Fw: AR-SF: Announcement: Viva!USA Leafleting at Whole Foods in Berkeley

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> " Chandna, Alka " <alka.chandna

> <veg-sf; <ar-sf

> Friday, October 05, 2001 2:29 PM

> AR-SF: Announcement: Viva!USA Leafleting at Whole Foods in

Berkeley

>

>

> > Dear Friends,

> >

> > Under the direction of Lauren Ornelas, Viva!USA (Vegetarians

International

> > Voices for Animals; http://www.vivausa.org/) has been working on a

> campaign

> > to increase consumer awareness of issues around the factory farming of

> > ducks. In particular, markets for factory farmed ducks (Wal-Mart, Whole

> > Foods & Trader Joes) have been targeted, with significant success.

> >

> > October 8th - 14th is Duck Week, with many events scheduled around the

> > country. In and around the Bay Area, the events planned for this week

> > include:

> >

> > Berkeley - Whole Foods (3000 Telegraph) on Sunday, October 14 from 5 -

> 7pm.

> > Since I'm coordinating this leafleting event, food will be involved.

> After

> > the leafleting, we will go over to Ethiopia Restaurant (kitty corner

from

> > WF) to enjoy a sumptuous meal and great company.

> > Sacramento - Join Viva! and Vegan Action on Wednesday, October 10th at

> > Trader Joe's at 5:30pm, 2625 Marconi Avenue at the Fulton Ave corner in

> Town

> > and Country Shopping Center. For more details contact Linda at

> > GraphSide <GraphSide

> > San Francisco - Join Viva!SF on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. at Whole

> Foods,

> > 1765 California St (at the corner of California and Franklin, one block

> west

> > of Van Ness), in San Francisco. For more information contact Patrick at

> > patrickchristoper <patrickchristoper or

Andrea

> > at liberation1 <liberation1

> > Santa Rosa - For more information contact Robin with SPAR at

> > govegan <govegan.

> >

> > I have to confess that I was quite perplexed about the choice of ducks

as

> a

> > focus until I watched a video produced by Viva!USA. Watching the video

> > (which was also screened at the recent celebration of World Vegetarian

Day

> > in SF), the parallels between what I was seeing and other forms of

factory

> > farming were just striking. And, it occurred to me that one great

> advantage

> > in focussing on ducks is that most people don't eat ducks.

Consequently,

> > when one presents members of the public with reasons why duck factory

> > farming is so objectionable, they will not feel personally attacked, and

> > consequently, they're more likely to listen to the arguments. Once

people

> > agree that the manner in which ducks are intensively raised is

> unacceptable,

> > it's a small step to make them begin to appreciate that the other (more

> > common) forms of factory farming are equally problematic. The duck

> campaign

> > offers a great opportunity to educate large numbers of people on the

> horrors

> > of factory farming, and the healthy vegan alternative.

> >

> > Hope to see you at some of the events!

> >

> > Best regards,

> > Alka

> >

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