Featured in CBS News Chicago: Kay Stepkin on the Growth of Plant-Based Eating
Kay Stepkin, founder of the Vegan Museum, was featured in a recent CBS News Chicago article discussing the recent closures of several plant-based restaurants and why the broader movement is still growing.
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The History of Veganism
Chicago Vegan Restaurant List
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Locations
Over the last 5 years, we have settled in over 50 different libraries, colleges, and churches across Chicago.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
We pride ourselves on presenting the best vegan speakers from all over the nation. These speakers range from plant-based doctors to vegan entrepreneurs, and advocates for animals and our environment.
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FREE VEGAN SNACKS
We offer free vegan snacks at almost all of our events: sometimes homemade, sometimes from a favorite restaurant. Our goal is to introduce non-vegans to alternatives to meat, dairy, and eggs, but all you vegans are equally welcome to partake!
“Animals are my friends…and I don’t eat my friends.”
—George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist
Adam Naming the Creatures, Currier and Ives
Our Mission
To educate the public about the purpose and benefits of veganism: animal life, human health, and our earth.
Field Museum, Chicago, Feb 2017
Our Vision
A flourishing world in which avoidable human and animal suffering are eliminated, with all life in sustainable balance. Eating a whole-food vegan diet is one of the primary factors that will lead us toward this harmony.
“Plant-based eating and animal rights are taking great strides forward in the Age of Information.”
—Victoria Moran, author, educator, podcaster
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