by VeganTeen | Jul 1, 2019 | School, Vegan Teen Activism
In 2017, Los Angeles Unified School District became the first public school district in the nation to vote in a mandatory vegan school lunch option for students every single day of the school year. Lila Copeland, the teen founder and director of the non-profit Earth...
by VeganTeen | Sep 30, 2018 | Vegan Teen Activism
If you’re ever feeling nervous about taking a stand for others, know you’re never alone in putting yourself out there. Inspirational North Carolinian Drake Hair is only 16-years-old but already has a decade of experience as a human and animal rights champion. In this...
by VeganTeen | Aug 10, 2018 | Travel, Vegan Teen Activism
Vegan and vegan-interested individuals often find it wildly difficult to find others who embrace, or even accept, the vegan lifestyle. Teenagers, who already normally struggle with social acceptance, feel this struggle the most. Many of us wonder, “Why aren’t there...
by VeganTeen | Sep 30, 2017 | Vegan Teen Activism
Katie Lynch-Dombroski is President of the Plant-Based Creations Club. She created this club at her high school in the Denver, Colorado metro area. When did you adopt a vegan lifestyle? What inspired you? I decided to be pescetarian when I ordered a vegetarian sub one...
by VeganTeen | Aug 30, 2017 | Vegan Teen Activism
Does a vegan teen activist scholarship exist? Yes! Just ask Aaditi Tamhankar, age 18, who is the sole recipient of the Vegetarian Resource Group’s $10,000 scholarship for high school seniors this year. Aaditi will use her award towards attending the prestigious...
by VeganTeen | Jul 21, 2017 | Vegan Teen Activism
An Interview with Skyler, who formed and ran an animal rights group at her high school in Canada. What did you name your club? I called the club “Plant Powered.” How did you start the club? I began the club by bringing the idea to a vegan teacher at my...
