Celebrate World GO VEGAN Days - October 26th to 28th
The 3rd annual World GO VEGAN Days are taking place this year from October 26th through 28th. These celebratory days of education and action are a time for people who care about animals, the environment, and their loved ones' well-being to educate others about the vegan lifestyle as a compassionate, sustainable, and healthy way of eating and living.
This year's World GO VEGAN Days are being presented by some of the nation's leading animal protection organizations, including
The American Vegan Society http://www.americanvegan.org/
Animal Acres http://www.animalacres.org/
Animal Place http://www.animalplace.org/
Animal Protection and Rescue League http://www.aprl.org/
Compassion Over Killing http://www.cok.net/
Farm Animal Reform Movement http://www.farmusa.org
Friends of Animals http://www.friendsofanimals.org/
Go Vegan Radio http://www.goveganradio.com
In Defense of Animals http://www.idausa.org
Mercy for Animals http://www.mercyforanimals.org/ and more.
Eating vegan foods offers many significant advantages over consuming meat, dairy and eggs. For instance, plant-based meals are naturally cholesterol-free and generally lower in fat than those containing animal products. In addition, producing a plant-based diet requires far fewer resources and creates less pollution than raising animals for food. But for animal lovers, perhaps the most compelling reason for being vegan is that it prevents unnecessary suffering and death. Every person who goes vegan saves over 100 animals lives every year. Each of these animals is a living being who feels pain and wants to live as much as our beloved dogs and cats do. World GO VEGAN Days is a time for people to make this connection and become conscious of what and who they are eating, and that they can choose a non-violent alternative.
There are lots of ways for anyone to get involved in World GO VEGAN Days. Here are some ideas for activities to take part in during these three days of action and beyond:
- Plan an event or activity to get people interested in veganism, such as a public lecture, cooking demonstration, feed-in with vegan food samples, leafleting, tabling, library exhibit, or street theater performance.
- Host a vegan potluck dinner or restaurant outing to show your family and friends that they don't have to sacrifice taste to save animals' lives. Sharing delicious vegan food with others is a fun and easy way to make a difference in the lives of animals and the people you care about.
- Order t-shirts, bumper stickers, posters, pins and other fun stuff from your organization's online store or IDA http://www.idausa.org/shop-ida/index.html and other vegan merchants to have for the day of your event.
- Students: join or start a vegan club in your school and plan an event with your friends that will educate people about the benefits of a vegan diet to human health, animals, and the environment.
- Host a screening of Peaceable Kingdom, an eye opening farmed animal documentary, at your local library or another venue. Invite a guest speaker to talk about farmed animal welfare issues. Contact IDA at (415) 388-9641 for information on borrowing a copy of the DVD.
- Write a letter to the editor about the benefits of a vegan diet or the cruelties of factory farming, or ask your local newspaper to write a story on the subject.
- Enter cooking competitions and bake sales using vegan recipes. Emphasize the fact that you didn't use any animal ingredients to make your delicious dishes.
- Add a link to the World GO VEGAN Days website from your website. To use one of our banners or buttons, go to http://www.idausa.org/vegandays/action.html and simply right click on the banner or button of your choice to get the URL. If you are not sure how to edit your web page, consult your web designer or the person who created it.
-If you run an animal protection organization, become a presenter of World GO VEGAN Days. There are no costs to you for joining us as a co-presenter. All you need is to post the World GO VEGAN Days banner on your web site, which links to the World GO VEGAN Days web page. Contact Melissa Gonzalez at (415) 388-9641, ext. 228 or Melissa@idausa.org for more information.
- Visit a farmed animal sanctuary and take a friend who still eats meat. There are a number of farmed animal sanctuaries where you can visit rescued cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, ducks, goats, sheep and rabbits live naturally in peace and harmony without fear of abuse or slaughter. Check out Animal Acres http://www.animalacres.org/
Animal Place http://www.animalplace.org/
Farm Sanctuary http://www.farmsanctuary.org/about/index.htm
Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary http://www.animalsanctuary.org/
or IDA's Project Hope http://www.project-hope.net/
To learn more about veganism and World GO VEGAN Days, visit www.worldgovegandays.com.
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