Upcoming Events

Eating Animals: A Roundtable Discussion Thursday, Feb. 11 (7:00 PM) We are animals who must eat, but should we eat animals? If we eating animals are to be sustainable, is eating animals sustainable? This roundtable assembles a diverse group of experts from the fields of philosophy, law, and gastronomy for a lively discussion of what is increasingly being recognized as one of the most vexing set of issues of our time. Portland State University, Room 238, Smith Memorial Student Union. This event is free and open to the public. Those participating: Kathy Hessler, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark College Camas Davis, Portland Meat Collective Ramona Ilea, Philosophy, Pacific University If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to contact us at the Portland Center for Public Humanities: 503-725-9662 or publichumanities@pdx.edu. Or visit our website: www.publichumanities.pdx.edu.

Dine-out - Namaste Saturday, Feb. 20 (6:00 PM) Namaste, good veggie peeps! Yes, I recognize the Light present in you, but Namaste is also a new Indian restaurant in NE, and guess what? You're invited! Here's the deal, friends, we'll meet on Saturday, February 20 at 6 p.m. It's a family style dinner for 25 of us. We will prepay our dinner, which includes 4 choices of entree, such as Dal Curry, Aloo Mutter, Masala Aloo Gobi, and Chana Masala (entree choices have not been set as of yet), as well as naan bread and veggie pakora. All these goodies for $14 (including tip), drinks payable separately. The good folks at Namaste will also be making a soy chai special for those who are interested. Yum! I will be sending you a link to Pay Pal as soon as we get it set up for prepay. If you would rather pay by cash or check, you may make it payable to me upon arrival. Again, your drinks will be payable separately, so please plan on bringing a little extra cash. Namaste is located at 8303 NE Sandy Blvd. Please contact Cat at monroycathy@hotmail.com or 503-778-0223. Email is always best for me. I look forward to hearing from you and will send you Pay Pal instructions if that's how you'd like to pay.

Portland Potluck and Veganic Gardening Discussion Sunday, Feb. 21 (5:00 PM - 7:30 PM) Join Northwest VEG for our monthly potluck event. The potluck will be at the West Hills Universal Unitarian Fellowship, 8470 SW Oleson Rd., Portland. Please bring a plant-based (no animal products, including honey) main dish, salad, or dessert; a card listing its ingredients; and plates and utensils for your use. Need plant-based ideas? Click here. If you come alone, figure the amount to serve 4–6 generously; increase the amount 4 servings for each additional person in your party/family. Northwest VEG potlucks are alcohol-free events, and we start eating at about 5:15. For more information, call 503-224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org. If you can volunteer to help at the potluck, please contact volunteer@nwveg.org or (503) 224-7380. A donation of $2–5 per person is suggested to help cover the cost of the room rental. Following the potluck, about 6:30 pm, we will have a Veganic Gardening Talk & Discussion, led by Jill Schatz and Peter Spendelow. We may avoid meat, dairy and eggs and do our best to avoid supporting their industries, but can we really escape animal agriculture? Virtually all organic (and even many conventional) farms use manures and slaughterhouse by-products. But vegans have taken notice; vegan organic farming has been around for awhile, but got a spurt of energy from Great Britain's Hoof & Mouth and Mad Cow debacles, plus all the e-coli outbreaks. It is a viable option in Europe, Canada, and is now also emerging in the United States. Join us - even if you skip the potluck - to find out and debate the "how and why" of veganic farming and gardening.

Vancouver Potluck & Raw Food Demo Thursday, Feb. 25 (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM) Northwest VEG Vancouver Potluck. The potluck will be in the Elm Room of the Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin, Vancouver, WA 98663. Please bring a plant-based (no animal products, including honey) main dish, salad, or dessert; a card listing its ingredients; and plates and utensils for your use. Need plant-based ideas? Click here. If you come alone, figure the amount to serve 4-6; increase the amount 4 servings for each additional person in your party/family. Northwest VEG potlucks are alcohol-free events. For more information call (503) 224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org. If you can volunteer to help at the potluck, please contact volunteer@nwveg.org or call (503) 224-7380. Following the potluck, about 7:30 pm, Master Veg Program graduate Nancy Miller and Elizabeth Reed will present a raw food demonstration. More details coming soon.

Better Living Show Friday, Mar. 26 - Sunday, Mar. 28 Live well and have fun doing it. Earth friendly products for you, your home and garden. From cutting edge technologies and eco chic fashion to better energy efficiency and sustainable outdoor living, if it's green and it's beautiful - it's here! And best yet, admission is free. We'll introduce you to businesses and groups in our region that will help you make choices you feel good about. All presented in an entertaining way like you've never seen before. If you are going green, the Energy Trust Better Living Show is simply too good to miss. For the festival schedule, exhibitor directory, directions to the Expo Center and more, go to: www.betterlivingshow.org