Archive for the ‘Animal Rights’ Category

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

Saving the Planet One Meal At A Time [InCity Times]

Worcester’s InCity Times has a history of publishing lots of pro-animal and pro-vegetarian articles, but Rosalie Tirella has outdone herself with her most recent article. In the Jan 4, 2010 issue, Tirella ran an article by Ingrid Newkirk called Saving the Planet One Meal At A Time. In it Newkirk reflects on a talk she [...]

January 5, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Maple Farm Sanctuary 2010 Calendars Out Now

Christmahanakwanzika is here. If you haven’t already bought or made gifts for your friends and family, consider getting one of Maple Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 calendars from lulu. It features full-color photos of the rescued animals, the beautiful farm sanctuary, and many of the volunteers. They’re a little pricy at $24.99, but it’s one the few [...]

December 14, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Animal Rights  No Comments

Vegan Feed-in Number Two [Nov 21]

We’re Doing Another Vegan Feed-in This Saturday

This Saturday, November 21, from noon to 1pm, join VegWorcester at the McDonalds located at 465 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester (map) for our second ever vegan feed-in. We will be giving out free samples of veg chicken along with information about becoming vegetarian. This is a great way to demonstrate [...]

November 17, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy  2 Comments

This Sunday: Ride Your Bike to Maple Farm Sanctuary [Event]

This Sunday, October 18, join Worcester Earn-a-Bike and VegWorcester for a casual 18 mile bike ride from Downtown Worcester to Maple Farm Sanctuary’s Annual Picnic in Mendon, MA. Maple Farm is an animal sanctuary providing lifelong homes for abused farmed animals. The rescued animals live the remainder of their lives in peace.
We are leaving at [...]

October 14, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Animal Rights, Events  No Comments

A Grab-bag of Worcester’s Veg News

This post is going to be a little schizophrenic.

There are a few interesting stories that happened in the past few days of Worcester’s continually blossoming vegetarian renaissance. Let’s do a brief overview of them all:

Today Veggie Corner received some good coverage from the Telegram & Gazette: “Vegan cafe offers meals for a penny“
Photos from [...]

October 13, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Buddha Hut, Events, Misc, Restaurants & Businesses, Veg Advocacy, Veggie Corner  No Comments

Tomorrow in Worcester: McDonald’s Vegan “Feed-in” & Buddha Hut Buffet

Tomorrow will be a fun day in Worcester.
The Weekend of Yum
Come out to the McDonald’s at 995 Main Street, Worcester to give away free sample of veg “chicken” and literature at Worcester’s first vegan “feed-in”. If you can’t make it to the feed-in, definitely be sure to stop by Buddha Hut sometime between noon and [...]

October 9, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Buddha Hut, Events, Restaurants & Businesses, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Worcester Protests Animal Abuse at Ringling Brothers [Photos]

QUICK UPDATE: Charlene, the co-founder and organizer of Pet Rock, just posted a great blog post reflecting on the demonstration at the DCU center.

Today Worcester animal activists gave out flyers about Ringling Brother’s history of animal abuse and encouraged people to boycott the circus. I wish one of those animal-free circuses came to Worcester every [...]

October 8, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights  One Comment

Animal Activists Protest the Circus in Worcester, Starting Today

About two months ago, I wrote a letter-to-the-editor at the Telegram & Gazette about animal cruelty at circuses like Ringling Brothers. Well, October is here and so is Ringling Brothers. I love circus arts. I love juggling, magic tricks, acrobatics, clowns, the whole thing, but anyway you slice it, circuses that involve animals are cruel. [...]

October 8, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Buddha Hut, Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Join VegWorcester for a “Feed-in” at McDonald’s on Main Street [Sat, Oct 10]

This is an exciting announcement!
On Saturday, October 10, 2009, join VegWorcester members and student activists for a vegan feed-in outside the McDonald’s at 995 Main Street in Worcester (google map). We will be handing out free samples of yummy vegan “chicken”. Afterwards you’re invited to join us for a tasty lunch at Buddha Hut’s [...]

October 1, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments