NOLA VEGGIE FEST
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Welcome to NOLA VEGGIE FEST

located in New Orleans, Louisiana

2nd Annual NOLA Veggie Fest

Sunday May 16, 2010

First Unitarian Universalist Church
2903 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, LA

-Located 15 blocks from the Whole Foods Market on Magazine St. in New Orleans-

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The annual NOLA Veggie Fest promotes vegan and vegetarian food choices.
The health benefits of a plant-based diet are well known. The Fest educates how these diet choices benefit the environment and about the cruelty of factory farms, the source of most animal products. We offer a variety of delicious food samples and also educational materials. Our members are active throughout the year promoting the benefits of vegan and vegetarian diets.

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The Buzz for 2010 ...
Advertising this year for Nola Veggie Fest includes T-shirts, laminated posters throughout New Orleans, and thousands of postcard mailings, along with
TV, newspaper, etc.
Watch for NOLA Veggie Fest sitings!


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For a list of
NOLA Veggie Fest Sponsors for 2010

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2nd Annual NOLA Veggie Fest

 May 16, 2010

Our Speakers will include:

Behaviorist and animal-rights activist, Dr. Jonathan Balcombe. He has written many scientific papers and lay-articles on animal behavior, humane education, and animal research. Author of books, including Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good and
Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals, he is formerly the Senior Research Scientist with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Jonathan is now an independent consultant based in


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Dr. Craig Sommers - travels the globe giving lectures on how to achieve optimum health through proper nutrition and lifestyle habits. He is a certified yoga instructor, certified nutritionist, and the author of Raw Foods Bible, a comprehensive easy to read guide to the optimum diet and lifestyle. His talk will be on "Achieving Optimum Health."



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Robert Cheeke - works full-time for Sequel Naturals as a National representative for Vega, a line of vegan whole-food products, and also works full-time running Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness . . . As a touring speaker, the Presentation Robert gives across North America is titled, "Thrive on a Plant-Based Diet - Whole-Food Nourishment for Whole-Body Health" as part of Robert Cheeke's "Take Action and Make it Happen Tour."  Vegan Boddy Building and Fitness


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Jane Velez-Mitchell hosts Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell, a topical event-driven show with a wide range of viewpoints. A veteran television news journalist, Velez-Mitchell reported for the nationally syndicated Warner Brothers/Telepictures show Celebrity Justice and regularly served as guest host for Nancy Grace, another HLN program. As a commentator on high-profile cases, Velez-Mitchell has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and other national cable television programs.





President and co-founder Jack Norris of Vegan Outreach. Vegan Outreach produces Why Vegan and other booklets, and has distributed over 11 million copies. Jack runs Vegan Outreach’s Adopt A College program which has directly handed a Vegan Outreach brochure to almost four million students. In 2005, he was elected to the Animal Rights Hall of Fame. Jack writes a nutrition blog at JackNorrisRD.com. He is the author of Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?, Staying Healthy On Plant-Based Diets, and other articles found at VeganHealth.org.


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John Sakars is a writer, artist and musician from Niagara Falls, Ontario. His visual art has been reported on by national media outlets, and has been reproduced on book covers by the World Health Organization. He has been a vegan for 12 years, and has written many songs with animal rights themes. He is an entertaining speaker, who incorporates humor into his inspiring performances.






Co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, Gene Baur, is cAmerica's leading farm animal protection organization. His pictures and videotape, exposing factory farming cruelty, have been aired nationally and internationally, educating millions.  His book, entitled Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals and Food, is a best seller.







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Live Music Artists




After fronting her band “The T-Bonz” for over 25 years in Adirondack, New York,
Terrina Cook made a larger than life decision to turn dreams into reality. In 2007 she moved to New Orleans, a city she loved and visited often. These former visits inspired her debut CD “Terrina’s Wings” which was recorded in New Orleans.

Jon Hébert, a Louisiana native, has been writing songs for almost twenty years. After a brief stint in the Asheville, N.C. music scene, Jon was called back to Louisiana in October of 2008. Knowing there was a reason why he was called back, he thought he might find it in the New Orleans open mic scene.

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...for everyone who wished they could come in 2009,
we want to see you at the 2nd Annual NOLA Veggie Fest on May 16, 2010!



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Next Meet Up:

Check in at   meetup.com

Northshore Vegans and Vegetarians
New Orleans Vegetarian Group

We are always happy to have new NOLA Veggie Fest members!

Our meet-ups happen throughout the year.
Please come on by a MeetUp event, or email us for more details.

NOLA Veggie Fest
New Orleans, Louisiana
nolaveggiefest@gmail.com

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Donate to the Humane Society of Louisiana



The Humane Society of Louisiana is 100% dependent on your donations.

As a nonprofit charity, we receive no government funding. We're not an affiliate of any other national or local group; we're not associated with any other SPCA or humane society. Caring donors and volunteers across Louisiana determine the size and scope of our lifesaving programs for animals, through their kindness and support.

We wouldn't ask for your support, if animals in our state weren't in such desperate need. With your help, we can do even more!  The Humane Society of Louisiana is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Gifts are deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

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