| OUR NEXT FEATURED EVENT |
Society of PEACE Meet & Greet Event featuring New Dawn MT Farm Animal Sanctuary founder Sue Eakins
Friday, Oct. 23rd
7:00 PM
Field of Greens Restaurant
Join us for our "Creating a Sanctuary of Peace for Farm Animals" event and slide show presentation. Learn how a former Houstonian created a farm animal sanctuary and advocates for veganism in rural Montana!
Please RSVP online HERE, or call/text the Society of PEACE line at 832-722-1376. |
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| VEGAN RECIPE OF THE MONTH |
| "Simply Yummy Vegan Kisses"
Society of PEACE member Sue Eakins, founder of the New Dawn Montana Farm Sanctuary, provides our featured vegan recipe this month for Simply Yummy Vegan Kisses. |
Sue was a resident of Houston for 30 years, before relocating with her husband, Lee, to Montana five years ago. Sue then created the New Dawn MT Farm Sanctuary to protect farm animals in rural Montana and to promote veganism.
We commend Sue and Lee for their dedication to providing sanctuary to farm animals and for "walking the walk" every day! Be sure to see Sue at our next featured event on October 23rd in Houston!
Click on the recipe above to view and print at full size! |
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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
-- Mahatma Gandhi
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Greetings!
Welcome to the October issue of E-PEACE!
October is Vegetarian Awareness Month! Earlier this month, we celebrated our 4th Annual Texas "Veggin'-out" Days Campaign, held a Vegan Bake Sale and presented Rutgers Law Professor Gary L. Francione, who spoke about "Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach" during our World Go Vegan Days event.
This month continues to be packed with special appearances by more superstars in the vegan movement! You won't want to miss the upcoming health workshop in Houston, featuring Dr. Neal Barnard, T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn & Dick Gregory. Our organization is also hosting the "Creating a Sanctuary of Peace for Farm Animals" event featuring New Dawn MT Farm Sanctuary founder Sue Eakins.
We also honor the Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, who is revered throughout the world for his advocacy of nonviolence, social justice and compassion for all living beings. Every year, over 56 billion sentient land animals (and billions more fish and aquatic species) are treated horribly and violently slaughtered to produce flesh, eggs & dairy. Like Gandhi, we should use every possible opportunity to be a voice for the animals, the earth, compassion and peace.
Live your values. Be the change. Go vegan for life!
For a compassionate world,
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News From Around the World |
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Recommended News Headlines
- "Celebrate Vegetarian Awareness Month with Soy" - ShreveportTimes.com
- "Go Meatless for Vegetarian Awareness Month" - NewsJournal.com, by Rae Udy
- "Turn Over a New Leaf: Vegan Diets are Moving More Solidly into Mainstream" - Courant.com, by Korky Vann
- "The Vegan Way" - The Aspen Times, (opinion) by Andrew Teller
- "Vegan is Only Answer to Animal Slaughters" - Bellingham Herald, (opinion) by Gary Grant
- "Animal Advocates Hold Peaceful Vigil Outside Slaughterhouse" - Petaluma360.com, by Chris Samson
- "It's Our Job to Fight for All of Them, Not Only Some of Them" - Change.org, by Stephanie Ernst
- "Animal Rights and Speech" - New York Times, (opinion) by Wayne Pacelle
- "Supreme Court Weighs Free Speech vs. Animal Cruelty" - Los Angeles Times, by David G. Savage
- "Cruelty in the Classroom" - OpEdNews.com by Justin Goodman
- "Baltimore Schools Go Vegetarian One Day a Week" - Examiner.com, by Virginia Messina, MPH, RD
- "A Solution for Diabetes: A Vegan Diet" - Alternet.org, by Kathy Freston
- "A Cure for Cancer? Eating a Plant-based Diet" - Huffington Post, by Kathy Freston
- "No Butter, No Eggs, No Problem: Vegan Baking Coming into Its Own" - Macon.com, by Ellen Kanner
- "Tricks and Treats of the Vegan Lunch Box" - LivingLiberally.org, by Kerry Trueman
- "The 'No Impact Week' Guide: A One Week Carbon Cleanse" - Huffington Post
- "A Cowboy Goes Vegan" - (VIDEO) The Dr. Oz Show
For additional news headlines throughout the month, join our Society of PEACE Message Board News Forum on Yahoogroups. Members are invited to post and share news, action alerts & more! |
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Upcoming Society of PEACE Events |
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Please remember to visit the Society of PEACE Events Calendar on our website for a complete listing of our events, as well as other community, social, educational & outreach events in the Houston area. Updates are posted throughout the month! |
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National & International Events |
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Fall 2009
- Farm Sanctuary's 2009 "Walk For Farm Animals" - October 2009 (Select cities in North America)
- 1st Annual Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) Conference - October 16-17, 2009 (Austin, TX)
- "Secrets of Nutritional Healing" Vegan Health Workshop - October 17, 2009 (Houston, TX)
- 8th Annual VegSource "Healthy Lifestyle Expo" - October 16-18, 2009 (Woodland Hills, CA)
- World Peace Yoga Conference - October 23-25, 2009 (Loveland, OH)
- 14th Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival - October 31 - November 1, 2009 (Boston, MA)
- San Francisco Green Festival - November 13-15, 2009 (San Francisco, CA)
- "Raw Spirit Vegan-Eco-Peace New Year Retreat" - December 28, 2009 - January 2, 2010 (Maui, HI)
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Take Action for Animals, People & the Earth
- Urge Congress to pass the Great Ape Protection Act (H.R. 1326) (From the Humane Society of the United States - HSUS.org) The Great Ape Protection Act (H.R. 1326), if passed, will phase out invasive research on chimpanzees in laboratories and retire the approximately 500 federally-owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuary. The United States is the only country besides Gabon in Africa that still uses chimpanzees in invasive research. Make polite phone calls to your Representative at (202) 224-3121, then sign HSUS' online form asking Congress to pass the Great Ape Protection Act .
- Ask Spain to permanently ban the "Festival of Blood" (from PETA UK - PETA.org/UK) The Toro de la Vega "festival" takes place every September in Spain and entails chasing a young bull through the streets of Tordesillas and stabbing him with darts and spears until he is bleeding and crippled. His tail is cut off while he is still alive. Sign PETA's online form asking Spanish officials to permanently ban the "Festival of Blood".
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About Us |
The Society of P.E.A.C.E. (People for the Earth, Animals, Compassion & Enlightenment) is a grassroots, nonprofit community organization which focuses on ethical vegan living, animal rights advocacy, environmental responsibility, peace and non-violence. We are dedicated to promoting PEACE and Compassion for ALL living beings through education, outreach and advocacy.
Our headquarters are in Houston, Texas, and our membership base is global. We are 100% volunteer-run and rely on the support and generosity of our members.
Join our Community Network to receive to our free monthly newsletter, action alerts, special events announcements and more. Our members are also invited to sign up for our optional message board news forum on Yahoogroups. You can also find us on the Facebook social network.
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