Dear all, The "festival of lights" is just round the corner, reminding us of the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. People of all faiths are slowly but surely embracing a more compassionate lifestyle thanks to all of you who are playing an active role, sharing information about the vegan lifestyle with your friends, colleagues and loved ones, and attending and supporting the myriad of vegan-related events. This issue is packed with updates of events celebrating Diwali, a life-changing course on reversing diabetes, and information on just some of the many vegan related events taking place throughout the country. | Contents - A Night of Illuminations - Saturday 18th October 2014
- Diwali & New Year Party - Friday 24th October 2014
- Reversing diabetes with Nandita Shah - Saturday 8th November 2014
- Upcoming vegan events
- The launch of the ANIMAL INTERFAITH ALLIANCE (AIA)
- Viva! 20th Anniversary Awards
- Abuse and killing of cows in milk production
- Alternatives to dairy to help you give up
- NHS website supportive of a vegan diet
- About Jain Vegans
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1. A Night of Illuminations - Saturday 18th October 2014 
The refreshments served at this event will be entirely vegan
Young Jains UK presents this Jubilant DIWALI SHOW, which promises to capture the Spiritual Essence of Diwali.
Date: Saturday 18th October 2014
Time: Doors open 7.00pm. Event starts 7.45pm until 10.00 pm
Venue: Canons High School, Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN Tickets: Members £5 | Non-members £7 (U12’s free): TICKET PRICE RISE TO £8 AFTER 7TH OCT Contact: Manjriben / 07411 474 227 / 020 3556 6312 (Kenton) Harshna 020 8959 5563 (Mill Hill / Finchley) After a long time, we’re producing a fantastic Diwali show. We’ll celebrate creatively, with dance, drama, songs and stories, the wondrous occasion of Bhagwan’s Moksha Kalyanak, Guru Gautam Swami’s Keval Gnan and the spreading of Divine Light through the ages. Make sure you’re there! Light refreshments will be served. Theme: The show is in English. Dress Code: Traditional | | |
2. Diwali & New Year Party - Friday 24th October 2014
The Jain dinner served will be entirely vegan
SCVP Jain School will be celebrating Diwali and New Year on Friday 24th October in unique style with a narration of Mahavir Bhagwan’s legacy accompanied with music and singing from UK renowned singers and musicians, followed by Chopda Poojan which will allow us all to start a new chapter in our spiritual lives by following the values propounded by Mahavir Bhagwan.
This is a not to be missed family event. Details are set out on the above flyer - tickets are limited so book early to avoid disappointment (children under 16 are free).
To book your tickets, contact:
Shandipbhai: 07780 690432
Bakulbhai:07917 708370
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3. Reversing diabetes with Nandita Shah - Saturday 8th November 2014 
Date and time: Saturday 8th November 2013 9.30am to 6.30pm Address: The Kings Langley Community Centre, London WD4 8ET Price: £149 per person or £249 per couple
www.sharan-india.org/events/reversing-diabetes-2 Nandita Shah is the founder and director of SHARAN UK and INDIA. She facilitates regular workshops and retreats all over the world to help make changes to overcome lifestyle and diet related diseases. This workshop draws on research by Dr Neal Barnard (author of a best-selling book on reversing diabetes), and offers a step-by-step lifestyle method that has helped participants control/reverse type 2 diabetes, lose weight and lose cholesterol while also reducing/eliminating the need for medication. Ramesh Hirani participated in the 21 day disease reversal retreat in June this year. He was so impressed with the results he experienced that he invited Nandita to conduct a 1 day seminar in London, and will help support participants on their journey. The course fee includes 3 healthy gourmet vegan meals, cooking demos, course materials and workbooks. For enquiries and registration: Ramesh Hirani Tel: 07586 291473, Email: Karina Hirani Tel: 07951 719115, Email: | | |
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5. The launch of the ANIMAL INTERFAITH ALLIANCE (AIA) On January 7th 2014, animal advocates from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, and other faiths, formed the Interfaith Alliance for Animals, whose vision is to create 'a peaceful world where people of all faiths and all those who believe in a compassionate world, work together to treat all animals with respect and compassion.'
Some of their objectives include providing a stronger voice for the animals, through the union of different faiths, to provide a forum to learn from and to promote a vegan diet which also embraces the issues of environmental protection, healthy lifestyles and ending world hunger and to end animal exploitation.
The AIA's evolving websites can be found here:
www.animal-interfaith-alliance.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Animal-Interfaith-Alliance/653452811428540
For further information, and for details about becoming a member of the AIA for a small annual subscription, contact Barbara Gardner: | | |
6. Viva! 20th Anniversary Awards | | |
7. 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 naturally. 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/ | | |
8. 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.
You can easily replace: -
Cow milk with Soya/Rice/Almond/Coconut Milk (Supermarket ownbrands, Alpro, Provamel, Bonsoy, 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) -
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Ice Creams with sorbets or dairy free ice creams (Bessant and Drury, Swedish Glace, 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 maple syrup, rice syrup, agave syrup, date syrup or golden syrup | | |
9. NHS website supportive of a vegan diet | | |
10. About Jain Vegans Jain Vegans supports members of the Jain community in the transition towards a plant-based low-himsa lifestyle, and helps raise awareness about the abuse, violation and killing of cows in milk production.
You can find out more about Jain Vegans online (www . jainvegans . org) or interact with us through the following online channels:
..a friendly online forum where you can ask questions and exchange ideas about the vegan lifestyle with other members from around the world....
...follow us on Twitter (@JainVegans) for instant news and information...
..'like' us on facebook for updates on our activities and invitations to events...
JAIN VEGANS WORKING GROUP
In the UK, the Jain Vegans Working Group actively works with UK Jain organisations to deliver informative and empowering events on a plant-based lifestyle, and to encourage them to make the transition to all - vegan catering at their events. Please us if you'd like us to help your Jain organisation/community in this way. Please also if you are interested in supporting our activities, for example by volunteering.
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