Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category

THIS SUNDAY: Go to stART on the Street – vegan ice cream, cupcakes, Chinese food, veggie dogs, Jamaican food, oh and artists too

This free art festival is definitely the coolest thing happening in Worcester this weekend. 11am-6pm. There is tons of great vegetarian food and amazing art. VegWorcester is holding a giant vegan bake sale and handing out new editions of our veg dining guides to Worcester.  It’s worth it just for the food At this year’s stART [...]

September 14, 2012   Posted in: Activism, Events  No Comments

Two workdays at different farm sanctuaries this week. Our intern rule. [Photos]

This week we had 2 exceptional interns, from upward bound, working at VegWorcester, Kristi & Sylvia. We also had one of our summer-long interns, Henry, working with us. See below for a recap and check out our two sets of photos on flickr.   What did the VegWorcester intern do this week? For the first [...]

June 30, 2012   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights  3 Comments

We handed out 1500 Vegetarian Dining Guides to Worcester at stART on the Street – Heck yeah!

Today 4 of us handed out 1500 copies of our new vegetarian dining guide to Worcester at the stART on the Street festival, plus a few hundred booklets from Mercy for Animals and Vegan Outreach. That rules. Plus we had a table at Maple Farm’s Farm Fest too. I’ll have an update on that soon. [...]

June 10, 2012   Posted in: Activism, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach  3 Comments

Intern at VegWorcester this Summer – Defend Animals, Advocate Vegetarianism

This summer we are trying a new internship program! Want to do it? Or know someone who would? Get in touch ASAP. What is a VegWorcester internship all about? 8 weeks, 24 hours/week, 3 days/week, June 1-July 31 During your internship, you will have the opportunity to work directly with rescued farmed animals and you [...]

May 16, 2012   Posted in: Activism  2 Comments

We are on TV, talking about #WorcesterVegFest [Video]

Worcester VegFest is on TV now. Heck yeah. In addition to our radio PSA that is running on WCHC 88.1FM and WCUW 91.3FM, we have an interview airing on WCCA TV Channel 13 in Worcester in April. Mike Benedetti (person to watch 2010, creator of the 508 podcast) and I went on Soapbox to talk to Mauro about [...]

March 30, 2012   Posted in: Activism, Events, Worcester VegFest 2012  One Comment

Happy New Year and VegWorcester 2011 In Review

So, the new year is already in full force and you’ve likely started your new year’s resolution of cutting cheese out of your diet or turning your Meatless Mondays into Meatless Everyday. Heck, maybe you’re already vegan and your goal is to finally make that taco recipe from Terry Hope Romero’s Viva Vegan or spend [...]

January 16, 2012  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: 2011 Veg Dining Guide, Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Misc, Worcester VegFest 2011  One Comment

MIT PhD Student Files a Lawsuit to Challenge the Constitutionality of the “Animal Enterprise Terrorist Act”

An exciting lawsuit was recently filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of 5 animal activists, including Ryan Shapiro, a doctoral student at MIT in Boston.  The five activists are arguing that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) has had a real impact on their constitutionally-protected activism. When the bill was being discussed in [...]

December 15, 2011   Posted in: Activism  No Comments

6 Tips on How to be an Effective Animal Advocate from Alexis Fox of the Humane Society

This past weekend we had Alexis Fox give a presentation on becoming an effective advocate for animals before the monthly Loving Hut buffet. Alexis is the Massachusetts state director of the Humane Society and her workshop focused on how we all can exercise our power as voters and constituents to improve the lives of animals [...]

December 14, 2011   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights  No Comments

Workshop + Loving Hut Buffet this Saturday [Events]

Don’t forget! This Saturday there are a few cool events happening. The Massachusetts state director for the Humane Society will be giving a presentation on Effective Animal Advocacy (facebook event) at Loving Hut at 11am. Right afterwards, there will the monthly all-vegan buffet fundraiser at Loving Hut (also on facebook). The workshop is free, but [...]

December 7, 2011   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Buddha Hut, Events  No Comments

Effective Advocacy for Animals Seminar + Loving Hut Buffet [Event] – December 10

On Saturday, December 10 from 11am-noon, the Massachusetts state director of the Humane Society of the United States will be joining us in Worcester for a special (free) workshop on how to effectively get active for animals in our little Commonwealth. Followed by Loving Hut’s awesome monthly vegan buffet. Join Alexis Fox for Effective Advocacy [...]

November 29, 2011   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events  No Comments