Historically, man
has expanded the reach of his
ethical calculations, as ignorance
and want have receded, first beyond
family and tribe, later beyond
religion, race, and nation. To
bring other species more fully
into the range of these decisions
may seem unthinkable to moderate
opinion now. One day, decades
or centuries hence, it may seem
no more than ‘civilized’ behavior
requires.
-The Economist
Notes from Vegan
Outreach
Adopt a College Ready to Roll!
Schools around the country are
starting up around this time, and
Adopt
a College activists are already
starting to hit students flush with
the optimism of a new school term.
You, too, can get involved! Stewart
Solomon, with a wife and kids, and
a full-time job, reached tens of
thousands of students with booklets
last year. Read about why
here, and how
here.
Help Jon Camp!
In mid-September, Jon Camp will
start a five-week leafleting tour
through MA, upstate NY, ON, QC,
VT, and NJ with a couple days in
NH and CT. He would love for you
to see firsthand the simplicity
and effectiveness of college leafleting.
If you would like to help leaflet
with him or if you would like for
him to give a talk to your local
group, please email jon
at veganoutreach.org.
Also, Jon is finalizing his plans
for a tour through western NC, TN,
KY, and the Cincinnati, OH region
which will take place throughout
November. As of today, he has found
limited housing in TN and KY and
he would like to cover both states
thoroughly. If you would be willing
to house VO's official "courteous
young man" for 1 -3 nights,
please email
Jon.
 Growth
of Veganism, Revisited
People often think that it is not
possible for veganism to become
the norm, or even widespread. But,
even ignoring the millions of vegans
in the country currently, if just
the 32,000 who receive this e-mail
list grows by 20% a year -- that
is, one-fifth of those receiving
this influence just one person to
change their diet each year -- then
the entire U.S. population would
be vegan by 2058 (adjusting for
population growth based on Census
projections).
If active outreach efforts like
Adopt a College influence just an
additional 2,500 people this year,
with this number growing by 20%
a year, veganism would be the norm
by 2050; if an additional 5,000
people next year, growing at 33%
-- 2039.
Start 'em young!
Riley Law leaflets in Chicago; photo
by her father, Mikael Nielsen.
Of course, there is no way to know
how the future will progress. It
is likely that not everyone alive
in 2050 will choose to be an ethical
vegan, but this doesn't mean they
will eat the same as today. In addition
to more vegans and vegetarians,
there will be many more near-vegetarians
and people choosing animal products
from small farms. There will be
many more great faux-meat options
available, at many more places,
at significantly lower prices (since
it is more efficient to eat plant
foods directly). The worst farming
practices will be vilified and then
outlawed, and animal agriculture,
at the very least, will be radically
changed.
Person-to-person educational outreach
is unglamorous work, but with your
help, we will see tremendous
advancement within our lifetime!
Product of the Week
Both Arnold Freeman and lauren
Ornelas point out Amy's
Rice Crust Spinach Pizza. Arnold:
"It has vegan cheese and is
delicious. I tried it at the Natural
Products Expo a few months ago and
it is finally on the market. I asked
my local Whole Foods to order me
some and they said they will have
them for me tomorrow. I can't wait.
BTW, for those who care, the pizza
is also gluten free."
lauren adds that Amy's "Ziti
Bowl (rice & veggie bowl,
also with Follow Your Heart's vegan
cheese) should be out on the west
coast now and making its way east!"
Send your nominees for Product
of the Week to product
(at) veganoutreach.org; previous
products can be found here.
Notes from All
Over
Yummy!
Excerpt: "A mixture
of six bacteria-killing viruses
can be safely sprayed on meat and
poultry to combat common microbes
that kill hundreds of people a year,
federal health officials said Friday."
Notes from Our
Members
At the local DragonForce
concert, I handed
out about 600 Why Vegans.
Extremely receptive crowd. In fact,
several people at the concert who
were already vegan stopped to help
me leaflet. I overheard one girl
telling her friends, "I got
one of these at Warped Tour. This
is why I am a vegetarian."
I chased after her to hand her a
GCFE,
and she was very happy to get one.
-Eugene Khutoryansky,
8/18/06
I just want to say
thanks to the friendly
guy who handed me a Why Vegan
pamphlet whilst my friends and I
were exiting Number's Night Club
in Houston in the wee hours of the
morning one Sunday. I was too tired
to read it that night, but my curiosity
made me hold on to it until later
in the day. I just want the passionate
dude to know the pamphlet was not
trashed and it has inspired me to
become vegetarian. I'm proud to
declare that I am a vegetarian,
and happy to tell people why when
they ask, and show them the pamphlet
I received that balmy night. I still
find it challenging to cook delicious
(although they are interesting)
vegetarian meals, but I'm willing
to stick with it and keep experimenting
to discover what my family and I
like. Those graphic images are implanted
in my mind and I don't think I can
go back to eating meat. I am grateful
for this eye-opening experience
and will do what I can to help educate
people about what they're actually
eating.
-C, via e-mail, 8/18/06
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