Ottawa Veg²!

http://www.ncva.ca/
but first sign up at
http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/ottawavegchat
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/ottawaveg4animals

Hey guys, if you haven't noticed my mailing list has DIED and if you sent any emails to the old list, I never received them! I set up a google group because there have been things to talk about and I can't wait for the other one to be fixed-if ever. Complicated situation. I made it a public group to hopefully attract more interested members, (the other mailing list was also public, but not as easily accessible--google's more popular than my lil' website). Let me know what you think, and start sending all those overdue messages!
If you are visiting the google group page...
click on the "view in Groups Beta" for MORE features! (or click here:)
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/ottawavegchat

and

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/ottawaveg4animals

Thanks everyone who stopped by the table at the EcoFair.


To join the mailing lists and exchange info with other Ottawa Veg*ns, please visit http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/veg-ns
http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/4animals http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/vegchat
Also check out the archives for those mailing lists to see what we have talked about in the past.


Please also sign up at http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/ for more info on our meetups : 2 meetings/month at local restaurants

Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 12:00 PM
RSVP: http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/events/4711335/

In order of DATE:
For further OAA events info, email ottawa.animal.advocates@rogers.com
RSVP for Ottawa Veg*n events here: http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/events/

EARTH DAY, Friday April 22nd
OAA will be participating in an outdoor Street Festival on Sparks Street Mall to raise awareness of the effects of factory farming on the environment and promote vegan/vegetarianism. I've been told that there will be speakers, musicians and information tables sponsored by different local groups. Please e-mail me if you would be willing to help for an hour or two on the Friday between 11am-1pm. We will need volunteers to leaflet, and possibly wear a chicken costume or promote vegan/vegetarian foods. We're still not exactly sure what we'll be doing but we'll need volunteers either way to make our table sucessful and get the message out (among others) that real environmentalists don't eat meat!

April Vegetarian Meetup
http://www.lickshomeburgers.com/ You can print off this coupon http://www.lickshomeburgers.com/promotions/coup.html and get a burger for $1 with purchase of fries and drink. Total=$6.15/6.30 or, buy a box of 4 frozen Lick's burgers for $6.99 and get a free burger with purchase of fries and drink. Total=$5.15 Lick's vegan burgers are cooked on a seperate grill using seperate utensils.When:Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 12:30 PM Where:Lick's1788 Bank Street At Alta Vista RoadOttawa, ON K1V 7Y6 613.738.9606

May Vegan Meetup
Mondays is vegetarian night and the owner is interested in making all veg dishes vegan friendly (tofutti sour cream etc)When:Monday, May 2, 2005 at 7:00 PM Where:Arrow & Loon99 Fifth Avenue (in the Glebe/Bank Street)Ottawa, ON K1S 5K4 613.237.0448

May Veg*n Meetup
When: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 6:00 PM Where: Wild Oat817 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K1S 3V7613-232-6232

May Vegetarian Meetup
When: Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 12:00 PM Where: Green Door Vegetarian Restaurant198 Main St Ottawa, ON K1S 1C6613-234-9597

June Vegan Meetup
When:Friday, June 3rd or Saturday June 4th.Where:Manx Pub370 Elgin Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1 613-231-2070

Vegan/Vegetarian Potluck: OAA is going to schedule a summer picnic potluck at a local park most likely in mid-late June. It could be more fun that way anyways as people could also play some frisbee or badminton or whatver plus it's free to have it there. I would really appreciate it if you could still make the $10 donation (to support OAA) on behalf of yourself and your guests if they would like to still come to a picnic version of the potluck in a few months.You can make the donation(s): 1) At the demo next Saturday2) come to the meeting at Bridgehead on the 21st or just drop by then with your donation.Anyone who makes a $10 donation will be marked down on a guest list as having paid for the SUMMER POTLUCK event and will just need to bring themselves and their food dish. Details on the picnic to come in later updates.

Seal Hunt.. If you haven't yet done it...
Hi there, It's me, Edelweiss, on a cheery campaign to help little wet creatures! Yeah, it's true that seal hunters need work (although I think they should make environmentally friendly furniture from wheatboard, an agricultural waste product made of chopped straw and nontoxic glue--or something like that--instead. Create a job that can provide employment for years to come!). It's true that there are diminishing stocks of fish (although as omnivores, I think people should cut down on fish consumption rather than seals). But there are lots of compelling reasons to stop the seal hunt (keep wet cute creatures alive; leave the marine ecosystem alone). Please consider writing in and asking that the seal hunt be banned or restricted. http://www.stopthesealhunt.com/site/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp?c=hmKYJeNVJtF&b=412891

It would be wonderful if everyone who is interested in Vegan Gourmet cheese to call the Natural Food Pantry in the Market, and request them to carry the Mozzarella flavor. Best time to call the Natural Food Pantry is MONDAY MORNING before noon as that is when they make up their order. Call 241-6629 and speak with Drew or Linda and ask them to order the Mozzarella flavor Vegan Gourmet cheese! I have tried Monterey Jack and Cheddar which they carry and neither taste as good as Mozzarella. Trust me. Loblaws charges $7 for the Vegan Gourmet cheese, but Natural Food Pantry only charges $5 and I would prefer to support them if I can. For more information about Vegan Gourmet Cheese, Please see: http://www.imearthkind.com/ My personal review is: I have tried other vegan cheeses and never liked them... but when I got the Mozzarella it was GREAT! You cannot eat it cold, but melted on pizza, lasagna, in pasta dishes.. I used it in a curry cheese dish (http://vaalea.com/vegn/food/recipes.htm#109502951007760876)... all taste awesome! It doesn't taste exactly like cheese but satisfies your cheese craving... and does not have a strong gross taste like other cheeses imo. I have had dishes with the cheese, and it's not very noticeable, but when the dish is made without the cheese it does not taste as good at all! If you have not yet tried Vegan Gourmet Mozzarella, you must!

Pics of the last two meetups coming soon!

The Ottawa Veg*n March Meetup
http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/events/4322767/
If there is enough interest.... RAW food available.
This is also a good meetup to attend if you are on a tight budget!! Just get a muffin or some cookies.SO FAR no one has RSVPed... so if you don't want it cancelled... RSVP!
When:Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at 7:00 PM
Where:Wild Oat817 Bank St. Ottawa, ON K1S 3V7 613-232-6232

The Ottawa Vegetarian March Meetup
http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/events/4246749/
When:Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 12:00 PM
Where:The Table1230 Wellington at Holland Ottawa, ON K1Y 3A1 613-729-5973
http://www.thetablerestaurant.com/ Wellington and Holland. Bus #2, 86, 176

The Ottawa Vegan April Meetup
http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/events/4352557/
When:Saturday, April 2, 2005 at ??????
Where:Kinki 41 York Street Ottawa, ON K1N 5S7 613.789.7559
???????What time should the meetup at kinki be at? See http://www.kinki.ca to view menus.
After 10pm is happy hour(s), and there is a significant cut in prices... however 10pm is probably a pretty outrageous time for most people to come out as most people have regular jobs the next day... right? Rate 10 for best, 5 for ok, and 0 for no way.http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/poll/?op=index&showResults=1

Marie-Josée Patry and OAA have informed me of:
Canadian Seal Hunt Protest
Tuesday March 15, 12noon-1pm, Parliament Hill
More info here: http://ca.geocities.com/ottawa.animal.advocates@rogers.com/events.htm

VEGETARIAN MEETUP
When: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 6:30 PM
Where: Green Papaya260 Nepean Street (at Kent) Ottawa, ON K1R 5G3 613.231.8424
VEGAN MEETUP
When: Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 6:30 PM
Where: Shanghai Restaurant651 Somerset St. W. Ottawa, ON K1R 5K3 613.233.4001
From http://www.shanghaiottawa.com/beats/ "Every Thursday join us and resident DJs Infinite Compact Sound System for music, drinks and socializing. Arriving early for dinner will usually secure you a seat."
Pictures of the last vegan meetup here: http://vaalea.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=134#134

IMPORTANT UPCOMING CHANGE!
I would like to combine the vegetarian and vegan meetups into a veg*n meetup (under the vegetarian section as I figure people would look there before the vegan section).. so that people don't have to register for BOTH groups, and get emails from BOTH groups. To start, I've put both events here to RSVP: http://vegetarian.meetup.com/6/events/

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