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Hawaii Becomes the First State to Ban Wild Animals from Performing
From Daily Vibes [5th December 2015] In the last 5 years, a stirring revolution has appeared seemingly out of nowhere in opposition to for-profit corporations that force wild animals to perform for people. Now, Hawaii is the first state to jump on board […]
Disney World Gets A Gluten-Free And Vegan Bakery (And Now There’s Magic For Everyone)
By Katie Bratskeir, From The Huffingtonpost [3rd December 2015] Source: The most magical place on earth just got even more magical, especially for certain bellies. Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC, formerly known as BabyCakes, a vegan and gluten-free bakery, has stationed a spot in the […]
Book on Jewish Veganism – Call for Papers
It’s not every day you get an email announcing plans for a new book about Jewish veganism. But that’s exactly what happened at JVS HQ this wintery December morning. Jacob Labendz and Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz [from the Shamayim V’Aretz Institute: a Jewish animal welfare organization that educates, trains leaders, and leads campaigns for the ethical treatment […]
Board of Deputies for British Jews Promotes Meat-Free Chanukah
We are delighted to read in this week’s Jewish News and Jewish Chronicle that the Board of Deputies, the representative body for British Jewry, is promoting a meat-free Chanukah as part of its newly launched 1-for-8 Eco Chanukah Challenge to stretch one day’s worth of fossil fuel ‘oil’ consumption over all eight days of the […]
JVS Film Club: Screening of ‘That Sugar Film’ & Potluck Supper 8th December, 6.30pm
Our film club is back at JHub in West Hampstead. Book your ticket here. Date: 8th December Time: 6.30pm – 8.45pm Venue: JHub Studio, JHub, Haskell House, 152 West End Lane, London, NW6 1SD Australian actor and film-maker Damon Gameau presents his documentary ‘That Sugar Film‘ about sugar and its impact on our bodies. In order […]
Disney World Gets A Gluten-Free And Vegan Bakery (And Now There’s Magic For Everyone)
By Katie Bratskeir, From The Huffingtonpost [3rd December 2015] Source: The most magical place on earth just got even more magical, especially for certain bellies. Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC, formerly known as BabyCakes, a vegan and gluten-free bakery, has stationed a spot in the Downtown Disney […]
Vegan Signs Dominate Climate Marches
By Anna Pippus, From Huffington Post [December 1st 2015] Source With a message that animal agriculture is destroying the planet, vegans were out in full force at climate marches this weekend. Marches were held around the world in advance of the United Nations […]
Metro tries the ‘world’s best burger’ – and it’s vegan!
By Deni Kirkova, From The Metro [Wednesday 2nd December 2015] So I just tried what is supposedly the best burger in the world. Expectations were understandably high. GQ named the Superiority Burger the best in the world – despite it being vegan, last month […]
What eating too much meat is really doing to your health – Times newspaper
By Barbara McMahon, from the Times newspaper [31 October 2015] The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this week that bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer and that red meat such as beef or pork rank as a group one carcinogen (alongside cigarettes and alcohol). Though the risks are small for most people, the […]
Pope says ‘catastrophic’ if interests derail climate talks
By Associated Press, from Silive.com [26th November 2015] Source. NAIROBI, Kenya — Pope Francis warned Thursday that it would be “catastrophic” for world leaders to let special interest groups get in the way of a global agreement to curb fossil fuel emissions as he brought his […]