About EVEN
Upcoming EVENt
Attention:
No July Monthly Gathering!
Because of the Independence Day holiday, there will not be the usual first-Monday presentation on 7/7/08.
No Meeting!
Have a great holiday!!
Upcoming EVENt
The Vegan Lifestyle --- It's For Real!
Dr. John Gobble,
DrPh, MPH, RD, LD, CHES
Monday, 6/2/08, 7p, McNail-Riley House, 601 W. 13th (at Jefferson), Eugene FREE - Map
Veg Spotlight
Jill - EVEN Member
Edu-Stat
Mother pigs on factory farms are confined to crates so small that they are unable to turn around or even lie down comfortably.
Veg Wisdom
There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is. - Isaac Bashevis Singer
Veg Spotlight
Veg Wisdom
It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed. It was once considered foolish to suppose that black men were really human beings and ought to be treated as such. What was once foolish has now become a recognized truth. Today it is considered as exaggeration to proclaim constant respect for every form of life as being the serious demand of a rational ethic. But the time is coming when people will be amazed that the human race existed so long before it recognized that thoughtless injury to life is incompatible with real ethics. Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility to everything that has life. - Albert Schweitzer
About EVEN > What EVEN Does
What EVEN Does
EVEN provides education, information and resources, to encourage people to switch to a plant-based diet and to create a supportive environment so that those making that transition can flourish.
Everything EVEN does is offered free to the public!
Education
- EVEN sponsors local and national speakers for free presentations in the Eugene area;
- tables regularly in town at various locations to distribute veg literature and information;
- tables and panels at special events upon request;
- prints and distributes thousands of pamphlets and informational handouts per year;
- fields hundreds of questions received from emails and phone calls per week providing personal answers to those inquiring about a plant-based diet;
- offers a Lending Library filled with the best veg books, magazines, and videos and makes them available to all for free;
- updates and informs its members on various veg food products and companies;
- gathers various food products and magazine samples from national companies and organizations to give away free;
- publishes monthly newsletters or e-bulletins containing a variety of relevant veg information.
Networking
- EVEN helps to connect people with veg organizations, resources, products, and other people;
- refers inquiring minds to long-term, well-established non-profits to make the existing wealth of information and resources available to all;
- promotes locally-owned natural food stores and veg businesses;
- publishes a veg service and product directory so veg*ns can patronize other veg*ns.
Social
- EVEN provides time to socialize and enjoy vegan food at the end of any formal presentation;
- organizes other free regular gatherings such as:
- a Vegan, Turkey-Free, Peaceful Potluck at Thanksgiving,
- a summer vegan picnic in July,
- a Mid-Summer Night's Dream Potluck in June;
- sponsors regular vegan dine outs around town;
- hosts an annual Appreciation Potluck to honor EVEN members, volunteers and supporters
These occasions bring people together with people and products to inform and educate, plus the social aspect of people meeting other veg people is invaluable!
Website
This website is a natural outgrowth of the numerous questions EVEN has answered many times over.
It allows EVEN to provide additional information and direction to more people and, as such, helps us fulfill our Mission Statement more effectively.
The website also makes it possible to expand what we do so that like-minded people outside the Eugene area can benefit from all the available resources as well.
Perhaps this site might even encourage some to start a veg group in their own community!