Notes from Vegan
Outreach
Holiday Shopping and Gifts
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At left, Tom Moss leaflets
a student at Vanderbilt; photo by
Jon Camp.
Can't think of anything you want
for the holidays? Some of our members
ask that donations be made in their
honor in lieu of a material gift.
If you would like a donation made
in your honor this holiday season,
please send friends and family members
here.
Thanks so much!
 Vegan
Lunch Box Deal!
Jennifer McCann has generously
donated 10 copies of her new book,
Vegan
Lunch Box, based
on her award-winning blog.
The first ten people who sign up
for a recurring donation to Vegan
Outreach (which you can do, securely,
here)
will receive a copy. Please indicate
"Vegan Lunch Box" in the
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Introduction: Some people
have asked how we can make jokes
when the animals are suffering so
terribly, when we're supposed to
be focused on animal liberation,
the moral imperative of our time.
We believe that having a sense of
humor is in the animals' best interest,
because not only does it make our
example more appealing, but it aids
in avoiding burnout. In the cumulative
~50 years we've been active, Jack,
Anne, and I have known literally
hundreds of activists who have given
up -- many of whom have even gone
back to eating meat! On the other
hand, the most successful activists
we've known almost always have a
sustaining sense of humor....
Full
text.
Company & Product of the
Week
Jessica Hudgins: "I'd like
to submit a company of the week:
Food
For Life. Everything
from their breads, bagels, English
muffins, wraps and cereals are simply
delicious and amazing. All certified
organic, I'm pretty sure it's all
vegan; most are all sprouted grain
and gluten free."
Lauren Porsch: "I've found
a product that I think Jack Norris
would approve: B-Fresh
chewing gum. It's a xylitol-based
gum (xylitol is a plant-based substance
that has been proven to prevent
tooth decay and promote oral health)
that contains 100% of the RDI of
vitamin B-12. The packaging clearly
states 'vegan.' You can get it in
the oral care section at Whole Foods."
Send your nominees for Product
of the Week to product
(at) veganoutreach (dot) org;
previous products can be found here.
Notes from All
Over
The Bizarro Take on the Holidays
Dan Piraro nails
it; see other animal-themed
comics here.
Notes from Our
Members
At Monroe Community
College, encounters
were almost uniformly positive.
One guy took a pamphlet, walked
about ten paces, and then froze
in place for 10-15 minutes while
reading it from cover to cover.
Afterwards, he and a friend came
over and asked lots of good questions
about veg diets.
-Hoss Firooznia, 11/23/06
 I
thoroughly enjoyed my
leafleting experiences with Jon
Camp (pictured at right leafleting
two students at U TN) in both
Johnson City & Knoxville, TN,
and I don't know why I was worried
about doing this on my own! Most
students responded very well. A
few were already vegetarian, and
a few stopped to have longer discussions.
I plan on continuing my leafleting
"career" and tabling/library
displays. Please do not
be worried -- just get out there
and do it! The animals need us desperately!
-KD, Clinton, TN, 11/21/06
At SUNY Brockport,
I met a professor who is vegetarian
and who says that he tries to convince
his students to adopt the same diet,
both by ''subtle and not-so-subtle''
means. I pointed him to our website
and said that he might find some
not-so-subtle literature to distribute.
I also had an exchange that ended:
Student:
I wish they'd label the products
in the grocery store that are cruelty-free!
Me:
They do. Look for the word "vegan."
Student:
Alright, you win.
-Jenna Calabrese, 11/21/06
 At
U CA, Santa Cruz,
one woman was tabling for the women's
center, and put some EIs out on
the table. I gave her my email address
and told her that I'd leaflet with
her if she ever wanted first-time
assistance. Another female student
took an EI and kind of
shrieked when she saw the cover.
Five minutes later, she walked by
and said, "You should have
warned me about these pictures!
They're terrible!" But she
was still holding the booklet. Later
I saw her again, still holding the
booklet. She went up to a group
of her friends and started showing
them the booklet, pointing out many
of the terrible things she'd seen.
I heard her say, "I'm totally
going to have to be vegetarian now!"
She then came over to me to ask
for three more booklets to give
to her friends, who all took them.
I
think this is illustrative that
even if people are turned off by
the gross pictures or say that they
don't want to see them, they still
might read the booklet and be affected.
Often the initial defensive response
of "Gross!" or "I
don't want to see that!" is
just a way for the mind to ease
into something that will be unpleasant
to learn.
-Suzanne Haws (with
turkey at right), 11/20/06
I am 15 years old in
CA. When I found out
my girlfriend is a vegetarian, I
almost made fun of her. But then
I realized how right it is, so now
I am becoming one, too, and its
all because she got a Why Vegan.
She read it a year ago and ever
since she has been a vegetarian.
So, I'm just sending this to let
you know you have 2 more on board.
-Steven, 11/20/06
I was so inspired
by Jon Camp's visit to the Knoxville
area. Leafleting is the best way
to get the word out. We would like
to do more at the UT campus and
surrounding area schools, so here
is a donation for more EIs.
Thank you so much -- you do wonderful
work helping animals. In fact, it
was your booklet that turned me
vegan overnight about six years
ago.
-DS, 11/15/06
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