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2000

 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 2000 - Short Report about the IVU Congress in Toronto](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/2000/toronto2.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3174:congress-2000-evu-toronto&catid=95)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 2000 - Short Report about the IVU Congress in Toronto](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3174:congress-2000-evu-toronto&catid=95)

I fell in love with Toronto. Everything in the town is joyful, optimistic, and generous, the broad streets, the elegant skyscrape…

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress - Toronto, Canada, Summer 2000](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-2000-index.png) ](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-2000-congress-2000-index.html)

## [World Vegetarian Congress - Toronto, Canada, Summer 2000](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-2000-congress-2000-index.html)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • July 10-16, 2000 Hosted by the Toronto Vegetarian Association Reports from the October 2000 issue of I…

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress - Toronto, Canada, Summer 2000 - countdown](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-2000-countdown.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3173:congress-2000-countdown&catid=95)

## [World Vegetarian Congress - Toronto, Canada, Summer 2000 - countdown](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3173:congress-2000-countdown&catid=95)

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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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress - Toronto, Canada, Summer 2000 - DIETARY CODE OF PRACTICE AMONGST JAINS](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-2000-jainism.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3176:congress-2000-jainism&catid=95)

## [World Vegetarian Congress - Toronto, Canada, Summer 2000 - DIETARY CODE OF PRACTICE AMONGST JAINS](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3176:congress-2000-jainism&catid=95)

DIETARY CODE OF PRACTICE AMONGST JAINS by Prof. P K Jain ABSTRACT Jains are a small religious community in India, who are strict …

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 [ ![IVU General Meeting Minutes, Toronto, 12 July 2000 - Draft Version 2](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/members/pics/ivu-con4.gif) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3177:congress-2000-minutes&catid=95)

## [IVU General Meeting Minutes, Toronto, 12 July 2000 - Draft Version 2](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3177:congress-2000-minutes&catid=95)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • July 10-16, 2000 Hosted by the Toronto Vegetarian Association IVU GENERAL MEETING MINUTES (DRAFT Versi…

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 2000: Post-Congress Report by Robert Fraser](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/members/pics/ivu-con4.gif) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3178:congress-2000-oz-report&catid=95)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 2000: Post-Congress Report by Robert Fraser](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3178:congress-2000-oz-report&catid=95)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada • July 10-16, 2000 Hosted by the Toronto Vegetarian Association Post-Congress Report by Robert Fraser, I…

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