| OUR UPCOMING OUTREACH |
Vegan Society of PEACE Outreach at Earth Day Houston 2010 Festival
8 AM - 5 PM
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Vegan Society of PEACE Outreach at Woodlands GREEN 20th Annual Earth Day Festival
10 AM - 3 PM
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Vegan Society of PEACE 'Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale' Event & Outreach
Noon - 4 PM
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*Join our Volunteer Team!*
We always need friendly volunteers to help with our Outreach, Special Events & Fundraising. Contact us for more information! |
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| FEATURED VEGAN RECIPE |
| "Vegan Tofu Scramble"
Treat yourself to a delicious eggless breakfast that's quick and easy to make! Society of PEACE member Lisamarie Dean provides our featured vegan recipe this month for Vegan Tofu Scramble.
Lisamarie shares her story about helping rescue a young calf named Maybelle from the auction block last year. In addition to being a Society of PEACE volunteer and helping with our special events, Lisamarie is also an assistant organizer for the Houston Vegetarian Meetup.
She is also launching her own vegan baked goods catering company, called Kind Heart Cookies & Cakes. |
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We are a 100% volunteer-run organization and rely on the generosity and support of members like you. Click HERE to learn how you can support the Society of PEACE with a donation.
We will also gladly accept donated items from our "wish list," including bulk literature (vegan, animal rights and environmental), recycled paper & office supplies, toner, etc. Please contact us to inquire about our "wish list." We are in need of more bulk literature for our Spring 2010 outreach!
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"We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that the animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves...We know we cannot be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them - exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food."
-- Cesar Chávez
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| E-PEACE NEWS |
April 2, 2010 |
Greetings!
Welcome to our latest issue of E-PEACE!
We want to thank everyone for supporting our events and outreach during the first quarter of 2010, including our "Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti Relief". We feel honored to have been part of this global humanitarian and animal relief effort. Food For Life Global Vegan Relief has recognized our efforts by featuring our event (and a few of our wonderful volunteers!) in the "Community Support" section on their website.
Spring is officially here, which means the Vegan Society of PEACE is celebrating our 6 year anniversary as a 100% volunteer-run organization! Although the weather prevented us from holding our Annual Meat-out Event & Anniversary Celebration this year, we have many more events and outreach coming up. You'll find these and other events listed on our newly upgraded Events Calendar, which now features RSS feed, a mobile version, Google maps, global campaigns and national conference listings.
We sincerely appreciate your support over the past six years, from our very humble beginnings in March 2004 (with just two co-founding members!) to a global membership of over 700 members in March 2010! It affirms that ethical vegan living, animal rights advocacy, environmental responsibility, peace and nonviolence are values we all share. This is the foundation of our grassroots organization, as we endeavor to enlighten the world about the interconnectedness of all living beings, the earth, compassion and nonviolence.
Thank you for doing your part to create a more peaceful world for all life on the planet! It only takes one person to change the lives of many!
Live your values. Be the change. Go VEGAN for life!
For a compassionate world,
Your Society of PEACE E-Newsletter Team
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News From Around the World |
News about Animals, People and the Earth
- "Save the Planet, Stop eating meat" - Maclean's, by Katie Engelhart and Nicholas Kohler
- "World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony" - EmaxHealth, by Denise Reynolds, RD
- "Veganism: Morality, Health and the Environment" - AbolitionistApproach.com, by Gary L Francione
- "The Empathic Civilization: Why animals deserve our empathy" - The Huffington Post, by Mark Bekoff
- "Three New books cater to Vegans" - The Miami Herald, by Ellen Kanner
- "Vegetarians and Vegans may be protected by equality bill" - People Management Newsdesk
- "Men leave their own mark on veganism" - The Boston Globe, by Kathleen Pierce
- "Healthy picks for the vegan kid" - Philly.com, by The Vegetarian Resource Group
- "School gardens: Teaching the next generation where real food comes from" - The Huffington Post, by Annie Spiegelman
- "Why we must reject the 'happy meat' and 'flexible vegan' movement" - OpposingViews.com, by Gary L. Francione
- "No charges filed yet in dairy farm atrocity seen on Nightline & CNN" - AlterNet, by Martha Rosenberg
- "Dolphin slaughter documentary 'The Cove' wins Oscar" - ChattahBox.com
- "NASA accused of animal cruelty" - ExpertClick.com
- "Could Israel be the first fur-free nation?" - The Huffington Post, by Mical Lewin-Epstein
- "PETA searches for 'sexy' vegetarians, finds two living in Houston" - Houston Press, by Margaret Downing
- "HSUS announces '24th Annual Genesis Awards' Nominees and Winners" (Houston's KHOU nominated twice!) - Humanesociety.org, Press Release
- "Moby's more than a musician: New book 'Gristle' explores food safety, factory farms, veganism" - OregonLive.com, by Grant Butler
- "Actress Alicia Silverstone on being vegan" (audio) - The Oprah Winfrey Show, interview by Dr. Oz
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Upcoming Society of PEACE Events and Outreach |
- April 3, 2010: Vegan Society of PEACE Outreach at "Earth Day Houston 2010"
- April 10, 2010: Vegan Society of PEACE Outreach at "The Woodlands GREEN 25th Annual Earth Day Festival"
- April 10, 2010: Raw Inspiration's "Raw Vegan Desserts" Foods Class (with portion of proceeds to benefit Vegan Society of PEACE!)
- April 24, 2010: Vegan Society of PEACE presents "The History of Veganism in the U.S.", featuring historian/author Rynn Berry
- May 2010: Vegan Society of PEACE Bake Sale for "2nd Annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale Week"
- May 22, 2010: Vegan Society of PEACE presents animal rights speaker/author Anthony Marr (founder of H.O.P.E. - Healing our Planet Earth)
- May 22, 2010: Vegan Society of PEACE, Anthony Marr & H.O.P.E. "Motorcade for the Animals"
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National and International Events |
- "The Future of Animal Law 2010" Conference - April 9-11, 2010 (Cambridge, MA)
- "World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week" - April 17-25, 2010 (Worldwide)
- EARTH DAY 2010 - April 22, 2010 (Worldwide)
- 2nd Annual "Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale Week" - April 24-May 2, 2010 (Worldwide)
- "Veggie Pride Parade 2010" - May 16, 2010 (New York, NY)
- North American Vegetarian Society "Vegetarian Summerfest" - July 7-11, 2009 (Johnstown, PA)
- National Animal Rights Conference - July 15-18, 2010 (Washington, DC)
- Humane Society of the United States' "Taking Action for Animals" Conference - July 23-26, 2010 (Washington, DC)
See details on these and other national events on our Vegan Society of PEACE Events Calendar. You can now filter events by "conference" or "campaign" and sign up for RSS feed to your mobile phone or computer.
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Action Alerts |
Take Action for Animals, People & the Earth
- Ask Tulane University to end the use of live pigs in trauma training (From Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - PCRM.org) Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses teach procedures designed to treat acute trauma injuries. The American College of Surgeons, which oversees ATLS courses, has approved the use of medical simulators such as the TraumaMan System to teach these courses, yet Tulane continues to use live pigs. In these courses, numerous invasive procedures are practiced on anesthetized pigs. At the end of each course, the pigs are killed. Sign PCRM's online form asking the Tulane University Dean to end live animal testing .
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About Us |
"Live your Values. Be the Change.
Go VEGAN for Life!"
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The Vegan 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 nonviolence. We are dedicated to promoting PEACE and Compassion for ALL living beings through education, positive outreach and advocacy.
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.
Our headquarters is in Houston, Texas, and our membership base is global. We are 100% volunteer-run and rely on the support and generosity of our members. You can support our work through donations and by supplying items from our "wish list"! You can also volunteer your time in support of our mission.
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