I support the vegan and vegetarian movements, and am a frequent customer at Sticky Fingers vegan bakery. Though an omnivore, I don't eat a lot of meat, and when I do I try to stick with free-range, organic, farmer's market, etc products. I attended and support the veggie hot dog eating contest we had here a couple of weeks ago.

However, please (1) use correct spelling and (2) don't go around writing on other people's property. The building here contains affordable housing units, and they don't have a huge budget for cleaning up graffiti. The "vegen" tagger has left their mark all over Columbia Heights.

First of all, you're preaching to the choir, this neighborhood probably has the highest concentration of vegans in the region. Take it to Bethesda, alright? Second of all, the toxic chemicals used to clean your semi-literate scrawlings will pollute the environment. Third, your graffiti is ineffective and pointless. It's not like someone thinking about becoming a vegan is going to walk down the sidewalk, see your little propaganda piece, and decide "I'll do it!" on the spot. Instead, by putting your message out there in graffiti form, it will only perpetuate the idea of veganism as a fringe lifestyle compared to the mainstream American diet. Try getting your message out there through legal, mainstream, less "guerilla" methods. How about a TV commercial saying hey, veganism is healthy, helps the environment, give it a try. I would "love & pray" for you to please take your vandalism elsewhere.