Pamela Rice gives practical advice on how you can bring a veggie Pride parade to your city or town.

The First Veggie Pride Parade in America, which took place in Greenwich Village, New York City, on May 18, 2008, was a great success. Pamela Rice, hard news vegan and organizer of the event gives practical advice for you if you decide to bring a veggie pride parade to your town or city. She speaks about the importance of having a good Web site containing certain elements, of being in touch with city officials, and of pitfalls you want to avoid. She speaks of the importance of bringing in the media and how to do that and advises that you have good relations with city officials and the police department.