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8 vegan hotspot episode NYC Veggie Pride Parade 2010


Linda Long and Freya Dinshah, head of the American Vegan Society, celebrating its 50th anniversary ran about the Veggie Pride Parade celebration. The exciting Veggie Pride Parade pops-up every year in May at Union Square in NYC. Founder, Pamela Rice makes the magic happen. After the Parade folks gather for food tastings, vendors, and speeches, and more. You can pick up an assortment of brochures and flyers and learn of other events coming in the city. There is even a soapbox, so if you want to hop up and have a go at speaking your thoughts, you can. Join us in the fun this year on Sunday, May 15th 2011, with the extraordinary Dr. Michael Klaper, who is taking the red-eye from California to be there to keynote on the podium in the center of the Square! A delightful way to spend the day.

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Part 4 / 6: George Eisman, NYC Veggie Pride Parade in 2010, post-parade expo, May 16


George Eisman is seen here addressing the post-parade rally & expo: Veggie Pride Parade NYC 2010 (May 16). George Eisman, RD, is considered the nation’s foremost expert in vegetarian nutrition. He has taught nutrition at the college and university level since 1980 having served as a faculty member at Florida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami Dade Community College. At the latter institution he created the nation’s first college credit program in vegetarian studies. As a registered dietitian he has worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home in Atlanta, and state pubic health agencies in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has lectured at national and international nutrition conferences, has written articles for the Journal of Nutrition Education, Vegetarian Times, and Vegetarian Voice, and is also the the primary author of book The Most Noble Diet. He is one of the founding members and the first chairman elect of the Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 1993, the North American Vegetarian Society inducted him into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Veggie Pride Parade Toronto 2011


On Saturday, June 5, Toronto held its second annual Toronto Veggie Pride Parade (TVPP). Hundreds of animal rights activists waited until the rain and thunderstorm subsided before merrily marching and dancing down Yonge Street at Bloor, west on Queen, and to the Church of the Holy Trinity by the Eaton Centre, where there was a post parade lunch and other events. When – at the end of the parade – lettuce lady, animal mascots, and parade participants danced to “Celebration,” Kimberly Carroll, the MC of the 2011 Toronto Veggie Pride Parade exclaimed, “We almost had a rained out parade, but we salvaged it at the last minute. This is a reason to celebrate. ” Compared to last year’s inaugural parade, this year’s event introduced a couple of new directions. Whereas last year’s event consisted of only a parade segment, this year’s event included a post-parade production and party at the Church of the Holy Trinity, beginning with a vegan lunch, followed by two inspirational talks from Nimisha Raja (Toronto Vegetarian Association www. veg. ca ) and Dr. David Sztybel, as well as performances from the Salsa Dancers, the Sugar Shakers and the vegan punk band, Muriqui and an Art Show to help save ‘farm’ animals by Toronto Pig Save www. torontopigsave. wordpress. com Helen Prancic, TVPP’s director of marketing said, “After last year’s event, we felt that participants would enjoy not only a parade, but an after-party so that they could continue to celebrate with the veg community whether they . . .

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Part 3 / 6: George Eisman, NYC Veggie Pride Parade in 2010, post-parade expo, May 16


George Eisman is seen here addressing the post-parade rally & expo: Veggie Pride Parade NYC 2010 (May 16). George Eisman, RD, is considered the nation’s foremost expert in vegetarian nutrition. He has taught nutrition at the college and university level since 1980 having served as a faculty member at Florida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami Dade Community College. At the latter institution he created the nation’s first college credit program in vegetarian studies. As a registered dietitian he has worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home in Atlanta, and state pubic health agencies in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has lectured at national and international nutrition conferences, has written articles for the Journal of Nutrition Education, Vegetarian Times, and Vegetarian Voice, and is also the the primary author of book The Most Noble Diet. He is one of the founding members and the first chairman elect of the Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 1993, the North American Vegetarian Society inducted him into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Part 1 / 6: George Eisman, NYC Veggie Pride Parade in 2010, post-parade expo, May 16


George Eisman is seen here addressing the post-parade rally & expo: Veggie Pride Parade NYC 2010 (May 16). George Eisman, RD, is considered the nation’s foremost expert in vegetarian nutrition. He has taught nutrition at the college and university level since 1980 having served as a faculty member at Florida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami Dade Community College. At the latter institution he created the nation’s first college credit program in vegetarian studies. As a registered dietitian he has worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home in Atlanta, and state pubic health agencies in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has lectured at national and international nutrition conferences, has written articles for the Journal of Nutrition Education, Vegetarian Times, and Vegetarian Voice, and is also the the primary author of book The Most Noble Diet. He is one of the founding members and the first chairman elect of the Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 1993, the North American Vegetarian Society inducted him into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Part 5 / 6: George Eisman, NYC Veggie Pride Parade in 2010, post-parade expo, May 16


George Eisman is seen here addressing the post-parade rally & expo: Veggie Pride Parade NYC 2010 (May 16). George Eisman, RD, is considered the nation’s foremost expert in vegetarian nutrition. He has taught nutrition at the college and university level since 1980 having served as a faculty member at Florida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami Dade Community College. At the latter institution he created the nation’s first college credit program in vegetarian studies. As a registered dietitian he has worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home in Atlanta, and state pubic health agencies in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has lectured at national and international nutrition conferences, has written articles for the Journal of Nutrition Education, Vegetarian Times, and Vegetarian Voice, and is also the the primary author of book The Most Noble Diet. He is one of the founding members and the first chairman elect of the Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 1993, the North American Vegetarian Society inducted him into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Part 2 / 6: George Eisman, NYC Veggie Pride Parade in 2010, post-parade expo, May 16


George Eisman is seen here addressing the post-parade rally & expo: Veggie Pride Parade NYC 2010 (May 16). George Eisman, RD, is considered the nation’s foremost expert in vegetarian nutrition. He has taught nutrition at the college and university level since 1980 having served as a faculty member at Florida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami Dade Community College. At the latter institution he created the nation’s first college credit program in vegetarian studies. As a registered dietitian he has worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home in Atlanta, and state pubic health agencies in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has lectured at national and international nutrition conferences, has written articles for the Journal of Nutrition Education, Vegetarian Times, and Vegetarian Voice, and is also the the primary author of book The Most Noble Diet. He is one of the founding members and the first chairman elect of the Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 1993, the North American Vegetarian Society inducted him into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Part 6 / 6: George Eisman, NYC Veggie Pride Parade in 2010, post-parade expo, May 16


George Eisman is seen here addressing the post-parade rally & expo: Veggie Pride Parade NYC 2010 (May 16). George Eisman, RD, is considered the nation’s foremost expert in vegetarian nutrition. He has taught nutrition at the college and university level since 1980 having served as a faculty member at Florida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami Dade Community College. At the latter institution he created the nation’s first college credit program in vegetarian studies. As a registered dietitian he has worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home in Atlanta, and state pubic health agencies in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has lectured at national and international nutrition conferences, has written articles for the Journal of Nutrition Education, Vegetarian Times, and Vegetarian Voice, and is also the the primary author of book The Most Noble Diet. He is one of the founding members and the first chairman elect of the Vegetarian Nutrition Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. In 1993, the North American Vegetarian Society inducted him into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Interview with Fran Costigan at the Veggie Pride Parade in Manhattan


EarthSave TV’s Caryn Hartglass interviews Fran Costigan at the 2009 Veggie Pride Parade in Manhattan.

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Toronto Veggie Pride Parade 2011 HD


On Saturday, June 5, Toronto held its second annual Toronto Veggie Pride Parade (TVPP). Hundreds of animal rights activists waited until the rain and thunderstorm subsided before merrily marching and dancing down Yonge Street at Bloor, west on Queen, and to the Church of the Holy Trinity by the Eaton Centre, where there was a post parade lunch and other events. When – at the end of the parade – lettuce lady, animal mascots, and parade participants danced to “Celebration,” Kimberly Carroll, the MC of the 2011 Toronto Veggie Pride Parade exclaimed, “We almost had a rained out parade, but we salvaged it at the last minute. This is a reason to celebrate. ” Compared to last year’s inaugural parade, this year’s event introduced a couple of new directions. Whereas last year’s event consisted of only a parade segment, this year’s event included a post-parade production and party at the Church of the Holy Trinity, beginning with a vegan lunch, followed by two inspirational talks from Nimisha Raja (Toronto Vegetarian Association www. veg. ca ) and Dr. David Sztybel, as well as performances from the Salsa Dancers, the Sugar Shakers and the vegan punk band, Muriqui and an Art Show to help save ‘farm’ animals by Toronto Pig Save www. torontopigsave. wordpress. com Helen Prancic, TVPP’s director of marketing said, “After last year’s event, we felt that participants would enjoy not only a parade, but an after-party so that they could continue to celebrate with the veg community whether they . . .

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