By Eccentric Vegan on
April 9th, 2010
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For Soapbox readers who don’t read everyday, this is your “digest.”
Here are the posts from the last two weeks.
The posts are loosely organized by category…
FOOD AND NUTRITION:
Going Veg In Three Easy Steps
Unreal, Fake, Or Pretend Foods – meat alternatives
“Some People Cannot Survive On A Vegan Diet” – debunking this myth
Addictions – fatty foods are addictive
ACTIVISM:
Leafleting – one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing animal suffering and death
We Are All Advocates – whether we want to represent veganism or not, we do
What Do You Do To Avoid Burnout? – take care of yourself
Resolutions, Better Late Than Never – looking out for other animal advocates
HR 4733 & HR 4870 – healthy school lunches and more
NEWS AND INFORMATION:
Dairy Industry Timeline – from the USDA
Vegan Bites: April 6, 2010
Veggie Fenway Franks – vegan and vegetarian baseball fans no longer have to sneak their own food into stadiums, concession stands are now serving veggie options
Another City Passes Green Foods Resolution
THE REST:
The Easter Bunnies – adopt, don’t shop
Granny Gomez And Jigsaw – a children’s book
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I looked for a place to ask for some advice on this, but I couldn’t find a good spot, so I am posting it here. I am a broke college student. I know everyone says that, but I really mean it. I do not have a job so my monthly income is $0.00, though my outgoing is much more than that. I am a member of a sorority. One thing that our house does is to help keep the Greek community on campus in better shape. We break into groups and have schedules for cleaning up the sororities and frat row on Saturday and Sunday mornings and various days during the week. I started collecting pop tabs off of all of the cans while cleaning and my sisters have joined in and they bring them to me. We end up collecting a lot of them (obviously college students go through a lot of pop and beer). We donate them to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. I recently went vegan (after reading your blog for a very long time, thanks!!) I am now having a hard time with this situation. Can I support an organization that is run by a meat focused restaurant? I know that pop tabs are not all that effective for charities. It takes a lot to get small amounts of money. A lot of people criticize the pop tab collection and say that you should just collect whole cans to donate toward charities or simply donate money in place of the tabs. We do not have the space to store cans. A container shoved into the back of a closet that has tabs added to it is very doable. Also, seeing as my bank account currently has $67 in it, the donating of money would not really be possible. This is not the only thing I do. I spend a lot of time volunteering and donating items as well as participating in other fundraisers, bike rides and runs for charities. This is simply something I have always done because it is so effortless. I realize that I can obviously just stop donating them to keep my values against meat in check, but I have a soft spot for this organization. It helped my family out immensely a few times in my life. I want to be able to support them because of what they do for families and what they have done for my family, but with my new vegan life style can I do that without being hypocritical?
Ronald McDonald House’s largest donor is McDonald’s so you might want to stop supporting them. If you stop, you should probably send them and McDonald’s a letter explaining why you’ve decided to start fundraising for another charity instead of Ronald McDonald House.
However, Ronald McDonald House does some very good things so you may still feel that they’re worth supporting. In order to reconcile that with your veganism, I suggest you stick to vegan methods of fundraising (like vegan bake sales, the pop tabs, or a car wash) and avoid the nonvegan methods of fundraising (like selling “Happy Meals”). You could also choose to do something just for the animals to help balance things out. For example, you could pass out vegan leaflets on your college campus.