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'Veg'fest Morocco 2021' by Simohamed Bouhakkaoui
The international festival of Moroccan vegans “Vegfest Morocco”: In celebration of Africa and African vegans and in honour of Dr. Jane Goodall.
The National Association of Moroccan Vegans is organizing the second digital session of the international festival “VegFest” Morocco. After organizing Its first edition of VegFest Morocco last year, they had been awarded the grand prize presented by the United Kingdom for the best global initiative.
The association’s plans to organize the second digital version on November 6th and 7th on its official Facebook page, taking into consideration a free registration to the event IFMAG is highly encouraging for the universal adoption of a healthy, responsible diet that respects animals and contributes to the preservation of the environment.
The virtual festival of Veg- Fest Morocco is tantamount to the values the Association has set itself, with a goal to be known as a vegan system, and one that is considered a lifestyle that combines a purely vegan system refraining from the consumption or use of all animal products (dairy, meat, skin, clothing, shoes, cosmetics, entertainment...).
The International Festival of Moroccan Vegans is also covering Africa as a theme and African vegan activists to honor Dr. Jane Goodall, who has given her life in service of animals and activism in Africa.
IFMAG opens the space for a group of international vegan lecturers and experts to address a wide range of questions related to health, climate change & animal ethics all with the aim of spreading awareness on all these matters.
This year’s course will include the participation of a wide array of knowledgable lecturers, such as doctors, nutritionists, ecologists, industry activists, representatives of associations working on environmental conservation and animal welfare, philosophers, and writers from different nationalities, the participating countries are as follows: the United Kingdom, the United States, India, France, and Mexico.
African speakers: Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tunisia, Egypt, Zimbabwe...
Conferences and seminars will include yoga and meditation sessions, as well as cooking workshops to be conducted by chefs and industry experts.
In order to promote plant projects and promote ecological initiatives, the National Association of Moroccan Vegetarians will publish videos of these projects during the Fest to help them bring their work to the fore, and the festival will also be an opportunity to encourage Moroccan plant projects.