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VSH NL June 2010 Color The Island Vegetarian Quarterly Newsletter of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii SUPPORTING HEALTH, ANIMAL RIGHTS, AND ECOLOGY Volume 21, Issue 3, July-September 2010 Inside this Issue United Nations says Message from the President 2 eat less meat and dairy Opinions 3 TV & Radio Listings 3 to save the planet In the News 4 Health Update 6 by Brandon Bosworth, VSH member Animal Rights Arena 8 Local Happenings 10 In June the United Nations issued a dramatic report calling on the world to 1 20 Years of Veganism 11 reduce its consumption of animal products. According to the U.K. Guard- Kauai Events 12 ian, the U.N. believes that a “global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty, and the worst impacts of climate Oahu & Maui Events 13 change.”2 Calendar of Events 14 As the U.N. report makes clear, animal agriculture is extremely waste- Summer Calendar 15 ful: “Animal products, both meat and dairy, in general require more re- Consumers’ Corner 16 sources and cause higher emissions than plant-based alterna- Vegan Tidbits 19 tives.” According to Time, “worldwide livestock farming generates 18% of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. By comparison, all the world’s cars, trains, planes, and boats account for a combined 13%.”3 More than half of Public Lectures all the food grown globally goes to feeding farmed animals. And according to Professor Edgar Hertwich, the lead author of the report, the production of WILLIAM HARRIS, M.D. animal products causes more damage than the burning of fossil fuels or the “HEALTH CARE REFORM: production of construction minerals such as cement, plastics, or metals. EMPTYING A FLOODED BASEMENT Sadly, however, in many places people are eating more meat rather than WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE TAP” less. “Meat consumption per capita in China rose by 42% in the eight years Tuesday, July 20th, 7 p.m. from 1995 to 2003,” says Sangwon Suh of the University of California, Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Santa Barbara.5 As a nation becomes richer, its citizens become more car- nivorous, and the Earth suffers the consequences. HESH GOLDSTEIN Many will resist the United Nations’ call to consume fewer animal prod- “HOW A VEGAN DIET CAN SAVE ucts. Yet it is now obvious that a vegetarian or vegan diet is about more than YOUR HEALTH AND MONEY” Tuesday, August 17th, 7 p.m. saving the animals. It’s about saving the planet. Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Honolulu-based writer Brandon Bosworth is a long-time animal lover. Since giving up meat, he has become increas- MICHAEL GREGER, M.D. ingly concerned with issues relating to “THE LATEST IN animal rights and animal welfare. This Hawaii shuns HUMAN NUTRITION: 2010” article originally appeared on www. shark finning Tuesday, September 21st, 7 p.m. Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse change.org. Reprinted with permission from the author. See page 14 for more details, References: See UN report on page 19. See page 10 for details. including Maui meeting times. The Island Vegetarian ◆ July-September 2010 Page 1 Message from the President The Island by Lorraine Sakaguchi Ve ge t ar ian Aloha! The Island Vegetarian is published As the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii continues to celebrate its 20th birth- quarterly by and for the members of the day, we’d like to salute the four people who, back in 1990, started it all: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. Elaine French, Jerry Smith, William Harris, M.D., and Andy Mertz. These folks have left us a wonderful legacy: Because of their efforts, we P.O. Box 23208 in Hawaii have had an unparalleled opportunity to see and hear in person Honolulu, HI 96823-3208 many of the experts in the fields of plant-based nutrition and health, animal 808-944-VEGI (8344) rights, and environmental protection who have spoken at our free monthly meetings over the past twenty years. While VSH members enjoy an informa- Visit our website for a restaurant guide, tive newsletter and veggie discounts, both members and non-members eve- TV and meeting schedules, rywhere can enjoy the valuable resources on our website, www.vsh.org. Our newsletter archives, and more. founders can take pride in the fact that the educational mission they under- [email protected] took so long ago continues to serve people today. VSH.org What are our founders doing now? VegHawaii.org In 2002 Elaine and Jerry left Hawaii for Utah, where they opened a vegan restaurant and helped to start the Vegetarian Society of Utah (VSU). They eventually moved to Nevada and continue to promote the benefits of a Board of Directors healthy vegan diet (www.vegan-weight-loss.com) and exercise. They attend President: Lorraine Sakaguchi VSH meetings when they visit Hawaii. Vice President: Jim Brown Dr. Harris retired after many years as an emergency physician and volun- Secretary: William Harris, M.D. teer director of the Kaiser Permanente Vegetarian Lifestyle Clinic, but his Treasurer: Anjie Pham current life is anything but retiring! He still serves on the VSH board and con- Directors: Karl Seff, Ph.D. tinues to videotape and edit our monthly public lectures for viewing on local Laurelee Blanchard cable TV as well as on our website. He is physically active as he enters his Patrick Moore James H. Thompson eighties, engaging in pursuits ranging from a regular fitness routine to ex- Scott Owen Snarr treme sports such as scuba diving, acrobatic trampolining, and skydiving (he’s logged well over a thousand dives). He maintains his own website Newsletter Committee (www.vegsource.com/harris) and continues to speak at various venues. He, Elaine, and Jerry also serve as consultants to the VSU board of directors. Scott Owen Snarr Andy continues to work as a pool service owner and volunteers in areas Alida Rutchick, M.Ed. he is passionate about. A lifetime VSH member, he still drops by VSH meet- William Harris, M.D. ings from time to time and continues to enjoy the good health he achieved Mahalo after becoming a vegan in 1987 when he met Elaine and Jerry in their to all our volunteers! cooking class. Mahalo Elaine, Jerry, Bill, and Andy, and all of the VSH volunteers. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers and not necessarily those of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. The information contained in this newslet- Thanks to all VSH members who voted in our recent board election, includ- ter is for educational purposes. It is not ing those who took the time to write us with comments (see intended as medical advice, and it is not www.vsh.org/comments). Congratulations to all elected board members, and intended to replace the advice of a quali- welcome to our new treasurer, Anjie Pham. Sincere thanks and best wishes fied, licensed medical practitioner. to our outgoing treasurer, Mel Hertz, who has done much for VSH and con- tinues to volunteer his services. Page 2 The Island Vegetarian ◆ July-September 2010 Opinions On TV... critics consider that offensive, don’t What’s the big beef they have bigger fish to fry? Where is the outrage about government telling “Vegetarian” VSH lectures about Meatout Day? us what to eat 365 days a year, year after year? Here’s what I mean: Oahu—Oceanic Cable Ch. 52 by Scott Owen Snarr Wednesday 11:00 a.m. • Industry manipulates the USDA First and third Thursdays 6 p.m. food guide: The most direct way Go to olelo.org and click on It seemed like a great idea. Give peo- “Oahu Channel 52.” the federal government tells people ple a little encouragement to explore how to eat is through the food guide The shows are also on line at healthy eating and protect the planet pyramid. Though it’s supposed to 6 p.m. on Thursdays. — even if only for one day. That’s be based on science, we have yet to Maui—Calabash Cable Ch. 52 what Michigan Governor Jennifer see a version that hasn’t been Wednesday 9:30 p.m. Granholm envisaged when she de- tainted with financial interests of Thursday 5:30 a.m. clared March 20th Meatout Day for food industries whose representa- Maui schedule is at akaku.org her state. But then the backlash be- tives have sat in at the creation and gan. Big Island—Na Leo O Hawaii every revision of the food guide. The outpouring of protest that Cable Ch. 54, Saturday 2 p.m. • Companies write advertising off followed the proclamation was so Kauai—Ho‘ike Cable Ch. 52 their taxes: Ads. They are every- forceful that Granholm had little Kauai schedule is at hoike.org where. We are exposed to thousands choice but to rescind Meatout Day. of them a day whether we realize it Online—www.vsh.org/videos.htm She redeclared the day Michigan Ag- or not, and a huge proportion of riculture Day, in which people were them tell us what to eat. And guess “Cook Healthy Fast” encouraged to enjoy all kinds of what? They’re sponsored in part by with Dick Allgire Michigan-grown foods “including but the IRS. Short, quick, vegan recipes not limited to meat, vegetables, and • Meat served at school lunch: Tuesdays: 5 p.m. dairy products.” KITV-4 Every single school day all across The outrage, of course, had come the country children are served from local ranchers, dairy farmers, meat and milk for lunch. For kids and other animal growers — with who pass on them there’s little else state senators and conservative blog- to eat.
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