West Africa’s First Vegetarian/Vegan Library Opens
Tuesday, 06.09.2009, 05:51pm
 On May 1, 2008, the Vegetarian Association of Ghana (VAG) – inaugurates West Africa’s first Vegetarian/Vegan Library & Resource Centre. VAG sends the following report.
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Veg Meetups in Singapore
Friday, 06.05.2009, 09:42am
 Joe Goh is a local vegetarian activist in Singapore, where he heads the Singapore Vegetarian Meetup Group. In this interview, Joe tells us what Meetup is, what kinds of activities Singapore Vegetarian Meetup does and his ideas for the future. The hope is that the Singapore experience will inspire others and that others may wish to share ideas with Joe and his Singapore friends. |
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Belgian City Goes Once A Week Veg
Tuesday, 06.02.2009, 08:01am
 The damage done by meat calls louder and louder for a response, and more people the world over are responding. A great example is the city of Ghent, Belgium. From May, government staff and elected officials will go veg once a week and from Sep, schools will follow suit. The goal is to protect the environment and to guard against obesity. |
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IVU Online News - June 2009
Monday, 06.01.2009, 10:27pm
news and reports from around the world
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Japan Veg Soc President Publishes Article in Leading Nutrition Journal
Saturday, 05.09.2009, 09:19pm
 The president of the Japan Vegetarian Society - Prof-Dr Mitsuru Kakimoto's research paper, ‘Vegetarianism and Vegetarian Diets - History and Types’, has appeared in The Japanese Journal of Clinical Nutrition, No. 4 (2009), the most prestigious academic journal in this field in Japan. Below is a short summary.
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Animal Welfare Workshop in Mumbai
Saturday, 05.09.2009, 05:58pm
 On 8 March, an Animal Welfare Workshop was held in Mumbai by the newly formed Indian Animal Federation with support from Humane Society International and Sharan.
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Reasons to be Vegetarian – Health or Kindness?
Friday, 05.08.2009, 11:06pm
 Virginia Messina is a well-known vegan dietician. Here, from her blog - veggiedietitian - are some thoughts on reasons for our dietary choices:
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Video Source from VegSource
Friday, 05.08.2009, 11:00pm
 VegSource, the organisation that hosts the IVU website, has started a new video feature. Twice a week, they add short video clips of notable vegans and vegetarians, who share personal stories and perspectives about being veg. |
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Video Source from VegSource
Friday, 05.08.2009, 10:58pm
VegSource, the organisation that hosts the IVU website, has started a new video feature. Twice a week, they add short video clips of notable vegans and vegetarians, who share personal stories and perspectives about being veg. |
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Vegan Diets and Buddhist Nuns in Vietnam
Thursday, 05.07.2009, 09:21pm
 This research abstract was sent by Dr Michael Gregor
Osteoporos Int. 2009 Apr 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Title: Veganism, bone mineral density, and body composition: a study in Buddhist nuns. |
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Interview with IVU International Council Member Saurabh Dalal
Tuesday, 05.05.2009, 10:11am
![[Saurabh Dalal]](http://www.ivu.org/news/online/2009-05/index_clip_image004.jpg) Saurabh Dalal has served on the IVU International Council for many years. Currently, he is the Council’s Deputy Chair. Saurabh kindly agreed to be interviewed for ‘IVU Online News’.
What made you decide to become a vegetarian? |
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One-Minute Video on the Amazon Rainforest and Meat
Monday, 05.04.2009, 08:07am
 Here's a 1-minute Greenpeace video making the clear connection between cattle ranching/meat eating and Amazon Rainforest destruction/global warming: |
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Global Warming Debate – The Risk Management View
Sunday, 05.03.2009, 08:05am
 Meat production is strongly implicated in Global Warming, but some people maintain that we still don’t know for sure whether global warming will indeed happen. A reader sent the following link to a video that says we shouldn’t take the risk and that we need to act now |
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One-Minute Video on the Amazon Rainforest and Meat
Friday, 05.01.2009, 09:55am
Here's a 1-minute Greenpeace video making the clear connection between cattle ranching/meat eating and Amazon Rainforest destruction/global warming. |
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Animal Protection Petition in Bolivia
Friday, 05.01.2009, 09:52am
IVU received the following petition.
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Welcome to New IVU Full Member Societies in Europe
Friday, 05.01.2009, 09:47am
 Following the decision last year to offer free membership of IVU to all Full Member Societies of EVU (European Vegetarian Union), we have now updated the IVU database to include many new societies and we are delighted to welcome them to IVU. |
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