http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk for vegans and vegetarians en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:42:44 GMT 0123567891011121314151617181920212223 1 daily 1970-01-01T04:50+00:00 1440 admin@makessense.co.uk http://www.interglacial.com/rss/about.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4030.html March is Animal Aid's veggie month - it's the month to go veggie! '... There are many reasons to go veggie including animal welfare, health, environmental protection and cost. If you are concerned about one or more of these issues, why not take the opportunity to try some more meat-free meals during March or take the veggie challenge? ...' For more information on the veggie challenge, resources and recipes, go to the veggie month web-site at www.veggiemonth.com/ The Animal Aid web-site is at www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/AA/HOME/ http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4079.html Today (9th March), Annette of the NESX vegans was interviewed on BBC Radio Essex about the proposal to include vegans in new discrimination legislation. Well done, Annette! Listen to the programme again until 16th March at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006pqcl/Mid_morning_on_BBC_Essex_09_03_2010/ http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4076.html 8th March - 'New hope for mountain gorillas in Congo' http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4075.html 3rd February - 'Angling Trust calls for cull of otters eating too much fish' http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4074.html 28th February - 'Chief scientist makes £500,000 from fishery firm ‘jeopardising’ sea life' 22nd January - 'John Beddington’s company against plans for marine reserve in Chagos island' www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6997414.ece http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4073.html 19th February - 'Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gives Japan whaling ultimatum' http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4072.html 20th February - 'Great white shark outnumbered by the tiger, marine scientists warn' http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4067.html Yesterday (7th March), The Sunday Times published an article titled 'Don’t mock my lentils: vegans to get discrimination rights'. '... VEGANS and teetotallers are to be given the same protection against discrimination as religious groups, under legislation championed by Harriet Harman, the equalities minister ...' Read the article in full at www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7052580.ece Read more at www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/mar/09/discrimination-law Annette of the NESX vegans will be interviewed on BBC Radio Essex tomorrow (9th March) at 9.10am, about the proposed legislation. http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4077.html On the 8th March, The Guardian posted an article online titled 'Canadian MPs put seal meat on parliament's menu in rebuff to EU' (published 9th March). '... Seal meat banned by the EU will be served to Canadian MPs in Ottawa to show public backing for the country's annual seal hunt ... The EU ban on seal imports was imposed last July on the grounds that Canada's annual hunt was cruel ...' Read the article in full at www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/08/sealmeat-canada-ottawa *** Go to canada.gc.ca/comments-commentaires/cform-eng.html and fill in the 'Questions and comments' form and submit it to the Canadian government - use it to protest against seal hunting in Canada. http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/news/4070.html On the 6th March, The Times published an article titled 'Deal could be struck to protect bluefin tuna and African elephant'. '... Two of the world’s most iconic endangered species, the bluefin tuna and African elephant, could be protected under a backroom deal being negotiated between Europe and Africa. New rules restricting international trade in endangered species will be debated at a meeting of 175 countries beginning next week in Doha, Qatar. Europe wants to protect dwindling stocks of bluefin tuna and most African states want to prevent the sale of stockpiles of ivory to Japan and China. The proposals will need a two-thirds majority to be approved at the conference on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), from March 13 to 25 ...' Read the article in full at www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7051923.ece http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1707.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1709.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1710.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1711.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1712.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1762.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1763.html http://www.nesxvegans.makessense.co.uk/events/1764.html