EVENTS OF INTEREST TO JAINS

INTERESTED IN THE VEGAN LIFESTYLE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JainVegans/

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION

29th April Preventing and Reversing Diseases Talk by Dr Nandita Shah (visiting UK & Ireland from India) at the
(Wednesday) with a whole food vegan diet: London Vegans monthly meetup.
6:30pm Everyone can benefit by understanding
simple facts about our body The talk is free to attend and open to all, and food is available.
For details of the venue and other information about this event,
By Dr Nandita Shah please visit: www.londonvegans.org.uk (click on "Events").
9th May Moving towards a Cruelty-Free Low- Many members of the Jain community are making the link
(Saturday) Himsa Lifestyle between the Jain lifestyle and the vegan lifestyle. For many
3pm – 6pm by Jain Vegans Working Group & Young Jains, being vegetarian is not enough - the starting point needs
Jains to be vegan. This event will inform you about the reasons behind
this statement, and also show you how easy it is to make the
Jain Vishwa Bharati, Sayer Centre, transition to a healthy vegan diet.
Oxgate Lane, London NW2 7JN. UK.
So come and join us for food, friends, fun and facts, as we treat
Entrance: FREE, but suggested donation you to some delicious vegan foods, introduce you to some great
of £1 per person would be much organizations working hard to reduce the himsa in the modern
appreciated. world, and enlighten you with some information as to why a
vegan starting point is logical for Jains today.
Contacts for further information:
Chandan: chandan@youngjains.org.uk Come and try some amazing vegan foods, including delicious
or Kewal: kewal@youngjains.org.uk vegan Chinese bites (courtesy of Mr Man Chinese restaurant,
London, UK), B'Nice Rice Cream, soya shakes (courtesy of
Alpro), vegan cheeses (courtesy of Redwood (Cheezily) and Bute
Island (Sheese) and plenty of other vegan treats (including some
Indian snacks and sweets).
16th May Veggie Pride UK On Saturday 16 May 2009, Victoria Square in Birmingham City
(Saturday) Birmingham, UK. Centre will be transformed by Veggie Pride UK - a fantastic
All day celebration of vegetarian and vegan diets/lifestyles. It`s an
opportunity for everyone following compassionate, eco-friendly,
healthy lifestyles to come together for a fun, carnival style event
whilst also raising awareneness of the many benefits - for human
health, animals, environment etc.
Full details: www.veggiepride.org.uk
17th May Veggie Pride Parade A Celebration of the Veggie Life
(Saturday) New York City, USA. Full details: http://veggieprideparade.org
All day
24th May Redbridge Green Fair Come and find out all about environmental issues and practical
(Sunday) Melbourne Field in Valentines Park, Ilford, ways to change your lifestyle and reduce your carbon footprint.
11.30am-7.00pm Essex IG1 4SD. UK. Learn about ethical shopping, recycling, growing your own veg
and attracting wildlife into your own backgarden. Discover the
local green spaces and nature reserves, the variety of plants,
birds and animals and the diversity of the habitats that are all
around us in Redbridge and the surrounding areas. Join up with
one of the many action or campaign groups that will be
exhibiting at the festival.
Full details: www.rgf.org.uk
27th May Feel on top of the world Come and join Bourgeois Boheme and Dr Nandita Shah for a fun
(Wednesday) Yes you can by making simple changes in evening of enlightenment, lovely dinner, meeting new friends
6.30pm diet and lifestyle! and you will receive a little gift too from Bourgeois Boheme to
reward yourself too for feeling on top of the world.
Tibits Restaurant, 12-14 Heddon Street,
London W1B 4DA. UK. Venue: tibits Restaurant, 12-14 Heddon Street, London W1B
4DA
Date: Wednesday 27th May
Time: 6:30pm Dr Nandita Shah will explain how each of us can make a
Cost: Free, dinner not included* difference – first for ourselves and then for our society – by
RSVP: info@bboheme.com or making simple changes in diet and lifestyle.
0208 8788 388 It’s simpler than you may imagine and for reasons you may
never have thought about.
*tibits have kindly offered their space at
no charge, it would be appreciated if you
could support them on the night, thank
you.
EVENTS OF INTEREST TO JAINS
INTERESTED IN THE VEGAN LIFESTYLE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JainVegans/

DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION

30th May "Peas Vs Pills" A whole-day health workshop in Central London (UK) by Dr
(Saturday) By Dr. Nandita Shah Nandita Shah of India (who is also a member of Jain Vegans).
All day The workshop includes breakfast, lunch and a three-course
Sheraton Park Towers Knightsbridge, evening meal and course materials.
London, UK.
£120 This is for those who would like to follow the vegan path and
would like to know the health implications of it. Or for those
Registrations: Mahersh or Nishma on 020 who, no matter what they are eating are willing to take their
8931 0030, or health into their own hands rather than depend on an ailing
email: PeasVPills@shambhus.co.uk health service.

The workshop includes breakfast, lunch and a 3 course evening

meal and course materials.
30th - 31st May Bristol Vegan Fayre (Bristol, UK) The BVF 09 is once again an eclectic mix of all things vegan, with
(Sat-Sun) The Amphitheatre and Waterfront Square, 120 stalls and up to 20 caterers including vegan food from all
Harbourside, Bristol. BS1 5DB. over the globe, plus 40 talks and cookery demos over the
UK. weekend, and an amazing line up of entertainment for the whole
family.
Full details: http://bristol.veganfayre.co.uk
20th June, The Face on Your Plate: The Truth Launch event for a timely book of the above title written by
(Saturday) About Food Jeffrey Moussaieff Mason. Jeff Mason will give a talk, answer
2.30pm to 5pm Dragon Hall, Covent Garden, London, UK. questions and have a book signing session. Vegan food will be
available.
For more information, contact Vanessa Clarke at:
clarkev@parliament.uk
28th June Open Day at Hugletts Wood Farm Following the success of last year's open day, specially arranged
(Sunday) Animal Sanctuary, for the Jain community, Wenda and Matthew of Hugletts Wood
11am in East Sussex (UK) Farm are inviting us all again to experience the warm spiritual
For more info, email: nature of the animals living there and draw inspiration from the
wendashehata@yahoo.com Jiva Daya and ecological work they do.
2nd – 5th July 15th JAINA Convention: Full details can be found here: https://convention.jaina.org
(Thur-Sun) Ecology-The Jain Way
California, USA.
17th – 19th 7th Young Jains International Take a July weekend out to bridge the gap from where you are
July Convention: to where you want to be. The Young Jains International
Bridging the Gap Convention looks into the fundamentals of the timeless Jain
Canons High School, Shaldon Road, tradition in a very real sense.
Edgware. UK Full details can be found here:
www.youngjains.org.uk/convention
22nd – 25th The 12th International Vegan As always at this 2-yearly event, there will be some excellent
July Festival, PUC-Rio, Brazil speakers lined up and this will be wonderful opportunity to meet
(Wed-Sat) like-minded people from around the world and learn from one
another. And if you're going to Brazil, you're bound to enjoy
yourself in this wonderful country. (A post-conference tour has
also been organised: Iguazu Falls - 8 days / 7 nights)
Here's the website for detailed information:
http://www.svb.org.br/12veganfestival/index.php
31st August Carshalton Environmental Fair The Environmental Fair is one of the biggest events in the
(Bank hol Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road, London, London Borough of Sutton. 10,000 people attend and enjoy a
Monday) UK. range of entertainment, food and stalls. The event is organised
All day by EcoLocal with a team of volunteers.
Full details: www.thecei.org.uk
6th Sept The London Vegan Festival Inspiring talks, ethical cruelty-free (vegan) shopping, various
(Sunday) 11am (Kensington Town Hall London, UK). vegan campaigning/education groups, animal sanctuaries,
to 8pm delicious vegan food, music and more.
Full details here:
http://www.vegancampaigns.org.uk/festival/index.html
6th - 10th Nov 4th Asian Vegetarian Congress Full details: www.avc2009.org
2009 Batam Island, Indonesia
October 2010 39th World Vegetarian Congress Details will become available here: www.ivu.org
Jakarta & Bali, Indonesia