Why promote veganism? Why ask individuals to consider making changes in their food choices, rather than work for change in institutions and government? And how to respond if people take offense at being asked to consider the ethical issues behind their daily choices? This thought-provoking guest post by Sarina Farb addresses these questions. Ms Farb […]
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Food Justice: The Real Victims
As we sow, we reap
Have you noticed – We feed animals on farms so much grain and unnatural food that they become obese and unhealthy, and then we find that so many people in our society are obese and unhealthy. We take baby animals from their mothers and destroy their families and communities, and we find our families breaking […]
Veganism is an essential first step towards social justice
Veganism is much more than a dietary choice: it’s a philosophy. In fact, it’s more than a philosophy: it’s an ethical stance, and it’s just the basic first step we need to take before we can see justice among both human and non-human animals. A fascinating new book that makes this clear is Circles of Compassion: Essays […]
Abundance
Veganism Means Expansion, Not Restriction It may seem paradoxical that eliminating anything from your diet leads you to a more varied and adventurous diet, but in the case of eliminating animal products, it’s true. Contrary to the common misperception that vegan diets are limiting, once you are freed of the habit of seeing meals as […]
VAVA founder George Eisman interviewed in JVNA newsletter
VAVA founder George Eisman did an interview with the Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA). He talks about why he eats a vegan diet, the links between cancer and foods from animal sources, funding of large organizations working on cancer issues, and how he finds free, nutritious food in his back yard! Read the […]
Reasons to Go Veg
Go veg for humanity, the planet, animals, and ourselves Average meat consumption in the U.S. has decreased 10% in the past few years. Why are more and more people choosing to go veg? • Go veg for humanity: Many more people can be fed on a vegan diet than on a meat- and dairy-centered diet. […]
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