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Abandoning All Animal Food – Vegan Advocacy From The 1840s

‘..abandoning all animal food..’ = consuming nothing which has an animal source = 100% vegetarian = vegan Some Very Pleasant History Discussions of Vegan Advocacy from the 1840s An 1851 Article by R. T. Trall Russell Thacher ‘R. T.’ Trall’s – autographed 1860s Carte de Visite. The original is in the Ernest Bell Library. The article appeared in an Almanac published in London, UK in 1851 – by the London, UK based vegan, William Horsell. …

August 5, 2015 (Last Updated: July 24, 2016) By John Edmundson

General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

THE HEALTH OF VEGANS

A trip back to the 1990s & earlier. Remembering pioneering vegans. With links to great ‘sources’ for folk who like to go deeper! Firstly – a circa 1993 vegan leaflet by Kathleen Jannaway Note – the black text is all Kathleen’s – the original leaflet was only text – the images we have selected / added. “THE HEALTH OF VEGANS” When, in 1944, a small group of vegetarians became aware…

March 19, 2015 (Last Updated: July 24, 2016) By John Edmundson

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Common Sense & Reducing “Historical Amnesia”

Reading the news yesterday about actor Aamir Khan going vegan, triggered some debate / discussion in our Ernest Bell Library. Kiran Rao & Aamir Khan – photo source A Google search for aamir khan vegan this morning gives an impressive number of results, in many languages. ~ His wife Kiran Rao who’s been a vegan herself for the past few years, brought the video to his notice a couple of months…

March 12, 2015 (Last Updated: October 21, 2015) By John Edmundson