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International Vegetarian Union

Abbreviation	IVU
Predecessor	Vegetarian Federal Union
Formation	1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Founder	Georges Danjou
Founded at	Dresden, Germany
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Promotion of vegetarianism
Region	Worldwide
Chairman of the International Council	Marly Winckler
Website	ivu.org

The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) is an international non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote vegetarianism. The IVU was founded in 1908 in Dresden, Germany.

It is an umbrella organisation, which includes organisations from many countries and often organises World and Regional Vegetarian Congresses. These alternate in two-year cycles.

Origin

In 1907, the British Vegetarian Society celebrated its diamond jubilee by inviting leaders from vegetarian societies to an international gathering. At the gathering Dr. Danjou, vice-president of the French Vegetarian Society, proposed a new International Vegetarian Federation. Albert Broadbent, secretary of the Vegetarian Society, wrote to vegetarian societies around the world inviting them to meet in Dresden on August 18, 1908. The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) was founded in 1908 at the first World Vegetarian Congress in Dresden. German, British and Dutch Societies attended with support from 14 other countries. Albert Broadbent, Dr. Meyroos secretary of the Netherlands Vegetarian Society and Gustav A. Selss, president of the German Vegetarian Association were elected members of the IVU provisional Committee.

History

The ruling body from IVU is the International Council and the eight elected members who form it serve four year terms. Each council member must be vegetarian and hold a current position within a member organization.

Member organizations may be continental groups (EVU, VUNA, NAVS, etc.), local or other regional vegetarian organizations whose primary purpose is the promotion of vegetarianism and the support of vegetarian living (e.g. EarthSave).

The IVU Congress president from 1923 to 1926 was Ernest Bell. The 6th World Vegetarian Congress held in London in 1926 featured displays of vegetarian boots as well as furs, gloves, tennis rackets and violin strings all made without any animal substances. There was a unanimous decision to exclude membership from any society that allowed fish consumption.

The 15th World Vegetarian Congress was held in India, in 1957. It has been described by historians as bringing together Hindu nationalism and internationalism.

The IVU also encourages regional and national organizations to run vegetarian festivals, such as the 43rd World VegFest in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, on 25 October 2015 and the hundreds of currently organized vegetarian festivals on many continents.

The organization's 1975 World Vegetarian Congress in Orono, Maine, has been called the most significant event of the vegetarian movement in the United States in the 20th century and led to the 1974 founding of the North American Vegetarian Society.

In November 1999, the IVU role of president was abolished and was replaced by Chairman of the International Council. Marly Winckler is the current Chair of IVU.

People

Presidents

Notable members

• Rukmini Devi Arundale
• Bertrand P. Allinson
• Richard St. Barbe Baker
• Maurice Beddow Bayly
• James Clark
• Jacques de Marquette
• H. Jay Dinshah
• Jesse Mercer Gehman
• Jules Grand
• Alex Hershaft
• Geoffrey Hodson
• Roberta Kalechofsky
• Ernest Nyssens
• Dugald Semple
• Henry Bailey Stevens
• Scott Nearing
• Alan Stoddard
• Frank Wokes

Regional groups

• Asian Pacific Vegan Union (APVU) (formerly known as Asia Pacific Vegetarian Union)
• European Vegetarian Union (founded in 1988)
• Vegetarian Union of North America (preceded by the American Vegetarian Union 1949–1970s and the North American Vegetarian Society 1974–1987)
• South American Vegetarian Union
• Southeast Asian Vegetarian Union

See also

• List of vegetarian festivals
• List of vegetarian organizations
• Vegetarianism by country
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

References

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27. "Gloria (Maude) Gasque". International Vegetarian Union. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024.
28. "Woodland Kahler (1895-1981)". International Vegetarian Union. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024.
29. "Dr. Gordon Latto (1911-1998)". International Vegetarian Union. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024.
30. "Sri Surendra Mehta". International Vegetarian Union. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024.
31. "Howard Lyman". International Vegetarian Union. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024.
32. "Maxwell Lee". International Vegetarian Union. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024.
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38. The American Vegetarian Union

External links

• Official website

• International Vegetarian Union
• 1908 establishments in Germany
• Organizations established in 1908
• Vegetarian organizations
• Vegetarian publications and websites
• Vegetarianism in Germany