North American Vegetarian Society

Charity and activist organization

North American Vegetarian Society

Tax ID no.

| EIN 23-7399322 [1]
Legal status| 501(c) organization[1]
Headquarters| Dolgeville, NY[1]

President, Treasurer

| Sharon Graff[2]
Website| navs-online.org

The North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) is a charity and activist organization with the stated objectives of supporting vegetarians and informing the public about the benefits of vegetarianism.[3]

It was initially founded in 1974 to organize the International Vegetarian Union's 1975 World Vegetarian Congress in Orono, Maine, which has been called the most significant event of the vegetarian movement in the United States in the 20th century.[4]

In 1977, the organization started an annual event, World Vegetarian Day.[5] The following year the International Vegetarian Union joined in holding the event.[6][7] The event is celebrated October 1 of each year and kicks off a month-long event, Vegetarian Awareness Month, which ends November 1 with World Vegan Day.[7][8]

## Vegan Hall of Fame[edit]

NAVS initiated the Vegetarian Hall of Fame (now the Vegan Hall of Fame) in 1990, which has enshrined 33 activists.[9]

Vegan Hall of Fame members[9] Name  | Known for  | Year of award

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Freya Dinshah | American Vegan Society | 1990
H. Jay Dinshah | American Vegan Society | 1990
Helen Nearing | Simple living advocate and vegetarian  | 1991
Scott Nearing | Simple living advocate and vegetarian  | 1991
Michael Klaper | Vegan family doctor and author  | 1992
Paul Obis  | Founder and editor of Vegetarian Times | 1994
Mahatma Gandhi | Indian independence advocate and vegetarian  | 1995
Alex Hershaft | Co-founder and president of Farm Animal Rights Movement | 1998
Howard Lyman | Livestock farmer turned vegan, a vegan and animal rights activist  | 2002
Richard H. Schwartz | Professor of mathematics, president of Jewish Veg | 2005
T. Colin Campbell | Professor of nutritional biochemistry and advocate of a plant-based diet  | 2006
Brenda Davis | Registered dietitian and author  | 2007
Joanne Stepaniak | Author of vegetarian and vegan cookbooks  | 2008
Caldwell Esselstyn | Cardiologist, Olympic gold medalist, vegan  | 2010
Neal D. Barnard | Founding president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | 2011
Miyoko Schinner | Founder of vegan cheese producer Miyoko's Creamery | 2016
Michael Greger | Physician and plant-based nutrition author  | 2019

## NAVS Vegan Summerfest[edit]

Since 1974, the NAVS has run an annual vegetarian summer conference[10] \- originally for 9–10 days encompassing two full weekends, on a college or university campus (often in Pennsylvania). In 199x the summer conference's name was changed to NAVS Vegetarian Summerfest (with all vegan meals). In 2019, the name was changed to NAVS Vegan Summerfest. During this now 5-day event, the inductee for the Vegan Hall of Fame is announced and celebrated.[citation needed] The most frequent Summerfest site is the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (UPJ) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In 1996, the World Vegetarian Congress was held simultaneously with the NAVS Vegetarian Summerfest, in Johnstown.[citation needed] Three international vegetarian conferences have been held simultaneously with the NAVS Vegan Summerfests.[10]

## See also[edit]

* American Vegan Society
* List of vegetarian organizations

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c IRS file
2. ^ "Board of Trustees & Officers | NAVS". North American Vegetarian Society. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
3. ^ "NAVS Programs | Vegetarian Summerfest | World Vegetarian Day". North American Vegetarian Society. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
4. ^ Kamila, Avery Yale (2020-08-16). "Vegan Kitchen: Exactly 45 years ago, Maine hosted a historic 2-week conference for vegetarians". Press Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
5. ^ "Happy World Vegetarian Day!". International Business Times. September 30, 2015.
6. ^ Edwards, Phil (2015-10-01). "The nudists, doctors, and true believers who built vegetarianism". Vox Media. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
7. ^ a b Banerjee, Niharika (1 October 2018). "World Vegetarian Day: Celebrating A Plant-Based Diet On October 1". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
8. ^ "Celebrate World Vegetarian Day At One Of Sacramento's Top Establishments For Veggie Delights". 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
9. ^ a b "Vegetarian Hall of Fame". North American Vegetarian Society. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
10. ^ a b NAVS Purposes & Programs

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Veganism and vegetarianism

Perspectives|

| Veganism|

* Animal-free agriculture
* Black veganism
* Fruitarianism
* History
* Raw veganism
* Straight edge
* Hardline
* Nutrition
* Vegan organic agriculture
* Vegan school meal
* Vegan studies

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Vegetarianism|

* Economic vegetarianism
* Environmental vegetarianism
* History
* Orthopathy
* Lacto vegetarianism
* Lacto-ovo vegetarianism
* Ovo vegetarianism
* Cuisine
* Vegetarian Diet Pyramid
* Ecofeminism
* Nutrition
* By country

Lists|

* Vegetarians
* Vegans
* Fictional characters
* Vegetarian festivals
* Vegetarian organizations
* Vegetarian restaurants
* List of vegan media

Ethics|

| Secular|

* Animal rights
* Animal welfare
* Carnism
* Deep ecology
* Environmental vegetarianism
* Ethics of eating meat
* Meat paradox
* Nonviolence
* Replaceability argument
* Sentientism
* Speciesism
* Tirukkuṟaḷ

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Religious|

* Buddhism
* Christianity (Seventh-day Adventist Church)
* Hinduism
* Sattvic
* Ahimsa
* Islam
* Jainism
* Judaism
* Pythagoreanism
* Rastafari
* Sikhism
* Taoism

Food
and drink|

* Agave syrup
* Chicken fillet roll
* Coconut burger
* Coconut milk
* Fruits
* Grains
* cereals
* legumes
* Gelatin substitutes
* Agar
* Carrageenan
* Gulaman
* Konjac jelly
* Microbial cellulose
* Jambon
* Meat alternative
* List of meat substitutes
* Miso
* Mochi
* Mock duck
* Nutritional yeast
* Plant cream
* Plant milk
* Quinoa
* Quorn
* Seitan
* Soy yogurt
* Tempeh
* Tofu
* Tofurkey
* Cheese
* Vegepet
* Vegetables
* Hot dog
* Vegetarian mark
* Sausage
* Sausage roll
* Beer
* Wine
* Veggie burger

Groups
and events|

| Vegan|

* American Vegan Society
* Beauty Without Cruelty
* Food Empowerment Project
* Go Vegan
* Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme
* Our Hen House
* Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
* Plamil Foods
* Vegan Awareness Foundation
* Vegan flag
* Vegan Outreach
* Vegan Prisoners Support Group
* The Vegan Society
* Veganmania
* Veganuary
* Veganz
* World Vegan Day

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Vegetarian|

* Boston Vegetarian Society
* Christian Vegetarian Association
* European Vegetarian Union
* French Vegetarian Society
* Hare Krishna Food for Life
* International Vegetarian Union
* Jewish Veg
* Meat-free days
* Meatless Monday
* Friday Fast
* North American Vegetarian Society
* Order of the Golden Age
* ProVeg Deutschland
* ProVeg International
* ProVeg Nederland
* Swissveg
* Toronto Vegetarian Association
* Vegetarian Federal Union
* Vegetarian Society
* Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
* Veggie Pride
* Viva! Health
* World Esperantist Vegetarian Association
* World Vegetarian Day

Companies|

* List of vegetarian and vegan companies

Books,
reports,
journals|

* An Essay on Abstinence from Animal Food, as a Moral Duty (1802)
* Vegetable Cookery (1812)
* A Vindication of Natural Diet (1813)
* Reasons for not Eating Animal Food (1814)
* Moral Inquiries on the Situation of Man and of Brutes (1824)
* Nature's Own Book (1835)
* Fruits and Farinacea (1845)
* The Pleasure Boat (1845)
* The Ethics of Diet (1883)
* What is Vegetarianism? (1886)
* Shelley's Vegetarianism (1891)
* Behind the Scenes in Slaughter-Houses (1892)
* Why I Am a Vegetarian (1895)
* Figs or Pigs? (1896)
* Thirty-nine Reasons Why I Am a Vegetarian (1903)
* The Meat Fetish (1904)
* The New Ethics (1907)
* A Fleshless Diet (1910)
* The Benefits of Vegetarianism (1927)
* Living the Good Life (1954)
* Ten Talents (1968)
* Diet for a Small Planet (1971)
* The Vegetarian Epicure (1972)
* Moosewood Collective Cookbooks (1973)
* The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook (1975)
* Laurel's Kitchen (1976)
* Moosewood Cookbook (1977)
* Fit for Life (1985)
* Diet for a New America (1987)
* The Sexual Politics of Meat (1990)
* Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (1997)
* The China Study (2005)
* Skinny Bitch (2005)
* Livestock's Long Shadow (2006)
* The Bloodless Revolution (2006)
* Eating Animals (2009)
* Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows (2009)
* The Vegan Studies Project (2015)
* Animal (De)liberation (2016)
* The End of Animal Farming (2018)
* Vegetable Kingdom (2020)
* Making a Stand for Animals (2022)
* Meat Atlas (annual)

Films and shows|

* The Animals Film (1981)
* Diet for a New America (film) (1991)
* A Cow at My Table (1998)
* Meet Your Meat (2002)
* Post Punk Kitchen (2003-2005)
* Peaceable Kingdom (2004)
* Earthlings (2005)
* A Sacred Duty (2007)
* Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead (2010)
* Planeat (2010)
* Forks Over Knives (2011)
* Vegucated (2011)
* Live and Let Live (2013)
* Cowspiracy (2014)
* What the Health (2017)
* Carnage (2017)
* Dominion (2018)
* Eating You Alive (2018)
* The Game Changers (2018)
* You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (2024)

Magazines|

* Naked Food
* Satya
* Vegetarian Times
* VegNews
* The Animals' Agenda

Academics,
authors,
physicians|

| Contemporary|

* Elisa Aaltola
* Carol J. Adams
* Suzanne M. Babich
* Martin Balluch
* Neal D. Barnard
* Geoffrey Barstow
* David Benatar
* Steven Best
* Yves Bonnardel
* Will Bonsall
* Will Bulsiewicz
* Jodey Castricano
* T. Colin Campbell
* Brenda Davis
* Garth Davis
* Jan Deckers
* Alan Desmond
* Daniel Dombrowski
* Mylan Engel
* Gidon Eshel
* Caldwell Esselstyn
* Michael Allen Fox
* Gary L. Francione
* Joel Fuhrman
* Kristi Funk
* Greta Gaard
* Valéry Giroux
* Michael Greger
* A. Breeze Harper
* Oscar Horta
* Michael Huemer
* Melanie Joy
* Joel Kahn
* Avery Yale Kamila
* Michael Klaper
* Aph Ko
* Renan Larue
* Thomas Lepeltier
* Andrew Linzey
* Clair Linzey
* Howard Lyman
* Reed Mangels
* John A. McDougall
* James E. McWilliams
* Vesanto Melina
* Gemma Newman
* David Nibert
* Jack Norris
* David Olivier
* Dean Ornish
* David Pearce
* Emelia Quinn
* Tejal Rao
* Tom Regan
* Richard H. Schwartz
* Jérôme Segal
* Peter Singer
* William O. Stephens
* David Sztybel
* Sunaura Taylor
* Kim A. Williams
* Corey Lee Wrenn
* Laura Wright
* Tzachi Zamir

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Historical|

* Phyllis B. Acosta
* William Alcott
* Bertrand P. Allinson
* Thomas Allinson
* Charles R. Attwood
* William Axon
* Eduard Baltzer
* Horace A. Barrows
* Sidney H. Beard
* George Bedborough
* Ernest Bell
* Robert Bell
* Ragnar Berg
* Rynn Berry
* Maximilian Bircher-Benner
* George Black
* Ernest Bonnejoy
* Lucius Duncan Bulkley
* J. L. Buttner
* Paul Carton
* Job Caudwell
* George Cheyne
* Henry S. Clubb
* Antonio Cocchi
* Lenna F. Cooper
* Daniël de Clercq
* Charles W. Forward
* Mahatma Gandhi
* Narasinh Narayan Godbole
* Lewis Gompertz
* Jeremiah Hacker
* John Haddon
* Walter Hadwen
* Alexander Haig
* Edward Hare
* Philippe Hecquet
* Martin Luther Holbrook
* Isaac Jennings
* John Harvey Kellogg
* Norman Kerr
* Daniel H. Kress
* William Lambe
* W. R. C. Latson
* Elmer Lee
* Susan M. Levin
* Al-Ma'arri
* Alice G. Marsh
* Elmer McCollum
* William Metcalfe
* Eli Peck Miller
* Harry Willis Miller
* J. Howard Moore
* Reuben D. Mussey
* Helen Nearing
* Scott Nearing
* Francis William Newman
* R. E. O'Callaghan
* Josiah Oldfield
* Cyril V. Pink
* Rod Preece
* James Rachels
* Ulma Doyle Register
* Rollo Russell
* Henry Stephens Salt
* Russell Thacher Trall
* Valluvar
* Ellen G. White
* Severin Wielobycki
* Howard Williams
* Frank Wokes
* Sidney Trist
* Jon Wynne-Tyson
* Kathleen Keen Zolber

Chefs and
cookbook authors|

* Nava Atlas
* Mayim Bialik
* Gypsy Boots
* BOSH!
* Edward Espe Brown
* Tabitha Brown (actress)
* Suzy Amis Cameron
* Hannah Che
* Pinky Cole
* Chloe Coscarelli
* Yamuna Devi
* Sue Donaldson
* Crescent Dragonwagon
* Rose Elliot
* Rip Esselstyn
* Carol Lee Flinders
* Dick Gregory
* Madhur Jaffrey
* Mollie Katzen
* Frances Moore Lappé
* Deborah Madison
* Linda McCartney
* Mary McCartney
* Tracye McQuirter
* Joanne Lee Molinaro
* Moosewood Collective
* Isa Chandra Moskowitz
* Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
* Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
* Mathew Pritchard
* Satchidananda Saraswati
* Derek Sarno
* Miyoko Schinner
* Alicia Silverstone
* Bryant Terry
* Anna Thomas
* Haile Thomas
* Umberto Veronesi
* Nisha Vora

Restaurants|

* Ben & Esther's Vegan Jewish Deli
* Cinnaholic
* Crossroads Kitchen
* Greens Restaurant
* Little Pine (restaurant)
* Slutty Vegan
* Souley Vegan
* Veggie Grill

Related|

* Vegetarian and vegan symbolism
* List of vegan media
* Juice fasting
* Vegetarian and vegan dog diet
* Vegaphobia
* Plant-based diet
* Sustainable diet
* Low-carbon
* Planetary health
* Flexitarianism
* Pescetarianism
* Pollotarianism

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