EVENT PROGRAMME
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Contents
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Welcome …………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
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Food providers ……………………………………………………………………………………………5
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Vegucated……………………………………………………………………………………………………7
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Director’s statement by Marisa Miller Wolfson...............................................8
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Discussion panel…………………………………………………………………………………………10
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FAQs on going vegan…………………………………………………………………………………..12
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Vegfam……………………………………………………………………………………………………….13
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Raw cooking demo by Rebecca Kane…………………………………………………………..14
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Sponsors list………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
Schedule
1:00 – 1:25: Vegan snacks
1:25 – 1:30: Welcome and Marisa’s introduction
1:30 – 2:45: Screening of Vegucated
2:45 – 3:00: Break
3:00 – 3:30: Discussion (featuring Tim Barford, Shane Jordan and Rose Alexander)
3:30 – 3:45: Vegfam presentation by Tim Barford
3:45 – 3:55: Break
3:55 – 4:35: Raw cooking demo by Rebecca Kane
4:35 – 4:45: Raffle prize draw
4:45 – 5:00: Feedback
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Welcome
A BIG welcome to all of you – I mean ALL, meat-eaters, veg*ns alike - who have decided to
come to this special one-off premiere screening of Vegucated in Bristol!!!!! I could not thank
you enough…
Perhaps a lot of you have this question on your minds: “Why the heck should I go vegan?”
There are just too many GOOD reasons for that (environmental protection being one of
them), which I will leave to the nice crew in Vegucated to explain. But for now, I’ll tell you
why I’m bringing this film to Bristol for FREE.
Vegucated is one of the ‘green’ films that were shown in 13 cities across the country in the
UK Green Film Festival in May this year. A keen environmentalist myself, I decided to see the
film in Cardiff, one of the 13 cities. I had been a part-time vegan before that film, and was
instantly ‘vegucated’ afterwards. Bristol, one of the greenest cities in the country and
arguably in Europe, unfortunately and perhaps inexplicably missed out. To rectify that, I have
brought this inspiring veggie documentary to you lovely Bristolians!
Let’s face it, vegans are still vastly outnumbered by non-vegans in the world, and veganism is
still a topic associated with unfair stigma. Arguably the number one reason from people who
don’t want to go vegan is: “I don’t know what to eat as a vegan”, or “I don’t want to say
goodbye to that delicious meat/dairy forever”, or “Vegan foods are boring”. To convince you
that vegans actually have a refined taste of quality food just as everyone does, and there are
tons of top-notch vegan substitutes for meat/dairy, I have also brought you a selection of
quality vegan food before the film. So GO TREAT YOURSELVES!
There are a whole host of other reasons for not going vegan: “My friends/family are going to
hate me” or “They won’t dine with me anymore” or “What if I’m away from home?”, etc. To
address these issues, we have a discussion session following the film, featuring the highly
experienced Yaoh owner and VegFest UK organiser Tim Barford, community campaigner
Shane Jordan, and active young animal campaigner Rose Alexander, who are more than
happy to answer your lingering questions on veganism.
The truth is, going vegan while consistently eating quality food requires COOKING. This
brings up another reason for not going vegan: “I don’t know what to cook”. Again, I’ve
anticipated this line of reasoning, and included a raw cooking demo by the vibrant raw food
chef Rebecca Kane from Shine on Raw. There are a number of reasons for choosing RAW
(“what the hell”, you may say), but raw food is definitely EASY TO PREPARE!!! And you can
taste Rebecca’s cooking straight after the demo (Yums!!!)
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This is a FREE event (which we all love and appreciate), and we are fundraising for the
veggie-friendly charity Vegfam, who has always catered for the starving people across the
globe WITHOUT ANY ANIMAL EXPLOITATION. You can help support their cause by a small
donation, or taking part in our raffle (many goodies up for grabs!). All proceeds from this
event also go to Vegfam.
This event will never be possible without the support of many people and organisations. A
big thank you to Tim Barford, who has been a constant source of guidance and advice in
helping me make this event a reality. Thanks must go to the lovely volunteers Nadja Mikesch,
Antonia Pingree, Ken Thomas, Lionel Kameni and Rose Alexander for sorting out SO MANY
little things (as always, the little things are crucial). I also reserve special thanks to the many
sponsors who have contributed a huge amount to this event –
Animal Aid, Femmecup Ltd, VegFest UK, VeggieVision TV, Vegetarian Shoes, the Spark
Magazine, Vervet Monkey Foundation,
the generous food providers –
Pepenero, Falafel King, Bute Island Foods Ltd, Beanie’s, Natural Vitality, Pulsin’, Goody Good
Stuff, Plamil Foods, Provamel,
and the product/literature donors –
VIVA!, the Vegan Society, Mabboo Bambo, Veganicity, Feelgood Handbags, Yaoh, the Black
Fish, Arc Café,
and our editing and printing partner Out of Hand for their work on the posters and flyers,
plus people/organisations that I have forgotten (oops!) to thank!!
With love from your host,
Alan Lee
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Food provider descriptions
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
Falafel King
Falafel King is one of Bristol's most popular vegetarian restaurant and take-aways. It is open until
late, and situated just off Whiteladies Road. The food Falafel King serve is middle-eastern vegetarian
and you’re given generous portions, including of course falafels. The restaurant is also home to The
Kahn, a popular local music venue. There is also a Falafel King stand located by the harbour in
the city centre.
Restaurant address: 6 Cotham Hill, Cotham, Bristol BS6 6LF
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
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Natural Vitality
Natural Vitality is a UK-based business that makes organic spreads, dips, salads, soups, cakes and
other goodies. All of their products are vegetarian and they make lots of gluten-free and vegan
options, so most types of allergies are catered for. Naturally they source all of their ingredients as
locally as possible and vary their food range to make the most of seasonal produce.
Website: www.natural-vitality.co.uk
Provamel
Originally set up to provide soya-based food for people from third-world
countries, Provamel prides itself on its wide range of dairy-free alternatives, such as soya drinks in
different flavours, soya desserts, rice milk, and cream. Still to this day they are actively involved in
projects in 18 third-world countries and do their level best to ensure that they treat the people they
work with and the planet that provides them with precious resources with the utmost respect. This
year Provamel’s almond milk ranks second in the Best Dairy-free Alternative Product Awards at
VegFest UK.
Website: www.provamel.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.
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. Website: www.pulsin.co.uk
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
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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 can 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
Movie available on iTunes, Netflix and official website
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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
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
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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 find me on Facebook, and follow me on Twitter @marisamillerw .
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
plant-based 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/
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Members of our Discussion
Panel
Tim Barford, from 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 get in touch with Tim by email at info@vegfest.co.uk or
timbo@yaoh.co.uk.
Shane Jordan, host of the Juniors Competition in Ready
Steady Chef at VegFest UK
Shane is a veggie chef from Fishponds, Bristol. He has done food stalls,
cooking demos around the UK and has worked in various cafes within
the city centre. In particular, he has been featured in the Post and the
Independent for his unique way of turning food waste like banana
skins, cauliflower stalks and potato skins into nutritious wholesome
meals. The biggest success so far has been his banana curry, which
features lightly sauteed bananas – including the skins – in turmeric and
paprika spices.
Shane, who has worked as a chef for the last three years, hopes this
style of cooking will minimise the amount of waste restaurants
produce, which cuts down on landfill, saves money and avoids rat
problems. The inspiration came when Shane was volunteering with Bristol's branch of FoodCycle last
year. He helped provide free meals to the public at the Easton Community Centre. He aims to
promote his ideas at future food festivals and school visits.
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You can contact Shane by email at uksjordan@yahoo.co.uk, and follow Shane on Facebook.
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, or follow her on Facebook by the
name Rose Agouti.
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FAQs for discussion panel
We kickstart our discussion session with some 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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Some people find vegan diets quite radical. How did you transition yourself to become
vegans?
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What non-vegan food items do you find hardest to dispense with when you’re making the
vegan transition? Any good vegan substitutes for them?
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How do you convince your friends, families and relatives that a vegan lifestyle is good for
you? Is it possible to have fun eating with heavy meat-eaters in restaurants/social
gatherings?
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What are the best vegan-friendly eating places in Bristol?
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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 true?
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Do you recommend taking nutritional supplements to compensate for the possible
insufficiency of some nutrients (e.g. vitamin B12, iron) in vegan diets? What supplements do
you recommend?
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If humans are meant to be herbivores, why do we have canine teeth? Aren’t we told from
school that we are omnivores?
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If you have kids and plan to raise them under the vegan philosophy, is it easy to arrange with
their schools to give these kids vegan meals that are sufficiently nutritious? Is there a chance
that these kids get ostracized just because they’re vegans?
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Is breastfeeding vegan?
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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 in the bar in the Canteen after the event!!
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Vegfam
Vegfam is the charity of choice for the premiere 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 self-supporting, 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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Raw cooking demo by Rebecca
Kane
Rebecca Kane is the founder of the raw food website Shine on Raw. She is
passionate about supporting and inspiring you on your journey of personal
development, enhancing the Shine in your life.
After 5 years working in her very successful kinesiology practice, Rebecca
became acutely aware that the root cause of most of the symptoms that
her clients were presenting her with was a disconnection from their true
nature; their Divine Shine.
This disconnection caused feelings of confusion and dissatisfaction as they
had lost touch with their true nature, the very essence of who they were.
The result manifested as symptoms such as stress, IBS, migraines, weight
gain and a sense of loneliness and feelings that they didn’t belong.
During this time Rebecca became increasingly aware of raw food. She
noticed that apart from the health benefits, eating a diet high in raw food
increased and deepened her own connection to herself, to her energy
work and to her clients – getting them increased and more powerful
results.
Over the last several years Rebecca has brought together her skills and
experience as an accomplished therapist, combining powerful energy
healing techniques with the support of delicious raw food to bring a deep
sense of clarity and connection to the body, mind and spirit of her clients.
Rebecca works with women who are at a turning point in their lives and
are looking for clarity as they transition to the next level in their life.
Rebecca is also passionate about working with coaches, therapists and
energy workers so that they can deepen their connection with their work,
providing increased results for themselves and their clients.
Rebecca is based in Staffordshire and focuses mainly on her private Divine
Shine Clarity sessions. You can contact Rebecca by email at
Rebecca@shineonraw.com, and follow her on Facebook.
Today Rebecca will show us how to make delicious raw vegan chocolate
brownies, plus raw pasta with vegan pesto. Depending on time, she will
also whip up some smoothies. And feel free to indulge yourselves in the end products!
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Sponsors List
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
VeggieVision TV
Thinking of going veggie or just want some healthier options? Vegetarian or
Vegan and need some inspiration? Then you have come to the right place! VeggieVision TV is packed
with fun, interesting and hilarious clips from all over the world – addressing the fact that here in
the UK there are no veggie TV programmes. Please check out VeggieVision TV for vegan and
vegetarian cookery; their growing number of film clips show you tasty veg*n recipes step by step.
Veggievision TV also includes VeggieDating, an ideal place of romance for vegan singles!
VeggieVision TV was founded by Karin Ridgers, and is delighted to announce that they are now
approved by the Vegetarian Society. Karin has also been invited to be the healthy living and
vegetarian expert on Video Jug (the leading “How to” internet TV station). She writes for Fresh
Produce Journal about how the industry can better market fruit and vegetables, as well as writing an
article about How to Veganise your food for Social & Personal, Winner of Ireland’s Most Influential
Fashion Magazine 2011.
Website: www.veggievision.co.uk
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;
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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
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
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.bristolvegfest.co.uk
Vervet Monkey Foundation
Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary - The Vervet Monkey Foundation is a
non-profit organization established in 1993. Their centre is based in Tzaneen
in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. They rehabilitate and provide sanctuary to over 500
primates, orphaned, injured, abused, ex-laboratory or unwanted pets. Check out their good work on:
www.enviro.co.za
Arc Cafe
The Arc Cafe is an ethical vegan cafe opened early 2012. It has a warm
and inviting atmosphere with a choice of rustic in-house-made food made daily with organic
ingredients. Its menu changes with daily specials.
The cafe is situated in a 5-storey building comprising a concert and event venue, performance
spaces, a workshop, an art gallery, a theatre-cinema and a meeting space. The building is run,
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managed and maintained by a not-for-profit all volunteer collective. Financial income of the House
left after running costs gets used to renovate the building to ecological standards, equip the housed
workshops, and provide the volunteers with training , officially (when possible) certificated courses
according to their interests and work , cover of travelling costs, and artists with the possible pay and
support to cover expenses.
The house is open for any group, campaign, project that accords to its eco-political statement,
awareness and taken-on responsibility on the subjects named.
Website: www.arccommunity.net
The Spark Magazine
The Spark is the free ethical magazine which, for the last two decades, has been promoting all that is
best about the alternative West Country. The biggest green-issues magazine in the UK, each issue
features stories on health, local food, community family, activism, spirituality and a unique threemonth event guide.
Website: www.thespark.co.uk
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. There is plenty of information on the
Vegan Society website:
www.vegansociety.com
Mabboo Bambo
Mabboo is the sustainable bamboo clothing company. All Mabboo's bamboo clothing
is ethically made, and uses 100% organically grown bamboo and organic cotton.
Bamboo clothing is incredibly soft, odour-resistant, thermo-regulating and ecofriendly.
Website: mabboo.com
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.
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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.
Website: www.veganicity.com
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.
Website: www.viva.org.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.
Website: www.yaoh.co.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
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
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