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If you live in a large urban area, there will most likely be places where there is ample pedestrian traffic.\u00a0 This is an untapped mine for getting out the word about the benefits of vegetarianism.\u00a0 You can order a stack of Vegetarian Starter Guides from a pro-vegetarian organization, take them to a busy street corner one morning or afternoon (preferably during rush hour), maybe with a friend or two, and start handing out guides to passersby.\u00a0 Dress \u201cnormally\u201d\u2014jeans and a neat shirt will do, nothing with an extreme message\u2014to encourage passersby to stop.\u00a0 As people pass by, offer them a guide, smile, and speak warmly.\u00a0 If you\u2019re feeling particularly energetic, you can approach people to hand them the guide.<\/font><\/p>\n

In Washington, DC, leafleters also hand out small thin recipe booklets and local restaurant guides published by a local pro-vegetarian group.\u00a0 People love recipes and dining guides, and it\u2019s quite easy getting those into people\u2019s hands.\u00a0 If people have simple animal-friendly recipes they can make and they know where to get a good veg*an meal, that makes it easier for people to reduce their consumption of animal products.\u00a0 Knowing there are delicious vegan options out there, and that being vegan doesn\u2019t mean denial removes a stumbling block.\u00a0 But if you don\u2019t have either to hand out, simple vegetarian starter guides are adequate to get the message across.<\/font><\/p>\n

After you and your friends have handed out all the leaflets, go out and treat yourselves to a well-deserved vegan dinner.\u00a0 Then decide when and where you go leafleting next time.\u00a0 Leafleting is a simple, effective way to get the vegetarian message across to large numbers of people in a relatively short amount of time\u2014and it\u2019s great fun, too!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you live in a large urban area, there will most likely be places where there is ample pedestrian traffic.\u00a0 This is an untapped mine for getting out the word about the benefits of vegetarianism.\u00a0 You can order a stack of Vegetarian Starter Guides from a pro-vegetarian organization, take them to a busy street corner one morning or afternoon (preferably during rush hour), maybe with a friend or two, and start handing out guides to passersby.\u00a0 Dress \u201cnormally\u201d\u2014jeans and a neat shirt will do, nothing with an extreme message\u2014to encourage passersby to stop.\u00a0 As people pass by, offer them a guide, smile, and speak warmly.\u00a0 If you\u2019re feeling particularly energetic, you can approach people to hand them the guide. In Washington, DC, leafleters also hand out small thin recipe booklets and local restaurant guides published by a local pro-vegetarian group.\u00a0 People love recipes and dining guides, and it\u2019s quite easy getting those into people\u2019s hands.\u00a0 If people have simple animal-friendly recipes they can make and they know where to get a good veg*an meal, that makes it easier for people to reduce their consumption of animal products.\u00a0 Knowing there are delicious vegan options out there, and that being vegan doesn\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8873,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-vegan"],"yoast_head":"\nSpreading the Word-Effective Leafleting - HappyCow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/spreading-the-word-effective-leafleting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spreading the Word-Effective Leafleting - HappyCow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you live in a large urban area, there will most likely be places where there is ample pedestrian traffic.\u00a0 This is an untapped mine for getting out the word about the benefits of vegetarianism.\u00a0 You can order a stack of Vegetarian Starter Guides from a pro-vegetarian organization, take them to a busy street corner one morning or afternoon (preferably during rush hour), maybe with a friend or two, and start handing out guides to passersby.\u00a0 Dress \u201cnormally\u201d\u2014jeans and a neat shirt will do, nothing with an extreme message\u2014to encourage passersby to stop.\u00a0 As people pass by, offer them a guide, smile, and speak warmly.\u00a0 If you\u2019re feeling particularly energetic, you can approach people to hand them the guide. 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