Participants must only satisfy one criteria, that they are vegetarian because they oppose animal suffering, the killing of animals for consumption and that the motivation for this is compassion. Some participants call themselves 'non- species-ist' or supporters of animal rights. Others put themselves forward as people who consider that satisfying taste preferences is a poor reason for killing sentient creatures.
Non-vegetarians are not welcome to demonstrate. However, they are welcome to benefit from the literature available on the day and thus become better informed. They are welcome to come along, put any questions they may have to any of the participants and enjoy the various aspects of the event
It is important that the march consists only of those who have come in their own name to express their pride at being vegetarian for the animal cause.
The idea of Veggie Pride is to encourage veg*ans to "come out", to dare confirm the reason for their being vegetarian, to air their feelings and convictions concerning the daily treatment of animals. The idea is also to strengthen their resistance in the face of attempts by family and work colleagues to marginalise them. Veggie Pride is aimed at veg*ans as individuals and their presence only as individuals is needed. Veggie Pride is not aimed at providing the means by which organisations may promote themselves. It is imperative that logos or names of organisations DO NOT appear on banners or placards used during the march.
That said, organisations are not totally excluded. They may:
Any proposals to liven up the demonstration are very welcome:
To have a role in the organisation of Veggie Pride, participants must be veg*an for reasons of avoiding animal suffering and the killing of animals for food. They must stick to the spirit of Veggie-pride, notably the wish to:
This being the case, all that remains is for you to subscribe to the e-mail circulation list dedicated to the organisation of Veggie Pride (and where all decisions concerning the demonstration are taken)
Once registered on the circulation list, you have access to the exchanges of dialogue concerning the organisation of the event. Particularly valued will be your help in suggesting new ideas and contributing towards the accomplishment of many other tasks, for example:
To subscribe you need to send a blank e-mail to:
vp-fr-subscribe@yahoogroupes.fr
You will then receive an e-mail confirming that all you will then need to do is "reply" to confirm that you DO wish to subscribe and to the list and that you haven't been subscribed without your knowledge. If the procedure works correctly, you'll receive an e-mail confirming your successful registration.
From then on, you will begin to receive in your Inbox any subsequent exchanges of dialogue. If you no longer wish to take part in the organisation of Veggie Pride and wish to cancel your registration, all you need to do is send a blank message to the following address:
vp-fr-unsubscribe@yahoogroupes.fr
You will then need to confirm the cancellation of your registration.
Circulation lists (of which there are thousands) allow groups of people to discuss a particular subject by way of e-mail. The list's e-mail address is used by anyone wanting to send a message, this message is then of course circulated to everyone subscribed to the list. It is necessary to subscribe to the list in order to be able to participate in the discussions.
Note: The list dedicated to the organisation of Veggie Pride produces between 10 and 20 e-mails per day during the period of its organisation
The 2011 Veggie Pride demos will be held Saturday May 21 in Marseille (France) and Saturday June 11 in Paris (France).
Families!