Dear Friends,

As we reflect on the first International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day, our hearts are filled with gratitude.

Thank you to everyone who participated, organized events, shared stories, created artwork, hosted vigils, prepared plant-based meals, attended educational gatherings, and helped spread the message of compassion.

What began as a simple idea—to honor the bond between mothers and their children across species—became a global expression of compassion, education, creativity, and collective action.

Together, we invited people to pause and consider a truth that transcends culture, politics, and religion: the love between a mother and her child matters.

Whether we witnessed a cow calling for her calf, a bird feeding her young, or a grandmother embracing her grandchild, we were reminded that care, connection, and devotion are woven throughout the living world.

Please visit www.calfandcow.org to explore event recordings, stories, artwork, educational resources, and highlights from around the world.

Gratitude to Our Co-Conveners

International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day was made possible through the dedication of countless individuals and organizations who share a vision of a more compassionate world.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our co-conveners, partners, speakers, sanctuary leaders, educators, artists, advocates, and volunteers who helped bring this vision to life.

Each conversation, presentation, gathering, and act of outreach helped people connect with the often-overlooked stories of mothers and babies in the dairy industry and inspired meaningful dialogue about compassion, justice, and care.

This event demonstrated what becomes possible when people from diverse backgrounds unite around shared values of kindness, respect, and compassion.

What We Learned

Throughout the weekend, participants reflected on the realities faced by cows and calves in modern dairy production and explored how their daily choices can help create a kinder future.

Many shared stories of health transformation, environmental stewardship, animal advocacy, and family traditions evolving toward more compassionate practices.

Most importantly, we witnessed people listening deeply to one another, sharing videos, recipes, stories, and art with curiosity and openness.

Real change begins with awareness.

Awareness creates the conditions for compassionate action.

Building Planet B: Hungerless

The conversations sparked during International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day naturally lead us to a larger question:

What kind of world are we creating together?

At Planet B: Hungerless, we envision a future where healthy food is accessible to everyone, where communities nourish one another, and where food systems support the well-being of people, animals, and the Earth.

Planet B is not about escaping the challenges we face. It is about creating practical solutions.

It is about growing food, sharing food, reducing waste, restoring ecosystems, supporting regenerative practices, and building communities rooted in cooperation rather than competition.

Every community garden, every food-sharing initiative, every plant-based meal, and every act of mutual aid helps bring this vision closer to reality.

Learn more at www.planetb.now.

Together Around Food: Food as a Human Right

One exciting example of Planet B: Hungerless in action is Together Around Food, a community initiative launching in Jefferson County, Washington.

From June 20 – July 4, 2026, residents and visitors will be invited to gather around the table for three free plant-based meals each day, prepared by internationally renowned plant-based chef Marlene Watson-Tara, affectionately known as the Queen of Beans.

Together Around Food is rooted in a simple but powerful belief:

The best things in life are free.

By sharing nourishing food, practical health education, and meaningful community connection, Together Around Food demonstrates what becomes possible when we organize around abundance rather than scarcity.

Participants will enjoy:

Three free plant-based meals daily

Whole-food, plant-based cuisine

Community connection and belonging

Inspiration for personal and planetary healing

Jumpstart Your Health Journey

Participants are also invited to join the free six-week Jumpstart Program offered through the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute.

The program includes:

Weekly support

Expert lifestyle medicine guidance

Meal plans and recipes

A supportive community

This is more than a meal program. It is a living example of a generous food system in action.

For schedules, locations, menus, volunteer opportunities, and updates, visit:

www.togetheraround.food

Join the Compassion Games

We are excited to continue our partnership with the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest.

The Compassion Games invite people around the world to transform compassion into action through creative challenges that strengthen communities and benefit the planet.

Players are encouraged to:

• Feed those in need

• Plant pollinator gardens

• Support local food initiatives

• Protect animals and wildlife

• Mentor youth

• Care for elders

• Build stronger communities

• Participate in the Million Vegan Grandmothers’ Compassion Mission: Widening Our Circle of Compassion

Compassion is not simply something we feel.

It is something we practice together.

Learn more and sign up to play at:

www.compassiongames.org

Take the 99-Day Plant-Powered Pledge

As part of the Compassion Games and our ongoing commitment to HEAL—Human, Earth, and Animal Liberation—the Million Vegan Grandmothers invite everyone to participate in the 99-Day Plant-Powered Pledge.

For ninety-nine days—or thirty-three days at a time—participants explore whole-food, plant-based living while reflecting on how their choices impact their health, animals, and the Earth.

This pledge is not about perfection.

It is about practice.

Each meal is an opportunity to align our values with our actions and widen our circle of compassion.

Imagine millions of people choosing compassion one meal at a time.

Imagine healthier families, thriving wildlife, recovering forests, cleaner waterways, and a food system rooted in care rather than harm.

Visit www.calfandcow.org to learn more and join the movement.

Million Vegan Grandmothers Gatherings Resume

We are delighted to announce that the Million Vegan Grandmothers community gatherings are resuming on a bi-weekly basis.

Beginning this season, we will gather every other Wednesday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time to connect, learn, share updates, and support one another in our work for Human Liberation, Earth Liberation, and Animal Liberation.

These gatherings are a welcoming space for grandmothers, parents, youth, educators, activists, gardeners, storytellers, and anyone who wishes to help create a more compassionate world.

Together we will explore:

• Plant-powered living and health

• Compassionate food systems

• International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day

• Planet B: Hungerless initiatives

• Together Around Food

• Compassion Games missions

• Environmental stewardship and restoration

• Community building and storytelling

Whether you are a long-time member or newly discovering the Million Vegan Grandmothers, we invite you to join us.

Register and learn more at:

www.climatehealers.org/convergence

Looking Ahead

The first International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day was only the beginning.

We are already planning future gatherings, educational programs, storytelling projects, Compassion Games missions, Planet B initiatives, and community food programs that help build a kinder and more compassionate world.

The challenges facing our planet can feel overwhelming, but this gathering reminded us of something important:

Change happens one conversation, one meal, one garden, one act of kindness at a time.

Thank you for being part of this growing movement.

Together, we are helping create a world where compassion extends beyond ourselves and embraces all beings and the living Earth we share.

Learn More

International Calf and Cow Mother’s Day
www.calfandcow.org

Planet B: Hungerless
www.planetb.now

Together Around Food
www.togetheraround.food

Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest
www.compassiongames.org

Million Vegan Grandmothers Convergence
www.climatehealers.org/convergence

With gratitude,

Tami Hay,

for the Million Vegan Grandmothers
For Human Liberation.
For Earth Liberation.
For Animal Liberation.