A history of the International Vegetarian Union

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A history of theInternational Vegetarian Union

• By John Davis IVU Webmaster Historian

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International Vegetarianism1847-1887

• 1847 Vegetarian Society (UK)
• 1850 American Vegetarian Society
• 1867 Germany, Natural Living Society
• 1887 40th Anniversary, German visitor

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International Vegetarianism1888

• London Vegetarian Society
• Arnold Hills

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International Vegetarianism1889

• 1889, June Vegetarian Union
• 1889, September Cologne Congress
• 1889, October 1 Vegetarian Federal Union

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Origins of International Vegetarianism1890

• International Vegetarian Congress, London

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Origins of International Vegetarianism1891-93

• 1891 Vegetarian Federal Union
• 1892 Deutsche Vegetarier-Bund
• 1893 International Congress, Chicago- via NY,
  DC,- Chicago Stockyards

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Origins of International Vegetarianism1900 - 1903

• 1897 International Congress, London
• 1900 International Congress, Paris
• 1901 Brussels Congress??
• 1903 the end of the money...

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• 1907 VegSoc diamond Jubilee
• 1908 Dresden

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• 1909 Manchester
• 1910 Brussels

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• 1913 The Hague

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• 1923 Stockholm
• 1926 London
• 1929 Steinschönau
• 1932 Berlin
• 1935 Denmark
• 1938 Norway

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• 1947 Stonehouse, England
• 1950 Oosterbeck, The Netherlands
• 1953 Sigtuna, Sweden
• 1955 Paris, France

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• 1957 Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras - India

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• 1960 Hannover/Hamburg, Germany
• 1963 Barcelona, Spain
• 1965 Derbyshire, England
• 1967 India
• 1969 Jerusalem, Israel
• 1971 The Hague, The Netherlands
• 1973 Ronneby Brunn, Sweden

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• 1975 Orono, Maine, USA

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• 1977 India
• 1979 Loughborough, England
• 1983 Nue Ulm, Germany
• 1984 Baltimore, USA
• 1986 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
• 1988 Mexico, cancelled

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• 1990 Tel Aviv, Israel
• 1993 Madras, India
• 1994 The Hague, Netherlands
• 1996 Johnstown, PA, USA
• 1999 Chiang Mai, Thailand

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• 2000 Toronto, Canada
• 2002 Edinburgh, Scotland
• 2004 Florianópolis, Brazil
• 2006 Goa, India
• 2008 Dresden, Germany
• 2010 ??