Veggie Pride is an international event that celebrates and promotes vegetarianism (including

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Background

Veggie Pride has been held annually in

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since 2001 and has later been emulated in other cities in the world.Proud Vegetarians, in Costume, Take to the Streets
May 19, 2008

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Volume 77 / Number 50 - May 14–20, 2008 The Villager It brings together vegetarians, including vegans, who want to show their pride to refuse to eat animals and denounce the discrimination which they claim they suffer, both personally and in terms of expressing their ideas. Veggie Pride aims to encourage vegetarians to affirm their convictions and to bring society to accept the debate on the legitimacy of the consumption of animals.

International spread

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Veggie Pride was held in Rome on 17 May 2008 and was attended by about 700 people. In 2009, Veggie Pride was held on May 16 simultaneously in

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Veggie Pride Parade was in 2008 in

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, New York and was attended by several hundred people. The NYC parade continues to be held annually. On April 26, 2009 the

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Veggie Pride Parade was celebrated, that had Rory Freedman, author of

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, author of ''Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals'' as special guest speakers. On May 17 of the same year the New York Veggie Pride Parade was celebrated, which included Freya Dinshah, director of the

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, the

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city councilman and mayoral candidate

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, Paul Shapiro, director of factory farming campaigns of the

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and Christine "Peanut" Vardaros, vegan athlete, among others. On June 2, 2012 the first Chicago Veggie Pride Parade was held in the Grant Park,

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Gallery

File:Veggie Pride Parade NYC.jpg, 2009 Veggie Pride Parade in New York File:Veggie Pride Paris 2011 2.jpg, 2011 Veggie Pride in Paris File:CVPP 1.jpg, 2012 Veggie Pride in Chicago

References

External links

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