Guest guest Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 In message <1160222729.619.23106.m20 >, writes > Fri Oct 6, 2006 9:54 am (PST) > > I haven't had much to do with the Vegan Society, but I've found > their website ( http://www.vegansociety.com ) very useful in the past, > especially as a resource to direct new vegans to. If they've done > nothing else, that at least is a good thing! > > Fri Oct 6, 2006 11:15 am (PST) > > I agree, they have also introduced the vegan formula vitamins, > which is helpful. > The Valley Vegan............. > This sounds like the bit in Life of Brian where they start out by saying the Romans never did anything useful, then finish up going on about the roads, the baths, the viaducts, the aqueducts, etc etc. Anyway, good that some of what we've done has been appreciated. For those of you who are members there's a whole lot more in this year's Report and Accounts and AGM documents which should be arriving round about now. There is also a ballot paper for election of candidates, so do please use it - the more people who vote the more democratic the result. > It is obviously a > > > political agenda, and goes on to list positions and electoral > > > candidates, but nevertheless, does paint a gloomy picture. What > do you guys think? The staff have put something on the website about this, I believe. Not all of us have received this other document, which was not from the Society, and I therefore don't know what the criteria for inclusion in the mailout might have been. Nothing in the official documents refers to this, including my comments on page 24, since it did not appear until after the official documents were printed and posted, but if the picture it gives is rather gloomy it's worth comparing this picture with the annual report which shows quite a lot going on. A bit of advance news to lighten the gloom: a basic nutrition booklet has been produced in the same format at the ever popular Why Vegan booklet and the recently published Eating the Earth. If we can get it printed in time it will be circulated free to all members with the next issue of The Vegan. The booklet is based on the Society's nutrition book Plant Based Nutrition and Health which is now a textbook in universities around the world but is a lot less detailed and just provides clear guidelines on vegan nutrition. It will also be available free to schools, hospitals, care homes, prisons, etc as part of our current advocacy campaign for vegans in vulnerable situations and members wishing to have supplies to distribute to doctors, teachers, caterers, etc in their areas will be able to order supplies from the Society. As with Why Vegan, these will also be free though donations to help fund further print runs are always welcome. The VEG 1 multivitamin, which was formulated by the author of the book mentioned above is provided as cheaply as possible at £4.99 for three months adult supply (eat your heart out Holland and Barrett!) or six months for a child and supplied and even more cheaply to vegan prisoners. Anyway, end of apologia for the Vegan Society - we can always do better and all constructive criticism is gratefully received. Good wishes to all, Vanessa (Clarke) PS We're moving to Brum in January, so anyone within hailing distance of the Second City is very welcome to come and visit. Meanwhile, there's the AGM in London on 28th October - all members welcome - and we shall have a stall at Christmas Without Cruelty on December 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi there, It's disingenuous at best. I'm not happy that the Vegan Society website is being used to take sides in the election, but all's fair in love, war, and general elections, I suppose. Could we possibly get it moved off the home page? The independent " Message from Fellow Vegan Society Members " went only to Vegan Society members[1]. But the home page tells every journalist who might cover World Vegan Day. interveg wrote: > The staff have put something on the website about this, I believe. > > > > [1] The message has " for full members of the Vegan Society only " at the top of every page in block capitals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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