By John Davis IVU Manager & Historian

Dresden Early 20th century

Dresden Vegetarian Society

Four Vegetarian Restaurants

Hydrotherapy Sanatarium

National Hygiene Museum

Origins of International Vegetarianism

1847-18871847 – Vegetarian Society (UK)

1850-60 – American Vegetarian Society - over 30 local veg groups in UK

1867 – Deutsche Verein fürnatürliche Lebensweise

1868 - Stuttgarter Vegetarierverein1879 - Deutsche Verein für harmonische

Lebenweise (Vegetarier Verein)

1887 – 40th Anniversary of Veg Society German visitor (Herr Weidner from Cologne)

Joseph Brotherton & James Simpson

Origins of International Vegetarianism 18891889, June – Vegetarian Union

(London Vegetarian Society)

1889, September – InternationalVegetarian Congress in Cologne

1889, October 1 – Vegetarian Federal Union – now global

Origins of International Vegetarianism 1878-1890

1878 – Austria1879 – France1880 – Switzerland1882 – New Zealand1884 – Hungary1886 – Australia1886 – USA (VSA)1889 – India1890 - Ireland Plus dozens of local groups in the UK,

at least a dozen in Germany, and manymore in the other countries.

Origins of International Vegetarianism1890International Vegetarian Congress, London

Origins of International Vegetarianism1891-931891 – VFU Congress, Brussels,

cancelled

1892 – Deutsche Vegetarier-Bund

1893 – International Congress, Chicago

Origins of International Vegetarianism1897 - 19031897 – International Congress, London

1900 – International Congress, Paris

1901 – Brussels Congress…??

1903 – the end of the money...

Origins of International Vegetarianism1891 - 1906

1891 – Czechoslovakia1891 – Chile1894 – Netherlands1895 – Sweden1896 – Denmark1897 – Belgium1899 – Italy1901 – Russia1903 – Norway1905 – Spain1906 - Greece

Origins of International Vegetarianism

1904-19081904 International Congress, St Louis

1907 Vegetarian Society Diamond Jubilee- proposal for a new Federation

1908 – DresdenIVU founded

If you want to know what happened next ...Tomorrow, Monday:

14.55 – Festsaal100 Years of the International Vegetarian Union

BOAT TRIP TO MEISSENWednesday, July 30 – depart 09.45 – 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