Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category

VegFest Volunteer Work-Party Today at 5:30pm (Feb 24) [Event]

Want to help us get ready for the Worcester VegFest? There is a volunteer work-party at 5:30pm on Wednesday Feb 24 at Kaylee’s house: 23 Barber Ave, Worcester (map).
The VegFest is happening on Saturday, April 17 at Worcester State College, but we’re having regular volunteer meetings in the lead up to the event. Come out [...]

February 24, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Events, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Handing Out Vegan Outreach Flyers at WPI (Photos & Report-back)

Big ups to Kushi and VegPolytech! Yesterday we handed out a stack of booklets about factory farming at WPI. Spending less than an hour, the two of us were able to reach 150 people with a message of compassion towards animals.

Giving out vegan outreach flyers is an easy way to encourage people to consider vegetarianism [...]

February 20, 2010   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy, Worcester VegFest 2010  One Comment

VegFest Volunteer Work-Party this Thursday [Event]

Join VegWorcester this Thursday for a volunteer work-party. Eat some snacks while you help us prepare outreach literature.

This Thursday (February 11) VegWorcester is holding the first volunteer work-party meeting at 5:30pm (RSVP to the facebook event). We are meeting at Kaylee’s home, 23 Barber Ave, Worcester (map). We’ll spend the time preparing outreach materials, eating snacks, [...]

February 10, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Events, Veg Advocacy, Worcester VegFest 2010  2 Comments

VegWorcester’s February E-New Now Online

If you aren’t on the VegWorcester email list, you may not have seen this yet. The February VegWorcester E-News is now online.
Here’s what you’ll find in this month’s e-newsletter:

Upcoming Events
Why did VegWorcester give away free vegan donuts in downtown Worcester?
New Book by Melanie Joy: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
The Prizing-Winning Vegan [...]

February 8, 2010   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Vegetarian Recipes  No Comments

Avoiding Cargo Cults [508 podcast]

On this week’s 508 podcast, Mike Benedetti–the blogging king of Worcester–and Brenden Melican talk about VegWorcester’s recent vegan donut feed-in (see photos).
Mike and Brendan discuss how Richard Feynman’s concept of cargo cults relates to activism and Worcester’s vegetarian renaissance. Mike’s analogy raises a question that we need to be constantly asking ourselves about VegWorcester’s [...]

February 3, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Why is VegWorcester giving away free vegan donuts this Wednesday? [Feed-in Event]

Start your Wednesday morning off right with a free vegan donut.

This Wednesday morning at 9am, join VegWorcester and Compassion Over Killing for a vegan feed-in outside of one the Dunkin’ Donuts location in downtown Worcester, the corner of Main St & Pleasant St.
From 9am to 10am we’ll be handing out free samples of vegan donuts [...]

January 26, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy  11 Comments

Mike Benedetti: 2010 Pulse Mag Person To Watch, Vegan Activist

Pulse Magazine recently announced their People to Watch in 2010. Guess what? Vegan activist and VegWorcester supporter Mike Benedetti has made the list. Congrats, Mike!

From Mike’s bio, as it appeared in Pulse Mag:
“Benedetti’s list of community service is extensive. He spent half of 2009 working to close the Guantanamo prison as part of Witness Against [...]

January 10, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Misc, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Help us organize the 2010 Worcester VegFest! [Event]

At the end of April 2010 VegWorcester is holding Worcester’s first-ever vegetarian festival. We need your help. This event has been on our radar for almost a year now, with plenty of planning going on behind-the-scenes. We are now having weekly public meetings. You should come! We are looking for people to organize with us [...]

December 21, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Veg Advocacy, Worcester VegFest 2010  5 Comments

Free vegan food samples tomorrow at VegWorcester’s monthly feed-in

This is our third month of vegan feed-ins in Worcester (see photos from last month’s feed-in). Join VegWorcester from 11:30am to 1pm on Saturday December 19, outside the McDonalds at 548 Lincoln Street for an upbeat veg advocacy event. It might be cold, so bring some gloves and a hat!
What’s a vegan feed-in?
Every month, a [...]

December 18, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Worcester’s Vegan Feed-in’s Just Keep Getting Better [Photos]

Our second “feed-in” demonstration was pretty sweet! This past Saturday, members of VegWorcester gave out a handful of vegan “chicken” samples along with literature about becoming a vegetarian. We setup outside the McDonald’s on Shrewsbury Street. There wasn’t a ton of foot-traffic, but there were plenty of people in cars who saw our signs.
This [...]

November 23, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Buddha Hut, Events, Veg Advocacy  2 Comments