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title: "northam20b - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
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date: "2026-11-06T00:22:45+00:00"
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northam20b

 [ ![Charles Attwood M.D., F.A.A.P (1932-1998)](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/texts/atwood.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=2577:history-northam20b-attwood&catid=69)

## [Charles Attwood M.D., F.A.A.P (1932-1998)](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=2577:history-northam20b-attwood&catid=69)

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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 [ ![North America: late 20th Century](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-northam20b-index.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu/hv-general-history-northam20b-index.html)

## [North America: late 20th Century](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu/hv-general-history-northam20b-index.html)

Meat Avoiders and Casual Vegetarians - survey, Canada 1997 (TVA) A note on this archive. The history section of this website is d…

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 [ ![Invitation to North America (1968) and Notes on Vegetarian History - Geoffrey L. Rudd](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/history/northam20b/rudd1.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=2579:history-northam20b-rudd&catid=69)

## [Invitation to North America (1968) and Notes on Vegetarian History - Geoffrey L. Rudd](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=2579:history-northam20b-rudd&catid=69)

GEOFFREY L. RUDD (Secretary: The Vegetarian Society \[UK\]) \[Mr Rudd was also General Secretary of IVU at this time and his trip ap…

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 [ ![Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991)](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/history-northam20b-singer.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=2580:history-northam20b-singer&catid=69)

## [Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991)](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=2580:history-northam20b-singer&catid=69)

I. B. Singer was an outstanding writer of Yiddish stories. His best-selling novels include "The Family Moscat", "Satan in Goray",…

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