Archive for the ‘Veg Advocacy’ Category

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: , , , , , ,   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

Rise Against Vocalist Says Go Vegan [Video]

Check out this new video from peta2 of Tim McIlrath, vocalist for Rise Against, urging people to go vegan: Somewhat related to this… Warped Tour is coming to MA tomorrow (July 13) and Humane League of Boston is coordinating some folks to go and hand out flyers about veganism. There’ll be a couple people from [...]

July 12, 2011   Posted in: Misc, 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: , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Boston Globe also gives Forks Over Knives a favorable review

UPDATE (May 19, 2011): Loren King wrote back to explain her comment about veganism & protein: “I received many emails about the protein question, all very informative. I am convinced! However, just to be clear, my point was about the film solely … I felt the film needed to make this point clearer as it [...]

May 18, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Veg Advocacy  3 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: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Boston Vegetarian Festival – Saturday’s Full Speakers Schedule

The Boston Vegetarian Festival is coming up this weekend, Saturday October 30 & Sunday the 31st. It’s one of the largest and most successful vegetarian festivals in North America. If you haven’t been before, you are going to be shocked by how jam-packed it is. You’ll feel like little soy-anchovies in a can, but it’s [...]

October 27, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

VegWorcester at Open Road Music and Arts Festival

When we heard Honor Roll Productions was putting together the Open Road Music & Arts Festival, VegWorcester was one of the first to jump in and take part in what is being described as “Worcester’s first sustainable and earth-friendly music and arts festival.” We were excited to partake in some vegan outreach and check out [...]

September 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Got Any Veg-Friendly Restaurant Tips?

It’s time to revamp our popular veg dining guide. Got any tips on good restaurants? Finding tasty vegan food at restaurants is rarely a problem, especially in Worcester. These days nearly every restaurant has good veg options on their menu. Last Spring VegWorcester printed a large number of veg dining guides and distributed them to [...]

August 30, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: 2009 Vegetarian Dining Guide, Grocery Stores, Restaurants & Businesses, Veg Advocacy, Vegetarian Dining Guide 2008  No Comments

The Vegan Bus is Coming to Worcester this Sunday [Event]

“The vegan bus is a vehicle of transformation.” The Vegan Bus crew is coming to Worcester this Sunday, August 29 to give away free samples of vegan baked goods in Elm Park, play some music, then go to Loving Hut for a special lunch and short presentation. You should come out for the fun. Meet [...]

August 24, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Buddha Hut, Events, Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Restaurants & Businesses, Veg Advocacy  No Comments