2009 Animal Rights National Conference Recap

Kelly — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:19:53 +0000

If you missed the 2009 Animal Rights Conference then you made a big mistake. There were booths abound filled with a wealth of knowledge and a treasure trove of cruelty free goodies. Attendees were able to visit shops and purchase items that would normally be only available through the internet. The conference also included a plethora of workshops and discussion panels. The Westin Hotel allowed dogs to attend the conference, but food vendors were not permitted to openly sell food. Vendors fortunately found a loophole that allowed samples and accepted “donations” from its patrons. For many of the exhibitors the conference could be seen as successful. Cosmos Vegan Shoppe sold out of some of its more delectable candy bar items early; while our own booth sold out of men’s medium and XL sized belts. The ballroom in which the exhibitors resided was described by one attendee as, “loud and aggressive,” wishing that the venue was outdoors. Despite this setback the event was both well organized and attended and we met a bunch of great people! Check out the pics below:

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You Favored Prop 2, Now Go Vegan Too…New livevegan.org Website

Kevin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:18:09 +0000

Trying to capitalize on the Prop. 2 victory in California, animal rights groups FARM, IDA, APRL, and the Animal Rights 2009 National Conference have launched the new website livevegan.org (not to be confused with the old-ish SoCal site livingvegan.org). You can keep up-to-date on their website about all their California campaigns including placement of ten billboards across California informing people about a vegan diet, 700 bus display cards, letters to the editors of over 120 California newspapers and a major leafleting campaign. You can download all their literature including a vegan starter kit and their global warming literature here.

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2009 Animal Rights National Conference Recap

You Favored Prop 2, Now Go Vegan Too…New livevegan.org Website