Help BIPOC Communities and Animals Thrive

“Tamuno inspires me to cook plant-based!” — a cooking class participant

In 2020 CAA hired Tamuno Imbu as a Community Organizer to support the growth of plant-based eating and animal advocacy among people of color in the Twin Cities. Initial funding was provided by a grant from Animal Charity Evaluators Effective Animal Advocacy Fund.

Now we need you to help fund the continuation of this critical work to create a world where BIPOC people and animals can thrive!

Just 30 people giving an average of $25 a month in new or additional donations will support the development of plant-based businesses, eating, and animal advocacy led by and for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Please join us today.

We’re also looking for 10 people to give one thousand to five thousand a year towards this position, creating a world where all beings can thrive. This, combined with additional foundation support, will enable us to fund the position through 2024. Gifts of all sizes will be matched up to $6,000, and could win us a Golden Ticket of $250 or $1,000 from the Bush Foundation as well!

Tamuno’s work has already had a measurable impact supporting BIPOC communities and animals. He launched monthly cooking classes, hosted discussions of movies such as “The Post-Traumatic Slave Diet,” supported a partnership to help the Camden Farmers’ Market run for 10 weeks in a community with limited food access, and supported a program led by Root to Rise Kitchen to deliver thousands of plant-based meals to people facing food insecurity exacerbated by COVID-19.  

In addition, Tamuno created social media ads to engage Black folks looking to improve their health with plant-based eating through the Explore Veg Challenge, a 21-day program of vegetarian or vegan eating with a Facebook group and daily email support. Tamuno also engaged high school youth in all of these programs through a partnership he built with the youth development organization, Cookie Cart. When George Floyd was murdered, he ran online groups to help the youth process the trauma and engage our community to support their needs. Throughout the year, his work has enabled us to host an average of three new events per month.

As a result of his work:

• The percentage of people of color attending our events on a monthly basis has risen from about 5% to about 30%.
• The number of annual events designed to engage communities of color rose from seven in 2019 to fourteen in 2020, despite losing the opportunity to participate in cultural festivals due to the pandemic.

As a result of this shift to plant-based eating, we’re sparing thousands of animal lives!

This year has taught us the importance of coming together as a community. Please join us with a gift today.

If you want to give and avoid online giving fees, you can mail your gift to Compassionate Action for Animals, 2100 1st Avenue. S., Suite 200, Minneapolis MN 55404 or use this link to give without fees on Facebook.