Nottingham's vegan campaigners aim to hold 10 Vegan Free Food Give-Aways on December 11th, each aiming to reach 200 members of the public with the urgency of dietary change for the health of people, other animals and the environment worldwide.

From 2005 - 2009 the East Midlands' Vegan Festival welcomed 2000 or more members of the public to the Council House on Nottingham's Old Market Square on the 2nd Saturday in December. However the Council House have refused to host further EMVFs, hense this ambitions plan to 'take it to the streets.

The success of the day will depend on the availability of autonomous self-contained teams, each with 3 people including one adult confident to explain the ‘political campaign' status of their stall to anyone official that might ask.

We'll be planning teams, locations and stall themes from 8pm on Thursday 9th at Sumac, so let us know your availabity and preferences.

From Friday noon we'll be prepping food samples at the Sumac Centre, and also sorting out each stall kit with tables, literature and utensils.

We'll gather at Sumac from 10am on Saturday to tour around the City, dropping off each stall in turn from about 11am, and collecting each one back as and when time, crew or supplies run out. Base camp will be at the Old Angel, Stoney Street off Hockley, opposite the end of Broad (Broadway) Street, probably with a sampling stall nearby.

The People's Kitchen meal afterwards at Sumac from 6.30pm will be run as a fundraiser for Avalon Guinea Pig Rescue with a disco/party afterwards. We need a couple of people to offer to return to sumac from 4-ish to throw together the meal, which may be based on Give-Away surplus, or other available Veggies stock.

Please contact nottsfreefood[at]gmail.com if you are interested in providing some food samples for the day, or helping out in any other way. Or call 07870 861837.

Read the full East Midlands Vegan Festival posting for more info: http://www.veggies.org.uk/campaigns/nvvs/emvf/