Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category
Michael Budkie – Stop Animal Exploitation Presentation (Event)
Michael Budkie of Stop Animal Exploitation Now! will give a presentation at Loving Hut Chandler tonight, Monday, September 26th on animal exploitation and exposing the truth of animal experimentation in laboratories. Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN) was founded in 1996 to force an end to the abuse of animals in laboratories. The event will begin [...]
September 26, 2011
Tags: Activism, Events, laboratories, Loving Hut Chandler, michael budkie, primates, saen Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights 
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VegWorcester 2011 Focus
VegWorcester has been busy this year and we thought we’d share some of the projects we’ve been workin on… WINTER/SPRING 2011: Last winter we had a small awesome group putting together the entire 2011 WorcesterVegFest. Our group met weekly, organizing everything to do with a kick-ass vegan festival for about 3,000 people. We had several [...]
August 31, 2011
Tags: focus, outreach, overview, update, veg dining guide, vegfest, VegWorcester Posted in: 2011 Veg Dining Guide, Activism, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Misc, Veg Advocacy, Veg Dining Guide to Worcester No Comments
How to tell 11,000 people about factory farming, animal rights, and veganism
Tonight a couple of us from VegWorcester joined the Humane League of Boston to give out leaflets at the MA stop of the Warped Tour. There were so many kids at this concert and they were so positive. It was amazing. By camping out by the exits, we were able to hand out thousands of [...]
July 14, 2011
Posted in: Activism, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy No Comments
Farm Fest @ Maple Farm Sanctuary 2011 (Video)
This past Sunday, Maple Farm Sanctuary in Mendon, MA hosted Farm Fest, a festival-fundraiser and celebration where the rescued animals are the stars for the day. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness and money to help provide veterinary care, housing, food , and a peaceful life for the animal residents, who have [...]
June 7, 2011
Tags: animal rescue, event, farm fest, farm sanctuary, maple farm sanctuary Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Veg Advocacy No Comments
Green Is The New Red by Will Potter, Book Signing at Worcester VegFest [New Book]
A new book from the Will Potter, the author of the Green Is the New Red blog, is due out next month. As a part of his book release tour, Potter will be presenting at the upcoming Worcester VegFest. Will Potter is an award-winning independent journalist based in Washington, D.C., who focuses on “eco-terrorism,” the [...]
March 8, 2011
Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Worcester VegFest 2011 No Comments
MARC Worcester Fur Protest- Dec 2010 (Photos)
(previous post: http://vegworcester.com/2010/12/03/join-the-marc-fur-protest-in-worcester-this-sunday)
December 6, 2010
Tags: Activism, Fur, images, MARC, photos, protest Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach No Comments
Join the MARC Fur Protest in Worcester this Sunday
(previous fur-protest photos by jackie) There is a chill in the air this holiday season, and it’s not just from the wintery weather! Did you know that more than 50 million animals are killed each year to produce fur products? Aside from the ugly horror of fur coats, there are fur scarves, hats, fur-lined boots [...]
December 3, 2010
Tags: Activism, Animal Welfare, Fur, Greendale Mall, MARC, Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition, outreach, protest, Protests Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy No Comments
Want to help us plan the 2011 Worcester VegFest? [Volunteering]
Remember how awesome the First Annual Worcester VegFest was? 4 nationally-recognized speakers, 30+ vendors, 2 bands, 2000+ attendees and lots of vegan food… It was sweet! Well it’s time to start planning for the 2011 fest, and VegWorcester needs your help to make it even bigger and better than last year. If you’d like to [...]
November 30, 2010
Tags: Vegfest2011, volunteer, Worcester Posted in: Activism, Events 6 Comments
VegWorcester members join with MARC for Ringling Circus Protest 2010
Animal cruelty issues are a local topic this week with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returning to Worcester over the weekend (and heading to Springfield and Boston throughout this week.) Several VegWorcester members joined up with Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) to protest the DCU Center event this past Saturday and bring light [...]
October 11, 2010
Tags: Circus, MARC, outreach, protest, Ringling, VegWorcester, Worcester Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach No Comments
Circus Protests this Weekend in Worcester
The Ringling Brothers circus has now arrived in Worcester, but their reputation for animal cruelty has long preceded them. This morning Ringling marched the elephants down Front St to have lunch on the Common. Animal rights activist groups are planning protests for many of the Massachusetts shows. Ringling Bros has a long history of abusing [...]
October 7, 2010
Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events One Comment