Go Vegan Week
October 25-31 is World Go Vegan Week. If you're not already vegan, please consider the reasons for veganism: the animals, the environment, and your own health.
Before I was vegan, I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for over three years, but taking that extra step seemed impossible. I knew that it was the right thing to do, but it seemed unbelievably difficult. I already had enough problems finding food as a vegetarian! Even though I was vegetarian and knew several vegans, I was guilty of the same misconceptions that many others have.
But then I met up with a vegan friend in Washington D.C. for an animal rights protest. After the protest, she took me to see Alex Herschaft, founder of Farm Animal Rights Movement. We hung out with Alex at the FARM office, and he gave us bagels and juice. Surrounded by all the literature and posters at the FARM office, I knew that I had to go vegan.
Of course, after going vegan, I found that it was easier than I thought it would be. Much easier! I bought vegan cookbooks, attended vegan potlucks and joined the Boston Vegetarian Society. Just spending time with other vegans was very helpful, and the potlucks were great for learning about different foods and recipes.
Need some vegan recipes to get started? Try these links:
- Choose Veg;
- VegFamily; and
- Vegan Outreach.
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You are the minority with your vegan agenda. That is due to the fact that the majority of us love meat with tens of thousands of new meat eaters being born each day, and only a miniscule amount deciding on veganism. My point is, you’re fighting a losing battle. Humans were deisigned to eat animals, and will continue untill the end of time. You should really turn your focus and energy towards more constuctive purposes. For instance providing livestock through donations to internationalheifer.org. Or helping filriends in need find jobs, or helping to keep child moles
ters and rapest behind bars. Do something worth doing, use your God given writing abilities to enhance society. Stop pushing such an idiotic agenda, that does nothing more than waste tax dollars and break down our infrastructure. Eat a burger, the protien in beef is proven to help you think clearer and with more reason.