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Crowds flocked @ Free Vegan Food Giveaway in Birmingham

Midlands Vegan Campaigns | 09.08.2009 18:12 | Animal Liberation | Climate Chaos | Health | Birmingham

On Saturday 8th August 2009, members of Midlands Vegan Campaigns staged a Free Vegan Food Giveaway on New Street in Birmingham City Centre.
Watch a video of the event here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdcU_eNw_j0

















For over 2 hours, the general public crowded round the stalls as 6 members of Midlands Vegan Campaigns handed out a range of free vegan food.

4 pasting tables were used in a square outside Tesco on New Street, each with food, recipes and info leaflets, all free for the general public to taste, browse & take away.

Food offered included vegan sausages, burgers, ice cream, sushi, cheese on crackers, various cakes and lots more.

From start to finish, crowds of people swarmed round the tables, eager to taste the delicious delights of vegan cuisine.

Unfortunately, after 2 hours of shattering misconceptions about the taste and variety of vegan food, we were asked to pack up by the council. Although we would have liked to continue for another 2 hours, several hundred people did taste the food and take away lots of leaflets, recipes etc, so the event was a huge success. It was a first for MVC, but we certainly hope to repeat this!

Watch a video of the event here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdcU_eNw_j0

The event was partially aimed at promoting the West Midlands Vegan Festival, which will take place on Saturday 24th October in Wolverhampton. The festival will feature 50+ stalls, talks, cookery demos, entertainment, a wide range of food and lots more.  http://www.midlandsveganfestival.org.uk/

Many thanks to the following companies for generous donations of their products:

 http://www.swedishglace.com/
 http://www.redwoodfoods.co.uk/
 http://www.buteisland.com/

Midlands Vegan Campaigns
- Homepage: http://www.veganmidlands.org.uk

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Keep up the good work and ignore the council..

09.08.2009 19:56

There was a Food Not Bombs group operating in Birmingham from 2005 for a couple of years, vegan/vege food was served every Saturday. It would be worth politely explaining to the council officials/community support officers that there is no reason why people cannot serve free food in the city centre, which is a public place.

There was also a similar confrontation with the council on a couple of the annual Buy Nothing Day events where a free shop was setup. After carefully explaining what it was and why, they left us alone.

Anon

We

09.08.2009 23:26

We tried community feeds twice in my hometown and got shut down by the police twice. Second time they brought the council with them and threatened arrest.

SW@

Well done

10.08.2009 07:37

Nice one, looks like a positve inspiring event, well done for your hard work.

michael

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Piss poor

10.08.2009 16:36

lousy turnout from the pictures- espc for free food- must have been bad

crowds most probably flocking in the opposite direction when they saw the foul fare

KFC have some good offers at the moment

Daniel

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10.08.2009 21:55

Enjoy the cancer and heart disease your heading for meathead

Gaia 13

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