An Invitation to Participate in a Vegan Part of a Social Event

A very thoughtful friend asked me whether I'd like to participate in a social gathering for ESL students because the theme will be food, and she's going to tell them about a vegan dish and talk about what it means to be vegan and different reasons for making this choice.  I responded enthusiastically!

This sounds wonderful--both the concept of arranging a regular time for the students to socialize and use English and February's theme of food--including vegan!  Yes, I'd really like to participate.  

Shall I bake a Valentine Cake or cookies?  

Can I tell them how I was the last in my family to make the switch because I thought animals were meant for our consumption and we all had to die, so their turn was after months of romping happily around the field before landing on my plate?  I could break that up into more than one sentence!

  Thanks for inviting me to participate!

Tina

Nuts for Cheese Is Hitting Whole Foods!

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/gourmet-vegan-cheese-hitting-whole-foods/?utm_source=Green+Monster+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=c89b5ee2c4-NEWSLETTER_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbf62ddf34-c89b5ee2c4-107079357

Saudi Arabian Vegan Prince Will Open 20 Plant-Based Restaurants in the Middle East

Just a day or two ago, I read that his father had finally been released from the hotel in Saudi Arabia where he'd been detained since November.

Now I see what he, himself, has been up to recently!


vhttp://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/saudi-prince-set-ending-factory-farming-open-vegan-restaurants/?utm_source=Green+Monster+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=d90d01dee7-NEWSLETTER_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbf62ddf34-d90d01dee7-107079357

SFVS--The San Francisco Veg Society--An Inspiring Meeting

The January 28th meeting of the San Francisco Veg Society was at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church on Turk and Lyon from 4:00 to 6:00, and I enjoyed the two hours, which included the following:

--food from Enjoy Vegan Restaurant

--the chance to meet a really interesting piano teacher/piano student (Bonnie Kinger?)

--a Power Point by Greg, who reviewed what was planned for an accomplished last year and what this year's goals were

--a presentation of awards to Dave & Roberta Pressman, a couple who've been members of the SFVS since 1974, and Joyce Thornton, who's a very young seventy-four year old.  (I can't remember what she was getting an award for!)

http://www.sfvs.org/history/

What Makes Your Heart Break? Animals in Factory Farms!

Today at an OWL meeting we were asked what makes our heart break, and the first woman to speak in our group said, "The homeless."  I agree that homelessness is heart-breaking.

We were also asked what area of concern we wanted to address in our alerts, actions, and talks, and another member said, "The environment." She spoke about carbon emissions from cars.   I agree that the environment is an important concern.

I'm relatively new to this group, but I want to express the idea that it's heartbreaking to see animals, who can't speak up for themselves, suffering in factory farms, which they are doing every moment of the day.

More about that later because I'm off to see Dave Eggers and Mokhtar Alkhanshali at Book Passage.

Virginia Messina, a Health Professional, on the Problems of Junk Science in Promoting the Vegan Revolution

Virginia Messina reviewed the documentary "What the Health," and I completely agree with what she says here:

https://www.vegan.com/posts/vegan-dietitian-review-what-the-health/

My Plant-based Letter-to-the-editor Is in Today's SF Chronicle

This morning I was reading an article Janet Tom, Super Librarian at the SF Public Library, sent a group of us--Virginia Messina's very wise and well-written review of the documentary "What the Health?"  Then I took a look at the SF Chronicle to see the details of the SF Supervisors' vote for the interim mayor, and I spotted a letter-to-the editor with the heading "Plant-based meals."  It turned out to be mine!


http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Letters-to-the-Editor-Jan-24-12521661.php


That was fast!