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Claude Pasquini As the I.V.U.'s international liaison officer for Europe, I've been involved mainly in the following activities: Council work via E-mail: Public relations via E-mail: I participated in a Malta private T.V. Show, in various radio and T.V. programs in Luxembourg and a talk-show with world famous Michel Montignac, the French gourmet nutrition author (11 million books sold) Participation in various Congresses / festivals
The major problem I encountered was the lack of money of the Eastern
European national and local vegetarian/vegan societies, and the listless
and forgetful attitude of a number of national and local members when
their membershipp fees are due. It appears I.V.U. hasn't entered sufficiently
into the consciousness of European vegetarianlvegan societies yet. While
its web site is most popular, I.V.U., as a world organization, could do
more to support, in one way or another, the Eastern European vegetarian/vegan
organizations that often see their good intentions fading away in the
general destitution they have to deal with. |