but to help reduce trolling we ask that all participants keep their webcams on (and stay on webcam) during the entire session.
• Meditation begins promptly on the hour, so please arrive on time. When you enter, you'll see a meditation timer counting down from 15 minutes – that's your cue to begin meditating silently (or listen to your own guided meditation). We don't provide meditation instruction, but the basics are easy to learn through various online resources such as those here and here.
• While we officially end at the 45-minute mark, depending on the number of people sharing, we may run later. If that happens, please feel free to stay or leave at any time as you choose.
• The Zoom link will be displayed on the Meetup event page after you RSVP. We'll also send the Zoom link and discussion topic in a reminder email the day of the event. If you'd like to receive this reminder email, please keep your Meetup notification settings turned on.

See you soon!

We meet the first and third Monday of each month at 6pm Pacific / 7pm MT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET. Please note that while our route to mindfulness and compassion generally follows a vegan path, all are welcome – vegan, vegan-curious, and vegan-supportive. For our annual schedule and weekly discussion topics, click here.

Vegan Meditation is affiliated with the Compassion Consortium.

Please note these important details:

• As a security precaution, you must be signed in to a Zoom account to join the meeting. Zoom accounts are free at https://www.zoom.us/ (click signup) and you'll need to log in there BEFORE joining the meditation. If this is your first time, please register at that link in advance because doing so takes a few minutes.
• Please use a computer or tablet, as some Zoom features don’t work on a phone, and phones in general don't work well for our Zoom Meetups.
• Talking during the discussion is completely optional, but to help reduce trolling we ask that all participants keep their webcams on (and stay on webcam) during the entire session.
• Meditation begins promptly on the hour, so please arrive on time. When you enter, you'll see a meditation timer counting down from 15 minutes – that's your cue to begin meditating silently (or listen to your own guided meditation). We don't provide meditation instruction, but the basics are easy to learn through various online resources such as those here and here.
• While we officially end at the 45-minute mark, depending on the number of people sharing, we may run later. If that happens, please feel free to stay or leave at any time as you choose.
• The Zoom link will be displayed on the Meetup event page after you RSVP. We'll also send the Zoom link and discussion topic in a reminder email the day of the event. If you'd like to receive this reminder email, please keep your Meetup notification settings turned on.

See you soon!