Diary

This page contains notifications of forthcoming events:

• Major updates to the Vegatopia website

• Academic papers, conferences, seminars or workshops with relevance to veganism

• Other major events in the vegan calendar

Please contact us to alert us to a forthcoming vegan event, a paper that you are giving, or anything else you think will be of interest to Vegatopia visitors.

Latest Diary

May 2009

• Saturday, 30th - Sunday 31st May 2009
  Bristol Vegan Fayre
  A supreme mix of bands entertainment, food, drinking, shopping and partying in the centre of Bristol....including headline acts.
  http://bristol.veganfayre.co.uk/
  

July 2009

• 13 - 18 July, 2009
  The Animals and Society (Australia) Study Group and The University of Newcastle present: The 2009 International Academic & Community Conference on Animals & Society: Minding Animals
  at Civic Precinct, Newcastle, Australia
  http://www.mindinganimals.com/
  

November 2009

• Sunday, 1st November - Tuesday 3rd November 2009
  Opening ceremony of Sthitaprajna-International Vegan Centre for Yoga, Meditation,
  Rejuvenation and Relaxation at Byndoor, Karnataka, India.
  An international event for 3 days.
  http://www.indianvegansociety.com

Old Diary Entries

• Saturday April 19th 2008, 12 noon
  Meeting at Oxpens Park, Oxpens Road, Oxford for World Day for Laboratory Animals: a United Nations recognized day of international commemoration of the suffering and killing of millions of innocent sentient beings in laboratories throughout the world.
  

• Saturday April 19th 2008, 7.30 till late.
  SPEAK benefit gig taking place after the national demo listed above
  Venue: North Oxford Rugby Club, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 The GeriPatricks Irish Band £7.50 (with food included) More information at: http://www.speakcampaigns.org/diary.php/#tsp
  

• April 20th - 26th, 2008
  World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week
  http://www.all-creatures.org/wlalw/index.html
  Also called World Week for Animals in Laboratories
  http://www.wwail.org/

• Saturday April 26th, 2-5pm
  'Party for the Animals' in Kennington Park, London:
  An afternoon of speeches and debates in support of the Animals Count election campaign: Jasmijn de Boo, leader of the new political party Animals Count will run in the Greater London Assembly Elections on 1st May as a candidate for the constituency of Southwark and Lambeth. Vegan food will also be available.

• May 1st 2008 - NOTE: UPDATE DELAYED UNTIL END OF THIS WEEK
  Vegatopia website update due. Expect substantial additions to the bibliography and media archive pages, including updated pdf files. Confirmation of the updates will appear on the news page.

• Saturday May 31st - Sunday June 1st
  Bristol Vegan Fayre '08, UK
  NB Vegatopia will be at the BVF, please come along to say hello at our Food Survey stand, and fill in our questionnaire while you are there.
  http://www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/home.htm
  

• Tuesday July 1st
  Second major Vegatopia bibliography update scheduled.
  POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1st

• Saturday July 5th 2008, 10.30am-4.30pm
  The Incredible Veggie Roadshow
  The Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham, UK
  http://www.viva.org.uk/roadshows08/nottingham.html

• July 15th 2008
  BSA Food Study Group Conference: Food, Society and Public Health
  The British Library Conference Centre, London, UK
  Dr Kate Stewart (of Bristol University) will be presenting a paper discussing how children are taught to eat animals: Happy Meals and the conceptual separation of food and animals in childhood (co-written with Matthew Cole). The abstract for this paper is now available on the resources page. More details of the conference at: http://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/food.htm

• Sunday July 27th - Sunday August 3rd, 2008
  38th IVU World Vegetarian Congress
  Dresden, Germany
  100 YEARS OF FOOD REVOLUTION
  We will be giving a keynote speech at the Congress at 10.45am on Wednesday 30th July. See the resources page for the abstract of our paper.
  http://www.ivu.org/congress/2008/index.html

• Sunday September 7th 2008
  London Vegan Festival
  Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, W8
  £1 adults, under 16s free!
  NB Vegatopia will be at the LVF, please come along to say hello at our Food Survey stand, and fill in our questionnaire while you are there.
  http://www.vegancampaigns.org.uk/festival/

• Saturday 13th September 2008
  Vegan Campaigning Skillshare
  Sumac Centre, Nottingham, UK
  Contact: alex@saac.org.uk, or 07846 739197

• Tuesday September 16th 2008
  Matthew is giving a talk at Cardiff's Philosophy Café: Friend or Food? Pets, Meat, and the Fragmentation of Empathy. Starts at 7.30pm. See the Philosophy Café website for details: http://www.smokewriting.co.uk/philosophycafe/index.html
  

• Saturday September 20th 2008
  We will be presenting a paper, Ethical Veganism: Opposing Violent Relationships with Nonhuman Animals, as part of an ESRC Seminar Series: Practical Utopias and Utopian Practices, at the University of Bristol. See the resources page for the abstract, and follow this link for details of the seminar series: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/Utopia/index.php
  

• Saturday September 27th 2008, 10.30am-4.30pm
  The Incredible Veggie Roadshow
  The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, UK
  http://www.viva.org.uk/roadshows08/portsmouth.html
  

• Tuesday 28th October 2008, 7.30pm
  Vegatopia talk at Birmingham Vegetarians and Vegans
  Carrs Lane Church Centre, Carrs Lane, Birmingham, UK
  http://www.bvv.org.uk/cms/

• Saturday November 1st 2008
  World Vegan Day
  http://www.worldveganday.org/

• Saturday November 1st 2008, 11am-5pm
  West Midlands Vegan Festival
  Wolverhampton Civic Hall, UK, Admission £1
  http://www.veganmidlands.org.uk/festival/home.htm

  November 2008

  • Saturday November 22nd 2008, 2pm-5pm (food available before AGM from 11am)
    Vegan Society (UK) AGM
    The Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York, YO1 6EZ, UK
    Vegan Society members only
    Contact: info@vegansociety.com, or 0121 523 1730
  • Saturday November 22nd 2008, 11.30am-2.30pm
    Southend Vegan Food Fayre
    Trinity Methodist Church, Argyll Road, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, UK
    Entrance Free
    Contact: southendanimalaid@hotmail.com
  • Saturday November 22nd 2008, 11am-2pm
    Reading Free Vegan Food Fayre
    RISC (above the Global Café), 35-39 London Street, Reading, UK
    Contact (help needed from vegan volunteers): jadeeastley@yahoo.com
  • Saturday November 22nd 2008, 10.30am-4pm
    Chelsea Animal Charities Fair
    Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London, SW3, UK
    Entrance: £2, pensioners: £1, children under 10: free
    www.chelseaanimalcharitiesfair.co.uk
  • Saturday November 29th 2008, 10.30am-4.30pm
    The Incredible Veggie Roadshow
    Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol, UK
    http://www.viva.org.uk/roadshows08/bristol.html
  • Saturday November 29th 2008, 11am-3pm
    Thurso Vegan Food Fayre
    Royal Hotel, Traill Street, Thurso, Scotland, UK
    Entrance Free
    Contact: Caithnessaavg@aol.com
  • Saturday November 29th 2008, 11am-3.30pm
    Lincoln Vegan Food Fair
    Trinity United Reform Church Hall, Garmston Street, Lincoln, UK
    Free food
    Contact: Lincoln-animal-rights@hotmail.co.uk
  • Sunday November 30th 2008, 10am-5pm
    Animal Aid's Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre
    Kensington Town Hall, London, UK
    Admission: £2; children under 11: free
    www.animalaid.org.uk

  December 2008

  • Saturday 6th December 2008, 10am-4.30pm
    Animal Aid's South West Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre
    Exeter Corn Exchange
    www.animalaid.org.uk
  • Wednesday 10th December 2008
    International Animal Rights Day
    Calling for fundamental rights to be bestowed upon non-human animals by 2048 (100 years after the Declaration of Human Rights)
    Visit www.uncaged.co.uk or call (UK) 0114 2722220 for details of local events
  • Saturday 13th December 2008, 10am-5pm
    Wiltshire Vegan Fayre
    St. Peter's Church, High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK
    Contact: veganwiltshire@fastmail.fm
  • Saturday 13th December 2008, 10am-5pm
    East Midlands Vegan Festival
    Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham, UK
    www.eastmidlandsveganfestival.co.uk or 0845 458 9595 for information
  • Sunday 14th December 2008, 11am-5pm
    Winter Wonderland: Sumac Craft Fair
    Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX
    Children's entertainment and workshops, food and drink
    Contact: sumac@sumac.net, or Becca on 07876 023711
  • Friday 26th December 2008
    Boxing Day Anti-Hunting Demonstrations and Hunt Monitoring
    Contact the Hunt Saboteurs Association for more information: www.huntsabs.org.uk or 0845 450 0727

  January 2009

  • Sunday 18th January 2009
    Take the Vegan Pledge with London Vegan Campaigns
    Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
    Contact: info@vegancampaigns.co.uk
  • Sunday, 25th January 2009
    Vegan Musical Evening 
    2 artists performing Karnatic and Hindustani classical vocals.  This event will also feature an interactive session on the Vegan Diet followed by vegan dinner at Kundapur. All are welcome!
    http://www.indianvegansociety.com

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