On March 20th, Veg Club handed out over 120 food samples in the Union, including vegan chicken, turkey, cheese, and yogurt. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with people pleasantly surprised at the products' taste and ease of access. This event was quite a hit and everyone loved the food--some said even better than real animal products!
On March 26th, we held a "Stump A Vegan" event, inviting people to ask us a question and to answer one in return. Traffic was slow, but we had great conversations with those who participated. Most questions were about health and nutrition, and a few about dairy and eggs. We were stumped by one question: "where does hominy from?" Apparently, it's corn. At the end of the event, a student union film group approached us with questions about April Fool's day, and had us quiz them on animal rights. While our questions didn't get featured in the final video, our appearance in the video is still free promo!
On March 31st, Veg Club hosted a screening of the documentary Alma, a unique film that tells the story of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the raising of cows for various products... solely through imagery rather than narration. While no non-vegans attended, we all agreed that it was a very eye-opening and extremely well-executed documentary, and we discussed what we felt were the most powerful images and moments. The film can be accessed for free online at almathefilm.com.
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