Vegan Outreach
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Nonprofit | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
|---|---|
| Focus | Veganism and animal advocacy |
| Location | |
| Website | veganoutreach |
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Vegan Outreach is a
Vegan Outreach aims to reduce the suffering of farmed animals and to promote animal rights. It engages in various outreach efforts, such as distributing educational leaflets, organizing virtual reality experiences, hosting community events, running online campaigns, and offering a mentorship program for aspiring vegans. Most of their activities are concentrated in the United States, particularly on college campuses, though they also conduct smaller initiatives in countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Mexico.[1]
History
As members of the animal rights community of Cincinnati, Matt Ball and Jack Norris (along with Phil Murray, now co-owner of Pangea Vegan Products) spent the winter of 1990–1991 holding fur protests outside cultural events. Their focus turned to vegetarianism in 1992, and the Animal Rights Community of Cincinnati funded the printing and distribution of 10,000 pro-vegetarian flyers entitled Vegetarianism. In June 1993, twelve activists—including Ball and Norris—held a three-day "Fast for Farm Animals" in front of a Cincinnati slaughterhouse. On the last day of the fast, some of the protesters took a large banner reading "Stop Eating Animals" to the University of Cincinnati campus.
Following this event, Ball and Norris formed Animal Liberation Action (ALA) and started a campaign of holding "Stop Eating Animals" banners on street corners. In 1994, ALA developed a booklet called And Justice For All. It focused on the reasons to adopt a
Vegan Outreach partnered with restaurants, grocery stores, colleges and wholesale companies to guide them in adding plant-based options to their menus, shelves, and cafeterias.
Programs
Cooking challenges
In 2022, Vegan Outreach relaunched its Vegan Chef Challenge program, where restaurants display new vegan dishes and clients can vote for the best restaurant.[3][4]
Green Tuesday
Vegan Outreach India has a Green Tuesday Initiative campaign that works with institutions to add vegan options and decrease their animal product usage.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Vegan Outreach". Animal Charity Evaluators. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "About". Vegan Outreach. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Kitaura, Cody (2024-04-04). "Vegan Chef Challenge Brings New Dishes to Campus". UC Davis. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Scialla, Caitlin (2024-08-28). "Restaurants Go Green". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Mridul, Anay (2023-09-19). "Can The Green Tuesday Cafeteria Campaign Help Vietnam Lower Its Meat-Emissions?". Green Queen. Retrieved 2024-12-08.