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Thursday, September 30, 2004
Michael Greger, M.D. Sued by Atkins Let's Help My friend and colleague, Micheal Greger, M.D. is being sued by the Atkins organization because he has published a comprehensive indictment of the dangers of the Atkin's diet on the website, www.AtkinsFacts.org . The Atkins' company thinks because of its wealth they can silence critics and stop dedicated physician like Dr. Greger from speaking the truth about their dangerous and fraudulent nutritional claims. Dr. Greger is a self-sacrificing, do-gooder who has my respect and admiration. I strongly encourage all members to send a check to Dr. Greger to help him stand up to this attack and expose the truth behind the low carb lies. Please send checks to the Michael Greger Legal Fund, at 185 South St #6, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. or go to www.veganMD.org and click on the donate link on the bottom. If every person who reads this sends even $10, we can make a huge contribution support his legal defense.Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD I thought you guys may want to help especially since we hosted Dr. Greger to the Space Coast. ~ Suzanne Monday, September 20, 2004
Agenda for August 25th Core Group meeting Healthy Planet of Brevard (health, compassion, animals, environment) Satellite Beach Public Library Wednesday, September 22, 2004 Call to order at 7:15 p.m. Read the minutes from the previous meeting Set Date and time of next meeting (10-27?) Treasurers Report Membership Report (request approval of expenditure for name-tag holders) Dining-Out Report Events Report - Discuss possible guest speakers; Dr. Greger (any updates for spring?) Discuss Upcoming events schedule: Dining Out October 30 - Island Pasta Company - Melbourne (Halloween, costume optional party) Outreach Event October 31 - Cocoa Beach Public Library, George Eisman speaking engagement, "Problems with the Atkins Diet" Turkey-free Thanksgiving Dinner November 20th, 2-6 pm, dinner at 3 pm - Suntree Rotary Park, Turkey-free Thanksgiving dinner/ Native American foods celebration, Succotash, Corn, Squash, Beans, Tomatoes, Potatoes Dining Out Holiday Party December 11 – Daisen – Merritt Island (this is our Holiday Dining Out) --------------------------
Core Group positions open: Potluck Coordinators, we need volunteers to coordinate our potlucks. One for Central Brevard and one for South Brevard. People that are willing to make the potlucks work, with advertising, phone calls, reminders, with support from the other core members. Time commitment: 6 hours per month. Tabling Coordinator, set up tables at different events throughout the county to distribute vegetarian information. Time commitment: flexible depending on the number of events you would be able to support, approximately 4-6 hours per month. Lifespan Shortened Interesting article on our fellow citizens and their lifespan. Our food choices are killing us early. Just goes to show you how very important our work is. Saturday, September 18, 2004
Sowing Seeds Workshop Sowing Seeds Workshop, West Palm Beach, Florida: October 16-17 The International Institute for Humane Education (IIHE) will be conducting a Sowing Seeds workshop at the Pegasus Foundation in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 16th and 17th. We'd love for you to join us!About the Workshop Sowing Seeds is an intensive, two-day training designed to help participants effectively and creatively teach about the most important issues of our time. The workshop is designed for educators, animal, environmental and human rights activists, advocates of humane and sustainable living, and anyone wishing to develop their teaching and communication abilities to work for positive social change are encouraged to register. Participants will spend each day learning how to stimulate critical thinking and offer learning activities that inspire students to make positive choices that benefit themselves, other people, other species and the Earth. Go Here For More Information:http://www.iihed.org/events/workshops.htmlRegister On-line Now at:http://www.iihed.org/events/register_events.htmlCost: The registration fee is on a sliding scale* based upon income. Basic fee: $45-145Student fee (with copy of ID): $40Registration includes the workshop, a copy of The Power & Promise of Humane Education by Zoe Weil, and light breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday (Registration DOES NOT include housing).*In order to ensure that everyone can attend, we ask people who can afford it to pay at the high end of the sliding scale.Please note: there will be no refunds after October 4thWhere to Stay: For a listing of nearby accommodations, please email our office.If you missed the workshop in Colorado and Maine, click here to see what people had to say about their experience. For more information, please email: SowingSeeds@iihed.org or call: 207-667-1025International Institute for Humane Education This just in from the Nature Conservancy Hi Eric, Hope you remember me. I came down and spoke to your group a couple of years ago about the state's Florida Forever land conservation program and had a wonderful potluck dinner with you guys! I'm writing to you now to ask if you know that a ballot measure to fund Brevard County's Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program will be on the upcoming Nov. 2nd Election? The referendum will as voters to authorize new bonds to pay for completion of county purchases of lagoon properties, scrub land and other endangered native habitat, as well as open space to keep everything from being paved in the county. The cost is about $17 per year in property taxes (unless you have a big mansion on the beach, then it costs more of course), and it won't actually even be an increase in your current tax bill becasue it will take the place of the taxes now paid on Beaches and Riverfronts program (which is retiring). I'm working with a local committee (Preserve Brevard) to pass this important measure, and would love to have the support of your fine group. Check out the website www.preservebrevard.org and see what you think. We're trying hard to spread the word so we can get voters' support. Any help, endorsement, fundraising, etc. would be truly appreciated. Let me know what you think. Sue Sue Mullins Government Relations Manager The Nature Conservancy Tallahassee Field Office 625 N. Adams Street (850) 222-0199 x. 27 (850) 222-0973 (fax) Sunday, September 12, 2004
HPoB Dining out- Saturday, September 18th! It’s time to make your reservations for our next Dining Out. By popular request, we are returning to Asian Gourmet this coming Saturday. Here are the details: Saturday, September 18th, 2004 – 7pm Asian Gourmet Restaurant, Menu: Vietnamese Vegetable Soup w/ 4 Mushrooms Mixed Seaweed Salad w/ Veggies & Sesame Crispy Vegetarian Noodles w/ Tofu & Veggies Vietnamese Curry w/ Seitan & Tofu Banana and Sweet Rice Pudding w/ Coconut Sauce Price is $20 per person which includes tax and tip. This meal will be served family style. It will be wonderful to see you all there. We can celebrate hurricane survival, electricity, phone service and the return of Healthy Planet of Brevard Dining Out emails! Reserve by return email or call me at 242-4647. Best regards, Barbara Bingnear Dining Out Coordinator Healthy Planet of Brevard http://www.healthyplanet.blogspot.com “You never hear anybody talk about mad tofu disease” John Robbins, Founder of EarthSave, International Saturday, September 11, 2004
[Hpob-ann] Healthy Planet of Brevard, Email Newsletter Healthy Planet of Brevard Saturday, September 11, 2004 (health, compassion, animals, environment)
Email Newsletter (transmitted about once monthly, if you would like to be removed please contact us at fricker3@yahoo.com) Web site: http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/
Healthy Planet of Brevard hopes that these hurricanes (and him-icanes) haven't injured you or anyone important to you. It is our hope that news of upcoming vegetarian events will bring a little joy into your life at a time when all we see on the news is the devastation left by Charles and
Upcoming Events Schedule:
Saturday, September 18, 7 pm, at the Asian Gourmet restaurant in Menu: Vietnamese Vegetable Soup w/ 4 Mushrooms Mixed Seaweed Salad w/ Veggies & Sesame Crispy Vegetarian Noodles w/ Tofu & Veggies Vietnamese Curry w/ Seitan & Tofu Banana and Sweet Rice Pudding w/ Coconut Sauce We can have a maximum of 50 seats and Eric has already taken up 4 of them with his family.
Outreach Event Sunday, September 19th, 2 pm,
Core Group Meeting Wednesday, September 22, 7:15 pm, Satellite Beach Public Library, join us and help plan the future of HPoB
Dining Out October 30 - Island Pasta Company -
October 31 - Cocoa Beach Public Library, George Eisman speaking engagement, "Problems with the Atkins Diet" Turkey-free Thanksgiving November 20th, 2-6 pm, dinner at 3 pm - Suntree Rotary Park, Turkey-free Thanksgiving dinner/ Native American foods celebration, Succotash, Corn, Squash, Beans, Tomatoes, Potatoes Dining Out December 11, Dai Sen,
FYI, we currently have 44 paid HPoB members. Why don't you join today and help support our outreach efforts? Membership levels are: Economy, $10, for students, seniors and others; Individual, $20; Family, $30; and Supporting $50 or more. Memberships renew each year in January.
Core Group positions open: Potluck Coordinators, we need volunteers to coordinate our potlucks. One for Central Brevard and one for Tabling Coordinator, set up tables at different events throughout the county to distribute vegetarian information. Time commitment: flexible depending on the number of events you would be able to support, approximately 4-6 hours per month.
Dan Robinson, our Membership Coordinator, is looking for individuals interested in participating in the Keep Brevard Beautiful program by adopting a section of road or a section of shoreline in Training, team t-shirts, tools, and safety equipment are provided by the County. There are lots of areas to choose from. Part of our mission to maintain a healthy planet includes what we can do at a local level to keep our environment clean, healthy, and habitable. There are people who foul the environment, and fortunately there are people to clean up the mess that these inconsiderate folks leave behind. You can be a part of the group dedicated to saving our local environment from the forces of decay. To sign up or for further information contact Dan Robinson at dcr100@juno.com.
Are you concerned about water consumption? If so, please check out this article, Meat-Eaters Soak Up the World's Water, at http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0823-02.htm
Families for Natural Living Families for Natural Living is planning to share storm stories and discuss emotionally coping with disasters at their next meeting on the 3rd Wed (9/15) at the Melbourne Mall's Community Meeting Room from 10-12 noon. Kids are welcome too.
Let's support the Native Plant Society: "The Conradina Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society will hold its season opener on 13 September, Monday, at the Melbourne Library, Healthy Planet of Brevard (health, compassion, animals, environment) Remember to visit our web site at http://healthyplanet.blogspot.com/ Wednesday, September 01, 2004
HPoB 8/25/2004 Core Meeting Minutes HEALTHY PLANET of BREVARD August 25, 2004 The core group of the Healthy Planet of Brevard met at Dan Robinson’s timeshare at the beautiful Las Olas Resort in Satellite Beach, on August 25, at 7:15 p.m. In attendance were Judy McCluney, Barbara Bingnear, John Ceilukowski, Eric Fricker, Vicki Murfin, Dan Robinson, Rose Forbes and Claris Withrow. Everyone brought wonderful vegan snacks and desserts. Claris read the minutes of the previous meeting. Eric presented a sympathy card, signed by all the core members, to Rose as she had recently lost her father. Judy reported that the treasury balance is $700.25. The next Dining Out on September 18, is to be held at the Asian Gourmet restaurant in Melbourne. Dan read the menu. No price has been established as yet. Events - Vicki reported that the Cocoa Beach Library has been reserved for Sunday, September 19th. The Indian River Blue Grass Boys will be playing from 2:00 - 3:00 and HPoB core members will be serving vegan, low-fat desserts to the interested public. Copies of recipes will be available for distribution. Core members are to be at the library at 1:00 for set-up. Information on the vegetarian/vegan way of life will be available. Vicki also confirmed that George Eisman will be speaking at the library on October 31st on problems with the Atkins Diet. The library will help advertise this event. Dan Robinson said there are now 44 HPoB members. Judy reported on the Turkey Free Thanksgiving Festival to be held at the Suntree Rotary Park on November 20th. John will make up flyers to advertise the event. Judy has visited the park to check on the facilities. We will need committees for setup, clean up, parking, etc. Membership will be contacted for volunteers. The event is scheduled to run from 2:00 to 6:00 with dinner served at 3:00. Judy is contacting the Inter-Tribal Council to see if they will participate. Eric will send out e-mails to members. The food will be vegan. Discussion was held about having a back-up catering service available. Two Hundred Dollars was approved for funding the event. Thirty Dollars to be used for paper and One Hundred Seventy Dollars for food if needed. Dan brought up the idea of HPoB being responsible for a section of highway with the Keep Brevard Beautiful organization’s Adopt a Highway program. This was tabled until the next meeting. Rose had just returned from an Alaskan Cruise where she picked up a brochure put out by the Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association. She suggested that maybe we could do one similar. This also will be discussed at the next meeting. Judy had received information from Riverside Bank offering the organization a credit card. Discussion was held and will be continued at next meeting. Judy made a motion to get the card as there was a September 10th deadline for application. Barbara seconded the motion. Motion carried. At the September 22nd core meeting, discussion will continue as to restrictions, etc., for use of the card. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Claris Withrow Secretary | |
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