Send reply to:  	"Lesley Dove" <100706.3632@compuserve.com>

Subject:        	Jerry Friedman - Events In May 2001


Dear Friends,

I would like to know if anyone is interested in arranging a meeting
locally with a speaker.

The speaker I am trying to arrange and coordinate talks for is Jerry
Friedman, the vegan from California who has a lawsuit against his former
employer for discrimination.

His case is of interest to many activists and ordinary people, because
it touches on not only veganism, but also vaccination choice concerns,
civil liberties and discrimination issues. Legal-minded people are likely to
be interested especially.

Here are the relevant websites, in case you are not familiar with his
case
http://www.bestlawyer.com/pr05.htm
And for the case in more legal detail,
http://www.bestlawyer.com/vegancomplaint.htm

The civil liberties and human justice and equality side of being a vegan
has interested me personally for some time, since I have heard of various
situations of anti-vegan discrimination in the UK (such as the milk
tokens issue, and ourselves being struck off by our doctor for vaccine
refusal, which was in part on vegan grounds) and the US, and because of my own
personal experience of workplace bullying and demotion during the mid
1980's which I believe was related to me being vegan, rather than because I
was bad at the job.

Jerry is hoping to come over to the UK for between a week and three
weeks during May, including possibly the beginning of June, and while this is
not definitely arranged yet, I would like to know early on whether you would
be interested in arranging a meeting and having him to speak, and if not
how soon in advance would this need to be confirmed if you were interested
in having Jerry to talk.

He is now a law student as well as a computer programmer, and has been
interviewed already for Satya magazine in the US, as well as appearing on
TV and radio, and addressing a group of law-minded people at the University
of California in L.A.

I think he will be a very interesting speaker to have.

The other thing is that he will need a place to stay and we only have a
tiny flat with barely room to swing a carrot, not at all ideal, so if anyone
is be willing to help with accommodation or transport or any other aspect
of arranging meetings, or has any further suggestions of groups and people
for me to contact, please let me know.

Yours for human and animal rights,

Lesley Dove
<100706.3632@compuserve.com>