Vegetarian Week 2010

Now the Vegetarian Week 2010 is over.  Here is a list of known activities that took place.

Albania

The Institute for Environmental Policy promoted a wide campaign, in the Internet and the national mass media.

Australia

See the website maintained by the Australian Vegetarian Society for more information and activities.

Austria

The Loving Hut offered various discounts and a free donut for customers bringing a non-veg friend.

Brasil

• Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB) celebrated the first anniversary of "Segunda Sem Carne" (Meatless Mondays). More details.
• Anna Kingsford group of SVB promoted a colloquium about Anna Kingsford's Christian Buddhist vegetarianism. Contacts.
  

Canada

• Vegdining.com promotes the International Vegetarian Week for restaurants.
• Toronto Vegetarian Association promoted the third Annual Totally Fabulous Vegan Bake-off, on October 2.
• Dorit, of Serenity Spaces, gave a talk about the Vegetarian Week in Weightwise & Healthy Lifestyle Expo, in Toronto.
• Winnipeg Vegetarian Association held a dinner for 57 people at Affinity Vegetarian Garden.

France

Association Végétarienne de France promoted the "Journées Mondiales Végétariennes". More details.

Delhi, India

Sonadi had posters promoting the vegetarian diet on their vans.

Indonesia

Indonesia Vegetarian Society (IVS) organised the 39th International Vegetarian Union congress: in Jakarta 1-6 and Bali 7-9 October 2010. More details.

Hungary

Budaveg offered accommodation discounts in bookings in between 1 and 7 October.

Italy

See the website maintained by AgireOra Network for a complete list of activities.

Mexico

Naturanimales and Mundo Vegania promoted a demonstration in Mexico city, October 3, and distributed pamphlets about the vegetarian diet.

Netherlands

The Animal Life Foundation promoted a mediatic campaign in which people were challenged not to eat fish or meat. More details.

New Zealand

New Zealand Vegetarian Society held the Vegetarian Food & Lifestyle Festival, in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. More details.

Portugal

See the website maintained by Centro Vegetariano for a complete list of activities.

Romania

Societatea Vegetarienilor din Romania promoted the vegetarian week and those activities:

• Oct. 7th: a first organizing get-together for an action-discussion group on animal rights;
• Oct. 8th: screening the film Earthlings at a local vegetarian cafe-restaurant in Bucarest;
• The whole week: handing out flyers about the advantages of being vegetarian.

Russia

VITA, Animal Rights Center promoted the campaign, in the Internet and the national mass media, by organising TV programs, promoting books, vegan recipes, and interviews. More details.

Turkey

Turkey Vegetarian club organised an animal-rights rally, a panel discussion at Bahcesehir University and a cocktail.

United Kingdom

VIVA! promoted the March for Farmed Animals in London, October 2.

United States of America

• San Francisco Vegetarian Society organised the 11th World Veg Festival, 2-3 October. More details.
• Compassion for Animals organised leaflet distribution campaigns. More details.

More

Some activities were promoted on a global range, including:

• Green Lifestyle Festival - promoted several vegan cooking videos online.
• Webnethouse - offered 1 year free hosting for new accounts opened during the Vegetarian Week (domain not inc.).
• Samara Foundation highlighted the video "Conscious Nutrition" in their websites and newsletters.

See some pictures of selected events.