Wishing you very best wishes for an ethical, environmentally friendly
and healthy World Vegan Day - 1st November

PASS IT ON!

If you do nothing else, please vote in the World Vegan Day poll and
please sign the petition - For Life, Health, Planet

WorldVegan Day Petition <http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/LegalVeganDefin/>

World Vegan Day Poll
<http://www.communigate.co.uk/london/worldveganday/page3.phtml>

World Vegan Day Veganize a Pizza Campaign
<http://veganworldwidenews.blogspot.com/2007/10/pizza-express-what-happe\
ned-to-vegan.html>

   World Vegan Day 1st November <http://www.worldveganday.org.uk/>



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Oct 16, 2007 – World Vegan Day Melbourne Festival
Sunday the 28th of October 10am to 5pm (FREE EVENT)
Phoenix Community Reserve East Malvern
www.wvd.org.au

Healthy Diet Healthy Planet

Saving the world could be as easy as eating delicious plant based
meals according to a fast growing number of people (including
celebrities like Alicia Silverstone, Joaquin Phoenix, Daniel Johns,
and Moby) who choose a lifestyle that excludes animal products, not
only in their diets, but in all aspects of their lifestyle.

The Melbourne World Vegan Day Festival is now in its 5th year and
attracts around 5, 000 people and almost 80 stalls. The free entry
festival aims to promote a plant based, cruelty free way of living by
showcasing vegan foods, cruelty free skincare and cosmetics, health
products, organic vegan wines, clothing, pet care and much more. Live
music and entertainment for the whole family and free samples and
giveaways provide a colourful backdrop for the celebrations.

This year's highlights include a live performance by Steve Kilbey, ex
member of the band The Church, free workshops and seminars and free
makeovers using natural vegan cosmetics by an internationally
experienced makeup artist.

'We're all concerned for the planet' says coordinator of the festival
Mark Doneddu, a long term advocate for a plant based
lifestyle 'switching to a diet based on plant foods is a smart way of
reducing a host of environmental problems including water and energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, not to mention the health
benefits for everyone and the animals lives saved'.

Compelling statistics on water usage alone make many rethink their
diets. To produce a kilo of beef it takes 50,000 litres of water
(that's equivalent to almost 1,400 four minute showers with a water
saving showerhead) compare this to a kilo of rice (2,385 litres) or a
litre of milk (4,000 litres) compared to a litre of orange juice (780
litres).

'We can make simple yet effective changes to the way we eat, and have
a fundamentally positive impact on the health of ourselves and the
planet.' Mark says.

This year, Mark and other organisers are so confident that a vegan
lifestyle is the way of the future they are encouraging non
vegetarians and vegans to come and experience what the World Vegan
Day Festival has to offer. 'We want to challenge people's attitude to
their food, where it comes from and the far reaching impacts it has,
so if you're passionate about the environment, human health or social
justice, an animal lover, or even just curious to know what a plant
based lifestyle is all about, we invite you to come to World Vegan
Day and experience it for yourself, we think you'll be more than
pleasantly surprised'.

For more information, contact Mark Doneddu on 044871 2063 or email
meghan.street@...

World Vegan Day Melbourne is proudly sponsored by: Soulmama and Happy
and Healthy Foods

I think  World Vegan Day <http://worldveganday.org.uk/>  2007 is
guaranteed to be one of the best ever with people from all over the
world celebrating like never before. What with the UN Long Shadow report
on the environment and the detrimental environmental effects of meat and
dairy and various new studies and research on health diet and nutrition
<http://www.new.foodsforlife.org/>   we are on target to see the number
of Vegans doubled by the end of this year.

New innovative products such as dairy free vegandaaz ice cream
<http://nutrition-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/health-diet-nutrition-award-\
to-worlds.html>   or Vegan omega 3 dha epa
<http://www.vegetarian-dha-epa.co.uk/>  fish oil alternatives are
removing every last little niggling excuses people may have for not
going vegan.

A recent article in the Economist
<http://veganworldwidenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/vegan-futures-economistc\
om.html>  .com  recently showed vegans on the increase and the meat
industry potentially in peril.

Vegans are popping up everywhere. On a game show with Donny Osmond
<http://veganworldwidenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/donny-osmond-vegan-tv-id\
entity-is.html>  , in the muppet show
<http://veganworldwidenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-vegan-muppet-in-hens\
on-puppet-plans.html>  or on the arm of Kate Moss
<http://veganworldwidenews.blogspot.com/2007/09/kate-moss-chooses-vegan.\
html>  more and more vegans are coming out of the closet.

Australia is looking to be the World's no 1 World Vegan Day destination
for 2007 see http://www.wvd.org.au/html/2007/
<http://www.wvd.org.au/html/2007/>  for more info

See also http://www.vegansworldnetwork.org/events.php#worldveganday
<http://www.vegansworldnetwork.org/events.php#worldveganday>



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Greetings,

The World Vegan Day web site has been updated for 2007:

http://www.worldveganday.org/

Please let us know if you have any events to add for our listing!

Thank you,

Amanda Baker

PS Hopefully, I've weeded out and blocked all the spam, too.

PR, Media and Web Officer
The Vegan Society
Reg. Charity No 279228
Company Reg. No 1468880
VAT Reg. No 448 5973 95

<http://www.water4.net?a_aid=ff3f7d9d&a_bid=a6b973b4>    Vegetarian
Omega 3 fish oil alternative with DHA and EPA
Vegetarian Omega 3 3 for 2 offer
<http://www.water4.net?a_aid=ff3f7d9d&a_bid=3082a677>


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Lot's happening this year - only a month to go until UK Vegan Week and
World Vegan Day <http://www.worldveganday.org,uk/>   2006!

Lots of new websites www.supervegan.org <http://www.supervegan.org>  ,
www.veganpirates.org <http://www.veganpirates.org>  ,
www.davincicode.org.uk <http://www.davincicode.org.uk>  ,
www.for-vegans.co.uk <http://www.for-vegans.co.uk>  ,

Lots of healthy new products  such as fish free omega 3 DHA and EPA from
Algae www.vegetarian-dha-epa.co.uk <http://www.vegetarian-dha-epa.co.uk>
, newproducts from Redwoods, Plamil, The Food Doctor, and all the usual
culprits.



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www.piratesofthecarobbean.com <http://www.piratesofthecarobbean.com>

www.here-be.veganpirates.co.uk <http://www.here-be.veganpirates.co.uk>

Vegan Pirates!



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Vegan Events: It's hoped Vegans from all around will help to change the
world as we know it.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb395597.htm
<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb395597.htm>

Over the next few days and months there will be Vegan Festivals in
Bristol, Gloucester, and London but the Vegan event liable to make the
biggest impact on the thriving increased rate of world veganism is The
10th International Vegan Festival in Denmark.


http://www.news.for-vegans.co.uk <http://www.news.for-vegans.co.uk>
http://www.vegansworldnetwork.org/international-vegan-festival.html
<http://www.vegansworldnetwork.org/international-vegan-festival.html>
(Denmark)
http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk
<http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk>
http://www.govegan.co.uk <http://www.govegan.co.uk>  (Gloucester)
http://www.londonveganfestival.org.uk
<http://www.londonveganfestival.org.uk>
http://www.coventryveggies.makessense.co.uk/events/153.html
<http://www.coventryveggies.makessense.co.uk/events/153.html>
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/xmas/fayre.htm
<http://www.animalaid.org.uk/xmas/fayre.htm>  (London)




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Bristol (June) , London (Sept) , Leeds (May), Gloucester (July) East
Midlands (Dec)

Leeds

Sunday 21st may Leeds Veggie Mini-Fayre in Leeds city centre to
celebrate National Vegetarian Week. 12pm-5pm Free admission. Wonderful
vegan café with gorgeous tasty food, snacks and cakes. Stalls, lots
of free information and recipes, live music. Free Shop – bring
anything you no longer want/need and/or browse for something you like.
At The Common Place, 23-25 Wharf St, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, map on
www.thecommonplace.org.uk <http://www.thecommonplace.org.uk> . For more
details of the event contact Leedsveggies@...
<mailto:Leedsveggies@...>  or phone 0113-2484044.

Bristol

http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk/index.html
<http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk/index.html>

Gloucester

http://www.govegan.co.uk <http://www.govegan.co.uk>

London

http://www.londonveganfestival.org.uk/
<http://www.londonveganfestival.org.uk/>

East Midlands (Nottingham)

http://www.eastmidlandsveganfestival.com/
<http://www.eastmidlandsveganfestival.com/>



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In theory you don't need fish oil as you can convert omega 3 LNA from
flax to DHA and EPA. Studies show people struggle to do this, especially
men. Vegetarians and Vegans (and meat eaters) now have a sustainable
alternative to fish. Vegan EPA and DHA from Algae.

See www.news.foodsforlife.org <http://www.news.foodsforlife.org>  for
more or www.vegetarian-dha-epa.co.uk
<http://www.vegetarian-dha-epa.co.uk>  or register for more information
at http://www.water4.net/registration.htm
<http://www.water4.net/registration.htm>



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This message is about Human beings, Democracy, UNHCR, Refugees, The Iraqis,
Islam, Kurds, Human rights, Respect, Money, Donations, Angelina Jolie,
Pavarotti, Giorgio Armani, Donors, Peace, History, Campaigns and about you if
you care about these words.

Hi there,

I am SAM, an Iraqi refugee living in Lebanon at the moment; I have spent the
last 10 years of my life as a refugee registered with the UNHCR in Beirut. The
last 4 years, I have spent as an activist for peace and human rights (especially
refugees and asylum seekers) on the Internet; I'm also books author and ebooks
publisher. I have launched many campaigns to improve our situation as refugees
in Lebanon and hopefully bring more understanding to our problems worldwide. I
helped make many changes and improvements at the UNHCR office in Beirut; I used
the Internet as the field for my activities (you can read more about that in my
free ebook 'MY CAMPAIGNS'). All my ebooks are free and could be download from my
sites.

This is my newest campaign, it's about the illegal and humiliating actions of
the UNHCR, who using photos of refugees as banners and human-buttons to collect
money. This is an abuse of the dignity and humanity of the refugees and must
stop immediately and a clear public apology present by The United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees. My friends, I am talking about the pictures you can
see here: http://www.angelfire.com/yt3/un4 Where you can read the rest of this
message as web page.

Also you can read my new campaign 'Urgent, we need smile' here:
http://truth4all.atspace.com/smile.html

For more info about UNHCR and life of refugees you can read my free ebooks. I
invite you as fellow humans and members of the world community to support my
campaign by reading my article on my site and see the human-buttons. The
campaign is to support and improve the UNHCR http://www.unhcr.ch especially
after the last scandals in the UN and UNHCR, just for example: The refugees
allege that UNHCR staff is selling most of the food items they are supposed to
be supplied.
"They aren't supplying sufficient food to us because they sell most of the food
items," they allege: http://allafrica.com/stories/200503140214.html

  Here is another example: Burmese Refugees Withdraw Protest Against UNHCR 
http://www.mizzima.com/archives/news-in-2005/news-in-april/12-April05-22.htm

"We make demonstration and fast because the UNHCR office in Cairo did nothing
for our problem..." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4440730.stm

Together we will build better world.

You could reach me fast via this form: http://unhcrlebanon.reco.ws/email_me.htm
and if you like to know more about me, you can google for my name 'osam altaee'.

Thanks
THE TRUTH WARRIOR
http://www.ServerX.info/un4

At last tasty and healthy guilt free chocolate!

No sugar, no dairy, higher in essential fats as made with shelled Hemp
seeds

http://nutrition-news.blogspot.com/2005/10/new-chocolate-sugar-free-
dairy-free.html

http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/10/emw296951.htm

http://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/news.htm

Too good to be true?

NOVEMBER 1st 2005 - World Vegan Day.

Making a difference is easy - there are nearly 60 ideas on
www.worldveganday.org - one for every day of the year.

How are you going to make a difference to people, animals and the
environment ? What are you going to do?

World Vegan Day is the perfect day for making a difference.

POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY

I'm one of those weird people who believes humans are animals. We
might be a bit smarter than most of them, and we're certainly more
destructive and violent, but in the end we're just animals. If there
is such a thing as a soul, then I believe animals have it too - from
the greatest whale to the smallest bug that crawls across the ground.

But although we are animals, we are also something quite different. We
have the ability to think and reason, and plan our actions, and we
have the ability to understand the consequences of those actions.
Although many of the more intelligent species on this planet can push
a button to receive a serve of food, we're the only species with the
ability to build the button and the machine that does the serving.

In other words, although we are animals, we are something unique and
special as well. Our combination of brain, language and dexterity
gives us control over our surroundings in a way that no other animal
can match.

There's this great line in one of my favourite movies, SpiderMan.
Uncle Ben is talking to Peter Parker (a.k.a. SpiderMan) and he says:
"With great power there comes great responsibility."

I believe that we, as the dominant species on the planet, should live
by these words. We should - we must - take these words into our hearts
and minds, and live them daily in every way possible.

Unfortunately, when it comes to responsibility, humanity isn't doing
too well.

I could go into reams of statistics about the environment - about land
degradation, about our ancient rainforests disappearing, about our
oceans being overfished, about the Barrier Reef dying. I could talk
about the Ozone layer, or the millions of plastic bags we use and
throw away each year.

I could talk about these things, but I won't. You already know the
details, unless you've been living under a rock these last few years
with our old mate George Dubya Bush. There's no point in restating the
obvious.

I also don't want to come across as all preachy. Vegans are good at
doing that - I'm one of the best preachers in the trade (or worst,
depending on your point of view), so I should know!

What I will say is that, in order for us to advance as a species and
as a civilization, we need to learn to be responsible. We need to open
our eyes and look about, and see what we can do to change the world.

Some people say that there's not a lot one person can do. I reckon
that's rubbish. Saying there's nothing one person can do then
proceeding to do nothing is giving away both our power and our
responsibility. It's throwing this beautiful, fragile, glorious planet
into the too-hard basket. It's giving in; it's saying that being a
loser is acceptable.

I'm sick of losers. They're a pitiful, sniffling bunch. I can almost
hear them whinging from here: "But I don't want to give up meat! I
don't want to stop smoking! I don't want to be bothered with
recycling, or re-using, or with ethical shopping, or with living
within my means."

"After all," they say. "Life is short."

Well, I believe life is too short for whinging, for making excuses,
for copping out, for refusing to take responsibility for our actions.
If life is short, and this is all there is to it, and there is no
heaven or afterlife, then that makes this life, this world, even more
precious. And if there is a Goddess or God up there, or down here, or
in some parallel Universe, do you really think She/He would want to
waste Her/His time on a pack of whingers who couldn't be bothered to
take care of this planet, the most precious gift of all?

Just imagine - for a moment - that the Rapture isn't going to happen
any time soon. That there is no afterlife or reincarnation. That this
short, wonderful life is it. Then consider all those items you
purchased bulk-discount. All those steaks you have eaten. All those
gallons of fatty milk you have drunk. Have they made you a happier,
more complete person? If your honest answer is yes then go on doing
what you're doing, and stop reading this rant now because I probably
don't have anything more that you would want to hear.

But if you, like me, know that true happiness comes from loving
others, taking care of our families and friends, being kind to
non-human animals, and preserving our ancient wildernesses - if you
know that happiness can't be bought or sold in a box, no matter how
well that box is presented or which deluxe store it came from - then
we might have something in common. And there are millions of people
out there, just like us, who have this in common with us too.

I'm asking you to stand up and be counted. Make a vow to yourself, or
to God, or to your family, or to whatever or whomever you hold dear,
that you will seek to fight the good fight. Stand on the side of the
earth, and the animals, and the generations to come. They all depend
on you to do so.

With great power comes great responsibility. But responsibility can
also be a gift. We are Caretakers of this planet, Guardians of its
flora and fauna. We are Stewards of its high mountains and scorched
silent deserts and blossoming valleys and quiet creeks and deep blue
oceans.

Open yours eyes. Look around. And be proud to take responsibility for
this shining planet Earth.

====
You can read more Rants & Raves at the VeganForLife website
http://www.veganforlife.org

It's easy to get rid of junk on an egroup. I simply placed all my
egroups (I run quite a few!) onto 'membership must be approved'
status, and placed a warning on the home page of each group stating
that spamming and flaming are not tolerated. Then I simply ban anyone
who spams.

Who is the moderator of the group? If you're out there, and don't know
how to do this, email me and I'll help you.

Cheers,

daharja XXX

I have a lot of friends who call themselves animal lovers.

You would never catch them being cruel to a cat or dog. Many of them
have companion animals, and they treat those animals very well. Their
companion animals are family members, in every sense of the meaning.
In many ways, in fact, I believe we are more humane to our animal
companions than to our own fellow humans. We don't wage wars against
cats and dogs. We don't generally judge superiority or inferiority
based on colour or breed. We don't care about what colour eyes our cat
or dog might have.

But I'm not going to talk about our companion animals.

Instead, I am going to talk about the forgotten animals. The millions
of lost souls who, even as I sit here and type, are dying the slow
death of their lives in battery cages, in sow stalls, in veal crates,
and in feedlots. I try to not get emotional when I think of their
suffering, but it is so hard. I try to harden my heart to reality, so
that it won't disturb my sleep. I try to laugh and smile when good
friends order meat at restaurants, even though I know so well where
that meat came from, and the suffering that it caused. I watch in
silence, or sometimes in conversation, as that very suffering is
served up with orange sauce, or in a stir-fry, or perhaps battered,
roasted or grilled.

I wouldn't call myself an overly compassionate person. I'm just your
everyday Jane. But when I think of the animals that are in our 'food
stream' it upsets me. Why I feel the pain so strongly of the animals
we cause to suffer I don't think I will ever completely understand.
I'm no different to the next person. Or am I?

What makes a person into a vegetarian or a vegan, anyway? What made me
become a vegan? I can't even really remember anymore. I just know that
it was something that I had to do. I couldn't stand the hypocrisy of
my life any more. I couldn't stand calling myself an animal-lover
(just like any person who might be reading this 'rant') while
continuing to eat meat and cause agony to the nameless animals that
found their way onto my plate.

Something just 'clicked' - and once it had, there was no turning back.
I can't even remember what it was, but something opened my eyes. From
that point on I was spiraling along a path that would inevitably lead
me to veganism.

Every step I took along the path of veganism, I felt better. I was
making a difference. Maybe not to the millions, but at least to a few
animals. I didn't like the way the meat industry operated, so I opted
out. Such a simple thing to do, but one of the most powerful
statements a person can make. To say 'no' to the majority, to the
mainstream, can be hard sometimes. Yet this was so simple, and so easy.

In this life, we all have a choice: to do what is easy, or to do what
is right. I voted with my feet. I couldn't bear any longer to talk the
talk of being a freedom-lover, an animal-lover, and of being a good
person. I couldn't bear the hypocrisy of walking the walk of cruelty,
and of supporting the industries of pain and suffering at every meal.

I chose to do what is right. I turned my back on the easy path. I
sided with the animals, and with the vegans, and with the vegetarians.
I sided with the people of the world who truly value freedom, and
honesty, and charity, and love.

Now, several years along that path, I look backwards in amazement. I
have so much to thank veganism for. Something incredibly profound in
me has changed. I have found a life of compassion, and service, and
love. I know that I am a good person. Outwardly I still look the same.
Within me, I feel complete. I have found who I was meant to be. I have
found peace within myself. I have found my soul.

And I like who she is.

(you can read other 'rants' at http://www.veganforlife.org)

Does anyone have any suggestions for the 2005 WVD awards????