The Movement for Compassionate Living (MCL) is a UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 based organisation promoting veganism

Veganism

Veganism is the practice of eliminating the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only...

 and sustainable living

Sustainable living

Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources and his/her own resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their carbon footprint by altering methods of transportation, energy consumption and diet...

. Membership is informal, based on subscription to the group's journal New Leaves, with subscribers in many countries.

The organisation was founded by former Vegan Society

Vegan Society

The Vegan Society is a registered charity and the oldest vegan society in the world, founded on November 1, 1944, in England by Donald Watson, Elsie "Sally" Shrigley, and 23 others....

 secretary

Secretary

A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...

 Kathleen Jannaway and her husband Jack in 1984.

MCL cite John Woolman

John Woolman

John Woolman was an American itinerant Quaker preacher who traveled throughout the American colonies and in England, advocating against cruelty to animals, economic injustices and oppression, conscription, military taxation, and particularly slavery and the slave trade.- Origins and early life...

, Mahatma Gandhi, Tom Regan

Tom Regan

Tom Regan is an American philosopher who specializes in animal rights theory. He is professor emeritus of philosophy at North Carolina State University, where he taught from 1967 until his retirement in 2001....

, Robert Hart, Helen and Scott Nearing

Helen and Scott Nearing

Helen Knothe Nearing and Scott Nearing were well-known American back-to-the-landers who wrote extensively about their experience living what they termed "the good life".- Philosophy :...

, Richard St. Barbe Baker

Richard St. Barbe Baker

Richard St. Barbe Baker was an English forester, environmental activist and author, who contributed greatly to worldwide reforestation efforts. As a leader, he founded an organization, still active today, whose many chapters carry out reforestation internationally.-Early years:He was born in...

, Adele Curtis and Henry Bailey Stevens as examples of compassionate living individuals.

Aims

1. To spread the vegan message and promote simple living
   Simple living
   Simple living encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one's lifestyle. These may include reducing one's possessions or increasing self-sufficiency, for example. Simple living may be characterized by individuals being satisfied with what they need rather than want...
   
    and self-reliance
   Self-Reliance
   Self-Reliance is an essay written by American Transcendentalist philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's repeating themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts...
   
    as a remedy against the exploitation of humans, animals and the Earth.
2. To promote the use of trees and vegan organic farming to meet the needs of society for food and natural resources.
3. To promote a land-based society where as much of our food and resources as possible are produced locally.

MCL argue that;

Publications

The organisation publishes a quarterly journal, "New Leaves". MCL leaflets and booklets are printed and distributed by Veggies of Nottingham, who also help to promote the work of MCL with information stalls at events.

• Abundant Living in the Coming Age of the Tree by Kathleen Jannaway
• Growing Our Own: A Guide to Vegan Gardening by Kathleen Jannaway
• Sustainable Tree-based Autonomous Vegan Villages (STAVVs) by Kathleen Jannaway

External links

• Movement for Compassionate Living website