Take Action for Animals with Vegan Education and Outreach
If you're passionate about saving animals' lives, preserving the environment, improving people’s health, and promoting non-violence then becoming an advocate for veganism is a natural match for your admirable ambitions. If you need help getting started, below are some suggestions about how you can educate the public about the wide-ranging benefits veganism has to offer everyone. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact our Vegan Campaign Manager, Hope Bohanec, hope@idausa.org.
Vegan Outreach Ideas:
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Plan an event or activity to get people interested in veganism, such as a public lecture, potluck, cooking demonstration, feed-in with vegan food samples, leafleting, tabling, library exhibit, or street theater performance. If you serve vegan food at your event, you can get refunded for the cost through the VegFund
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Order vegan literatureto distribute, t-shirts, and buttons and make a compassionate statement.
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Host a screening of a powerful, short vegan video at your next potluck or social gathering. Here's one of our favorites: Vegan video by NonViolenceUnited.org.
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Send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper to educate people about why a vegan diet is the compassionate choice for human health, the environment, and animals. Most newspapers have word limits, typically 250 words or less, and require a phone number and address for verification, although they will not print that information. You should check to make sure you comply with the newspaper's guidelines before submitting your letter.
Sample Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
The extreme confinement and misery animals endure on factory farms is completely unnecessary as we live healthier and longer on a plant-based diet. A vegan diet not only improves your health, it significantly reduces your carbon footprint and preserves resources for future generations. So please consider cutting out the meat, dairy and eggs for a day, a week, or forever and help create a healthy future for us and the animals.
Sincerely,
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Students: join or start a vegan club in your school and plan an event with your friends that will educate people about the benefits of a vegan diet to human health, animals, and the environment. Write a paper on veganism, hand out vegan literature at a college campus or help get vegan meals into your school's cafeteria.
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Visit a farmed animal sanctuary and take a friend who still eats meat. There are a number of farmed animal sanctuaries where you can visit rescued cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, ducks, goats, sheep and rabbits live naturally in peace and harmony without fear of abuse or slaughter. Check out IDA's Hope Animal Sanctuary, Animal Acres, Animal Place, or Farm Sanctuary
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