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http://www.livevegan.netWhat is "Fasting to Abolish Animal Slavery"?
Fasting
to Abolish Animal Slavery [FAAS] is an event to highlight and call for
the abolition of all forms of nonhuman slavery. 65+ billion nonhumans
are enslaved, tortured, and murdered each year for their flesh and
other products. Nonhumans have no real rights and they are viewed as
property.
If we are truly committed to peace and nonviolence,
then we cannot ignore the exploitation and killing of our nonhuman
brother and sisters. By adopting a plant based (vegan) diet and life,
we can help end animal slavery and the torture and murder of billions.
There
was a time when human slavery was legal and condoned by the majority of
society. That did not make it right and the same applies to nonhuman
slavery. It was never acceptable to enslave and murder nonhumans for
any purposes or for "the greater good", and it is not acceptable to do
so now.
Through promotional vegan literature the event will also
highlight the great contribution animal-use industries play in global
warming and highlight the many associated problems.
We are
asking for volunteers in in a 3, 5, or even possibly 7 day water fast
in a public setting, eg busy Sydney mall on Earth Day 2010. The water
fast would be with the approval of local authorities and hopefully
well-publicized with a lot of media attention.
When?
The
"Fasting to Abolish Animal Slavery" event will take place Earth Day
April 22, 2010. We hope FAAS will be, at the very least, an annual
event. If it is not possible to hold the event on Earth Day due to
problems getting permission from local authorities, or due to
incompatible working commitments etc, then volunteers are encouraged to
arrange for the event to be held another suitable time, but it would be
preferable that the first event be held on Earth day. We chose Earth
Day to bring attention to the great contribution animal-use industries
play in global warming and all associated problems that accompany
global warming.
Where?
This is a global event. FAAS will
be held in a public setting, eg: a busy city mall, busy public
park,wherever the greatest percentage of the general public are likely
to passing by.
Are any groups or organisations represented at FAAS?
This
event is intended to be a group of individual volunteers who may or may
not be from an organisation. There will be no focus on any
organisation. There may be information at tables beside the group of
fasters, but it will be not for the purpose of promoting any particular
group. We wish this to be a generic group of individual fasters which
we feel will be neutral and have a greater impact on the public.
In
other words, no group or organisation or individual owns this event,
even if a particular organisation or group may actually organise it in
any given location or at any given time.
Facebook group
We
invite you to join us on Facebook for discussions about this event. If
you do not wish to join Facebook, then let us know by email:
INFO(at)LOBSA(dot)org and we may need to start a yahoo group or place
interested volunteers on a private mail list for future announcements.
We would encourage people who are interested, to join Facebook as it
will be easier for people to discuss the event and issues arising.
Who can participate?
Anyone
who is at the very least vegetarian, but preferably vegan, is welcome
to participate. If possible we would like volunteers who have already
some experience with water fasting. If you have no experience, then we
encourage you to work up to the event a few months prior, by starting
with short fasts at home and researching the subject. We recommend
first starting with juice fasts and moving to a water fasts. There are
a number of sites online which have information about water fasting. We
will shortly also be providing some information on fasting on this site
.
This group on Facebook specifically calls for volunteers
either to fast or to support those fasting or just to support the event
and spread the message. We will be promoting this event on different
sites and some animal news groups calling for volunteers. We also wish
those in various cities to document their event and then we will post
these photos (with permission) on Facebook and on our site.
What will be at the event?
At
the "Fasting to Abolish Animal Slavery" event there will be vegan
information and animal equality education literature, eg: "Why Vegan"
booklets by Vegan Outreach.
At this event, highlighted foremost
is the abolition of animal slavery and the benefits of a plant-based
(vegan) diet and life, education about the meat and dairy contribution
to climate change, and all other issues related to flesh and animal
product consumption. All forms of nonhuman exploitation will be
highlighted, eg: nonhumans used in medicine, in entertainment,
nonhumans killed for their fur and other products etc.
Why the name?
We
wanted the name of the event to include "animal slavery" because for
most of the public, the idea of not exploiting animals for some product
or for their flesh, is almost unimaginable.
For more information
If you have any queries, contact : INFO(at)LOBSA(dot)ORG
Additional Vids and Info
FAAS -
http://www.livevegan.netVegan video
http://www.veganvideo.orgWatch "Earthlings"
http://www.earthlings.com