EVENT PROGRAMME
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Contents
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Welcome …………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
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Food suppliers …………………………………………………………………………………………….5
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Comedian line-up ……………………………………………………………………………………….11
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Vegucated……………………………………………………………………………………………………12
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Festivals and awards ……………………………………………………………………………………13
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Director’s statement by Marisa Miller Wolfson..............................................14
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Vegucated challenge …………………………………………………………………………………..16
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Discussion panel………………………………………………………………………………………….17
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FAQs on going vegan…………………………………………………………………………………..18
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‘Going vegan in Bristol’, presented by Rose Alexander……..…………………………19
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Vegfam……………………………………………………………………………………………….……….20
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Sponsors …………………………………………………………………………………………………….21
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Prize donors ……………………………………………………………………………………………....25
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Information suppliers ………………………………………………………………………………….29
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Media partners ……………………………………………………………………………………………31
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BRISTOL VEGFEST 2013 (NEW!)……………………………………………………………………33
Schedule
6:30 – 7:00: vegan food
7:00 – 7:30: comedy by Dominic Berry and Andrew O’Neill
7:30 – 8:45: film
8:45 – 9:00: break
9:00 – 9:15: raffle prize draw
9:15 – 9:45: discussion
9:45 – 10:00: guide on How to go vegan in Bristol
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Welcome
First of all, a massive thank you to all of you folks who decided to come to one of our two screenings
of the film Vegucated this month! I can’t put into words how grateful I am to see so many faces in the
crowd.
Perhaps many of you are not quite sure about the why, how, what and where of going vegan. There
are many many reasons to become vegan. I should leave the wonderful Vegucated team and cast
members to explain them to you in the film. But first I should tell you how I came across Vegucated,
and how eventually I got ‘Vegucated’ myself.
At the beginning of this year, I was in pretty poor health and constantly low on energy. Then I came
across the alkaline diet, which advocates a high intake of alkaline foods, the majority of which are
fruits and vegetables, and a low intake of acidic foods, many of which are animal-based foods like
meat, dairy and eggs. I drew the vague conclusion that perhaps plant-based foods are better than
animal-based ones. But going cold turkey on an alkaline diet was a bit tough for me, considering how
much I craved meat before. So I decided to give myself a two-month transition period into a 100%
plant-based diet, by having one vegan meal a day in the first month, then two in the second.
My energy levels did gradually improve. Then on one night when my brain was hyperactive, I was
Googling environmental films, and stumbled on the UK Green Film Festival in May. I noticed this
documentary Vegucated with a unique, eye-catching and meaningful title with an interesting trailer
on veganism, exactly what I had been trying to transition into. I then decided to go and see this film
myself. I found the film so light-hearted, entertaining and engaging to average folks like me, unlike
the usual documentary which usually bores me to tears. Most importantly, Vegucated was my first
exposure to what goes on behind factory farms 24/7. That was the final straw for me in deciding to
dump out animal produce for the rest of my life.
The Green Film Festival took place in 13 different cities across this country, but Bristol unfortunately
missed out. My remedy was to host a screening of Vegucated in Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, in
July. Positively overwhelmed by how well received the film was by the audience that day, and noting
that most Bristol University students were away from Bristol on holiday then, I didn’t hesitate to host
two more screenings of this potentially life-altering film when students arrive back at Uni.
OK, so you’ve heard my vegan story so far. But going vegan is quite a drastic change in everyone’s life,
right? It involves changing the very thing that most of us take for granted every day - food. To show
you that vegan foods are actually delicious and not boring tasteless objects, and a vegan lifestyle
does not mean deprivation in food, I’ve brought to you a huge variety of 100% plant-based foods
from various wonderful food suppliers. Have you ever tried cakes made without eggs, or non-dairy
cheeses? Please feel free to sample them throughout the evening!
Veganism does involve quite a lot of serious ethical issues. But I certainly don’t want you to get
bogged down by the seriousness of them. We all love a bit of humour to go with absorbing new
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information. And this is where our vegan stand-up comedians Chris Stokes and Andrew O’Neill come
in – they will provide you with plenty of jokes and laughter for half an hour before the film starts.
After the film, you may still have some nagging questions on veganism at the back of your mind,
issues that are perhaps not addressed in the film. For that, I’ve brought in two experts on veganism
to answer these questions. They are Tim Barford, owner of VegFest UK (the biggest veggie show in
Europe!) and Yaoh (an innovative hemp seed company), and Jane Easton from the animal
organisation VIVA!. They both made the decisions early in their lives to go vegan, and must have
encountered the potential problems that you anticipate in making this massive life change. So don’t
hesitate to consult them on any vegan-related issues!
So you will have taken in a lot of information on veganism towards the end of this evening, but is this
very city that you’re staying in really vegan-friendly? For example, where are the best places to find
vegan food? How to eat vegan on a budget? Are there many vegans in Bristol? Rose Alexander, who
lives vegan on her sleeves and actively volunteers for Sea Shepherd (charity devoted to protecting
marine life), has all the know-how on going vegan in Bristol. She’ll kindly give a presentation on this
at the end, to make you all feel comfortable with becoming vegan right here!
This evening’s event is FREE and strictly non-profit. We are fundraising for Vegfam, a charity who
feeds the hungry across the globe without animal exploitation. We achieve this through a raffle.
Remember, every raffle ticket buyer wins possibly one goodie! So you can win something and at the
same time help feed the malnourished in the world by participating in our raffle! Raffle tickets will be
on sale up until the prize draw starts after the film. There are also costs involved in organising this
event, so any extra donation from you lovely people is more than welcome 
There are so many people that I must thank for making this evening possible. Tim from VegFest UK
has given up so much of his time, energy and resources to offer me free advice and sponsorship.
Credit must also go to our passionate volunteers who are 100% committed to ‘vegucating’ more
people in this world through events like this. This evening wouldn’t be any enjoyable without the
support of our food suppliers, sponsors, prize donors and information suppliers, and many of you
wouldn’t even have known of this event without our kind media partners (particularly Ian and Jenny
Liddle from Excellart) putting us on the Bristol map. I must also extend my thanks to the incredible
people from Bristol Animal Rights Collective – particularly Jo Badger for providing me with an endless
list of organisations to contact for support, and Caroline Mcaleese
for leafleting during our promotion campaign. Finally, of course, I
can’t thank enough the Vegucated team for producing such a
marvelous, life-changing and heart-warming film!
Many thanks from your host,
Alan Lee
P.S. You can find me on Facebook by the name Alan Vegucated Lee, on Twitter @alanyst, or by email
at alanphenyl@hotmail.com.
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Food suppliers
Pepenero
Located on Bond Street, Pepe Nero’s is a great new eat-in/take-away Italian fast food selling
authentic Italian specialities such as fresh pizza (also vegan and vegetarian), calzone, tramezzini,
panini and more. There is a great choice, all at very reasonable prices.
Address: 22 Bond Street, Bristol BS1 3LU
Beanie’s
Beanie’s is a Vegan Society-approved, family business that imports Fry’s Vegetarian Foods. Fry’s
Vegetarian is a food company based in South Africa which produces a wide range of vegan
substitutes for popular meat dishes, such as sausage rolls, veggie burgers, steak pies, chicken
nuggets, etc. Recommended as a BEST BUY by the Ethical Consumer, and winning the Best Vegan
Meat category in the VegFest UK 2011 Awards, Fry’s are also Halal, Shuddha and Kosher. Fry’s
products are available at organic food stores across the UK.
Beanie’s website: www.beanieshealthfoods.co.uk
Bute Island Foods Ltd.
One of the most common reasons given for not giving up dairy produce used to be that there wasn’t
an acceptable dairy-free alternative to cheese, that really tasted of cheese. All that changed in 1988.
Bute Island Foods started making their own scrummy vegan cheese, known as Sheese. Fast forward
twenty four years and there are now 11 flavours of hard dairy-free cheese including their delicious
new MELTY flavours – Melty Mild Cheddar and Melty Red Cheddar, available at all UK organic food
stores. You really don’t have to miss out any more - and rest assured, no animals have suffered to
satisfy your taste buds. So smile, and say Sheese!
Website: www.buteisland.com
Natural Vitality
Natural Vitality has been providing those lucky enough to live in the Bristol and Bath area with
scrumptious organic vegetarian dips, salads, soups and cakes for many years.
Naturally they use locally sourced ingredients whenever they can, and everything is handmade in
small batches so they can guarantee the best possible quality and flavour.
Not only is everything they make organic and vegetarian, but most are vegan and certified glutenfree as well.
This all helps to fulfil their ultimate aim: to provide ethical, guilt-free, tasty food for everyone to
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enjoy.
You can find a Natural Vitality stall every Wednesday in Bristol Farmers’ Market on Corn Street. You
can also find many Natural Vitality products in most organic food stores.
Website: www.natural-vitality.co.uk
Goody Good Stuff
Goody Good Stuff is an all natural, meat free alternative to traditional gummy sweets. They are free
from FAT, GMOs, SOY, GELATINE, EGG, NUTs, DAIRY, CASEINS and GLUTEN. The entire line is suitable
for Kosher, Halal and vegetarian diets with 4 flavours being suitable for vegan diets too! This year the
Goody Good Stuff vegan sweets rank third in the Best Vegan Sweets or Cake Range Awards at
VegFest UK. Goody Good Stuff gums are available at Waitrose, Holland and Barrett as well as many
organic food stores.
Website: www.goodygoodstuff.com
Pulsin’
Pulsin’ makes functional snacks using premium wholefood ingredients, in their own factory based in
Gloucestershire, UK. They strongly believe in protecting the environment, and minimising their own
impact where possible. They run our factory on 100% renewable energy from Ecotricity, an ethical
company who reinvest a large proportion of their profits in developing wind turbines to provide
more green electricity for the grid. Pulsin’ snack bars are available in many UK organic food stores.
Website: www.pulsin.co.uk
Vegan.co.uk
Vegan.co.uk is an online store which wants you to be 100% certain that
everything you buy from us is vegan friendly. They don't just offer some
vegan products, everything they sell is exclusively vegan. They research all our Products, from vegan
burgers to lip balm, so that you don't have to.
By shopping with them, you can be assured of receiving your favourite vegan products, quality
customer care, environment-friendly packaging and fairly priced delivery direct to your door.
They take pride in the vegan community, and through Facebook , Twitter and their
recipe sections, they hope to spread the message: IT'S EASY TO BE VEGAN.
Website: www.vegan.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vegancouk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Vegancouk
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Amy’s Kitchen
Amy’s Kitchen is a family firm who produces a wide range of veggie
foods that are healthy, delicious and mostly ready to eat. Their products include tinned soups (most
of which are vegan) as well as burgers, pies, Indian meals, burritos and so much more. These are very
welcoming to those of us who want to eat healthily but are too busy to cook from scratch. Amy’s
Kitchen products are available in most UK supermarkets as well as organic food stores.
Website: http://amyskitchen.co.uk/
Community Foods
In a nutshell, Community Foods are Britain's experts in the procurement, sale and distribution of
organic and natural dried fruits, nuts, seeds, pulses, grains and branded health foods. Whether it's
retail or wholesale packs, or a container direct to your door, they're flexible enough to get it done.
They carry a large stockholding of some of the best known health food brands from around the
world, including Community's very own Crazy Jack Organic and Sanchi Japanese ranges.
And they don't stop at food... they are proud to offer a 'greener' selection of everyday household and
lifestyle products - from washing up liquid to firelighters for barbeques!
Website: http://www.communityfoods.co.uk/
Vegusto
Vegusto is the award-winning producer of plant-based meats and cheeses. These are made with soya
and nuts, and are much higher in nutritional value than their conventional animal-based
counterparts. Besides, Vegusto also takes into serious consideration the environmental impact of its
choices of ingredients. For instance, their choice of coconut oil instead of palm oil not only
encompasses numerous health benefits, but also guarantees sound environmental practices and
sustainability. Most Vegusto products are available in many organic food
stores across the UK.
Website: www.vegusto.co.uk
Doves Farm
Doves Farm are organic flour and gluten free flour specialists. They have separate mills for organic
and gluten free flours as well as a separate bakery. The Doves Farm story began at their farm near
Hungerford in 1978. They make organic and gluten free products including great tasting bread
flours, biscuits, cookies, cereal bars, breakfast cereals, pasta & baking requisites. At the heart of the
business they are organic flour specialists.
Doves Farm Foods is also committed to ethical trading systems which develop transparent national
and International trading relationships, uphold the integrity and quality of the products, as well as
respecting fair remuneration and work conditions for all colleagues in a supply chain.
Website: http://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/
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Happy Kitchen
Happy Kitchen is the UK`s first entirely Free From Bakery. They lovingly craft their products from
nature`s finest ingredients. Their products are gluten, dairy & egg free, sweetened with fruit, and
vegan!
Happy Kitchen was created by two lifelong friends Ellie Pennington & Lisa Stockton from their love of
baking.... but with a twist! ... Since a young age, the girls were diagnosed as allergic to dairy, gluten
and have a huge dislike for sugar! For cake lovers - a disaster! But alas, not for long. They took their
hands to endless experiments to find a way back into eating delicious treats again!
Happy Kitchen now hand-make a vast array of beautiful & decadent sweet treats to delight & nourish
both body & taste buds....
Their brownie bars are their best selling product and they are keen for you to try them! Made from a
handful of simple ingredients, they really are a unique little treat.
You can buy their products online at:
http://www.happykitchen.org.uk/
Montezumas
Providing Chocolate Gifts and Luxury Handmade Chocolate Bars in the UK. Montezuma’s entire
range of chocolate bars, truffles, fruits and drinking chocolate is made by them in Chichester, West
Sussex.
Helen and Simon founded Montezuma's in 2000 hand making their luxury chocolate bars, truffles
and gifts with one little machine from one shop in Brighton. Since those early days Montezuma's is
now established as Britain's leading and most innovative family luxury chocolate maker with a reputation far wider than a handful of shops and network of lovely independent retailers. It remains entirely a family love affair with chocolate!
The company’s range of chocolate is available through Waitrose and more than 2000 selected independent retailers across the UK and overseas including Liberty, The Eden Project, Moonpig.com,
Wholefoods Market, House of Fraser and John Lewis, as well as through its own shops in Brighton,
Chichester, Winchester, Kingston-upon-Thames and Spitalfields market, London.
Website: http://www.montezumas.co.uk
Mr Popples
Mr Popple, believe it or not, is this chocolate entrepreneur's real name. Better
known as Ben Popple, he was born and raised in the county town of Stafford - great for access to
country produce and summer festivals, which is where he first tried raw cacao.
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Mr Popple's chocolate is made entirely by hand, which he believes creates a superior chocolate as
there is no over-refining. The cacao is kept at a low temperature as this preserves the beneficial
enzymes that are normally broken down by high temperature roasting. Making the chocolate by
hand allows Mr Popple to incorporate his secret chocolate making technique.
He has stuck to his intentions by using only tasty, natural, and healthy ingredients, not adding any fat
or refined sugar and by sourcing only ethically grown ingredients. The packaging is even 100%
recycled - Mr Popple's really is guilt free chocolate!
Mr Popple’s Chocolate is available in Bristol in:
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Biblos Lebanese Restaurant (82 Mina Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS29XW)
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Radford Mill Farm Shop (41 Picton Street, Montpellier, Bristol BS6 5PZ).
Website: http://www.mrpoppleschocolate.co.uk
Queenswood Foods
Queenswood Foods are an independent wholesaler based close to the M5 motorway in Somerset.
With a truly comprehensive range, they are one of the leading wholesalers to the health food and
organic trade. They also specialise in supplying a wide range of commodities and ingredients to the
food manufacturing industry. Utilising their own fleet of vehicles, they carry out regular deliveries to
a large area covering the West Country, theSouth and South East of England, South Wales and
theMidlands. Please call them to check your location.
Website: http://www.queenswoodfoods.co.uk/
Tel 01278 423440; email:
Dean.Carpenter@queenswoodfoods.co.uk
Tropical Wholefoods
Tropical Wholefoods is the home of Fairtrade and Organic dried fruits, nuts and snack bars. They
have won lasting markets for farmers from developing countries for more than 20 years. They pay
fair prices in advance, and market farmers’ products, run their own UK factory and share useful
technology and experience with their overseas partners.
Website: http://www.tropicalwholefoods.com
Thali Café
The first Thali Cafe was opened many moons ago (in 1999 to be precise!).
Inspired by their travels to India, and unimpressed by the anglicised
versions of Indian food, they found in restaurants on their return they decided to introduce the UK to
authentic Indian street food.
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The Café is more than just a restaurant; it is an engaging social space that helps cultivate the
creativity of the community around it. They invites local musicians to play in the evenings and local
artists to show their work inside.
They have since opened three more restaurants in Bristol and each time they’ve shunned
mainstream locations in favour of areas that have a strong sense of community where they can form
relationships with local people and businesses.
Thali Café believe that everyone regardless of their income should have access to good quality and
wholesome food. They also believe that businesses must act responsibly and be led by their values
not just by profit. It is from these two core values and by the aspiration to have a positive impact on
our community that they are guided in the decisions they take in running their company.
Website: http://www.thethalicafe.co.uk/
Clifton branch address: 1 Regents Street, BS8 4HW (Tel: 0117 974 3793)
Easton branch address: 64-66 St. Marks Road, BS5 6JH (Tel: 0117 951 4979)
Montpelier branch address: 12 York Road. BS6 5QE (Tel: 0117 942 6687)
Totterdown branch address: 1 William Street. BS3 4TU (Tel: 0117 933 2955)
Plamil Foods
Plamil chocolate is almost ‘guilt free indulgence’. With their range of luxury mini
chocolate bars together with their dairy free, organic, no added sugar chocolate and carob bars, and
scrumptious organic chocolate spread there’s truly something for everyone’s taste. Their mayo range
is just delightful in taste. With no egg, so everyone including those seeking to avoid eggs can enjoy!
Plamil’s chocolate range has been nominated in the Best Vegan Sweets or Cake Range category at the
VegFest this year.
Website: www.plamilfoods.co.uk
Booja Booja
Booja-Booja offers you guilt free, gloriously scrumptious, organic Chocolate
Truffles and delicious Alternative to Dairy Ice Cream. You can trust that everything they make is dairy
free, vegan, organic and utterly delicious! They have 8 delectable truffle flavours and 5 mouthwatering Alternative to Dairy Ice Cream flavours. Look out for the Artist's Collection which is theirr
brand new range of exquisite gift boxes.
Website: http://www.boojabooja.com/
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Comedian line-up
Dominic Berry
Dominic Berry is a winner of New York's Nuyorican Poetry Cafe Slam,
UK Superheroes of Slam and has just toured his first theatre verse
show, Wizard, across the UK. Manchester's finest vegan, gay poet (he's
not sure how much competition he actually has for that title), his
poetry books 'Wizard' and 'Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing' are both
available now via Flapjack Press.
Andrew O’Neill
Andrew O'Neill isn't your usual stand-up comedian.
Yes, he tells jokes. Yes, he makes you laugh. But he
does it all with an innate sense of absurdity and
silliness, and proudly displays one of the most
inventive comic minds around today. Why tell a joke
when you can sing it? Why not tell the masses about
the celebrities who live in London’s sewer system?
Why not pepper your performance with increasingly
funny and bizarre non-sequiteurs?
Highly inventive and extremely funny, Andrew has
risen like warm air in a comparatively cold room ever
since his debut in 2002. He’s done primetime
comedy with Steve Coogan, dabbled in reality TV,
and had dozens of sketches broadcast on Radio 1.
His debut solo show ‘Winston Churchill was Jack the
Ripper’ grafted his surreal comedy onto ‘diligently
researched’ fact, creating a piece of comedy that was
‘bloody entertaining’ and a sell-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Andrew is currently working on various treatments for television and radio, a non-fiction book about
the occult and putting together a compilation of his travel writings.
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Vegucated
Vegucated is a feature-length documentary that follows
three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to
adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. There’s Brian, the
bacon-loving bachelor who eats out all the time, Ellen,
the single mom who prefers comedy to cooking, and
Tesla, the college student who avoids vegetables and
bans beans. They have no idea that so much more than
steak is at stake and that the fate of the world may fall on
their plates. Lured with true tales of weight lost and
health regained, they begin to uncover hidden sides of
animal agriculture and soon start to wonder whether
solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough.
Before long, they find themselves risking everything to
expose an industry they supported just weeks before. But
could their conviction carry them when times get tough?
What about on family vacations fraught with skeptical
step-dads, carnivorous cousins, and breakfast buffets?
Part sociological experiment, part science class, and part
adventure story, Vegucated showcases the rapid and at
times comedic evolution of three people who share one
journey and ultimately discover their own paths in
creating a kinder, cleaner, greener world, one bite at a
time.
Director: Marisa Miller Wolfson
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
Length: 75 mins
Official website: www.getvegucated.com
How to get hold of the film
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iTunes store – available digitally for rent for 48 hours for £3.49, or purchase for £9.99
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Official website – physical copy of the DVD for USD19.95. See the link below for more details:
http://www.getvegucated.com/store/
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Festivals and Awards
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Bestseller on iTunes and Amazon in the first six months after its premiere
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Won the Best Documentary Award on its world premiere on 10 September 2011 at the
Toronto Independent Film Festival, and doubled the record for the largest attendance at the
festival
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Selling out its US premiere in New York City on 13 October 2011, and appearing the next day
at the Show Me Justice Film Festival in Warrensburg, Missouri, where they won over the
hearts of their Midwestern audience
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Picked up a Chris Award for Best Educational Film at the Columbus International Film and
Video Festival in November 2011, the longest-running film festival in the US
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Appeared in the Animal Advocacy Program at the Artivist Film Festival NYC Tour at the start
of 2012, and finished the evening with a panel discussion with NYC-based leaders in the field
of animal protection
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Won the ‘Best Food Issue’ award in February 2012 at the Cinema Verde Environmental Film
and Arts Festival in Gainesville, Florida, for tackling how our food choices affect the
environment
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In the same month, accepted into the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capitol,
which is the largest environmental film festival in the US
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Screened in 13 different cities across the UK at the UK Green Film Festival
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Hitherto screened in more than 150 public venues across the globe, and
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Entered the 8th film festival in September: the Environmental Film Festival in the Dominican
Republic (for which producer Demetrius Bagley was there representing Vegucated)
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To appear in November 2012 at the Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival for
its Spanish premiere
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Director’s Statement
Food is culture. Food is emotion. Food is one way
that we communicate our values, priorities, and
ideals. It comprises a large part of how we
interact with each other, and if you rock that boat
by being different, then get your fork ready;
whether you’d like to or not, you’re about to get
into a food fight. I like to call them ‘omniwars’.
To me, Vegucated is about the shift that happens
when you sit at one side of the dinner table,
looking at the vegan on the other side with
amusement, envy, or perhaps, slight horror. Then
you receive some information or inspiration and
suddenly find yourself on the vegan’s side of the
table, seeing the dinner in a whole new light.
That’s what happened to me, growing up in
Indiana, loving pork chops and ridiculing
vegetarians—or rather, the one vegetarian I knew
(sorry, Lorena!) Then I moved to New York and
saw a documentary about animal agriculture, and
my whole perspective shifted. Within two months
I was vegan, and within a year I had dropped 15
lbs and had the vegan lay of the land. I could tell
you where to find the best seitan skewers in NYC, and I could tell you that if you drove one hour in
any direction from my childhood home, you could hit any one of 84 factory farms.
A whole world opened up for me. I tried foods that I wasn’t sure how to pronounce (“keen-wah” for
quinoa) and ones that tasted way better than they sounded (Nutritional Yeast, I’m talking to you!)
And even though I integrated myself quickly into the vegan community in NYC, I still felt isolated at
times and misunderstood by friends and family who were trying to wrap their heads around this
sudden change in me. How could I explain to them what I was going through? I teamed up with my
vegan mentor Mary Max to organize grassroots screenings of award-winning documentaries about
factory farming and vegetarianism around NYC. This volunteer work was so fulfilling that it led to a
full-time job as the first employee of Mary Max’s non-profit organization now known as Kind Green
Planet. For the next few years, I co-organized screenings of films at colleges, law schools, churches,
community centers and food co-ops all over the U.S. and Canada and saw what an impact one good
film could have in creating a shift in consciousness.
But there was a story that was missing. There were no films that chronicled the day-to-day
experience of going vegan. I wanted to see the shift in perspective, the physical changes, as well as
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the logistical, social, and emotional challenges and rewards that people experience when they adopt
a completely plant-based lifestyle. There were also no vegan films that would make you laugh more
than you’d cry. So I decided to make one.
My filmmaking challenges were: how to do it on very little money; how to convey the unpleasant
sides of the animal agriculture industry without alienating people; how to convey urgency about
environmental crises without sounding shrill; how to explain the science without putting people to
sleep; how to offer solutions without being didactic and, instead, letting people come to their own
conclusions, and how, in general, to address serious topics while keeping the film enjoyable and
entertaining.
The answer, we discovered, lay in assembling the right team around us and choosing the right film
subjects. Once we had cameras rolling on Brian, Tesla, and Ellen, we knew that entertainment value
would be the least of our worries.
What we’ve ended up with is a watchable, accessible, honest, and, I believe, universal story about
the challenges and the joys that come along with consciously putting one’s actions in alignment with
one’s beliefs. It’s also a timely story as we stand on the brink of an “alternative lifestyle” becoming
solidly mainstream as more and more people choose plant-based living and more and more media
outlets position it as a viable, common sense, and enjoyable solution to some of the greatest
challenges of our time.
My hope is that this film will further the conversation about our culture and our relationship to
animals, our planet, and our bodies through our food. I hope people who have started down a plantbased path will share it with friends and family and create more peace and understanding at the
dinner table. And, of course, I hope that people who are curious about vegan living will embark on
their own delicious and fulfilling adventures.
You can contact me on Facebook, or on Twitter @marisamillerw, or by email at
marisa@getvegucated.com. Do let me know what you think of the film!
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Take the Vegucated Challenge
So you’ve seen the film, and you’re ready to make changes in your lifestyle. Congrats! You’re here,
you’re ready, and you rock!
And the Vegucated team want to help you by sending free tips and tricks for adopting a more plantbased lifestyle. When you take the Vegucated Challenge, you will receive tips on how to either:
Go Vegan for a Month – Take the vegan plunge and eat only plant foods every day for a month
-orGo Vegan within a Month - Phase out one animal food group each week until you’re vegan by the
end of the month
As a subscriber, you will receive one vegan “challenge” in your inbox every day for a month that
shares a helpful tip or resource. After the four weeks, you will receive bi-monthly challenges for all of
eternity…or as long as they’re able to send them…or until you unsubscribe.
What are you waiting for? Sign up now on:
http://www.getvegucated.com/take-action/take-the-vegucated-challenge/
Vegucated Schoolhouse Community
Don’t panic when you hit a rocky road towards veganism and need a cheering section behind you for
that extra bit of motivation and support. Don’t hesitate to visit the Vegucated Schoolhouse
Community webpage:
http://vegucated.ning.com/
In this community, you can:
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Interact with experienced vegans and fellow vegans at heart through the forum
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Post any questions you have on the forum
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Put yourself on the global Vegucated map
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Post pictures/videos of yourself or your favourite vegan dishes
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Write your own vegan blog
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Notify people of any local veggie events in your neighbourhood
Remember, the vegan community is ever expanding, and you’re never alone in the vegan world!
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Members of Discussion Panel
Tim Barford, founder of VegFest UK and Yaoh
Tim has been living on a plant-based lifestyle for the best part of 30 YEARS and organising vegan
events in the UK for nearly a DECADE now, and his first show was
back in 2003 (The Bristol Vegan Fayre, which he founded), attracting
around 1500 visitors. He annually organises VegfestUK Brighton in
March and VegfestUK Bristol in May, events which are COMPLETELY
FREE to the public, as a FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER whilst running his
hemp company Yaoh. Tim & his organising team have recently been
honoured by the Vegan Society in their 2011 awards, where he has
won the ‘Best Vegan Achievement’ award, for an outstanding
contribution to veganism.
You can contact Tim by email at info@vegfest.co.uk or timbo@yaoh.co.uk.
Jane Easton, from VIVA! and the Vegetarian Recipe
Club
Jane is the food & cookery co-ordinator of VIVA! and the Vegetarian
and Vegan Foundation (VVF). A self-taught cook, she has been
vegetarian for 15 years and vegan for seven. Jane has developed
delicious vegan recipes for many of VIVA! and VVF’s publications
from Have a Heart and How to be Dairy-Free to the V-Plan Diet, as
well as for the VVF's Vegetarian Recipe Club (see
www.vegetarian.org.uk) and VIVA!'s website (see
www.viva.org.uk/recipes). She gives popular cookery demos around
the UK and regularly contributes to radio and the Press.
You can contact Jane by email at jane@viva.org.uk.
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FAQs for discussion panel
We start our discussion with five FAQs from non-vegans/vegan-curious people/vegans at heart for
our panel members for around 20 minutes, then we’ll let you ask further questions of them. Our
FAQs include:
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How do you convince your friends, families and relatives that a vegan lifestyle is good for
you? How do you deal with eating with heavy meat-eaters in restaurants/social gatherings?
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Protein is an essential nutrient for all life on earth, and most people today still think one can
only get enough protein by eating meat. How much protein do we actually need? And where
do vegans get their protein from?
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Calcium is another important nutrient, and we’re always taught, even early in school, that
we have to consume dairy to get enough calcium. Does dairy consumption really help
increase calcium content in our body? And where do vegans get their calcium from?
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Since plant-based foods are easier to manufacture than meat-based foods, it seems that
going vegan saves money. Is it always true? [The way of eating vegan on the cheap will be
covered in the presentation ‘How to go vegan in Bristol’ at the end]
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How do you manage to get satisfying vegan food when you travel (esp. in an airport, or a
foreign country)?
If you have further questions for our panel members, feel free to raise them in the remaining time of
the discussion, or any time after the event!!
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Rose Alexander, active animal rights campaigner for
VIVA! and Sea Shepherd
At 22, Rose is a food-obsessed animal lover. Much to her family’s
dismay, she decided to go vegetarian at the young age of SIX, and
made the connection between her food and the animals that she
loved and cared for. Perhaps they thought it was a phase? But she
stuck to it, and when she began working for VIVA!, it just made
sense for her to go vegan. Her natural fondness for and unlimited
creativity with food makes the vegan transition easy, fast and fun!
Rose has lived in Bristol for over two years now. Her profuse love
for ALL animals leaves her with a big bundle of rescued RATS (!?).
She also actively volunteers for animal-friendly charities and rescue
centres such as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in her spare
time. And of course being a food lover, she has performed a large
variety of vegan cooking demos at various veggie events across the
country.
You can contact Rose by email at dismantle--me@hotmail.com.
Going vegan in Bristol
At the end of this evening, Rose will kindly give a presentation on
‘How to go vegan in Bristol’, in which she’ll tell us:
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The best vegan-friendly eating places in Bristol
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How to go vegan on a budget
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Where to buy vegan clothing
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How to persuade your local eateries to include
more vegan dishes on their menus
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Vegan-friendly social groups/organisations to hang out
with
and something more depending on time!
You can contact Rose by email at: dismantle--me@hotmail.com.
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Vegfam
Vegfam is the charity of choice for this screening of
Vegucated in Bristol, and will receive a donation from
proceeds of the event, together with the money collected in
our Vegfam donation box plus the raffle prize draw.
Vegfam helps people overseas by providing funds for selfsupporting, sustainable food projects and the provision of
safe drinking water.
Vegfam fund ethically sound plant-food projects, which do
not exploit animals or the environment: seeds and tools for
vegetable growing, fruit and nut tree planting, irrigation and
water wells, and also emergency feeding in times of crisis.
Vegfam-funded projects are carried out by organisations
that are committed to helping their fellow human beings in
practical and sustainable ways - helping people who are
often out of reach of the major charities.
Vegfam rely totally on donations from supporters - they do
not receive funding from any other source. For every £1
general donation received, 90p is spent directly on projects.
In recent years, their famine relief projects have benefited:
flood and earthquake survivors (including tsunami),
HIV/AIDS sufferers, homeless people, marginalised
communities, maternity homes, orphanages, refugees,
schools and colleges. Villagers and tribal people have also
been helped.
From 2008 to 2010, a total of 31 Vegfam funded projects, in
19 countries, benefited over 245,000 people.
Please support Vegfam’s work by either participating in our raffle, donating money in our donation
box, or sending them a donation - this will enable them to support life saving projects which
alleviate hunger, thirst, malnutrition and starvation.
To find out more about Vegfam, visit: www.vegfamcharity.org.uk.
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Sponsors
Vegetarian Shoes
Vegetarian shoes provides quality leather-free footwear for vegetarians and vegans that are
constructed from high-tech, breathable microfibre materials and made in the European Community.
Range includes men’s, women’s, boots, dress shoes, casual shoes, walking boots, safety boots and
now satchels! Order online at:
www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk
Femmecup Ltd
Femmecup is a soft reusable menstrual cup; an award winning alternative to tampons used by
millions of women worldwide and made in the UK. It is worn internally but unlike a tampon it
collects flow instead of absorbing it. Benefits are plentiful; Femmecup is hygienic and can be
sterilised. It is ultra comfortable, convenient, discreet (no strings), green and economical; reducing
spend on sanitary protection by up to 97%! It reduces menstrual cramps in nearly 40% of users and
has never been linked with toxic shock syndrome (TSS). Femmecup is a vegan/vegetarian product. It
is available to purchase at www.femmecup.com, Holland & Barrett and all good health stores and
pharmacies nationwide. Femmecup is the future of sanitary protection.
Website: www.femmecup.com
VegFest UK
VegFest UK is Europe’s biggest veggie event, and one of the biggest independent free festivals in the
UK today. VegFest kicks off in Bristol annually in late May, and is packed full of stalls loaded with a
vast array of produce including loads of food, some fantastic bodycare, plenty of fashion items, some
of the UK’s leading veggie campaigners and a wealth of information covering all aspects of the
lifestyle. There are also some stunning caterers serving up a sublime selection of sensational dishes,
and an awesome display of free samples and tasters from most of the leading producers of veggie
food products. More information about upcoming events can be found on:
Website: www.vegfest.co.uk
Yaoh
Yaoh is the UK's original Hemp company, and their current products include an award-winning
bodycare range of bath, sun and skincare products as well a some first-rate hemp food items,
including hemp oil, dehulled hemp seed and hemp protein powder. Yaoh's bodycare range has been
awarded the highly prized Ethical Consumer Magazine Best Buy stamp no less than 4 times, placing
Yaoh above a host of well known green and eco-friendly brands. All Yaoh's products are vegan and
cruelty-free.
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Website: www.yaoh.co.uk
Vervet Monkey Foundation
The Vervet Monkey Foundation (VMF) is
a non-profit organization (#020 694
NPO) established in 1993. The sanctuary is based in Tzaneen in South Africa. The VMF rehabilitates
and provides sanctuary to over 500 primates, orphaned, injured, abused, ex-laboratory or ex-pets. In
addition to this the VMF promotes a vegan lifestyle and helps educate the public as to how to live
peacefully with nature when it comes to human-wildlife conflict. The VMF is a member of Pan
African Sanctuary Alliance and also a GFAS verified sanctuary. Volunteers are needed all year round
to help at the sanctuary in South Africa, more can be read on the website:
http://www.vervet.za.org/
Email: josie@vervet.za.org
The Vegan Society
The Vegan Society is an almost 70-year old educational charity that provides information and
guidance on various aspects of veganism, including to new and potential vegans, caterers, healthcare
professionals, educators and the media. Coincidentally, the Vegan Society was founded on 1
November, exactly 68 years ago! The society continues to flourish at the front line of all ‘vegucation’.
A lot of the society’s work goes on behind the scenes, quietly providing information about the vegan
lifestyle to the masses, supporting countless other organisations around the globe to help spread
more vegan seeds. They also advise a number of public bodies like universities, prisons, hospitals and
other institutions on how to provide decent, healthy and cost-effective vegan options on a regular
basis. Many of the society’s staff do talks and presentations at various institutions and events across
the UK. Finally, the society sponsors a lot of veggie shows and help them promote these to a wider
audience. There is plenty of information on the Vegan Society website:
www.vegansociety.com
Vegfund
VegFund empowers vegan activists worldwide by funding and supporting effective outreach activities
that inspire people to choose and maintain a vegan lifestyle. They believe in a compassionate world
where all people embrace a vegan way of life. Comprised almost entirely of volunteers with no centralized office, VegFund keeps its operating costs very low allowing more funds to go directly to outreach.
Since its inception in 2009,
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VegFund sponsored over 1,700 vegan outreach projects in the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan,
UK, Australia, India, Africa, and South America.
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More than 600,000 VegFund-sponsored vegan food samples were distributed.
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Over 6 million online viewers have been exposed to the realities of factory farming.
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Website: http://www.vegfund.org
Kindness Trust
In his early thirties, Philip Wollen (founder of Kindness Trust) was Vice President of Citibank. The
Financial Press rated him in the Top 40 “The Brightest and Best” of the most headhunted executives
in Australia.
During travels around the world he saw cruelty on such a massive scale that it affected him
profoundly. By the age of 40, he had become a committed activist for social justice. He decided to
give away everything he possessed, with warm hands, and die broke. He jokes, ‘So far, we are right
on budget!’
Today, Phil and his wife Trix support 500 humanitarian projects for children, animals, the arts, and
the environment in 40+ countries. He provides schools, hospitals, orphanages, shelters, ambulances,
bore-wells, medical equipment, food, and disaster relief.
Website: http://www.kindnesstrust.com/
A Well-fed World
A Well-Fed World is a hunger relief and animal protection organization chipping away at two of the
world's most immense, unnecessary and unconscionable forms of suffering... the suffering of people
from lack of food and the suffering of animals used as food. We have a positive, practical and actionled approach that produces immediate assistance for those in need and structural change for lasting
results.
We’ve provided more than 150 grants to projects in the U.S. and internationally. Specifically, we raise
funds, partner with, and promote innovative, highly-effective projects that strengthen: (1) vegan
feeding programs; (2) farm animal care & rescue; and (3) pro-veg advocacy & community-building.
Website: http://awellfedworld.org/
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC)
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) is an international animal rights campaign to close
down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), Europe's largest contract animal-testing laboratory. HLS tests
medical and non-medical substances on around 75,000 animals every year, from rats to primates. It
has been the subject of several major leaks or undercover investigations by activists and reporters
since 1989.
SHAC was started in November 1999 by three British animal rights activists — Greg Avery, Heather
James and Natasha Dellemagne — after video footage shot covertly inside HLS in 1997 by People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) showed HLS staff shaking, punching, and shouting at beagles
in their care. The footage was broadcast by Channel 4 in the UK, the employees were dismissed and
prosecuted, and HLS's licence to perform animal experiments was revoked for six months. PETA
stopped its protests against the company after HLS threatened it with legal action, and SHAC took
over as aleaderless resistance.
Website: http://www.shac.net
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Veganline.com
Veganline.com was about the first vegan shoe shop online in 1998 to use this
cussed, anti-fashion DIY way of selling some Bouncing Boots and Bouncing
Shoes they had made. They found a few other bits of ethically made
footwear at a wholesaler. Gradually people asked for other things and a stock
built-up of everything unfashionable - wellies, slippers with hook and loop
fastening to reduce the risk of falls, and even a few things made in China like vegan football boots.
Now they are getting more stuff specially made in the UK - court shoes with safe 1" heels and
microfibre uppers, high heel boots, and more to come soon.
Website: http://www.veganline.com
Bristol Animal Rights Collective
Bristol Animal Rights Collective (BARC) is a collective of people
fighting for animal liberation. This campaigning takes many forms,
given the large range of issues we deal with. From meat and dairy to
circuses and zoos, from horse racing to hunting, from animal testing
to fur and leather, we stand against all exploitation of animals.
Because of this we fight for the abolition of all animal slavery, as
‘welfare’ campaigns Ie.g., increasing the size of cages) seek only to
improve the conditions in which animals are still exploited, tortured and killed for human benefit.
You can find out more about what we do at:
www.bristolanimalrights.org.uk.
If you have any questions or would like to get involved then please contact us at
barc@hotmail.co.uk.
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Prize donors
Feelgood Handbags
Feelgood Handbags is an ethical animal-friendly company, dedicated to bringing about an awareness
of non-animal exploitative products by providing charming alternatives to leather, incorporating Ecofriendly, designer items, and Fair-Trade products. Fashion and ethics combined. The materials used
are quality faux leathers, eco-friendly fabrics and recycled materials. Feelgood Handbags use ethical
suppliers and manufacturers and provide products for those wishing to make ethical choices in their
purchases. They seek to send a positive message building on the benefits of living a cruelty-free
lifestyle with any purchase you may buy.
Website: www.feelgoodhandbags.co.uk
Veganicity
Looking for 100% vegan, 100% animal-friendly, 100% Vegan Society registered nutritional
supplements? Then look no further, because Veganicity from Health Plus has exactly what you need.
Veganicity is a range of quality, high-potency, value-for-money vitamins, minerals, plant supplements
and other nutrients for vegans. Every product is designed to give you the ideal solution to your
health needs, whilst being kind to the world around us.
Of course by being 100% vegan, Veganicity products are also suitable for vegetarians, coeliacs,
diabetics and everyone that's looking to avoid unnecessary ingredients in their supplements.
Their products are available online at:
www.veganicity.com
GOOD Hemp
GOOD Hemp offer natural, delicious and nutritious hemp food products including GOOD hemp oil,
hemp milk, shelled hemp seeds and hemp protein powders. The GOOD range is lactose-, soya- and
dairy-free and is a great source of protein, fibre and omega-3. GOOD Hemp is 100% grown and
produced in the UK, and is readily available in both supermarkets and independent health stores.
Website: www.goodwebsite.co.uk
Kara Dairy Free
Kara is a family owned company specialising in growing coconuts and producing a range of delicious
coconut based products. They have been farming coconuts in their groves in East Sumatra,
Indonesia, since 1986. Fresh, ripe coconuts are packed within hours of picking on a daily basis, so
they can guarantee that their products are of the very highest quality. Kara Dairy Free is packed in
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the EU using freshly pressed coconut milk sourced from our farm.
Kara Dairy Free Original & Calcium matches conventional semi-skimmed milk for total fat (2%) and
calcium (120mg per 100ml). With the natural goodness of coconuts Kara Dairy Free helps you to eat
healthily, avoiding animal and dairy products and enjoying positive nutritional benefits. Kara Dairy
Free coconut milk is available in most UK supermarkets as well as health food stores.
Website: www.karadairyfree.com
Pomegreat
Pomegreat produces uniquely delicious and refreshing juice drinks contain only the finest
pomegranates, which are gently pressed to retain the very best natural goodness. Their product
range also includes blueberry, cherry and beetroot juices, all jam-packed with anti-oxidants, together
with pomegranate capsules made 100% from pomegranate extract. Pomegreat juices are available at
most UK supermarkets.
Website: http://www.pomegreat.com
Lush Cosmetics
Lush believe in buying ingredients only from companies that do not commission tests on animals and
in testing our products on humans. They invent their own products and fragrances, making them
fresh by hand using little or no preservative or packaging, using only vegetarian ingredients, and tell
you when they were made. Lush believe in happy people making happy soap, putting their faces on
their products and making their mums proud. They believe in long candlelit baths, sharing showers,
massage, filling the world with perfume and in the right to make mistakes, lose everything and start
again. They believe our products are good value, that theye should make a profit and that the
customer is always right. They also believe words like 'Fresh' and 'Organic' have an honest meaning
beyond marketing.
Bristol store address: 73 Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3DX
UK website: https://www.lush.co.uk/
Vx Vegan Shop
Vx, (pronounced ‘vee-cross’) is a vegan boutique located near Kings Cross station in London.
Strangely enough, they were the first vegan one-stop shop in London and the UK! They have been
open since February 2010. They sell shoes, grocery, cupcakes, cake, take-away sandwiches, clothing
(by The Secret Society of Vegans), books etc...
Address: 73 Caledonian Road, London N1 9BT
Website: http://www.vegancross.com/
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Green People
Green People have been respected and loved for 15 years as a truly organic and
effective beauty range. They offer a complete range of award-winning natural
and organic beauty products – 100% pure, natural and made with certified organic and fairly traded
ingredients. Dedicated ranges for Babies, Children, Teens and Men. Certified organic, gentle on
sensitive skin, no chemical nasties, eco-friendly and vegetarian.
Green People products are not tested on animals and never contain: Sodium lauryl/laureth sulphate,
parabens, lanolin, phthalates, propylene glycol, alcohol (ethyl alcohol, ethanol), harsh foaming
agents, synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals or PEGs. Moreover, 10% of their net profit is donated to
charity. For free postage on your first order when you shop with Green People, order online at:
http://www.greenpeople.co.uk/
Faith in Nature
Faith in Nature produce several ranges of natural beauty and skin care products that are both
chemical and animal cruelty free, plus a household cleansing cleansing range branded Clear Spring. It
is their belief that the properties of natural only materials can be harnessed to provide skin care and
beauty products that are both gentle and effective. Also, by utilising only natural materials, they are
helping to maintain the environment whilst ensuring that no harmful residues are returned to
Mother Nature. Their products can be purchased from their retailer network, or via this website:
http://www.faithinnature.co.uk
No Voice Unheard
No Voice Unheard is an independent US-based publisher of beautiful and
creative books that are cutting edge in their content and presentation,
giving voice to those who are ignored or disregarded by society, and illuminating important social
issues often ignored by profit-driven publishers. In the tradition of great books like Silent Spring,
Animal Liberation, Diet for a New America and others, we believe in the power of books to create
social change.
No Voice Unheard is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded and operated by
former animal shelter workers with over forty combined years of experience in animal advocacy.
They are dedicated to promoting compassion and respect for all living beings and the planet we
share.
Website: http://www.novoiceunheard.org/
Greta Loves Mabel
Greta and Mabel are a US-based company who believe in a world where animals are free to live a
long, happy life. They promote this with vivid animal art celebrating all animals. They also put 10% of
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their profits in to theiry Piggy Bank to buy gifts for animals that aren’t as lucky as we humans are.
Moreover, they ensure that our products do not contain any animal products and they are never
tested on animals, because they really don’t like animal testing at all.
Website: http://www.gretalovesmabel.com
Pukka
You never get a second chance to make a first impression, so when Pukka started out we gave our
name careful consideration. ‘Pukka’ was perfect.
Translated from Hindi to mean ‘authentic’, ‘genuine’ or, more colloquially, ‘top-quality’, ‘Pukka’ epitomises all that they represent – their ethos, ambition and everything they create.
Started with little finance, but plenty of passion, they’ve grown Pukka on their beliefs in ayurveda –
the ancient Indian art of living wisely – and the incredible health benefits of organic herbs.
As they grow, their reliance on nature increases. With this in mind, they respect our relationship with
the land by using herbs from organic and sustainable sources, enjoying long-term and fair-trade
bonds with their suppliers. They are proud to say that all their herbs and products are certified
organic by the Soil Association and the USDA* and can all be traced back to the field in which they
were grown. Pukka make regular visits to the farmers they work with to learn from as well as
educate them. Like all relationships, it’s a two-way thing.
Website: http://www.pukkaherbs.com
Deliciously Raw
Deliciously Raw is run by Deborah Durrant. She is set to debunk the myth that
raw and living food is just about salad. She regularly eats raw and planted
based noodles, crepes, pizzas, cheesecakes and chocolate cakes, pates and
crackers…and a whole lot more.
Deborah aims to support people who want to change their way of eating in a way that really suits
them and their lifestyle through classes, one to one coaching and recipes. She has put together a
range of different classes for people who love food but still would love the benefits of healthy food
that nourishes them – and feels a little bit decadent. Visit the following website for your free ebook
and to subscribe to the Deliciously Raw Delivery Service ezine.
Website: http://deliciously-raw.co.uk
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Information suppliers
Animal Aid
Animal Aid is the UK's largest animal rights group and one of the longest
established in the world, having been founded in 1977.
Animal Aid campaigns peacefully against all forms of animal abuse and promotes a cruelty-free
lifestyle. They investigate and expose animal cruelty, and their undercover investigations and other
evidence are often used by the media, bringing these issues to public attention.
Website: www.animalaid.org.uk
Vegetarians’ International Voice for Animals (VIVA!)
VIVA!’s fight is a fight for life – for animals and ourselves. Through effective campaigning, they take
the brutal reality of intensive farming to the people who can effect the most change: consumers.
Their wide-ranging campaigns promote vegetarianism and veganism as the best ways to save animals
from suffering, protect the environment, improve health and help those in
developing countries.
Address: 8 York Court, Wilder Street, Bristol BS2 8QH
Website: www.viva.org.uk
The Black Fish
The Black Fish is a young international marine conservation organisation on a mission to build a
grassroots organisation for the protection of marine wildlife. Using education, investigation and nonviolent direct action, The Black Fish campaigns to end illegal and destructive fishing practices within
Europe.
Website: www.theblackfish.org
Mercy for Animals
Mercy For Animals is a US-based organisation dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and
promoting compassionate food choices and policies. Mercy for Animals works to create a society
where all animals are treated with the compassion and respect they so rightfully deserve. They serve
as a voice for animals through proactive consumer education initiatives, cruelty investigations,
corporate outreach, and legal advocacy.
Mercy For Animals was named ‘Nonprofit of the Year’ by VegNews magazine in both 2011 and 2006,
making Mercy for Animals the first organization ever to receive the award twice. According
to VegNews, Mercy for Animals was chosen for ‘fast-tracking the vision of animal protection's
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promising future to the present.’
Website: http://www.mercyforanimals.org
Inspired Times
Are you looking for an uplifting magazine that focuses on the inspirational? A magazine that explores
the latest environmental issues and initiatives and celebrates holistic living? A publication that
celebrates holistic living from yoga and tai chi to herbalism and ayurveda? Then Inspired Times is the
perfect magazine for you! On their website below, you can read past articles, look for eco & holistic
companies, buy our gift cards and posters, find interesting events & festivals - there's lots of uplifting
stuff!
After 3 years as a print publication, they've made the decision to become an online magazine. This
makes all their articles accessible to everyone - just dip in when
you're in the mood!
Website: http://www.inspiredtimesmagazine.com/
BUAV
For over 100 years the BUAV has been campaigning peacefully
to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to
experiment on animals.
The BUAV is widely respected as an authority on animal testing
issues and is frequently called upon by governments, media,
corporations and official bodies for its advice or expert opinion.
They work lawfully and professionally, building relationships with MPs, MEPs, business leaders and
other decision-makers. They also analyse legislation and sit on decision-making panels around the
globe to act as the voice for animals in laboratories.
Their dedicated London-based team coordinates an international network of scientists, lawyers,
campaigners, investigators, researchers, political lobbyists and supporters. The BUAV’s work includes
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undercover investigations
political lobbying
the promotion of cruelty free products
legal and scientific expertise
media activities
They do not receive any government funding or lottery money, and rely completely on the generosity
of their supporters.
Website: http://www.buav.org
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Media partners
Excellart
Excellart is an ethical PR and design team which specialises in all forms of marketing and PR with
some great contacts within the national media for all things ethical. They also provide a dedicated
design and website service. Excellart are the ideal choice for those looking to boost their presence in
the media with cost-effective and targeted PR and marketing. Many clients are finding that good PR
is a better marketing tool than advertising, and budgets have been switched
accordingly.
Website: http://www.excellart.co.uk/
Bristol Vegans
Bristol Vegans originally surfaced in this city way back in 1994 when Tim from Yaoh called a meeting
in McCreadies veggie cafe on Christmas Steps. The meet was attended by himself, Helen and Keith
from the then still functioning Bristol Vegetarian group, but that was that. Bristol Vegans receded
slowly into the gloom and fog of that particularly Dickensian part of Bristol (Christmas Steps that is),
only to return with a vengeance in April 2006, when Ellen and Paul combined to make a local group
once again.
The group is friendly, well attended and very welcoming for new people to come and join. Anyone
who's interested in veg*n food , drink and great company will enjoy the meetups no end. The group
has over 100 people subscribed to the monthly or so emails about the next meetup, and of course
you can also keep up to date with all the latest news here at the Facebook page below. New ideas/places to eat/gather etc are always welcome. Bristol Vegans also recently excelled themselves by
turning out in force to help assist with the smoother than smooth running of the 2007 Bristol Vegan
Fayre (predecessor of Bristol VegFest), which was massive and saw over 9,000 people turn up over
two days.
Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/BristolVegans/
Crumbs Magazine
Crumbs is for everyone who loves eating, for those who adore the ritual and surprise of going out for
a great meal, and those who're thrilled to stay in and cook for friends and family.
Crumbs is the only magazine dedicated to the entire range of eating and dining opportunities that
the Bristol and Bath area provides, a sharp, smart, fun, sassy and gleefully sophisticated Global
Positioning System for the West Country food scene. Each issue is packed with essential, must-read
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recipes, reviews of the newest and best bars, cafes and restaurants, and on-the-spot reports from
kitchens and farms across the region.
Website: http://www.crumbsmag.com/
University of Bristol Vegetarian and Vegan Society
VegSoc is managed by dedicated ethical food lovers, who are committed to bringing the best vegetarian cuisine that Bristol has to offer to you, the student. They run regular meetings at restaurants
and cafes around Bristol in order to share our knowledge of the area. After accumulating several
years worth of knowledge, they have found some of the best places to go in Bristol, and want you
to know about them too.
Since being formed some years ago the society has come on in leaps and bounds, with a dedicated
base of welcoming and caring members and some exciting ideas for the terms ahead. Not only
that, but they have taken an active role in educating the student population about the benefits of
vegetarianism, with our stalls at the Global Fiesta and Fresher’s Fair. In recent years they have even
made links with several campaigning societies based in the South West, such as VIVA! and BARC,
and so we are involved in all aspects of vegetarianism and veganism in Bristol.
That aside, the main aim of VegSoc is for a group of like-minded people to meet up regularly to
enjoy the best food Bristol has to offer and to have a good time.
Website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Union/VegSoc/index.htm
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/170109092584/?fref=ts
Out of Hand
Out of Hand is a specialist design and print team from Bristol that are
responsible for masses of flyers and posters and magazines around
the south west and beyond as well as numerous vegan fayre flyers,
brochures and programmes down the years. They have recently
expanded to include their own eco-friendly print works (The Print Co.). If you want the best deals in
any print and design job, get in touch! Specialties include top-of-the-range eco-friendly printing
techniques, perfect for the 21st century ethical business.
Website: www.outofhand.co.uk
Burst Radio
Burst Radio is Bristol University’s Student Radio Station, broadcasting 24/7 throughout term. They
are affiliated with the University of Bristol Students’ Union (UBU) and are completely run by student
volunteers. They represent every corner of life at Bristol University with 82 shows ranging from The
Arts Review to the Zoology Society Show.
Website: http://www.burstradio.org.uk
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VegfestUK Bristol celebrating its 10th birthday in 2013
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VegfestUK Bristol will be celebrating its tenth birthday in style in 2013
with a 3 day festival in central Bristol on May 24th 25th 26th.
Previous events have seen up to 25,000 visitors to what is now officially
the world's biggest veggie event, and the 2013 show looks even bigger
and better than before, with bigger headliners promised, and an
extended kids area and a 3rd sound system in place alongside the usual
mix of stalls, caterers, cookery demos, talks, films and entertainment.
Past headliners have seen the likes of Finley Quaye, Roots Manuva and
Ms Dynamite grace the main stage and the organisers have promised
something special for their tenth birthday bash, with Bristol set to
witness its biggest all star lineup for a long time. And the Kids area
continues to grow with the addition of an art and crafts area, a chill out
space for mums and babies, and a 2 day series of kids cookery classes and
workshops.
The event first took place back in 2003 at The Watershed with 1500 visitors and 40 stalls, but
the rise in interest in all things healthy has seen the event grow steadily year after year to
reach its current size - and crowds are predicted to continue to grow as more and more stalls
appear each year, each offering unique new products to an already busy marketplace.
But it's not only veggies that fuel the numbers that visit VegfestUK Bristol every year - it's the
rise of the meat reducers that is making the biggest difference to numbers. 'More and more
people are looking to reduce their meat and dairy consumption without actually going
veggie,' says organiser Tim Barford, 'and VegfestUK events are perfect for people like this.
Meat and dairy reducers will find a whole load of tempting new pleasures to replace their
current dietary choices and will walk away with the information and the products to enable
them to maintain a diet rich in plant based options. You don't necessarily have to go veggie
to enjoy the benefits of the plant based lifestyle - just reduce your meat and dairy intake and
choose more plant based options. Simple.'
The event starts at 5pm on Friday May 26th through to 11pm for the tenth birthday party,
and then continues 11am - 11pm Saturday and 11am - 9pm Sunday. Admission is £2 before
£5pm, and £5 after 5pm (Kids under 14 & OAP's £1/£2)
VegfestUK also runs another big veggie event in Brighton every year (March 16th 17th 2013)
- see http://brighton.vegfest.co.uk for details. Provisionally Vegfest is coming to London
(October 5th 6th 2013) as well next year – details to follow on http://london.vegfest.co.uk.
For more information please visit the website http://bristol.vegfest.co.uk or email
info@vegfest.co.uk.
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