Saturday at Sumac : Party Like It's 1984!
Food, music & drinks at the Sumac Social Club, featuring (bits of) Wholesome Fish, acoustic jammers, Bedroom DJs and other musicians and entertainers!
Yes the whole weekend was one of those typically crazy Veggies missions!
The Benjamin Zephaniah gig (co-incidentally organised by others as a fundraiser for Africa & Asia) was early on the Friday evening, after a McDonalds demo and Free Food Give-away, and before a disco/party at Sumac.
Sadly we didn't get to the Fur Rally in London the next day but campaigners against Nottingham arms traders Heckler and Koch took food to a new arms trade campaign Target Brimar in Manchester.
In Nottingham we did what we do to support the Great Climate Swoop on Radcliffe on Soar power station.
Then everyone got safely back to Sumac ASAP for the main event, partying through the night!
Breakfast the next (Sunday) morning was planned to be at Brinsley Animal Rescue, a chance to chill out and help with the animals. Needless to say we didn't get till later in the afternoon - after feeding climate campers again at Sumac and putting in a last minute circus demo! Thanks Beth for looking after us at Brinsley.
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As you can imagine, much awesome help was welcomed, from catering to performing at the party, from running around Radcliffe to offering space for guests to sleep (briefly!).
A VEGAN catering venture based in Nottingham is coming up to 25 years of being in business.
Veggies, which caters at festivals and events across the country, was today holding the fifth East Midlands Vegan Festival, at the Council House from 11am to 5pm.
The event promotes vegan companies, products and charities from around the East Midlands, and has been sponsored by The Vegan Society as well as Veggies.
Patrick Smith of Veggies said they had come a long way in 25 years.
"Back then vegan caterers and businesses were few and far between but now the list of vegan companies in the UK is endless," he said,
The festival will include vegan food sampling, cookery demonstrations, talks, cosmetics, toiletries, ready meals, cakes and other vegan foods that most would consider impossible – including 'fish' and chips, vegan cream eggs and vegan marshmallows.
1984 : Veggies Launched
1985-2002 : Clinton Street Market, Nottingham
1986-2009 : Nottingham Peace Festival/Green Festival
1987-2009 : Glastonbury Green Futures
1988 : Veggies vs McDonalds
1989 : Plamil Half Marathon & Sport Day
1990 : Anti-Apartheid Rally, Hyde Park
1991 : Flamingoland Dolphinarium - Free Rocky
1992 : National Rally vs Boots the Vivisectors
1993 : London Greenpeace (anti-mcDonalds) Fair
1994-2009 : Big Green Gathering
1995-96 : Live Exports Campaigns, Coventry, Shorham etc
1996 : World Day for Lab Animals, Brighton (Shamrock Farm)
1997-99 : Save the Hillgrove Cats Campaign
1998 : Global G8 Street Party, Birmingham
1999 : J18 - Stop The City Street Party
2000 : Millenium Tour - Hyde park, HLS, Glaxo
2001 : Independence From America Day, Menwith Hill
2002 : Newchurch Guinea Pigs campaign
2004 : Aldermaston CND March
2004-09 : East Midlands Vegan Festival
2005 : G8 Summit Protest Camp, Stirling, Scotland
2006-08 : Climate Camp
2007 : Faslane 365
2008 : Farewell to RockyDog
2009 : Veggies 25th Anniversary Party : 16th-18th October
...And More...!
Anarchist Book Fair / Animal Rights Gathering / Ashleyhay Festival
Bristol Vegan Fayre / Christmas Without Cruelty/ Demo Club / Derby Eco Fest
DESi Arms Fairs / Earth First Gathering / Freshfields Animal Rescue / Goddess Camp / Kingston Green Fair / Nottm MayDay /
London Vegan Festival / Maryport Blues Festival / Molesworth Peace Camp
N-W Vegan Festival / Northern Green Gatherings / Radical Routes Gatherings
SHAC / SPEAK / Harlan / Consort / Shamrock / Hazleton / Glaxo
Sounds on the Downs / VegSoc Open Days / Weleda Open Days
Further dates & details : www.veggies.org.uk/diary.htm
Whenever possible Veggies feature the publications of the Movement for Compassionate Living, which we print and distribute to promote simple living and vegan self-reliance as a remedy to the exploitation of humans, animals and the Earth. We also support our nominated charity, Vegfam, ‘Feeding the hungry without exploiting animals’. If you can help us with either of these projects at this event, whilst we are busy with Veggies catering, please email pat@veggies.org.uk.
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