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The Daily OrangeThornden Park to host festival promoting green lifestyle
By Michael Boren
Posted: 9/4/08, 12:52 AM EST Section: News
SARO members said Vegfest would be a community event suitable for families and students.
"The social events really allow you to connect with other like-minded people on campus," Coon said.
In the five years since its creation in 2003, SARO has been fighting animal cruelty and working for a greener lifestyle to spark a change in post-industrial Syracuse. It has combined its efforts with several local and national campaigns, from Syracuse to Antarctica.
In early 2004, the group successfully removed Georgios Furs out of the Carousel Center through a petition signed by 300 people. And in 2005, SARO members traveled to Antarctica to fight illegal whaling with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Coon said SARO is not just a group about animal cruelty and going green, but it deals with other types of oppressions in society as well.
"We talk about how animal issues are connected with other forms of oppression," Coon said. "We've done events dealing with anti-hunger and anti-racists and participated in all these other groups because oppressions are connected. We need to work on all ends of those."
This year, the group plans to publicize its views on oppressions and environmental friendliness through events such as vegan potlucks, protests, a trip to Farm Sanctuary and a vegan ice cream social.
Any students interested in joining SARO can get involved by going to the group's meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in Hall of Languages, Room 421.
Times for both the speakers and bands are yet to be determined, but the list can be found online at vegfest.syracuseanimalrights.com.
mcboren@syr.edu
"The social events really allow you to connect with other like-minded people on campus," Coon said.
In the five years since its creation in 2003, SARO has been fighting animal cruelty and working for a greener lifestyle to spark a change in post-industrial Syracuse. It has combined its efforts with several local and national campaigns, from Syracuse to Antarctica.
In early 2004, the group successfully removed Georgios Furs out of the Carousel Center through a petition signed by 300 people. And in 2005, SARO members traveled to Antarctica to fight illegal whaling with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Coon said SARO is not just a group about animal cruelty and going green, but it deals with other types of oppressions in society as well.
"We talk about how animal issues are connected with other forms of oppression," Coon said. "We've done events dealing with anti-hunger and anti-racists and participated in all these other groups because oppressions are connected. We need to work on all ends of those."
This year, the group plans to publicize its views on oppressions and environmental friendliness through events such as vegan potlucks, protests, a trip to Farm Sanctuary and a vegan ice cream social.
Any students interested in joining SARO can get involved by going to the group's meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in Hall of Languages, Room 421.
Times for both the speakers and bands are yet to be determined, but the list can be found online at vegfest.syracuseanimalrights.com.
mcboren@syr.edu
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