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Talk: How science supports raw food nutrition, Bondi Beach 2pm, Saturday 3 July 2010 Ruby's Place at Chapel by the Sea 95 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach Presented by Grant Campbell (Raw Aussie Athlete) $15 for talk $15 for a deliciously healthy raw meal by Maya Receive a full nutritional profile of your meal based on USDA data! Come and listen to Grant present the science behind: protein, fat (EFAs, cholesterol, oil, good fats/bad fats), carbohydrates, water, vitamins, minerals, fibre, enzymes nutritional myths dietary implications for health how the latest scientific studies support a raw, low fat, whole foods, plant based diet relating diet to our anatomy and physiology plant foods versus animal foods athletic recovery For details and bookings: Raw Reference.

Mission X Mega Jungle Party 7:30pm - 11:30pm, Thursday 1 July 2010 UTS Glasshouse Bar, UTS Tower Building, Broadway/Ultimo Most Likely the Best Jungle Party on the Planet on the 1st of July 2010. A 100% raw vegan event Amazing Jungle Theming - Outstanding Performers. Live Music - Two amazing Live Bands. Australian Salsa Champions. Australian Pole Dance Champion. Belly Dancing. Break Dance ...... and much more. Legendary Mission X Raffle, Awesome Prizes Free fresh and yummy Food This is without the shadow of a doubt one of the Top Events in 2010! See also the Jungle Party Facebook page and Invitation

Macarthur Vegetarians lunch (Campbelltown/Southern Highlands area)
Sunday 27 June 2010
The Macarthur Vegetarians group meets on the last Sunday of every month for lunch and has as members vegans, vegetarians and people who are just interested in learning more. They usually meet in someone's home and everyone brings a dish to share and enjoy good conversation and socialising. It is very informal and there is a good range of ages and nationalities.
Everyone is very welcome to attend.
For details please call Glenys Hierzer on 02 4625 8480.

Sydney Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown DIY Markets
Saturday 26 June 2010
8am to 12noon (or until sold out)
King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across the road from Newtown Train Station
The Newtown vegan bake sale stalls have become a thing of legend. They sell a mouth-watering array of vegan cakes, slices and other goodies prepared by a selection of Sydney's best vegan chefs. This month all proceeds will go to A Poultry Place, a sanctuary in Canberra for chickens, geese, turkeys and ducks. Get in early as their goodies always sell out fast!
Contact Mandee at sydneyveganbakesale@gmail.com if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out. Or you can follow at www.twitter.com/sydveganbksale

Newcastle Cruelty-Free Cupcake Sale (part of the World Wide Vegan Bake Sale) 8am - 2pm, Sunday 6 June 2010 Maitland Fair Markets Maitland Showground, Blomfield Street This is a fun way to introduce people to some yummy vegan food and prove it's not all mung beans and tofu! All funds will support the work of Animals Australia - Australia's only national animal protection organisation that actively exposes cruelty and promotes a cruelty free lifestyle. Volunteers are needed to help bake vegan cupcakes, brownies, slices, etc, transport them to the markets and help on the day. Orgran Natural Foods have donated vegan ingredients (gluten and wheat free) to anyone willing to help bake for this event. To help, or for more details, please contact Jackie at tigerlily.pita@gmail.com .

Macarthur Vegetarians lunch, Mittagong, Southern Highlands
Sunday 30 May 2010
The Macarthur Vegetarians group meets on the last Sunday of every month for lunch and has as members vegans, vegetarians and people who are just interested in learning more. They usually meet in someone's home and everyone brings a dish to share and enjoy good conversation and socialising. It is very informal and there is a good range of ages and nationalities.
Everyone is very welcome to attend.
For details please call Glenys Hierzer on 02 4625 8480.

Raw Vegan Feast Dinner 6:30pm, Saturday 29 May 2010 This feast will be held in a private home in Cremorne. Please log on to Gaia's Table for details. Theme: Winter warmers! Details and RSVP: Gaia's Table (click on the "Register" button to join and get details)

Outdoor screening of End of the Line with Q&A, Lilyfield Sunset, Friday 28 May 2010 White Creek Valley Park 31 White Street, Lilyfield Described by The Economist as "The Inconvenient Truth about the oceans", End of the Line is a feature documentary about the devastating impact over-fishing is having on our oceans. Fish stocks are down by 90%. By 2050 there will be NO FISH in the sea. View the trailer: End of the Line website. Free outdoor movie series presented by Leichhardt Council. For more information call 9367 9220. Bring your own cushion, blanket or beanbag. Leichhardt Pics in the Park. Please feel free to pass this invitation onto others.

Screening of End of the Line, Byron Bay 7pm, Thursday 27 May 2010 Byron Bay Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay Described by The Economist as "The Inconvenient Truth about the oceans", End of the Line is a feature documentary about the devastating impact over-fishing is having on our oceans. Fish stocks are down by 90%. By 2050 there will be NO FISH in the sea. View the trailer: End of the Line website. Tickets and information available from Byron Bay Community Centre (02 6685 6807) or Sundive (02 6685 7755). Please feel free to pass this invitation onto others.

Matty Woods plays roots reggae at Ruby's Place
7:00pm, Wednesday 26 May 2010 (dinner at 7, music at 8)
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
Matty Woods is a vegan and was recently very well received at the Sydney VeganExpo. He will be performing live activist roots reggae music, while Maya will be providing raw vegan food on the night. Tonight is Raw Lasagne night!

V Star Comedy Festival Meetup
7:30pm, Wednesday 26 May 2010
Hayden Orpheum Theatre
380 Military Road, Cremorne
Something completely different ...
"10 comics take to the stage for 10 minutes in a fast paced showcase of non stop laughs."
More details can be found at Sydney V Star Group.

An Afternoon with Australian Icons Kangaroo Fundraiser 3pm - 6pm, Sunday 23 May 2010 Revesby Workers Club, 2b Brett St, Revesby $25 adults, $15 concession Bookings: 9772 2100 or online at www.rwc.org.au Hosted by Lynda Stoner with special guests Bob Irwin and comedian Johnny Pace, this is a fundraiser for Australia's national icon, the kangaroo. Keynote speakers Mark Pearson (Animal liberation), Lee Rhiannon (The Greens) and John Lyle (passionate kangaroo rescuer) will also feature along with a fabulous array of other Aussie talent including Frankie Davidson, Lucky Star and many more. Don't miss out on the raffles and huge auction that will also take place on the day. This event is to raise more awareness about the plight of the kangaroos. All funds raised will go directly to Australian Society for Kangaroos. Reserved seating, so please book early. For more information please contact Gail at gbrowningmusic@optusnet.com.au

V Star Breakfast at Taste Organic
10am, Sunday 23 May 2010
25 Falcon Street, Crows Nest
The V Star Meetup group is holding a breakfast event at a health food shop that has a small raw food cafe operating on the weekends in Crows Nest.
More details can be found at Sydney V Star Group.

Screening of End of the Line with Q&A, Randwick 2pm, Sunday 16 May 2010 Randwick Ritz 43-47 St Pauls Street, Randwick Described by The Economist as "The Inconvenient Truth about the oceans", End of the Line is a feature documentary about the devastating impact over-fishing is having on our oceans. Fish stocks are down by 90%. By 2050 there will be NO FISH in the sea. Immediately following the screening, guest speakers Dr Linda Selvey from Greenpeace and Paul Sheridan from Save Our Marine Life will give a talk and answer questions. View the trailer: End of the Line website. Tickets are available for purchase online at Ritz Cinema. Please feel free to pass this invitation onto others.

Screening of End of the Line with Q&A, Byron Bay 7pm, Thursday 13 May 2010 Dendy Cinema Byron Bay 108 Jonson Street, Byron Bay Described by The Economist as "The Inconvenient Truth about the oceans", End of the Line is a feature documentary about the devastating impact over-fishing is having on our oceans. Fish stocks are down by 90%. By 2050 there will be NO FISH in the sea. Immediately following the screening, Greenpeace Campaigner Dr Cat Dorey will give a talk and answer questions. View the trailer: End of the Line website. Tickets are available for purchase online at Dendy, at the box office or by phoning 02 6680 8555. Please feel free to pass this invitation onto others.

Screening of End of the Line with Q&A, Newtown 6.30pm, Thursday 13 May 2010 Dendy Cinema Newtown 261-263 King Street Described by The Economist as "The Inconvenient Truth about the oceans", End of the Line is a feature documentary about the devastating impact over-fishing is having on our oceans. Fish stocks are down by 90%. By 2050 there will be NO FISH in the sea. Immediately following the screening, Greenpeace Oceans Campaigner Genevieve Quirk will discuss simple ways individuals can bring about positive change to the state of our oceans. View the trailer: End of the Line website. Tickets are available for purchase online at Dendy, at the box office or by phoning 02 9550 5699. Please feel free to pass this invitation onto others.

Raw Chocolate Workshop, Ruby's Place, Bondi Chapel
Thursday 6 may 2010
6:30pm for a 7:00pm start
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
Create your own chocolate bar!
Chocolate-making is an ancient art.
The Mayans were the first to realise the divinity of this amazing food over 2000 years ago and even had Gods dedicated to it. It formed the basis of both the Mayan and Aztec civilisations.
We too believe that cacao is worthy of our highest esteem. Chocolate is the most delicious food that weve ever eaten and that it is the most nutritionally complex food on earth possessing a myriad of health benefits. Our invitation is to share with you:

• The history and mythology of chocolate
• The origins of our Cacao and other chocolate ingredients
• The process of making Chocolate
• Other Loving Earth Chocolate recipes

Newcastle Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, Maitland Showground
Sunday 2 May 2010
Maitland Fair Markets, Blomfield Street, Louth Park
8am to 2pm
The organiser for this event is Jacqueline Jones.

Raw Vegan Feast, Leumeah
Saturday 1 May 2010
This feast will be held in a private home in Leumeah.
Theme: Indian
Check out raw internet sites for: onion bhaji, cucumber raita, raw samoosas, mock rice, exotic salads, spicy Indian treats.
Details and RSVP: Gaia's Table

Sydney Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown Markets Saturday 24 April 2010 8am to 4pm King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across the road from Newtown Train Station The Newtown vegan bake sale stalls have become a thing of legend. They sell a mouth-watering array of vegan cupcakes, biscuits, cakes muffins, cakes, slices and other goodies prepared by a selection of Sydney's best vegan chefs. This month they'll be raising money for Edgar's Mission, a not-for-profit sanctuary in Victoria for neglected and abused farm animals. Get in early as their goodies always sell out fast! Contact Mandee at sydneyveganbakesale@gmail.com if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out. Or you can follow at www.twitter.com/sydveganbksale The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale occurs this year from 24 April to 2 May 2010 at locations around the world. See the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale website.

Vegan dinner at Pure, Coffs Harbour
Friday and Saturday nights, 23 and 24 April 2010
and fortnightly thereafter on Friday and Saturday nights.
Shop 5a 108-110 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour
"Pure" satellite restaurant will be hosing fortnightly Vegan dinners on Friday and Saturday nights in Coffs Harbour from 23 April 2010. The nights will feature sumptuous vegan fare with menu devised according to season. The nights will be strictly bookings only and cost $30.00 for three set courses. The evenings will be run out of the Coffs Harbour Donut shop which by day offers great vegan options. They are situated at Shop 5a 108-110 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour, right next to Fletchers photo graphics in the City Centre. To make a booking reservation for these events call Corrine at the Coffs Harbour Donut Co on 66580080 or 0437515876 or email coffsonutco@hotmail.com.

Raw Reflections Healthy Lifestyle Retreat
4pm Friday 23 April 2010 to 4pm Monday 26 April 2010
Central Coast, NSW
The Raw Reflections Retreat is...
An affordable, value-packed, nourishing, nurturing, educational, supportive, motivating, experiential and inspiring retreat designed to instill healthy lifestyle habits, celebrate vitality, connect with people, and share the benefits of our natural diet of lusciously fresh fruits and vegetables.
Due to popular demand, this retreat is being held on a long weekend. Enjoy a health filled weekend, in a supportive environment, for an all-inclusive, low cost of $350 per adult.
Wipe your schedule free and join us to kickstart your health to the vibrance you were designed for!
More details can be found at Raw Reference.

A Nourishing event, Sydney V Star Group
7pm Thursday 22 April 2010
Nourishing Quarter, Cleveland Street, Redfern
It's Vietnamese, with a twist!
More details can be found at Sydney V Star Group.

Raw organic vegan dinner and live performance, Ruby's Place, Bondi Chapel
Wednesday 31 March 2010
7:30pm cafe opens, 8pm performances starts
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
Entry fee $10 (members $5). Dinner charged separately.
Tonight: Mediterranean Platter
For more information contact Maya at ChangingMaya@gmail.com or Changing Maya. For performance information, go to Chapel by the Sea

Introduction to Vegan Cuisine - Sydney Community College
Saturday 27 March 2010
10am to 4pm
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Cost: $139
Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus
Veganism, a lifestyle where there is no consumption of any animal products whatsoever, is a rapidly growing subculture. Due to its strong ethical grounding, alignment with healthy eating principles and minimal impact upon the environment, it appeals to many different people for many different reasons.
If you want to learn Vegan Cuisine in Sydney, then this course is for you.
Vegan cuisine is bright, tasty, easy and satisfying, and incorporates flavours and techniques from cultures around the globe.
The course will cover nutrition, a range of cookery techniques, and act as an introduction to all things vegan - as well as showing how easy and healthful vegan cuisine can be!
Organic and in season ingredients will be used where possible.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Sydney Community College

Raw organic vegan dinner and concert, Ruby's Place, Bondi Chapel
Friday 26 March 2010
6pm cafe opens, 7:30pm performance starts
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
Entry fee $15. Dinner charged separately.
Sacred Space Concert featuring "Rhythm Hunters".
Tonight: The famous lasagne! Plus surprise dessert :-)
For more information contact Maya at ChangingMaya@gmail.com or Changing Maya. For performance information, go to Chapel by the Sea

Raw organic vegan dinner and live music, Ruby's Place, Bondi Chapel Wednesday 24 March 2010 and every second Wednesday 7.30pm cafe opens, 8pm performance starts Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea 95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place) $10 for performance, about $15 for meal Tonight: The famous lasagne! Plus surprise dessert :-) For more information contact Maya at ChangingMaya@gmail.com or Changing Maya. For performance information, go to Chapel by the Sea

Talk by Dr Alec Burton - Health Care is Self Care
6:45pm, Thursday 18 March 2010
The Intuitive Well, 70 Bronte Rd Bondi Junction
$30
Dr Alec Burton, M.Sc., D.O.Hons(Lond), D.C.(UK) is an internationally renowned natural hygienist.
He will be sharing his many years of experience as one of the worlds foremost natural health practitioners. He has operated one of the top clinics worldwide, the Arcadia Health Centre, for people with a variety of health needs, using fasting, diet and lifestyle since the 1960s in Sydney. itself. Do not miss out on this opportunity to hear his valuable knowledge.
Bookings are essential to guarantee your place. Call 9990 9204 or email info@conscious-choice.com or visit Conscious Choice.

Earthlings screening and vegan food, Animal Liberation Parramatta
7.00pm, Wednesday 17 March 2010
Parramatta Council Chambers, 2 Civic Place, Parramatta
Earthlings is an award-winning documentary film about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research.
The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by platinum-selling recording artist Moby.
Earthlings is an award-winning documentary film about the Today Earthlings is considered the definitive animal rights film by organizations around the world. 'Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most,' said Phoenix. 'For every one person who sees Earthlings, they will tell three.'
Please feel free to pass this invitation onto others, especially non-vegan friends :) This event will also be catered with yummy vegan food including homemade banana cake, caramel slice and chocolate muffins!
RSVP or queries to billie.preston@gmail.com.

Animal Liberation kangaroo fundraiser lunch
1.00pm, Sunday 14 March 2010
Tian Ci Vegetarian Restaurant
1006 Victoria Road, West Ryde
Now, more than in any previous time, kangaroos are being exploited in greater numbers. Industry continues its propaganda that kangaroos are in 'plague proportions' and vested interest groups comply with this fabrication for profit.
The 440,000 Joey Campaign is attracting people from around the world who are signatories to banning the slaughter of kangaroos. Hundreds of kangaroos each night are shot through the jaw and left to drown in their own blood while joeys' heads are crushed with a boot or lead pipe. Other joeys die of starvation, dehydration or predation. We must do everything we can to keep this campaign going here and overseas!
Animal Liberation Parramatta invites you to a fundraising lunch to raise money for this cause. It is a yum cha lunch, with a $5 donation per head going to the campaign.
RSVP or queries to billie.preston@gmail.com.

Green Earth Festival, Brisbane Saturday 13 March 2010 Music: 10am - 8pm Salls: 10am - 6pm Kids' Zone: 10am - 4pm Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Environmental awareness, health & lifestyle, sustainability, recycling. Green cuisine stalls, cooking demos, kids' zone, live music and entertainment, education and speakers, art and fashion, video zone. Sponsors, stallholders and volunteers needed - can YOU help? For more information, see Green Earth Festival website or email info@greenearthfestival.net or phone 0412 357 051. Find us on FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube! This is not a NSW event, but many people are travelling north to enjoy the festival. How about making a holiday of it!

Raw organic vegan dinner and live music, Ruby's Place, Bondi Chapel Wednesday 10 March 2010 and every second Wednesday 7.30pm cafe opens, 8pm performance starts Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea 95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place) $10 for performance, about $15 for meal Tonight: Raw burgers and chocolate pie for dessert! For more information contact Maya at ChangingMaya@gmail.com or Changing Maya. For performance information, go to Chapel by the Sea

David Wolfe raw food talk, UTS
Saturday 20 February 2010
2pm - 5pm
University Hall, Building 4, Cnr Thomas & Harris Sts, Ultimo
More information fom Julie Mitsios from Conscious Choice at 0422 587949.
This is going to be a super-food fuelled explosion of raw food mania as David Wolfe and Raw Celebrity Chef Bruce Horowitz, tour the Aussie continent from one end to the other sharing cutting edge knowledge on food, health, longevity, success and everything in-between.
With lectures in almost every capital city, Chef Trainings, an Exclusive Reception, a Raw Cacao Ecstatic Dance Party, a Permaculture Garden Tour and an Epic Adventure Retreat - there is enough David Wolfe going around to inspire Australia to make this the BEST TOUR EVER!
With limited places to many of the exclusive events, tickets are best purchased prior to the tour by booking online at the David Wolfe Australian Tour website There is no doubt these events are going to be a sell-out, so we can't guarantee there will be any tickets left for purchase at the door.

Ruby's Place Cafe, Bondi Chapel - raw organic dinner and music
Wednesday 17 February 2010
and every second Wednesday thereafter
7.30pm cafe opens, 8pm performance starts
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
$10 for performance, about $15 for meal
For more information email Maya at ChangingMaya@gmail.com or go to Chapel by the Sea

Free Vegan Cooking and Health Classes, Bossley Park (Western Sydney)
7 week course 6:30pm - 8pm Wednesdays starting 17 February 2010
Bossley Park Community Centre, Belfield Road, Bossley Park
Classes conducted by a vegan naturopath and a professional vegan cook.
Please bring a bowl and utensils for eating.
Participants will bring their own ingredients from week 2 onwards.
To register email renewvitality@gmail.com or phone Eve on 0413 780 564.
Please advise of any special dietary needs e.g. onion free, gluten allergy etc. You will learn how to prepare delicious food, what vegan foods are available and where to buy them, vegan nutrition, practical tips for sticking to the veg diet, veg health benefits and more! Classes sponsored by Supreme Master Television.

Raw Food Cuisine Class, Mid North Coast, NSW
Sunday 14 February 2010
12 noon to 4.00pm
12 Jones Street, Valla Beach, NSW 2448
$85.00, including recipes and tastings
You will learn an overview of Raw Foods and why they are extremely beneficial for optimum health, vitality and weight management. You will be shown step by step how to create absolutely delicious meals, including recipes to take home and try out with your family and friends. Come hungry!
Speciality products available on the day for purchase.
Book at It's Up To You

The Great Sydney Vegan Bake Off
A glorious competition for all makers of fine vegan baked goods!
2:30pm, Sunday 14 February 2010
Naked Expresso / Basil Pizza
126 King St, Newtown
Aduki in association with Naked espresso/Basil Pizza presents the Great Sydney Vegan Bake Off.
The Judging Panel includes:
* Steve Kilbey, musician, artist and writer
* Lisa Dempster, popular bloggist and author
Doors open at 2pm, entries accepted until 2.45pm, judging from 2.50pm to 3.20pm and winners are announced at 3.30pm, with entries consumed until 4pm, finishing up at 4.30pm!
Competition Categories:
* Cupcakes
* Cake (whole)
* Biscuits
* Slices
* Vegan Pie (savoury)
* Vegan Pie (sweet)
* Savoury
* Raw dessert
* Gluten Free
This is also a perfect time for any of you Sydney siders to come and say hello to Aduki, especially if you're interested in writing for the next food guide.
Enquires: cate@aduki.net.au

Valentine's raw Italian gourmet dinner
6:30 Saturday 13 February 2010
Lower north shore (email for address)
$65
BYO
Maya (chef at Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea) is hosting a a pre-Valentine's Day gourmet style dinner.
On offer is an Italian themed fixed 6 course meal, to be shared with your loved ones.
Spaces are limited so please RSVP by emailing Maya ChangingMaya@gmail.com by Tuesday 9 February 2010.

Introduction to raw gourmet food
7.00pm, Thursday 11 February 2010
The Intuitive Well, 70 Bronte Rd Bondi Junction
$87
Be a part of sensational dining experiences as provided by raw gourmet chef Matthew Samuelson. Matt has been a raw gourmet chef to many Hollywood stars and also head event chef to David Wolfe.
Learn more about raw food and how to introduce more healthy live food into your life. Lots of demos & tasting.
For details call Ron on 0416 267267 or go to Raw Foodini Group.

"The Cove" screening, Chippendale
6pm Saturday 6 February 2010
Resistance Centre 23 Abercrombie St, Chippendale
$4/$8
A Green Left Weekly film screening.
"The Cove" is an important film which investigates the dolphin capture trade in a small Japanese village. A timely film after the controversy surrounding the recent sinking of the Sea Shepherd vessel Ady Gil following a collision with a ship in the Japanese whaling fleet.
After the film join with GLW to discuss marine ecology and the campaign to ban all industrial fishing and whaling.
Cheap food + drinks available
For more information phone Paul on 9690 1977 or 0410 629 088

Ruby's Place Cafe, Bondi Chapel - raw organic dinner and music
Wednesday 3 February 2010
and every second Wednesday thereafter
7.30pm cafe opens, 8pm performance starts
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
$10 for performance, about $15 for meal
For more information email Maya at ChangingMaya@gmail.com or go to Chapel by the Sea

Film "A Delicate Balance" with vibrant food and health and vitality speakers
Thursday 28 January 2010
6:30pm - Food and guest speakers
8:00pm - Film screening
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
Recommended donation $25
(This is only a recommendation so any contribution you can make will be joyfully appreciated.)
All proceeds will go towards the Mercy Corps campaign to fight world hunger (One Table: http://www.mercycorps.org/onetable).

A Delicate Balance
Nominated for Best Unreleased Documentary by the Australian Film Critics Association.
A Delicate Balance reveals the truth about ill health and introduces us to the tools necessary to take health into the future: pure, whole, earth-produced foods are the key to a healthy mind, body and life. I've seen many documentaries on health and this one kept my attention from start to finish. This film shows that it is possible to take control of our own health and that it's our given right to enjoy every minute of it!
- Kevin Gianni - Author of High Raw - Health Advocate

For more details contact Maya on 0424 465 300 or changingmaya@gmail.com

Australia Day Great Vegetarian Barbecue, Bondi Beach
11am - 4pm, Tuesday 26 January 2010
Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, Bondi Beach, Sydney
Note: We are not sure of the vegan status of this event. Will update website when known.
Enjoy freshly baked, preservative free bread thanks to Bakers Delight and Frys vegetarian food, manufacturer of vegetarian meat alternatives. All this for a gold coin donation to raise money for the Bondi Surf Life Saving Club.
There will be heaps happening on the day including a huge area with sun lounges, umbrellas and chairs and tables for people to relax and enjoy the event. Key celebrities are also expected!

Animal Law Course
Monday 11 to Sunday 17 January 2010
University of NSW
Lecturers for the course will include two of Australia's leading animal law practitioners, Dr Malcolm Caulfield and John Mancy, plus a number of other veterinary, philosophical and legal specialists. The course will be taught intensively over the 7 days (approx 9am-4pm, some days until 5pm) and will consist of a mix of lectures, discussions, videos, case studies, exercises, etc.
The course is open to undergraduate law students from UNSW or other universities, or to people with a law degree who would be interested in enrolling as a single (non-award) course. For any inquiries about the course, please contact course convenor Tara Ward at tara.ward@iinet.com.au.

Earthlings with Sea Shepherd
Sunday 10 January 2010
5.30pm cafe opens, 7pm screening
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach (next to the market place)
$10
"If I could make everybody see a film, I would make them see Earthlings". - Peter Singer
A must see for those who want change!
More details: Sydney Animal Action Meetup and click on "Calendar".

Raw Reflections Weekend Retreat
3pm Friday 4 December 2009 to 3pm Sunday 6 December 2009
Point Wolstoncroft, Central Coast, NSW
Cost: $250
Enjoy a health-filled weekend in a supportive environment.
All welcome. All ages. Regardless of current diet.
Children welcome.
Limited numbers. Secure your positions now.
For further information and bookings, contact Grant at: rawaussieathlete@gmail.com
Includes:

• Accommodation
• All meals (100% raw vegan and most if not all food is certified organic)
• Raw kitchen tools for food preparation: Vitamix blenders, food processor, spiraliser, mandoline, v-slicer, dehydrators, juicer, salad spinner, and more!
• Organised fitness and group activities.
• Raw/health/fitness DVDs played at set times.
• Raw/health books available for reading.
• Range of products for sale: raw food/health books, educational DVDs and CDs, charts, shirts.
• Rostered food preparation - guided, hands on experience preparing meals.

Sydney Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown DIY Markets
Saturday 28 November 2009
8am to 2pm (or until sold out)
King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across the road from Newtown Train Station
The Newtown vegan bake sale stalls have become a thing of legend. They sell a mouth-watering array of vegan cakes, slices and other goodies prepared by a selection of Sydney's best vegan chefs. This month they'll be raising money for Brightside Farm Sanctuary, Tasmania. Get in early as their goodies always sell out fast!
Contact Mandee at sydneyveganbakesale@gmail.com if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out. Or you can follow at www.twitter.com/sydveganbksale

Animal Liberation Fundraiser Concert, Katoomba
1pm to 1am Saturday 28 November 2009
Blackburns Family Hotel, Parke St, Katoomba
Featuring Mad Cowboy Disease, Cleatus Carr and Wanted, Leanne Hawkins and many other artists.
The core of the Blue Mountains music scene have kindly donated their services in organising a fundraising concert for Animal Liberation NSW. We're calling it "Liberty Day".
The event starts at 1pm and continues through till 1am at Blackburns Family Hotel, Parke St, Katoomba (two minutes walk from the station). The management have been kind enough to donate prizes and provide lights, P.A., sound engineer and advertising.
The programme provides an eclectic mix of entertainment by accomplished performers with something to appeal to any taste. Highlights include Leanne Hawkins, singer songwriter finalist at 2009 Tamworth Country Music Festival, Cleatus Carr and blues outfit Wanted, and underground cult band Mad Cowboy Disease.
Money will be raised by donation, with bucket pass arounds, and there is no cover charge.
The hotel has a bistro with limited vegetarian food and a small beer garden, and both these areas are child friendly. Wheelchair access is available front and rear entrance.
Great weather in the Mountains in November, and Liberty Day at the pub will be the event to go to, have a great time and be there for the animals.
For more information please email Katy McMurray at vegankaty@hotmail.com.

Raw Vegan Feast - Picnic in the Park
12:00 noon, Sunday 22 November 2009
Lachlan Reserve, Centennial Park, Randwick
Under the trees by Lily Pond off Parkes and Dickens Drive
Theme: COLOUR! Bring summer fruits, summer luscious salads and sweet sticky yum desserts.
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup
For a map see http://vegansocietynsw.com/vs/images/worldvegandaymap.jpg

Sydney Veg Meetup dinner in Cabramatta
4.00pm/7.00pm, Saturday 21 November 2009
The Sydney Veg Meetup Group are heading west for their next meetup. There are a few restaurant which are located near Cabramatta, such as Colour of Love, and many other health stores and restaurants.
For more details: http://www.meetup.com/The-Sydney-Veg-Meetup-Group/

Introduction to Vegan Cuisine - Sydney Community College
Saturday 21 November 2009
10am to 4pm
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Cost: $129
Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus
Veganism, a lifestyle where there is no consumption of any animal products whatsoever, is a rapidly growing subculture. Due to its strong ethical grounding, alignment with healthy eating principles and minimal impact upon the environment, it appeals to many different people for many different reasons.
Vegan cuisine is bright, tasty, easy and satisfying, and incorporates flavours and techniques from cultures around the globe.
The course will cover nutrition, a range of cookery techniques, and act as an introduction to all things vegan as well as showing how easy and healthful vegan cuisine can be!
Organic and in season ingredients will be used where possible.
So if you are interested in learning more about vegan cuisines and ways of incorporating it into your everyday lifestyle, then this is the course for you.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Sydney Community College

Earthlings exclusive screening
Sunday 15 November 2009
6pm cafe opens, 7pm screening
Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea
95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach
$5
"If I could make everybody see a film, I would make them see Earthlings". - Peter Singer
A must see for those who want change!
All proceedings to Animal Aid Abroad
Door prize and raffle
Enjoy cruelty free baked goodies and organic teas.
This is what the big animal enterprises don't want you to see or know.
The most revealing and important animal documentary ever made.
No network will air the film as their advertisers are the meat, dairy and pharmaceutical industries.
Years of investigations and undercover work.
Come and see it in the safe and supporting surrounding of new friends and receive information on how you can make a difference today, for your own health and for the animals.
"Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most. For every one person who sees Earthlings, they will tell three." - Joaquin Phoenix
Webiste: http://www.earthlings.com
For further information contact Fredrika Nordh at fredrika_nordh@hotmail.com.

Animal Liberation Sydney monthly meeting and dinner
6:30pm, Tuesday 10 November 2009
Level 9, 32 York Street, Sydney
Public meeting - 6.30pm, second Tuesday of every month except December and January
The meeting will be followed by dinner at a local veg restaurant.
Please make an effort to arrive by 6.30pm, but in the event you are late, call 9262 3221, and someone will let you in.
Contact: sydneyhq@animal-lib.org.au or call 02 9262 3221.
For more information see Animal Liberation

The Fourth Asian Vegetarian Congress
6-10 November 2009
Batam Island, Indonesia
Theme: Vegetarian: Healthy and Eco-friendly for All
The Congress is a bi-annual programme of the Asian Vegetarian Union. The third AVC was successfully held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in October 2007 and was attended by some 3000 participants from 20 countries, including several countries from outside Asia. Among the people who have agreed to speak at the 2009 Congress are the Chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the 2007 Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Ms. Maneka Gandhi, the noted animal welfare activist and the ex-minister of environment, social justice and culture of India, John Davis, manager of the International Vegetarian Union, Prof. Dr. Art-Ong Jumsai, an ex-scientist of NASA, Prof. Duo Li, editor of the Asian Pacific Clinical Health Journal, Dr. Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi, president of Vegetarian Union of Iran, and Ms. Sandhya Prakash, Founder-Director of Dubai-based Middle East Vegetarian Group (MEVEG). In total, there will be more than 35 experts from more than ten countries to speak at the Congress. For more details and online registration refer to http://www.avc2009.org/

Cruelty Free Festival
10am - 5pm, Sunday 1 November 2009
Belmore Park, Hay Street, Haymarket (across the road from Central Station)
Find out how to save animals at the 2009 Sydney Cruelty Free Festival on Sunday 1 November. Come along for a fun-filled day of live entertainment and learn how to volunteer with an animal rescue group, try delicious vegan food, adopt a homeless cat or dog and much more.

Centrally located Belmore Park in Haymarket will be the setting for the Festival which will feature two stages of live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, over 60 stalls laden with cruelty free products and delicious vegan food and much more. Details at http://crueltyfreefestival.org.au/

The Vegan Society is holding one of our famous Tea 'n' Empathy stalls, so be sure to come and try some of our beautiful vegan pastries and a nice cuppa with soy milk. Then check out our range of books, magazines, videos and tee-shirts for sale. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please attend NSW Parliament House for the battery hens
6:45pm Wednesday 28 October 2009
NSW Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Please give half an hour for the battery hens and attend Parliament House Wednesday 6.45pm, 28th October
Cherie Burton, Member of the Legislative Assembly and Member for Kogarah will be speaking in the house on a Matter of Public Importance (MPI) and will put forward that the cage system of egg laying be banned in NSW.
Politicians need to see that the welfare of animals is important to society and they can only know that by seeing you in the Gallery and hearing your voice through letters, phone calls, emails and personal meetings. The more people in the Gallery for this MPI the greater the gravity with which MPs will give consideration to this issue. The European Union has banned the cage system as has California. It is now time for Australia to end the suffering of millions of hens and NSW can be the leader in this country in voting to ban the cage.
The Matters of Public Importance (MPI) procedure gives Members a vehicle to discuss a matter but not have the House make a final judgement by way of resolution.
Under Standing Order 110, the Speaker will decide as to whether an issue a Member wishes to raise by this avenue is a matter of sufficient public importance to take up the time of the House. One of the criteria the Speaker uses is whether the Matter of Public Importance procedure is the most appropriate vehicle to raise the issue. If more than one matter is submitted, the Speaker is required to make a determination as to which matter is of the greatest public importance. The Speaker's decision in these matters cannot be challenged.
Parliament House is on Macquarie Street, please walk up the stairs, through security, check in at the front desk and be escorted into the Gallery.
One of the most powerful ways we can help the hens on that night is to be large in numbers. It won't help the hens if people call out comments we need to abide by the rules of the House and be a silent but very visible presence.
Please get as many people along as you can as each person will represent hundreds who feel as you do.
To advise Ms Burton of attendee numbers please email Lynda at Animal Liberation on lynda@animal-lib.org.au or phone the office on (02) 9262 3221.

Emergency protest to stop shooting in National Parks
12pm Tuesday 27 October 2009
Outside NSW Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Lee Rhiannon, Greens MP and patron of the Vegan Society NSW, is organising this emergency rally to show the Labor Government that any decision to allow shooting in National Parks is unacceptable.
Bring your signs. Bring your friends.
Speakers include Greens and environment groups.
The Labor Government is once again doing deals with the Shooters Party. Labor has made an offer to allow hunting in 13 national parks in exchange for the support of the two Shooters Party MPs in the NSW Upper House to help pass government legislation.
Tell the government that you won't stand by as they sacrifice our national parks to blood sports. Shooters are not conservationists. Killing native wildlife is their form of recreational pleasure. Only the power of public opposition will remove this legislation from the negotiating table.
National parks preserve our native animals and our heritage. They deserve the highest order of protection. The Shooters Party is only interested in protecting its own interests, not conservation or the greater public good.
Please email the following MPs and express your strong opposition to any deal that would allow shooting in national parks:
Premier Nathan Rees - thepremier@www.nsw.gov.au
Environment Minister John Robertson - office@robertson.minister.nsw.gov.au
Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell - LOP@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Shadow Environment Minister Catherine Cusack - catherine.cusack@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Christian Democrat, Fred Nile - F.Nile@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Independent, Gordon Moyes - gordon.moyes@parliament.nsw.gov.au
For more information contact Lee Rhiannon's office - 9230 3551 or lee.rhiannon@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Vegan cooking class, Fairfield
10am - 2pm Monday 26 October 2009
Cost: $20
Taught by vegan naturopath, Eve Adam.
Each class will include an entree, a main dish, and a dessert.
Limited spaces available
For more details and to register please contact Manon on 9728 3768 or email to manon.becher@cfs.asn.au.

Animal Liberation dinner and screening of "Fowl Play"
6pm, Monday 26 October 2009
Dinner at Peace Harmony restaurant at 44 Erskine Street, Sydney
Film afterwards at Animal Liberation office Level 9, 32 York Street, Sydney
$20 (for dinner and film)
"Fowl Play" takes viewers on an unforgettable journey behind the closed doors of some of Americas largest egg production facilities and graphically illustrates the heartbreaking plight of laying hens condemned to lives crowded inside file-drawer-sized cages.
Through touching interviews with animal rescuers, undercover investigators, veterinarians, and animal behaviourists, we hear powerful stories motivated by kindness and courage form the dedicated individuals who are fighting to save the modern day hen perhaps the most abused and exploited animal on earth.
Connecting the dots between consumer demand for meat, dairy and eggs and the perpetuation of animal abuse, Fowl Play leaves viewers with a groundbreaking message of personal responsibility and the potential each of us holds to change the world one meal at a time.
The perfect film to show to those family and friends who still eat cage eggs, and a big wake-up call to those who believe free-range or barn-laid eggs to be the humane alternative.
Best Short Documentary (Fallbrook Film Fest)
Official Selection (Las Vegas International Film Fest)
Official Selection (Chicago United Film Fest)
Watch the Trailer
RSVP appreciated but not necessary to Jacqueline, at: jacqueline@animal-lib.org.au

National Kangaroo Awareness Day Rally, Belmore Park
Saturday 24 October 2009
12pm - 2pm
Belmore Park, Eddie Avenue end, opposite Central Railway
Speak out for those without a voice.
Saturday 24 October 2009 is the first National Kangaroo Awareness Day.
Please come along with your friends and family to help put a stop to the commercial kangaroo industry - the world's largest land-based wildlife slaughter. We are aiming to highlight the plight of the millions of adult kangaroos and their young who are brutally slaughtered each year, so the more people who attend, the more likely we are to achieve media coverage for this vital cause.
If you have some posters and banners, feel free to bring them along too.
More on the Stop Kangaroo Killing website.

Sydney Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown Markets
Saturday 24 October 2009
8am to 2pm (or until sold out)
King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across the road from Newtown Train Station
The Newtown vegan bake sale stalls have become a thing of legend. They sell a mouth-watering array of vegan cakes, slices and other goodies prepared by a selection of Sydney's best vegan chefs. This month they'll be raising money for Brightside Farm Sanctuary, Tasmania. Get in early as their goodies always sell out fast!
Contact Mandee at sydneyveganbakesale@gmail.com if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out. Or you can follow at www.twitter.com/sydveganbksale

Animal Liberation Parramatta monthly meeting
7:30pm, Wednesday 21 October 2009
2 Civic Place, Parramatta (In between the library and the Town Hall)
Please join us for the next Parramatta Meeting where you can hear about Animal Liberation's recent achievements for the animals. Also, find out how you can get more involved in local animal rights issues.
There will be free vegan treats for all.

Wellness Support Gathering - exercise workshop and vegan buffet
5:00pm Saturday 10 October 2009
$25.00 plus special desserts will be available for purchase
187 Bringelly Road, Leppington
Bookings essential to 9606 2203 or 0410 627 556
RSVP by Wednesday 7 October 2009
Bring a mat to participate in exercises at 5pm:

• tummy toning
• back and neck spinal exercises
• eye exercises

"The Burning Season" screening for Orangutan Sanctuary
6pm Wednesday 7 October 2009
University of Technology, City Campus, University Hall, 745 Harris Street, Ultimo, opposite ABC (Map)
$10 or $7 concession (including light refreshments)

This is a special screening of the new documentary film "The Burning Season" to raise money for the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Sanctuary in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. To date they have rescued, rehabilitated and released around 700 orangutans. The documentary is about the deliberately lit fires used to clear the Indonesian jungle to plant palm oil. This deforestation is the source of 20% of global carbon emissions and causing climate change. Many orangutans and other animals who call the rainforest home are killed in the forest fires. Illegal logging and palm oil plantations are destroying the primates' forest habitat and food sources and reducing breeding populations. The film describes the story of a remarkable achievement by one young man, Dorjee Sun, not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time. It is a battle against time, but Dorjee's determination to succeed and his award-winning achievement will uplift and entertain audiences and inspire hope in our future. This screening is proudly supported by Voiceless and Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney. For more information contact Louise Boronyak at Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, phone 02 9514 4974, email louise.boronyak@uts.edu.au

Raw Vegan Walk and Feast
10:30am (walk) 12:30pm (lunch), Sunday 4 October 2009
Cronulla
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup then click on "Calendar".

Vegan Cooking Demonstrations, Box Hill
10.00am, Thursday 1 October 2009
Interested in learning easy, healthy ways to cook planet-friendly vegetarian food? Looking for healthy balanced recipes to add to your vegetarian repertoire? Then these cooking demonstrations are for you. Come along on Thursday 1 October and then every fortnight until December from 10am to midday at the Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station Street, Box Hill.
Cost per session is $10
For more information or to book your spot call Jenny on 0431 587 830.

Sydney Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown Markets
Saturday 26 September 2009
8am to 3pm
King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across the road from Newtown Train Station
The Newtown vegan bake sale stalls have become a thing of legend. They sell a mouth-watering array of vegan cakes, slices and other goodies prepared by a selection of Sydney's best vegan chefs. This month they'll be raising money for Donkey Welfare with Heart who do fantastic work rescuing and caring for abandoned and abused donkeys both in Australia and overseas. Get in early as their goodies always sell out fast!
Contact Mandee at sydneyveganbakesale@gmail.com if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out. Or you can follow at www.twitter.com/sydveganbksale

Introduction to Vegan Cuisine - Sydney Community College
Saturday 29 August 2009
10am to 4pm
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Cost: $129
Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus
Vegan cuisine is bright, tasty, easy and satisfying, and incorporates flavours and techniques from cultures around the globe.
This course will cover nutrition, a range of cookery techniques, and act as an introduction to all things vegan - as well as showing how easy and healthful vegan cuisine can be!
Organic and in season ingredients will be used where possible.
So if you are interested in learning more about vegan cuisines and ways of incorporating it into your everyday lifestyle, then this is the course for you.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Sydney Community College

Organic gourmet whole foods vegan cooking course, Narrabeen
Three week course
Mondays, starting 3 August 2009
7pm to 9pm
Tutor: Belinda Randell
$127
Manly Warringah Community College, Narrabeen
Recipes will be highlighting seasonal produce and incorporating 'Food as Medicine' principles. The class will be gluten, sugar, yeast and dairy free. Please bring apron, tea towel, sharp knife and takeaway food containers. After the first lesson where ingredients are included in the price, you will need to buy or bring ingredients for each class. Costs will vary according to dishes being made but are approximately $15-20 dollars per session.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Manly Warringah Community College and enter "vegan" in Course Search box.

Detoxification talk and raw Christmas in July dinner (in August!)
Saturday 1 August 2009
5:30pm
Clubhouse in townhouse complex at Thornleigh
Talk on detoxification by Dr Marilyn Golden at 5:30pm followed by rawfood potluck dinner at 7pm.
Marilyn's clinic is "The Bridge Between Traditional and Western Medicine" and her website is www.marilyngolden.com.au
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup then click on "Calendar".

Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown Markets
Saturday 25 July 2009
8am-3pm
King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across the road from Newtown Train Station
Drop by and purchase some vegan, gluten free baked goods and possibly some raw treats as well. All proceeds will be going to an animal-related charity (to be decided).
Contact Amanda at sydneyveganbakesale@gmail.com if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out. Or you can follow at www.twitter.com/sydveganbksale

Raw Reflections Weekend Retreat
5pm Friday 24 July 2009 to 3pm Sunday 26 July 2009
Point Wolstoncroft, Central Coast, NSW
Cost: $250
Enjoy a healthfilled weekend in a supportive environment.
All welcome. All ages. You don't need to be raw or vegan.
Children welcome at a discounted rate.
Limited numbers. Secure your deposit now.
Contact Grant at: rawaussieathlete@gmail.com
Includes:

• Accommodation
• All meals (100% raw vegan and most if not all food is organic)
• Raw kitchen tools for food preparation: Vitamix blenders, food processor, spiraliser, v-slicer, dehydrators, juicer, etc.
• Organised fitness and group activities.
• Raw/health books available for reading.
• Range of raw food and health books, charts and shirts for sale.
• Rostered food preparation:
• Hands on experience preparing meals.

Vegetarian Cooking Class, Green Gourmet, St Leonards
Sunday 19 July 2009
10:30am to 2pm
$20
Green Gourmet Restaurant
538 Pacific Highway, St Leonards
Delicious and Nutritious Meals
Multicultural Cusine
Please call Chantal on 0438 266 582 or email deliciousveg@yahoo.com.au
Places are limited so booking is essential

Cooking for health with vegan food workshop - Manly Warringah Community College
Saturday 18 July 2009
10am to 2pm
Tutor: Belinda Randell
Manly Warringah Community College Narrabeen
In this workshop we will discuss healthy ways of preparing food using healthy cooking techniques. The recipes are healthy, yet tasty and delicious. We will be using seasonal and where possible organic and biodynamic produce. Please bring a sharp non serrated knife, apron, tea towel and take away food containers. Food included in the price.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Manly Warringah Community College and enter "vegan" in Course Search box.

Living Ethically in the 21st Century, free public lecture by Peter Singer
7pm - 9pm, Tuesday 14 July 2009
Price Lecture Theatre, Building W5A, Macquarie University, North Ryde
The lecture is free and open to the public.
A professor of bioethics at Princeton University and a laureate professor at the University of Melbourne, Peter Singer has written extensively on many issues of global importance and will use his lecture to look more broadly at the sustainability of human societies and the environment in the modern world.
Singer is best known for his book "Animal Liberation", which is regarded by some to be fundamental to the formation of the modern animal liberation movement. His most recent book, "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty", has just been released.
Full details at: Macquarie University

Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, Newtown Markets
Saturday 27 June 2009
8am-3pm
King St Newtown, outside the Newtown Community Centre, across from the Newtown Train Station.
The Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale is being held in June and this year Sydney will be represented for the first time.
Drop by and purchase some vegan, gluten free baked goods and possibly some raw treats as well. All proceeds will be going to an animal-related charity (to be decided).
Contact Amanda at amandasalles83@yahoo.com.au if you would like to bake something for the stall or if you would like to help out.
Check out the website for more details: Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale

Sydney Veg Meetup dinner at Yulli's Bar
7:00pm, Thursday 25 June 2009
Yulli's Bar and Restaurant
417 Crown Street, Surry Hills (opposite The Clock Hotel)
Details and RSVP: The Sydney Veg Meetup Group then click on "Calendar".

Japanese Vegan Cooking Workshop (one day course)
10am - 3pm Saturday 20 June 2009
Bondi
Health Soy Cooking Workshop
$95
Japanese vegan workshop is designed to teach you how to cook traditional Japanese soy cooking in a healthier way, less sugar and oil. We will use unique Japanese tableware to enjoy an absolute genuine Japanese culinary experience. These classes are intimate, 'hands on' and include a full Japanese meal with complimentary sake tasting. These whorkshops are suitable for almost everybody. The menu can be easily changed to be gluten free.
The price includes tuition, full lunch with complimentary sake tasting, organic Japanese tea ( sencya and hojicya) and a copy of the recipes.
For more information go to Healthy Soy Cooking or email Yoshiko Takeuchi at info@healthysoycooking.com or phone 0404 266 860.

Vegan Rawfood Meetup - Permaculture and Raw Lunch, Epping
Sunday 14 June 2009
Permaculture session 10:00am, lunch 12 noon
Interested in learning some Permaculture principles? Bring a raw dish to share and after our introduction to planning and designing a special garden space, enjoy our living foods lunch.
Food: Bring raw dish to share, please read potluck guidelines to ensure that foods are 100% raw vegan. guidelines are in our files section on home page.
From the host Lucinda: I discovered Permaculture about 2.5 years ago and for the past year have been transforming my townhouse garden into a productive food garden (for myself and the surrounding wildlife). Since the advent of raw foods into my life (~August last year, with the occasional foray back into my "old" world) I have changed what sorts of food I am growing. I almost grow enough veg for myself; am still waiting for my fruit trees to do their stuff!
I would like to help you successfully grow the foods you want in your own back yard. I am really keen to increase food security by going local where possible and lowering our environmental footprint on the planet. I know how to best design elements to enable you to get the most from what your growing site has to offer. So I invite you to my place, to have a little tour of the garden and then, for an hour or so, to workshop some principles and design methods. I will briefly introduce what Permaculture is/stands for then we'll get right into site analysis, sector analysis (my personal favourite) and zoning. I have created a series of notes (to accompany a workshop I did for Hornsby Shire Council) and am happy to send out soft copies of these. They include some handy plant lists e.g. what plants grow well in shady sites.
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup then click on "Calendar".

Raw Food Dinner, Prospect
7pm Saturday 30 May 2009
EK's Bure House
Conference & Function Centre at Caffe Rosa
25 Rowood Road, Prospect 2148
(inside Flower Power Homebase)
Conveniently situated half way between Sydney city and the Blue Mountains
Come and be pleasantly surprised!
All dishes are prepared using fresh, raw ingredients combined with herbs & spices.
3 course meal with fresh juices and teas.
Cost: $40 per person
Children under 12 years old - $10
Children can choose to sit together at tables specially set aside for them or with their parents.
For catering purposes, bookings are essential! The dinner will be catered for by Ram and his friendly staff, using recipes and suggestions provided by Joy at Fruvenu Pty Ltd, following raw food guidelines.
Bookings: either online at http://www.fruvenu.com.au or phone Caffe Rosa on 9688 4540 and pay by credit card or pay booking in person next time you visit Caffe Rosa.
Email: joy@fruvenu.com.au

Living Art Cuisine - 5 day Intensive Culinary Training
Monday 25 to Friday 29 May 2009
Inspya Yoga Studio - Lot 1 Natural Lane, Byron Bay
This intensive 5 day training offers the unique opportunity to work with one of the few world class, raw-food chefs and teachers. In this entry five-day intensive course we will cover some of the beginning steps along with advanced skills in recipe development, cultural cuisine and simple techniques and secrets within Chef Felix's award winning living cuisine.
Enquiries: schulers@bigpond.com or 02 6685 4221
Web: Inspya Yoga
Cost: $1500

The Sydney Veg Meetup Group - May Meetup
7.00pm, Monday 18 May 2009
Mother Chu's Vegetarian Kitchen
367 Pitt St, Sydney
This is the first meeting for the Sydney Veg Meetup Group.
You may be a Vegan or Vegetarian or someone who is exploring the idea. You are welcome to join this group.
Bring with you any recipes, news of any new eateries/restaurants which cater vegetarian and of course yourself.
Details and RSVP: The Sydney Veg Meetup Group

Dr Fred Bisci's Real Fresh Food Seminars
Thursday 14 May to Sunday 17 May 2009
7pm - 9pm Thursday and Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday and Sunday
Sydney (venue to be advised)
At 79, Dr Fred Bisci is living proof of the benefits of 'real' fresh foods.
Dr Fred Bisci Ph.D. (Nutrition), has worked with over 35,000 people all over the world with numerous health issues, helping them change their eating and drinking lifestyles through his Real, Fresh Food approach. His outlook is unique. He looks at biochemical inter relationships, rather than simple dietary or nutritional factors. His programs "meet you where you're at", empowering you to set healthier personal parameters through eating and drinking combinations of food as you learn to commit to (and enjoy) a healthier lifestyle. Through Fred, you will become intimately connected with the benefits of real food and the body's innate ability to seek health on its own.
Cost per person for each 2 hour evening event are $30. For the day events, the cost is $130. There are discounts available so please be sure to email. For information on these and for more information of the seminars themselves please email John A. Wood at: johnawood@iinet.net.au or phone (08) 9252 0426.
For more information see Dr Bisci's Australian Tour pamphlet

Organic gourmet whole foods vegan cooking course - Manly Warringah Community College
Starting 11 May 2009 (weekly for 3 sessions)
7pm to 9pm
Tutor: Belinda Randell
Manly Warringah Community College Narrabeen
Recipes will be highlighting seasonal produce and incorporating 'Food as Medicine' principles. The class will be gluten, sugar, yeast and dairy free. Please bring apron, tea towel, sharp knife and takeaway food containers. After the first lesson where ingredients are included in the price, you will need to buy or bring ingredients for each class. Costs will vary according to dishes being made but are approximately $15-20 dollars per session.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Manly Warringah Community College and enter "vegan" in Course Search box.

Demonstration against live export conference
Sunday 10 May
Meet at 5:30pm on city side of Circular Quay Station
Then march to Marriott Hotel at 5:45pm
Protest against International Conference on Animal Transport.
Animal Liberation NSW

Movie night: Nutrition documentary by Dr Fred Bisci
Saturday 9 May
7.30-9pm
70 Bronte Rd, Bondi Junction
A documentary by Dr Fred Bisci, 40 years a raw fooder and a PhD in Nutrition. He has treated tens of thousands with a predominantly raw food diet and so this is a taste of what to expect on his four day seminar coming up in the next week.
Presented by Conscious Choice
More information: julie@conscious-choice.com or 9990 9204
Cost: $10 per ticket - pay at the door

Animal protection law: Why it's everyone's business
Voiceless 2009 Animal Law Lecture Series
Tuesday 5 May 2009, Sydney, Wednesday 6 May 2009, Newcastle, Monday 11 May 2009, Canberra
The lectures will be delivered by leading US animal protection litigator Bruce Wagman, who will share his experiences seeking justice for animals in the courtroom.
Every year billions of farm animals are used for food and food production in the United States and Australia. The vast majority are raised on giant factory farms in which they endure lives of permanent confinement and systemic cruelty, much of which is legal. In recent times, increased concern about the treatment of these animals has spawned the growth of the animal law movement in both countries.
In this Series of free lectures for lawyers and the general public, Bruce Wagman will lift the veil of secrecy on farm animal suffering and discuss how animals can be protected through strategic and public interest litigation. Drawing upon his own experience challenging the big corporations that use and exploit cows, pigs and chickens for profit, Bruce will demonstrate why lessons learned in America may apply to Australia and why animal protection law is fast becoming everyone's business.

For full information and for bookings, go to Voiceless 2009 Animal Law Lecture Series.

6pm-8pm Tuesday 5 May 2009 (doors open 5.45pm)
The University of Sydney - Sydney Law School, The Auditorium, Room 101, New Sydney Law School, Building F10
This public lecture will involve:

• A book launch by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG of Animal Law in Australasia, edited by Peter Sankoff and Steven White
• A keynote address by Bruce Wagman
• A panel discussion with Professor David Weisbrot AM, President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Peter Sankoff, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, and Celeste Black, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Law School

5pm-7pm Wednesday 6 May 2009 (doors open 4.45pm)
University of Newcastle, Lecture Theatre UNH4:16, University House, Level 4, cnr of King & Auckland Streets, Newcastle
This event will be jointly conducted by The University of Newcastle Minding Animals Pre-Conference Lecture Series and the 2009 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series. Guest speakers include visiting US Animal Lawyer, Bruce Wagman, and Professor Steve Garlick of The University of the Sunshine Coast.

5.30pm-7pm Monday 11 May 2009 (registration from 5.15pm)
The Australian National University - ANU College of Law Sparke Helmore Theatre 1, Fellows Rd, Canberra
This event includes a public lecture delivered by Bruce Wagman, visiting US Animal Lawyer. Katrina Sharman, Voicelesss Corporate Counsel, and Ven. Alex Bruce of ANU College of Law will chair the lecture and provide an Australian perspective.

Animal Liberation Fundraiser: Film Screening and Dinner
6:30pm Monday 4 May
Meet at Peace Harmony Restaurant, 44 Erskine Street (just down the road from Wynyard Station) at 6:30pm, then come back to the Animal Liberation office for a screening of the ground-breaking animal rights film "Earthlings".
The cost of the night, including dinner, is $20.
RSVP appreciated, but not required, to Jacqueline at jacqueline@animal-lib.org.au.
For further information, check out the Earthlings website.
Animal Liberation NSW

Vegan Rawfood Meetup - Potluck lunch
12:00 noon, Sunday 26 April 2009
Glenhaven
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup then click on "Calendar".

2 Minutes to Change - Put the Freeze on Global Warming
10:30am, Saturday 18 April 2009
Meeting place: near the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park Sydney (corner of Market Street and St James Road)
This event is being organised by the Love Earth group to raise awareness about the role of animal agriculture in climate change. More information.
After meeting in the park at 10:30am we will synchronize watches here and then venture to our "freeze" points around the Sydney CBD.
We will take to the streets of Sydney and suddenly freeze at the same time. We will wear shirts and clothes signifying the environmental benefits of going veg, clothes with an environmental message, even wearing face paint or costumes to draw attention!
These two minutes of silence are a peaceful and fun way to gain people's attention and urge them to stop for a moment to think about the current situation that our planet is facing and to bring attention to the fact that the veg diet is the fastest way to stop global warming.
We need to act now!
For further information please contact Diem Tran on 0431 208 692 or love.earth.gathering@gmail.com.
Who's invited?: Everyone! If you are interested in saving our planet and putting a stop to global warming please come along for some fun! Veg and non-veg alike - all are invited!

Vegan Rawfood Meetup - Potluck picnic
12:00 noon, Sunday 5 April 2009
Lachlan Reserve, Centennial Park, Randwick
Under the trees by Lily Pond off Parkes & Dickens Drive
Look for the whiteboard with "RAW VEGAN" written on it.
Theme: Bring your favourite dish
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup
For a map see http://vegansocietynsw.com/vs/images/worldvegandaymap.jpg

Vegan Rawfood Meetup - Satyananda Yoga Day with raw vegan lunch
After 9.30am, Sunday 22 March 2009
If you've been feeling the strains of the year, or feel like you want to jump start a new goal, need a place to unwind or just love getting together with the rawfood meetup, then book yourself to take time out to reflect and learn simple yogic techniques to regain balance in your life. Bring friends and family to share quality time together in the tranquil surrounds of Mangrove.
This will be a wonderful introduction to the yoga centre and Satyananda Yoga with a guided tour and the opportunity to ask questions. Enjoy yoga nidra (deep relaxation), a delicious raw lunch, (thats right, we're being specially catered for!) time to browse in the yogic shop and a gentle yoga class.
A healthy mix of rest and gentle exercise makes this retreat suitable for everyone.
All the information about the centre is at http://www.satyananda.net/home.php
The proposed schedule is:

• Arrive anytime after 9:30am, however make sure you are there for...
• 10:30 - morning tea fruit and tea
• 11:00 - Half hour walk then half hour yoga
• 12 noon yoga nidra a lying down relaxation/meditation practice (1/2 hr)
• 12:30pm lunch
• 1-2pm bookshop is open
• 3pm afternoon tea
• Departure anytime

• Name: Rawfood Meetup
• BSB: 112 879
• Account: 473431290
• St George

Raw Food Course: Living Foods Essentials For Everyday
12.30pm-4.30pm 15 March 2009
The Intuitive Well, 70 Bronte Rd Bondi Junction
Cost $88
By incorporating more Living raw foods into your diet you can easily shed those unwanted kilos, re-energise your life, maintain youthful radiant looking skin, abundant energy, and a state of natural bliss. Prepare to be amazed!
We can use raw foods to cleanse and heal our bodies. Raw foods are fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, not heated above 44C. These raw foods provided by nature are packed with minerals, vitamins, essential oils and the foutain of youth enzymes. Living on a high enzyme raw diet will rejuvenate the body and give one a general feeling of well being and a link to our higher self.
Here is a sampling of what you will hear, see and taste:

• Practical information on how to incorporate and prepare living foods into your lifestyle.
• Essential equipment and supplies used in a raw food kitchen
• Helpful suggestions to make food preparation easier and faster
• The importance of sprouting nuts and seeds
• The creation of a full days meal plan with living food dishes you can easily replicate everyday.

Vegan cooking class - Sydney Community College
Starting 7 March 2009
10am to 4:30pm Saturdays (two sessions: 7 and 14 March)
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College Leichhardt Campus
Learn to cook delicious and nutritious vegan foods for all occasions. This course will provide some nutritional information, ideas and methods for cooking a range of dishes as well as giving an insight into the whys and wherefores of the vegan lifestyle. Students will create, taste and take home great vegan food that they made themselves!
Organic and in season ingredients used where possible. The classes will run over two sequential Saturdays - March 7 and March 14 - from 10am to 4.30pm. Cost (including ingredients) is $229.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Sydney Community College

Talk: The key to vibrant health and longevity by Dr Craig Somers
3:00pm 1 March 2009
The Intuitive Well, 70 Bronte Rd Bondi Junction
Cost $20
Dr Craig Somers will cover several topics related to health, as well as a raw food diet.
Please make your bookings through Julie at www.conscious-choice.com.
Topics: nutrition essential to longevity, food as medicine, cancer prevention, "safe" cellular phone use, electromagnetic radiation, the mind/body connection and much more.
Dr Sommers will also be signing copies of his book, Raw Foods Bible Raw Foods Bible.

Vegan Rawfood Meetup - Cabramatta fruit and veg markets and potluck picnic
11.00am, Saturday 28 February 2009
Meet at Cabramatta train station, Railway parade on one side and Broomfield Street on the other. If you are driving, we plan to park near Cabravale Park and walk the 2 blocks to the station to meetup.
A potluck with a difference: our ever-friendly, smiling and enthusiastic Kim is going to take us on a tour of the fruit and veg places in Cabramatta. Kim has been a regular potluck attendee for 2-3 years and he is always there to chat to newcomers, help out and support everyone. Kim lives in the area so will be able to steer us in the right direction. We can do our weekly fresh produce shopping or just buy enough for lunch and then walk to Cabravale park to enjoy our living food. Lots of space for those who want to play games, go for a run, climb trees.
If you would like to make a dish; salad, dips, nut cheeses, nibblies, dessert please feel free to do so (all RAW of course!). Pack in an esky with those frozen ice blocks and I am sure it will be fine for 1-2 hours left in the car till we complete our mini tour.
If possible please bring your own picnicking gear along with utensils to serve your dish with. I will bring some utensils with me like chopping boards, knives etc. If you have one of those granny trolleys, bring it along so you can load up your purchases, I got mine for $15 at one of those bargain shops and use it frequently. Please RSVP to Joy and read the potluck guidelines if you need to refresh your memory of what is or isn't raw.
Joy's contact details for RSVP: 9636 2268, 0428 582 258
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup

Vegan Rawfood Meetup - Potluck Luncheon
12:00 noon, Sunday 25 January 2009
Lachlan Reserve, Centennial Park, Randwick
Under the trees by Lily Pond off Parkes & Dickens Drive
Look for the whiteboard with "RAW VEGAN" written on it.
The first Vegan Rawfood meetup potluck gathering for the New Year!
Theme: Middle Eastern Potluck Luncheon
Details and RSVP: Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup
For a map see http://vegansocietynsw.com/vs/images/worldvegandaymap.jpg

Macarthur Vegetarians Christmas party, Blair Athol, Campbelltown.
Sunday 21 December 2008
The Macarthur Vegetarians group meets once a month for lunch and has as members vegans, vegetarians and people who are just interested in learning more. They usually meet in someone's home and everyone brings a dish to share and enjoy good conversation and socialising. It is very informal and there is a good range of ages and nationalities.
For details please call Glenys Hierzer on 02 4625 8480.

Indian Vegan Weekend Workshop
10:30am - 3.00pm, 20-21 December 2008
Pymble, Sydney
Over an intensive two day course, you will learn and savor the delicious cuisines of the North and South of India.
For full details see Ma Indian Cooking.

Animal Liberation NSW 2008 Christmas Party
7.00pm, Saturday 13 December 2008
Shakespeare Hotel
Surry Hills
Dress: Festive or just fabulous!
Why: Because it's Christmas and we've all worked hard for animals this year!
Cost: $5 donation (includes vegan food & nibblies). Drinks can be purchased at the bar.
So come along for a great night including:

• Trivia
• Raffle prizes
• Annual Award Ceremony
• Dancing

Raw Reflections Weekend Retreat
4pm Friday 12 December 2008 to 4pm Sunday 14 December 2008
Batemans Bay (note change of venue)
Cost: $250
Come and enjoy raw food in a beautiful bushland setting.
All welcome. All ages. You don't need to be raw or vegan.
Children welcome at a discounted rate.
Limited numbers.
To secure your place or make an enquiry, contact Grant at rawaussieathlete@gmail.com
Includes:

• All raw vegan meals (as much organic as possible).
• Bunk style accomodation.
• Kitchen tools provided (vitamixes, food processor, spiraliser, v-slicer (mandoline), dehydrators, juicer, etc).
• Organised fitness and group activities (all optional).
• Raw/health/fitness DVDs played at set times.
• Raw/health books/magazines available for reading.
• Limited range of raw/health books, DVDs, audio CDs & shirts for sale.
• Rostered food preparation (everyone gets hands on experience in preparing the meals).

Dr Neal Barnard talk on Reversing Diabetes
6:30pm sharp, Wednesday 3 December 2008
Dixson Room (note change of place and time)
State Library of NSW
Macquarie Street, Sydney
Dr Neal Barnard is president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). An advocate of low-fat vegan diets, Dr Barnard has written over a dozen books and published research papers on nutrition and its impact on human health. He has also conducted research into alternatives to animal experimentation and has been active in the animal rights movement.
If you have diabetes or are concerned about developing it, Dr Barnard's talk could change the course of your life. Although diabetes is a serious illness that all too often leads to heart problems, nerve damage, blindness, stroke, or kidney failure, it doesn't have to be that way.
The new book by Dr Barnard outlines a completely new dietary approach to preventing, controlling, and even reversing diabetes. The program is based on a series of research studies Dr Barnard and his colleagues have conducted over the years, the latest funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Published in the August 2006 issue of Diabetes Care, that study found Dr Barnard's program to be three times more effective than the American Diabetes Association dietary guidelines at controlling blood sugar.
Event is free with no RSVP required

Japanese Vegan Cooking Workshop (one day course)
10am - 3pm on the following days: 29 and 30 November 2008
Bondi
Health Soy Cooking Workshop
$95 (special price)
Japanese vegan workshop is designed to teach you how to cook traditional Japanese soy cooking in a healthier way, less sugar and oil. We will use unique Japanese tableware to enjoy an absolute genuine Japanese culinary experience. These classes are intimate, 'hands on' and include a full Japanese meal with complimentary sake tasting. These whorkshops are suitable for almost everybody. The menu can be easily changed to be gluten free.
For more information go to Healthy Soy Cooking or email Yoshiko Takeuchi at info@healthysoycooking.com or phone 0404 266 860.

Macarthur Vegetarians lunch, Berrima, Southern Highlands
Sunday 30 November 2008
The Macarthur Vegetarians group meets once a month for lunch and has as members vegans, vegetarians and people who are just interested in learning more. They usually meet in someone's home and everyone brings a dish to share and enjoy good conversation and socialising. It is very informal and there is a good range of ages and nationalities.
For details please call Glenys Hierzer on 02 4625 8480.

Raw food talk by Grant, Raw Aussie Athlete
3:00pm, Sunday 16 November 2008
$10
To RSVP and get address details: http://rawfood.meetup.com/301/calendar/8928006/
As an ultra marathon runner and being involved in other activities including swimming, running, rock climbing, canyoning and surf lifesaving, Grant lives life to the MAX. He has embraced the raw vegan lifestyle 100% and is now a shining example of how an 80/10/10 diet can literally change your life. The 80/10/10 diet is about "balancing your health, your weight and your life, one luscious bite at a time". - Dr. Douglas N. Graham.
Grant spent 3 months earlier this year studying as an intern with Dr. Doug in his fasting retreat. This was followed by bushwalking in Costa Rica and on his return from the walk, he began a supervised 29 day fast.
In June, Grant travelled to Thailand once again, for what has become an annual trip to feast on the tropical fruits especially the durian fruit.
September found Grant returning to America to tour with Dr. Doug at some of the raw food festivals and to participate in his Sports Camp.
The talk will cover 3 segments: raw health, increased athletic performance on raw and fasting. This will be followed by afternoon raw fruit delights and then question and answer time. Grant will also talk on his next raw retreat to be held at the end of November. Don't miss out on this one, the last one filled up in a couple of weeks.
This is a huge opportunity to meet Grant and benefit from the wealth of raw knowledge he has amassed through personal experience.
Books and T-shirts will be available for those wishing to increase their raw libraries and environmentally friendly vegan wardrobes.

Join the Vegan Society at Walk Against Warming in Sydney
Martin Place, Sydney
Saturday 15 November 2008
11am
Join thousands of families, workplaces and communities in a walk for renewable energy and a safe climate future for our children. With vital decisions being made this year, we will Walk Against Warming to ensure the Australian Government supports strong, urgent action and justice for developing nations affected by global warming.
The Vegan Society hopes to have a strong presence at the walk to let the public and the Australian Government know about the impact of the meat and dairy industries on global warming and other environmental disasters.
Where to meet: Meet at 10:45am at the benches under the trees in Martin Place, between Elizabeth and Philip Streets. Look out for the "Vegan Society" banner. Call 0400 492 157 if you can't find us Wear your "Cool the Planet" or other vegan T-shirt.

Animal Liberation Sydney monthly meeting and dinner
6:30pm, Tuesday 11 November 2008
Level 9, 32 York Street, Sydney
Public meeting - second Tuesday of every month, 6.30pm.
The meeting will be followed by dinner at a local veg restaurant.
Please make an effort to arrive by 6.30pm, but in the event you are late, call 92623221, and someone will let you in.
Contact: sydneyhq@animal-lib.org.au or call 02 9262 3221.
For more information see Animal Liberation

Sydney Cruelty Free Living Festival
10am-5pm, Sunday 2 November 2008
Belmore Park, Hay Street, Haymarket (across the road from Central Station)

Find out how to save animals at the 2008 Sydney Cruelty Free Living Festival on Sunday 2 November. Come along for a fun-filled day of live entertainment and learn how to volunteer with an animal rescue group, try delicious vegan food, adopt a homeless cat or dog and much more.

Centrally located Belmore Park in Haymarket will be the setting for the Festival which will feature two stages of live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, vegan cookbook launch, over 60 stalls laden with cruelty free products and delicious vegan food and much more. Details at http://crueltyfreefestival.org.au/

The Vegan Society is holding one of our famous Tea 'n' Empathy stalls, so be sure to come and try some of our beautiful vegan pastries and a nice cuppa with soy milk. Then check out our range of books, magazines, videos and tee-shirts for sale. We look forward to seeing you there!

Perfect Food for Perfect Health 1-day Course
10am - 5pm, 1-day course Saturday 1 November 2008
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College
It is no longer a secret that you are what you eat. Eating in accordance with the body's nutritional requirements has been shown to assist the body to mobilise and cure itself out of the most deadly diseases such as diabietes, cancer and heart disease. This course is designed to provide you with facts about today's food chain supply and with latest scientific findings on correct nutrition so you can obtain perfect health, weight and wellbeing. Let Sandra Tuszynska show you just how simple and effortless eating the perfect diet can be! Learn how to eliminate the adverse effects of your eating habits on your health, wallet and the environment.
Enrol at www.hkcc.nsw.edu.au or call 9482 1189.

Movie Night - I am an Animal
6:30pm, Thursday 30 October 2008
Please arive early.
Animal Liberation Sydney head office
Level 9, 32 York Street, Sydney
You're invited to the viewing of I am an Animal - The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. A candid, behind-the-scenes portrait of the controversial co-founder and leader of the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Told through footage and interviews with Newkirk, PETA employees, PETA supporters and critics alike, the film thoroughly explores the organisation's ideology and follows some of their present-day demonstrations while also examining past controversies. Not to be missed!
Bring your family & friends BE INFORMED, BE INSPIRED, BECOME ACTIVE.
Duration of the film is 70mins
Vegan nibbles provided, welcome to bring your own drinks. Gold coin donation suggested. Please email sydneyhq@animal-lib.org.au or call the office on 02 9262 3221 to RSVP.

Macarthur Vegetarians lunch, Bow Bowing, Campbelltown
Saturday 26 October 2008
The Macarthur Vegetarians group meets once a month for lunch and has as members vegans, vegetarians and people who are just interested in learning more. They usually meet in someone's home and everyone brings a dish to share and enjoy good conversation and socialising. It is very informal and there is a good range of ages and nationalities.
For details please call Glenys Hierzer on 02 4625 8480.

Three week vegan cooking class
Starting 25 October 2008
10am to 4:30pm Saturdays
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College Leichhardt Campus
If you want to learn vegan cooking in Sydney, then this three week cooking class is for you. Classes start 25 October and run every Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm, until 15 November.
Learn to cook delicious and nutritious vegan foods for all occasions. This course will provide some nutritional information, ideas and methods for cooking a range of dishes as well as giving an insight into the whys and wherefores of the vegan lifestyle. Students will create, taste and take home great vegan food that they made themselves!
Organic and in season ingredients will be used where possible. Total cost of the course, including ingredients, is $249.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Sydney Community College

Animal Liberation Sydney monthly meeting and dinner
6:30pm, Tuesday 14 October 2008
Level 9, 32 York Street, Sydney
Public meeting - second Tuesday of every month, 6.30pm.
The meeting will be followed by dinner at a local veg restaurant.
Please make an effort to arrive by 6.30pm, but in the event you are late, call 92623221, and someone will let you in.
Contact: sydneyhq@animal-lib.org.au or call 02 9262 3221.
For more information see Animal Liberation

World Animal Day Festival
Saturday 4 October 2008
11am - 4pm
St Mary's Cathedral Square, College Street, Sydney
Sponsored by the World League for Protection of Animals in Sydney, World Animal Day is an international celebration of animals and the contribution they make to our lives.
Various animal protection groups will have stalls and displays at the celebration day and Sydney's Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, will be attending. A "Blessing of the Animals" will be conducted by Father Daniel Donovan and Rev. Bill Crews.
Parking in car parking station underneath Cathedral Square. Maximum $10 all day on weekend.
For further inquiries, please contact the World League for Protection of Animals on admin@wlpa.org
Watch out for the Vegan Society's Tea 'n' Empathy stall.

Love Earth Gathering in Sydney
City Walk Through
Saturday 4 October 2008
10am
Walk through the city to raise awareness about being veg to save the planet from climate change.
Meet at 9:45 am at Hyde Park, corner of Elizabeth Street and Liverpool Streets to start the walk at 10am.
The walk will finish opposite the World Animal Day Festival in St Mary's Cathedral Square.
See Love Earth Gathering for full details.

National Vegetarian Week
29 September - 5 October 2008
Want to save money on your groceries, improve your health and reduce your carbon footprint? Be 'Healthy, Wealthy and Wise'. Find out more at http://www.vegetarianweek.com.au/

Food Truth workshop with Dr Sandra Tuszynska
1pm, Sunday 14 September 2008
2 Woodcourt St Marrickville
$30 (seminar with food preparation and dining) or $20 (seminar only without food)
RSVP to Dr. Sandra Tuszynska at santus22@gmail.com or on 0413-354-364 by 10 September
Our food choices are the most important influences on our health, well being and the environment. Whether you are already aware of this and started making changes from the standard diet, are vegetarian, vegan or even a raw vegan there is always room for improvement. Nature made us according to her principles which are simple to follow and when they are obeyed, perfect health happens. Unfortunately we have unlearned Nature's simple principals through modern medicine and marketing forces leading us to illness and disease. If you would like to relearn and rediscover your natural dietary instincts to attain perfect health, I invite you to join me as I explain how foods interact with your body and which foods you are designed to eat. Once we are done talking we will put it into practice though a preparation of some delicious recipes.

Vegan Indulgence 1-day cooking Workshop
10am - 4pm, Saturday 13 September 2008
Leichhardt Campus, Sydney Community College
It's widely thought that vegans have no fun when it comes to delicious and decadent desserts and sweets. This one day workshop, and the cookbook that inspired it, aim to show that no only do vegans have a great range of sweet treats to choose from, making them is easy, fun and produces impressive results.
More information and enrollment

Animal Liberation Sydney monthly meeting and dinner
6:30pm, Tuesday 9 September 2008
Level 9, 32 York Street, Sydney
Public meeting - second Tuesday of every month, 6.30pm.
The meeting will be followed by dinner at a local veg restaurant.
Please make an effort to arrive by 6.30pm, but in the event you are late, call 92623221, and someone will let you in.
Contact: sydneyhq@animal-lib.org.au or call 02 9262 3221.
For more information see Animal Liberation

Vegan Indulgence 1-day cooking Workshop
10am - 4pm, Saturday 23 August 2008
Leichhardt Campus, Sydney Community College
It's widely thought that vegans have no fun when it comes to delicious and decadent desserts and sweets. This one day workshop, and the cookbook that inspired it, aim to show that no only do vegans have a great range of sweet treats to choose from, making them is easy, fun and produces impressive results.
More information and enrollment

Indian Vegan Weekend Workshop
10:30am - 3.00pm, 23-24 August 2008
Pymble, Sydney
Over an intensive two day course, you will learn and savor the delicious cuisines of the North and South of India.
For full details see Ma Indian Cooking.

Perfect Food for Perfect Health 1-day Course
10am - 5pm, 1-day course Sunday 17 August 2008
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College
It is no longer a secret that you are what you eat. Eating in accordance with the body's nutritional requirements has been shown to assist the body to mobilise and cure itself out of the most deadly diseases such as diabietes, cancer and heart disease. This course is designed to provide you with facts about today's food chain supply and with latest scientific findings on correct nutrition so you can obtain perfect health, weight and wellbeing. Let Sandra Tuszynska show you just how simple and effortless eating the perfect diet can be! Learn how to eliminate the adverse effects of your eating habits on your health, wallet and the environment.
Enrol at www.hkcc.nsw.edu.au or call 9482 1189.

Healthy Planet, Healthy You!
10am - 2:30pm 1-day course Sunday 10 August 2008
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College
Join Mark Berriman, President of the Australian Vegetarian Society, and discover why the foods you eat today will afffect your quality of life tomorrow, both on a personal and a global level. Discover why moving toward a plant-based diet is the simplest and the most effective way that you as an individual can reduce global warming - and prevent the onset of many common diseases.
Enrol at www.hkcc.nsw.edu.au or call 9482 1189.

Perfect Food for Perfect Health 8-week Course
7pm - 9pm Thursdays, 8-week course from 31 July 2008
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College
It is no longer a secret that you are what you eat. Eating in accordance with the body's nutritional requirements has been shown to assist the body to mobilise and cure itself out of the most deadly diseases such as diabietes, cancer and heart disease. This course is designed to provide you with facts about today's food chain supply and with latest scientific findings on correct nutrition so you can obtain perfect health, weight and wellbeing. Let Sandra Tuszynska show you just how simple and effortless eating the perfect diet can be! Learn how to eliminate the adverse effects of your eating habits on your health, wallet and the environment.
Enrol at www.hkcc.nsw.edu.au or call 9482 1189.

Perfect Food for Perfect Health 8-week Course
10am - 12pm Tuesdays, 8-week course from 29 July 2008
St Ives Community Group Centre
It is no longer a secret that you are what you eat. Eating in accordance with the body's nutritional requirements has been shown to assist the body to mobilise and cure itself out of the most deadly diseases such as diabietes, cancer and heart disease. This course is designed to provide you with facts about today's food chain supply and with latest scientific findings on correct nutrition so you can obtain perfect health, weight and wellbeing. Let Sandra Tuszynska show you just how simple and effortless eating the perfect diet can be! Learn how to eliminate the adverse effects of your eating habits on your health, wallet and the environment.
Enrol at www.hkcc.nsw.edu.au or call 9482 1189.

Healthy Planet, Healthy You!
1pm - 4:30pm 1-day course Saturday 26 July 2008
St Ives Community Group Centre
Join Mark Berriman, President of the Australian Vegetarian Society, and discover why the foods you eat today will afffect your quality of life tomorrow, both on a personal and a global level. Discover why moving toward a plant-based diet is the simplest and the most effective way that you as an individual can reduce global warming - and prevent the onset of many common diseases.
Enrol at www.hkcc.nsw.edu.au or call 9482 1189.

Indian Vegan Weekend Workshop
10:30am - 3.00pm, 21-22 June 2008
Pymble, Sydney
Over an intensive two day course, you will learn and savor the delicious cuisines of the North and South of India.
For full details see Ma Indian Cooking.

Four week vegan cooking class
Starting 10 May 2008
10am to 3pm Saturdays
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College Leichhardt Campus
If you want to learn vegan cooking in Sydney, then this four week cooking class is for you. Classes start 10 May and run every Saturday from 10am to 3pm, until 31 May.
Learn to cook delicious and nutritious vegan foods for all occasions. This course will provide some nutritional information, ideas and methods for cooking a range of dishes as well as giving an insight into the whys and wherefores of the vegan lifestyle. Students will create, taste and take home great vegan food that they made themselves!
Organic and in season ingredients will be used where possible. Total cost of the course, including ingredients, is $249.
For more information, and to enrol, go to: Sydney Community College

Byron Bay premiere of A Delicate Balance - The Truth
Monday 5 May 2008
7pm - 9pm
Byron Cinemas
108 Jonson Street
Byron Bay
$10 per person
Nominated as the best 'unreleased' movie for the Australian Film Critics Association Awards, A Delicate Balance - The Truth is a stunning documentary that will leave you with a very clear picture of how our health and our environment are so closely linked.
Every person today has been touched or will be touched by the loss of a loved one to illness. In a time when modern medicine and science have made such enormous advancements, why is this so? A Delicate Balance - The Truth will leave each person fully informed as to what causes these problems and offers a solution. The film shows not only a way out of this cycle of sickness, of both human and the environment but also how our choices will help change the health and environment of all beings on this planet.
For more info email info@phoenixphilms.com.au or phone 0242361578 or the website.

Vegan Cupcake stall at Newcastle's Cultural Stomp festival
9am to 9pm, Saturday 17 May 2008
Newcastle's annual Multicultural and Community Festival, Cultural STOMP, will be held in Civic Park on Saturday 17 May from 9am to 9pm and will this year take the theme of Water.
Members of the Vegan Society are holding a Vegan Cupcake and information stall at the festival to promote veganism and specifically the Vegan Society and Animal Liberation. Extra volunteers are needed to help out on the stall. If you can help out, please contact Sarah Lally on sare.lally@gmail.com or (02) 4946 2230.

Sydney premiere (1) of A Delicate Balance - The Truth
Monday 31 March 2008
7pm - 9pm
Chauvel Cinema
Paddington Town Hall
Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd
Paddington
$10 per person
Nominated as the best 'unreleased' movie for the Australian Film Critics Association Awards, A Delicate Balance - The Truth is a stunning documentary that will leave you with a very clear picture of how our health and our environment are so closely linked.
Every person today has been touched or will be touched by the loss of a loved one to illness. In a time when modern medicine and science have made such enormous advancements, why is this so? A Delicate Balance - The Truth will leave each person fully informed as to what causes these problems and offers a solution. The film shows not only a way out of this cycle of sickness, of both human and the environment but also how our choices will help change the health and environment of all beings on this planet.
For more info email info@phoenixphilms.com.au or phone 0242361578 or the website.

Sydney premiere (2) of A Delicate Balance - The Truth
Tuesday 1 April 2008
7pm - 9pm
Chauvel Cinema
Paddington Town Hall
Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd
Paddington
$10 per person
Nominated as the best 'unreleased' movie for the Australian Film Critics Association Awards, A Delicate Balance - The Truth is a stunning documentary that will leave you with a very clear picture of how our health and our environment are so closely linked.
Every person today has been touched or will be touched by the loss of a loved one to illness. In a time when modern medicine and science have made such enormous advancements, why is this so? A Delicate Balance - The Truth will leave each person fully informed as to what causes these problems and offers a solution. The film shows not only a way out of this cycle of sickness, of both human and the environment but also how our choices will help change the health and environment of all beings on this planet.
For more info email info@phoenixphilms.com.au or phone 0242361578 or the website.

Vegan Talk - Sarah Callear
Please note: this event has been postponed
Sydney Raw Food & Vegan Meetup
Sunday 16 March 2008
6pm
Peace Harmony
44 Erskine Street
Sydney
Vegan Diets are not just healthy and ethical to the existence of other animal's lives, but they also support environmental causes so the demand is growing globally which is why we see new Vegan restaurants popping up every now and then with the current ones usually quite busy....
Sarah is a member of the Vegan Society and has been a member of the meetup group since arriving to live in Australia from England last year.
She has learned some great ways to make simple and quick vegan food, where to buy it, how to buy it, what to look for and all the other questions you are dying to ask...
Sarah will run through various areas of Vegan diets and then we'll be having a follow up vegan cooking class a few weeks after this.
So bring your questions or come along to absorb the information and have fun!
See http://rawfood.meetup.com/301/calendar/7369309/.

Animals Asia Foundation Roadshow
From prisons to paradise: behind the Moon Bear Rescue
Tuesday 26 February 2008
Cocktails: 6.30pm - 10pm
Imperial Peking Restaurant
25 Hickson Rd, The Rocks, Sydney
$80pp
In 1998, Jill Robinson founded Animals Asia Foundation and just two years later she signed a breakthrough agreement with the Chinese authorities to rescue 500 farmed bears and work towards the end of bear farming. Today, the Moon Bear Rescue has seen the rescue of over 215 bears from Chinas brutal bear bile farms and the start of a new rescue centre for 200 farmed bears in Vietnam. You are invited to hear Jill speak about the incredible progress of Animals Asia and how the foundations community and education programmes are benefiting animals and people alike.
For more info and bookings see Animals Asia Foundation website.

Four week vegan cooking class
Starting 9 February 2008
10am to 3pm Saturdays
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College Leichhardt Campus
Interested in learning some simple, yummy vegan recipes? Want some cookery and ingredients tips to help you create great vegan dishes? Curious about veganism and want some pointers?
The Sydney Community College is offering Vegan Cookery Classes at their Leichhardt Campus. The upcoming course is four weeks long, and classes run on Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.
The course begins on 9 February 2008 and runs every Saturday until March 1 2008. Ingredients are organic where possible. Total cost for the four weeks is $249.
Recipes cover snacks, meals, salads and desserts.
For more information, go to www.sydneycommunitycollege.com.au and search under "Food and Wine" for the course "Pure Vegetarian - Vegan Cooking" with the course code LSF03-1.

2008 Australia Day Sydney Confesters Festival
Thursday 24 to Monday 28 January 2008
Adult $70, Children $2
Sydney ConFesters Gatherings are about experiencing community in an environmentally sustainable way: helping and sharing in activities including setting up, creating facilities, communal meals, running and attending workshops and packing up. It's open to everyone including families with children -- no specific skills or requirements are needed.
Bring your own tent and enthusiasm.
All meals are vegan and prepared and eaten communally.
For more info and directions see Confesters website.

Masterclass in Raw Food Preparation
1pm - 4:30pm, Sunday 18 Nov 2007
All Saints Church Hall
85 Ocean Street
Woollahara
$99
Bookings essential - call 1300 664 179 or 0412 723 577 book online www.rawpower.com.au
Brought to you by creative Raw Food Chef and Educators, Anand and Runi Wells.
Come and learn how easy it is to:

• Become vibrantly healthy and happy without sacrificing taste or pleasure.
• Lose weight while you eat like a King (or Queen).
• Free yourself of diseases and ailments without medication.
• Develop eating habits which will bring you a sense of inner peace and well-being.
• Free your children (and yourself) of many so-called behavioural problems

During this class you will have the opportunity to try a variety of creative, delicious, nourishing, raw food dishes and learn how simple raw food preparation really is. We will cover how to make tasty snacks (ideal for children's lunches), gourmet savoury dishes plus guilt free desserts and treats 'to live for'. The class will be run by creative Raw Food Chef and Educator, Anand Wells, coauthor of 'Gourmet Living Food Recipes For You'. Anand has helped and inspired hundreds of people through Raw Power's very popular classes and retreats.

During this class he will share with you his passion for health, happiness and amazingly delicious food, along with helpful hints on how to rid your body of toxicity to live a longer, happier, disease-free life. You will also have the opportunity to ask Anand any questions you have on how to optimize your health and well-being with living foods.

The class includes sample tasting of all dishes prepared.

Dr Douglas Graham lecture - Fasting for health and performance
7pm - 10pm, Wednesday 14 Nov 2007
The Intuitive Well
70 Bronte Rd
Bondi Junction
$20
Bookings essential - click here.
For details see above for 11 November.
Lecture Two: Fasting for health and performance: You don't have to be sick to fast

Greens Can Save Your Life - Raw Food Lecture by Sergei Boutenko
6pm - 9pm Sunday 11 November 2007
Ewingsdale Hall
William Flick Lane
Ewingsdale (Byron Bay)
$20
For details see above for 2 November.
To make a reservation, please book online at Conscious Choice or contact Julie on (02) 9990 9204 or email info@conscious-choice.com.

Dr Douglas Graham lecture - Thriving with Life
2pm - 6pm, Sunday 11 Nov 2007
Pacific Room, Bronte RSL
113 MacPherson Street
Bronte
$25
Bookings essential - click here.
Lecture one: Thriving with Life: weight loss, optimal health and peak athletic performance
Come and join Dr. Douglas Graham in his first ever talk in Australia on optimal health, weight loss and peak athletic performance.
Dr. Douglas Graham, a lifetime athlete and twenty-eight year raw fooder, is an advisor to world-class athletes and trainers from around the globe. He has worked professionally with top performers from almost every sport and every field of entertainment, including such notables as tennis legend Martina Navratilova, NBA pro basketball player Ronnie Grandison, track Olympic sprinter Doug Dickinson, and Chicken Soup for the Soul coauthor Mark Victor Hansen.

Raw Transformation Talks with Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes
6pm - 10pm, Saturday 10 Nov 2007
The Intuitive Well
70 Bronte Road
Bondi Junction
$30
Bookings essential - ring 02 9990 9204, email info@conscious-choice.com on online at here.

A unique opportunity to hear two experienced raw fooders share their guidance for sustainable and enjoyable raw lifestyles. Organic living food desserts and raw cacao truffles provided.

Matt Monarch, author of Raw Spirit and Raw Success has been eating 100% raw for nearly 8 years. You can learn more about him at www.rawspirit.org. In this talk he discusses:

• Is the raw food diet for you?
• Overcoming health challenges
• Why some diets work and some don't
• Difficulties that may arise on your journey
• Benefits of eating raw foods, juicing and colonics
• Long term success on the raw diet

Angela Stokes lost over 160lbs and overcame morbid obesity with a raw food lifestyle. She runs www.rawreform.com and is visiting from the UK to share her message of natural recovery.

She speaks about:

• Healthy, rapid weight loss
• How to break overeating patterns
• Balancing detox with slimming
• Taking care of the body naturally
• Addressing the underlying issues

Cruelty Free Living Festival
10am-4pm, Sunday 4 November 2007
Petersham Town Hall
107 Crystal St, Petersham NSW
$5 donation to Animal Liberation NSW
Show bags given to the first 500 visitors!
100% vegan event
http://crueltyfreefestival.org.au/
The Cruelty Free Living Festival festival is a fun-filled, day-long event with live bands, performers (including Steve Kilby from Australian band The Church) and speakers (inlcuding author Jeffrey Masson), cooking demonstrations, fashion parades, make-overs, wine tasting, kids entertainment and a diverse range of stalls from cruelty-free product producers, vegan restaurants, vegetarian food producers and animal charities. There will also be free workshops on topics such as vegetarian and vegan nutrition, ethical investment, armchair activism, and film screenings.
For more info contact Jessica Bailey at Animal Liberation (NSW) on 0400 823 030 or 9262 3221 or email jessica@animal-lib.org.au

Greens Can Save Your Life - Raw Food Lecture by Sergei Boutenko
6pm - 9pm, Friday 2 November 2007
The Intuitive Well
70 Bronte Rd
Bondi Junction
$20
Sergei Boutenko (www.rawfamily.com), author of three best-selling books on raw and living foods and popular speaker from the USA, will present his inspiring new lecture packed with revolutionary information on nutrition. Come and enjoy the lecture as well as a delicious green smoothie.
To make a reservation, please book online at Conscious Choice or contact Julie on (02) 9990 9204 or email info@conscious-choice.com.

Eight week vegan cooking course with an emphasis on summer cooking
Starting 22 October 2007
6:30pm to 9:00pm Mondays
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College Leichhardt Campus
If you want to learn vegan cooking in Sydney, then this 8 week cooking class is for you.
Learn to cook delicious and nutritious vegan foods, from healthy and hearty breakfasts through to decadent desserts. The course will provide some nutritional information, ideas and methods for cooking a range of meals, and an understanding of the vegan lifestyle. At the end of each lesson, students will have a vegan feast that they made themselves!
Organic ingredients are used in the course.
More information at http://www.sydneycommunitycollege.com.au (Course code CK4017E)

National Vegetarian Week
1 - 7 October 2007
The inaugural National Vegetarian Week will be held from 1 to 7 October with the aim to educate Australians on the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet and to encourage them to reduce their daily meat intake. Jackie O, radio and television personality who is a committed vegetarian is the ambassador for National Vegetarian Week. Please visit the National Vegetarian Week website for more information.

Gourmet vegan rawfood fine dining - first ever in Sydney!
6.30pm Sunday 9 September 2007
Alio Restaurant
5 Baptist St, Surry Hills
Celebrate the second anniversary of the vegan rawfood group in Sydney at a showcase event.
$50 - numbers are limited so bookings and pre payments are essential. Please contact http://www.conscious-choice.com or 02 9990 9204.
Enjoy the culinary expertise of gourmet raw cuisine chef Julie Mitsios of Conscious Choice at a three course fine dining extravaganza of organic rawfood Italian cuisine.

Plant Based Rawfood Potluck Luncheon
12noon Sunday 5 August 2007
Join us for the next Sydney Raw Vegan Potluck!
Theme this month is "Middle Eastern fare".
Please RSVP to Gay at gay@gaiastable.com for more details. Please read the potluck guidelines and bring a vegan rawfood dish to share.

Eight week vegan cooking course
4 August 2007 to 22 September 2007
2:00pm to 4:30pm, Saturday afternoons
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College Leichhardt Campus
If you want to learn vegan cooking in Sydney, then this 8 week cooking class is for you.
Learn to cook delicious and nutritious vegan foods, from healthy and hearty breakfasts through to decadent desserts. The course will provide some nutritional information, ideas and methods for cooking a range of meals, and an understanding of the vegan lifestyle. At the end of each lesson, students will have a vegan feast that they made themselves!
Topics include: The Lazy Vegan, Veganising Old Favourites, Middle Eastern Cookery and The Vegan Gourmet.
Where possible, organic ingredients are used in the course.
More information at http://www.sydneycommunitycollege.com.au (Course code CK3017E)

The Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup Group
6.30pm, Friday 20 July 2007
Peace Harmony Vegetarian Thai Restaurant
44 Erskine Street Sydney
Meet fellow raw foodists near you! Come to your local Raw Food Meetup to have fun, share raw food meals, and discuss vegan diet and health issues. Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome! Animal activists and environmentalists are very welcome.
Go to Meetup Group's web page for more information.

Organic Raw Vegan Chocolate Indulgence class
2-5pm, Sunday 1 July 2007
Bondi Junction
$77
Presented by Conscious Choice using Cacao Power
This is Raw, Organic Chocolate! There is fantastic hope for chocoholics everywhere! You can turn cravings for cooked chocolate into super-nutrition. All chocolate indulgences are made from the raw cacao bean. Pure Unprocessed Chocolate.
Includes comprehensive information, recipe booklet and generous tastings of every dish.

For bookings and more information, see www.conscious-choice.com, call Julie on 9990 9204 or email info@conscious-choice.com

Sydney Vegan Raw Food Potluck dinner
7pm Saturday 30 June 2007
Join us for the next Raw Vegan Potluck!
Theme this month is "Soup and Salad" (and crackers and bread and dessert!).
Please RSVP to Gay at gay@gaiastable.com for more details. Please read the potluck guidelines and bring a vegan rawfood dish to share.

Sydney Vegan Raw Food Potluck dinner
7pm Saturday 26 May 2007
Join us for the next Raw Vegan Potluck!
Please RSVP to Gay at gay@gaiastable.com for more details. Please read the potluck guidelines and bring a vegan rawfood dish to share.

The Sydney Raw Food and Vegan Meetup Group
6.30pm, Friday 25 May 2007
Meet fellow raw foodists near you! Come to your local Raw Food Meetup to have fun, share raw food meals, and discuss vegan diet and health issues. Anyone interested in the raw/live food diet and lifestyle is welcome! Animal activists and environmentalists are very welcome.
Go to Meetup Group's web page for location and more information.

New vegan community space in Newtown
From 11am with performances from 5pm
Sunday 20 May 2007
Newtown
Vegan food, workshops (DIY bicycle maintenance, introduction to swedish massage, indigenous activism, poetry and the state), performances, more vegan food.
Click here for more.
Please contact Tash at tashverco@hotmail.com or 0407668016 for more details.

Eight week vegan cookery course
9 May 2007 to 27 June 2007
6:30pm to 9pm, Wednesday nights
Tutor: Leigh Drew
Sydney Community College at Newtown
If you want to learn vegan cooking in Sydney, then this 8 week cooking class is for you.
Learn to cook delicious and nutritious vegan foods, from healthy and hearty breakfasts through to decadent desserts. The course will provide some nutritional information, ideas and methods for cooking a range of meals, and an understanding of the vegan lifestyle. At the end of each lesson, students will have a vegan feast that they made themselves!
More information at http://www.sydneycommunitycollege.com.au

Raw Pleasure at Mind Body Spirit Festival
Thursday 3 May to Sunday 6 May 2007
10am to 7pm daily
Hall One, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Come along and support Australia's premier raw food resource Raw Pleasure at stand number G07.
More information at http://www.mbsfestival.com.au/sydmay_docs/Syd_May07FestGuide.pdf

April Vegan Raw Food Potluck
12 noon Sunday 29 April 2007
Location TBA
Join us for the next Raw Vegan Potluck!
Please RSVP to Gay at gay@gaiastable.com for more details. Please read the potluck guidelines and bring a vegan rawfood dish to share.

Introductory Living Food Cooking class
11am-2pm, Saturday 14 April 2007
Bondi Junction
$60 + GST
Run by Conscious Choice using all organic products.

Are you craving for an earth-friendly conscious way of life?
Are you seeking more energy and vitality in your day-to-day life?
Would you like to know how to prepare delicious organic living food creations?
Conscious Classes have been specifically created for you!

For bookings and more information, see http://conscious-choice.com, call Julie on 9990 9204 or email info@conscious-choice.com

Organic Raw Vegan Easter Chocolate Indulgence class
2-5pm, Sunday 1 April 2007
Bondi Junction
$65 + GST
Presented by Conscious Choice using Cacao Power
Get the most nutrition out of chocolate this Easter - guilt free!
Includes comprehensive information, recipe booklet and generous tastings of every dish.

For bookings and more information, see http://conscious-choice.com, call Julie on 9990 9204 or email info@conscious-choice.com

March Vegan Raw Food Potluck
1:30pm Sunday 25 March 2007
Thornleigh, Sydney
Italian Theme
Join us for our next Raw Vegan Potluck!
Please RSVP to Gay at gay@gaiastable.com for more details including address.

Voiceless, the exhibition
I feel therefore I am
23 February to 10 March 2007
Sherman Galleries
16-20 Goodhope St
Paddington NSW 2021
Telephone 02 9331 1112
www.shermangalleries.com.au

Animal Liberation Christmas Party
7.00pm, Saturday 16 December 2006
Pitt Street Vegetarian Restaurant
238 Pitt St, Sydney
Animal Liberation is growing and each year holds a Christmas party to celebrate activism throughout the year as well as the achievements and contributions of new activists. Animal Liberation invites you to join us on this special evening at Sydney Pitt Street Vegetarian Restaurant where you will hear about some of the achievements of our new activists, as well as a bit about our long running campaigns ... and to top it all off, get stuck into some great vegan food! Cost is $30 per person. The restaurant is BYO, therefore you are welcome to bring along a few drinks to enjoy on the night.
Please RSVP by Monday 4 December to sydneyhq@animal-lib.org.au or phone 02 9262 3221.

Raw Food Transformational talk with Matt Monarch
7.30pm, Thursday 14 December 2006
Note: This event has been postponed to 2007.
Matt Monarch, author of Raw Spirit and raw food educator has been eating 100% raw for nearly 6 years now. In this talk he discusses:

• Spiritual benefits of a raw food diet
• Is the raw food diet for you?
• Overcoming health challenges
• Why some diets work and some don't
• Difficulties that may arise on your journey
• Benefits of eating raw foods, juicing and colonics

Vegan Raw Food Potluck Picnic
12:00 noon, Sunday 26 November 2006
Sydney
Indian Theme
Please RSVP to Gay to gay@gaiastable.com

Cruelty Free Living Festival
10am to 4pm, Sunday 5 November 2006
Petersham Town Hall, 107 Crystal St, Petersham

Sydney's first Cruelty Free Living Festival will promote awareness of animal cruelty issues. It will show people how they can avoid supporting cruelty in their everyday life by buying products that haven't been tested on animals, responsible pet care, avoiding animal derived products, supporting animal charities etc. This will all be presented in a fun-filled festival atmosphere with live entertainment, speakers, stalls from cruelty free product/food producers and animal charities, free workshops, film screenings, cooking demos, wine tasting, kids entertainment and more. A totally vegan event. The Vegan Society is holding one of our famous Tea and Empathy stalls, so be sure to come and try some of our beautiful vegan pastries and a nice cuppa with soy milk. Then check out our range of books, magazines and tee-shirts for sale. We look forward to seeing you there! Entry: $5 donation to Animal Liberation. For more information call 02 9564 5861 or visit Cruelty Free Festival

Click here for a list of current events.