VEGAN protesters are reported to have targeted Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations in Melbourne in a bid to get the Greek community to eat less meat.
The protesters attended a late night mass at St George's Greek Orthodox Church in Thornbury on Saturday May 1 where a big crowd was in attendance to celebrate Greek Easter.
Meat, in particular lamb, is an intrinsic part of Greek Orthodox Easter tradition, with church-goers usually following mass with a bowl of soup with meat and a lamb on the spit on Easter Sunday.
The small crowd of protesters were reported to be Greek Australians and carried placards in Greek.
All reports said the protesters were not violent but the stunt angered some within the community who thought it was inappropriate given the importance of the occasion for the congregation, especially as they could not gather the year before due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
Many Greek Orthodox faithful fast in the lead-up to Easter, including time abstaining from meat products.
Gregor Heard
Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.
Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.
