Time to change minds, not just diets
by Adam Kochanowicz
June 5, 2009
Too often I've been told to describe veganism as a diet for the environment and personal health before I say anything about a lifestyle of non-violence. "You attract more flies with honey," they tell me, "you don't want to scare them away!"
Too often in the vegan community we measure our progress merely from the number of individuals who go vegan, rather than how long they remain that way or from what mindset they adopt such a lifestyle change. Seldom do we examine how our efforts challenge the mindset of the public toward animals. I strongly believe those of us who only mean the best encourage others to go vegan with the temporary attractiveness of newness or causes which could easily be defeated by food cravings or a lack of enthusiasm. Worse, other vegans are too afraid of appearing forceful and will instead insist the adoption of lo-vegetarian diets are okay too hoping they'll at some point make the leap to veganism even though no one is asking.
To read the full article: http://www.examiner.com/x-4198-Omaha-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Time-to-change-minds-not-just-diets?cid=exrss-Omaha-Vegan-Examiner
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