Vegan Environmental Awards 008
Organised by Yaoh
Sponsored by VeggieVision
Inspired by PeaPR
Nominations
8 Best Vegan Local
Campaigning/Social Groups
The UK leads the world in
many things, but our local
vegan campaigning groups are
true World Cup Winners and
could teach the rest of the
globe a thing or two. As with
the individual campaigners,
we are truly blessed with players
way and beyond the low achievers
of our footie team, and there
are genuinely so many successful
dedicated and highly achieving
groups in this category that
it's truly a shame to leave
anyone out at all... but there
you go. Genuine apologies if
your group has not been nominated.
- Campaign for Eco- Veganism: I'm
in Bristol and Bristol Vegans
would have got my vote normally
but in fact these guys will.
They were a big part of the
recent Climate Change March
and are getting themselves
sorted for future campaigns.
See http://www.ecoveggie.org.uk for
more info about these classic
grassroots vegan campaigners.
If anyone or anything epitomised
the spirit and purpose of
these awards, it's this lot.
Respect!
- Thames Valley Veggie/Vegans: Probably
the most social of the regional
groups, with regular dinners
and meet ups, spearheaded
by the massively enthusiastic
and highly achieving Stephen
and Sophie. Brilliant website
with loads of local info
and news, hosted on Local
Veggie Websites, which is
Stephen and Sophie's brainchild
which has spawned over 50
local veggie websites! Remarkable.
See the local website here http://www.t3v.veggroup.org/index.html
- Vegan Campaigns - London: Very
proactive with loads of events
combining social and protest
in one easy swoop. Organisers
of umpteen free vegan foods
events as well as helping
massively with the London
Vegan festival in August.
Spearheaded by the wonderful
Caroline along with a loyal
and effective band of supporters.
See http://www.vegancampaigns.org.uk/
- Leicester Veggies and Vegans: Very nice affair up in the Midlands
organised mainly by Sue,
with regular monthly meets,
talks and a highly successful
monthly 'Diners Club' too.
Really warm feeling from
this group and right at the
heart of several local veggie
events - see their website
for more info http://www.leicesterveggies.org.uk/index.html
- Bristol Vegans: No
apologies for including this
one cos we have a right good
laugh down this way at our
fully functioning regular
vegan dinners, meet ups and
what have you. Right now
we've just booked 32 places
for our xmas bash and that's
a sell out so there you go.
Awesome turnout from this
bunch of miscreants and reprobates
at the Bristol Vegan Fayre
where they helped host the
event and put up with all
sorts of shenanigans in truly
admirable Bristol fashion,
didn't bat an eyelid. Top
bunch, Jason's jokes are
verging on legendary status
and Ellen's hard work in
keeping us all together is
just truly excellent. Respect
to Paul too for all his help
in the early days - see the
Bristol Vegans website here http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk/index.html
- Leeds Veggies and Vegans: Top
outfit held together by top
gal Natalie, regular meets,
films, events etc, plus the
really excellent 'A Taste
of Leeds', their brilliant
recipe booklet, and their
much lamented and departed
regular printed newsletter
which was an excellent read
all round. See website for
more info http://www.leedsveg.co.uk/index.htm
- Birmingham Veggies and
vegans: Very active
group with regular meetings,
dinners, rambles, talks etc,
and over 100 people to their
last summer BarBQ which was
brilliant. Really good website
too ( http://www.bvv.org.uk/cms/ )
giving a really vibrant up
to date feel to the regional
vegan thing. Ranks recently
swelled by the recent arrival
of the Vegan Society whose
move to Birmingham in 2007
is proving excellent. Whilst
in the Brummie zone it's
a good opportunity to give
a nod to the recently formed
Midland Vegan Campaigns,
and also the Redditch lot - fair
play to ya's all.
- ScouseVeg: Obviously home
to by far the greatest football
team the world has ever known
- Everton, Everton FC...and if
you know your history, its enough
to make your heart go whoa whoa
whoa.......apart from that, also
home to a vibrant and lively
local group of vegan activists
including recent Liverpool Post
front page vegan superstar Niki
who managed to get a massive
feature in the Post last World
Vegan Day, and true superstar
PhunkyKT who helps organise the
vegan festivals in the area.
Constantly updated website with
loads of local and national stuff,
including reports on the favourite
shop of recently burgled Liverpool
idol Stevie Gerrard's wife Alex
who apparently has an unpleasant
habit of buying fur out of Cricket,
a local revolting outlet that
still sells the skins of animals
to fools. Apparently Gerrard's
insurance claim is being investigated
due to his false claim that he
had a premiership winners medal
stolen during the burglary, since
Liverpool haven't won the Premiership
since nearly twenty years ago
this was obviously a fraud. And
apparently - the Baby's not ...yeah
alright, shut it. Enough. This
is the Yaoh Vegan Environmental
Awards 008, not the Everton football
forums. http://www.scouseveg.co.uk/
Big up also to Merseyside Animal Rights - the two local organisations work together
to provide Merseyside with a social and animal rights presence.
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