1. Talks by Jains at VegFest Bristol - Sagar K Shah and Nishma Shah of the Jain Vegans Working Group both gave talks to packed audiences at Bristol VegFest on Saturday 21st May. Nishma ran a cookery demonstration focused around bananas, while Sagar gave a talk on Jainism and the vegan movement in the Jain community. 2. Talks at Shishikunj Bethak - Keval Shah gave an inspiring talk on the vegan lifestyle on Wednesday 25th May at Shishukunj Bhavan, Edgware. The talk focused on actions we can all take to help save lives everyday. 3. Class at SCVP Jain School on eggs - Sagar K Shah delivered a class on eggs to teenagers at the Shri Chandana Vidyapeeth Jain School in Kingsbury on Friday 17th June. The class focused on harm inflicted on chickens through egg production, and included a discussion of alternatives to eggs in cooking, including aquafaba (chickpea water). You can watch Sagar's presentation here. The UK Vegan community continues growing from strength to strength. A recent study commissioned by the Vegan Society suggested there may now be as many as 542,000 dietary vegans in the UK, up from 150,000 in 2006. If you would a to arrange a talk about this increasingly popular lifestyle choice to your community, please contact us on . |