Updated Details for Veg Outreach March at CC Parade

April 5, 2010

I visited the CC Parade HQ on Saturday and got to know the organizers. They

said it's OK if some of our group arrives as late as 11:30/11:45 a.m., as long

as I'm there by 11 a.m. Saturday. So feel free to come as late as 11:45. My

cell phone is posted on the evite, so you can use that to find us. Or just look

for the big Bay Area Vegetarians banner (thanks Mila and Tammy, it's going to

look great). Note that I won't be answering my phone once we start marching in

the parade (will be too busy marching, holding signs, pushing a cart,

interacting with the crowd, etc), so please be there to line up with us for the

parade, between 11:00 and 11:45.

This will be a fun walk through the Mission, my favorite neighborhood ... we'll

have music to dance to, and you can bring candy/snacks to throw to the kids. If

you're shy about vegan outreach, don't worry. Mostly what we need are lots of

people to walk with signs. We only need a couple people willing to hand out

flyers. Looking forward to this!

Even if you can't come to the parade this Saturday, help us spread the word ...

send this link to friends or put up flyers in veg restaurants, to invite others

to march with us:

Along with BayAreaVeg.org.

Other info: One of the parade organizers that I talked to on Saturday said that

Cesar Chavez was a macrobiotic vegan. One of the other organizers, who had been

working on the parade for a long time, said " Really? I didn't know Cesar Chavez

was vegetarian. " Clearly our presence at the parade can make a big difference,

raising awareness about this famous person who should be not only a Famous Civil

Rights Leader, but also a Famous Vegetarian.

Another good thing that happened when I went to the CC Parade HQ ... I helped

the graphic designer input the names of the " Endorsers " which were put on the

program. So ... when you look at the program, you will see, amidst other

businesses ... " BayAreaVeg.org, VeganOutreach.org, People for the Ethical

Treatment of Animals (PETA), San Francisco Vegetarian Society (SFVS) ... " !!!

This is so cool. As far as I know, there has never been much of a veg presence

at the parade before. I hope we can make this an annual tradition, so people

won't forget that vegetarianism was a big part of Cesar Chavez' life and

philosophy, for 25 years. I think Cesar Chavez would be very happy to know that

we are doing this.

Take care,

Rachel D.

San Francisco, CA

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