Guest guest Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 > Vegan issues and support for the UK > > On 4 Apr 2008, at 09:21, John Davis wrote: > > > > > I see this list less as an active discussion list, so > > much as a > > > place where, > > > if someone needs help or has a question and > > doesn't know anyone > > > locally they > > > can turn to, they can ask here. Personally, I also > > occasionally post > > > warnings or news just to make sure it spreads. > > > > > > I don't see this as a bad thing necessarily. Sure, > > the local lists > > > are often > > > more busy, but this one has its place I think. Or at > > least, it > > > doesn't seem > > > to hurt to remain on it! > > > I've been doing a lot of lurking lately due to lack of time, but I still feel it's worth being here. Once in a while I contact a new member of the list who believes they're the only vegan for miles around just to tell them there's a flourishing group in their area or at least a Vegan Society local contact who'd be happy to hear from them. All these groups and individuals are listed in the Vegan Society magazine. There are big groups like London Vegans with more than one event a week and smaller groups who just meet once a month for a meal, but if you're all alone and recently became vegan it can be nice to know at least one other vegan locally. Also there are regular vegan festivals and food fairs around the country (there's on in Lichfield next Saturday), some of which are advertised fairly widely while others are primarily to show the non-vegan public how delicious vegan food can be. If anyone would like to know if there's a group or a local contact in their area, just say so and I'll try and put you in touch. We don't give so much personal detail on the website since it is accessible to the world at large, including aggressive non-vegan weirdos who have occasionally made a nuisance of themselves - we take our chance with the vegan ones! The only other time I get galvanised into saying something is if someone doesn't realise the importance of vitamin B12 or thinks you can get it from spirulina or whatever. Again, if anyone has any specific queries I'll consult the Vegan Society's Nutrition and Health spokesperson (which won't be difficult since we got married on World Animals Day last year). Finally, I suppose I should also confess to being the VS International Coordinator, my particular pitch being " veganism in other countries and cultures " so I'm always happy to try to help when people are travelling abroad and unsure how to go about being vegan when they don't know the language or anyone who lives there. There are also veg*n guides to many countries and cities in the world, there is the Vegan Passport which explains what vegan do and don't eat in 56 languages as well as in pictures, and the Animal Free Shopper for food and other products available in the UK (new edition coming out later this year). Finally, there is the Vegan Society's own multi- vitamin VEG 1, which is deliberately cheap (4.99 for three months adult supply) which provides all 0that you need to be sure of a healthy diet without fleecing you for a heap of stuff you don't need and which may be toxic. I'm based partly in London, partly in Cambridge. The Vegan Society office is in Birmingham. Tel. 084545 88244, www.vegansociety.com Good wishes to all, Vanessa PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hi, > PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? Naturally. In fact, I think I'm playing there. Which hopefully won't put _too_ many people off... John - " vclarke " <interveg Monday, April 07, 2008 3:37 PM Re: Digest Number 1324 >> Vegan issues and support for the UK > >> > On 4 Apr 2008, at 09:21, John Davis wrote: >> > >> > > I see this list less as an active discussion list, so >> > much as a >> > > place where, >> > > if someone needs help or has a question and >> > doesn't know anyone >> > > locally they >> > > can turn to, they can ask here. Personally, I also >> > occasionally post >> > > warnings or news just to make sure it spreads. >> > > >> > > I don't see this as a bad thing necessarily. Sure, >> > the local lists >> > > are often >> > > more busy, but this one has its place I think. Or at >> > least, it >> > > doesn't seem >> > > to hurt to remain on it! >> > > > > I've been doing a lot of lurking lately due to lack of time, but I still > feel it's worth being here. Once in a while I contact a new member of > the list who believes they're the only vegan for miles around just to > tell them there's a flourishing group in their area or at least a Vegan > Society local contact who'd be happy to hear from them. All these > groups and individuals are listed in the Vegan Society magazine. > > There are big groups like London Vegans with more than one event a week > and smaller groups who just meet once a month for a meal, but if you're > all alone and recently became vegan it can be nice to know at least one > other vegan locally. > > Also there are regular vegan festivals and food fairs around the country > (there's on in Lichfield next Saturday), some of which are advertised > fairly widely while others are primarily to show the non-vegan public > how delicious vegan food can be. > > If anyone would like to know if there's a group or a local contact in > their area, just say so and I'll try and put you in touch. We don't > give so much personal detail on the website since it is accessible to > the world at large, including aggressive non-vegan weirdos who have > occasionally made a nuisance of themselves - we take our chance with the > vegan ones! > > The only other time I get galvanised into saying something is if someone > doesn't realise the importance of vitamin B12 or thinks you can get it > from spirulina or whatever. Again, if anyone has any specific queries > I'll consult the Vegan Society's Nutrition and Health spokesperson > (which won't be difficult since we got married on World Animals Day last > year). > > Finally, I suppose I should also confess to being the VS International > Coordinator, my particular pitch being " veganism in other countries and > cultures " so I'm always happy to try to help when people are travelling > abroad and unsure how to go about being vegan when they don't know the > language or anyone who lives there. > > There are also veg*n guides to many countries and cities in the world, > there is the Vegan Passport which explains what vegan do and don't eat > in 56 languages as well as in pictures, and the Animal Free Shopper for > food and other products available in the UK (new edition coming out > later this year). Finally, there is the Vegan Society's own multi- > vitamin VEG 1, which is deliberately cheap (4.99 for three months adult > supply) which provides all 0that you need to be sure of a healthy diet > without fleecing you for a heap of stuff you don't need and which may be > toxic. > > I'm based partly in London, partly in Cambridge. The Vegan Society > office is in Birmingham. Tel. 084545 88244, www.vegansociety.com > > Good wishes to all, > > Vanessa > > PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? > > --- > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > --------------------------- > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > Un: send a blank message to > -! Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I am intrigued, are you in one of the bands Peter posted up about? It would be good if they could get Macca though, wouldn't it? Lesley , " John Davis " <mcxg46 wrote: > > Hi, > > > PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? > > Naturally. In fact, I think I'm playing there. Which hopefully won't put > _too_ many people off... > > John > > - > " vclarke " <interveg > > Monday, April 07, 2008 3:37 PM > Re: Digest Number 1324 > > > >> Vegan issues and support for the UK > > > >> > On 4 Apr 2008, at 09:21, John Davis wrote: > >> > > >> > > I see this list less as an active discussion list, so > >> > much as a > >> > > place where, > >> > > if someone needs help or has a question and > >> > doesn't know anyone > >> > > locally they > >> > > can turn to, they can ask here. Personally, I also > >> > occasionally post > >> > > warnings or news just to make sure it spreads. > >> > > > >> > > I don't see this as a bad thing necessarily. Sure, > >> > the local lists > >> > > are often > >> > > more busy, but this one has its place I think. Or at > >> > least, it > >> > > doesn't seem > >> > > to hurt to remain on it! > >> > > > > > > I've been doing a lot of lurking lately due to lack of time, but I still > > feel it's worth being here. Once in a while I contact a new member of > > the list who believes they're the only vegan for miles around just to > > tell them there's a flourishing group in their area or at least a Vegan > > Society local contact who'd be happy to hear from them. All these > > groups and individuals are listed in the Vegan Society magazine. > > > > There are big groups like London Vegans with more than one event a week > > and smaller groups who just meet once a month for a meal, but if you're > > all alone and recently became vegan it can be nice to know at least one > > other vegan locally. > > > > Also there are regular vegan festivals and food fairs around the country > > (there's on in Lichfield next Saturday), some of which are advertised > > fairly widely while others are primarily to show the non-vegan public > > how delicious vegan food can be. > > > > If anyone would like to know if there's a group or a local contact in > > their area, just say so and I'll try and put you in touch. We don't > > give so much personal detail on the website since it is accessible to > > the world at large, including aggressive non-vegan weirdos who have > > occasionally made a nuisance of themselves - we take our chance with the > > vegan ones! > > > > The only other time I get galvanised into saying something is if someone > > doesn't realise the importance of vitamin B12 or thinks you can get it > > from spirulina or whatever. Again, if anyone has any specific queries > > I'll consult the Vegan Society's Nutrition and Health spokesperson > > (which won't be difficult since we got married on World Animals Day last > > year). > > > > Finally, I suppose I should also confess to being the VS International > > Coordinator, my particular pitch being " veganism in other countries and > > cultures " so I'm always happy to try to help when people are travelling > > abroad and unsure how to go about being vegan when they don't know the > > language or anyone who lives there. > > > > There are also veg*n guides to many countries and cities in the world, > > there is the Vegan Passport which explains what vegan do and don't eat > > in 56 languages as well as in pictures, and the Animal Free Shopper for > > food and other products available in the UK (new edition coming out > > later this year). Finally, there is the Vegan Society's own multi- > > vitamin VEG 1, which is deliberately cheap (4.99 for three months adult > > supply) which provides all 0that you need to be sure of a healthy diet > > without fleecing you for a heap of stuff you don't need and which may be > > toxic. > > > > I'm based partly in London, partly in Cambridge. The Vegan Society > > office is in Birmingham. Tel. 084545 88244, www.vegansociety.com > > > > Good wishes to all, > > > > Vanessa > > > > PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? > > > > --- > > > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > > --------------------------- > > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > > Un: send a blank message to > > -! Groups Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Hi Lesley, No. Sad to say I'm in one of the little bands who play in the gaps between the big names! John - " Lesley Dove " <Lesley Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:33 AM Re: Digest Number 1324 >I am intrigued, are you in one of the bands Peter posted up about? > It would be good if they could get Macca though, wouldn't it? > > Lesley > > > , " John Davis " <mcxg46 wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> > PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? >> >> Naturally. In fact, I think I'm playing there. Which hopefully > won't put >> _too_ many people off... >> >> John >> >> - >> " vclarke " <interveg >> >> Monday, April 07, 2008 3:37 PM >> Re: Digest Number 1324 >> >> >> >> Vegan issues and support for the UK >> > >> >> > On 4 Apr 2008, at 09:21, John Davis wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > I see this list less as an active discussion list, so >> >> > much as a >> >> > > place where, >> >> > > if someone needs help or has a question and >> >> > doesn't know anyone >> >> > > locally they >> >> > > can turn to, they can ask here. Personally, I also >> >> > occasionally post >> >> > > warnings or news just to make sure it spreads. >> >> > > >> >> > > I don't see this as a bad thing necessarily. Sure, >> >> > the local lists >> >> > > are often >> >> > > more busy, but this one has its place I think. Or at >> >> > least, it >> >> > > doesn't seem >> >> > > to hurt to remain on it! >> >> > > >> > >> > I've been doing a lot of lurking lately due to lack of time, but > I still >> > feel it's worth being here. Once in a while I contact a new > member of >> > the list who believes they're the only vegan for miles around > just to >> > tell them there's a flourishing group in their area or at least a > Vegan >> > Society local contact who'd be happy to hear from them. All these >> > groups and individuals are listed in the Vegan Society magazine. >> > >> > There are big groups like London Vegans with more than one event > a week >> > and smaller groups who just meet once a month for a meal, but if > you're >> > all alone and recently became vegan it can be nice to know at > least one >> > other vegan locally. >> > >> > Also there are regular vegan festivals and food fairs around the > country >> > (there's on in Lichfield next Saturday), some of which are > advertised >> > fairly widely while others are primarily to show the non-vegan > public >> > how delicious vegan food can be. >> > >> > If anyone would like to know if there's a group or a local > contact in >> > their area, just say so and I'll try and put you in touch. We > don't >> > give so much personal detail on the website since it is > accessible to >> > the world at large, including aggressive non-vegan weirdos who > have >> > occasionally made a nuisance of themselves - we take our chance > with the >> > vegan ones! >> > >> > The only other time I get galvanised into saying something is if > someone >> > doesn't realise the importance of vitamin B12 or thinks you can > get it >> > from spirulina or whatever. Again, if anyone has any specific > queries >> > I'll consult the Vegan Society's Nutrition and Health spokesperson >> > (which won't be difficult since we got married on World Animals > Day last >> > year). >> > >> > Finally, I suppose I should also confess to being the VS > International >> > Coordinator, my particular pitch being " veganism in other > countries and >> > cultures " so I'm always happy to try to help when people are > travelling >> > abroad and unsure how to go about being vegan when they don't > know the >> > language or anyone who lives there. >> > >> > There are also veg*n guides to many countries and cities in the > world, >> > there is the Vegan Passport which explains what vegan do and > don't eat >> > in 56 languages as well as in pictures, and the Animal Free > Shopper for >> > food and other products available in the UK (new edition coming > out >> > later this year). Finally, there is the Vegan Society's own > multi- >> > vitamin VEG 1, which is deliberately cheap (4.99 for three months > adult >> > supply) which provides all 0that you need to be sure of a healthy > diet >> > without fleecing you for a heap of stuff you don't need and which > may be >> > toxic. >> > >> > I'm based partly in London, partly in Cambridge. The Vegan > Society >> > office is in Birmingham. Tel. 084545 88244, www.vegansociety.com >> > >> > Good wishes to all, >> > >> > Vanessa >> > >> > PS Is anyone coming to the vegan festival in Bristol next month? >> > >> > --- >> > >> > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, >> > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. >> > --------------------------- >> > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> >> > Un: send a blank message to >> > -! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > --- > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > --------------------------- > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > Un: send a blank message to > -! Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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