| Society of PEACE Members Meeting & Social Luncheon |
Location: A Moveable Feast Natural Cafe & Health Food Store in Houston Join us for our 2nd quarter general members meeting & social luncheon. This will be held at A Moveable Feast Natural Cafe in Houston. The Cafe offers a variety of vegetarian & vegan entrees. Our meetings are open to the public and we welcome our new members! This is a great opportunity to network with other members & supporters and learn about our volunteer opportunities. If you plan to attend, please RSVP so we can reserve you a seat! RSVP for our Members Meeting & Luncheon HERE!
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| Society of PEACE "Celebrate Freedom by Keepin' it Vegan!" BBQ Potluck Picnic |
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Location: Spotts Park in Houston Save the date!!! We'll be hosting another fun-filled vegan potluck picnic on Saturday, July 5th in Houston. Join us over the holiday weekend as we ""Celebrate Freedom by Keepin' it Vegan" with a vegan BBQ. We'll be grilling up some delicious vegan "burgers" and there will be activities & games for the kids. All ages are welcome to attend! Bring your canine companions, too (on leashes, of course!). There will be door prizes and plenty of free Veg Starter Guides, so bring your friends & family! RSVP's are appreciated! Time to be announced soon! Click HERE to RSVP for our Vegan BBQ Potluck Picnic
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| Tune in to the "Go Vegan Texas!" radio program on KPFT Houston |
Tune in every Monday at 10:00 AM on Pacifica Radio KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston, and 89.5 in Galveston. The show can also be heard live on the web at www.kpft.org. Archives are available online! Visit GO VEGAN TEXAS! online HERE
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| Check out Bob Linden's "Go Vegan Radio" program on the Green Radio Network |
Go Vegan Radio is now airing on the Green Radio Network. The show is hosted by Bob Linden. Archives & podcasts from Bob Linden's show can be found online at www.greenradionetwork.org. Visit the GREEN RADIO NETWORK online HERE
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| The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is looking for Vegan Diet Success Stories! |
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) wants to hear from those who have vegan diet success stories!
If you have improved your health by following a vegan diet, please share your experience with PCRM so they may share it with others. Click Here to submit your vegan diet success story to PCRM
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Society of PEACE E-News & Events
"Promoting PEACE & Compassion for ALL Beings"
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JUNE 2008
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Dear Society of PEACE Members & Supporters:
Vegan & animal rights issues are certainly hot topics
on TV right now! At the end of May, TV Talk Show Host Oprah
Winfrey announced to millions of viewers that
she would be taking a "21 Day Vegan Cleanse". She
interviewed author Kathy Freston during the show and
the author's book,
Quantum Wellness sold out almost
immediately, thanks to Oprah's Book Club.
In the same week, TV Talk Show Host
Ellen DeGeneres interviewed Rory Freedman and
Kim
Barnouin, co-authors of the NY Times bestselling
book Skinny
Bitch.
This was another giant step forward in bringing vegan
& animal rights topics to millions of television viewers.
The television buzz continues this month when the
acclaimed weekly FX Network series "30 Days"
will air an episode entitled "Animal Rights". The
series is
produced by Morgan Spurlock (of "Supersize Me"
fame). Animal Acres
Farmed Animal Sanctuary is one
of the organizations to be featured in the episode,
which is scheduled to air nationwide on June 17.
(Check local listings for air times.)
With all the positive media attention surrounding
veganism, animal rights and the environment, it's a
great time to introduce non-vegetarians to the many
benefits of a plant-based diet. PCRM has a Vegetarian Starter Guide that can be
downloaded online for free and is great to share
with anyone who wants to learn about vegetarian living.
Remember, PEACE begins on your plate -- Go VEG!
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LOCAL EVENTS & OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
Animal Advocacy & Veg-friendly Events for June & early July 2008
June Events:
- June 7, 2008:
Friends of BARC "Meet & Greet" Anniversary Party to
benefit shelter animals & adoptions in Houston
- June 7, 2008: Houston Vegan
Meetup Social Dinner
- June 8, 2008:
Vegan "Gluten-free" Cooking Class featuring Chef
Staci Davis
in Houston
- June 10, 2008: Houston
Vegetarian Meetup Social Dinner
- June 12, 2008:
Vegan "Healthy Mexican Cuisine" featuring Chef Staci
Davis in Houston
- June 14, 2008:
Society of PEACE Members Meeting & Social
Luncheon in Houston
- June 26, 2008: "Raw
Goodness" Vegan food tasting featuring Chef Pat
Greer in Houston
- June 28, 2008: Vegan BBQ
Cooking Class featuring Chef Karuna Mayi in
Houston
Preview of July events:
- July 5, 2008: Society of
PEACE "Celebrate Freedom by Keepin' it Vegan!" BBQ
Potluck Picnic in Houston
- July 7, 2008: Houston
Health Association Dinner & Meeting
Be sure to check our online calendar for more events and updates throughout the month!
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Animal, Earth & Vegetarian Issues in the News
- "Finger Lickin' Tofu: KFC Goes Vegan"-
GlobeandMail.com, written by Josh Wingrove
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"Oprah Checks Out the Vegan Diet: Will America
Follow?"- The Salt Lake Tribune, written by Susan
Levin, M.S., R.D.
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"Will Ellen Follow Oprah to the Vegan Side?"-
Ecorazzi.com
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"Queen of TV Talk Show Goes Vegan"-
TheAdvertiser.com,
written by Lyle Clark
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"Oprah Winfrey Goes Vegan for 21 Days"-
MSNBC/Access Hollywood
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"A Vegan Diet and Diabetes"-
ChicagoTribune.com, written
by Susan Levin, M.S., R.D.
- "Hawaii Senators Win PETA Award for
Recommending that Children Have Access to
Healthy, Humane Meals"- PETA press release
- "'World Ocean Day' Coming June
8th"-
Earth911.com
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"'World Environment Day' Calls for End to CO2
Addiction"- Environmental News
Network/Reuters
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"GMOs Will Only Make the Global Food Crisis
Worse"- Environmental News Network, by Dr.
Mae-Wan Ho
- "One Million Vow to Reduce
Carbon by Being Vegetarian"- Radio Taiwan
International
To view and share more news, join our Message Board Forum
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BOOK REVIEW
YELLOW ROSE RECIPES: Over 120 Quick and Delicious Vegan Creations with Kick
Society of PEACE Treasurer Amanda Mariano
shares her
fun review of the new vegan
cookbook, Yellow Rose Recipes. In
the review, Amanda writes, "Having grown up here
in
Houston, Joanna pays tribute to the Lone Star State in
her
debut cookbook as reflected in the title and the
southern comfort foods we all love."
Be sure to
check out the full review & vegan recipe sample
from
Joanna's new cookbook! And, don't forget to let us
know if you have a favorite veggie
cookbook, animal rights book or earth-friendly book
you'd like to review. You could be featured in an
upcoming E-Newsletter!
CLICK HERE to read the full review and sample recipe from Joanna's new cookbook
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ACTION ALERTS
Take Action for Animals!
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NATIONAL CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & FESTIVALS
Spring & Summer 2008
- -
"Their Lives, Our Voices" Conference - June 6-8,
2008
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- - Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary "Party for
the Pigs" Jamboree - June 14, 2008 (Woodstock,
NY)
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NAVS Vegetarian Summerfest 2008 - June 18-22,
2008
(Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
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"Let Live" NW Animal Right Conference - June 27-
29, 2008 (Portland, Oregon)
- - Farm Sanctuary "Summer Twilight Tour " at
the California Shelter - June 28, 2008 (Orland, CA)
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The World Peace Diet Retreat - July 18-20, 2008
(Columbiaville, Michigan)
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"Taking Action for Animals" Conference - July 19-
21, 2008
(Arlington, Virginia)
- - 38th
International Vegetarian Union "World Vegetarian
Congress" - July 27 - August 3, 2008 (Dresden,
Germany)
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National Animal Rights Conference 2008 - August
14-18, 2008
(Washington, DC)
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