---
title: "wvc50 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=category&id=180"
date: "2026-11-06T00:13:19+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

wvc50

 [ ![12th World Vegetarian Congress 1950 - editorial](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc50-editor.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3821:congress-wvc50-editor&catid=180)

## [12th World Vegetarian Congress 1950 - editorial](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3821:congress-wvc50-editor&catid=180)

The International Vegetarian Union Congress. Our present issue is largely devoted to the proceedings of the The International Veg…

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 [ ![The Future of the International Vegetarian Movement - Kaj Dessau, 1950](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc50-future.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3822:congress-wvc50-future&catid=180)

## [The Future of the International Vegetarian Movement - Kaj Dessau, 1950](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3822:congress-wvc50-future&catid=180)

THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL VEGETARIAN MOVEMENT By KAJ DESSAU (Denmark).

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 [ ![12th IVU World Vegetarian Congress 1950](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc50-index.png) ](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-main-congress-wvc50-index.html)

## [12th IVU World Vegetarian Congress 1950](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-main-congress-wvc50-index.html)

A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Da…

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 [ ![from The Vegetarian News (London) Autumn 1950](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc50-london-report.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3824:congress-wvc50-london-report&catid=180)

## [from The Vegetarian News (London) Autumn 1950](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3824:congress-wvc50-london-report&catid=180)

THE Twelfth Congress of the International Vegetarian Union was held at Pietersberg, Oosterbeek, near Arnhem, by invitation of the…

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 [ ![North Americans in 1950](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc50/mrs-gasque.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3825:congress-wvc50-north-american&catid=180)

## [North Americans in 1950](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3825:congress-wvc50-north-american&catid=180)

1950 - Gloria (Maude) Gasque \[photo right\]. of California started funding IVU to provide a full time Secretary and office. She be…

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 [ ![From The Vegetarian News (London) Spring 1950](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc50-notice.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3826:congress-wvc50-notice&catid=180)

## [From The Vegetarian News (London) Spring 1950](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3826:congress-wvc50-notice&catid=180)

TWELFTH CONGRESS OF THE International Vegetarian Union at Oosterbeek, Holland, 11th - 17th July 1950

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