Notes
from Vegan Outreach
 Thanks!
Because of your generosity, Vegan
Outreach will receive the entire
$20,000 April matching challenge
amount. Thanks so much!
This money will allow Vegan Outreach
to print more literature to keep
up with record demand. Adopt
a College has passed 300,000
for the term, and is quickly closing
in on last Fall's record. Every
day, thousands of new people
are receiving a detailed and documented
account of the realities of modern
agribusiness, as well as steps they
can take to help end the cruelty.
Also, veteran activist Freeman
Wicklund (at right; photo by Jon
Camp) has written an interesting
blog post about leafleting: "Scatter
Tracts Like Raindrops."
Product of the Week
Christina: Oh my goodness -- Tofurky
Jurky is the best stuff
ever! Especially the peppered kind!
Send your nominees for Product
of the Week to product
(at) veganoutreach (dot) org;
previous products can be found here.
Notes from All
Over
excerpt:
"Once a network of grungy,
obscure cafes, the vegetarian and
vegan experience in some cities
has blossomed on par with its carnivorous
counterparts, complete with Zagat
ratings and celebrity clienteles.
Part of the transformation is a
result of advances in cooking that
allow chefs to prepare proteins
such as tofu with a taste and texture
similar to meat. They can do the
same thing with tempeh, which consists
of fermented soybeans with a more
grainy texture, and seitan, a concentrated
wheat gluten. Experts also credit
the rise to an expanding global
pantry, where vegetarian dishes
are no longer relegated to the back
of a menu, but they have become
main-plate specials."
Global Warming and Willingness
to Change
relevant
excerpt: "On this
37th Earth Day, most Pennsylvanians
think global warming is an inconvenient
truth, but not many are willing
to be inconvenienced enough to do
anything about it. Only 41 percent
said they'd be willing to drive
a hybrid car or install solar panels;
38 percent were willing to wash
dishes by hand; 30 percent were
willing to stop eating meat."
30 percent!
Feedback from Our
Members
I am [distributing
your literature] in my middle school
classroom. My students
this year have showed a curiosity
and interest in my veganism, and
the pamphlets have been a great
resource in answering their questions.
Some of them were even inspired
to write persuasive essays on why
we shouldn't eat meat!
-DM, Providence, RI,
4/26/07
At right, Doug of Compassion
for Animals leaflets at a concert;
photo by Andre.
I was given one of
your pamphlets between
classes and didn't think much of
it at first glance until it almost
reached the garbage can. I almost
threw it away because I was horrified
by what I saw on the cover, but,
then I realized, that was the very
reason why I SHOULD read it.
-KS, Portland, OR, 4/21/07
I'm glad I saw the
Vegan Outreach brochure
on our campus. It has opened my
eyes to the horrible cruelty of
farm animals and I have since become
a vegetarian. I hope your program
continues to grow and get the word
out about this terrible truth.
-DT, Greensboro, NC,
5/1/07
At the University of
Central Florida, we
had many great encounters, including
a discussion with a hunter who then
agreed to read the booklet. I met
one person who went vegan after
receiving an Even If last
semester. A young woman took a booklet
from Dean and about an hour later
came back. She said she had gone
to her dorm room and checked out
VO's website. She said it was very
informative and had great sources.
She seemed extremely excited and
said she definitely wanted to go
vegetarian. Dean gave her a GCFE
and AML.
-Jodi Chemes, 4/24/07
While leafleting at
John Jay today, Matt
and I had the following exchanges:
Matt: Brochure against animal
cruelty?
Student: (takes it) Sorry man,
I'm about to go eat a burger.
Student: (passing by again later)
Okay, you convinced me, I had
a veggie burger instead!
Jenna: Brochure against animal
cruelty?
Student: (looking through the
brochure) I can't believe they
do this stuff!
Jenna: It's pretty horrifying.
Student: I might not eat meat
ever again!
Jenna: That sounds like a good
idea to me. (I gave them a GCFE)
-Jenna Calabrese, 4/25/07
At the University of
the District of Columbia, one
guy said emphatically, "Man,
that's effective! <points at
booklet> I've seriously cut my
meat consumption down since reading
it. I'm very conscious of this now."
Later, a young woman essentially
told me the same thing -- that she
has cut her meat consumption down
since reading Even If.
-Jon Camp, 5/1/07
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