Paris Vegan Day, 2010, was a rip-roaring success with around 5000 people through the doors during the day-long event.
In addition, there were events in Paris earlier in the week leading up to PVD, such as a vegan Thanksgiving dinner and an Italian salsa evening, both with attendances of 200.
I gave a talk about the philosophical and practical differences among traditional animal welfarism, neo-welfarism, and rights-based animal advocacy. The questions at the end of the talk were interesting: they touched on the issues of insects, micro-organisms in soil, evolution (or the lack of in some people), vegetarianism, harm done by vegans, and violence.
Earlier in the day, Paul Vogel of the Irish Animal Education Trust gave a talk about his initiative, about how the talks were going and how access to Irish schools was proving to be a major obstacle.
The French versions of Gary Francione’s Abolitionist Approach slide shows were also shown, and I believe the Vegan Ireland introduction film was shown somewhere during the day.
I would like to thank Deborah Brown Pivain, Mark, translator Valery Giroux, Alexandre Brown Pivain and “Australian Paul” as we came to call him.
Paris Vegan Day.
I. Top Floor – The Loft
Fashion, Beauty and in Shape
• Fashion shows
• Clothing /shoe exhibitors
• Cosmetics and beauty product exhibitors
• Make-overs
• Athletes show
• Vegan Speed Meeting
II. Ground Floor and Mezzanine – The Forum
Food and Gastronomy; Nutrition and Health
• Various Culinary demos
• Cookbook author forum
• Vegan wine and cheese tasting
• Food stands
III. Ground Floor – Sas
Conferences and Photo Exhibits
• Slideshow/videos on animals
• Conference with international speakers on animals & animal rights; veganism and the environment, famine reduction, nutrition and health.
IV. Basement – The Club
Music concert
• Concert with a variety of well-known and to-be-known vegan groups and musicians.
• Video clips by well-known musicians with personal message for PVD
V. Restaurant – La Halle aux Oliviers
Food and Drink
• Diverse restaurants and chefs present vegan food for purchase
• Children’s Activities
6 comments:
I'm going to Paris in April for the first time since becoming vegan. What restaurants can you recommend since I can no longer count on my old favs? Thanks soooo much.
Your Q&A session was really interesting! Too bad I had to get up and leave in the middle of it. :-(
Anonymous:
Check out
http://vg-zone.net/
http://veganparis.com/
http://www.gentlegourmetbandb.com/.
My colleagues identified three vegan or vegan-friendly restaurants fairly close to each other on the Notre Dame side of Paris. One was the Loving Hut restaurant which was also featured as part of PVD. I think if you locate that one, you'll find the others on the internet easily.
Edanator.
Indeed. And thanks for the links :-)
here are a few ideas of vegetarian restaurants in Paris:
http://vg-zone.net/restaurants/restaurants-purs-vegetariens/
and also here:
http://veganparis.com/
or here:
http://www.happycow.net/europe/france/paris/
Wow! There's a Loving Hut in Paris?? They truly are everywhere now.
Thank you for the links!
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