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In this Viva! City:
Foie-gras Free Staffs!
Burger King’s
‘Torture Burgers’
Jobs @ Viva!
Become a School Speaker
Soya Safe? Absolutely!
Improving Choice for Vegetarians & Vegans
Bag for Life!
Talk: Detox the Planet
Other Links and Events
Foie-gras Free
Staffs!
Wendy
Turner-Webster Returns Home to Battle for
‘Tortured’ Birds
 Presenter of popular TV
shows such as Pet Rescue, and one of Viva!’s most valued patrons, Wendy
Turner-Webster is campaigning to make her home county a kinder place to live
by making Staffordshire foie-gras free. Last week she was joined by her TV
actor husband Gary Webster, and Viva!’s giant duck, to hand in a
personally signed letter and evidence of the cruelty involved in its
production to the head of the County Council. She was urging the authority to
pass a motion to become the first in Britain to become officially foie-gras free.
The publicity generated for the plight of the
foie-gras birds was brilliant (making the front page of The
Sentinel two days in a row!). Wendy also wrote to businesses in
Staffordshire selling foie-gras – and they couldn’t get it off
the menu fast enough!
Our campaign gathered even more support from
unlikely bedfellows, Prince
Charles and London Mayor Ken
Livingstone, who were united in their opposition to foie-gras and support
for the foie-gras birds! Prince Charles' support made headlines around the
world.
Find out how you can contact your local council,
what else you can do, and more on the campaign so-far click here.
Burger
King’s ‘Torture Burgers’
Just when you thought you’d heard it all: in
a shameless publicity stunt, Burger King has announced that they will sell a
burger that contains foie-gras in a few select London outlets. The reality
is that they will probably sell very few - if any - but it is fundamentally wrong
that this company (which is already responsible for the deaths of countless
animals each year by selling burgers) is using 'torture in a tin' to raise
its profile. Complain using our letter here.
Jobs @ Viva!
Viva! Campaigner
Full-time; based at our Bristol HQ
Do you want to work with Viva! –
an active vegetarian/vegan campaigning group – to help save animals and
the planet in a crucial role?
Applicants should be vegetarian or
vegan, skilled in devising, researching and organising campaigns and
publicity stunts.
Closing
date: 20 May 2008
More here.
Part-time (21
hours/week): Administration and Merchandise Officer
Do you want to work for Viva! and the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation - a
dynamic duo! We are busy Bristol based organisations and you can play an
essential role in our work to save animals and promote a healthy,
cruelty-free diet. £12,000 pa pro
rata.
If you’re a committed vegetarian or vegan with excellent office skills
– this could be the job for you!
Closing date: 28 April 2008
More here
Become a School
Speaker
Viva! and the Vegetarian
& Vegan Foundation School
Speaker Training Day
Saturday
7
June 2008 10.00-5.00 at Carrs Lane Church Centre, Carrs Lane, Birmingham B4 7SX.
Calling
all animal advocates! We need you – especially if you live in the Midlands – to get into
schools and promote the veggie message! Speaking to teenagers in schools
about vegetarian issues is a truly uplifting experience. You have an
attentive audience that is genuinely sympathetic and open-minded. It changes
attitudes, changes lives and lays the vital foundations for a cruelty-free
tomorrow. It is also one of the most rewarding things you can do.
The day costs only £10 waged/£5 unwaged, which
includes a copy of The Viva! Guide to Speaking in Schools, our teen video
Food for Life, leaflets and vegan refreshments. For more info and to book a
place click here.
Soya Safe?
Absolutely!
Viva!’s sister group, the Vegetarian &
Vegan Foundation (VVF), has launched a new website The Safety of Soya which reviews the latest science on soya,
busts apart the myths and provides delicious recipes. It is essential reading
for vegetarians, vegans and meat-eaters alike. If you want to read our
fully-referenced fact sheet on the safety of soya, find out more about
soya-based infant formulas, read some of the most frequently asked questions
and access some delicious recipes go to www.safetyofsoya.com.
Improving Choice for Vegetarians and Vegans
The Vegetarian &
Vegan Foundation are campaigning for vital changes to be made across the UK to how institutions
and businesses approach vegetarian and vegan foods. To pursue change –
and to bring healthy, nutritious, plant-based meals up the menu in hospitals,
eateries and supermarkets, we need to hear about your experiences – and
so have put together three mini surveys looking at:
Hospital food (if
you have been an inpatient within the last five years)
Children’s
restaurant meals
Supermarket
ready meals
Please help us by completing the survey
by Friday
9 May 2008. By doing do you’ll have a chance of winning one of three great
prizes.
Bag for Life!
New to the Viva! shop
is our brilliant eco bag, featuring the slogan “Don’t Bottle it.
Go veggie!” it is spacious, durable, fashionable and is formed by a fusion
of 98 per cent recycled material. The rucksack has a large main compartment,
which unzips around the edge, and a smaller pocket on the front, which opens
down the centre. It has large padded back straps for extra comfort.
Measuring up at 40x33x20cm, the bag, which is red
with black and grey panels, can be snapped up for only £22!
To order simply visit the Viva! merchandise
shop or call Viva! on 0117 944 1000 to place an order or request a
catalogue.
Detox the Planet:
Veganism and Climate Change
A night of films,
food and talks ...
12 May 2008. 7.30pm-10.30pm Council Chambers, University of Manchester Students Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester
Featuring a talk “Diet of Disaster” by
Juliet Gellatley (founder & director of Viva! and the Vegetarian &
Vegan Foundation).
“Livestock’s
contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale. The impact is
so significant that it needs to be addressed with urgency.” United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organisation
Think of almost any environmental catastrophe and
you’ll find livestock at the heart of it. Find out more in
Juliet’s talk: change your diet: save the world. We look forward to
seeing you there!
Other Links and
Events
Saturday
10th May - 11th May
London
Aware '08
Exhibition Hall 1, Barbican
Greener Living Expo with stalls covering renewable and alternative energy,
eco-build, green consumer products, recycling, organic food, ethical
investment and more. Viva! will be attending and promoting our 'HOT!'
environment campaign. Viva! supporters can get a great value 2-for-1 offer. All
you have to do is enter the code 'EX241' while registering here.
Saturday
24th May, 12-5pm
The Great North Vegetarian Festival
University of Northumbria Students Union, 2 Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8SB
Free admission. A celebration of all things vegetarian and vegan including:
interfaith talks and music; vegetarian and vegan goods, products and foods;
alternative health and nutrition; organic and fair-trade goods, toys and
foods; environmentally friendly goods; charitable organisations. Organised by
VegNE.
Saturday
31st May - 1st Jun, 11am-8pm
Bristol Vegan Fayre
Two-day vegan extravaganza with live music and a host of other entertainment
as well as stalls, cookery demos and talks, and a variety of caterers. Viva!
and the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation will be there so come along and say
hi! Visit www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk
for details. Advance weekend tickets are £12 (£10 + £2 booking fee) or day tickets
are £5 on the day (but get there early to guarantee entry!).
Veggie Products and Services
If you’re on the look-out for vegetarian and
vegan products and services, don’t forget to visit Viva!’s business
pages where you’ll find:
· Marketplace – adverts for a
whole host of businesses from food and drink to clothing and footwear and
more!
·
Eating out – vegan travel tips as well as veggie-friendly
places to eat and stay where you can register your favourite cafes,
restaurants, B&Bs etc. This growing section already covers a whole host
of lovely places across the UK and as far-flung as Mongolia and Peru!
· Special
offers – details of our Supporters’ Discount Scheme, where over
250 local, national and international businesses offer Viva! supporters
fantastic money-saving discounts
· Veggie
catering – tips to help businesses be more veggie friendly.
There’s a print version available online but to request copies email angie@...
Business Friends
Please support
our sponsors and help fund our life saving work
Beanie’s
Health Foods www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk/
Beanie's is a Vegan
Society approved, family business that
imports FRY'S (recommended as a BEST BUY by the Ethical Consumer!), B'NICE
Rice Creams (Vegan Society Award’s BEST FOOD PRODUCT and Peta Proggy
Award’s BEST NON DAIRY PRODUCT!) and ALICER’S gluten-free
burgers.
Blue
Lotus www.bluelotusproducts.com/
Decadent cakes and
muffins. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Wide range of
mouth-watering flavours. Available decorated. Ideal for all special
occasions or to send as ethical cruelty free gifts.
La
Maison du Vert www.maisonduvert.com/
Vegetarian and Vegan
country Hotel in Normandy France. Situated in beautiful countryside with 3.5
acre organic gardens. Delicious gourmet menus, fine French organic wines
and local cider.
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