Easy Individual Actions
To make a difference, start with your own choices, then multiply your impact by helping others make a change for the better.
Green Your Diet
Greening your diet and avoiding animal products improves your health, redirects valuable food resources, protects the environment, reduces global warming, and saves animals.
Vote with your shopping dollars. Request meat-free, egg-free and dairy-free products from stores and restaurants. Want something specific? Then let your voice be heard. Get extra attention for your request, by putting it in writing and/or making a personal request from retail managers.
Just starting? Request a Free Vegetarian Starter Kit and receive the Meatout Mondays e-newsletter with recipes and health information. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is our recommended source for detailed nutrition guidance.
Distribute Handouts / Food Samples
For easy, any day activism... take leaflets or other handouts to bookstores, health food stores, doctor's offices, or other appropriate, high-traffic areas. Leafleting outside to people walking by is a great way to enjoy the day.
Food is an excellent outreach tool. Demonstrate the great taste of vegan food or use our PB&J Campaign to show easy, familiar ways to eat less meat.
Use special occasions for leafleting, setting up an information table, and/or doing a distributing food samples (also known as a feed-in).
A few favorite special occasions include:
- Meatout - March 20th
- National PB&J Day - April 2nd
- Earth Day - April 20th
- World Vegetarian Day - October 1st
- World Farm Animals Day - October 2nd
- Food Day - October 24th
Connect with Other Social Justice Groups
Examine the basic assumptions that underlie discussions and decision-making and offer solutions that reduce dependence on animal agriculture, especially large-scale production.
Build on your current strengths and networks. Figure out how the AWFW topics fit with your current interests and help others see the connections. If you are not in a group, consider joining one.
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