Vegan Soapbox » summary http://www.vegansoapbox.com vegan theory, vegan activism, vegan video, vegan food and vegan resources for vegans, vegetarians, animal rights activists, animal liberationists, and abolitionists Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:17:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Flashback Friday: April 9, 2010 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/flashback-friday-april-9-2010/ http://www.vegansoapbox.com/flashback-friday-april-9-2010/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:14:38 +0000 Eccentric Vegan http://www.vegansoapbox.com/?p=7275 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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  • The Guilt of the Pet Trade
  • Color of Climate Change speaker encourages students to become vegans to help the earth’s climate
  • Interview with Matt Ball by Fuente Vegana

    • Below:
    Soapbox articles posted here since the last Flashback…

    FOOD

  • Happy Mardi Gras! – links to vegan recipes
  • Love For Vegan Dark Chocolate
  • Red Beans And Rice printable recipe
  • Vegan Shepherd’s Pie – video how-to
  • Soy Milk: Yours For The Making – how to make your own

    • NEWS

  • Drug Resistant Bacteria Sources Include Factory Farms – please watch this video to learn more
  • Standard Industry Practice – animal abuse is rampant and commonplace
  • Cambridge To Advocate Veganism? – as part of going green, the city will encourage part-time veganism
  • Vegan Bites: Feb. 9, 2010 – a roundup of veg stuff
  • Way To Go, PETA! – brave activists stand up for dogs

    • THEORY

  • The Sanctity Of Life – “We need to start practicing what we preach. We need to start respecting the sanctity of life. We need to go vegan.”
  • Appeal To Emotion – “A strong emotion to animal abuse is PERFECTLY RATIONAL. In fact, a lack of emotion would likely signify a psychological disorder.”

    • ACTIVISM

  • Another Heated Debate – two animal advocates square off
  • Everyone’s For Sale

    • INSPIRATION

  • Hello, I Love You – love in unlikely places
  • Going Vegetarian – a video from a vegetarian

    • HEALTH

  • Lincoln University’s Hypocritical Health Policy
  • Variety, Balance, And Moderation
  • Vegan Personal Training?

    • ET CETERA

  • America’s Favorite Anti-Vegan – vote now!
  • Good Stuff – some previous quotes
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    WHY YOU SHOULD GO VEGAN:

  • Watch Earthlings!
  • Live Vegan For The Animals, Earth And People.
  • Madison Park Video

    • HOW TO BE VEGAN:

  • How To Find Non-Leather Shoes, Etc.
  • How to Make Vegan Whipped Cream

    • MORE MORE EXCUSES:

  • Veganism Is Hard! So You Think.
  • You Can Be Selfish And Still Be A Vegan!
  • “What about the green sea slug? Would you eat that?”

    • ALREADY VEGAN? HOW TO GET OTHERS TO GO VEGAN:

  • Leafleting: The Power To Influence

    • VEGAN NEWS, FOOD, ET CETERA:

  • Vegan Bites: Five Things
  • Vegan Bites: Haiti, Legal Training, And More
  • A Bit Of Advice, A Couple Recipes, Two Reviews…
  • Ten Deadliest Pet Poisons
  • The Cove is now a rental movie on YouTube
  • Haiti, New Orleans, And The Vegan Community

    • VEGAN FREEBIES:

  • Win A Free Fitness Book!
    • ]]>     http://www.vegansoapbox.com/flashback-2/feed/ 0     Flashback Friday: January 8, 2010 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/flashback-friday-january-8-2010/ http://www.vegansoapbox.com/flashback-friday-january-8-2010/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:10:18 +0000 Eccentric Vegan http://www.vegansoapbox.com/?p=6660 Here are the posts from 2010 so far:

  • Control-Alt-Delete – reboot your diet to get healthier
  • Almost 100% Cruel – why wool isn’t vegan
  • John Schneider After Seeing Earthlings – the candid thoughts of an actor after realizing the terrible cruelties inflicted upon animals in the food, fur, and other animal exploitative industries.
  • Compass Group Offers More Meatless Foods – news that “flexitarianism” is coming your way!
  • Eat Them To Save Them? – debunking the silly myth that farm animals must be eaten or else they’ll go extinct
  • Mercy For Animals Year In Review: 2009 – a video from the exciting organization
  • The Year In Meat: 2009 – a recap about animal agribusiness’s goings-on throughout last year
  • Greyhounds Need Homes – landmark victories that shut down greyhound racing tracks means there are more retired greyhounds available for adoption
  • Making The Transition To Veganism – some simple advice on how to go vegan
  • Animals As Persons – scientists are calling on law makers to take animal sentience and intelligence more seriously
  • Earthlings – if you’ve never seen this feature-length film, please do so now!
  • Bullfighting Is On Its Way Out. – good news for bulls and the people who protect them
  • Reduce Meat To Save The Environment – save the planet by going veg
  • Vegan Cooking For Kids – some resources to help parents and care-givers of veg kids
  • Is The End In Sight For The Fur Industry? – let’s hope so, this cruel industry needs to go
  • Veganism Overly Defined – should we keep it simple or connect the dots?
  • 2010: The Year To Go Vegan. – make a lasting change for you, the animals, and the planet.

    • And here are a few posts from the end of 2009:

  • A Look Back At 2009
  • Gary Yourofsky’s Speech At Georgia Tech – a must-see speech on animal rights and veganism
  • Veggie Meats Go Mainstream – news reporter says, “The resemblance would fool even the most blood-hungry of carnivores.”
  • 2010 Resolutions & Best Of 2009 – some favorites
  • How To Manage Animal Agricultural Waste? – the waste from farm animals is a growing problem so long as the consumption of animals is growing… the easy solution is to slow or stop the consumption.
  • Vegan Bites: Dec. 29, 2009 – news and more
  • If You Care About Horses, You Won’t Eat Cows. – Choose vegan. Do it for the cows, pigs, and chickens. But also do it for the horses, cats, dogs, and humans!
  • Grace Changes Everything – “veganism is peaceful, compassionate, selfless, sacrificial, merciful, generous and loving. It is a path to holiness.”
  • Are You One? – I believe that all animals deserve the right to live without being tortured by humans.
  • Get Out Those Black-eyed Peas, Vegans! – recipe links
  • Santa Goes To A Factory Farm – non-gory video about compassion

    • Thanks for reading!

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    For the record, only another couple weeks worth of work and the Soapbox will be home to 1500 posts!!! This website is a wealth of information about veganism, animal rights, and everything related.

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    Food:

  • Cold Weather, Hot Soup, a recipe for mushroom soup
  • Veg for Thanksgiving – a short NY Times piece on why and how

    • Vegan Bites Thumb

    News:

  • Roundup of news and more in Vegan Bites
  • Animal Experiments: University Of Utah Animal Abuse Video and the university response was basically that Cruel Treatment In Animal Labs Is “Ordinary”
  • Veg Kids dispel myths about veg nutrition

    • Theory:

  • Implied anti-speciesist argument in the book, Eating Animals
  • Another book, An Introduction To Carnism, put out a video promo examining the species barrier.
  • There Is No Market Solution – we have to do more to help save animals, the planet, and human health
  • Female Exploitation – the capacity to reproduce often dooms females to especially horrific lives.

    • lamb

    Activism:

  • Sponsor A Turkey for Thanksgiving and help one individual
  • Micro-activism: Help Name Angela’s Piglet, and show that people like rescued pigs
  • Send a letter: Dear President, Please Pardon All The Turkeys – sign the petition.
  • Where Jonathan Safran Foer Gets It Wrong

    • New Websites:

  • The Sustainable Meat Industry that wasn’t
  • Safe Food Inc Website Is Not All Lies
  • Filthy Feed is working to get safer livestock feed.

    • Videos:

  • Turkeys
  • Fur Expose – it’s old, but still valid
  • Compassionate Cooks video about Female Exploitation
  • Undercover at the University Of Utah
  • Jonathan Safran Foer Interview On Ellen Show – he talks about Thanksgiving, eggs, and more

    • veggies

    Et Cetera:

  • Non-veggie Vegetarians – the point is that millions of people seeking new vegan options at restaurants and other locations. Restaurateurs can’t afford to ignore them by clinging to tradition.
  • Meat Is Inherently Inefficient – feeding food to animals and then turning animals into food is wasteful
    • ]]>     http://www.vegansoapbox.com/flashback-friday-nov-13-2009/feed/ 0     Vegan Bites: Random Vegan Stuff For You http://www.vegansoapbox.com/vegan-bites-random-vegan-stuff-for-you/ http://www.vegansoapbox.com/vegan-bites-random-vegan-stuff-for-you/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:22:10 +0000 Eccentric Vegan http://www.vegansoapbox.com/?p=885 Here’s a round-up of some vegan-related things:

    recipes,

    news,

    podcasts,

    and a Time article link to send to your omnivore friends…

    Vegan Recipes & Food:

    Vegan News:

    • “Previously believed to be a food-borne disease, researchers have discovered that some cows are genetically predisposed to contract bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The report shows that up to 48,000 cattle in the United States alone could carry the gene.” (link)
    • “Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall Friday of all dry pet food products produced at its plant in Everson, Pa. between Feb. 18 and July 29, citing potential contamination with salmonella. [...] The brand names include some items under the names Country Acres, Retriever, Doggy Bag, Members Mark, Natural, Ol’ Roy, Special Kitty, Paws & Claws, Pedigree, Wegman’s, Pet Pride, PMI Nutrition and Red Flannel.” (link1 link2)
    • “Elina is 19 years old and lives in Seattle. On [America's Next Top Model], she said she became vegan at the age of 7 and has dedicated her life to the animal liberation movement.” (link)
    • “A vegetarian woman driving down a motorway in Germany was so traumatized at the sight of a truck loaded with pigs that she lost control of her vehicle and careered into another truck, which was also filled with pigs, police said.” That’s almost happened to me. (link)

    Veagn Resources – Podcasts:

    Stuff to Send to Your Omni Friends:

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