London Vegan Meetup
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Want to meet people in London? Enjoy great vegan food? Then join the world's largest vegan social group (apparently!) Non-vegans welcome. And it's free!
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http://www.londonveganmeetup.co.uk 18-11-2011 17:28:38
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1/20 Please read (and retweet) this thread on The Vegan Society's ongoing complicity in racist bullying, as it includes calls to action for • vegans • all who reject racism, ageism, ableism, transphobia, queerphobia… • The Vegan Society • Charity Commission • Wikipedia editors!
1/ While London Vegan Meetup, Animal Welfare Party and Caring Veg Community* were all represented at London's march (given that the #PolicingBill threatens to criminalise #AnimalRights protests alongside all others), I can't help wondering where were The Vegan Society and Viva!?
Is The Vegan Society going to block everyone who challenges their Board's corruption and systemic oppression, or is that "honour" reserved for their previous Chair (yours truly!) for briefly managing to loosen their vice-like grip on power?
“The claims made by Jayne Buxton in her recent book… do not hold up to scientific scrutiny. Buxton is an ambassador for the Real Food Campaign, UK, which promotes animal agriculture… In this interview… Sandra Higgins helps refute them…” Go Vegan World goveganworld.com/the-great-plan…
While I have some niggles with this article, it's probably still of value to those seeking “ethical” #PlantBased / #vegan products. (While there may be “no ethical consumption under capitalism”, we can at least strive to be less unethical!) Ethical Consumer ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/sho…
Think you should be running London London Vegan Meetup? Or know someone who should be? Get in touch, as we plan for our future. Looking for those keen to build an inclusive community (rather than just an advertising platform, or their own personal profile).
Passionate about community, waste-reduction, nutrition, and sustainability? Our lovely friends at Lifeafterhummus Community Benefit Society (Somers Town, NW1) are recruiting for a Creative Chef and Community Educator as they launch a food-waste café and re-launch cooking classes. docs.google.com/document/d/1-E…