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VEGETARIAN/VEGAN ACTION NEWSLETTER #47,
WEDNESDAY (2NDWEDNESDAYS), APRIL 11, 2018.
Edited by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
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OMNI’s APRIL VEGETARIAN/VEGAN POTLUCK is Wednesday, APRIL 11, 2018, at OMNI, Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology (2ND Wednesdays). We start eating at 6:00. All are welcome.
OMNI’s director is Gladys Tiffany. OMNI is located at 3274 Lee Avenue parallel to N. College southeast of the Village Inn and south of Liquor World. More information: 935-4422; 442-4600.
Car directions to OMNI: Take College to Harold St (at Flying Burrito), turn east (right if you’re heading north). Go one block to Lee and turn left. Go one block to Bertha and we’re the gray brick on the corner, 2nd house south of Liquor World, solar panels on roof!
Contents: OMNI’S VEGETARIAN/VEGAN POTLUCK (VVP), APRIL 11, 2018
Our common interest is to replace meat with plants.
Health, Nutrition
Many of us began with vegetarianism and our own and the health of others. Plants are healthier than meat.
“Meatless Options for Every Family” from the PTA
3 DVDs: “Unlock the Power of Plant-Based Nutrition”
“The Cheese Trap” v. Dairy and Pro Non-Dairy Alternatives
Better Diet for SNAP
Plants Just Fine for Athletes
Get Your Protein Bar
Protection of Animals, Empathy and Compassion for Animals
Others begin with or add to healthy eating the dislike of torturing and/or killing another sentient creature.
LTE: “Cruelty and Suffering”
“Cruelty in the Dairy Industry”
“Ban on Furs”
Book: Dominion…Call to Mercy
Climate Change, Extreme Weather
And recently people are adding to these motives for choosing vegetarianism and veganism their awareness that meat eating (carnivorism, carnism) contributes to global warming and climate change.
These three motives constitute a powerful agenda for choosing a VV lifestyle.
Carnivorism (Carnism) v. Environment and Climate
Vegetarian Diet v. Fossil Fuels Emissions
Taxing Meat for the Climate
TEXTS
HEALTH AND NUTRITION: NO TO MEAT
Nara Sandberg. “Meatless Options for Every Family.” Our Children, The National PTA Magazine (Spring 2018). “Many families are adding meatless meals into their dinner plan because of the health benefits….” Sandberg is the author of Meatless? A Fresh Look at What You Eat and Starting from Scratch, “books for young readers that explain vegetarianism and the basics of healthy food…” Join PTA today, I’m glad I did: anybody can benefit from it and benefit it.
Unlocking the Power of Plant-Based Nutrition. Three DVDs with Neal Barnard, M.D., and Toni Fiore.
The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy by Neal Barnard, MD.
The American Journal of Preventive Medicinecalls for a new focus on healthful vegetable, fruits, whole grains, and legumes for SNAP participants. See “Healthy Staples: Better Food for More People,” Good Medicine (Spring 2016).
“How Plant-Based Athletes Are Changing the Game.” Good Medicine (Spring 2018). The new documentary The Game Changers advocates a plant-based diet for athletes.
The Best Vegan Protein Bar Is ...
PROTECTION OF ANIMALS, EMPATHY, COMPASSION: NO TO KILLING
Kathy Winkler. “Cruelty and Suffering.” LTE, NADG (2-28-18). “We were not meant to torture and eat our fellow sentient beings.”
“Member Profile: Michael Schwarz, Ending Animal Cruelty in the Dairy Industry.” Good Medicine (Spring 2018). If you like cheese try some non-dairy substitutes.
Janie Har (AP). “San Francisco’s Ban on Furs….” NADG (3-25-18).
“San Francisco just became the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur….the city’s board of supervisors unanimously approved the ban….”
Matthew Scully. Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy.
2003. https://us.macmillan.com/dominion/matthewscully/9780312319731/
Matthew Scully. Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy.
2003. https://us.macmillan.com/dominion/matthewscully/9780312319731/
PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE: NO TO C02
MIGHTY EARTH: Meat Eating Harms Environment
New Investigation Finds Vast Deforestation, Fires, Public Health Impacts Driven By European Meat Industry
World Water Day with Mighty Earth (looking back to last month)Friends, 3-19-18 We are just a few days out from our 2018 World Water Day forum, which is coming up **this Thursday** Big Meat is one of the dirtiest industries on this planet. One recent report found that the meat industry has created more climate pollution than all cars, planes, and trucks combined. We're coming together on World Water Day to highlight tactics that citizens in NWA can use to take on the meat industry and make a huge impact. We will be joined by two fantastic guest speakers: Denise Deason-Toyne, president of Save the IL River; and Guy Ames, author, activist, and owner of Ames Orchard. Sign up HERE to join us! WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 6:30 PM WHERE: Farrell's Lounge, 311 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville SIGNUP: bit.ly/cleanerwaternow |
Michael Greenberg
VEGETARIAN DIET vs. FF EMISSIONS
“Research out of Oxford University’s Oxford Martin School finds that widespread adoption of a vegetarian diet around the world could reduce greenhouse gasemissions by nearly two-thirds.” The Humanist (Nov.-Dec. 2017), p. 9.
TAXING MEAT
Meat Tax Crucial, Says Analysis, to Combat Climate Crisis and Global Health Threats. Monday, December 11, 2017 by Common Dreams
Contents: OMNI VEGETARIAN ACTION NEWSLETTER #46, MARCH 14, 2018 http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2018/03/omni-vegetarianvegan-action-46.html
Health, Nutrition
6 Cookbooks
Protection of Animals from Torture and Death
“The Animals We Eat.” VegNews (M/A 2018), 31. Statistics for 10 animals
Glenn Greenwald, Consumers vs. Animal Cruelty of Poultry Industry
Marla Rose, Eating Meat and Ethics
Climate Catastrophe Long-range Mitigation and Immediate Adaptation
Vegetarianism, Veganism, and Climate Change, Google Search 3-14
http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2018/03/omnivegetarianvegan-action-46.html
END VEGETARIAN/VEGAN ACTION NEWSLETTER #47, APRIL 11, 2018