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VEGGIE CELEBRATIONS!
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“If anyone wants to save the
planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That’s the single
most important thing you could do. It’s staggering when you think about
it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology,
famine, cruelty.”
--Sir Paul McCartney
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United States celebrations
in general chronological order.
International below that.
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March 20 |
March 20
-The occasion is The Great American Meatout, the world's largest and oldest annual grassroots
diet education campaign. Every spring, thousands of Meatout supporters
educate their communities and ask their friends, families, and neighbors
to pledge to "kick the meat habit (at least for a day) and explore a
wholesome, nonviolent diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Visit the official site at
http://www.meatout.org
A short YouTube video about worldwide celebration of Meatout Day
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Early April - just started in
2011 - We sure hope it will be annual! |
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End of
April or All of April |
Earth Day is
approximately April 22
although some will remember the original Earth Day on the March equinox
decades ago. Most are moving to an Earth Month in April, which is even
better! Dare we hope for taking care of Mother Earth year round?!
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End of April to May...
but it seems these are ALWAYS going on somewhere! |
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Early May |
Join us for WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY
Join us for WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY (May 8, 2010)
Together, we
can make a difference in the lives of small producers,
artisans and formers around the planet. Fair Trade with
thousands of supporters aim to do just that. It is a concrete
and efficient way to participate in the construction of a
better world for several million small producers in Africa,
Asia and Latin America.
This is why
World Fair Trade Day has extraordinary citizens support and is
being celebrated through hundreds of events in more than 70
countries around the world.
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Early August (near
Chicago, IL)
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Approximately the 4th Thursday in
September - click to visit the Peta2 site that sponsors this event |
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October 1 every year |
October 1 - World
Vegetarian Day -celebrated since 1977. It brings awareness to the
ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian
lifestyle. The beginning of World Vegetarian Awareness Month.
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October 2 every year |
October 2 - World Farm Animals Day is coordinated by FARM (Farm
Animal Rights Movement), a non-profit national advocacy
organization promoting plant-based (vegan) diets to save animals,
reduce global warming, conserve environmental resources, and
improve public health.
October 2 is also the
birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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End of October every
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International
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End of May since 2009 |
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Occasional - First was
1908; recently held in 2008 and 2010. |
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U.K. End of May |
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