Volume 8 Number 2 FALL 2008 - American Vegan Society

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AHIMSA THE COMPASSIONATE WAY AHIMSA is a Sanskrit term meaning non-killing, non-injuring, non-harming. AVS defines it in daily life as Dynamic Harmlessness, spelled out at right. THE AMERICAN VEGAN SOCIETY is a nonprofit, non-sectarian, non-political, tax-exempt educational membership organization teaching a compassionate way of living by Ahimsa (see above) and Reverence for Life. VEGANS—pronounced VEE-guns—live on products of the plant kingdom, so exclude flesh, fish, fowl, dairy products (animal milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, etc.), eggs, honey, animal gelatin and broths, all other items of animal origin. VEGANISM ALSO EXCLUDES animal products such as leather, wool, fur, and silk, in clothing, upholstery, etc. Vegans usually try to avoid the less-thanobvious animal oils, secretions, etc., in many soaps, cosmetics, toiletries, household goods and other common commodities. AN EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION is held each year, at Malaga or elsewhere. INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL ADVICE is not given; AVS educates on ethical, ecological, aesthetic, healthful, economic aspects of vegan living in general. KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS in articles (or books, tapes, etc., listed or reviewed in American Vegan) represent the views of the individual authors, not necessarily those of the society or American Vegan. CONFIDENTIALITY: AVS' membership list is never rented or given out for commercial use or solicitations. NO PAID ADVERTISING: any notices printed are for informational value to our readers, and unpaid. ARTICLES or items may be submitted for possible publication. AMERICAN VEGAN SOCIETY Since 1960 Founder: H. Jay Dinshah AVS Council Members & Officers *Freya Dinshah, Malaga, NJ –President/Treasurer/Editor Roshan Dinshah, Malaga NJ –1st Vice President *Rosemary O’Brien, Woodbridge NJ –2nd Vice President/Secretary *Anne Dinshah, Columbus OH –Assistant Editor *Andy Mars, Los Angeles CA Daniel J. Dinshah, Malaga NJ –Assistant Treasurer *Gabriel Figueroa, Austin TX–Assistant Editor *Council Website hosted by VegSource 2 American Vegan 8—2, FALL 2008 ABSTINENCE from Animal Products HARMLESSNESS with Reverence for Life INTEGRITY of Thought, Word, and Deed MASTERY over Oneself SERVICE to Humanity, Nature, and Creation ADVANCEMENT of Understanding and Truth American Vegan Volume 8, Number 2— Fall 2008 ISSN: 1536-3767 © 2008 Contents The Greatest Impact on My Life....................1, 3 American Vegan Garden Party Recipes ............4 Obituary: Dr. Meherwan M. Bhamgara.............6 Let Nature Heal! ................................................7 Dating Vegans: Meet Hank Hawkins ................8 Book Review: Great Chefs Cook Vegan .........11 Hawaii:Vegetarian School Lunch Resolution..12 American Vegan T-Shirts ................................13 Congratulations, Philadelphia Phillies!............13 New Books and DVD/CD................................14 The Living Light Culinary Arts Center ...........16 Cherie’s Story ..................................................17 Notices: Vegan Health Study, Vegfam............19 Why Is Our Teen So Thin? ..............................20 Employees at Pig Farm Charged .....................21 Teen Book List.................................................21 Letters to Editors..............................................21 Book Review: The Asian Vegan Kitchen........22 World Vegan Day ............................................23 Jo’s Recipes .....................................................24 Dating Vegans: Jo and Michael .......................25 Eating Vegan at Ethnic Restaurants.................28 Events & Conferences .....................................30 AVS Membership/Subscription.......................31 Book Announcement: Metamorphosis ............32 Front Cover Photo: Kids Make a Difference Back Cover Photo: Golden Gibson Rees/M. Katz Inside photos as credited, or by AVS Some design images by iStockphoto, Inc. Assistant Editor and Graphics: Carolyn Githens Technical Assistance: Scott Depew Printed by GraphiColor Corporation, Vineland NJ Request our Book & Video/DVD Catalog. Order from AVS! www.americanvegan.org Sign on to E-Alert Webmaster: Curt Hamre
(Continued from page 1) The Greatest Impact on My Life I am now eighteen years old and I have been a kid making a difference since I was five years old because of this group. Director Andy Mars is the man who has made the greatest impact on my life. I first met him when he did an environmental education program at my school when I was in kindergarten. That made a big impact on this little kid. I then started to realize that I had choices. I started to think about how my living on this planet could have the least negative impact and most positive impact. Weekend Activities I was so excited to join Kids Make A Difference on my first weekend activity. We spent a fun day hiking, doing some important trail maintenance and clean up. I was very upset that people had gone into nature and trashed it. I was very uplifted that we could go undo the damage that others had done. I also especially remember my second Kids Make A Difference activity. We made meals for the homeless. Together we covered the park picnic tables with a roll of brown paper. I fondly recall that after the project we made a peace banner on the paper—over the food stains. I also remember the wind that had its own idea, but I remember how we worked together until we succeeded. I was the littlest kid there, a mere five compared to the others who were 10, 11, 12. Even though I was so little, everyone made me feel so big and important. I was put in charge of crayoning the brown-paper lunch bags. I remember Louis, who seemed so big to me at twice my age, telling me that, "the homeless people are so happy to get happy-colored lunch bags." I had so much fun and felt so good! Other kids wore gloves as they made sandwiches*. This was my first exposure to vegan food. Inspiring Lessons I remember Andy bouncing from table to table inspiring us with little lessons and making each of us feel so special and important. He told us different reasons that different people became homeless. He drew a map in the sand and tossed in pebbles and stones here and there to show the warped distribution of food and other resources on this planet. He talked about how what we eat and our system of food production plays such a dramatic role on this planet. He explained to us all about the food we were packing. He impressed upon us that homeless people needed food not junk. While some of the other lessons didn't sink in until a few years later, they were seeds planted in me ready to grow. Even at five, I did get to thinking about not wanting to put junk into my body either. I started eating a lot better. It took over a year, but I became a total vegetarian (vegan), with Andy's support, the summer between first and second grades while attending Kids Make A Difference's totally vegan summer camp, (www.CampExploration.org). Acceptance and Support With Andy's help, my parents came to accept and support my choice. After being vegan for 10 years, my mom gave me a very special birthday present this year. She told me that she was now going to go vegetarian too! With my subtle pushing, and Andy's patient diplomatic help, my father also recently gave up his gasoline guzzling SUV and instead got a CNG-fueled truck like the Kids Make A Difference eco-van. My parents also had already stopped subscribing to the daily newspaper that they barely read anyway, began carrying cloth bags to the market for shopping, and started eating more organic fruits and vegetables. See? Not only can Kids Make A Difference, but adults can too! No matter how old I get, this kid, thanks to Kids Make A Difference, is always going to be a kid who makes a difference. Thanks, Andy, for making such a difference in my life and helping me make a difference to others! For More Information Contact the Kids Make A Difference community service programs for kids, or the Camp Exploration vegan summer and winter camp programs from the web, www.KidsMakeADifference.org, Phone: 818-344-7838, or write Dr. Andrew Mars, 6716 Kurl Way, Reseda CA 91335. Children from across the country are able to participate in the overnight camp programs, and children in the Los Angeles area are able to participate in the day-camp programs and the weekend community-service projects, which are based in the West San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Davey Brown wrote this essay for his college application. *Sandwiches were bread with sunflowerseed butter and pure-fruit jelly. o American Vegan 8—2, FALL 2008 3
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