London Vegan Festival

Talks and Workshops

Thanks to those of you who attended this year's festival. Speakers included:

Room A: Downstairs

12 - 12.50	Donach McKenna -partner of author Kate Evans - The Food of Love: your formula for successful breastfeeding.
1 - 1.50	Vegan Campaigns
2 - 2.50	Jill Swyers - Understanding Living and Raw Foods
3 - 3.50	Chrissy Leyland- Under 5's play and parents meet up. An informal gathering for parents and carers with toys and art activities for young children.
4 - 4.50	Helen Winters-art workshop making animal masks for children aged 5-12
5 - 5.50	Genene Edwards - massage workshop
6 - 6.50	Why Vegan? A discussion: Graham Neale
7 - 7.50	Ancient Wisdom and Animal Liberation - John Curtin

Room B: Downstairs

12 - 12.50	Theresa Webb (Kitchen Buddies): Alternatives (to dairy products) food demonstration
1 - 1.20	Philip Elston poet
1.30 - 2	Max the Magician
2.05 - 2.50	Pauline Collins - Funny, magical stories and rhymes with puppets for the under 9's
3 - 3.50	Meditation Workshop by Dada Jyotirupananda
4 - 4.50	Becca Dye - London Vegan Teens First Meeting
5 - 5.50	Om Meditation and Deep Relaxation with Debbie Joy
6 - 6.50	Veganism, Anarchism and Pacifism - Gerard Bane

Committee Room 1 (upstairs in the building opposite the entrance)

12 - 12.50	Why Veggie Power? -Chris Kennett
1 - 1.50	Liz - Plane Stupid
2 - 2.50	Tony Peters (Greyhound Action) - "Running for their Lives" - Putting an end to the greyhound racing industry.
3 - 3.50	David Landau - Why Should Vegans and Vegetarians be opposed to racism and fascism?
4 - 4.50	Catherine Holmes - Freegan Veganism
5 - 5.50	Sarah Maihalik- A Beginner's Guide to Vegan Nutrition
6 - 6.50	Alex Bourke - eating out in London
7 - 7.50	Sagar Shah

Committee Room 2 (upstairs in the building opposite the entrance)

12 - 12.50	Is a vegan lifestyle 'God's will' for humankind? - Don Gwillim of CVAUK
1 - 1.50	Andrew Butler - Taking action against animal testing in Europe
2 - 2.50	Andrew Knight - Extreme Vegan Sports
3 - 3.50	Saf Restaurant - food demo
4 - 4.50	Lee Hall: The Peaceable Kingdom: A Discussion of Spirit, Nature, & Animal Rights
5 - 5.50	What's your poison? A beginner's guide to vegan alcohol -Paul Gravett
6 - 6.50	Sarah Mayhew - Animal Home

Small Hall (upstairs)

12.30 - 12.50	Michael Phillips
1 - 1.20	Mártin the Livewire
1.30 - 1.50	Hello Big World
2 - 2.50	Andrew O'Neill - vegan comedian
3 - 3.20	Juliet Russell - Musician (Sense of Sound)
3.30 - 3.50	Her Make Believe Band
4 - 4.20	Nick Weaver
4.30 - 4.50	Hayereyah (time tbc)
5 - 5.30	Ethereal Gardens – chillout music and breathe in space by DJ Intuis
6 - 7	Speed meeting (time tbc)

Please note, this timetable is subject to change.