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Obama Says Drop Meat to Fight Climate Change
Written by Anna Starostinetskaya for VegNews The former president spoke honestly about the connection between meat consumption and environmental degradation at a recent food innovation conference. Former President Barack Obama delivered the keynote speech at the Seed & Chips Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan, Italy this week. The former president was joined by White House […]
Where to go this National Vegetarian Week [15-21 May]
The Plant-Based Paradise: With the plant-based revolution on the rise, what better place to visit this Vegetarian Week than Farmacy, in Notting Hill. Forget the boring stereotypes so frequently associated with veggie cafes, Farmacy is London’s leader of haute-vegetarian vibes. Offering an array of delicious plant-based dishes in a stunning, stylish environment with great music, cosy booths and a bar serving a selection […]
New volunteering opportunities
Lots of lovely volunteering opportunities… We’re looking for a few smiley veg-loving people to lend a hand at our stall at this year’s Gefiltefest, London Jewish Festival. We will also have two sessions in the main programme. Click here for more information. Fancy helping to develop our beautiful community garden? We are also looking for a gardening […]
WATCH: Gavin Fernback talks at the JVS AGM
Gavin Fernback, owner of The Fields Beneath cafe talks about his personal experiences of going vegan as well as veganising his business.
WATCH: Ori Shavit talks at JVS AGM via video link
We’re delighted that Ori Shavit spoke to us at our AGM. You can watch the entire talk including Q&A below.
JVS’ 52nd AGM with guest speaker Ori Shavit, 30th April 2017
This is your chance to hear about our recent activities and future plans. Our guest speaker this year is Ori Shavit. Ori is an Israeli food writer, food critic and leading promoter of the Israeli vegan cuisine and vegan culture, animal liberation and green lifestyle. She publishes recipes on her blog vegansontop.com, which has twice won […]
Sign our petition to ban the killing of male chicks by suffocating and grinding
We are pleased to announce that we have started a petition to ask parliament to ban the killing for one-day-old male chicks. Every year in the UK four million male chicks are ground up, gassed or suffocated alive because their gender means they can’t lay eggs. The process involves humans quickly checking the sex of the chick after hatching. […]
Fighting animal cruelty now may be like battling segregation yesterday
It is easy for us to criticise the prejudices of our grandfathers, from which our fathers freed themselves,” writes Princeton philosopher Peter Singer in his book “Practical Ethics.” “It is more difficult,” he continues, “to distance ourselves from our own beliefs so that we can dispassionately search for prejudices among them.” Indeed, when it comes […]
Veganism & birthright: Together at last…
Written by Jeffrey Cohan, Executive Director at Jewish Veg, for the Spring 2017 issue of our quarterly magazine, The Jewish Vegetarian. Our magazine is posted to members. Click here to join the JVS from just £1 per month. Over the last few years Israel has received international acclaim as the most vegan-friendly country in the world. […]
Spring magazine, out now!
Click here to read our latest magazine – our 200th issue! We are just a few months in to 2017 and the veggie revolution is showing no signs of slowing down. A record number of participants – almost 60,000 – took part in Veganuary (a challenge that invites you to go vegan for the month of […]