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The 5th East Midlands Vegan Festival (EMVF) welcomed almost 2000 visitors to the Council House on Nottingham's Old Market Square in 2008.

The 2009 event will be held on Saturday 12th December.

The Festival will featured food & drink, toiletries, cosmetics, gift and campaign stalls, as well as vegan food samples and advice.

• The East Midlands Vegan Festival takes place exactly midway through the Copenhagen Climate Conference; reducing animal products is The Simplest And Most Effective Step an individual can take to reduce their carbon footprint. See http://51percent.org/
  
  
• The event is to be held at the Council House; the Council are urged to follow the lead of their Twin City, Ghent, in adopting a weekly Veggie Day. See http://veggieday.org.uk/
  
  
• Why Vegan? See http://www.bestveganguide.com/