| 7am - 7:30am |
PHYSICAL AWAKENING
Gentle celebration of your body's ability to move.
- Rozalind Gruben
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| 8:40am - 9:40am |
PLENARY
Hunger: Vegetarian Solutions Now (30 min.)
- Introduction: Stanley M. Sapon, PhD
- Food For Life International - Paul Turner
- Food Not Bombs - Michael Gregor
- Vegfam - Freya Dinshah
The Future of Vegetarianism (30 min.)
- T. Colin Campbell, PhD
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| 10am |
INTERNATIONAL VEGETARIAN UNION GENERAL MEETING
Everyone Welcome
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| 10am - 11am |
Most Noble Diet: Food Selection & Ethics
- George Eisman, RD
Meal Planning for Balance and Health
- Janice Polansky
The Destruction of Our Public Lands in the Name of Meat
- Anna Charlton, JD
Introduction to the Internet for New and Non-Users
- Art Dupre
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Vegetarian Organizing on College Campuses
- Ryan Flegal
and Jack Norris
RAP SESSION
Loving and Coping with Our Meat Eating Friends and Family
- Syndee L'ome Grace and Bret Davis
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| 10am - noon |
FOOD DEMONSTRATION
Reflections by Chef Ken Bergeron
- Ken Bergeron
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| 11:20am - 12:20pm |
Animal Slavery: The Problem with Animals as Human Property
- Gary Francione, JD
Tumultuous Toxins: Food Additives, From the Test Tube to the Dinner Table
- Janet Allen
Looking at Diseases Caused by Lifestyle: A Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Shows images (x-rays, cat scans, angiograms) of lifestyle related diseases
- Ted D. Barnett, MD
Exploring Natural Foods Culinary Careers
- Fran Costigan
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Turning the Tables on Meateaters - Street Advocacy
- Pamela Teisler-Rice
Guidelines for Ante and Post Natal Exercise
- Rozalind Gruben
EXERCISE
Muscle Toning with Resistance Tubing
- John Pierre
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| 1:45pm - 2:45pm |
An Introduction to the Vegetarian Alternative: Health and Nutritional Considerations
- Suzanne Havala, RD
WORLD COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
UN World Food Summit: How Our Food Choices Effect Food Security, International Politics and Trade
(You can be involved in your country)
- Patricia Carney
The Economic Arguments Against Leather and Free Range Eggs
- Carl V. Phillips
Diet, Disease and the Environment
- Roberta Kalechofsky
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Grazing Through Your City: Creating a Local Guide to Restaurants and Food Sources
- Jayn Meinhardt (moderator),
Tom Meinhardt and
Myriam Parham, RD
In Home Person Training: Designing a Fitness Program That Works
- Bernie Thimian
TEEN SESSION
Your Constitutional Right to Object: A Guide for Students Who Oppose Vivisection & Dissection in the Classroom
- Anna Charlton, JD
VEGETARIAN FILMFEST
Living the Good Life with Helen & Scott Nearing (30 min.)
Food for Thought (30 min.)
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| 2pm - 4pm |
FOOD DEMONSTRATION
What's For Dinner? Good Food For Busy People
- Jennifer Raymond
|
| 3pm - 4pm |
Eat Right, Live Longer
- Neal Barnard, MD
Ahimsa: Non-Violence in Action
- Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji
Should Vegans Worry About Vitamin B-12
- Myriam Parham, RD
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| 3pm - 4:30pm |
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Bringing Healthy School Lunches to Your Community
- Cynthia Cowen
|
| 3pm - 5pm |
Advanced Help: How to Build High Quality Web Pages Using the Latest Features and Designs
- Mark Wisdom
and Yvette Norem
|
| 4:15pm - 5:15pm |
Basic Nutrition for Vegetarians and Vegans
- George Eisman, RD
Animal Rights: An Introduction
- Gary Francione, JD
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Vegetarian Approach to Relief and Elimination of Hunger:
Issues, Ideas and Plans for Action on the Local Level
- Rhoda
and Stanley Sapon, PhD
Judaism and Vegetarianism
- Richard Schwartz, PhD
Local Vegetarian Groups in North America - What Are the Trends: A Survey Report
- Donna Maurer
RAP SESSION
How My Life Was Changed by Becoming a Vegetarian
(Come tell your story)
Relaxation Techniques for Stress Reduction
(Includes slide show Harmony produced by Swiss photographer Jetti Langhans - Shown by Sigrid De Leo)
- Carole Baral
YOUTH SESSION
Dr. Michael Klaper
Talks with Kids
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| 4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Wonder Walk: Awaken All Your Senses to Nature
- Rae Sikora
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| 5pm - 11pm |
WEEKEND REGISTRATION
Cambria Room C
|
| 7:15pm |
PLENARY
Piano Prelude by Lynne Moden
Welcome to Weekend Attendees
- Jennie Collura
New Leads in Diet and Nutrition (30 min.)
- Neal Barnard, MD
Elsie's Secret Life: The Dirt on Dairy (20 min.)
- Joanne Stepaniak
Heart of the Matter (30 min.)
- Michael Klaper, MD
Tunes by Eco-Folk Musician Dana Lyons
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| 9:15pm |
EVENING SOCIAL
Folk Dancing
(Light refreshments)
- Led by Elizabeth Konviser
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| 9:35pm - 10:30pm |
EVENING SKY WATCHING SESSION
If it's a clear night, you can view the Milky Way and the Comet Hale-Bop. Bring binoculars to see star clouds, star clusters and nebulae. Session ends with the Moon rise.
- Robert Victor
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