- Vegan Drinks Manchester

Details of a regular New Event for Manchester

After hearing about the fabulous Vegan Drinks meet ups in the States and the success of the London one we figured Manchester should be next! So what is vegan drinks? Well, it’s a relaxed social event and a chance to hang out in a vegan friendly bar meeting interesting folks. The event is free and people will purchase on the night any food or drinks they wish to have. Please feel free to bring any leaflets or cards for events or causes related to animal or veg*n issues you wish to promote for our leaflet table. And, as lots of you are creative types we don’t mind you advertising your Etsy shops or gigs etc. If you run a business and want to bring along any free samples of vegan friendly stuff that’s cool too!

The first Manchester Vegan Drinks is on Wednesday 18 January from 6.30pm. It will be held at Bakerie on Lever Street in the Northern Quarter. You don’t have to be vegan to come along, non vegans are very welcome but we would ask that you respect that most attendees are vegan and refrain from eating and drinking non vegan while at Vegan Drinks. See you there!

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- Vegan Food Giveaway – Preston – March 3rd 2012

Hello people,

There will be a free vegan food event at the Beautiful Planet veggie cafe in Preston on Saturday March 3, partly to promote the cafe, and partly to promote our much bigger vegan event in Lancaster on Saturday May 12 (50+ mostly already arranged stalls, free vegan food, vegan cafe, speakers, films, biggest ever vegan event in Lancashire by far, etc., which, unlike the 1 sponsor Preston event, has 7 confirmed, and 3 possible sponsors, most
of them vegan businesses, and which we will send you the leaflet / poster design for soon).

Please forward to anyone you think might want to come.

More info:

FREE VEGAN FOOD GIVEAWAY
Sponsored by Animal Aid

- If you’ve got a veggie/vegan event happening nearby please drop us a line.

Saturday 19th November 2011 – Purrfect Party

…is taking place at the magnificent Worsley Court House (J13 off M60) and includes an evening of live entertainment, 2 course hot supper buffet, DJ and late bar – all for just £17.50 per person (seating is available in tables of 6 or 7).

Susie Hughes
RSPCA Manchester & Salford Branch Manager

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There will be another vegan buffet night at Studio 2 (at Parr Street). More details:

Message from Niki:

“Vegan buffet night at Studio2

Enjoy some live music (Jazz and Blues) while tucking into a delicious vegan buffet on the 17th October 2011 from 8.00pm

Tickets available from the bar or direct from Niki, please contact on 07921082802 for more details.

Tickets only £6.00 for a full buffet and live music at Liverpool’s best loved lounge bar……….

Studio 2, Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN”

It will be another fun night of eating and chatting with old and new friends and the chance if you are not veggie or vegan to try something different.

Studio 2 is at Parr Street Studios – Full address & other details:

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What ?

The Incredible Veggie Roadshow Liverpool

» www.viva.org.uk/liverpool

Where ?

Liverpool Town Hall, High Street, Liverpool   Map/Directions

When ?

Saturday, November 26, 2011
From 10am to 4pm

More info:

The Viva! Liverpool Incredible Veggie Roadshow is fast approaching and everyone here at the Viva! office is getting very excited about visiting this vibrant city – especially as this will be Viva!’s 30th show, seeing over 57,000 members of the public so far!

We need a team of volunteers to help Viva! staff at the roadshow so if you can spare a morning, afternoon or even the whole day, we’d love to hear from you!
Tasks include welcoming (and counting!) visitors, assisting with food tastings, washing up, leafleting, getting dressed up in an animal costume and getting visitors to complete our questionnaire. You can choose what you want to do – and take breaks to enjoy the Roadshow when you’re not helping out.

Help us make The Liverpool Incredible Veggie Roadshow a really successful and inspiring day – helping hundreds of people to go vegetarian or vegan – by volunteering your time. If you can help we look forward to hearing from you!

If you want to get involved please contact Claire on 0117 944 1000 or email claire@viva.org.uk. It’s a great, upbeat way to spend the day.
We look forward to seeing you there!

An Animal Rights Gathering will take place in Northamptonshire from Friday 5th – Monday 8th of August

This is the national gathering of the grass roots animal rights movement. It’s a chance for activists from throughout the country to get together for a weekend of talks, discussions, workshops and films on a wide range of topics connected to animal rights activism, to take stock of where we are and make plans for the future, as well as some practical and skills based workshops and activities to share and learn new skills.

There will also be plenty of time and opportunities for us to relax and unwind, to spend some time catching up with old friends and meeting some new ones, to try some tasy vegan food and drinks, all in beautiful rural surroundings.

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Contact: Contact@argathering.org.uk

Website: ARGathering.org.uk

The nominations for the Vegan Society Awards 2011 are open and Beanie’s need your help…

Beanie’s Health Foods are one of the co-sponsors of ScouseVeg and they import FRY’S vegetarian/vegan products. One of those products, the Chicken Style Burgers won the Best Vegan Meat Replacement award at the Bristol Vegfest last month.

Now they are aiming to get this nominated for the Vegan Society Awards and need your assistance. If you have a moment please visit the Vegan Society Awards nomination page and submit the FRY’S Chicken Style Burgers for consideration. As well as that if you submit an entry your email address will be entered into a prize draw for a £100 hamper of vegan goodies.

Thank you for visiting and thank you to Beanie’s for once again sponsoring ScouseVeg.

There will be another vegan buffet night at Studio 2 (at Parr Street). More details:

Message from Niki:

“Vegan Nite – Vegan buffet at studio 2, not just for vegans!

27th June, 7.30 onwards, tickets available direct from the bar or me!
People can contact me via the contact form

Music from Crank Jazz featuring Trish Welsh and Keelin from the Sugarblues!

Only £5 per ticket x”

It will be another fun night of eating and chatting with old and new friends and the chance if you are not veggie or vegan to try something different.

Studio 2 is at Parr Street Studios – Full address & other details:

STUDIO2
Parr Street Studios
33-45 Parr Street
Liverpool L1 4JN

Tel:0151 707 1050

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National Vegetarian Week: Mon 23rd – Sun 29th May 2011

This National Vegetarian Week (2011), sponsored by Cauldron Foods, invite friends and family around the kitchen table to tuck into seven tremendously tasty and daringly different dishes. They’re different because they’re free from meat but full of flavour and sure to please. Try the Big, Bad Boy Salad, Sweet Potato Burger with Griddled Pineapple and a Chilli Salsa, or how about the stacked high Sandwich Heaven?

The recipes are part of the Vegetarian Society’s brand new Going Veggie guide and National Vegetarian Week is a great time to grab a copy. It’s a friendly and easy to read resource for going, and staying, vegetarian, packed with information such as how to take the first steps, doing the big shop as a veggie and pesky non-vegetarian ingredients to watch out for. Order your copy online at www.nationalvegetarianweek.org or call 0161 925 2000.

If you want to build on your veggie options at home then Cauldron Foods have delightful and delicious dishes to try – Sweet Potato and Chilli Marinated Tofu Parcels, Red Cooked Marinated Tofu or a scrumptious Tofu, Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse – all available online at www.nationalvegetarianweek.org

National Vegetarian Week from 23 to 29 May isn’t just for the home. There’ll be restaurants, caterers and retailers chipping in and you can catch up with what’s going around the UK by visiting the National Vegetarian Week website What’s Happening calendar.

Get involved in National Vegetarian Week by attending an event, tasting or trying one of the many mouth-watering recipes on offer. How about organising a Come Dine at Mine event or doing something silly to raise a few funds for the Vegetarian Society’s charitable projects? Whatever you do, get involved and tuck into a tasty seven days.

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APRIL 22ND – EARTH DAY

The Earth Day Network has launched a Facebook application designed to engage people on the issue of climate change and attract support for their A Billion Acts of Green campaign.

Earth Day is held every April 22 around the world and aims to raise awareness of climate change and environmental issues.

The event first began in America in 1970 and since then has grown into a global event. In celebration of Earth Day, individuals, communities and officials and even businesses around the world hold a variety of events; this year the campaign aims to collect a pledges for A Billion Acts of Green, which the organizers then intend to present at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.

Any individual or business can make a pledge. If you are interested in contributing to the campaign, make a pledge through the Facebook application:

http://apps.facebook.com/billionactsofgreen/

WASHINGTON, DC – (Washington, D.C. April 19, 2011) “Earth Day Network today announced a collaboration with Facebook to engage people worldwide in environmental action through the Billion Acts of Green® campaign. The two organizations worked together to create a new application or “app” that is inspiring people around the world to take actions to reduce their impact on the environment.

“Earth Day Network’s collaboration with Facebook on the app takes advantage of two global platforms: Facebook’s social network and Earth Day, the largest platform for environmental action,” said Kathleen Rogers, President and CEO of Earth Day Network (EDN). “This effort is founded on the shared belief that to achieve real progress on today’s immense environmental challenges we must act together. Facebook defines togetherness in the digital age, and has the unique ability to take a positive message and propel it across cultural, national, and religious divides. That’s what Earth Day is all about too.”

“Facebook’s partnership with Earth Day Network to create and promote the Billion Acts of Green app is an exciting way to harness the Facebook platform’s power and reach on behalf of the environment,” said Jonathan Heiliger, V.P. of Technical Operations at Facebook. “Whether pledging to save energy, use less water, use alternative transportation, or take other steps, people can use Facebook to mark Earth Day with meaningful action – and can encourage their friends to do the same. This will help Earth Day Network achieve its ‘Billion Acts of Green’ goal.”

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» Earth Day For Kids

» www.earthday.org

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Media release

‘ART OF LIVING’ HELPING PEOPLE BREATHE MORE EASILY

BEATLES AND DAILY TOIL INSPIRED DALIP

A global movement responsible for changing the mindset of the likes of ex-militants in India through the benefits of meditation and breathing is growing in Liverpool thanks to the ambitions of Dalip Matta.

Art of Living, founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is steeped in spiritual traditions and has become one of India’s most visible exports.

Now Dalip is backing an event to have the same wholesome effect on stressed out people in the city following the economic downturn.

“It’s hard to estimate how many people are now interested in Indian spirituality,” says Dalip Matta, organiser of the Art of Living’s free sampler event being held from 7pm to 9pm in Blackburne House on Wednesday April 20th, 2011.

“Perhaps the stunning growth of yoga is one indicator,” points out Matta. “In the U.S. for example, almost 16 million people practise, spending around $6bn a year on classes, equipment retreats, clothing and yoga-related media.”

“It’s spiritual fast-food if you like,” says the Indian-born 37 year old, who arrived in Liverpool aged 6 and comes from a family of grocers who have a store, Matta’s in Bold Street, Liverpool City Centre.

Dalip was attracted to the Art of Living after becoming embroiled in the relentless toil of helping to run the business.

“I’m a big Beatles fan and read about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s devotion to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a globetrotting guru who developed the transcendental meditation technique that famously attracted the Beatles.

“Shankar offers a breathing technique, the Sudarshan Kriya, his own version of the Pranayama techniques practised by Hindus for centuries as a path to meditation.

“For me, The Art of Living has helped me to become more relaxed amongst the stresses of running a successful family business and I’d recommend it to anyone.”

Matta is now spreading the message to people across the city in the belief that the pressures of everyday life may swell numbers further based on encouraging bookings for the two hour event that includes an insight into The Art of Living, yoga, meditation and the chance to meet like-minded individuals.

“It’s just a sampler and a pre-cursor to an Art of Living weekend course on breathing techniques that we’re staging at the Liverpool Wellbeing & Yoga Centre in Hope Street, Liverpool on May 20th-23rd.”

Dalip is also travelling to Berlin in July to celebrate 30 years of the Art of Living at the World Culture Festival with more weekend courses in Liverpool planned prior in the build up to the big anniversary.

http://www.worldculturefestival.org/en/

http://www.artofliving.org/uk-en

Editors Note:

May’s weekend course is priced at £250 that entitles one person to bring a friend or family for free. Timings are as follows:

May 20 – 6pm-10pm
May 21 – 10am – 5.45pm
May 22 – 10am – 5.45pm
May 23 – 6pm – 10pm

Guest list for the sampler evening and enquiries about the weekend course are available from Dalip Matta via dalip_matta@yahoo.com

Media enquiries should be directed to Joel Jelen, Ubiquity pr, joel@ubiquitypr.co.uk 0151 703 0917 / 07710 436 125.

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