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

Tonight! Free Vegan Cupcakes at Clark University (And a talk by Johnny Cupcakes)

Today at Clark University, Johnny Cupcakes–T-Shirt designer from Hull, MA–is giving a talk about his biz and there will be free vegan cupcakes from Barely Legal Treats. Get there early, because I expect the cupcakes are going to go fast. It’s in Razzo Hall (in the Traina Arts Building) and doors are at 5:30pm.
Here’s the [...]

November 20, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Barely Legal Treats, Events  No Comments

Crissy from The Pretenders Tells Audience to Berate Meat Eaters

Yesterday 3 of us VegWorcester members set up a veg booth at The Pretenders show at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston. It went great! Lots of people signed the Meat’s Not Green petition, there were tons of weirdos to talk to, it was a blast.
My favorite part of the show was when Crissy [...]

August 13, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Leafleting, Tabling & Outreach, Misc  One Comment

Twitter Co-founder Calls for Vegetarian School Lunches

Biz Stone (@biz), twitter’s founder and a vegan, wrote a letter to Rep. George Miller, chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. Stone is calling on Miller to support the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, which would add a vegetarian option to school lunch programs.
Here’s a PSA from the Physicians Committee for Responsible [...]

May 17, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Activism, More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

Oprah Supporting Animal Cruelty (And Gross Food)

Gross! Oprah Winfrey is now doing promotion for KFC. On her website she’s offering a coupon for some sort of deep-fried bucket of chicken parts. Ick. This is shocking considering Oprah’s history of support for animal welfare. Last year she even dabbled in veganism. So why is Oprah supporting such a cruel company? And why [...]

May 15, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Activism, Animal Rights, News  2 Comments

Heather Mills Buys Out Quaint Fish & Chips Restaurant, Makes it Vegan

Celebrity (and vegan) Heather Mills recently purchased a sea-side fish and chips joint located in the UK and plans to reopen it as an all-vegan cafe. She used to eat there with her ex-husband, Paul McCartney. They always wished that the quaint restaurant would have more vegan options. “They’d have veggie breakfasts and soya milk [...]

March 18, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Nancy Chang, News, Restaurants & Businesses  One Comment

Oprah Goes Vegan

Oprah is going vegan! How do I know? This is 2008, it’s on her blog. I don’t usually read her blog, but a friend of mine who works for the Humane Society of the US sent me a link. Going vegan shouldn’t come as a complete surprise, this isn’t the first time Oprah has used [...]

May 21, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: News  4 Comments