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bodytechnician — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 17:33:48 GMT

http://www.bayareaveg.org/
Great resource, events, activism, potlucks, nice people.
I post my events on their site.
My site: http://www.rawveg.info/

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World Veg Fest Weekend in San Francisco

Sean — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:50:23 GMT

[from sf flavorpill: http://sf.flavorpill.net/144299 ]

FESTIVAL
World Veg Fest Weekend in San Francisco

when: Sat 9.29 & Sun 9.30 (10am-6pm)
where: SF County Fair Building (9th Ave & Lincoln St, Golden Gate Park, 415.273.5481) map
price: $5 suggested donation / Free before 10:30am
links: Event Info

This weekend-long festival, which features not only vegan fare but also an eco-fashion show, children's area, and pet adoption, is now in its eighth year of promoting vegetarianism. It's the kind of event where you can dig into delicious, guilt-free grub and enjoy a wide variety of local entertainment — including jazz, acrobatics, and belly dancing. You can even sit back when your belly is full and listen to famed speakers, such as Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro, or simply discuss green issues with other like-minded people. So no matter what kind of distraction you crave, this festival hits the spot.

http://sfvs.org/wvd/

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Vegan Musician looking to RENT a Room!

zahira — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:13:02 GMT

Hi,
I am a female singer/songwriter/musician looking for a vegan or vegeterian household/community to live in. I am very clean and respectful and live a peaceful lifestyle. I do not smoke or drink. Looking for a place in bus distance or closer to SF or OAK. Hope you have a beautiful day filled with happiness.
Blessings!

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Free Vegan Event in Sacramento, CA

Marlene — Sun, 20 May 2007 21:39:23 GMT

Whole Foods Market Sacramento on Sat., June 9th from 11-4pm will host their 2nd Annual Vegan Day! They will have free Vegan classes all day begining at 11am with Raw Food Nutritionist Pamela Spencer, Homemade Baby Executive Chef Troy Irvin, PETA Chef Alex Bury, Vegan Out Reach Registered Dietition Jack Norris and many more! The entire store will have samples that are free of animal products and animal compassionate organizations.
Below is a list of what will be happening:

1). Organic Sacramento
2). Animal Place
3). PlacerGROWN
4). Happy Tails
5). Sacramento Vegetarian Society
6). EarthSave
7). Farm Sanctuary
8). Snow Citrus Court making-Tofu croutons
9). Mother Earth Tamales
10). North Coast Coffee
11). Dry Soda (non-alcoholic cocktail)
12). Amy’s –Bistro Burgers & Burritos
13). LaraBar
14). Lightlife foods –chilies
15). Rissing Moon Organic –Garrett
16). Vega-Vegan Supplament
17). Tofurkey
18). Herb Farm
19). Uncle Eddies Vegan Cookies

This day is going to be great! Hopefully some of you can make it.

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Help me expose Life, death, diet and corruption in the California state prisons system.

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:31:14 GMT

Help me expose Life, death, diet and corruption in the California state prisons system.

It has been my wish, since I was exposed to veganism and natural foods, to bring this to the people who usually never get a chance to hear the word, nor get access to, healing, non-toxic diets and foods.

For me, bringing this way of life, and this focus on integrative health, to the underclass in California, particularly kids in the ghettos and people in the penal system has become a driving idea in my heart and mind, as I feel that it is a test of the true power and commitment of not only the vegan movement, but also the activist movement of the left.
I consider it a challenge that we try make this work on a street level, and expose lower class kids and adults to this way of thinking.

I have recently decided to embark on a free-form study of the California state penal system, diet, and the vendors chosen to serve "food" to
the prisoners in the California state penal system.
Recently, Melanoma, and other forms of cancer are appearing in inmates who had no record of these diseases before entering the prison population.

Also I am compiling information in the process of becoming a vendor (a requirement for bring food into the prison system) and other ways to improve diet among inmates.
This information, I intend to package, speak on, and get funding for solutions. My forte is public speaking, however my ability to crunch numbers and data is seriously in question.

Anyone having ideas, information, reports, or wishing to join me in uncovering one of California's worst corruption and mistreatment scandals, where diet is used as a weapon, are invited to email, or message me. I will not be the head or leader of anything. If any change is to take effect in San Quentin, it will require a whole lot more than me.

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Wanting to Start GMO Campaign

teledyn — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:20:21 GMT

Are you concerned enough about GMOs in our food supply to take action? You should be. Genetically modified organisms are a sickening monstrosity created by some of the most scheming and corrupt multi-national corporations which, along with the help of the federal government, are perpetrating massive biopiracy on a global scale.

Here is a partial list of some of plants with GM varieties which are either currently being cultivated and sold or under field trial:

apples cherries cranberries grapefruit kiwi melons papaya pears peanuts walnuts flax peanuts walnuts flax sunflower sunflower persimmons pineapple plum strawberries bell peppers cabbage carrots cauliflower corn cucumber lettuce mustard olives onions peas potato radish squash sweet potato tomato (cherry) watercres barley beans soybeans coffee popcorn lentils oats rice sugar wheat peanuts walnuts flax sunflower

from http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/BuyingNon-GMO/GMFoodsataGlance/index.cfm

Currently Commercialized GM Crops in the U.S.

Soy (85%), cotton (76%), canola (75%), corn (40%), Hawaiian papaya (more than 50%), zucchini and yellow squash (small amount), and tobacco (Quest® brand).

Given the prevalence (85%) of GM soy in the US, the likelihood that the soy products in restaurants which do not guarantee that they are using organic foods contain GMOs is high. I recently went to Japantown and queried every restaurant in the main mall. Not one of them was able to verify that the soy or rice products they use come from non GM plants. Even scarier than this was the fact that of all the restaurants to which I spoke to staff, only one person seemed to even comprehend what GMOs are or why they might be a concern. Given this, I am now totally avoiding all restaurants which cannot guarantee organic ingredients. I will not eat at many of the asian restaurants in SF which serve great vegan dishes - so many thai, vietnamese, and chinese places - because I can assure you that not only will most of them not be able to guarantee that their foods do not contain GMOs, most of them are probably totally unaware of the issue.

To me this screams out the dire need to start a concerted grassroots campaign in our communities to raise awareness about GMOs. One thing I have to guide me is experience at having been an active member of a local Greenpeace group in Germany which engaged in fairly regular information-awareness events in the community.

Greenpeace Germany regularly publishes a buying guide http://de.einkaufsnetz.org/gentechnik/lebensmittel/10588.html called "Essen ohne Gentechnik" (Eating without Gene Technology), an excellent pamplet updated regulary with comprehensive lists of food products rated according to their ingredients. Due to its wide availability and the dedication of thousands of volunteers in local Greenpeace groups across Germany this little pamphlet has had a major impact on the buying habits of people in Germany. I should note that the organization of Greenpeace in Germany is fundamentally different than in the USA. Here it almost seems like a corporation. When you call the Greenpeace number you get a customer service rep and feel like you're paying your phone bill. In Germany, it is comprised of thousands of community-based groups which are very active and lively, widely visible in their communities, and highly respected.

But Greenpeace USA does seem to be publishing a site truefoodnow.org which also has a guide: http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html

Material is out there but more needs to be done. For example, today I went shopping at a Whole Foods near me to buy guacamole but none of the products they carried stated that their ingredients were organic. Does that mean the olive oil, tomato, or onions listed in their ingredients are GM varieties? They very well could be. Whole Foods seems to be making no attempt to guarantee consumers that the products they carry do not contain GMOs.

I would like to get back into action here in the US. At a very minimum, I would like to spend a few hours every month distributing consumer information and educating the public. It feels like a crime to not be doing anything. Anyone who is interested please contact me so we can plan to take action.

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The Meatrix and the Meatrix II

crystalsilmi — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 18:30:06 GMT

this is great...

www.themeatrix.com

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Sam Alito Supreme Court Nominee Heavily Invested in Slaughterhouses

veganesh — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:07:31 GMT

Sam Alito Supreme Court Nominee Heavily Invested in Slaughterhouses -

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Sam Alito twice broke his promise to recuse himself from
Vanguard lawsuits in which he is heavily invested. Vanguard is perhaps of publicly investigated mutual funds the one most heavily invested in several kinds of slaughterhouse operations.

One way to find in what investments a corporation, mutual fund
etc. holds... go to finance.yahoo.com type in the symbol
for that entity, and then scroll down on left to 'major holders'.

MSN has such a service too with more listings.

Slaughterhouse, safari hunt and other money has in some cases gone underground with private equity funds. The British are less forthcoming
about stockholders than Americans.

www.senate.gov
202 224 3121
God defeat this nomination.

VANGUARD: INVESTED IN ANIMAL SLAUGHTERHOUSES

Vanguard manages more than US $700 billion and has
more than 5000 institutional investors. It is invested
in many slaughterhouse and war operations.
1 It is the major investor in the world's most corrupt bank,
Citibank whose chairman helped jailed Bernie Ebbers buy Canada's
biggest cattle ranch with stolen MCI customer money.
2 It is a major investor in McDonald's (and since NPR has 200 million
in McDonald's stock,
... the 'public radio' network promoted Vanguard)
28,385,755 2.24 $883,932,410 31-Mar-05
3. It is a major investor in Yums, owner of the boycotted KFC
www.kfccruelty.com and of Taco Bell which finally settled with
unions.
4. It is a major investor in Lonestar Steak House which causes
cancer, heart disease, slaughterhouse agony, and deforestation.
(THE) 409,292 1.99 $11,832,631 31-Mar-05
5. It is a major investor in Triarc (Arby's beef)
6. Wendy's Vanguard is a major investor in the world's
3rd largest cowslaughter fast food chain
7. Vanguard is invested in SBC, a pricegouging conglomerate illegal
in Teddy Roosevelt's days
8. It is invested in Dominion, a gas company which has
been pricegouging the poor with doubling of charges.
9. It is a major investor in ConAgra.. 'butterball' turkeys
and other slaughterhouse items.
10. It is invested in Goldman Sachs, neocon warmonger.

John Bogle its CEO has been touted on NPR
because both are heavily invested in McDonald's. NPR was
allegedly left 200 million in McDonald's stock by Joan Kroc.
It is indeed humorous that Bogle would write a book on
business ethics.

Some of the other funds heavily invested in animal agony: Barclay's, J P Morgan Chase,
Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Charles Schwab

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Those who are not vegetarian or vegan might consider that
the incubation period of Mad Cow, Mad Deer, Mad Pig, Mad Chicken,
Mad Fish etc is 50 years according to Dr David Heymann of the CDC
speaking on the CBC... Heymann is one of the few truthtellers
at the pharmaceutically dominated CDC. Any investment in animal
flesh is unwise.

The British are less forthcoming
about stockholders than Americans.
Quote:

Republicans always find it hard
to get out the numbers... in some
cities they hand out tickets to Democrats
when their high paid speakers paid for
with public money come
to town.. in order to swell the audience

Yesterday, as unelected Bush nominee
Sam Alito was questioned by senators,
there were Rent A Republican mobs
outside. It was a hastily done affair..
virtually
everyone with the same sign.

Neocon CNN owned illegally by Neocon
Time Warner... gave frequent flash coverage
to this small group of people.

Poster saw this standing in line
at a grocery store.

www.senate.gov

God end now all violence to any being.
St Francis and Leonardo, two animal rights activists, want
this nomination defeated.

_________________
www.worldanimalnet.org

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New Vegan SF Tribe!

ericsharp — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 16:55:02 GMT

This tribe is an effort to build community for vegans in San Francisco. It would be great to organize outings and meet others who eat in the same fashion. If you are vegan or vegan-friendly and have an interest in networking with other vegans, please join!

http://tribes.tribe.net/vegansf

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Good Places to Find Organic Vegetarian Food in the Bay Area

karina — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 04:48:06 GMT

I would highly recommend from my experience the following places to find organic vegetaran and vegan food in the Bay Area:

(The ones below are specific to Santa Cruz and beyond, please contribute other cities):

* The Food Bin in Santa Cruz, CA
The Food Bin - 1130 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-423-5575.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 3159 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek, CA 95006. 831-338-7211.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 1210 41st Ave., Capitola, CA 95060. 831-479-7987.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 6240 Hwy. 9, Felton, CA 95018. 831-335-7322.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 2351 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-426-1299.

New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 1134 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-425-1793.

-----> http://www.newleaf.com

Staff of Life Natural Foods Market, Deli & Bakery - 1305 Water St., Santa Cruz, CA 95062. 831-423-8632.

*Some* Trader Joe's products
----> http://www.traderjoes.com

* Whole Foods & Half Foods
----> http://www.wholefoods.com

* Local Farmer's Markets
----> http://www.nrdc.org/greengate/guides/markets.asp

* Kresge Food Co-op - USCS Kresge College, Santa Cruz, CA 95061. 408-426-1506. Student-run cooperative health food store located at Kresge College on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus.
----> http://k9.dv8.org/~coop/

Places to find more information about organic farming in the Bay:

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) - 1115 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-423-2263 or toll-free: 888-423-2263. CCOF helped plant the seeds that grew the organic movement into an industry. Founded in 1973, CCOF was one of the first organizations to certify organic farms in North America. In 1990, CCOF founded the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to fund research related to organic farming practices. CCOF is a member of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), OTA's Certifiers Council (OCC), and the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM). CCOF is a nonprofit, that consists of regional chapters. Online catalog featuring: videos, books, t-shirts, & hats.

-----> http://www.ccof.org/

WWOOF-USA - 309 Cedar Street #5C, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. 831-425 - FARM (3276) (voicemail). Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA is part of a world-wide effort to link volunteers with organic farmers, promote an educational exchange, and build a global community conscious of ecological farming practices. Our organization produces a quarterly directory of organic farmers in the United States who are willing to host volunteers on their land.

----> http://www.wwoofusa.org/

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The Rea Heroes - TV Premiere

crystalsilmi — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 02:26:34 GMT

I am really excited about the following program that will be taking place on PAX television June 26th @ 4:00pm PST. This program will feature spiritual guide Master Ching Hai and the topic is the benefits of vegetarianism related to health, ecology, the economy and the spirit. It will be a great show to invite friends and family to watch who for one reason or another may not understand or support your vegetarian diet.
PAX cable channel is bay area channel 65.
For more info. check out: www.peacethrumusic.com

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You know you spelled Herbivores wrong?

Chris — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:45:32 GMT

You know you spelled Herbivores wrong?

Or was it intentional?

Take care

Chris

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New Tribe! Vegetarian Belly Dancers!

crystalsilmi — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 16:23:00 GMT

Vegetarian Belly Dancers
A tribe for vegetrain lovers of Middle Eastern dance. Discuss topics such as health and dance, dance and love for all beings, etc. Open to all who are interested!

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New to the Vegan world

desdemona — Thu, 27 May 2004 04:53:04 GMT

Hi all. I resently decided to become a vegatarian, I'm not really sure where to start. Besides cutting meat from my diet, I've been trying to add more nuts, soy, brocolli and Spinage... that's as far as I've gotten. Does anyone have any other suggestions, insight or general advice?

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Cafe Gratitude

JuneBug — Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:56:43 GMT

just went to a cafe in the city yesterday that's been open about a month...really excellent raw vegan cafe..i recommend the soy mucho...i am a very picky eater and was really impressed..it's on harrison..they have a website, i think it's gowiththecurrent.com? anyway, check it out...really good teas, smoothies, salads and other dishes..the soy mucho was red rice, mango chutney, guac, and some other stuff...i really liked it, and it's a super friendly atmosphere...if there were more places like that, i would be a full time vegetarian instead of a half assed one

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The Meatrix

devai — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 04:02:00 GMT

http://www.themeatrix.com/

This site rocks! It is all about the disgusting processes of the meat industry-- in cartoon form.. This is pure genius!
Spread the word about the Meatrix; This is a must see!!

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Yummy Vegetarian Pizza

devai — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 03:58:54 GMT

Yes pizza is a beautiful guilty pleasure in my book, and I can't seem to get enough of it.

I usually just order pizza by the slice and get 2 orders delivered, 4 huge slices for $10.50 / 5.25 each order--- but you can get it by the pie too..

My fav's are:
Herb: Mushroom, Bell Pepper, Onion, Black Olives, and lots of Garlic

and

Sun Delight: Spinach, Sun Dried Tomato, Garlic, and Black Olives

There are 2 locations-- one at 9th and Judah (415) 665-8088 and the one I order from at 2105 Chestnut St. at Steiner --- (415) 563-0620

PS They have a decent delivery area range with free delivery ($10 min.) -- though I always tip 'em big because the drivers are so nice and friendly and my pizza comes hot! Cybelle's also has good Calzone...

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Foie Gras Cruelty Demo on March 27

juan — Sun, 21 Mar 2004 04:52:47 GMT

Foie Gras Cruelty Demo

Date: Saturday, March 27
Time: 6 PM
Location: The Dining Room, 1602 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo

Info: In response to recent activist efforts to ban foie gras cruelty in California, Chef Jon Sears is spitefully hosting a foie gras dinner at his restaurant, the Dining Room, in San Mateo. Sears Ecynical dinner menu for the night includes dishes such as 'Foiellywood,' 'John Burton's Sweet & Sour Foie Gras,' and 'Shawshank Foie.' Join us for an evening of leafleting and video screening against the sale and production of foie gras outside of the Dining Room. Signs and leaflets will be provided. Hosted by Farm Sanctuary and East Bay Animal Advocates.

Driving Directions:
From Highway 101 - Take highway 92 west to El Camino Real north. Go North on El Camino past the first stop light. Passing Borel Ave. to your left you will see a break in the road about five store fronts down on your left. Take a left into the driveway of the parking lot.

From Highway 280 - Take highway 92 west to El Camino Real north. Go North on El Camino past the first stop light. Passing Borel Ave. to your left you will see a break in the road about five store fronts down on your left. Take a left into the driveway of the parking lot.

From El Camino Real (southbound) - Take El Camino south just past Barneson Ave. About a half a block down on the right you will turn into the parking lot.

From El Camino Real (northbound) - Go North on El Camino past the first stop light. Passing Borel Ave. to your left you will see a break in the road about five store fronts down on your left. Take a left into the driveway of theparking lot.

For more information about this demo:

E: info@eastbayanimaladvocates.org
P: (925) 487-4419
W: www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org

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lack of self esteem

JuneBug — Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:48:23 GMT

you know, this is the longest i have been able to be on tribe.net, and i am not so sure i like it anymore...it just reminds me of how boring and dull i am and how many much cooler people there are out there than me. i would never post a real photo of myself, 'cause it ain't pretty. well, maybe i will try again when i have refilled my prescription...tee hee. for now i think i will finish painting my desk...see ya.

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Like our new mascot?

EireNerd — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 00:43:02 GMT

The master of vegetarians is stalking his prey. The lettuce dare not make a move or he knows he's had it. The lettuce all of a suddenly sneezes and in an instant WHAM!!! it's over. The lettuce family is now fatherless. They will now have to go on fending for themselves. Poor baby lettuce's.

Yes I do have alot of time on my hands.

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Not a vegetarian only tribe!!

EireNerd — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 17:30:58 GMT

Unlike other tribes that exclude you(in discussions) if you have the occassion to eat anything other than vegetables. This tribe is for the promotion of healthy eating and vegetarian ideas. Meat lovers are welcome. They eat vegetables too.

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Vegetarian Joke!!!!

EireNerd — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:21:30 GMT

What do you call a vegetarian with diarrhea?

A Salad Shooter.

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Textured Vegetable Protein or TVP for short.

EireNerd — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:41:08 GMT

Please share your information on how to use this in recipes.
We've been dying to try it but don't know what to use it in.

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