Take Action

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By “active”, we really mean it 🙂 We are working to create a list of actions you can take in your daily life to move the needle on Ahimsa.

You will also find actions that are less obvious or quite simple but can have a huge impact:

• Listen to the “Vegan Report” podcast! Will add the links shortly.
• Add a review for those great vegan restaurants you have been to. It is a great way to move the needle on plant-based foods by encouraging more people to try these restaurants. Consider Google Maps and Yelp!
• How about asking your library to host a few plant-based recipe books that aren’t available so that people can read them?
• Re-align your investments with Ahimsa. Check out Ahimsa Investment Movement (https://aimofindia.org/)
• Add “Non-Violent Communication” by Marhsall Rosenberg to your reading list. Communication (in all forms) is a tool that allows us humans to build flows of information to collectively make forward progress. The key ingredient to making real forward progress is genuine compassion.
  
  Reading this book will help you bring genuine compassion to your conversations, to connect with people and understand where their stand, what they really mean underneath the words. And it will help you in helping them understand the pain and suffering you are aware about, eventually leading to changing their actions for Ahimsa.
  
  And along the way you will also develop a better understanding of your thoughts, emotions, and learn to observe yourself. And to be a better person.
  
  Final note: the book might seem mechanical at first, focussing on just communication. But the crux is not about the mechanics of language but really bringing compassion when connecting with others.
• Maybe a different way to RSVP for that office lunch/ dinner? Ask if there are sufficient vegan options (not just fries, etc)! This is an easy opportunity to ask for an inclusive menu, make a case for having vegan options.
  • We will shortly add some templates/ easy ways to quickly respond to an RSVP to convey the intent well.