Events
If you have a few hours to spare and would like to volunteer at a forthcoming VVF event in your area, then we would love to hear from you! Contact us for further details.
March
Monday 8th Mar, 12pm
Save The Badger, Rally
(Outside) Welsh Assembly Government Senedd Buiding Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF99 1NA
We are getting a very good response to the Save The Badger, Rally in Cardiff, 12:00 GMT on 8th March, with many of you already indicating you will be coming along to show your opposition to the WAG plan to slaughter badgers in Wales.
But, we need more of you! We chose the date and day for the Rally specifically because it is a working day, and therefore the Welsh Assembly Government AM's will be present in the Senedd building and will all know about our protest. We know it might be more difficult for some because of work commitments, but this Rally is very important.
Sunday 14th Mar
Mothering Sunday
VBites, Hove Lagoon, Kingsway, Hove BN3 4LX
01273 933757 www.vbites.com
Mothering Sunday, pamper your mum and look after our mother earth all at the same time. Saturday 20th Mar, 11am-6pm
Brighton Eco Veggie Fayre
The Hove Centre, Norton Road, Hove BN3 4AH
For all things eco and veggie, this fayre is the place to be. Lots of stalls and catering (including V-Bites). Viva! will be having a stall and Helen Rossiter will be cooking up a veggie storm too. AprilFriday 2nd Apr - 9th Apr
North East vegan gathering 2010
Micklewood Park, Longhurst, Morpeth, Northumberland
Outdoor kids play area, games room, walking trails, gym & kids club, golf clubs, tennis courts, five aside.
There is also a couple of bars & places to eat out along with many other options locally.
Also organising onsite events which may include:-
BBQ, Chocolate Workshop, Easter egg hunt, pot luck lunches, local tours, talks,
mediation & yoga workshops, food & raw food tasting, competitions, quiz nights & more.
www.vegne.co.uk/vegan-gathering Thursday 22nd Apr, 6.45pm
The Soya Story – Public Talk
King’s College Lecture Theatre 2, New Hunt’s House, Guy’s Campus, off Great Maze Pond and Newcomen Street, London SE1 1UL.
The Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation is holding a public talk in London with speakers Professor Jane Plant (author of best-seller Your Life in Your Hands), Tony Wardle (associate director and environmental campaigner, Viva!)!), Juliet Gellatley (founder & director of Viva! & VVF and nutritional therapist) and Dr Justine Butler (senior health campaigner, VVF).
Find out why soya is a nutritious, safe, versatile food that offers many benefits for health and the environment. 6.45pm for 7.15pm start.
Tickets cost £5.00 and can be bought by telephoning the VVF on 0117 970 5190 or by post making cheques payable to VVF to: VVF Soya Talk London VVF, 8 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol, BS2 8QH.
Saturday 24th Apr, 11.30am
World Day for Animals In Laboratories
Cavendish Square, London W1G OPR (nearest Tube: Oxford Circus)
On Saturday April 24th 2010 campaigners from across the country, as well as many from overseas, will be gathering in London to mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories. Following a rally in Cavendish Square, close to Oxford Circus, we will be marching through the centre of London, past some of the busiest places in the world, Regent St, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square taking the anti-vivisection message to tens of thousands of people. Then onto Whitehall, past Downing St and to the Houses of Parliament where we will be calling for an end to all animal experiments once and for all.
www.wdail.org MayWednesday 5th May - 6th May, TBC
Primary Care 2010
Birmingham NEC
This event is the largest and most established conference and exhibition for primary and community care professionals in Europe. The VVF will be exhibiting their essential guides and reports on the latest vegetarian and vegan health issues.
See us at Stand # D101. Saturday 29th May - 30th May, 11am-7pm
Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre
Bristol Harbourfront & Millenium Square
Over 140 stalls at this popular annual weekend celebration of all things veggie & vegan, including entertainment from headlining bands, loads of food stalls and a vegan bar. Viva! and The VVF will host a load of interesting talks & cookery demonstrations; stop by our stalls to pick up some great cruelty-free gifts. NovemberThursday 4th Nov, 7.30pm
Talk: Leicestershire Vegetarian/Vegan Group
The Friends Meeting Room, 16 Queen's Road, Leicester, 1WP UK
The talks:
Why You Don’t Need Dairy
Break with refreshments followed by:
So What is a Healthy Diet?
By Juliet Gellatley, Founder and Director, Viva! and Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation and Nutritional Therapist, BSc DIP CNM, FNTP, NTCC
Juliet’s compelling talks ask:
...is it natural to consume milk after weaning? Indeed, is it safe to consume cow’s milk at all? She looks at many health issues and new research showing why dairy is linked to cancers; how natural growth hormones in milk affect us and what are the dangers of milk protein and saturated fats? She exposes the way that major studies have revealed that dairy causes heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
Importantly, she also examines the calcium myth. Do we – and especially our children – need milk for calcium? If not, where should we obtain it and how do we ensure our kids have strong bones?
The we have a fun quiz on eating healthily and Juliet covers:
What is the perfect diet for a human? Are we designed to eat meat? Plants? Both? Raw food? Cooked? Is sugar all bad? The myths and realities!
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