Jain Digest 1992 04

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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1992 Jain celebrations
calendar Parshavanath Nirvana,
August 4 Paryushan Parva,
August 24 - 31 Dashlakshan Parva,
September 1 - 10 Dhoop Dashmi,
September 6 Anant Chaudash,
September 10 Kshamavani,
September 12 Deepawali Mahavir Nirvan,
October 25
Vegetarian Expo '92
tion, ecology, ethics and world hunger.
- Jain Digest charge of Public Relations. ary, on "How Animals are Treated
Raksha Dudhgaonkar, on Today's Farms." Hasmukh Sheth, Dr. Mahipal Shah
Cooking demonstrations and Dhiren Mehta were elected will be given by Bobbie Hinman, members at large at the groups author of Lean and Luscious and meeting that was attended by Dr. Meatless: "Making Familiar Foods" Michael Tobias, a Hollywood pro-l; Debra Wasserman, author of Simducer, and his wife, Jane. The coupleply Vegan and Meatless Meals for has embraced Jainism and the two Working People: "Quick and Easy strictly adhere to the faith's direc- Healthy Meals"; and Cindy Blum, tives and values. During the meet- of "No Cholesterol Gourmet Cooking, Dr. Tobias explained how hising." spiritual life has been enhanced by
The exposition room will adopting Jainism.
offer guests the opportunity to talk The elections were con- with representatives of vegetarian, ducted by Sudhir Sheth, along with environmental, and animal advoShanti Jogani, Dr. Chinubhai Shah cacy and related groups. These and Mahendra Khada.
representatives will offer vegetarian, ecologically sensistive, and cruelty-free products and services, including books, t-shirts, and free literature. Authors will sign books. Guests will sample vegetarian foods
prepared by Judy Brown, author of The Vegetarian Resource Judy Brown's Guide to Natural Foods Group is sponsoring the Vegetarian Cooking. She will offer samples of Expo '92, a one-day conference and Curried Lentils and Brown Rice exposition at the Bryn Mawr School Cup, Thai Peanut Tofu with Red in Baltimore, MD, on Saturday, May Peppers, tacos, tofu burgers, Ameri16, 1992, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. can and Swiss cheese slices, black The theme of the conference is "What bean and split pea soups, and light you can do to improve health chocolate and vanilla soy milks. through diet: your own, the planet's,
Guests will have the opthe animals'." Guests will sample portunity to actively participate in vegetarian products and learn how small group discussions led by dito cook low-fat, low-cholesterol eticians and other knowledgeable meals.
specialists. There will be a discusMichael Jacobson, Ph.D. of sion for students led by student the Center for Science in the Public leaders of local animal advocacy Interest will speak on "Nutrition and environmental groups. and Food in Politics." Also speak
To order Vegetarian Expo ing will be: Terry Gips of The Inter-'92 tickets, send $12 ($7 student with national Alliance for Sustainable ID), plus $15 per dinner (optional), Agriculture, on "A Grain of Hope: along with your name and address Sustaining All Life with a New Ag- by May 5 1992 to: The Vegetarian riculture"; Kathy Guillermo and Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Robin Walker of People for the Baltimore, MD 21203. For more Ethical Treatment of Animals information, please send a stamped, (PETA), on 'The Faces Behind Food: self-addressed envelope to the Why Vegetarianism Can't Wait"; above address or call (410) 366Jennifer Raymond, M.S. (Nutrition), VEGE. on "Eat for Your Life"; Tom Horton
The Vegetarian Resource of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Group is a national non-profit oron "How Animal Agriculture Af- ganization which educates the fects the Chesapeake Bay"; and public about vegetarianism and the Joshua Goldman of Farm Sanctu-l interrelated issues of health, nutri
are ups, and light still needed
A lot of activities are being planned by several JAINA Committees. We need everybody's involvement. Please call the Chairpersons of the Committees of your interest. You can join as many Committees as you wish. We also need your comments and suggestions in order to make ours a broad based organization.
Donors for this issue Mamata Yagalla
New York, NY Dilip M. and Meena D. Desai
Oklahoma City, OK Gurinder and Sarabjit Panu
San Jose, CA Patricia Pharis
Ottawa, KS
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