For this year's "Great American Meatout", Bay Area Vegetarians have organized 4 events. The first happened March 6th, at the Red Vic Peace Center B&B in San Francisco. They sponsored a presentation by Erik Marcus, the author of Vegan: the New Ethics of Eating, publisher of vegan.com, a website dedicated to the vegan lifestyle, and host of the podcast show "Erik's Diner" that covers various aspects of veganism and animal agriculture. Erik Marcus spoke to a full house on his newest book, Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money. He talked about the issues and problems with factory farming, and then discussed and critiqued the current vegetarian, animal welfare, and animal rights movements. He proposed a fourth movement called "dismantlement", a systematic approach to tackling the huge animal agriculture behemoth. He also emphasized the importance of outreach to youth and college students. When a young person transitions to a vegetarian or vegan diet, thousands of animals will be spared. After the presentation, Erik signed books and was available for discussion. Read More with Photos