The Vegan Society

The Vegan Society's mission is to make veganism mainstream. We're working tirelessly to make veganism an easily-adopted and widely-recognised approach to reducing animal suffering and environmental damage. We do so through peaceful and factual dialogue with individuals, organisations and businesses.

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Vegan Community Advocate

Lanchester   Langley Park   Volunteering from Home   Durham City  
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                      'Being  an  Advocate  for  veganism  with  The  Vegan  Society  will  mean  communicating  with  people  in  your  local  community.  You\'ll  share  the  benefits  of  a  vegan  lifestyle.  You  will  form  part  of  a  local  group,  headed  up  by  a  local  Organiser.  The  Organiser  will  feed  back  your  collective  efforts  to  staff.  You  will  also  be  invited  to  our  private  Facebook  group,  for  vegan  socialising  and  ideas  sharing.\n\nYou’ll  stay  in  touch  with  the  Organiser  and  bring  your  passion  to  tasks.  Activities  can  range  from  staffing  a  stall  to  giving  a  talk  at  an  employee  event.  It  could  also  mean  writing  to  a  local  newspaper  or  lobbying  an  MP.\n\nMessaging  can  differ  every  month.  Part  of  our  mission  statement  is  to  ensure  people  can  remain  vegan,  so  you  might  focus  on  getting  more  vegan  options  available  in  local  businesses.  Or  within  our  Live  Vegan  for  Less  campaign,  you  may  share  cheap  vegan  recipes  to  help  people  with  the  cost  of  living.\n\nWhen  acting  as  an  Advocate,  you  will  use  The  Vegan  Society’s  branding  and  messaging  guidelines.  Your  local  Organiser  will  guide  you  in  doing  this,  as  they  hold  physical  resources  and  handbooks.  You  can  report  any  issues  and  feedback  you  have  to  your  Organiser.  You  can  also  contact  staff  if  your  Organiser  isn\'t  available  or  you  have  any  problems.',
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                      'For  Advocates,  we  ask  for  people  to  engage  in  a  minimum  of  four  to  six  actions  per  year.  An  example  of  an  action  could  be  writing  to  an  MP  or  holding  a  stall.  But  the  more  you  can  do,  the  better!  On  occasion,  there  may  also  be  online  meetings  to  plan  for  actions  or  provide  training.',
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