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1 Why Dresden? the origins of the International Vegetarian Union
By John Davis IVU Manager & Historian

2 Dresden Early 20th century
Dresden Vegetarian Society Four Vegetarian Restaurants Hydrotherapy Sanatarium National Hygiene Museum

3 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1847-1887
1847 – Vegetarian Society (UK) – American Vegetarian Society - over 30 local veg groups in UK 1867 – Deutsche Verein für natürliche Lebensweise Stuttgarter Vegetarierverein Deutsche Verein für harmonische Lebenweise (Vegetarier Verein) 1887 – 40th Anniversary of Veg Society German visitor (Herr Weidner from Cologne) Joseph Brotherton & James Simpson

4 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1889
1889, June – Vegetarian Union (London Vegetarian Society) 1889, September – International Vegetarian Congress in Cologne 1889, October 1 – Vegetarian Federal Union – now global

5 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1878-1890
1878 – Austria 1879 – France 1880 – Switzerland 1882 – New Zealand 1884 – Hungary 1886 – Australia 1886 – USA (VSA) 1889 – India Ireland Plus dozens of local groups in the UK, at least a dozen in Germany, and many more in the other countries.

6 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1890
International Vegetarian Congress, London

7 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1891-93
1891 – VFU Congress, Brussels, cancelled 1892 – Deutsche Vegetarier-Bund 1893 – International Congress, Chicago

8 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1897 - 1903
1897 – International Congress, London 1900 – International Congress, Paris 1901 – Brussels Congress…?? 1903 – the end of the money...

9 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1891 - 1906
1891 – Czechoslovakia 1891 – Chile 1894 – Netherlands 1895 – Sweden 1896 – Denmark 1897 – Belgium 1899 – Italy 1901 – Russia 1903 – Norway 1905 – Spain Greece

10 Origins of International Vegetarianism 1904-1908
1904 International Congress, St Louis 1907 Vegetarian Society Diamond Jubilee - proposal for a new Federation 1908 – Dresden IVU founded

11 If you want to know what happened next ...
Tomorrow, Monday: – Festsaal 100 Years of the International Vegetarian Union

12 BOAT TRIP TO MEISSEN Wednesday, July 30 – depart – back in Dresden at 18.00 16.80 euros for the boat ‘do your own thing’ for three hours in the 1,000 year old town of Meissen


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