November was a pretty chill month for Veg Club. On the 11th, we set out for our annual Adopt-a-Turkey Bake Sale, with vegan brownies, cupcakes and sugar cookies. Unfortunately, the sale was not very successful this year, but we'll try again soon! On the flip side, our Thanksgiving Food Giveaway on the 17th was a huge hit and we gave out 1.5 Tofurky roasts and a tub of mashed potatoes with vegan butter. Participants were skeptical at first, but pleasantly surprised once they tried the food! Finally, Veg Club helped provide supplies for S.A.V.E's Anti-Fur event, where people watched an animal cruelty video and received informational flyers in exchange for candy.
As a side note, one of our members had the opportunity to be in a conference call with Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of PETA. Newkirk answered questions about her experience as a woman in a position of power, about culturally responsive activism, about PETA's contribution to medical research, about whether veganism is a movement of privileged people, about what makes an effective activist, and more!
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