Saturday 16th July 2022
We decided to head to the main arena around 10.15am, with the talks starting from 11am. I joined in with the ‘Dance Vibes’ class for the last fifteen minutes of its duration - it was really good fun and I should have gone to join in from the beginning!
The first talk was postponed to midday, so we wandered around again for an hour before heading to the Activism tent to hear the talk ‘Animal liberation is really our liberation’. If I’m honest, I can’t remember exactly what was talked about, but it was well attended and he was a good speaker!
At 2pm, I went along to the talk on how to ‘Change the world with your wardrobe’. This mainly focused on the issues with animal- derived clothing materials, and the options available for choosing animal-free pieces. Whilst the talk covered an important subject, I would have liked to have known some more affordable options that also do not feed into the fast fashion industry, as it is difficult to know how to shop as ethically as possible.
In the Activism tent at 4pm, the talk focused on ‘Know your (vegan) rights: employment’ - a really interesting talk on understanding discrimination and prejudice in the workplace.
We quickly headed back over to the Main Stage for Heather Mills’ talk at 4.30pm. She spoke about the work she has done over her life and how she got into veganism. She has had a busy life! Her main message was about finding solutions to problems, rather than focusing on the problems themselves.
Later on, we got some Churros for dessert to share! They were so nice! At 6pm, we went to listen to Laura Hellwig’s talk on ‘How to save more animals’. She was talking on behalf of Viva!, the charity that Vegan Camp Out are partnered with this year. Some of the talk was quite upsetting though, so I didn’t stay for all of it.
The last talk of the day in the Activism Tent was given by Animal Rebellion, about climate change and the impact on veganism. The two speakers were very powerful and sounded close to tears at times when explaining why it mattered to them. They were given a standing ovation at the end!
Lastly, the headliner of the day in the main stage was Evanna Lynch, speaking about her decision to become vegan, the work she has done since and the ways it has affected her life. The message she gave was ultimately to continue doing your best by all living things, but ensuring that you are also not pushing yourself too far. She then took part in a Q&A with one of the hosts, talking about her role in Harry Potter, the acting she has done since and her ending message to the audience.
A busy day - I’ve never done so much in one day at a festival before! The talks were timetabled to take part every 30 minutes, so none of them overlapped, making it easy to see as many as you wanted. We didn’t stay for the Afterparty this evening as we were quite tired. I hope to get up a bit earlier tomorrow to take part in a yoga class!
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