Guest guest Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Today, MLK Jr day, is a great opportunity to do some gentle outreach to your family and friends. A little internet research will reveal that Dr King's son, Dexter Scott King, went vegan in '88, and his wife Coretta subsequently went vegan in '95. Truly excellent examples of Dr King's philosophy of non-violence extended to ALL. A friend recently reminded me of this great video (subtitled in this version) of President Obama addressing a question from a vegan (friend of mine actually, Nikki Benoit) with a surprisingly articulate and excellent answer. However, this answer deals with the issues of human health/global poverty/government subsidies/environment etc, and I know some vegans/activists are opposed to using these as focal points. Decide for yourself and maybe pass it on to a few friends who might be touched by the progressive ideas of African American leadership. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt56ER4TSqcBrian GrupeNorthern California Outreach CoordinatorVegan OutreachPlease visit: www.adoptacollege.org Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hello Brian, Thanks for that video! I looked up some more info on Coretta Scott and Dexter's veganism. I found a blog that I enjoyed reading and wanted to share with you and the bayareaveg community: http://21stcenturyvegetarians.typepad.com/21stcenturyvegetarians/2009/01/i-have-\ a-.html It's the blog of a vegetarian family, and the mom (I believe) has posted pictures of vegetarian recipes (looks like all vegan!) to help people learn how to go veg. http://www.21stcenturyvegetarians.com/recipes.html Oh, I just found their info page: they are lacto-vegetarian, not vegan, but still ... they have an interesting story, and I'm proud of them, as their diet is way better than the Standard American Diet. You can read more about the family here: http://www.21stcenturyvegetarians.com/theusfam.html There is also an article entitled " Celebrating Coretta, Who Celebrated Nonviolence - and Stopped Eating Animals " here: http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-celebrating.html Take care, Rachel D. San Francisco, CA , Brian Grupe <tricksfortrends wrote: > > > Today, MLK Jr day, is a great opportunity to do some gentle outreach to your family and friends. A little internet research will reveal that Dr King's son, Dexter Scott King, went vegan in '88, and his wife Coretta subsequently went vegan in '95. Truly excellent examples of Dr King's philosophy of non-violence extended to ALL. > > > > A friend recently reminded me of this great video (subtitled in this version) of President Obama addressing a question from a vegan (friend of mine actually, Nikki Benoit) with a surprisingly articulate and excellent answer. However, this answer deals with the issues of human health/global poverty/government subsidies/environment etc, and I know some vegans/activists are opposed to using these as focal points. Decide for yourself and maybe pass it on to a few friends who might be touched by the progressive ideas of African American leadership. > > > > > > Brian Grupe > Northern California Outreach Coordinator > Vegan Outreach > > Please visit: www.adoptacollege.org > > > > > _______________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft�s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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