San Diego, California - Aug 6-13 1995 organized by Julia Hope and VUNA.
We have not been able to find an article on this Vegan Festival. Below, is the program of the Festival.
A World to Share Conference
First time in the western hemisphere
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
General Information
Lectures, classes, workshops will be in Aztec Center in these rooms: Montezuma (our main hall), Backdoor, Council, Calmecac, and Chantico. Videos are shown all day in Presidential, titles/times will be posted there. Council meetings of VUNA, VI, IVU: In Aztlan (lower level, Aztec).
Montezuma is on the main level of Aztec Center, as are the Festival Book Room and Exhibits Room. All other meeting rooms are on the lower level. Cooking Classes are in Tula, near Zura.
Festival Registration Badge is the only ticket to educational sessions, and use of any applicable campus facilities. Registrants must wear badges at all times.
This program is up-to-date as of press time, but subject to changes as announced at evening sessions or posted on the notice board.
Video and Audio Tapes are made of selected presentations, and they may be ordered in the Book Room. To avoid distractions to the speakers and audience, and due to copyrighted material, we regret that no other video or audio taping can be permitted.
Education Program is open to the general public, on a daily-free or single-session ticket basis. See Registration Table staff (main floor, Aztec) for tickets.
Festival Registrants and general public may visit free the following areas:
Festival Book Room (Casa Real, main floor, Aztec Center).
Open daily: 12:15 - 1:45pm, 4:50-7pm, 9-10pm
Saturday, August 12: 12:15 -5:15pm only
Sunday, August 13: 8:30am - 12:00 noon.
Festival Exhibits are in the Peiffer, Quiet, and Montezuma Lounges (main floor, Aztec Center), and will be open at times posted.
Festival Children's Center. For ages 2-12, during educational sessions only. Each parent spends at least one session helping in the center.
Vegan Festival meals: dining hall - West Commons Building.
Your meal ticket lets you into the dining room. Treat it as you would cash.
Special Charter Bus Visit to Tijuana is an extra-cost option (about $20) Wednesday afternoon.
Please book your ticket on arrival at Festival, or as soon after as possible: see staff at registration table.
U.S. residents should have identification such as driver's license, etc. Foreign visitors require multiple-entry visa for return to U.S.A. from Mexico.
Daily Activities:
Monday August 7 through Sunday August 13 - Brisk Walk from 6:30 - 7:30am (Start from Zura).
Yoga from 7:00 to 7:45am (Tula).
Athletic Facilities: Swimming Pool (Outside, Zura Residence complex).
Festival hours with lifeguard are from 1:30 - 5:30 PM, Sunday, August 6 through Saturday, August 12. Please do not swim at other times, or when lifeguard is not present. Do not swim alone. Children should always be accompanied by adult. Jogging will be enjoyed on this beautiful campus.
Registrants may also use the Tennis Courts. Some are lighted. Exercise Room and Weight Room are available, on a per-use fee basis.
Educational Program
Sunday, August 6
10 AM - 3 PM
Registration at Zura Hall & Villa Alvarado Late Arrivals: See front desk in your residence hall (Zura or Villa Alvarado)
1:45 PM
Vegan Action: Meals on Campus w. Leor Jacobi - 55 min: Backdoor
Cooking Demo: Food Tasting - Great Vegan Products w. Jennifer Raymond - 2 hours: Tula
2:50 PM
Veganism and Mental Health w. Gabriel Cousens, MD - 55 min: Backdoor
Singles Workshop w. Maynard Clark - 55 min: Council
Are You Really that Hungry? - factory farm slides w. Alex Hershaft, PhD - 55 min: Chantico
5:00 - 6:00 pm
DINNER (can linger late) - WEST COMMONS
7:00 PM
EVENING PLENARY SESSION - MONTEZUMA
Welcome from VUNA, Peter McQueen, VUNA President - 10 min
Welcome from VI, Julia Hope Jacquel, VI Festival - 10 min
Welcome from IVU - Surendra Mehta, PhD, IVU President - 5 min.
Welcome from AVS - H. Jay Dinshah, AVS President - 5 min.
Welcome from Festival itself - Maynard S. Clark, Festival Program Planner for VUNA - 5 minutes
Keynote Address: VEGANISM: THE HEART OF THE MATTER, Michael Klaper, MD - 50 minutes
10:00 PM - GET ACQUAINTED SOCIAL/DANCE
Led by Social Coordinator, Amie Hamlin - TULA, (lasts until the cows come home, or everyone returns to their rooms, whichever is first)
Monday, August 7
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Breakfast - WEST COMMONS
8:45 - 9:45 AM - Panel: Fitness and Nutrition - Montezuma. Bernie Thimian, Jay Lavine, MD, Ruth Heidrich, PhD, William Harris, MD
Nature Cure: How It Can Help You - Eric Karlsson - 1 hour: Backdoor
9:00 AM - Noon - IVU Council Meeting - IVU Council Members - 3 hours: Aztlan
10:00 AM - Milk Alternatives, Calcium Courses, Food Guides - Melina Vesanto, RD, MS - 1 hour: Montezuma
Conscious Eating - Gabriel Cousens, MD - 1 hour: Backdoor
Cooking Demonstration: Wrap and Roll - Kay Bushnell - 2 hours: Tula
11:15 AM
Health without Drugs, Ronald Cridland, MD - 1 hour: Montezuma
Nutrient Analysis, William Harris, MD - 1 hour: Backdoor
Preserving Vision through Nutrition, Jay Lavine, MD - 1 hour: Council
Singles Workshop: Amie Hamlin - 1 hour: Calmecac
12:30 - 1:30 PM - LUNCH - WEST COMMONS
1:45 PM
Veganism and the Environment, Brian Gunn-King, CE - 55 min.: Montezuma
Enervation and Rest, Ronald Cridland, MD - 55 min: Backdoor
Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism, William Harris, MD - 55 min: Council
Vegetarianism in Asian Religions, Rynn Berry - 55 min: Calmecac
Getting to Know the Meat Industry (slide show), Alex Hershaft, PhD - 55 min: Chantico
Cooking Demonstration - Luscious and Raw: From the Conscious Kitchen: Tatiana Wrenfeather - 2 hours: TULA
2:50 PM
Treating Heart Disease with Knife OR Fork - 55 min: Montezuma Vegetarianism and Animal Rights in Judaism, Jay Lavine, MD, Discussion Moderator - 55 min: Council
Tai-Chi, Bruce Getrost - 55 min: Outside Zura (outdoors)
3:55 PM
Womens Health Concerns, Agatha Thrash, MD - 55 min: Montezuma
Problems of the Prostate, Robert Kradjian, MD - 55 min: Backdoor
Veganism and Reverence for Life, H. Jay Dinshah - 55 Min: Council
Promoting a Vegan World, Alex Hershaft, PhD - 10 min.
The Health of Vegans, Agatha Thrash, MD - 30 min.
How Much More Can the Planet Stand?, Howard Lyman - 50 min.
10:00 PM
GET ACQUAINTED SOCIAL/DANCE - Led by Social Coordinator, Amie Hamlin - TULA, (lasts until the cows come home, or everyone returns to their rooms, whichever is first)
Eating for Performance and Endurance, Ruth Heidrich, PhD - 1 hour: Council
Expanding Your Local Vegetarian Group: Keith Akers, Kate Lawrence - 1 hour: Calmecac
10:00 AM
Panel: ANIMAL RIGHTS - Leon Jacobi, Christine Sheppard, Larry Kaiser, Scott Williams - 1 hour: Backdoor
The Pillars of Ahimsa, H. Jay Dinshah - 1 hour: Council
Professional Discussion (by invitation only) Active Clinicians Only - 1 hour: Calmecac
Cooking Demonstration: "Culinary Delights from China" Francis Janes - 2 hours - TULA
11:15 AM
Vegan Children or Precocious Development: Agatha Thrash, MD - 1 hour: Montezuma
GATT and NAFTA: How They Affect Our Food - Howard Lyman - 1 hour: Backdoor
Panel: Preparing a Local Vegetarian Handbook & Directory - Kevin Pickard and Peter McQueen - 1 hour: Council
12:30 - 1:30 PM - LUNCH - WEST COMMONS
1:45 PM
CHARTER BUS TRIP TO TIJUANA (SPECIAL EVENT) - Amie Hamlin,. Social Coordinator - 3.5 hours: Convene Outside Zura Vegetarianism in Europe and America: Rynn Berry - 55 min: Calmecac
Winning People's Minds: Alex Hershaft, PhD - 55 min: Chantico
Cooking Demonstration: Kitchen Gardening: Sprouting a New Leaf in Life - Cherie Soria - 2 hours: TULA
Story/Play of India (with the Jain Players) - 30 minutes
Indian Tradition of Vegetarianism - Surendra Mehta, PhD (IVU President) - 30 min.
An Overview of Jainism - Narendra Sheth, PhD (President, JAINA) - 30 min.
Cultural Dance and Music - San Diego Jain Community - 10 min.
10:00 PM - GET ACQUAINTED SOCIAL/DANCE
Led by Social Coordinator, Amie Hamlin - TULA (lasts until the cows come home, or everyone returns to their rooms, whichever is first)
Thursday, August 10
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM - Breakfast - WEST COMMONS
8:45 - 9:45 AM
Panel: Physicians Q & A - 1 hour: Montezuma - Robert Kradjian, MD; Michael Klaper, MD; William Harris, MD; Trespidi, MD
An Animal's View of Industrial Agriculture: Howard Lyman - 1 hour: Backdoor How Veganism Changed My Life - The Audience, Freya Dinshah, Moderator - 1 hour: Council Informal Leadership Meeting (No Audience) - National/Regional Leaders Only - 1 hour: Chantico
10:00 AM
Cruelty-Free and Simple Living: Marcia Pearson - 1 hour: Montezuma
Panel: Physicians Q & A - Michael Klaper, MD; Charles Vaclavik, DO, Igor Bukovsky, MD (Slovakia)
CHECK OUT TIME AT 12:00 NOON - BOOK ROOM CLOSES AT 12:00 NOON
(End of Report.)
Editor's Note: We hope that the program gives people an idea of what the Festival was all about. If anyone has a Report of this Festival, please sent it in.
