In the meantime, in more positive news, I gave a speech and Q&A on veganism at Northeastern University last week, and a writer from the school paper came out to cover it. She called me the next day for an interview, and some of what we talked about ended up on page two of the online version of an article called "Vegetarians pitch healthy alternatives," which primarily focuses on the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival.
While I am pleased that my new, quickly growing organization is making a splash, especially getting veganism mentioned in an article on vegetarianism, our discussion on animal rights was glossed over and the writer, Julie Balise, focused on suffering instead of the exploitation we talked about, but this is why I have a blog, right? I'm my own editor here.
Speaking of which, I'm not sure I was accurately quoted on some of the things you see in the article, especially since I know I was misquoted on a statistic (I pulled it straight from my researched speech). When you read "eight million" in the article, substitute "eight hundred million." At least this experience helped me to better appreciate the value of interviewing by email. Regardless, big thanks to Julie and The Northeastern News for including us in their coverage of vegetarianism.
The Boston Vegan Association had a very positive day at the Food Festival, signing up quite a few new members, raffling off some cool prizes, selling about 100 vegan cupcakes, plus a variety other delicious baked goods, all provided by our dedicated members. We had a lot of fun, too, despite how packed and crazy that place got. It was great meeting so many people and letting all the attendees know we were in town.
