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38th IVU World Vegetarian Congress
Dresden, Germany
100 YEARS OF FOOD REVOLUTION
Sunday July 27 - Sunday August 3, 2008

English - Deutsch
video audio text powerpoint photos


EVU

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Ana Cernavca Ambarish Project


Der Bürgermeister von Dresden


Christina Jordan & Eberhard Noest

The Congress in Multimedia
For background details see the pre-congress website: English / Deutsch
audio files all in mp3

The Opening Ceremony, Sunday, July 27, 20.00:

  • Ana Cernavca Ambarish Project song 'Have a Heart'- Text: Song Lyrics English
  • Eva Wester
  • Der Bürgermeister von Dresden
  • Renato Pichler, Switzerland, president of the European Vegetarian Union,- Text (.doc 73k): Renato: English / Renato: Deutsch
  • Christina Jordan, soprano, and Eberhard Noest, piano - classical songs
  • Thomas Schoenberger, Germany - President of VEBU
  • Saurabh Dalal, USA, Deputy Chair of IVU
  • Christina Jordan & Eberhard Noest - more songs
  • John Davis, IVU Manager & Historian
    1. open this first, but do not run: - Powerpoint (1mb mostly English): Why Dresden? - The Origins of IVU
    2. click on this to start sound, starts slow due to tech probs: audio: Why Dresden? ... 23.03mins, English
    3. now select 'slide show' then 'from beginning' on ppt, lots of clicks per page needed
  • Christina & Eberhard - more songs
  • Kurt Eide - ein Nachkomme von einem der ursprünglichen Kongreßdelegierten 1908
  • Ana Cernavca Ambarish Project Let Them Play and My Sweet Lord Deutsch - Text: song lyrics: Let Them Play English

  • photos: More photos from the Opening Ceremony

 

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Eva Wester ... 1908 Kleidung


Thomas Schoenberger
and Saurabh Dalal

 

photos:Accommodation - hotel & hostel


photos: Around the Kulturpalast


Eisenhart von Loeper

photos: Lectures - Monday (main hall only)


Frauenkirche

Monday, July 28: (times in bold type were in the main theatre)

    ---Monday Morning Speakers--- bios, photos abstracts, English
  • 9.15: Dilip Barman, USA - Introduction to Animal Rights Philosophy- Text (PDF 585k English): handouts/slides for the talk
  • 10.40:Studienvorstellung
  • 10.45: Eisenhart von Loeper, Deutschland - Text (.doc 74k Deutsch): Die Kraft zum Einklang mit dem Leben - Tierrechte, Grundgesetz und Dimensionen des Menschseins

    ---Monday 14.00 Speakers--- bios, photos abstracts, English
  • 14.00: Martin Schlatzer, Österreich - Text (.doc 2.4mb Deutsch ): Ernährungsökologische Aspekte des Vegetarismus – Fokus Klimawandel
  • 14.00: Dr. Edmund Semler, Österreich - Rohe Nahrung: Mythen, Tatsachen und Erfolge einer alternativen Diät
  • 14.00: Christopher Fettes, Ireland - International Friendships between Vegetarian Families
  • 14.00: Rynn Berry, USA - Christ versus anti-Christ: the Vegetarianism of Jesus and Hitler

    ---Monday 14.55 Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts, English
  • 14.55: John Davis, UK - Powerpoint (7mb download this first!!): 100 Years of the International Vegetarian Union English/Deutsch but mostly pictures - audio: 100 Years ... 49.07mins English
  • 14.55: Prof. Peter Hines + Dr. Matthew Cole, UK - The Impact of Food Supply Chains in Global Warming: The Livestock Effect
  • 14.55: Brenda Davis, USA - Defeating Diabetes: Lessons learned from the Marshall Islands
  • 14.55: Dr. Alberto P. Gonzales, Brazil - Raw Vegetarian Kitchen: Hope for Health at the Bottom of the Pyramid
  • 14.55: Saurabh Dalal, USA - Ahimsa and the Spirit of Jainism
  • 14.55: Marlene Kautz, Deutschland - Atmung, Bewegung, Meditation

    ---Monday 16.00+16.55 Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts, English
  • 16.00: photos: VEBU AGM / EVU AGM
  • 16.00: Thomas Schwartz, Deutschland - Jugendkultur, Musik und Gesellschaftskritik
  • 16.00: Dr. Riccardo Trespidi, Italy - The Science of Ethical Nutrition
  • 16.00: Dipl.-Ökonom Bernd Ackermann, Deutschland - Tierfreundliche ökologische Landwirtschaft und unsere irdische Zukunft
  • 16.00: Didi Sudesh, Germany - Body, Soul, Mind and Matter
  • 16.55: Eric Karlsson, Sweden - Nature Cure: A Holistic Natural Living and Self-Healing System
  • 16.55: Film Devour the Earth English with German subtitles / Speaker's Corner

  • 20.00: Galli Theater
  • Text (.doc 29k Deutsch): Mittagsgebet in der Frauenkirche Dresden

photos: In the Dining Hall

Texts: Transcripts of Talks


Dilip Barman


photos: Around Dresden


photos: VEBU AGM


Peter Clarys


Vesanto Melina


George Jacobs Ph.D.


Sebastian Zösch

photos: Lectures - Tuesday

Tuesday, July 29:

    ---Tuesday Morning Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts English
  • 09.15: Prof. Peter Clarys, Belgium - Text (.doc 36k English): Vegetarian Nutrition and Physical Performance Capacity
  • 10.45: Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina, Canada - Vegan Nutrition for Life - Big Blunders, Simple Solutions

    ---Tuesday 14.00 Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts English
  • 14.00: Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina - Powerpoint (28mb!!! English): Nutrition for raw food diets
  • 14.00: Paul Turner, USA - Food for Life - the World's Largest Vegan Food relief organisation
  • 14.00: Elena Pridie, Romania - Text (.doc 49k English): Focus on Children – Vegetarian from the Start
  • 14.00: Dorrit Franze, Deutschland - Rechtliche Tipps und Tricks für die aktive Tierrechtsarbeit
  • 14.00: George Jacobs, Singapore - Text (.doc 78k English): Howard Gardner and His Theory of Multiple Intelligences

    ---Tuesday 14.55 Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts English
  • 14.55: Prof. Dr.med. Bernd Krönig, Deutschland - Einfluss vegetarischer Kost auf Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen
  • 14.55: Rynn Berry, USA - Ethical Vegetarianism and Non-Violence in the World's religions
  • 14.55: Jan Stastny, Czech Republic - Historical Cartoons Portraying Vegetarians
  • 14.55: Sebastian Zösch, Deutschland - Strategische Überlegungen zur Verbreitung der vegetarischen Idee
  • 14.55: Dr. Erika Gartmann, Deutschland - Symptomatik der psychischen Folgen des Fleischkonsums

    ---Tuesday 16.00 Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts, English
  • 16.00: Text (.doc 7k English): IVU General Meeting minutes - Text (PDF 3mb): IVU General Meeting presentation - photos: IVU Meetings
  • 16.00: Sigfried Pater, Deutschland - Fast-Food zerstört Leben
  • 16.00: Tina-Luise Fischer, Deutschland - Personenstatus und Würde für höhere Säugetiere?
  • 16.00: Guido von Arx, Die Schweiz - Spiritueller Vegetarismus
  • 16.00: Alexander Nabben, Deutschland - Milch ist mehr als weißes Blut

    ---Tuesday 16.55 Speakers--- bios, photos, abstracts English
  • 16.55: Stefan Gyperke + Andreas Hänni, Die Schweiz - Aspekte der veganen Ernährung aus  medizinischer und leistungssportlicher Sicht
  • 16.55: Dipl. Oek.-Troph. Dagmar Puhl Sadhvi Daya, Österreich/Austria - Vegetarismus aus der Sicht des Yoga / Vegetarianism and Yoga
  • 16.55: Dr. Edmund Haferbeck, Deutschland - Tierrechte im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ökologie, Welthunger und Klimakatastrophe
  • 16.55: Ingo F. Rittmeyer, Deutschland - Warum macht uns unser täglich Brot krank?


Brenda Davis


Paul Turner

photos: the
market stalls


Jan Stastny


photos: IVU General Meeting


Mahi Klosterhalven

photos: pop concert & other evening entertainments

photos: Lectures - Wednesday

Wednesday July 30:


photos: Austrian Demo


photos: Boat Trip to Meissen


Caryn Hartglass


World Group Leaders Meeting


Jan Stastny


Nitin Mehta

photos: Lectures - Thursday

Thursday, July 31:

    ---Thursday Morning Speakers--- bios, abstracts, photos English
  • 09.15: Caryn Hartglass, USA - Text (.doc 103k English): Eating to Protect our Ecosystem
  • 10.45: Gerry Coffey, USA

    ---Thursday 14.00 Speakers--- bios, abstracts, photos, English
  • 14.00: Dr. Roberta Kalechofsky, USA - The Vegetarian Tradition in the Jewish Religion
  • 14.00: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rochlitz, Deutschland - Text (.doc 63k Deutsch): Vegane Ernährung und Nachhaltigkeit
  • 14.00: Sonja Lewandoski
  • 14.00: Thomas Müller-Schöll, Deutschland - Vegetarisches Kinderprojekt für eine gesunde und gewaltfreie Erde
  • 14.00: Zuzana Skvarilova, Czech Republic Vegetarianism as the Foundation for the Sustainable Development of Human Existence
  • 14.00: Annette Pinner - Meeting of Society Leaders to Exchange Experiences

    ---Thursday 14.55 Speakers--- bios, abstracts, photos, English
  • 14.55: Charlotte Probst, Österreich- Text (.doc 63k Deutsch):Tierethik-Überlegungen
  • 14.55: Vesanto Melina, Canada - Surviving and Thriving Despite Food Allergies
  • 14.55: Nadita Shah, India - Eating Animals and the Resultant Desensitization of our Species. Are we paying too high a price?
  • 14.55: Dr. Corina Gericke, Germany - The Way out of the Blind Alley of Animal Research Oriented Medicine - Vegetarian and Vegan Diets as a Contribution against Animal Experiments

    ---Thursday 16.00 Speakers--- bios, abstracts, photos, English
  • 16:00: Jan Stastny, Czech Republic - Text (.doc 51k English): Franz Kafka, Vegetarian Activist
  • 16.00: Esther Ouwehand, Netherlands / Stefan Eck, Germany / Ralph Chaloupek, Austria - The Necessity of Political Engagement for Animal Welfare and Animal Rights. The Animal Welfare Parties
  • 16.00: Marly Winckler, Brazil: Vegetarianism: a Revolutionary Lifestyle 46.25 English
  • 16.00: Renato Pichler, Switzerland - Veggie Meets Industry: the V-Label project

    ---Thursday 16.55 Speakers--- bios, abstracts, photos, English
  • 16.55: Saurabh Dalal, USA - Text (.doc 49k English): A Global Plant-based Solution to Global Warming
  • 16.55: Nitin Mehta, UK - Text (16k English): European Vegetarians from the 18th Century Onwards - the Hindu Influence
  • 16.55: Tobias Leenaert, Belgium - Reaching Everybody. Campaigning for one Vegetarian day a Week

  • 18.00: probe mit musik
  • 20.00: concert


Gerry Coffey


Saurabh Dalal


Tobias Leenart


Prof. Dr. Eugen Drewermann


Shankar Narayan

photos: Lectures - Friday


photos: Closing Ceremony


photos: Gala Dinner

Reports from some who were there

Friday, August 1:


Prof. Paula Brügger


Sister Wako Ishikawa


Susianto Tseng


Song Lyrics: Auld Lang Syne
/ auf Wiedersehn

Virtual Firework Display
used on the big screen at the end of the closing ceremony
(run full screen plus sound for best effect)

Saturday August 2:

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