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November 2004

 

 

 

Volume 1 Issue 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meat Market

After seven years, Erik Marcus, author of Vegan: the New Ethics of Eating, has a new book: Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money. Meat Market offers a compelling critique of animal agriculture. In his talk on Sunday 11/14 in Mountain View, Erik Marcus will look at the history of animal agriculture, and chart the decline of its ethical standards. Despite the worsening plight of animals, Erik’s message is hopeful and optimistic. He offers ideas and strategies to combat cruelty that can be embraced by meat-lovers and activists alike.

Copies of Meat Market will be available for sale and signing. You can download a free copy of Vegan: the New Ethics of Eating from Erik's website: www.vegan.com

Erik Marcus has asked BAV to coordinate an extended book tour when he returns in mid-February. If you're interested in having Erik speak in your community or for your group, please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this Issue:

 

 

Meat Market

 

 

Get Active

 

 

Best of Veg 04

 

 

Do the Write Thing!

 

 

World Vegan Day

 

 

Thanksgiving

 

 

Recipe of the Month

 

 

Future Events

 

 

 

 

 

Get Active with BAV!

BAV has two purposes -- to support and connect the existing veg & animal rights community, and to educate/promote vegetarianism to the general public. In addition to our many social activities, we also have monthly advocacy events (letter writing parties, college leafleting, KFC protests, etc).

Volunteers are the backbone of our organization, and make nearly everything we do possible. To streamline communication with folks who wish to be more actively involved with BAV and promoting vegetarianism locally, we have a new mailing list: BAV-ACTIVE. Unlike SFBAVEG and SFBAVEG-EVENTS, this mailing list is solely for the discussion, planning, or promotion of advocacy events, strategies, and ideas for Bay Area Vegetarians. We will also post volunteer opportunities to this list.

So, if you want to help make a difference, please sign-up for this mailing list and let us know YOUR ideas for making the Bay Area a friendlier place for vegetarians and the animals!

 

 

 

 

 

Best of Veg

Don't worry, it's not too late to vote for your choices for BEST OF VEG 2004.

We sponsor this annual contest to support and recognize the best in local vegetarian restaurants and services. With this year's contest, we are also recognizing the other component to a strong vegetarian community: organizations, events, and activists.

So please show your appreciation for what makes living in the Bay Area so veg-friendly and vote today! With thanks to the following local & veg-owned businesses, we will again have prize giveaways to random voters: Body Technician, VegNews Magazine, and Sun Flour Baking.

Flyers are also available to encourage voting at YOUR favorite restaurants.

www.bayareaveg.org/vote

 

 

 

 

 

Do the Write Thing!

The writing is on the wall, err, paper! With 4 writers at the Thursday letter writing party, and another 8 at the Saturday one, we are making our voices heard for compassionate treatment for animals. If you'd like to join us, mark 11/18 or 11/20 on your calendar.

Please help us get the word out about the LWPs -- please print and distribute these flyers at local spots where animal-friendly people will see them.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy World Vegan Day - Win a Prize!!!

Well, thanks to the Vegan Society, November 1st is celebrated as World Vegan Day! In honor of vegans and aspiring vegans throughout the Bay Area and world, we are giving away three v-pins!

To enter, simply email us with your name, which BAV mailing list you are d to (SFBAVEG, SFBAVEG-EVENTS, BAV-NEWS), and your mailing address. We will select 3 winners at random and mail the v-pins to the mailing address provided. Deadline to enter is Mon. 11/8, 5 pm PST. Incomplete entries will be discarded.

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrate Turkeys - Don't eat them!

We wish everyone a wonderful, cruelty-free Thanksgiving day celebration with family and friends. With thanks to our volunteer hosts Kim, Jordan and Amy, BAV is sponsoring three community dinners this year in SF, Oakland, and Pacifica, respectively. Please see event calendar for full details. We recommend RSVPing early to reserve a spot!

If you need ideas on what to bring or serve, PCRM used recipes from Jennifer Raymond, author of one of our favorite cookbooks, "The Peaceful Palate", to put together a complete Thanksgiving dinner with compassion and good health. East Bay Animal Advocates visited a free range turkey farm and put together this report www.free-range-turkey.com

A google search for "vegan Thanksgiving" turns up a plethora of other ideas and resources. If you'd like to organize a community dinner, there's still time. Just contact us to coordinate.

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe of the Month

Veggie Pate

This month's recipe is a winner year-round, but especially yummy during the holidays. It tastes a lot like stuffing. Whenever we have brought this to VFPs or prepared it at parties, it's always been well-received. If you have any leftovers, it's great in sandwiches and also freezes well.

Ingredients

 

1.5 cups sunflower seeds.5 cup whole wheat flour.5 cup nutritional yeast flakes2 tbsp lemon juice1 raw potato, grated small red onion, diced or 4 green onions, sliced1 stalk celery, diced 1 carrot, grated 2 tbsp oil1.5 cups warm waterseasoned with: thyme, basil, sage, salt & pepper (start with 1 tsp each, then to taste)

Unless you have a food processor, you'll get a workout! Dice/grate the ingredients as needed, grind sunflower seeds, then mix with remaining liquids, flour, and seasonings. For the herbs, we like 2 tsp sage, 1 tsp ea. thyme & basil, and salt/pepper to taste.

Bake at 350F for 1 hour until golden brown. Let cool.

Recipe from Vegetarian Tastes of Toronto by Toronto Vegetarian Assoc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future Events *monthly

Sat 11/06 - KFC Protest (*varies) - PacificaSat 11/06 - KFC Protest (*1st Sat) - Santa Cruz Tue 11/09 - Palo Alto Vegan Dinner (*2nd Thurs), BayLeaf CafeWed 11/10 - Adopt a College leafleting (*varies), SFThu 11/11 - SF Vegan Dinner (*2nd Thursday), New Ganges, SFSat 11/13 - Outreach at We the Planet, SFSun 11/14 - Erik Marcus: MEAT MARKET, Mountain ViewThu 11/18 - Letter Writing Party (*3rd Thurs.), MaggieMudd, SFSat 11/20 - Letter Writing Party (*3rd Sat.), MaggieMudd, SFSun 11/21 - Oakland Vegan Dinner (*3rd Sun) - New World Vegetarian Restaurant Thu 11/25 - Thanksgiving Dinner, SFThu 11/25 - Thanksgiving Dinner, PacificaThu 11/25 - Turkey Liberation Day Dinner, Oakland

See Event Calendar www.BayAreaVeg.org/events.php for more details & future events.

For latest news and events for Bay Area Vegetarians, check out the News Blog and Event Calendar. We don't always announce it, but event photos are added periodically to the gallery, too.

© 2004 Bay Area Vegetarians - www.bayareaveg.org

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