VEGAN NEWS AND VIEWS
from the nation's 4th largest city
September/October 2015
Fall Newsletter
Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E.

Our annual Texas Go Vegan Week starts on October 1st!
This celebration of vegan living in Texas continues to grow each year with participation from several cities. Houston is the nation's 4th largest city and there is no shortage of great vegan events each year during the week!

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What started out as our "Texas Veggin'-out Days" years ago soon evolved into a week-long celebration known as "Texas Go Vegan Week" -- yes, right here in Texas!!!

Held annually during the first week of October,
this campaign also brings recognition to "World Vegetarian Day", "World Farm Animals Day" and "Vegetarian Awareness Month".

There are amazing websites and online resources like Happy Cow dot net banner HappyCow.net, which lists vegan and vegan-friendly eateries anywhere in the world. They also offer a free phone app that can be downloaded.
 
Never before have there been so many vegan options available in grocery stores, farmers markets, restaurants and online! Many stores like Trader Joes and Target have launched their own line of vegan products. And, it's exciting to see numerous vegan restaurants popping up all over Texas and across the country! Vegan living is becoming mainstream everywhere you look.

Undercover investigations inside slaughterhouses and factory farms are also readily available on the Internet, which reaffirm the importance of living vegan. People everywhere can learn the truth -- there is nothing "humane" about raising animals for food and there is no such thing as "humane" slaughter. The "Fast Against Slaughter" is a new global campaign taking place on World Farm Animals Day this year.

This gives us hope that there will some day be an end to the exploitation and slaughter of billions of animals and aquatic species as more of the world becomes enlightened and adopts a compassionate, ethical and sustainable vegan lifestyle.

Texas Go Vegan Week festivities may happen only one week per year, but our organization conducts outreach and produces events year round. VSOP Texas Go Vegan Week Banner Horizontal

You can also join us once a month for our "2nd Saturdays" Monthly Vegan Meetings and Potlucks! If you aren't located in the Houston area, please visit Meetup.com for monthly vegan gatherings around the country or start a "2nd Saturday" in your city.

Remember to support Texas vegan businesses and restaurants during Texas Go Vegan Week. Share yummy vegan food with your coworkers and take vegan literature to your extracurricular events. Post pictures of delicious vegan cuisine on social media with our outreach campaign hashtag #TexasGoVeganWeek. You never know what will sprout from the "seeds" of compassion you plant in the world!

As always, thank you so much for supporting our organization and for choosing to "be a voice for billions"! Join us in inspiring others to go vegan -- not just for the week, but for a lifetime!

For the animals,
Kristen   
Kristen Lee Ohanyan
President & Co-founder
and the entire team at Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E.

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"Live Your Values. Be the Change. Go VEGAN for Life!"
Texas Go Vegan Week
2015 Events in Texas

We invite all cities in Texas to join in and support this annual Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. Campaign. Anyone can host dinners, potlucks, film screenings and outreach.

If there aren't any vegan establishments in your city, you can easily organize a vegan potluck or picnic. Be sure to submit your event details to us so we can add your event to the website!

Texas Go Vegan Week VSOP Campaign There is a growing list of events already online, including dinners, "drop ins", meetups, film events, outreach booths and more. Listed below is a sampling of the great events so far for the week.

For details and a complete list online of events during Texas Go Vegan Week, CLICK HERE.



If there aren't any vegan establishments in your city, you can easily organize a vegan potluck or picnic. Be sure to submit your event details to us so we can add your event to the website! 
  
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2015 Coupons and Special Offers

We greatly appreciate the following vegan businesses in Houston for offering promotional coupons and discounts to the public during Texas Go Vegan Week!

Check out some of these offers already online. They can be viewed in full size on our website.


To view the coupons online, CLICK HERE. You can show the coupons on your smartphone display or print them out if needed, but we encourage you to go paperless if possible.

If you are a vegan business owner and want to offer a discount for your vegan restaurant, vegan products, services or cooking classes, please email us! It's not too late!
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2015 New Campaign Cards

Numerous cards like the one below were mailed in recent weeks to vegan restaurants and like-minded organizations in Texas! We greatly appreciate support in promoting joyful, compassionate and healthy vegan living in Texas.

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If you come across outreach cards or the flyer at your favorite venue, take a picture and upload it to our official Facebook page for Texas Go Vegan Week! Help spread the word!
In This Issue
'2nd Saturdays'
Each Month in Houston

NEW VENUE WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR NOVEMBER!

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DUE TO TEXAS GO VEGAN WEEK EVENTS, THERE WILL NOT BE AN OCTOBER "VEGAN 2ND SATURDAY" EVENT! 

We invite you to join us again in November for our friendly "Vegan 2nd Saturdays" gatherings. These popular gatherings continue to grow. We typically have 80-100 attendees at our potlucks!
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Features each month include a vegan & raw vegan potluck, presentations and door prizes. We often have local guest speakers, educational films and food demos. Every month is something new!
 
VSOP 2nd Saturdays All attendees are asked to bring a vegan dish to share (serving size to feed 8-10 people), plus a required donation fee at the door to cover the facility rental. All ages are welcome! Parents are encouraged to bring games and toys for younger children.

We strive to have eco-friendly events, so please bring your own reusable dinnerware and utensils!

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If you aren't in the Houston area, please consider starting a "Vegan 2nd Saturdays" event in your city or community!
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100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! Your donation helps fund our educational campaigns, community events and positive outreach in the nation's 4th largest city and beyond!

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We greatly appreciate your support! All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Your donation sustains our work year round.

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Fundraising
Help VSOP raise funds when you use your Kroger Plus Card!

We can earn much needed funds when you select Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. as the nonprofit organization you wish to support when shopping at Kroger stores.
Kroger Community Rewards
You can assign code
NPO # 90866
to your Kroger Plus Card so that each purchase raises funds for VSOP.
Instructions can be found online here. Please remember that you must register each year, as the fundraising starts over again every August.

Kroger stores have a wide variety of vegan products, natural foods and organic produce.
Volunteers
Our Volunteers are ROCK STARS!  
Be part of our Team!
 
We LOVE our volunteers!!!


Everything we accomplish is a result of our outstanding and dedicated volunteers. It takes team work to make a dream work!
 
Are you interested in being part of our positive, friendly team and helping make the world a better place in the process? We need volunteers to help with our outreach, new projects, special events and more. Our Fall outreach is already underway!

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Join our growing team of volunteers and help promote ethical vegan living!

Get Connected
Interact with us on Social Media

Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E.
is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. You can become our "friend" on Facebook, plus "like" our nonprofit organization page!

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Also visit our Facebook and Twitter pages for VegFest Houston and our Texas Go Vegan Week.

About Us
Our Volunteer-run Educational Nonprofit Organization

Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. (People for the Earth, Animals, Compassion and Enlightenment) is a grassroots, 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization which educates the public on ethical vegan living, abolitionist animal rights advocacy, environmental responsibility, plant-based nutrition, world hunger solutions, peace and nonviolence.
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We are dedicated to promoting PEACE and compassion for all living beings through education, outreach and advocacy.
Our headquarters is in Houston, Texas, and our support base is global.VSOP go vegan
Since our debut in 2004, we continue to be 100% volunteer-run and rely on the support and generosity of our dedicated volunteers. VegFest Houston and the "Texas Go Vegan Week" Campaign are annual outreach projects of the Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E.

Visit us online to learn more
Texas Go Vegan Week
"Wear a Vegan T-shirt" Day

We're asking vegans in Texas to wear vegan message T-shirts again this year on Saturday, October 3 during Texas Go Vegan Week! Here are a few of our favorites!

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Contact Us

Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E.

(People for the Earth, Animals, Compassion & Enlightenment)
P.O. BOX 6128
Katy (Houston), Texas 77491-6128
Msg. Line: 832-303-0834
Email: info@vegansocietyofpeace.org