Vegan around Annapurna – what can you expect? Frankly, I had no idea what to expect. Travelling as a vegan has been hard at times, but I started to get the hang of it I guess. Without any reseach I embarked on a bus trip towards to unknown. My decision to do a hike had been made 2 days before, and I only briefly found time to go to the supermarket and stock up on snacks.…
Today, I will share a discussion between George D Rodger – a former CEO of the Vegan Society UK & Donald Watson – a co-founder of the Vegan Society. It shows the reader Donald Watson’s views of his friends, of the Society, and of wider animal rights issues. It is in our Ernest Bell Library as a typed transcript. Without changing any words, I have done my best to punctuate…
INTERVIEW WITH DONALD WATSON SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2002 Part Two (find Part One here) Recorded by George D Rodger GDR: Do you feel that all food production should be grown organically? DW: Well, ideally, yes. I think in a vegan world, of course, there wouldn’t be any animal manure on the scale that we have it now. I suppose we could always have a few animals, oh it would be…
A blog post intended primarily for friends in the UK & the US who identify with Democratic Socialism. Jeremy Corbyn, a Democratic Socialist, an animal rights supporter & a vegetarian, is under attack in the UK by right-wingers posing as socialists. Bernie Sanders has brought Democratic Socialism to the fore in the US. …… Here is Henry S. Salt, reflecting in 1923 on the anti-socialism prevalent at Eton College and King’s…
Donald Watson Reads 1st copy of Vegan News – later to become The Vegan. Picture by Joseph Connolly. “The great need is for the movement to accept a logical and consistent objective to which all can aim, and then use its energies to make the realisation of the objective possible, easy, and safe.” – Donald Watson Today, we are sharing an article by Donald Watson. It dates from early 1948.…
Watch our highlight video of the Oslo Vegetarfestival 2016 at the DOGA/Kulturkirken Jacob in Oslo, Norway. Interviews by HappyCow’s Ken Spector. The 2 day annual event took place on May 7 and 8, 2016. Ken interviews the event’s co-founder, Heidi Røneid, and a local talks about Oslo’s favorite vegan restaurants and other vegan tips. Watch our video highlights here: For more info see: http://www.oslovegetarfestival.no/…
Dr Michael Greger – talking very sensibly in the UK – with Klaus Mitchell of Plant Based News. This qualifies as Vegan History! Early in the conversation, Dr Greger mentions Dr. Scott Stoll, who co-founded the International Plant Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference after recognizing the urgent need to educate and motivate healthcare professionals to use whole, plant-based foods as a foundation for healing and disease prevention. – here. …… Extra bonus footage…
Rochester, New York, has a litany of shocking statistics. Rochester has the highest rate of extreme poverty in the U.S. for a similarly-sized city. The Rochester City School District’s student graduation rates for African American males (9%) and Latino males (10%) are routinely the lowest in the United States, while overall high school graduation rates are the worst in New York. According to recent studies, Rochester-born “babies are dying at a rate…
For those with a mighty sweet tooth, eating an entirely plant-based diet can seem like a daunting task, even for the sake of the animals, the environment, and personal health. After all, animal products like eggs, milk, and butter are so commonly found in baked goods that it seems hard to believe that the cakes and cookies we crave could ever be made without them. Is the vegan, then, condemned…
From Katrina Fox – 55 media angles to help you brainstorm ideas to pitch to journalists so you or your vegan-run business gets featured in the media. Go here. Click on the Download Now – button. Share your details. Confirm that you are real by clicking on a link which will arrive at your email address – our link took a few minutes to arrive. Download this very helpful file. We are an 80+…
I love ethnic food, and especially curries. This dish literally comes together in minutes, minus the cooking time. All of the ingredients are things that you will more than likely have on hand, in your pantry and fridge. This curry is very warming, so if you don’t like things spicy, you can decrease the amount of red pepper flakes and curry powder. I enjoy making Indian food, since it’s loaded with…
If you are vegan, please give yourselves a hand ladies and gentlemen. Celebrate! Why? Because you are true heroes! Seriously. I’m not kidding. What´s a hero? Let’s have a look at the definition: A hero is a person admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Ok. Let´s see: Courage. As a vegan you still are a leper in a way. In a good way. Choosing to swim against the current…
BE DISCERNING BE DETERMINED and dare to BE VEGAN! – G. Allan Henderson …… In 1944, 100% vegetarian Fay Keeling Henderson & G. Allan Henderson were the source of the new word ‘vegan’ – in collaboration with Dorothy and Donald Watson & other friends. Dorothy and Donald Watson are relatively well-known to the huge & diverse 2016 vegan community. Source – see p11 Today, with the help of items in our Ernest Bell Library…