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No. 96 SPRING 2003 £1 In this issue: Interview with Karin Ridgers Experiments on Animals Mislead and hold back Progress A Vegan Visit to Mallorca Vegan Organic Growing Kathleen Jannaway 1915-2003: A Life Well Lived Grassroots News Events, Cartoon, Letters, Book Reviews, Recipes VEGAN VIEWS VEGAN VIEWS is independent of From the editor…. Flat A15 the Vegan Society but shares its Spring arrives slowly, first crocuses 20 Dean Park Road aims. It was started in 1975 by a and daffodils bring colour back into group of vegans who wanted to Bournemouth our lives, but it takes a long while make contact with others interested before we can experience real BH1 1JB UK in creating a more harmonious way warmth and abundant growth of of living based on veganism, and to flowers and fruits. Web: www.veganviews.org.uk communicate more informally than Vegans are impatient for change could be done in the official journal SUBSCRIPTIONS and would like the whole world to of the Vegan Society. It realises that When subscribing please state embrace their lifestyle immediately. many vegans feel isolated from which issue you wish to start from. Yet, historically, even great society and appreciate contact with, Cheques etc payable to Vegan revolutions have only brought and news and opinions of, other Views. change gradually, though change vegans. UK four issues for £4, or single has certainly established itself in the We welcome all letters, articles, copy for £1. Postage is included. long term. Movements for news, events, and constructive Europe and surface mail overseas democratic participation in criticism – and try to print all that is four issues for £5 including postage. government went through relevant and of interest in the Airmail outside Europe four issues revolutions and repressions before magazine. We welcome drawings for £7 including postage. they established themselves. too (black on white please). Women's rights to own property, VEGAN VIEWS ON THE We rely on readers' contributions. have a vote and claim equality made INTERNET Small ads are free to subscribers. If slow progress through the 20th The Vegan Views website you don't want your letter published century before being accepted. (www.veganviews.org.uk) features please make this clear when writing. Banning hunting is also proving highlights from the latest issue and We expect to publish quarterly, a long struggle. Parliamentary action from recent back issues – going but have no fixed publication date, resulted in loud opposition from back at present to about 1992. From so write early to be included in the vested interests, but still progress VV93 onwards, the entire magazine next issue. continues towards a ban and the can be downloaded. SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS general opposition to hunting will Email: [email protected] but If your subscription is due for not decline. Bull and bear baiting only for website comments/queries. renewal, a reminder will be included and cock fighting were once popular To reach the magazine directly in this issue. sports but are now banned. The idea please use the postal address. that society should impose rules on COPYRIGHT COPIES IN BULK the treatment of animals by their If quoting from this magazine, If you order a minimum of five owners was at first ridiculed and the please acknowledge the source and copies, we will sell to you at 65p Society for the Protection of do not distort the sense. each (sale or return), for sale at Animals had a hard struggle at first, The sign © shows that the author bazaars or local shops. but is now accepted as a civilising reserves copyright on that article. influence. BACK ISSUES Caring people may feel Many back issues are still available ! ! ! CONTENTS ! ! ! themselves marginalised by what for 50p each. Eight for £3 including 4 Interview with Karin Ridgers seems to be the uncaring masses postage. Topics covered include: 6 Medical Experiments who are only concerned with their VV95 Interview with Liz Cook 8 Vegan Organic Growing personal pleasures and VV94 Vegan Organic Network 9 Cartoon advancement. Yet suddenly, we see VV93 Nutritional Supplements 10 Integrating Medicine unprecedented masses worldwide VV92 Veggie Pride 11 Obituary: Kathleen Jannaway marching against the threat of war in VV91 How and why vegan 13 Grassroots a distant country. A significant VV90 Porton Down 14 Letters number of people are concerned VV89 Feeding the world 16 Books about important matters and are VV88 Farming crisis 17 Recipes prepared to act about them. VV87 Meat in crisis We have to show them that, as VV86 Hard choices Produced by Harry Mather, with Kathleen Jannaway believed, VV85 Sprouting seeds assistance from John Curtis. Front veganism plays a vital part in VV84 Leah Leneman: in memory cover: Ruth Lewis. establishing peace and justice in the VV37 Arthur Ling interview world. Printed by Creative Copy n Colour VV34 Leah Leneman interview Enjoy life, Ltd, Stafford. 01785 851183. Page 2 VV96 HELP WANTED… 5 Apr Mass Rally & March for an Independent Vegan Organic Trust, the vegan horticulture and Judicial Enquiry into Vivisection. Meet outside the agriculture charity would like help with a small amount BBC TV Studios, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, of book keeping. This could be done at home by London. W12. Organisers: Judicial Enquiry Campaign, someone with a bit of related experience living within PO Box 38552, London SW1W 9YQ. Web: striking distance of South Manchester. Contact Peter www.vivisection.info. White [email protected] or 0161 928 3614 to 24 Apr World Day for Animals in Laboratories A discuss what's involved, terms etc. United Nations recognised day of international Plants for a Future are preparing their revised planning commemoration of the suffering of millions of animals application due for renewal in June 2003 when their in laboratories. Info: NAVS 020 8846 9777. temporary planning permission at the Blagdon site in 29 Apr Lecture: Living Life in the Raw by Shazzie at Devon expires. Major construction work and a tidy up is Oliver's Wholefoods, Kew Gardens, London. Snacks required to make it look good and show the benefits of available, plus some food tasting. Entrance: £5 per woodland gardening and sustainable living. They need person. Phone Oliver's directly to book: 0208 948 3990. as many volunteers as possible 1 – 6 April, 25 April – 2 May, and 9 – 19 May. The work is pretty physical and 17 May Veggie Pride Demo in Paris, France to they need people who can work with little supervision. denounce vegephobia, defend our rights, and to act on Anyone with an onsite vehicle or skill in driving JCBs behalf of our fellow-creatures whose rights have been especially welcome. 01208 872963 or 07813 067250. taken away. Web: www.veggiepride.org. The Story of Veggies Do you have anecdotes and/or 19 to 25 May National Vegetarian Week Theme: photos of demos and events that you'd like to share? SATISFACTION. Presenting 7 simple but sensational Have you been vegetarian/vegan since the 80s? Have recipes with a great number of potential variations and you ever helped Veggies out? A book is being written challenge you and caterers to use them creatively. about Veggies Catering Campaign describing how and Resource Pack available to caterers, schools, food why Veggies began, and the influence of both Veggies writers, magazines, TV programmes and supermarkets, and the groups and projects they've worked with. inviting them to compete for the best variation or use Reports of some key events are needed from people them for school projects. The Vegetarian Society, who were at the following: Glastonbury festival, any Parkdale. Dunham Rd, Altrincham WA14 4QG. Tel. year since 1990; Big Green Gatherings; National protest 0161 925 2000. Web: www.vegsoc.org/nvw/ideas.html. against Boots, Nov 1992 in Nottingham; 'June 18th' 23 to 25 May Permaculture: a Weekend for demo, June 1999, City of London. Beginners Course held by vegans at Dial House Centre Photos are needed of: Mayday 2000 (Parliament for Dynamic Cultural Change, North Weald (near Square) or 2001, especially the free burger give-away Epping), Essex. £60 (flexibility/concessions available). outside McD!; Peace Demo at Excel (Docklands) 11th Details: Graham Burnett 01702 303259. Web: Sept 2001; people leafleting outside Boots the chemist; www.gb0063551.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/course. National Vegan Festival (any year); Anarchist Book 2 to 16 Aug Vegan Camp 2003 Held at Lyme Regis. Fair (any year); any HLS, Reclaim the Streets or Critical Details: Vegan Camp c/o 245 Gladstone St, Notts NG7 Mass demo; any 'free vegan food tasting' local event; 6HX. Tel: 0845 330 3918. Web: www.vegancamp.org. Coventry airport or Shoreham docks live exports protests; Labour Lies (anti hunt) march, Aug 1998; 30th Aug to 6th Sep 10th Vegan Summer Gathering March for Social Justice (with Liverpool Dockers), at Mumbles on Swansea Bay at the gateway to the London; general pictures of Veggies' trailer; pictures of beautiful Gower Peninsula. Accommodation in self- rescued animals, especially cows, sheep, pigs, chickens. catering houses (single/twin/double rooms). Approx All photos will be returned. Memories of vegan cost per adult £80 for the week (excluding food), or £90 convenience foods from the 80s also needed. Please if booked after 1st July. Up to 50% reduction if contact the writer if you're happy to answer a few unwaged or low income. Discussions, talks, trips out (to questions. The writer is also trying to track down all the coast and countryside), communal evening meals…and people who've been involved with Veggies. Write to: very good company! About 60 people of all ages Ronny c/o Veggies, The Sumac Centre, 245 Gladstone usually take part. Day visitors welcome.