Marin VEG March Newsletter |
Patti Breitman <eatplants@gmail.com> |
2024-02-29, 9:14 AM |
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Marin VEG
March 2024
Good news from Denmark, bad news from Canada, and an update on the
cows and elk at Pt.Reyes are among the reports included here.
Wishing you many moments of delight on the rainy days, the sunny
days, and on every day in March.
Thursday, March 28
A Special Evening with Miyoko
in San Jose
An elegant evening of vegan food and wine will benefit the invaluable, expanding education program for youth at Rancho Compasion. One of the items on offer in the live auction is a dinner for six prepared and served by Miyoko in Marin. Enjoy a vegan comedian, hilarious speed painting and more. VIP (5 PM) $250; General Admission (6 PM) $125 Get the details and purchase tickets (or just make a donation) at http://tinyurl.com/5eca424f
Oceans, Fishing, Fishes, Veganism
A half hour talk by Lisa Kemmerer
The first thirty minutes of this YouTube broadcast by Marquita Solis
- Eating Earth; Your Diet's Impact on the Planet - is a presentation
by Professor Lisa Kemmerer that is well worth watching. It is a
wonderful way to learn and teach others about the effects of fishing
on the oceans and their inhabitants. Lisa Kemmerer is the author or
editor of ten books about animals and ethics. Thanks to Judith G.
for sharing it. I learned a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x05qI3SkS6o
How Big Is Factory Farming?
Here is an article from Vox that shocked me. Despite all the
good news about veganism that we read, the numbers show that factory
farming is bigger than ever. And its effect on the air, water, and
human and nonhuman animals is more staggering than I had known.
Thanks to Eric Mills of Action for Animals for forwarding it to me.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24079424/factory-farming-facts-meat-usda-agriculture-census
Denmark Makes Vegan History
Danish courts have ruled that veganism is a protected belief
under Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/veganism-protected-belief-danish-court/
Veganism Deemed Not a Creed in the Ontario Human Rights Code
Canada did not follow Denmark's lead. The reasoning is
questionable to me because I believe that veganism does address
questions of life, death and purpose. In case you cannot open the
page, here is an excerpt:
In Knauff
v. Ontario (Natural Resources and Forestry) 2023 HRTO 1729,
Adjudicator Karen Dawson found that ethical veganism was not a
protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code as it was
not a Creed.
She
adopted the OHRC definition of Creed as having the following
definition
- Is sincerely, freely and
deeply held
- Is integrally linked to a
person’s identity, self-definition and fulfilment
- Addresses ultimate
questions of human existence, including ideas about life,
purpose, death, and the existence or non-existence of a
Creator and/or a higher or different order of existence
- Is a particular and
comprehensive, overarching system of belief that governs one’s
conduct and practices
- Has some nexus or
connection to an organization or community that professes a
shared system of belief.
Having
listened to expert witnesses, she found that although ethical
veganism fulfilled criteria 1 and 2 it did not pass the third
criteria. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=880f1a82-9b0c-4ca0-8f6e-0a8005273e28
A Well Fed World
Congratulations to A Well Fed World! This effective not for
profit that works to provide hunger relief and food security
around the world was accepted into the United Nations Beans Is
How initiative. If you are not familiar with A Well Fed
World, please get to know them. Scroll down to Programs and
Partnerships to understand the breadth and depth of their
excellent work. https://awellfedworld.org/
Update on the Elk and Cows at Point Reyes
Thanks to the Tree Spirit Project for this update on the elk
and cows at Point Reyes National Seashore. Read the whole report
to see the power of activism. https://treespiritproject.com/elk/elk-update-feb-2024/
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