| Northern Vegans November/December 2016 Newsletter
Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year to you All! |
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Monthly Dinner at Pasquali's
For November we meet on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6pm at Pasquali's
Join Northern Vegans for our monthly dinners every first Wednesday of the month. Everyone is welcome.
For November we meet at Pasqualis on Wednesday, November 2nd at 6pm.
Please order vegan* options when joining us.
No RSVP is required. Everyone is welcome.
Pasquali's is located at 100 Cliff St. and Teal Lake Ave. in Negaunee
Vegan pizza night! Decorate your toppings with veggie options and, if you wish, top with Daiya (vegan) cheese shreds- provided by Northern Vegans. Pasquali's also has pool tables, a couple of arcade games, and some vegan beer.
Details on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NorthernVegans
*Vegan omits all animal products including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. Anything from the plant kingdom is vegan.
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For December we meet on Wednesday, December 7th at Sweet Water
Details will be on our website and Facebook page. We will email you the invite and details at the end of November as well.
Please order vegan* options when joining us.
No RSVP is required. Everyone is welcome.
Sweet Water is located at 517 N. Third St. in Marqutte.
*Vegan omits all animal products including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. Anything from the plant kingdom is vegan.
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Mark Your Calendars! Vegan 101 Class on Saturday, January 14, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Peter White Public Library's Shiras Room. To reserve your space please email us at [email protected].
Are you interested in becoming a healthier person in conjunction with living a compassionate way of life that include all animals and the planet?
The vegan lifestyle and ethic is the vehicle that will align both your actions and values. Come learn more about the benefits of the vegan lifestyle and meet long term vegans (both men and women) that will help inspire and bring you on this beautiful journey.
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Northern Vegans 10th Annual Thanksgiving Potluck!
Please join us on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24th at 2pm. This is our most popular social event of the year and the food is fantastic. Our recipe link page is here for searching out great vegan recipes: http://northernvegans.com/resources/links/recipes/
The potluck will be held at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Negaunee on 520 US-41 (on the corner of US-41 and Baldwin Ave.).
Please bring a vegan dish to share (Vegan omits all animal products including meat, dairy, eggs, and honey. Anything from the plant kingdom is vegan.).
Also please bring a serving utensil for that dish. Please bring your own table service: plate, utensils, and cup. We really appreciate that. This will help reduce waste and cleaning time and it is the most environmentally-friendly way to go (rather than using disposable items).
Water, tea, and coffee will be provided. Please bring your recipe or ingredient list to help those with food allergies.
Donations to Northern Vegans are welcome!
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The Vegan Scoop
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
You Tube Video of Founding Member Jeff Plummer on TV 6 Morning News
Northern Herbivores
Good News!
TripAdvisor Will Stop Selling Tickets To Cruel Wild Animal Attractions
It's a BIG move for animal wellbeing.
From NV:
This is finally happening folks on much larger scale- the awareness that animals, whether domestic or wild, should not be used for entertainment. Of course, this focuses on wild animals- but it sure is a step in the right direction. Bravo TripAdvisor!
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Living in Integrity with Ren Hurst Episode 1 Is horseback riding vegan?
Also, the breeding, buying, selling, and renting of animals are never vegan. |
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| Clifton Roberts 2016 Presidential Candidate on Abolishing Animal Slavery |
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On this page:
http://www.peacefulprairie.org/freerange1.html
Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary has several links on their website about the misconceptions of free range chickens- including their video "watch the faces of 'free range' farming."
The Zoochotic Report
Mentally Damaged Animals in Captivity
Video observations by the late Bill Travers, taken over 3 years in over 100 zoos in Europe, North America and the Far East, the Zoochotic. 10 minute video.
Dublin City Council Have Banned All Circuses Using Wild Animals
May this be a trend everywhere!
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Dublin City Council put a ban in place, which will prevent any events using wild animals from taking place on any public land in their jurisdiction." Link Here
My 38th Veganniversary Statement to the World
"As a sensitive, caring, respectful human being, I care about human rights and I also care about animal rights,
equally."
Brave Man Saving a Drowning 400-lb Black Bear Is Possibly one of the Greatest Rescue Stories Ever!
MY PARENTS FORCED VEGANISM ON ME
Guest Post by Sarina Farb
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Recently, an Italian bill proposed jail time for parents irresponsibly imposing a vegan diet on their children. It has created a lot of buzz and discussion over whether vegan parents should be allowed to "force their values" on their children... The idea that parents shouldn't "force" their ethical and moral beliefs on their children is ridiculous, because society itself is not values-neutral... Then, the default of non-veganism is viewed as "the norm." Big business, industry, and advertisers, create and reinforce this non-vegan norm on a regular basis, and it is anything but values neutral..." Full Article Here
Ireland's Former President Urges Young Leaders to Go Vegan
Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson spoke at the One Young World Summit in Ottawa, Canada where she urged attendees to change their eating habits in an effort to achieve "climate justice." Short VegNews Article Here
The Vegan Body Care Guide
Vegan products contain no animal ingredients and are not tested on animals.
Watch Earthlings for Free
Narrated by actor and vegan Joaquin Phoenix. This is a film that exposes the realities of all kinds of animal exploitation. A very important film. Watch free on More at: www.earthlings.com. Warning: graphic footage.
"Then I watched the video Earthlings and my path was clear." Helen Atthowe, veganic farmer/gardener
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| EARTHLINGS The Most Powerful Documentary Ever Created - Plant Based Diet For Freedom |
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Best 15min Vid EVER!!! "Trailer of Truth"
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The Trailer of Truth
warning: some graphic images
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Check out Northern Vegans' Vegan Recipe Facebook Album
Beautiful photos and some awesome recipes. Yum yum! More Here
Going vegan is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
You can check out our Newsletter Archives here:
GMO News:
GMO OMG
director and concerned father Jeremy Seifert is in search of answers. How do GMOs affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice? And perhaps the ultimate question, which Seifert tests himself: is it even possible to reject the food system currently in place, or have we lost something we can't gain back?
This film is often available through inter-library loans. In fact, it is available through the U.P. library loans- ask your librarian or check the online catalog and it is also available for Michigan residents at
www.mel.org. Or go to website here:
Recommended Media:
Back in April of 2014 when Northern Vegans was showing the movie Cowspiracy at the Thomas Theater:
On a recent radio show a water expert discusses the serious drought problem in California and how Americans are far too dependent on the many crops that are being grown there for human consumption. He picks on almonds in particular, as California is the largest almond producer in the country. It turn
s out that one almond requires one gallon of water. While relying on one part of the country to be the main producer of so many plant crops to feed directly to people is not sustainable, not once did he mention that California is also the largest dairy producer in the country as well as one of the largest beef producers- and that livestock production requires an exorbitant amount more water than plant agriculture. And plants don't poop or carry foodborne illnesses either! To compare the same amount of water- 660 gallons- that goes into one single hamburger (over 70% of hamburgers come from dairy cows) to almonds- farmers could yield 660 almonds! What is more efficient (and requires far less land)- providing 660 almonds to feed to people or one hamburger? I think we can safely say that this radio discussion of water usage in California and how it left the topic of animal agriculture completely out of the equation is what many people may refer to as--- Cowspiracy.
Health Resource for this issue
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finding ways to heal or to live naturally using animal-free/cruelty-free methods
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Eye Yoga Tips Instruction
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Dr. Jane Battenberg and Martha Rigney are sisters and Co-Authors of Eye Yoga: How you see is how you think. They have developed a dozen or so eye yoga tip videos, which will be released every two weeks. They give simple exercises to maintain or even improve your vision. Like with yoga, your eyes respond to stretching and relaxation. We are not mechanical and we can do simple things which improve our eye sight. If you spend time looking at computer screens it cause eye strain, but with these exercises we can improve the partnership between your eyes and your brain. Enjoy this series of Eye Yoga Tips! Learn more in depth with the book, Eye Yoga.
Quote for this issue:
"Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife - birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes and dingoes - by the million in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billion and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year, sends out cards praying for Peace on Earth."
David Coats
Get the Cowspiracy Facts:
Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, water consumption, habitat destruction, and climate change.
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| By Cowspiracy: The Most Shocking 1.5 Min Video the World Must See! |
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Join Northern Vegans on Facebook
And "Like" us.
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernVegans
Stay informed of upcoming events here locally as well as nationally and internationally. Keep yourself apprised of veganism on so many levels. Get the latest vegan recipes and so much more!
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Please consider making a donation to Northern Vegans this holiday season
Northern Vegans is always in need of donations to continue our great work in the community. As most of you know, not only are we a not for profit group with no paid employees, but we also often fund our group with our personal funds as board members. Northern Vegans has existed since 2006 and a short list of our accomplishments in the community include: library donations of vegan related books and media numbering in the hundreds; dozens of movie/documentary showings; over a hundred restaurant meet ups and other socials; numerous vegan presentations; countless tabling events; immense amount of vegan literature dispersed; and the list really goes on and on.
Help us continue spreading the message and consider donating to us today. No amount is too small and we use every bit of it to our fullest extent. In fact it is not outlandish to say that for every $1.00 that is donated we put at least 50 cents more into that $1.00 simply because we work on a 100% volunteer basis, no salaries, and several of us continuously put our own personal money into the necessary expenses for the group.
Please send donations to:
Northern Vegans
P.O. Box 126
Negaunee, MI 49866
THANK YOU!
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Highlight of the Month
Northern Vegans Donates to the Dickinson County Library
Northern Vegans Donates Vegan Related DVDs and Book to Dickinson County Library. Thank you Anda for helping facilitate this!
Vegan group donates books
by Anda Zile
VEGAN BOOKS AND DVDS AT LIBRARY
On September 6th the Dickinson County Library received a donation of materials from Northern Vegans, a non-profit based in the Upper Peninsula. The materials will supplement the Library's existing selection of books and DVDs dealing with the subject of veganism. The donated items are Why I Will Always Be Vegan, a book of essays,and four documentaries on DVD: Plant Pure Nation,Cowspiracy, Speciesism, and Peaceable Kingdom.
Over the decades, the definition of veganism has grown to encompass more than simply "abstention from or avoidance of all foods or other products of animal origin."(Oxford English Dictionary) To paraphrase a definition provided by the book Why I Will Always Be Vegan,veganism is also about treating animals with respect and justice, and not using or exploiting animals for human purposes.
Most people are first exposed to veganism via the vegan diet, which is a plant-based diet. They may seek out such a diet for health reasons, while others do so because of animal welfare, environmental, or political concerns. According to Megan Buck, Library Director, the Dickinson County Library has approximately 20 vegan cookbooks,even one for children.
For those looking to learn more about the ethics of veganism, the Library currently houses more than a dozen books under the subject headings "animals+ethics,""animals+
rights," and "animals+welfare. One will also find the DVD of the popular documentary Forks Over Knives.
Although most of the vegan collection is located at the Main Branch in Iron Mountain, Ms. Buck says that materials are easily shared with its Norway and North Dickinson Branches. "And, as far as getting new items for the Library, we are always open to suggestions from Library patrons." The Dickinson County Library also participates in a loan program with libraries outside of the county.
Northern Vegans can similarly serve as a resource for those interested in veganism. The organization meets monthly for a vegan dinner, has an on-line newsletter, holds informational events, arranges screenings of films and, with funds provided by its members, purchases and donates materials to U.P. libraries. An annual highlight is the Thanksgiving Potluck, which is well-received by vegans and non-vegans alike.
"Like many, I am not comfortable with the label 'vegan' or 'non-vegan'," says Northern Vegans member Anda Zile."That feels too 'all-or-nothing.' I am trying to be more conscious about the choices I make in my life, and I find information and support within the Northern Vegans group. They welcome me no matter where I am with my veganism."
For more information about the Dickinson County Library and Northern Vegans, visit their websites at
www.dcl-lib.org and
www.northernvegans.com.
Pictured are Anda Zile, member of Northern Vegans, and Megan Buck, Library Director for Dickinson County Library.
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