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June
29, 2005
Throughout the summer, Vegan Outreach
has been profiling some of our top
college leafleters. This week we
turn our attention to dedicated
Miami activist, Linda Bower. Throughout
the 2004 - 2005 school season, Linda
handed out a total of 6,280
VO booklets directly to college
students. A mother of two (below,
son Tyler is shown here looking
for his next opportunity, while
two FIU students read Even If
You Like Meat in the background),
Linda still makes the time necessary
to effectively advocate for farmed
animals, and does so in an engaging,
upbeat manner.
What made you decide to start
leafleting and if you were nervous
the first time, how did you get
over it?
Advocating veganism is my passion.
I found the VO flyers to be the
most effective and since VO sent
me leaflets when I needed them,
I decided to return the favor by
trying out their AAC program. Also,
after reading A
Meaningful Life, I
was convinced that leafleting colleges
would ultimately be the biggest
instrument for change. I have to
say that I was never nervous about
leafleting; excited yes, nervous
no.
 Why
do you leaflet colleges?
I leaflet colleges because independent
youths are the most capable and
willing people to absorb truth into
their hearts.
What was your most positive
college leafleting experience this
year and why?
The most positive leafleting experience
for me comes whenever Jon Camp [of
Vegan Outreach] emails me to say
that somebody from Miami contacted
VO for more information. I cry every
time.
What would you say to individuals
hesitant about leafleting?
You have nothing to lose and everything
to gain.
How long have you been involved
in animal rights and how did you
get interested in this?
I've been involved for approximately
two years and became interested
from an EarthSave flyer in the local
health food store.
What was the last good book
you've read?
Eternal Treblinka by Charles
Patterson. This is an excellent
book outlining the parallels between
our treatment of animals and the
Holocaust.
Please name a major influence
in your life and why he or she is
such.
Emily the cow is one of my heroes.
In November of 1995, upon arriving
at a slaughterhouse and fully forsaken
by humans, the spent dairy cow single-handedly
took matters into her own hands
by doing the impossible -- escaping,
scaling a 5-foot gate, and evading
captors living among a group of
deer for 40 days and nights. She
was recently memorialized with a
statue at the Peace Abbey.
Where do you live?
Miami Springs, FL
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