Membership

Your views Magazine feedback

Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to our call-out for feedback on the kind of content you would like to see more of in The Vegan. It was fantastic to hear from members who look forward to the magazine’s arrival each quarter. Thanks to those who suggested future topics for us to explore.

Some of you would like to see us tackle more challenging topics within the magazine. We acknowledge that our content is often relatively light in tone, as we tend to focus on the successes of the vegan movement. Our new podcast, The Vegan Pod, was created to stimulate debate on tricky issues in the vegan movement. While the first episodes have taken a slightly different route, due to addressing the coronavirus pandemic, our hope for future podcast episodes is to focus on more challenging topics and to share a variety of views from within the vegan community.

We are also planning a more extensive magazine readership survey that will give us a comprehensive view of how our content is received.

Star Letter

I was inspired by Rachel Ama’s recipes (Issue 2 2020) and I’ve given the African Peanut Stew a go. I had to replace the blackeyed peas with red kidney beans and we couldn’t get hold of fresh coriander, but apart from that it’s to the recipe. I’ve been a member, on and off, for about 25 years and it’s wonderful to see how veganism has evolved in that time. Keep up your amazing work. Maxine Foster

Congratulations to Maxine, who has won our first Star Letter prize! We hope you enjoy the treats from One Planet Pizza.

We are very excited to say that our Star Letter writer in Issue 4 will win a luxurious unisex Body Scrub and Body Food moisturiser from Naturally Tribal Skincare. Please get writing to us! Whether you have tried one of our recipes, have an opinion to share on one of our articles, or have a comment about veganism in the news, we’d love to hear from you.

Calling vegan teens

We’re creating some new resources to support and inspire vegan and vegan-curious teens aged 14–17. As part of this project we’re looking to share stories, tips and advice from vegans in this age group. Do you know of a young vegan who would like to take part? Please email editor@vegansociety. com or reach out on our usual channels.

Discounts

By supporting us as a member, we support you by offering over 130 discounts with a range of products and retailers. New discounts include 10% off Naturally Tribal Skincare products, 10% off your first order with TheVeganKind supermarket and 10% off Ethical Bedding Company products.

The Vegan Chef School is now offering discounts to Vegan Society members on their new range of online courses. Members are eligible for 10% off their home cook’s online course and £50 off their online fast-track vegan chef course.

You can find all of these and more in the Members’ Area at vegansociety.com/my-account/shop-discounts.

Are there any vegan products or brands that interest you? We would love to hear from you on any suggestions you might have on improving the discount list. You can email us at membership@vegansociety.com or call on 0121 523 1730. Alternatively, do you run a business that would like to offer a discount to your fellow members? Contact discount@vegansociety.com or apply online at vegansociety.com/your-business/discount-list.

AGM update

Members can vote online or by post on the election of trustees and on the motions to the AGM up until 12pm on 13 August without any need to attend the AGM on 15 August at

1pm. You should have received email or postal information regarding the motions and the candidates standing for election. If you haven’t received this information, please check your emails and contact membership@vegansociety. com or call 07908403711 to check that we have your correct contact details.

The AGM itself will be held as a Zoom meeting to avoid risk to staff and members from coronavirus. There will be additional online voting on motions (but not on trustee candidates) by those attending.

By voting on trustees and motions, members guide the society’s direction and priorities. We are proud to be a democratic organisation controlled by our members.

Members can submit questions to the AGM on any aspect of our activity. Priority will be given to questions on the 2019 Report and Accounts. We love to hear from our members and understand your concerns. Please send your questions to the Acting Chair of Council Jenifer Vinell (chair@vegansociety. com) or CEO George Gill (ceo@vegansociety.com). You can also post them to Donald Watson House, 34–35 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham B3 1EH. These must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 5 August.

We hope you will use your vote to choose trustees for the society and to decide on the motions to the AGM.