Vegan Buddies 2.0: The Vegan Pen Pals Project

So, when L.O.V.E. was first hatched, the project that most excited me was the Vegan Buddies Project.  The idea was that we could connect activists in similar geographic regions and start forming these groups who would take L.O.V.E.’s anti-speciesist, anti-exploitation message and spread it in the ways that were most appropriate for their communities.  It felt like a great way to make friends and make change all in one fell swoop.

Sadly, our scope was a little too broad, and it was nearly impossible to find groups of three people who lived in the same region and were willing to connect as vegan buddies.  L.O.V.E. is, admittedly, a small effort at the moment: with all of the collective members busy with their own lives and projects, and an intentionally non-existent operating budget, we’re not expanding dramatically anytime soon.  Thus, the Vegan Buddies project never really got off the ground.

Enter Vegan Buddies 2.0: The Vegan Pen Pals Project.  This second incarnation of our previous efforts negates the necessity of participants living within a certain number of miles of one another, which creates for us endless possibilities.  Vegan Buddies from South Africa can now be paired with folks in Ireland; pen pals in New York can easily and effectively write letters to their pen pal in Hawaii or Russia.  We’re really excited about the possibilities and hope you’ll join us in our efforts to make connections, expand our outreach, and start new friendships around the world.

So, what are you waiting for?  Check out the program guidelines and then sign yourself up to be a Vegan Pen Pal.  We expect that the first letters will start rolling after January 1.  As always, leave comments here or contact us with any questions you may have.