France
Albi (France), 22 Jan 2011
In Albi we organized an event for the World Week for the Abolition of Meat slightly ahead of time as we joined Animal Amnistie in Toulouse for another action on January, 29th.
Despite poor weather conditions fellow activists from Toulouse joined us for a leafleting and awareness event.
Some livestock producers came to get information while others held conversations that didn't make any sense.
Animal Libre : http://animal.libre.over-blog.com/
Bayonne (France), 29 Jan 2011
A vegan meal was organized by the group for vegetarianism and veganism of the Basque Country in Bayonne.
25 people shared a vegan lunch in a small and cosy café; which was a pleasant surprise for our very first event.
Some people were interested in the documentation about animal exploitation.
Media coverage
Photograph: Collectif Végétalien Pays Basque
Organization: Collectif Végétalien Pays Basque
Contact: Collectif Végétalien Pays Basque
Besançon (France), 22 Jan 2011
Despite freezing draughts, activists from the brand new Besançon group named "le Cable" took part in the "Let's abolish meat!" world event slightly ahead of time on Saturday 22nd January.
We asked people passing by place du 8 septembre if they could envision (a law, for instance, for) the abolition of meat thereby raising awareness around this idea.
The leafleting event went well. People weren't against the idea of meat abolition, and many of them, despite the fact that they meat on a daily basis, were in favor of a law that would force them to do without it.
Organization: Le Cable
Contact: lecable25(at)gmail.com
Charleville-Mézières (France), 29 Jan 2011
The leafleting event in Charleville-Mézières (France) was a success.
We spoke about animal consciousness and suffering about vegetarianism, health, meat production and its environmental impact. We gave references to current studies to justify the information that we provided.
Two new Belgian activists drove 150 km both ways to come to support us and we plan to organize other events together both in Belgium and in France.
Clermont-Ferrand (France), 29 Jan 2011
We organized two actions on 29 and 30 January for the World Week for the Abolition of Meat.
We set up information stalls in order to raise public awareness about animal rights and about the issue of the abolition of meat. On Saturday our event was not very successful as there were very few passers-by around the spot that was granted to us by the city hall.
Photograph: Droits Des Animaux
Organization: Droits Des Animaux
Contact: melvin(at)droitsdesanimaux.net
Clermont-Ferrand (France), 30 Jan 2011
For the World Week for the Abolition of Meat, we set up another information stall on Sunday, January 30th so as to raise awareness about animal rights and the idea of meat abolition.
The action was much more successful than the one we put together on the day before as our stand was located on the Salins marketplace, and many people stopped by. We were very pleasantly surprised by the positive and open-minded response we got. We met a number of people who had stopped consuming animal products. We had very interesting and courteous conversations both with people who supported the idea and with people who were totally against it.
Photograph: Droits Des Animaux
Organization: Droits Des Animaux
Contact: melvin(at)droitsdesanimaux.net
Clermont-Ferrand (France), 30 Jan 2011
For the World Week for the Abolition of Meat, we set up another information stall on Sunday, January 30th so as to raise awareness about animal rights and the idea of meat abolition.
The action was much more successful than the one we put together on the day before as our stand was located on the Salins marketplace, and many people stopped by. We were very pleasantly surprised by the positive and open-minded response we got. We met a number of people who had stopped consuming animal products. We had very interesting and courteous conversations both with people who supported the idea and with people who were totally against it.
Photograph: Droits Des Animaux
Organization: Droits Des Animaux
Contact: melvin(at)droitsdesanimaux.net
Die (France), Jan 2011
In the morning we handed out about 300 leaflets on the market in Die.
In the afternoon we continued with the leafleting event at the "Ecology on a daily basis" forum.
Over all we got a good reception.
Leaflet: http://www.nomoremeat.org/material/Flyer_Abolition_of_Meat.pdf
Lyon (France), 29 Jan 2011
43 activists gathered on Saturday 29 January on Place des Terreaux in Lyons to observe an hour of silence in homage to all the animals killed for the consumption of their flesh.
We held placards denouncing the horrors of slaughterhouses and displaying the number of animals killed in order to satisfy human beings' appetite in order to raise awareness and promote our will to abolish meat.
About 500 leaflets were handed out.
The local media covered the event.
Photographs: Dignité Animale
Organization : Dignité Animale
Contact: dignite.animale(at)yahoo.fr>
Marseille (France), 26 Jan 2010
A leafleting event was held on Wednesday January 26, at around noon, at the local produce market on the Cours Julien in Marseilles.
We distributed "World day for the abolition of meat" pamphlets, and whoever was interested could also receive a copy of the "Abolish Meat" brochure. We held panels and posters where one could read "My flesh belongs to me" and "What if we abolished the meat?".
The demand for the abolition of meat seemed audible for a lot of the passers-by, even if some of them laughed at the idea and insisted on its utopian aspect.
Positive feedback overall.
Poster: Abolir la Viande
Organization: Collectif Egalité
Contact: Ivora <collectif.egalite(at)gmail.com>
Metz (France), 29 Jan 2011
On the World Day for the Abolition of Meat, VegLorraine organized an event in Metz. VegLorraine held a wake for slain animals which was accompanied by a leafleting event.
The newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain along with France 3 TV Channel came by.
The public was quite receptive, even though the feedback was not always positive.
There were many passers by; which gave us great visibility. We had some interesting conversations, but theye were fewer than usual.
The actions lasted for two hours; we ended it when we ran out of flyers.
Photograph: VegLorraine
Organization: VegLorraine
Contact: veglorraine(at)yahoo.fr
Montpellier (France), 3 Feb 2011
20 activists at least were expected for an action in Montpellier (France) for the World Day for the Abolition of Meat on Saturday, January 29th.
Because of rainy weather, we had to reschedule our demonstration to Thursday, February 3rd; still, a dozen of activists showed up for the event.
The artist Lauren made chalk drawings on the ground of the sihouettes of a sow and her piglets sprinkled with drops of blood. In order to symbolize murders and funerals, we surrounded the animals' silhouette drawings with a red rope (as for a crime scene), lit candles and roses.
Activists wearing animal masks held signs indicating the number of animals killed for meat in the world each year (that is, hundreds of billions), the number killed in a month, in a day, etc.
Others held signs on Meat Abolition and panels with photographs showing the horrors of factory farming.
Hundreds of leaflets were distributed, and a journalist came to us to discuss the arrangements for a long article on veganism.
Photographs: CLAM
Organization: CLAM
Contact : joelleverdier(at)yahoo.fr
Nancy (France), 29 Jan 2011
On the World Day for the Abolition of Meat, VegLorraine and AVF (Association Végétarienne de France) (France Vegetarian Organization) put together an event in Nancy.
We held a wake for slain animals.
It was accompanied by a leafleting event.
Journalists from L'Est Républicain and La Semaine came to cover the event. Some passers-by were interested by the action while others appeared to be rather indifferent.
The event which lasted for two hours was ended due to cold weather.
Photograph: VegLorraine
Organization: VegLorraine
Contact: veglorraine(at)yahoo.fr
Paris (France), 29 Jan 2011
For the World Week for the Abolition of Meat, L214, AVF and CLEDA organized an action in Paris on January 29th between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
About one hundred people displayed placards and banners in order to illustrate:
- the suffering and the killing caused by the consumption of animal products
- the alternative offered by the Abolition of Meat summarized by the slogan "La fin de la viande, c'est pas la mort" ("The end of meat does not cause death").
The event was held successively in 4 places in the city (Beaubourg, Châtelet, St Michel and Odéon).
Organizations: L214, AVF, CLEDA
Rennes (France), 22 Jan 2011
Kurz vor Beginn der Aktionswoche für die Abschaffung von Fleisch", Nea aund Droits des Animaux (Rechte der Tiere) haben einen Infostand auf dem Place de la république in Renners (Westfrankreich) von 14 bis 19Uhr gehalten 2pm to 7 pm. Um 16Uhr fand eine Fleischschaleaktion durchgeführt (siehe Foto)
Es war gut besucht, mit, u.a. Leuten, die genervt, en bloc unsere Forderung ablehnten, die sympathisanten, die die Abschaffung von Fleisch unterstützen und auch diejenige, die "nur ein bisschen Fleisch" den Sprung wagten um Vegetarismus oder Veganismus zu wagen, und diejenigen, die, für das erste Mal, Zuschauer von der Medienaufmerksamkeit, schüchtern ein paar Flyers mitgenommen haben.
Wir haben die Fleischschale um 16Uhr aufgebaut. Dieses Erreignis dauerte ca. 45 Minuten, mit Aktivisten, die damit beschäftigt waren, Flyers zu verteilen und die Forderung der Abschaffung von Fleisch erklärten. Antworten variierten von "Eine Kuh hat kein Hirn" bis zu "es ist widerlich", "es gibt Kinder hier" oder "es ist gut, was Sie machen", "Menschen können den Zusammenhang zwischen Fleisch und Tieren doch machen".
Ein Journalist, der Zeitschrift "20 Minutes Rennes" war anwesend und ein Artikel wurde in der Zeitung veröffentlicht.
Photographs: nea
Rennes (France), 26 Jan 2011
On Wednesday, January 26th, activists from Animal Destiny held an event from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
The action consisted in handing out leaflets against speciesism and sticking "Meat = Murder" posters around the city center.
We met two vegetarian people; one showed interest in joining the group.
Photograph: Animal Destiny
Organization: Animal Destiny
Contact: animal.destiny(at)yahoo.fr
Strasbourg (France), 22 Jan 2011
For the World Week for the Abolition of Meat, Animalsace went to meet passers-by in Strasbourg (France) so as to spread the idea of the demand for the abolition of meat.
We gave out leaflets with a copy of the manifesto for the abolition of meat on one side and a vegan recipe on the other.
Two activists held a large "meat=murder" banner which attracted people's attention.
Manifesto:
Because meat production involves killing the animals that are eaten,
because their living conditions and slaughter cause many of them to suffer,
because eating meat isn't necessary,
because sentient beings shouldn't be mistreated or killed unnecessarily
therefore, farming, fishing and hunting animals for their flesh, as well as selling and eating animal flesh, should be abolished.
Strasbourg (France), 29 Jan 2011
We took part in the World Week for the Abolition of Meat by organizing an event on January 29 in Strasbourg (France).
We held an information stand and handed out leaflets with a presentation of the demand for the abolition of meat on the front and a vegan recipe on the back so as to show how to put this beautiful idea into practice.
Organization: Animalsace
Contact: contact(at)animalsace.org
Séné (France), 29 Jan 2011
On Saturday, January 29th Veg 56 held an information stand about vegetarianism and animal rights at the local social forum in Séné.
Organization: Veg 56
Contact: veg56(at)voila.fr
Séné (France), 29 Jan 2011
On Saturday, January 29th Veg 56 held an information stand about vegetarianism and animal rights at the local social forum in Séné.
Contact: veg56(at)voila.fr
Toulouse (France), 29 Jan 2011
On January 29th Animal Amnistie and AVF organizations held a joint event for the World Day for the Abolition of Meat.
With Animal Amnistie the public was invited to taste "human meat" which was made of seitan. People could then go to the AVF part of the stand to receive information on vegetarian alternatives.
People were either shocked by or incredulous at the "human meat" display. Either way it caused them to question their habits. No one was indifferent.
Some vegetarian people said that they give meat to their 6-year old daughter as they are worried about peer pressure at school.
Over all the event was successful.
Contact: Animal Amnistie and AVF
Toulouse (France), 29 Jan 2011
On January 29th Animal Amnistie and AVF organizations held a joint event for the World Day for the Abolition of Meat.
With Animal Amnistie the public was invited to taste "human meat" which was made of seitan. People could then go to the AVF part of the stand to receive information on vegetarian alternatives.
People were either shocked by or incredulous at the "human meat" display. Either way it caused them to question their habits. No one was indifferent.
Some vegetarian people said that they give meat to their 6-year old daughter as they are worried about peer pressure at school.
Over all the event was successful.
Contact: Animal Amnistie and AVF