About AZVegan
What is AZVegan????
AZVegan is a web site designed with the hopes of providing a comprehensive listing of animal rights/vegetarian/vegan events and information for
people in Arizona. By providing one site for all local events AZVegan hopes to unite
individuals and groups with shared interests.
What is a vegan?
A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone
who does not eat or use animal products or animal by-products; a strict
vegetarian who does not eat eggs, or dairy products. The term vegan was coined
in London in 1944 by Donald Watson, a founding member of the The Vegan Society
in Great Britain. He used the first three and last two letters of the word
vegetarian to form the word vegan, because "veganism starts with
vegetarianism and carries it through to its logical conclusion." Please take a moment to read the essay,
"On Being Vegan" from Vegan Outreach.
What is veg*n?
A shorthand way of writing "vegetarian/vegan", meaning to include both
categories.
Who can submit items to AZVegan?
Any person or group who fights the exploitation/abuse of animals and promotes a healthier, more compassionate vegetarian/vegan lifestyle.
What will be listed?
Adopt-a-thons, protests, potlucks, meetings, fundraisers, etc.
What won't be listed?
Events that promote the sale or consumption of animals or animal products, or the exploitation of animals in any form will not be listed.
When can items be submitted?
AZVegan is continually updated, so events can be submitted at any time.
Is there any cost?
AZVegan is a privately funded, volunteer project. There will never be any solicitation for donations or membership dues to be listed on the site.
What
is AZVegan Voices?
AZVegan Voices meets at 7:00pm on the last Tuesday of the month. AZVegan Voices takes action for animals by focusing on letter writing. Letters to the editor on timely topics, letters to elected officials on current legislation, letters to businesses asking for veg options or animal-friendly products...every letter written is a voice for the animals.
Though the focus will be on letter writing, AZVegan Voices may occasionally take on other
projects. Click here for more info.
Who is AZVegan?
I am pleased to
say that the New Times published an interview with me about Farm
Sanctuary and vegetarianism. You can read the online version here:
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2003-09-25/culture/speakeasy.html
I
have also had an article published online through About.com on being
vegetarian/vegan in the Phoenix area. Check it out at: http://phoenix.about.com/od/foodanddrink/a/vegan.htm
On
November 17, 2004, I joined animal advocates from around the country to
celebrate the passage of SB 1520 - the historic legislation banning foie gras in
California. The event was held at the House of Blues in West
Hollywood. It was covered in major news stories from The New Yorker to
Celebrity Justice. Read
more and view photos from the event. (I'm the lucky one in the shot
with Noah Wyle!)
Get
your own AZVegan bumper sticker!
8.5" by 1.5" vinyl stickers - smaller than normal bumper
stickers. Click
here for a preview. If you would like one, just email your address to azvegan@hotmail.com
and I'll send you one for free! Spread the word...expand the
network...widen the circle!
For more information on veganism check out Vegan
Outreach.
If you have any other questions, please contact website@azvegan.com
