Vegan News for November 2019
Each month, the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii presents a thought-provoking and timely lecture, usually on the second Thursday at 7 pm at the Cameron Center in Wailuku. If you can’t attend a lecture or just want to learn more, each speaker is also scheduled to appear on Off the Record, a KAKU radio show (88.5) at 11 am same day. This show is re-run the following Friday at 2 pm and is also live streamed on Facebook. (In the Facebook search box, type “88.5” and the name of the speaker you want to hear.) Also, videos of the talks, which are presented on Oahu prior to each Maui presentation, are online here.
Eat vegan, help animals: Kihei’s 100% plant-based food truck, Earth Aloha Eats, will donate 10% of this month’s sales to Leilani Farm Sanctuary.
Part-time Maui resident Oprah Winfrey takes a step in the right direction. Her embrace of eating one plant-based meal a day may not meet the gold standard of a 100% vegan diet. Nevertheless, as a super-influencer, she may modify the dietary habits of countless individuals — making a significant contribution to environmental sustainability and reduced animal cruelty. According to Winfrey, “What is so extraordinary is that if you live in a space of reverence for the rest of the world, for the people, for the plants, then that is given back to you. You have this revered life, actually.”
EVENTS
This calendar is continuously updated as new events are announced.
Thursday, November 14, 7 pm. “What Your Doctor Didn’t Learn in Medical School Could Kill You,” free public presentation by Laurie Marbas MD., J. Walter Cameron Center, 95 Mahalani St., Wailuku. More details.
Sunday, November 24, 3 pm, Cube of Truth, 70 E. Ka’ahumanu Avenue, Kahului. More information.
Thursday, November 28, 4 pm - 10 pm, Vegan Community/FriendsGiving Potluck Dinner hosted by Kevin Lash. Waikapu Community Center. Details here.
Thursday, December 12, 7 pm, “Preventing Heart Disease,” free public presentation by Rizwan Bukhari, MD. J. Walter Cameron Center, 95 Mahalani St., Wailuku. More information.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Plant-Based Ingredients are the Future of the Food and Consumer Goods Industries … Plant-based has staying power, study says … The future of food is mobile, plant-based, and sustainable, experts say … The Plant-Based Movement Estimated to Surpass $25.5 Billion by the end of 2028
Is the Tipping Point Coming for Plant-Based Food Options? … Plant-based meat could create a radically different food chain
Is the war on vegans the act of a doomed majority fighting to defend its harmful way of life?
Stunning Survey Reveals Quarter of Americans Have Never Eaten Vegetables
Veganism Could be Key to Reducing Farming’s Carbon Footprint
Expert Says 'Diet Has Been Neglected by Climate Policy' - Promotes Eating Plant-Based
HEALTH
Research Shows Plant-Based Diet Can Significantly Alleviate Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
New Study Says Cutting Down on Meat Is Pointless, American Cancer Society and 12,000 Doctors Disagree … Experts Slam Study Saying Red Meat Is Healthy … Leading Cardiologist Debunks Headlines Saying 'Red Meat is Healthy'
Chicken is Most Common Source of Food Poisoning, According to CDC
Doctors Demand FDA Add Breast Cancer Warning on Cheese
Eating Dairy Products Linked to Prostate Cancer, with Plant-Based Diets Reducing Risk
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Plant-Based Athlete Novak Djokovic Victorious in Japan Open Final
Vegan track stars share how they compete in meets without meat
Race Car Top Dog Lewis Hamilton is Pushing Even Harder for Veganism
Ultra-Endurance Athlete Rich Roll Urges Followers to Ditch Dairy
Five International Sports Stars Who've Turned Vegan
Vegan Fighter Scoops Silver at European Championships
Vegan Powerlifter Scoops Gold and Smashes Three Records at Australian Masters Games
Vegan Powerlifter Smashes 9 Records at Lifting Meet
RESOURCES
7 Supplements You Need on a Vegan Diet
How to Go Vegan on a Tight Budget
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might want to visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life..
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
November 6, 1910: The New York Times publishes an article about Elmer Lee, M.D.’s advocacy for a plant-based diet.
November 20, 1931: In a speech to the London Vegetarian Society, Gandhi lends support to the emerging vegan movement, emphasizing the moral basis of vegetarianism.
November 1944: British woodworker Donald Watson coins the term “vegan” to denote vegetarians who do not eat dairy and eggs. A group that would later be called the Vegan Society is formed. The first issue of Vegan News is published on November 24.
November 1, 1994: The first World Vegan Day is celebrated. It was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of the Vegan Society in the UK, to commemorate the Society’s 50th anniversary. Later November was declared World Vegan Month.
November 16, 2005: Donald Watson, the founder of modern veganism and coiner of the word "vegan," dies at age 95.