Having worked as a Tour Leader in South America, central America, Europe and north Africa, I can honestly say this: All you need is less. However, there are a few invaluable items always on my checklist. If you are planning your next vegan vacation, then don’t forget to pack the following: 1. Stickers, flyers and leaflets … [Read more…]
I’m not the most silver-tongued conversationalist around, even when it comes to such banal topics as the weather or what I’m doing this summer. So talking about things that matter to me, that elicit even the smallest emotional charge, can tie my tongue in knots. Usually I just opt for silence to save myself any … [Read more…]
Vegan Animal Liberation Activist Gary Yourofsky has given over 2,500 lectures to more than 60,000 people at 180 schools in 30 states and in several Israeli cities/schools. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: His lecture has been translated into more than 30 languages for over 7 million YouTube hits, and is the most viewed speech … [Read more…]
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank If you’re an animal rights activist, chances are you want to do everything you can to help animals. Maybe you’re a college student, you don’t have a car and you’re constantly broke. Maybe you’re a … [Read more…]
Vegan bake sales combine a time-honored, well-liked tradition with vegan outreach. They’re a fun and effective way to raise funds, introduce the public to delicious vegan food, and—in many cases—engage in productive discussions about vegan diets and broader vegan issues.
The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale (WVBS) takes the vegan bake sale concept further by having a large number of bake sales during the same short time period-–two weekends and the weekdays in between. This magnifies the power and fun of the bake sales:
When I was a child, I learned that creating a fire was an equilateral triangle—you need fuel, air, and heat to cause fire. Take away any of these, and the fire dies or simply won’t start. A similar approach can be taken to vegan activism—three prongs to use when trying to convince people to reduce … [Read more…]