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Notes from Vegan
Outreach
40,000+ Booklets
Handed Out at Texas Warped Tours!!
Eugene, Liza, and I
-- with help from
Kate, Kerri, and Jennifer -- handed
over 40,000 Why Vegan and
Even If You Like Meat booklets
at the Warped Tour events in San
Antonio (Friday, 12,500), Dallas
(Saturday, 15,000), and Houston
(Monday, ~13,000). With the help,
we covered the area pretty thoroughly
this year, so very few escaped without
facing reality. The opening lines
that seemed to stimulate the most
interest with this younger crowd
were "Info on animal abuse"
and "Animal Rights info."
Working the half a mile long lines
before the gates opened worked great,
because they have nothing better
to do but read the booklets. Many
were just sitting down with their
circle of friends, so it was good
to give one or two to each group
of kids. They all had to share,
making them scarce, thus highly
demanded, with only a couple on
the ground afterwards.
Many
were looking them over while waiting
in line and looked disgusted, sad
and upset about factory farming,
so I am confident may of them will
soon change. A number of people
came up and told me there were very
interested, and many recalled the
booklets from last year. Eugene
commented that he overheard the
kids talking to each other as I
was passing out the pamphlets, and
that he heard lots and lots of them
mention to their friends that this
pamphlet is the reason they are
vegetarian.
We
were fortunate that rain delayed
the Houston event a day, since we
were beat after the long days (9am-11pm
leafleting in the heat) and driving
overnight to the next tour site.
The delay also allowed us to hit
the American Idol concert, where
Eugene and I handed out 800 Why
Vegans.
-Casey Constable (above,
with boxes before the tour; below,
working the line before gates open;
photos by Eugene Khutoryansky),
7/17/07
excerpt: "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.
"To
have any change occur in the world,
we need to convince others to think
beyond themselves. We must be willing
to do the same. Just as we want
others to look beyond the short-term
satisfaction of following habits
and traditions, we need to move
past our anger to effective advocacy
(e.g., moving from yelling and chanting
to constructive educational outreach).
If I claim that I can’t be happy
-- that I am a slave to my situation–how
can I expect others to be able to
act differently?
"As
long as there is conscious life
on Earth, there will be suffering.
The question becomes what to do
with the existence each of us is
given. We can choose to add our
own fury and misery to the rest,
or we can set an example by simultaneously
working constructively to alleviate
suffering while leading joyous,
meaningful, fulfilled lives."
Read
more.
Products & Recipe of the Week
Cheri: Yves bologna slices --
perfect for when you want to just
eat a bologna sandwich with lettuce
and mustard for the simple lunch
from childhood.
Jack Norris, RD, has added a new
vegan EPA (essential fatty acid)
supplement to his
list.
Longtime member and friend Kathryn
Bulver sent in her red
and green potato salad recipe
-- perfect for summer gatherings,
or with your bologna sandwich! Also
note the other great recipes on
that page.
Send your nominees for Product
of the Week to product
(at) veganoutreach (dot) org;
previous products can be found here.
Feedback from Our
Members
I recently came across
one of your booklets at a concert
in Texas. Since then, I will not
touch animal products -- your efforts
have been effective. I would, furthermore,
like to help reach out into the
community and aid the cause.
-NS, 7/16/07
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