Dear all,
The Jain Vegans team hope you've all experienced a fulfilling Paryushan filled with deep insight and enriching contemplation. We also hope those of you that are UK based have been able to make the most of the fabulous weather we've had this summer. We wanted to keep you updated on all the upcoming vegan related news including details on two imminent festivals and a Jain Vegans cookery club event all taking place in London this September. | | |
1. Festival of Life, Saturday 13 September 2014, Holborn 
The Festival is a unique one-day event with over 50 talks, demos and workshops and a wide variety of stalls inside the hall and in the park in adjacent Red Lion Square, covering: Self-healing and Self-empowerment • Natural Parenting and Nature Cures • Healthy Vegan Organic Meals and Whole-foods • Permaculture and Environmentalism • Musical, Poetic and Artistic Expression • Simple and Non-consumerist Living • Creating Community and Networks • Celebration and Connection. www.festivaloflife.net
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL
Ticket price for full event: 10.30am-11.30pm: £20 /£15 (concs) at the door.
Late ticket prices - from 4pm: £15 /£10(concs); from 7pm: £10 /£5(concs).
For day-only attendance, refund of £5 available when leaving before 6pm.
Accompanied under 16's free. Entrance to Red Lion Square - free.
If you do not wish to stay for the dance party, you may request a £5 refund
if you leave before 6pm. This will allow space for others to join at this point
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2. Vegfest London, 27 & 28 September 2014 - Kensington Olympia  
This is the 2nd year for one of Europe's largest vegan events at Kensington Olympia West Halls. Featuring leading worldwide vegan celebrities, including amongst others:
- Brendan Brazier - former professional Ironman trialthlete & two time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion, author of Thrive book series & formulator of award-winning Veganline nutritional products. www.brendanbrazier.com
- Patrik Baboumain - holder of several lifting world records & friend of Jain Vegans, Patrik, from Germany also won vegan athlete of the year in 2013. www.patrikbaboumain.de
- Neil Robinson - ex - Everton & Swansea City footballer & the world's 1st to play professional football in a top flight division on a vegan diet. www.neilrobinsonvegan.com
- Fiona Oaks - vegan all her adult life & holder of no less than THREE world marathon records, Fiona also works incredibly hard to care for all the rescues in her care at her animal sanctuary Tower Hill Stables. www.fionaoakesfoundation.co.uk www.towerhillstables.com
This informal, family-friendly event is your ultimate one-stop guide to eco-friendly vegan lifestyles, with masses of top quality vegan products & inspiring information, plus of course entertainment, festival vibe & humour. With lots of interesting guest speakers on board, this action-packed 100% plant-based show promises to be unmissable!
Advance tickets £10 adults/ £6 concessions www.london.vegfest.co.uk | | |
3. Jain Vegans Cooking Club In June, we held the first Jain Vegans Cooking Club event. It was a fantastic event where each of us tried a different recipe and brought the dish for everyone to taste. Between us we made vegan and Jain dhokri, khandvi, khichdi & kadhi and halwa. As well as sharing this tasty feast we shared many tips and ideas for vegan cooking. The next event will happen in Ruislip on 21 September. If you would like to join us, please email .
 
We are also currently in the process of compiling a crowd-sourced recipe collection to help members of Jain Vegan community in their quest be able to make vegan versions of their favourite dishes! We would like to thank everyone who has contributed recipes so far and donated food items at previous events, and would encourage you all to send in your favourite recipes to nishma@jainvegans . org and rehma@jainvegans . org. All contributors will be credited. You can find the recipe for dhokri which was tested at the last Cooking Club event here | | |
4. Upcoming UK based events | | |
5. Abuse and killing of cows in milk production 
The abuse and killing of cows on dairy farms is the main reason why many members of the Jain community have decided to make a switch to a vegan lifestyle: - The cow is forcefully impregnated by means of artificial insemination. If a cow isn’t made pregnant, she won’t produce milk.
- The newborn calf is normally taken away from its mother within 24-48 hours. This is traumatic for cows, who, like human mothers, are very motherly and develop strong bonds with their babies.
- Male calves are killed shortly after birth or sold on for meat/leather production. They have no other use to dairy farmers.
- Female calves are kept on to replace their mothers as milk-producing cows.
- The mother cow will be killed when 5-7 years old, even though she could live for 20 to 30 years if given the chance. This is because after bearing a calf and giving milk each year, her milk yield drops such that it is no more profitable for a dairy farmer to keep her alive.
Even though cows on organic farms might experience slightly better conditions, they are still artificially inseminated and killed long before they would leave their bodies. For further information about the way in which cows and other animals are exploited in the milk production process, please visit the Vegan Society website: http ://www . vegansociety . com/ | | |
6. Alternatives to dairy to help you give up It is possible to get a range of dairy free alternatives to traditionally animal based products. Normally available from free-from sections of supermarkets and also from healthfood stores. - Cow milk with Soya/Rice/Almond/Coconut Milk (Supermarket ownbrands, Alpro, Provamel, Bonsoy, So Good, Ecomil, Koko)
- Yoghurt / Dahi with plant based curds (Provamel, Alpro, Sojade)
- Butter with vegetable spreads (Pure and Vitalite are commonly available from supermarkets. Note many margarines contain butter milk and thus are not suitable for vegans)
- Cheese / Paneer with Dairy Free Cheeses (Tofu, Redwoods Cheezly,Scheese,Tofutti, Vegusto, Vegourmet)
- Ice Creams with sorbets or dairy free ice creams (Rice Dream,Swedish Glace,Tofutti, Booja Booja, Worthenshaws)
- Chocolate with dark chocolate (Plamil and Organica do specialist dairy free ‘milk chocolate’ and many brands do vegan dark chocolate)
- Eggs with egg replacement powder (baking) or tofu (scrambled)
- Honey with fruit syrup or golden syrup
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7. NHS website supportive of a vegan diet | | |
