Post by veggiewoman on Sept 16, 2006 7:15:06 GMT
www.idausa.org/worldgovegandays.html
World GO VEGAN Days Mission Statement
The purpose of IDA's World GO VEGAN Days is to spread information and educate people about the vegan lifestyle, which is a compassionate way of eating and living. Veganism is a healthy choice that shows love and respect for animals, the environment and your own life. As a vehicle to promote veganism each year through outreach events and the media, we hope that World GO VEGAN Days will help make the word "vegan" a household term that is universally recognized as meaning love and compassion for all living beings.
"World GO VEGAN Days" is also about celebrating what it means to be vegan. Veganism enables people to live in balance with all of Earth's creatures and promote freedom for animals from exploitation as part of their everyday lives. Modern animal agriculture is cruel and violent toward the chickens, cows, pigs and other creatures used to make meat, milk and eggs. During World GO VEGAN Days, we encourage people to become conscious of what - and who - they are eating, the effect it has on the world, and that a non-violent alternative exists.
For the health of people, the environment, and farmed animals, veganism is the best choice. World GO VEGAN Days embodies this idea. As an international campaign, it encourages people around the world to experience the benefits and joys of a more compassionate way of life.
Celebrating the power and compassion of veganism.
Ways to celebrate World GO VEGAN Days:
Share a delicious vegan meal with family and friends by hosting a vegan potluck dinner or restaurant outing. Visit www.happycow.net for reviews of vegetarian restaurants in Tennessee and around the country.
Enter cooking competitions using vegan recipes. Label them "vegan" so people know that your delicious dishes don't contain any animal ingredients.
Teachers: talk with your class about veganism and the importance of respect for animals.
Students: write a paper on veganism, hand out vegan literature at a college campus or help get vegan meals into your school's cafeteria. Visit www.idausa.org/campaigns/choice to learn how.
Ask your local newspaper to feature a story about the benefits of a vegan diet or the cruelties of factory farming, or write a letter to the editor on the subject.
World GO VEGAN Days Mission Statement
The purpose of IDA's World GO VEGAN Days is to spread information and educate people about the vegan lifestyle, which is a compassionate way of eating and living. Veganism is a healthy choice that shows love and respect for animals, the environment and your own life. As a vehicle to promote veganism each year through outreach events and the media, we hope that World GO VEGAN Days will help make the word "vegan" a household term that is universally recognized as meaning love and compassion for all living beings.
"World GO VEGAN Days" is also about celebrating what it means to be vegan. Veganism enables people to live in balance with all of Earth's creatures and promote freedom for animals from exploitation as part of their everyday lives. Modern animal agriculture is cruel and violent toward the chickens, cows, pigs and other creatures used to make meat, milk and eggs. During World GO VEGAN Days, we encourage people to become conscious of what - and who - they are eating, the effect it has on the world, and that a non-violent alternative exists.
For the health of people, the environment, and farmed animals, veganism is the best choice. World GO VEGAN Days embodies this idea. As an international campaign, it encourages people around the world to experience the benefits and joys of a more compassionate way of life.
Celebrating the power and compassion of veganism.
Ways to celebrate World GO VEGAN Days:
Share a delicious vegan meal with family and friends by hosting a vegan potluck dinner or restaurant outing. Visit www.happycow.net for reviews of vegetarian restaurants in Tennessee and around the country.
Enter cooking competitions using vegan recipes. Label them "vegan" so people know that your delicious dishes don't contain any animal ingredients.
Teachers: talk with your class about veganism and the importance of respect for animals.
Students: write a paper on veganism, hand out vegan literature at a college campus or help get vegan meals into your school's cafeteria. Visit www.idausa.org/campaigns/choice to learn how.
Ask your local newspaper to feature a story about the benefits of a vegan diet or the cruelties of factory farming, or write a letter to the editor on the subject.