October 1 – WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY!
October 1, 2008
http://www.worldvegetarianday.org/
What you can do…. (copied from the above website)
| Wear informative vegetarian message T-shirts throughout the month | |
| • | Display World Vegetarian Day / Vegetarian Awareness Month posters at libraries, supermarkets, co-ops, health food stores, churches, art centers and other appropriate public areas |
| • | Invite friends and family home for a celebration meal |
| • | Ask libraries (public, college, high school, etc) to set-up a display of their vegetarian titles |
| • | Encourage restaurants, co-ops, and health food stores to support and publicize their vegetarian options, including in their promotional flyers |
| • | Host a screening of vegetarian and related documentaries or films for friends, and/or arrange to have them shown on public access TV |
| • | Place an ad in newspapers and other local publications |
| • | Host a potluck, picnic, or meal at a restaurant |
| • | Write a letter to the editor announcing these occasions and tell about how vegetarianism has benefited you |
| • | Solicit bookstores to set up a display of vegetarian cookbooks and to offer special discounts throughout the month |
| • | Give an educational presentation for any group you are affiliated with |
| • | Ask your city mayor or town supervisor to sign a World Vegetarian Day proclamation (Contact us for a sample) |
| • | Deliver a vegetarian lunch to local officials (with media coverage, if possible) or to local radio talk show hosts |
| • | Serve a meatless meal at area homeless shelters |
| • | Leaflet at fairs, malls, or at other public events |
| • | Ask school officials (president, principal, superintendent) to sign a World |
| • | Vegetarian Day proclamation. (Contact us for a sample) |
| • | Place a notice in school newsletters and monthly calendars |
| • | Ask your library to set up a display of their vegetarian titles |
| • | Do food/cooking demonstrations or food samplings |
| • | Ask your cafeteria to observe these occasions, and if they aren’t already, to serve meatless meals or a meat-free option |
| • | Exhibit an educational display, posters or banner in high traffic public areas |
| • | Have classroom or study group discussions |
| • | Invite vegetarian spokespersons to address an assembly, workshops or other sessions |
| • | Host public screenings of vegetarian and related documentaries or films |
| • | Eat meat-free for the day or throughout the month |
| • | Learn how a vegetarian diet can benefit you personally |
| • | Try the meatless options available at local restaurants and eateries |
| • | Discuss vegetarianism with your interested friends, family and co-workers |
| • | Host a meatless meal or potluck for your friends |
| • | Eat meatless meals on a regular basis |
