VeganWorldRadio.org :: episode # 37 : 30 March 2009

PETA Lettuce Ladies, Vegan Soul Kitchen and

THLN Update      
      PETA Lettuce Ladies come to Houston to serve free veggie dogs with all the fixings,
Bryant Terry joins us to talk about his hot off the press book, Vegan Soul Kitchen
and Brian Craft, president of the Houston Texas Humane Legislation Network updates us on the THLN agenda.
Today on Vegan World Radio the Lettuce Ladies will talk about why they want meateaters to turn over a new leaf.  Eco Chef Bryant Terry  will have you craving soul food.  Brian Craft will update us on the current animal legislative agenda and progress being made.

                                                 This show is produced and hosted by Shirley Wilkes-Johnson
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Action Links:
http://www.peta.org/
http://www.bryant-terry.com/
www.thln.org

  Today's Guests


Lettuce Ladies say Go Green Go Vegan
According to a U.N. report, raising animals for food is the leading source of the greenhouse-gas emissions that cause climate change.

PETA'S LETTUCE LADIES HOPE TO SLIM HOUSTON MEN'S WAISTLINES WITH VEGGIE-DOG GIVEAWAY
Bikinied Beauties Extend Special Invitations to Mayor, City Council After Houston
Is Named Sixth-Fattest City in U.S.

901 Bagby St. (intersection of Bagby and Walker streets), Houston 
Monday, March 30, 1–2 p.m.

Virginia Fort & Amanda Fortino
PETA Lettuce Lady activists will join us in the KPFT studio to talk about their
Houston appearance and why  Houstonians should go veg.


Wearing nothing but bikinis made from strategically placed lettuce leaves and standing next to a banner that reads, "Get Fit! Go Vegetarian!" two lovely Lettuce Ladies from PETA will hand out delicious veggie hot dogs in downtown Houston on Wednesday. The action follows a report in Men's Fitness magazine that ranked Houston the sixth-fattest city in America. Special invitations to the event have been extended to Mayor Bill White, members of the City Council, and friends of White. The delicious veggie dogs will be provided by Pat Greer's Kitchen.

"Houston residents' love affair with barbecue and fried chicken could be making them fat—and literally killing them," says Lettuce Lady Virginia Fort. "We hope that the city's men—and women—will start trimming their waistlines, and the fastest and easiest way to do that is to leave animals off their plates."

http://www.peta.org/

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Bryant Terry
Bryant Terry is an eco chef, food justice activist, and author.  He uses cooking as a tool to illuminate the intersections between poverty, structural racism, and food insecurity. His interest in cooking, farming, and community health can be traced back to his childhood in Memphis, Tennessee, where his grandparents inspired him to grow, prepare, and appreciate good food.

“Bryant Terry knows that good food should be an everyday right and not a privilege. This book is full of easy, tasty, seasonal recipes that also happen to be vegan and affordable!” —Alice Waters

Jamaican Veggie Patties Recipe from

Vegan Soul Kitchen
click for recipe here

and

Brian Craft
president of the Southeast Texas Chapter of Texas Humane Legislation Network
Says Craft, “One of our primary goals is to establish a close relationship with all the animal organizations in the Houston-Beaumont area and surrounding communities so we can work together on local and state issues concerning animal welfare.”
Anyone interested in helping can also visit www.thln.org and sign up for action alerts, which will notify them when an animal related bill is coming up for vote in the state legislature and ask them to contact their state representatives to voice their support and help get the law passed. For any further questions, please contact Brian Craft at texashumanelegislationnetwork@gmail.com/

THLN Takes on Puppy Mills

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