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We’re back! I apologise for the absence of these bulletins. A key person involved in their production had a personal emergency and was unable to offer their services until now. - Ed

SAFE excels at taking the message to the people. This time of the year this is particularly noticeable with SAFE volunteers frequently positioned at stalls, events and festivals throughout the country. In Wellington, our team holds weekly vegetarian ‘Not-Dog’ stands raising funds and promoting a cruelty free alternative.

Last month we held stalls at the two Pretenders concerts and just last weekend SAFE attended the 2007 Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika. For the second year running our Vegan Meaty Gonads were a solid hit amongst the throng of festival goers, to the point we sold out! While this year we weren’t a contender for best stall (we were within the top three places last year), we still challenged the crowd to try something ‘meaty’ and risqué that tasted fabulous but didn’t have to be killed. And they loved it! SAFE was also recently at the two-day Pet Expo in Auckland signing up members and attracting support for our campaign against intensive pig farming.

You may see some of our volunteers in your local arcade or markets. If you don’t perhaps this is your calling? Stalls are important way to communicate our compassionate message. What better time is there for you to give us a hand in your area?

Anthony Terry
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SAFE’S MEATLESS CRUSADERS A HIT!
SAFE’s crusading vegetarians returned for another culinary stand off against hungry meat eaters at this year’s Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika. “Two years running our Meaty Vegan Gonads have been a huge hit”, says campaign director Hans Kriek. “We again sold out and gave out over 800 leaflets on the benefits of a vegetarian diet and had a ball doing it!” more...


SAFE AND THE PRETENDERS
Ardent Pretenders fan, Tracey Rizvi, outbid other TradeMe bidders to secure a SAFE t-shirt that had been personally autographed by Chrissie Hynde and the band. The TradeMe offer also included the opportunity to meet with the rock legend back stage during her Waitangi Day concert in Auckland. more...


SAFE AT PET EXPO
The SAFE stand at the recent Pet Expo in Auckland was a huge success raising $1,500, recruiting 11 members, 6 volunteers and signing up 40 more people for the SAFE bulletin! more...

DOG PRIDE DAY STALL
While at the Pet Expo, organisers of the Dog Pride Day were so impressed with our stand they invited SAFE to have a stall at their event the following weekend. This was another fantastic opportunity for SAFE to educate members of the public while also giving away information and selling merchandise.

CLIMATE CHANGE CARNIVAL
SAFE held a stall at Carnival Against Climate Change. SAFE volunteers handed out lots of information about eating meat and its adverse effects on the environment. They also talked to the public about SAFE’s campaign for pigs, SAFE’s cruelty free shop, and handed out placards for people to hold. more...

BODY MIND SPIRIT FESTIVAL
SAFE recently held a stall at this bi-annual festival and gave out info on intensive pig farming to a very supportive crowd. more...

GO SAFE WELLINGTON, GO!
This SAFE team has been holding numerous stalls and vegetarian sausage sizzles. They are doing a fantastic job getting the message out there while raising some funds at the same time. Their ‘Not-Dog’ sizzles are becoming quite famous amongst vegetarians! more...


UPCOMING EVENTS
AUCKLAND SAFE meeting
6-8.30pm, Tuesday, 3 April - Youthline Business Centre, Ponsonby. more...

WELLINGTON ‘Not-dogs’ sizzles and info stalls
10am-2pm, 24 March, Aro Valley Fair. Come along and taste a delicious vegetarian Not-Dog and meet the local SAFE crew! To help out with upcoming Wellington SAFE events contact: sueyates@clear.net.nz

CHRISTCHURCH SAFE meeting
7-9 pm, Wednesday, 4 April, 145 Armagh St more...

 

15 March 2007 #25



This week’s lucky winner will get one of SAFE’s new LovePigs pig rescue packs containing a badge, sticker and fridge magnet along with a vegan chocolate bar! Wahooo! Enter now. Draw closes 23 March.

Congratulations to Zanny Avalon of Auckland for winning the cruelty free bathroom essentials. Zanny says he’s a smelly punk that deserved to win.
Indeed he did!

PROTESTS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH
A national meat conference celebrating 125 years of exporting meat is planned at the end of the month in Wellington. The two-day event brings industry leaders together with business partners, politicians and even celebrities to celebrate eating meat. SAFE and other animal rights campaigners intends to remind them of what a meat-based diet really means for animals, human health and the environment. SAFE plans to launch www.QuitMeat.org.nz designed to highlight the detrimental effects of meat consumption. For protest info contact safe@safe.org.nz


DID YOU KNOW?
The Year of the Pig
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal's year would have some of that animal's personality. Those born in pig years tend to have excellent manners, make and keep friends, work very hard, and appreciate luxury. They are very loving and make loyal partners. SAFE is calling upon people to make this year pig friendly by giving up pig meat as a positive way to celebrate the pig.