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Events

The Only Diet for a Small Planet

Saturday, May 1, 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Women's Club of Catonsville
10 St. Timothy's Lane
Catonsville, MD
Earthsave Baltimore's fifth annual Earth Friendly Food Choices event will feature the talk "Veganism: The Only Diet for a Small Planet", by Bruce Friedrich, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook.

Lady Ruth at Karmany Yoga

Saturday, February 20 - Sunday, February 21
Karmany Yoga
5014 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX, 75205
Ruth Lauer-Manenti, author of An Offering of Leaves, will be leading workshops and classes at Karmany Yoga in Dallas.

Art Opening to Benefit Woodstock Sanctuary

Tuesday, February 16, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Jivamukti Cafe and Jivamukti Yoga
841 Broadway
2nd Floor
New York, NY
Pain Jean Rhode and photographer Bob Esposito are donating 100% of sales of their new work to Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. The show opens at Jivamukti Cafe.

Is Eating Animals Desirable?

Monday, February 15, 5:00pm
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
The debate continues, with Bruce Friedrich (co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook), facing off against the Georgia Debate Union.

The Great Animal Rights Debate

Friday, February 12, 11:30am
University of Florida
Fine Arts Building B
Room 105
Gainesville, FL
PETA's Bruce Friedrich (author of the The Animal Activist's Handbook) vs. University of Florida College Republicans. Vegan food will be served.

A. Breeze Harper on EarthSave Radio

Wednesday, February 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
EarthSave Radio.
Amie Breeze Harper, editor of Sistah Vegan, will talk about her book with Caryn Hartglass on EarthSave Radio. For more information, visit here.

Conscious Eating

Tuesday, February 9, 7:00pm
Mercury Cafe
2155 California Street
Denver, CO
Kate Lawrence, author of The Practical Peacemaker, and Keith Akers, author of The Lost Religion of Jesus, will be panelists in a discussion about how food choices affect the natural world.

Most Good, Least Harm

Saturday, February 6, 1:00pm
Open Center
22 East 30th St.
New York, NY
FREE
Zoe Weil, author of Claude and Medea, will be speaking and signing books at the Open Center.

Dr. Ruth on The Drs

Thursday, February 4, 9:00am
WCBS-TV (in NY)
Ruth Westheimer, author of numerous sex books as well as studies of the Druze, The Olive and the Tree, and Bedouin women, Shifting Sands, will be on the television program The Drs

The Latest in Nutrition

Saturday, January 30, 1:00pm
Cocoa Beach Library
550 N. Brevard Ave.
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Michael Greger, M.D., author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia! shares the findings of all the latest nutritional research, sponsored by Healthy Planet of Brevard.

Returning to the Body Mind

Wednesday, January 27, 11:00am
Contact Talk Radio
Online: www.contacttalkradio.com/hosts/melissawest.html
Melissa West will be interviewing Yoga of Heart's Mark Whitwell on Contact Talk Radio.

Becoming Whole

Friday, January 22, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sponsored by the CG Jung Society
of the Triangle Area of NC
Binkley Baptist Church
1712 Willow Dr 15/501
next to University Mall in Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Contact Terry Yusehok 919-403-8227
Bud Harris, author of The Fire and the Rose, shares a Jungian guide for renewing the mystic vision.

Miedzian at the Mercantile Library

Tuesday, January 12, 6:30pm
The Mercantile Library
17 East 47th Street
New York
Myriam Miedzian will be reading from He Walked Through Walls at the historic Mercantile Library.

The Social Life of Chickens

Wednesday, December 30, 6:30pm
New York Public Library
42nd St. and Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
Karen Davis, author of The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale, will be speaking about chickens as conscious, emotional, and social beings, and the impact of factory farming on them at the NY Public Library main branch.

Offering in London

Friday, December 11, 5:00pm
Jivamukti Yoga Centre London
300 Kensal Road
W10 5BE
Ruth-Lauer Manenti will be celebrating the release of An Offering of Leaves at Jivamukti London.

Offering in Munich

Sunday, December 6, 8:00am
Tribe Gathering Jivamukti Yoga
Munich, Germany
Ruth Lauer-Manenti will discuss An Offering of Leaves at Tribe Gathering in Munich.

Eternal Treblinka on Perspective

Thursday, December 3, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
WBAI, 99.5 FM
New York City
http://www.wbai.org/
Charles Patterson, author of Eternal Treblinka, will be interviewed by Louis Reyes Rivera on Perspective on WBAI.

Busboys & Poets, and Animals

Sunday, November 22, 8:00pm
Busboys and Poets
4251 South Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA 22206
202-540-2180
Bruce Friedrich, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, is hosting a free screening of I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA at Busboys and Poets.

Lady Ruth at Flow Yoga

Sunday, November 22, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Flow Yoga Center
1450 P Street NW
(between 14th and 15th Streets)
Washington D.C.
202-462-FLOW
Reading from An Offering of Leaves and master class with Jivamukti yoga teacher Ruth Lauer-Manenti at Flow Yoga in D.C.

Fiercely Independent Reading

Sunday, November 22, 2:00pm
53 West Main Street
Mystic, Connecticut
Myriam Miedzian will be reading from and discussing He Walked Through Walls at Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT.

Jewish Renaissance

Saturday, November 21, 6:30pm
140 Sessions Street
Providence, Rhode Island
Myriam Miedzian, author of He Walked Through Walls and Boys Will Be Boys, sponsored the Providence, RI Jewish Community Center.

Offering at Studio Bamboo

Saturday, November 21, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Marina Shore Shoppes
2861 Lynnhaven Drive Suite #108
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Ruth Lauer-Manenti will be at the Virginia Institute of Yoga for a class, reading, and book signing. $45 fee includes a copy of An Offering of Leaves.

Patterson on Manhattan Neighborhood Network

Tuesday, November 17, 9:30pm
New York's Manhattan Neighborhood TV Network
Channel 67
Charles Patterson will discuss Eternal Treblinka on NY local cable.

Kate Lawrence for Peace & Justice

Tuesday, November 10, 7:00pm
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Humanities Room 250 on the University of Colorado campus, Mackey Drive & Pleasant St., Boulder. Close-in parking lot is $3.00, or park on University Avenue for free and walk two blocks. For more information: 303-444-6981.
The Practical Peacemaker author will be in conversation with peace activists at the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center.

Climate Change & Pandemic Prevention

Sunday, November 8, 2:00pm
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street
Washington, DC 20001
Dr. Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu, will be discussing pandemic prevention at this free D.C. climate change conference.

Firedoglake Book Salon: Lifelong Activist

Saturday, November 7, 5:00pm
firedoglake.com/booksalon
Hillary Rettig and her book, The Lifelong Activist, will be the focus of the next Firedoglake Book Salon.

Peacemaking Through Lifestyle Change

Saturday, November 7 - Monday, November 16
Castlewood Branch
Arapahoe Country Public Library
6739 S. Uinta St
Centennial, CO

Smoky Hill Branch
Arapahoe Country Public Library
5430 S. Biscay Circle
Centennial, CO

For more information on either event or directions, call 303-LIBRARY.
Kate Lawrence, author of The Practical Peacemaker, will be leading conversations at two libraries: Castlewood Branch of the Arapahoe County Library at 3 pm on the 7th, and Smoky Hill Branch at 7 pm on the 16th.

Practicing Peace

Wednesday, November 4, 6:30pm
Schlessman Family Branch, Denver Public Library
100 Poplar St.
Denver, Colorado
720-865-0000
Kate Lawrence presents on becoming a Practical Peacemaker during the Colorado Author Series, at the Denver Public Library.

Mark Whitwell at Jivamukti London

Saturday, October 31 - Sunday, November 1
Jivamukti Yoga Centre London
300 Kensal Road
W10 5BE
Yoga of Heart's Mark Whitwell will be teaching in London.

Boston Veg Fest

Saturday, October 31 - Sunday, November 1
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Melanie Joy, author of Strategic Action for Animals, and Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia!, will be participating in the Boston Vegetarian Festival.

It's Your Life (Radio Show)

Monday, October 26, 11:30am
WEGP-AM, 1390 AM
Northern Maine and Western New Brunswick
Tune into to WEGP-AM, 1390 AM (Northern Maine and Western New Brunswick, or online) for an interview with Victoria Moran, discussing The Love-Powered Diet.

World Peace Diet Retreat, Cincinnati

Friday, October 23 - Sunday, October 25
Grailville Retreat Center
Loveland, OH
As a part of the The World Peace Yoga Conference, there will be a World Peace Diet facilitator training. Participants include Lantern authors Judy Carman and Sharon Gannon.

He Walked Through Walls Reading

Sunday, October 18, 3:00pm
Jewish Congregation of New Paltz
30 Chestnut Street
New Paltz, New York
Myriam Miedzian will be reading from He Walked Through Walls at the Jewish Congregation of New Paltz.

Poughkeepsie "Meet the Authors"

Saturday, October 17, 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Poughkeepsie Barnes & Noble
2518 South Road
(Route 9, across the street from IBM)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Myriam Miedzian, author of He Walked Through Walls and Boys Will Be Boys, will participate in this Hudson Valley author event, then read from He Walked at 4:30.

Offering in Charleston

Friday, October 16, 7:30pm
Jivamukti Yoga Charleston
320 W. Coleman Blvd.
Suite N
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
843-817-3899
Ruth Lauer-Manenti will be discussing An Offering of Leaves at Jivamukti Charleston, and will teach a yoga class immediately following. (There is a fee for the class.)

Cirque de Soleil for the Soul

Friday, October 16 - Saturday, October 17
Portland, Maine
A satellite conference of Bioneers called "Kindle" will include many inspiring speakers, including Zoe Weil, author of Claude and Medea.

McDonald's: Lovin' It or Hatin' It?

Tuesday, October 13, 7:00pm
University of Maryland
Armory, Room 0131
College Park, MD
PETA2 and University of Maryland student animal rights group are trying to get McD's booted from campus. Bruce Friedrich, author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, is facilitating a discussion.

Wordstock

Sunday, October 11, 1:00pm
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK Jr Blvd.
Portland, Oregon
Zoe Weil, author of Claude and Medea, teaches us how to MOGO, or to do more good at this Portland literary festival.

Chicago VeganMania

Saturday, October 10, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Pulaski Park Fieldhouse
1419 W. Blackhawk
Chicago, IL
Join Will Tuttle (author of The World Peace Diet), Michael Greger (author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia!), and all the coolest people in the midwest at Chicago VeganMania.

Lantern Turns Ten!

Thursday, October 8, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Jivamukti Yoga
841 Broadway, 2nd Floor
(just below 14th St.)
New York
212-353-0214
Come and toast Lantern's ten years in publishing! We're having our anniversary party at Jivamukti Yoga, and also celebrating the release of An Offering of Leaves. Be there, near Union Square!

Common Ground Fair

Saturday, September 26, 9:00am - 10:00am
Unity, Maine
Zoe Weil, author of Claude and Medea, discusses the purposes of education with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.

Nutrition News

Sunday, September 20, 4:00pm
St. Mark's in the Bowery
Parish Hall
131 E. 10th St.
New York, NY 10003
Dr. Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia!, shares recent research and information about eating and our health.

Roots & Shoots Day of Peace

Sunday, September 20, 12:00pm
Bowling Green Park
NYC
Zoe Weil, author of Claude and Medea, honors the International Day of Peace with Jane Goodall.

Portland VegFest

Saturday, September 19, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
10am - 8pm $5 Admission
Come and visit the Lantern table and chat up vegan chef and father-of-vegan-children Brian McCarthy at this tasty Portland event.

Is Eating Animals Ethical?

Saturday, September 12, 3:00pm
Harvard Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society
Harvard Science Lecture Hall D
The debate at Harvard University goes on! Bruce Friedrich, author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, will participate.

Foundations of Fatherhood

Friday, September 11 - Saturday, September 12
Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville
Corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin Place
Asheville, North Carolina
Bud Harris, author of The Fire and the Rose, will be giving an evening lecture, then a seminar and workshop on "The Father Quest."

World Peace in Maui

Friday, September 11, 7:00pm
Kaunoa Senior Center
401 Alakapa Place
Paia, Maui, HI
Will Tuttle wows the Kaunoa Senior Center with The World Peace Diet.

World Peace in Honolulu

Tuesday, September 8, 7:00pm
Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse
404 Kapahulu Ave.
Honolulu, Oahu, HI
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, gives a talk.

Peacemaking

Wednesday, September 2, 10:30am
Albuquerque Public Library
Cherry Hills Branch
6901 Barstow NE
Albuquerque, NM
505-768-5115
Make peace every day by changing your lifestyle. A talk by Kate Lawrence, author of The Practical Peacemaker, in Albuquerque.

Peacemaking Through Lifestyle Change

Tuesday, September 1, 7:00pm
Santa Fe Public Library
145 Washington Ave.
Santa Fe, NM
505-955-6791
Catch up with the author of The Practical Peacemaker in Santa Fe: Kate Lawrence explains how lifestyle changes are practicing peace.

The Latest News in Nutrition

Saturday, August 29, 6:00pm
Our Prescription for Health
10210 S. Dolfield Rd
Owings Mills, MD, 21117
Dr. Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu, shares up-to-the-minute findings in nutrition research at this Baltimore potluck.

Vegetarianism at the NY Public Library

Wednesday, August 26, 6:30pm
New York Public Library
Mulberry Street Branch
10 Jersey Street
(one block south of Houston between Mulberry & Lafayette Sts.)
New York, New York 10012-3332
RSVP by phone: 212-966-3424
or email: mulberry_branch@nypl.org
Pamela Rice, author of 101 Reason's Why I'm a Vegetarian, is answering your questions about food contamination, phytochemicals, and more, at the Mulberry Street Branch of the New York Public Library.

Will Tuttle Lives Light

Monday, August 24 - Thursday, August 27
Living Light Culinary Arts Institute
301-B North Main Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
800.816.2319
707.964.2420
info@rawfoodchef.com
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, will be participating in the Vibrant Living Raw Food Expo.

World Peace Diet Retreat, Mendocino

Sunday, August 23 - Tuesday, August 25
Stanford Inn By the Sea Resort
Mendocino, CA
Learn to be a World Peace Diet facilitator in beautiful Mendocino, CA.

Victoria Moran on EarthSave Radio

Wednesday, August 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
online at the Progressive Radio Network
http://www.earthsave.org/radio.html
Victoria Moran, author of The Love-Powered Diet, is taking your calls on live radio! This is EST—west coasters call at noon.

Call in to EarthSave Radio

Wednesday, August 12, 3:00pm
http://www.earthsave.org/radio.html
Patti Breitman, co-author of How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even if You Never Want to Be One, and Victoria Moran, author of The Love-Powered Diet, are taking your calls on live radio! This is EST—west coasters call at noon.

Less Is More

Monday, August 10, 7:00pm
Lone Tree Gold Club & Hotel
9808 Sunningdale Blvd.
Lone Tree, CO.
Kate Lawrence, author of The Practical Peacemaker, leads a conversation about how to simplify your life.

Preventing Infectious Disease

Saturday, August 8, 8:45am
Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel
2800 Coliseum Centre Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina
Michael Greger will be discussing swine flu, Bird Flu, and other emerging infectious disease from a perspective of pandemic prevention.

Taking Action for Animals

Friday, July 24 - Monday, July 27
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia
HSUS's conference is this weekend, and you'll find Lantern there, exhibiting with the Institute for Humane Education. Introduce yourself to Zoe Weil, author of the award-winning book Claude and Medea.

Portland Potluck

Sunday, July 19, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Eastside at the Trinity United Methodist Church
3915 SE Steele
Portland, OR 97202
Northwest Veg's monthly potluck event will feature Brian McCarthy talking about raising a family on a vegan diet.

Graymoor Prayer & Meditation Retreat

Friday, July 17, 6:00pm - Sunday, July 19, 1:30pm
Graymoor Retreat Houses
Garrison, NY

Contact Fr. Bob Langone, 845-424-3671 x 3506
Tom S., Fr. Thomas Keating's interviewer in Divine Therapy & Addiction, will be speaking about deepening the 11th Step experience for Twelve Step members.

Animal Rights Conference 2009

Thursday, July 16 - Monday, July 20
Westin LAX Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
Join FARM in Los Angeles, and catch up with Lantern authors Judy Carman, Karen Davis, pattrice jones, Melanie Joy, and Will Tuttle.

Minding Animals, Australia

Sunday, July 12 - Sunday, July 19
The University of Newcastle,
Australia
Carol J. Adams, co-author of How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even if You Never Want to Be One, will be presenting at this Newcastle conference.

Sacred Selfishness

Friday, July 10 - Saturday, July 11
Unitarian Universalist Church
Corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin Place
Asheville, North Carolina
Bud Harris, author of The Fire and the Rose will be leading workshops on cultivating love, authenticity, and substance.

Vegetarian Summerfest

Wednesday, July 8 - Sunday, July 12
University of Pittsburg
Johnstown, PA
Join authors Patti Brietman, Michael Greger, Melanie Joy, Victoria Moran, and Kerrie Saunders at this annual NAVS event.

Let Live Conference

Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28
Smith Memorial Building
Portland State University
Portland, OR
Portland's conference and activism series will feature Melanie Joy, author of Strategic Action for Animals.

Fowl Play

Saturday, June 20, 7:00pm
Rutgers University
The New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance and United Poultry Concerns are sponsoring the film Fowl Play, as it is released as part of the NJ Film Fest.

City Chicken Class

Saturday, June 20, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Minneapolis, MN
Karen Davis, author of The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale alerted us to this useful workshop taking place in Minneapolis, and organized by Chicken Run Rescue.

World Peace Diet Teleconference

Thursday, June 18, 7:00pm
On your telephone!
Dial-in Number: 1-605-475-6333
Participant Access Code: 623895
The Best Friends Network is offering a teleconference about religion and animals, and is focusing on The World Peace Diet.

Shifting Sands on PBS

Saturday, June 13, 1:00pm
PBS, Channel 13
New York
The documentary film companion to Dr. Ruth Westheimer's Shifting Sands will be airing on PBS as a part of "Muslim Voices Week."

National Pigeon Day in Central Park

Saturday, June 13, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Pilgrim Hill
Central Park
New York City
Karen Davis, author of More Than a Meal and The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale, will be on hand to celebrate pigeons at this second annual event on Pilgrim Hill.

Their Lives, Our Voices

Friday, June 12 - Sunday, June 14
Hubert H. Humphrey Conference Center
University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
The second annual Midwest Animal Advocacy Conference is happening in Minneapolis, and features Lantern authors pattrice jones, Victoria Moran, Norm Phelps, and Hillary Rettig.

Compassion Over Killing

Monday, June 8, 6:00pm
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library
Large Meeting Room
3160 16th St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20010

3 blocks from Columbia Heights metro
This fabulous D.C. organization is hosting Bruce Friedrich, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, for conversations about effective animal rights advocacy.

Matt Ball Meets Chicago

Sunday, June 7, 1:00pm
Whole Foods Market (Lakeview)
3300 N. Ashland Ave.
Community Classroom, M Level
Chicago, IL 60657
Matt Ball, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, is addressing Chicago's Animal Rights Meetup Group to discuss what one person can do to help billions of suffering animals.

Dinner with Bruce Friedrich in Philly

Saturday, June 6, 6:00pm
Singapore Veg Restaurant
1006 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA
The co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook will be speaking and signing books, sponsored by the Humane League.

Bruce Friedrich and NARN

Sunday, May 31, 1:00pm
Cafe Allegro's Alley Upstairs
(see cafeallegromusic.com for directions)
Seattle, WA
The Northwest Animal Rights Network is hosting Bruce Friedrich, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, for a discussion on effective animal advocacy.
Contact: Sara at PETA

Book Expo

Friday, May 29 - Sunday, May 31
Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Come visit us at BEA (in NY this year). We're at booth #2530 with SteinerBooks.

Time Management and Overcoming Procrastination workshops *for Artists*

Thursday, May 28, 10:15am - 1:30pm
Pennsylvania Spring Arts Festival, Renaissance Hotel, 107 6th St., Pittsburgh, PA
Learn how to manage your time and overcome procrastination with Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist.

Living a Joyful Veg Life

Wednesday, May 27, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Pittsburgh, PA. More details, see URL.
A combined introduction to mission, time and anti-procrastination work, aimed at vegans, with Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist.

Effective Animal Advocacy

Wednesday, May 27, 6:00pm
Nepal Cuisine
4720 Table Mesa Dr.
Boulder, CO
Rocky Mountain Animal Defense & The Vegetarian Society of Colorado are hosting Bruce Friedrich, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, for dinner and discussion.
Contact: Dan Hanley

Kate Lawrence and Victoria Moran

Wednesday, May 27, 12:00pm
http://healthylife.net
Kate Lawrence, author of The Practical Peacemaker, will be a guest on Victoria Moran's live internet radio show, "A Charmed Life." Tune in to Creative Health and Spirit Radio at healthylife.net, or catch the show later in the program archives.
*Note, this is E.S.T.

Practical Peacemaking Through Lifestyle Change

Sunday, May 24, 10:30am
Buddhist Christian InterSpiritual Community
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
1615 Ogden
Denver, CO
303-300-2368
The Practical Peacemaker shows you how you can create peace.

NYC Veggie Pride Parade

Sunday, May 17, 11:00am
West Village, NYC
Where Little West 12th, Gansevoort St, Greenwich St., and 9th Ave. converge.
Join a crowd of proud vegetarians, some in costume, while we march from the meat-packing district to Union Square, where there will be a festival with music, speakers, and exhibitors. Bring a sign and tell 'em why you're veg!

Farm Sanctuary CA Hoe Down

Saturday, May 16, 4:00pm
Farm Sanctuary
19080 Newville Rd
Orland, CA 95963
(530) 865-4617
Matt Ball, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook and director of Vegan Outreach, will be speaking about activism and its contribution to a meaningful life.

How to Write a Lot

Thursday, April 30, 7:00pm - Thursday, June 4, 10:00pm
160 Boylston Street, Boston, MA.
Deal with procrastination and learn productivity with Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist.

What Matters to Bruce Friedrich

Thursday, April 30, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Chadbourne Residential College
420 N. Park Street
Madison, WI
The author of The Animal Activist's Handbook is the newest in the What Matters to Me and Why series, which has included Dan Savage, Howard Zinn, Jonathan Safran Foer, Richard Dawkins, Gideon Yago, and Laurie David.
Madison, WI

Michael Greger Discusses Swine Flu on On Point Radio

Tuesday, April 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
http://www.onpointradio.org
or on WNYC in New York
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu, is on NPR's On Point Radio this morning discussing swine flu, the H1N1 virus, and it's spread through factory farms.

Zoe Weil in NYC

Monday, April 27, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
20 E. 92nd St.
New York, NY 10128
212-289-5020
Zoe Weil, author of Claude and Medea, with be at the Nightingale-Bamford School discussing her newest book, Most Good, Least Harm.

As Above, So Below: A Weekend of Ecofeminism

Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26
Friday at Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave. Hartford, CT 06106.

Saturday at 230 Prospect, Seminar Room, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Sunday: Nonviolence workshop will be held near Yale University in New Haven. Details TBA.
The seventh annual conference for Critical Animal Studies includes conversation with activists and authors Karen Davis, Lisa Kemmerer, and Anthony Nocella, and opens with the release of Sugati's She is a River.

The Sexual Politics of Meat

Wednesday, April 22, 7:00pm
Indiana University of Pennsyvania
Indiana, PA
Author Carol Adams (How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One), will be speaking at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, with a reception and banquet to follow.

Eat and Greet (Minus the Meat)

Wednesday, April 22, 6:45pm - 10:00pm
Kimmel Center, 10th Floor Rosenthal Pavilion
New York University
60 Washington Square West
New York, NY
New York University is hosting an Earth Day sustainable dinner and discussion, with Bruce Friedrich (co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook) as keynote speaker.

Kate Lawrence at the Tattered Cover

Tuesday, April 21, 7:30pm
Tattered Cover Book Store
2526 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO
The author of The Practical Peacemaker will be reading at the Tattered Cover bookstore in Denver.

Bruce Friedrich at Berkeley

Tuesday, April 21
Women's Studies class is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dwinelle, Room 182
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Environmental Justice, Sustainability, and Your Food
5 - 7 p.m.
Evans, Room 10
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
The co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook will first be discussing animal oppression and other social justice movements for Berkeley's Women's Studies classes, then joining an Earth Day panel to discuss sustainable food.

Kate Lawrence at Author Open House

Sunday, April 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Englewood Public Library
1000 Englewood Pkwy
Englewood, CO
Meet the author of The Practical Peacemaker (and 59 other Colorado authors) at this 10th annual open house.

Nutrition Quiz Show, OH, HI, & IL

Saturday, April 18 - Sunday, May 3
Columbus, OH
Honolulu, HI
Maui, HI
Decatur, IL
Springfield, IL
Dr. Greger's Nutrition Quiz Show has dates all over the country. Check the full schedule here.

The Incredible Veggie Show

Saturday, April 18, 2:00pm
Royal Horticultural Halls
Lawrence Hall Conference Center
Greycourt St., Room 33
London, UK
Will Tuttle will be discussing The World Peace Diet in London at Europe's largest vegetarian festival.

Kate Lawrence & Practical Peacemaking

Saturday, April 18, 1:00pm
Denver Public Library
Bear Valley Branch
5171 W. Dartmouth Ave.
Denver, CO
303-300-2368
Join the author of The Practical Peacemaker for a discussion at the Bear Valley Branch of the Denver Library.

Organize Your Life

Saturday, April 18 - Sunday, April 19
MIT Stata Center
32 Vassar St.
Cambridge, MA
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist, joins in this years' Boston Skillshare at MIT, to help you with time management and procrastination. Suggested donation of $3-10 for a whole weekend of learning!

Bruce Friedrich at Stanford

Thursday, April 16
Bio 130 class is 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Building 410, Classroom 41
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Meat's Not Green will be from 7-9 p.m.
Building 410, Classroom 41
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
The co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook will be speaking to the Biology 130 class on human nutrition, then at a "Meat's Not Green" presentation.

Nutrition Quiz Show, Baltimore

Wednesday, April 15, 12:15pm
University of Maryland
School of Medicine
685 W. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia!, tests our nutrition knowledge and fills us in on cutting edge research on how we should feed ourselves to prevent and treat chronic disease.

The Politics of Meat Slideshow

Wednesday, April 15, 12:00pm
University of Florida
Keene-Flint Hall, Room 50
Gainesville, FL
Author Carol Adams (How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One), will be a guest speaker at the University of Florida.

Wangari Maathai at the Woodrow Wilson Center

Monday, April 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

Media planning to attend the event should contact escp@wilsoncenter.org or (202) 691-4164. More information is available at 202-691-4016.
Wangari Maathai will be talking about her new book The Challenge for Africa in Washington, D.C.

Akers and Lawrence at Denver VegFest

Saturday, April 11, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Marriott Denver City Center
1701 California
Denver, Colorado
The authors of The Lost Religion of Jesus and The Practical Peacemaker will each speak at the Denver VegFest. Speakers, over 200 vendors, and an evening concert.

Jeffrey Masson Speaks at Woodstock

Friday, April 10, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild's Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498.
Jeffrey Masson will be speaking about the emotional lives of animals at Woodstock, NY.

Meet Your Meat Forum

Thursday, April 9, 7:00pm
Michigan State University Campus
B102 Wells Hall
East Lansing, MI
Bruce Friedrich, co-author of The Animal Activist's Handbook, challenges MSU's College of Agriculture. Tonight, Michigan State University.
Contact: Ryan Hulling

The Challenge for Africa: A Conversation with Wangari Maathai

Thursday, April 9, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
The Great Hall at Cooper Union, 
7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue
, New York, NY. Free and open to the general public.
Author, activist and Nobel Prize laureate Wangari Maathai discusses the challenge for Africa with Leonard Lopate, WNYC's acclaimed radio host. This even is free.

Wangari Maathai on WNYC

Thursday, April 9, 12:40pm - 1:20pm
New York, NY
Wangari Maathai will be on the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC 93.9 FM in New York City to discuss her latest book, The Challenge for Africa.

Carol Adams at Vassar

Thursday, April 2, 5:30pm
Vassar College
The Villard Room, Main Building
Poughkeepsie, NY
Carol Adams, co-author of How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One and author of The Inner Art of Vegetarianism is giving a slideshow on The Sexual Politics of Meat. Book signing and vegan reception.

Women, Action & the Media

Friday, March 27 - Sunday, March 29
MIT's Stata Center
Cambridge, MA
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist, will be participating in WAM!, where women's words matter.

Nutrition Quiz Show, Arizona

Monday, March 23 - Tuesday, March 24
Sedona and Phoenix so far. Be sure to check the full schedule!
Dr. Greger's Nutrition Quiz Show hits several cities in Arizona. Check his complete speaking schedule for details.

Victoria Moran on Unity.fm

Monday, March 23, 4:00pm
www.unity.fm
Call in your radio show questions to the author of The Love-Powered Diet!

Nutrition Quiz Show, Long Island

Sunday, March 22, 1:00pm
Green Melody Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant
519 N. Broadway (next to Whole Foods)
Jericho, NY 11753
While you eat, Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia! will fill you in on cutting-edge nutrition research, quiz show style.

Nutrition Quiz Show, Portland, ME

Saturday, March 21, 7:00pm
University of Southern Maine
Talbot Lecture Hall/Luther Bonney Hall
Bedford Street
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 773-2215
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu and Carbophobia!, tests our nutrition knowledge and fills us in on cutting edge research on how we should feed ourselves to prevent and treat chronic disease.

Bird Flu in NYC

Wednesday, March 18, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Science, Industry, and Business Library
188 Madison Ave, btwn 34th & 35th streets
NY, NY 10016
Hear Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu, talk about pandemic prevention at the Science, Industry, and Business Library.

The Limits of Altruism

Sunday, March 15, 4:00pm
Grasshopper Vegan Restaurant
One N. Beacon St.
Allston, MA
$15 for vegan buffet
Hillary Rettig (The Lifelong Activist) is leading a conversation with the Boston Vegetarian Society, considering her recent kidney donation to another activist, and Peter Singer's new book The Life You Can Save.

MEAT OUT with Patti Breitman

Saturday, March 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Unitarian Church
1187 Franklin (corner of Geary)
San Francisco, CA
Co-author of How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One is talking about easy meal planning and sharing easy recipes for San Francisco Vegetarian Society's Meat Out Day. Followed by lunch!

"Vegetarian Stew" With Kate Lawrence

Thursday, March 12, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
KAFM Radio, 88.1 FM
Grand Junction, CO
Live radio interview with the author of The Practical Peacemaker, Grand Junction, CO, KAFM 88.1 FM. Listen online.

Vegetarianism at the Mid-Manhattan Library

Wednesday, March 11, 6:30pm
Mid-Manhattan Library
The New York Public Library
40th Street and 5th Avenue, 6th floor
(elevators access the 6th floor after 6 p.m.)
New York, NY 10016
212-340-0837
Charles Patterson, author of Eternal Treblinka, and Richard Schwartz, author of Judaism and Vegetarianism discuss why vegetarianism is important to many Jews.

Becoming a Practical Peacemaker Through Lifestyle Change

Saturday, March 7, 10:00am
Denver Public Library
Ross-University Hills Branch
4310 E. Amherst Ave.
Denver, CO
303-300-2368
Kate Lawrence, author of The Practical Peacemaker, will be discussing how to make peace personal at the Denver Public Library.

The Sexual Politics of Meat

Wednesday, March 4, 4:00pm
University of Georgia
Miller Learning Center
Room 102
Athens, Georgia
Carol Adams, co-author of How to Eat Like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One, Living Among Meat Eaters, and many other books, is giving a slideshow on her most well-known work. Book signing and vegan reception.

Will Tuttle on the Taste of Health Cruise

Sunday, March 1 - Sunday, March 8
Departing from and returning to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
The author of The World Peace Diet is one of the guest presenters on the Holistic Holiday at Sea (a healthful Caribbean cruise). See website for details.

The Spiritual Dimension of the Economic Crisis

Saturday, February 28, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Sisters of Loretto at St. Mary’s Academy High School
4545 S. University Blvd.
Englewood, CO
303-783-0450
Keith Akers, author of The Lost Religion of Jesus, is presenting at a workshop of "Eco-Theology, Simple Living, and the World Financial Crisis."

The Limits of Altruism at the Philosophy Cafe

Wednesday, February 18, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Harvard Book Store, Lower Level
Used Books Dept.
1256 Mass. Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-1515
Harvard Book Store's Philosophy Café will be moderated by Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist. This month's topic is "Why Do You Give What You Give—and Should You Be Giving More?"

Lorie Dechar at Esalen

Sunday, February 1 - Friday, February 6
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, California
Join the author of Five Spirits for "a week of miracles" at the Esalen Institute.

World Day for Meat Abolition

Saturday, January 31
All day, all around the world.
It's the first World Day for the Abolition of Meat, which we learned about on the new
Veg Climate Alliance site in which our author, Richard Schwartz, had a part in creating.

Dr. McKinnon on Troubled Teens

Thursday, January 29 - Saturday, January 31
The Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas
The author of An Unchanged Mind will be speaking about his experiences at the Montana Academy at the conference of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.

Opening the Intuitive Gate

Sunday, January 25, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Unity of the Keys
909 Flagler Avenue
Key West, Florida 33040
305-296-5888
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, is leading this view-changing workshop in Key West. For more of Will's tour dates, click here.

Karen Davis on Wake Up America Radio

Saturday, January 24, 2:00pm
Wake Up America
on Global Talk Radio (online)
Tune in to hear Karen Davis, author of The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale and More Than a Meal, interviewed.

Hillary Rettig Lectures on Time Management for Nonprofit Leaders

Tuesday, January 20, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Center for Nonprofit Management, Stonehill College, Brocktonian Room, 16 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA. 608-565-1856.
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist, will speak on time management.

Overcoming Procrastination, Perfectionism and Artistic Blocks with Hillary Rettig

Saturday, January 10, 9:00am - 4:00pm
160 Boylston Street, Boston (Boylston T Stop).
All-day, double workshop on effective time management and fulfilling your artistic destiny. Includes lunch break, with Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist.
Contact: Registration

Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions with Hillary Rettig

Saturday, January 3, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cornerstone Books, 45 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, 978-744-1831.
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist will give a speech on how to manage your time and overcome procrastination, perfectionism, and blocks to success.

Will Tuttle on Vegan World Radio

Monday, December 8, 12:00pm
90.1 KPFT
Houston, TX
Will Tuttle will be discussing The World Peace Diet while in Texas. Tune in to Vegan World Radio.

Society of Peace Holiday Dinner

Saturday, December 6, 5:00pm
Hare Krishna Cultural Center
1320 W 34th St.
Houston, TX 77018
Celebrate your vegan holidays at the Hare Krishna Cultural Center in Houston with music by Will Tuttle.

United Poultry Concerns Open House and Potluck

Saturday, November 29, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
United Poultry Concerns
12325 Seaside Road
Machipongo, VA 23405
Meet rescued chickens, turkeys, ducks, a peacock, and author Karen Davis at the United Poultry Concerns open house on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Melanie Joy on Animal Voices Radio

Friday, November 28, 3:00pm
www.animalvoices.org, or Coop Radio 102.7 fm in Vancouver
The author of Strategic Action for Animals will be interviewed on Animal Voices Radio.

ThanksLiving in Woodstock

Sunday, November 23, 1:00pm
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
35 Van Wagner Rd.
Willow, NY 12498
Save a turkey's life and celebrate ThanksLiving at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Melanie Joy on Vegan Radio

Thursday, November 20, 7:00pm
WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM
7 p.m. EST
(broadcasting from Northampton, MA)
Melanie Joy will discuss Strategic Action for Animals with the Vegan Radio crew.

LOHV's 7th Anniversary Gala

Saturday, November 15, 8:00pm - 12:00pm
Jivamukti Yoga School, 841 Broadway, 2nd Floor, (Between 13th and 14th Sts), New York, NY.
NYC League of Humane Voters celebrates seven years of mobilizing public concern for animals through the democratic political process.

Vegetarian Cooking Demo and Reading

Thursday, November 13, 7:00pm
28 Bolinas Avenue
Fairfax, CA 94930
(415) 256-9060
Attention Northern California! Patti Breitman will be doing a cooking demo and reading from How to Eat like a Vegetarian at BookBeat in Fairfax.
Contact: Gary

Karen Davis at the Green Festival

Sunday, November 9, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Washington D.C. Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Author Karen Davis will speak on the common ground between environmental ethics and animal advocacy at the Washington D.C. Green Festival. (Be sure to visit the United Poultry Concerns booth, where you can purchase Karen's books!)

Martin Rowe's Marathon Run for Charity

Sunday, November 2, 9:00am
All five boroughs of NYC, but starting in Staten Island.
Lantern's own Martin Rowe will be running his second NYC Marathon, and raising money with each step for Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, a school in Juba, southern Sudan, and the Small Planet Fund.
Contact: Martin Rowe

Boston Vegetarian Food Festival

Saturday, November 1, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street
Boston
In between tastings, catch up with Lantern authors Melanie Joy (Strategic Action for Animals) and Michael Greger (Bird Flu).

Carol Adams & Patti Breitman on Vegan World Radio

Monday, October 27, 11:40pm
Online at http://www.veganworldradio.com/

If in Houston, TX, tune in to 90.1 FM, KPFT at 10:40 a.m.

San Francisco Vegetarian Festival

Saturday, October 4 - Sunday, October 5
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco County Fair Building
9th Avenue & Lincoln,
San Francisco, CA
Hear from Patti Breitman (How to Eat Like a Vegetarian) and Will Tuttle (The World Peace Diet) at Veg News' favorite annual festival.

Speaking Their Truth Conference

Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5
Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
Swing by the Lantern table at the Animals & Society Institute's annual conference and chat with Clif Flynn, editor of Social Creatures.

Melanie Joy on Your Call Radio

Thursday, October 2, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
KALW Radio
San Francisco, CA
Melanie Joy, author of Strategic Action for Animals, will appear on Your Call Radio (KALW), discussing why vegetarianism is often left out of climate change conversations.(This is EST. In San Francisco, where the show is based, tune in at 11 am.)

Patti Breitman at Book Passage

Saturday, September 27
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 927-0960
Patti will be reading from How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One, her new book with Carol J. Adams.

Gary Kowalski on "Profile"

Friday, September 26, 7:30pm
Vermont Public Television
The author of The Bible According to Noah and Science and the Search for God will appear on Vermont Public Television.

A Lifetime of Promise

Friday, September 26
Unitarian Church
One Edwin Place
Asheville, NC
Join Chiron author Bud Harris (The Fire and the Rose) for a workshop on Discovering the Transformative Power in Complexes: A Jungian Guide.

Time Management at Grub Street Writers

Monday, September 22, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA
Hillary Rettig illustrates how to be a Lifelong Activist in this Grub Street program. (Arlington, MA)
Contact: Grub

Time Management & Overcoming Blocks

Thursday, September 18, 6:00pm - 9:30pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
1157 Lexington Avenue (at 80th Street)
New York, NY
Hillary Rettig, a.k.a. The Lifelong Activist, is giving two workshops for New Yorkers.

Overcome Writer's Block

Saturday, September 13, 12:00pm - 1:45pm
Salem Town Hall
Derby Square
Salem, MA
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist, is presenting this writer's block workshop at the Salem Literary Festival (MA).

Veg in Texas

Tuesday, September 9, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Richardson Public Library
900 Civic Center Dr.
Richardson, TX 75080
972-744-4350
Carol J. Adams will be reading at the Richardson Public Library, from her new book (with Patti Breitman) How to Eat like a Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One.

Bird Flu in Brighton, UK

Wednesday, August 27 - Friday, August 29
Holiday Inn, Brighton-Seafront
Kings Road
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2JF
UK
44 (0) 1273 828250
Michael Greger will be warning the English about agribusiness practices and Bird Flu at a Sustainable Development conference.

FARM's 2008 Conference

Thursday, August 14 - Monday, August 18
Hilton Mark Center
5000 Seminary Road
Alexandria, VA 22311
703-845-1010
Lantern authors galore will be involved in AR 2008, and we'll be selling books for your purchasing pleasure.

The Minds of Animals

Tuesday, August 12 - Wednesday, August 13
University of Toronto
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
252 Bloor St. W
Toronto, Canada
Author Karen Davis weighs in at this conference about human conceptions of animals from science and popular culture.

S.O.S. Climage Change

Saturday, July 26
Pacific Design Center
Silver Screen Theater
8687 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet will be presenting at the Green Technology Institute's conference in Hollywood.

RNC Preparedness

Thursday, July 24, 7:00pm
Arise! Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
612-871-7110
pattrice jones will be reading from Aftershock at Arise! Bookstore, and discussing how activists and organizations can prepare for potentially traumatizing events.

Taking Action for Animals

Saturday, July 19 - Monday, July 21
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
USA
703-418-1234
Catch up with Lantern authors Karen Davis, Michael Greger and Michelle Rivera at the Humane Society's annual conference in Arlington, VA.

Retreat Exploring "Benevolent Revolution"

Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20
Columbiaville, MI (southeast Michigan)
Tibbets Nature Sanctuary
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, will be holding a weekend intensive retreat in Columbiaville, Michigan, at the Tibbets Nature Sanctuary.

Aftershock on Write On! Radio

Thursday, July 17, 11:00am
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
pattrice jones will be talking about Aftershock on KFAI Radio. Minneapolis locals tune in at 90.3, or listen online.

Pam Rice at Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Saturday, June 28, 1:30pm
Catskill Animal Sanctuary
316 Old Stage Road
Saugerties, NY
The author of 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian will be speaking at Catskill's annual party. Be sure to sign the Declaration of Compassion!

Vegetarian Summerfest

Wednesday, June 18 - Sunday, June 22
Pitt-Johnstown Conference Center
University of Pittsburgh campus
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Catch up with Pamela Rice (101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian), Dr. Michael Greger (Bird Flu), Kerrie Saunders (Vegan Diet as Chronic Disease Prevention), and Will Tuttle (The World Peace Diet) at this tasty Pennsylvania event.

Will Tuttle at 4th UU in New York City

Tuesday, June 10, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
4th Unitarian Universalist Church on the Upper West Side. 160 Central Park West @ W. 76th St.
Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet will be talking at the 4th Unitarian Universalist Church on the Upper West Side.

Author Panel with the Animal Rights Coalition

Friday, June 6, 7:00pm
2615 East Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-822-6161

Their Lives, Our Voices

Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8
Hubert H. Humphrey Conference Center on the University of Minnesota campus
301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Lantern authors Karen Davis, pattrice jones, Carol J. Adams, and Hillary Rettig will be participating in Compassionate Action for Animals' animal rights conference in Minneapolis.

Hillary Rettig in Chicago

Wednesday, June 4, 6:15pm - 9:15pm
Wednesday, June 4, 6:15 P.M. - 9:15 P.M.
Brehon Pub
731 North Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 642-1071
Fee: $10 (cash or check made out to Hillary Rettig) plus $10 food/drink order
Missed The Lifelong Activist in Evanston? Learn time management skills and how to overcome procrastination now.

Hillary Rettig at Ethical Planet

Tuesday, June 3, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Ethical Planet
1110 W. Davis St.
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 866-2088
Learn how to overcome procrastination and manage your time with The Lifelong Activist. (Evanston, IL)

Will Tuttle at Jivamukti Yoga

Friday, May 30, 8:30am - 10:00am
Jivamukti Yoga School, downtown location
841 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York City
212-353-0214
Workshop on The World Peace Diet. Click here for Will's appearances all along the Eastern Seaboard.

Book Expo America

Thursday, May 29 - Sunday, June 1
Los Angeles Convention Center
Bibliophiles, come see us in L.A. at booth #2162.

Michael Greger at CleanMed

Wednesday, May 21, 5:30pm
May 20-22, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA, Hilton Pittsburgh
Dr. Greger will be signing his book, Bird Flu, after participating in the CleanMed conference in Pittsburgh (the environmentally sustainable health care conference).

America's First Veggie Pride Parade

Sunday, May 18, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Greenwich Village, New York City. Rally: Washington Square Park.
Join the First Veggie Pride Parade.
Contact: Pamela Rice

Don't Procrastinate: Get a Job

Thursday, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Unitarian Church of All Souls
1157 Lexington Ave. (at 80th St.)
New York, NY
$10 suggested donation
The Lifelong Activist leads a workshop on how to overcome procrastination in your job search. (NYC)

Overcome Perfectionism

Saturday, May 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
West End Branch Public Library
Boston, MA
(between Charles/MGH and Govt. Center T stops)
The Lifelong Activist tells Bostonites how.

Michael Greger v. Al Gore

Wednesday, May 7, 7:30pm
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Jack Morton Auditorium
Foggy Bottom-GWU metro stop
Join Bird Flu author Dr. Michael Greger while he talks about another inconvenient truth, with an informative, terrifying, and funny talk about the role factory farming is playing in the emergence of human infectious disease.

Wangari Maathai in New York

Monday, April 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
ABC Home
Broadway at 20th Street
New York City
212-473-3000
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate and author of The Green Belt Movement, will be speaking about her work.

John Francis at the Garrison Institute

Friday, April 11 - Sunday, April 13
Garrison Institute
14 Mary's Way, Route 9D
Garrison, New York 10524
(845) 424-4800
John Francis, author of Planetwalker, will be participating in the "Power of Truth" retreat on Gandhi and the environment.

Pamela Rice on "Vegetarian Stew" Radio

Thursday, April 10, 2:30pm - 3:00pm
On air (if you live in Grand Junction, CO), KAFM Radio
Otherwise, listen online.
The author of 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian will be discussing vegetarianism to save the environment, and the Veggie Pride Parade on KAFM Radio, based in Grand Junction, CO.
Contact: Pamela Rice

Charles Patterson at the National Writers Union

Tuesday, March 4, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
New York Chapter (National Writers Union)
113 University Place (corner E. 13th St.), Manhattan
Eternal Treblinka author Charles Patterson will discuss how to have a successful writing career outside of traditional publishing.

Animal & Earth Advocacy Conference

Friday, February 22 - Sunday, February 24
Montana State University
Billings, Montana
Steve Best and Anthony Nocella, editors of Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?, and Karen Davis, author of The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale will participate in this conference near Yellowstone.

Living a Joyful Progressive Life II

Wednesday, February 20, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
4th Unitarian Universalist Society
160 Central Park West
New York
212-595-1658
If you missed Hillary Rettig's first presentation on avoiding activist burnout, you have a second chance.

Living a Joyful Progressive Life

Tuesday, February 19, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
NYU
60 Washington Square South
Room 405
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist, presents a free seminar on avoiding activist burnout. Sponsored by Farm Sanctuary and NYU's animal rights group, SEAL.
Contact: Desmond

Lifelong Activist at Grub Street Writers

Saturday, February 2
Grub Street
160 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
617.695.0075
Hillary Rettig, author of The Lifelong Activist, gives an all-day workshop about time management and getting past procrastination, fears and blocks.

Will Tuttle Hits San Francisco

Sunday, January 20, 2:00pm
The Red Victorian B & B
1665 Haight Street at Cole
San Francisco
415-431-4322
Original piano accompanies a presentation of the concepts in The World Peace Diet.

Daniel Lindley at Jung Center

Tuesday, January 8, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
The C. G. Jung Center
28 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
The author of On Life's Journey will be giving a lunch hour reading and discussion at the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology in NYC.

Will Tuttle in Gainesville

Saturday, December 1 - Monday, December 3
Gainesville, Florida
The author of The World Peace Diet is making several stops in Gainesville to discuss transforming ourselves and our world.

Venerable Yifa on Wake Up America

Monday, November 26, 12:00pm
Online
Listen online to an interview with Yifa, Buddhist nun and author of Authenticity.

Jim Mason on Wake Up America Radio

Monday, November 19, 12:00pm
Online!
Jim Mason, author of An Unnatural Order, will be interviewed on Wake Up America.

Pamela Rice Speaks for World Vegan Month

Saturday, November 17, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Candle 79
154 E. 79th Street, between 3rd and Lexington
New York City
Eat at the "Best Vegetarian Restaurant 2007" (Zagat) and hear the author of 101 Reasons I'm a Vegetarian speak, at the American Vegan Society's celebration of World Vegan Month.

Lantern Supports New York City League of Humane Voters

Saturday, November 10, 8:00pm
Jivamukti Yoga Center, 841 Broadway, Second Floor (between 13th and 14th streets), New York City
The League of Humane Voters celebrates its sixth anniversary with a star-studded gala and award ceremony. Lantern will be there.
Contact: Registration

pattrice jones Speaks about Inconvenient Intersections

Saturday, November 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
"Smash the State, Crush the Cage" Conference
November 9-11, 2007
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
Aftershock's pattrice jones is speaking at the Smash the State, Crush the Cage conference in Amherst.

Bud Harris on Becoming Whole

Friday, November 9, 7:30pm - Saturday, November 10, 5:00pm
United Universalist Church
Asheville, NC
The author of The Fire and the Rose: The Wedding of Spirituality and Sexuality is giving a lecture and workshop entitled "Becoming Whole as a Spiritual Necessity" in Asheville.
Contact: Bud Harris

Martin's Marathon Run for Albie the Goat

Sunday, November 4, 10:10am
You can cheer on Martin and Albie from any of the five boroughs. Check the NYC Marathon site for course details and times.

pattrice jones Speaks at NYU on Feminism and Animal Rights

Thursday, November 1, 8:30pm
New York University, Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South, Room 406
New York City
The author of Aftershock discusses how two forms of oppression are related.

Norm Phelps on Wake Up America

Monday, October 22, 12:00pm
Online, at globaltalkradio.com

Greger and Rettig at Boston Veg Fest

Saturday, October 20, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street, Boston
Free parking • Subway stop across the street
The authors of Bird Flu and The Lifelong Activist will be signing books in Beantown, and Michael Greger will be explaining (yet another reason) why you ought to go vegetarian.

pattrice jones Kicks Off NYC Walk for Farm Animals

Sunday, October 14, 10:00am
Columbus Circle, at the Merchant's Gates, on 59th Street and Central Park West. New York City.
jones, author of Aftershock, is speaking at Farm Sanctuary's annual Walk for Farm Animals, reminding us why fighting for farmed animals is so important.
Contact: Jasmin Singer

Hippy Bean Show with Brian McCarthy

Thursday, October 11, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bob's "Technicolor" Red Mill
5000 SE International Way
Milwaukie, OR 97222
503-654-3215 x 208

Class fee: $40.00
You haven't cooked until you've "bean" to a cooking class with Chef McCarthy (Lantern Vegan Family Cookbook)! Hummus, milk, pudding, soup, and salad....all made from beans.

Becoming the Change Conference

Friday, October 5 - Sunday, October 7
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
4700 Emperor Blvd.
Durham, North Carolina 27703
919-941-5050
Join Lantern at the Animals & Society 2007 Compassionate Living Festival.

Wangari Maathai at the Museum of Natural History

Tuesday, September 25, 7:00pm
American Museum of Natural History
Kaufman Theatre, 1st Floor
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate and author of The Green Belt Movement will be speaking in NYC.

Michael Greger at NY Capital Region Veg Expo

Saturday, September 15, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saratoga Springs City Center
522 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY
Bird Flu author Dr. Greger joins other inspiring speakers at the 1st Veg Expo held in this region.

City Dog on WFUV Radio

Saturday, August 25, 7:30am
On the radio or online: 90.7 FM
Patricia Curtis, author of City Dog gives an interview on WFUV Fordham Radio's show, Cityscape.

Pamela Rice at Jivamukti Yoga Center

Tuesday, August 21, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Jivamukti Yoga Center
New York City
Pamela Rice, author of 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian, will speak at Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City: "101 Reasons in 101 Sentences."
Contact: Information

Will Tuttle at the International Macrobiotic Conference

Sunday, August 5 - Saturday, August 11
Babson College
Wellesley, MA
outside Boston

Taking Action for Animals 2007

Saturday, July 28 - Monday, July 30
Ronald Reagan/ITC Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
Visit Lantern at the Humane Society's Annual Conference.

Pam Rice at Summerfest

Friday, July 27 - Sunday, July 29
University of Pittsburgh campus
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
The author of 101 Reasons I'm a Vegetarian speaks on the environmental impact of fishing and meat eating, and subsidies to the meat industry at NAVS Summerfest.

AR 2007 Conference

Thursday, July 19 - Monday, July 23
Westin LAX Hotel
5400 West Century Blvd.
(just west of I-495)
Los Angeles, California 90045
Phone 310-216-5858
Lantern hits the West coast (LA, to be exact) for the 2007 Farm Animal Reform Movement conference. Come by our table and say hello!

Will Tuttle at the Boston Vegetarian Society

Sunday, July 15, 1:00pm
The Peace Abbey
2 North Main Street
Sherborn, MA 01770
508-650-3659
Will Tuttle will be speaking on The World Peace Diet, and will be presented with the Peace Abbey's Courage of Conscience Award. Potluck meal.

Michael Greger at London's Viva Veggie Roadshow

Saturday, June 30, 10:00am
The Royal Horticultural Halls
Lawrence Hall & Conference Centre
Greycoat Street, London SW1P 2QD
Enjoy the best of veg London while learning how to stay healthy from Bird Flu's Dr. Greger.

Hillary Rettig and Technology for Social Change

Saturday, June 23
UMass Lowell Campus
Lowell, MA
The author of The Lifelong Activist explores the grassroots uses of technology this weekend!

Dr. Ruth Westheimer Book Signing

Friday, June 1, 3:00pm
Jacob Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Book Expo
Booth #3500
Dr. Ruth will be signing her new book The Olive and the Tree at the Book Expo in NYC.

pattrice jones at the Anarchist Book Fair

Sunday, April 15, 3:00pm
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
Manhattan
pattrice jones, author of Aftershock, will be part of a panel called "Anarchist Visions for the 21st Century" at NYC's Anarchist Book Fair.

Learn to Move Your Message and Benefit Compassion Over Killing

Monday, April 2, 7:00pm
Lantern Books
1 Union Square West
Suite 201
New York City
Josephine Bellaccomo, author of Move the Message, conducts a benefit workshop.

Inadmissible Comparisons Conference

Saturday, March 24 - Sunday, March 25
Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, between MacDougal & Sullivan Streets, Room 210, New York, NY 10012.

Vanderbilt Hall is one block east of the West Fourth Street subway station.
Lantern Books is cosponsoring a conference with United Poultry Concerns on whether the Holocaust can be compared with African American slavery or the Native American genocide, and any of them with the experiences of animals on today’s factory farms.
Contact: Registration

pattrice jones at Bluestockings Book Store

Friday, March 23, 7:00pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
172 Allen Street between Stanton and Rivington, NYC
212.777.6028
Be ready for lively discussion at pattrice jones' reading from Aftershock.

Brian McCarthy Celebrates Seitan Patrick's Day

Thursday, March 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bob's Red Mill Natural Mills
Milwaukie, OR

To reserve your seat contact:
Bob's Red Mill at 971.206.1254 ext.254

For Media Information please contact:
Lori Sobelson (Program Director) lori@bobsredmill.com or Brian P. McCarthy thevegancook@gmail.com
The author of the Lantern Vegan Family Cookbook is giving a cooking class at Bob's Red Mill: Seitan Patrick's Day!

pattrice jones at the National Conference on Organized Resistance

Sunday, March 11, 11:10am - 12:40pm
Washington, D.C.
pattrice jones, author of Aftershock, will be presenting at the Animal Liberation 2007 workshop at NCOR.

John Francis on Fine Living Network's Windshield America

Tuesday, March 6, 9:30pm
Fine Living Television Network
Windshield America
Episode FLWSA-107L
If you've got cable, meet Planetwalker John Francis at 9:30 p.m. EST. If you miss it, the program is on again 3 hours later.

pattrice jones on Animal Voices Radio

Tuesday, March 6, 11:00am
Online
Torontonians can tune in, and everyone else can subscribe to the Animal Voices podcast to hear pattrice discuss Aftershock.

pattrice jones at Red Emma's

Sunday, February 25, 4:00pm
800 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 230-0450
pattrice jones reads from Aftershock at the Baltimore collective bookstore and coffee house.
Contact: Red Emma's

Will Tuttle at Native Foods

Saturday, February 10, 5:00pm
Native Foods Restaurant
2937 Bristol Street (The Camp Shopping area)
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-751-2151
The author of The World Peace Diet will give a lecture and show the documentary Sustainable Table, with food by Chef Tanya.

Hillary Rettig to Sign Books at Drinking Liberally

Thursday, February 1, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
45 Union Street, down the block from Faneuil Hall and across the street from City Hall Plaza, Boston, Mass.
Hillary Rettig will be reading from her book, The Lifelong Activist, at the February meeting of Drinking Liberally.

Hillary Rettig Interview on WBAI Radio

Thursday, January 11, 6:00am
WBAI 99.5 FM - Pacifica Radio in New York City
Hear author Hillary Rettig talk about The Lifelong Activist on NYC's Pacifica station.

Norris Chumley at Kripalu Yoga Center

Monday, January 1, 9:00am - Friday, January 5, 5:00pm
Kripalu Yoga Center, Lenox, Massachusetts.
Join weightloss guru Norris Chumley at the very beginning of the year to make 2007 the year you lose weight...permanently. Click here for more details.
Contact: Registration

Mark Whitwell's Weeklong Yoga Retreat at Esalen

Friday, December 8, 9:00am - Friday, December 15, 5:00pm
Esalen Institute, 55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA 93920-9616
Mark Whitwell, author of Yoga of Heart will conduct a weekend workshop and then weeklong yoga retreat in Big Sur, California.
Contact: Registration

Mark Whitwell Intensive Yoga Retreat in Tucson

Monday, December 4, 12:00pm - Thursday, December 7, 5:00pm
Studio at 3131 North Cherry Ave. Tucson, Arizona.
Mark Whitwell, author of Yoga of Heart will conduct an intensive yoga retreat in Tucson, Arizona.

Charles Patterson on WBAI

Friday, December 1, 11:00am - 12:00pm
WBAI 99.5 FM.
Charles Patterson will be interviewd WBAI 99.5 FM (Pacifica Radio in NYC) about his book Eternal Treblinka.

Michael Greger on WBAI Pacifica Radio

Wednesday, November 22, 6:00am - 9:00am
99.5 FM radio in New York City.
Wakeup Call's Deepa Fernandes will be conducting a live interview with Dr. Greger about Bird Flu.

John Francis on WBAI Pacifica Radio

Tuesday, November 21, 6:10am
99.5 FM Radio in New York City.
John Francis, author of Planetwalker, will be interviewed on Wakeup Call. Tune in to 99.5 FM.

Thanks Living at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary

Sunday, November 19, 1:00pm
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
(in a heated tent in the pasture!)
Catskill Mountains, Woodstock, NY
Our own Martin Rowe will be speaking at this animal-honoring feast.

Zoe Weil conducts Sowing Seeds Humane Education Workshop in NYC

Saturday, November 18 - Sunday, November 19
The Island School
442 East Houston Street
New York City
Learn exciting new ways to communicate about human rights, environmental preservation, animal protection, media and culture.

Lantern at the San Francisco Green Festival

Friday, November 10 - Sunday, November 12
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th St. (at Brannan St.)
San Francisco, CA
Our conference and festival mania continues...

Michael Greger in NYC on Surviving the Next Pandemic

Thursday, November 2, 7:00pm
Stand Up, NY
236 W. 78th St. (at Broadway)
New York City, NY 10024
(301) 258-3110
Michael Greger, author of Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching, will be discussing the topic of his new book in NYC!

Hillary Rettig and Michael Greger at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival

Saturday, October 21, 10:00am - 6:00pm
1350 Tremont Street, Boston
Authors Hillary Rettig and Michael Greger will be attending the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival and signing copies of their new books.

Stephen Scharper at Spirituality Centre in Ontario

Saturday, October 21, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Spirituality Center, 1545 Monaghan Road, P.O. Box 566, Peterborough, ON K9J 6Z6
The author of The Green Bible will give a day-long workshop at the Spirituality Centre in Peterborough, Ontario.
Contact: Cheryl Lyon

Move Your Message with Josephine Bellaccomo

Monday, October 16, 7:00pm - Monday, October 23, 9:00pm
Lantern Books, 1 Union Square West, Suite 201, New York. T: 212-414-2275.
Lantern author and communications expert Josephine Bellaccomo offers winning tactics to design and deliver a compelling message.

Lantern to Sell Books at "The Strength of Many," the Compassionate Living Festival

Thursday, October 5, 4:00pm - Saturday, October 8, 12:00pm
Renaissance Montura Hotel near Los Angeles airport.
Lantern will be selling books as a sponsor at this annual conference, this year located in Los Angeles. Speakers include: Kim Stallwood.
Contact: Kim Stallwood

Chef Brian McCarthy Teaching at Bob's Red Mill

Thursday, September 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Bob's Red Mill Cooking School in Milwaukie, Oregon.
Chef Brian McCarthy teaches you how to whip up a delicious vegetarian breakfast.

Stephen Scharper at Sophia Center

Friday, September 15 - Sunday, September 17
Sophia Center, 3500 Mountain Boulevard, Holy Names University, Oakland, California 94619.
The author of The Green Bible will give a weekend workshop at the Sophia Center in Oakland, California.

Screening of Behind the Mask

Thursday, September 14, 7:30pm
AMC Lowes Village 7 Theater
66 Third Avenue, New York
New film shows the faces of animal liberators.

Lantern Authors at Taking Action for Animals Conference

Saturday, September 2 - Tuesday, September 5
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Taking Action for Animals 2006 is a leading event for the animal protection movement designed to motivate, skill and inspire activists nationwide. Speakers include: Josephine Bellaccomo, Michael Greger, Martin Rowe, Kim Stallwood, and Zoe Weil.

Lantern Authors at AR2006

Thursday, August 10, 3:00pm - Monday, August 14, 1:00pm
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311.
Farm's AR2006 Conference will feature Lantern's Charles Patterson, Karen Davis, Hillary Rettig, Richard Schwartz, and future authors Pattrice Jones and Melanie Joy.
Contact: Registration

Pamela Rice Hosts Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society Dinner

Saturday, July 22, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Agra Tandoor, on Route 9, two and one-half miles south of the intersection of 9 and 308 in Rhinebeck (the one and only village traffic light).
Pamela Rice, author of 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian, will speak on being an activist.
Contact: Information

Josephine Bellaccomo to Speak at IDA Conference

Sunday, July 9, 9:00am - 5:30pm
SLC Conference Center, 352 Seventh Ave., 16th Floor (at W. 30th St.), New York, NY.
Josephine Bellaccomo will be speaking at In Defense of Animal's Humane Leadership Academy in New York City.

Lantern Authors at North American Vegetarian Summerfest

Wednesday, July 5, 10:00am - Sunday, July 9, 5:00pm
Conference Center at Pitt-Johnstown, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA.
Lantern authors Carol Adams, Karen Davis, Michael Greger, and Will Tuttle will be speaking at the NAVS Summerfest.
Contact: Information

John Francis on the Jeff Rense Show

Tuesday, June 27, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Jeff Rense Show
John Francis, author of Planetwalker will be interviewed on the Jeff Rense show on the GCN Radio Network.

Lantern Books at Christian Conference in New Jersey

Saturday, June 3, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Caldwell College, 9 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey.
Steven Kaufman and J.R. Hyland will be speaking at the Christian Concern for All God's Creatures Conference in Caldwell, New Jersey. Lantern will sell their books.
Contact: Information

Lantern Free Film Screening

Tuesday, May 23, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 W 38th Street
Between 8th and 9th Ave.
Suite 511
New York, NY
Lantern teams up with Satya magazine and Whirlwind Creative Gallery to present a screening of Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage.
Contact: Martin Rowe

An Afternoon with Thomas Keating

Sunday, May 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
St. Bartholomew’s Church, 109 East 50th Street, New York City.
St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City and Contemplative Outreach of NY present “An Afternoon with Fr. Thomas Keating.”
Contact: Information

Norris Chumley is Back at Kripalu

Sunday, May 21 - Friday, May 26
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Lenox, Mass.
Back by popular demand, Norris Chumley's 5-day intensive weight-loss retreat at Kripalu Yoga Center.

Pamela Rice at Authors Event

Friday, April 28, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605. Tel.: 312-341-3500.
Pamela Rice will be attending an authors forum at her alma mater, Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Contact: Information

Josephine Bellaccomo at Hofstra University

Wednesday, April 19, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Cultural Center, Hofstra University, 200 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-2000.
The author of Move the Message will host an all-day workshop entitled "Animal Rights and Wrongs" at the Cultural Theater Center.
Contact: Information

Lantern Free Film Screening

Tuesday, April 18, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New Lantern Events Location:
Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 W 38th Street
Between 8th and 9th Ave.
Suite 511
New York, NY
Lantern teams up with the Disabilities Network of NYC, MediaRights, and Whirlwind Creative to bring you a free screening and discussion of Fast and Reliable and The Kids Are All Right.
Contact: Olivia Lane

Lantern Free Film Screening

Tuesday, March 21, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
New Lantern Events Location:
Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 W 38th Street
Between 8th and 9th Ave.
Suite 511
New York, NY
Lantern teams up with Whirlwind Creative to bring you a free screening and discussion of The Future of Food, a shocking documentary on how genetically engineered foods are slipping into our supply.
Contact: Olivia Lane

Andrew Beath Reading in Malibu

Sunday, March 5, 3:00pm - Monday, March 6, 4:15pm
Diesel Bookstore, in the smaller, original Malibu shopping complex where Malibu’s only movie theater is also located. Coming from south, this is just past the Malibu pier and across the bridge.
Andrew Beath, author of Consciousness in Action, will be reading from his book at Diesel’s Bookstore in Malibu. This is a free event.
Contact: Andrew Beath

Mark Whitwell at the Esalen Institute

Friday, March 3, 9:00am - Sunday, March 5, 6:00pm
For directions to and information about Esalen, click here.
Mark Whitwell, author of Yoga of Heart, will be conducting a weekend workshop at the Esalen Institute in California.

Lantern Free Film Screening

Tuesday, February 21, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
New Lantern Events Location:
Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 W 38th Street
Between 8th and 9th Ave.
Suite 511
New York, NY
Lantern teams up with Whirlwind Creative gallery and Holla Back NYC to bring you a free screening and discussion of War Zone, a film about street harassment against women.
Contact: Olivia Lane

Lantern Books Reading Club

Monday, January 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
1 Union Square West
(Building entrance is between Diesel and Staples)
Suite 201
New York City
Contact: Jean Thaler

Mark Whitwell Yoga of Heart Five-Day Intensive

Sunday, January 29, 9:00am - Friday, February 3, 5:00pm
Kripalu Yoga Center, PO Box 793, Lenox, MA 01240-0793. Tel.: 800-741-7353.
Join Mark Whitwell for a five-day yoga intensive at the world-renowned Kripalu Yoga Center.
Contact: Registration

Five Spirits: In Search of the Golden Flower

Sunday, January 29, 9:00am - Friday, February 3, 6:00pm
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA.
Lorie Eve Dechar will conduct a workshop on Taoist acupuncture at the Esalen Institute.
Contact: Registration

Mark Whitwell at Kripalu: Weekend Workshop

Friday, January 27, 9:00am - Friday, January 28, 5:00pm
Kripalu Yoga Center, PO Box 793, Lenox, MA 01240-0793. Tel.: 800-741-7353.
Explore the inner dimensions of yoga and Yoga of Heart with renowned yoga teacher Mark Whitwell.
Contact: Registration

Joyful Weight Loss with Norris Chumley

Sunday, January 8, 9:00am - Friday, January 13, 5:00pm
Kripalu Yoga Center, PO Box 793, Lenox, MA 01240-0793. Tel.: 800-741-7353.
Discover how losing weight, getting healthy, and creating basic fitness for a lifetime can actually be enjoyable, with Norris Chumley.
Contact: Registration

Small Planet Fund Party and Fundraiser

Thursday, December 8, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
RSVP at event@smallplanetfund.org (you’ll get exact location and other details). Space is limited. RSVP soon!
Join Lantern Books, the Small Planet Institute, and many others to raise funds for environmental projects in the developing world.
Contact: Information

Joyful Weight Loss with Norris Chumley

Sunday, November 27, 9:00am - Friday, December 2, 5:00pm
Kripalu Yoga Center, PO Box 793, Lenox, MA 01240-0793. Tel.: 800-741-7353.
Discover how losing weight, getting healthy, and creating basic fitness for a lifetime can actually be enjoyable, with Norris Chumley.
Contact: Registration

Mark Whitwell at Astanga Yoga Center, San Diego

Sunday, November 20, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Astanga Yoga Centers of San Diego, 3555 Rosecrans Street, Midway Drive, San Diego, CA 92110. Tel.: 619-294-7792.
Join Mark Whitwell in a one-day workshop for all interested students of yoga.
Contact: Information

Mark Whitwell in San Diego

Saturday, November 19, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Astanga Yoga Centers of San Diego, 3555 Rosecrans Street, Midway Drive, San Diego, CA 92110. Tel.: 619-294-7792.
Join Mark Whitwell in a one-day workshop for Vinyasa Yoga practitioners.
Contact: Information

Carol Adams at Farm Sanctuary

Saturday, November 19, 9:00am - 6:00pm
Orland, CA. For directions to the site, click here.
Join feminist vegetarian Carol Adams at Farm Sanctuary West's Compassionate Thanksgiving festival.
Contact: Registration

Michelle Rivera on Animal Corner

Thursday, November 17, 5:00am
Listen to author Michelle Rivera discuss the role of animals in therapy on Animal Corner radio program.

Lantern Free Film Screening

Tuesday, November 15, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New Lantern Events Location:
Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 W 38th Street
Between 8th and 9th Ave.
Suite 511
New York, NY
Lantern teams up with MediaRights, Witness, and Whirlwind Creative to bring you a free screening and discussion of System Failure: Violence, Abuse and Neglect in the California Youth Authority.
Contact: Olivia Lane

Thomas Keating Investigates the Mind

Tuesday, November 8, 9:00am - Thursday, November 10, 6:00pm
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1776 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-5303. Tel.: 202-628-4780.
Thomas Keating will be join the Dalai Lama and others to discuss the science and clinical application of meditation.
Contact: Registration

San Francisco Green Festival

Saturday, November 5, 10:00am - Sunday, November 6, 7:00pm
San Francisco Concourse, 8th & Brannan St,
San Francisco, CA 94123.
Pick up a Lantern Books catalogue at the San Francisco Green Festival.

Mark Whitwell at Sattva Yoga Shala, Montreal

Friday, October 28, 9:00am - Sunday, October 30, 5:00pm
1455 St-Mathieu,Montreal, Quebec, H3H 3M4. 514-937-3077.
Mark Whitwell will be teaching a weekend intensive at the Sattva Yoga Shala in Montreal, Canada.
Contact: Darby

See Artist Sue Coe's Latest Exhibition

Tuesday, October 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Galerie St. Etienne, 24 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 (212-245-6734).
Join Kim Stallwood and artist Sue Coe for a discussion on Sue's latest work, Sheep of Fools.
Contact: Kim Stallwood

Andrew Beath at Be Yoga (Downtown) NYC

Friday, October 21, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Be Yoga Studio-Downtown
138 Fifth Ave, 4th floor
at 19th Street
free
(212) 647-9642
Join Andrew Beath in this free event to discuss becoming an activist for change.

Andrew Beath at Be Yoga (Uptown) NYC

Thursday, October 20, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Be Yoga Studio-Uptown
37 West 65th Street, 4th floor
off Central Park West
(212)769-9642
Join Andrew Beath in this free event to discuss becoming an activist for change.

Andrew Beath at the UN

Thursday, October 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
United Nations, 1st Ave & 44th Street, New York, New York.
Andrew Beath will be speaking about his new book, Consciousness in Action.

Bioneers by the Bay

Friday, October 14, 9:00am - Sunday, October 16, 6:00pm
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth campus, Dartmouth, MA.
Our catalogues and Wangari Maathai's The Green Belt Movement will be at this environmental conference. Click here for more details.

Power of One Conference

Friday, October 7, 5:00pm - Sunday, October 9, 12:30pm
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina.
Join Lantern Books, Tom Regan, Tony Banks, and CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, at The Power of One Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Contact: Kim Stallwood

Wangari Maathai at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Friday, September 30, 4:00pm
79 John F. Kennedy Street (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 495-1100

For directions to KSG, click here.
Wangari Maathai will address students, faculty, and guests at the Kennedy School of Government.

Wangari Maathai to Speak at Dartmouth College

Thursday, September 29, 7:00pm
Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire.
Wangari Maathai will talk about her work to protect the environment, enhance women's rights and bring peace to her native Kenya and throughout Africa and the world.

Lantern Books Reading Club

Monday, September 26, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lantern Books, One Union Square West, Suite 201, New York City (14th St. & University Place, 2nd floor, over Diesel Clothing)
Join us to discuss 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian and meet the author, Pamela Rice.
Contact: Jean Thaler

Washington, DC, Green Festival

Saturday, September 24, 10:00am - Sunday, September 25, 7:00pm
Washington D.C. Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Come and visit the Lantern booth at the annual Washington, DC, Green Festival.

First Annual Organic Athlete Conference

Saturday, September 24, 9:00am - 4:30pm
610 Mason St., San Francisco, CA
Lean and Green! Learn how athletes like senior Olympian Ruth Heidrich, surfer Katie Coryell and bodybuilder Kenneth Williams, maximize their health and performance on a plant-based diet.

Meet Monica Sweeney, Author of Condom Sense

Thursday, September 22, 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble, 267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Monica Sweeney, MD, author of Condom Sense and member of the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, will be speaking and signing books in Brooklyn.

Wangari Maathai at the 92nd Street Y in New York City

Wednesday, September 14, 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, NY.
Wangari Maathai will be interviewed by National Geographic editor in chief, Chris Johns.
Contact: Order Tickets

Wangari Maathai at UN Conference

Wednesday, September 14, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Institute of International Education, 809 First Avenue, (between 45th and 46th Street), New York City.
Wangari Maathai will join Mary Robinson, Jeffrey Sachs, and others to discuss investing in the environment to fight poverty.

Wangari Maathai at the Women & Power 2005 Conference

Friday, September 9, 9:00am - Sunday, September 11, 6:00pm
Omega Institute, 150 Lake Drive, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. Registration 800-944-1001 or 845-266-4444.
Wangari Maathai will headline this sold-out event at Omega Institute.

Taking Action for Animals Conference

Saturday, July 16, 12:00pm
Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, Washington, District Of Columbia 20001 USA. Reservations: 202-898-9000 or 800-468-3571.
Authors Karen Davis, Ingrid Newkirk, and Kim Stallwood are speaking at the HSUS-sponsored Taking Action for Animals Conference in Washington, DC.

Listen to Radio Interview of Michael Greger, MD, Author of Carbophobia

Monday, July 11, 9:20am
WHHO-1320 AM. Broadcast from South Hornell, NY.
Michael Greger, MD, author of Carbophobia will be interviewed on WHHO-AM's The Morning Show.

Animal Rights 2005 Conference

Thursday, July 7, 4:00pm
Westin LAX Hotel, Los Angeles.
Author Margo DeMello will be speaking at Animal Rights 2005 Conference in Los Angeles.
Contact: Alex Hershaft

Lantern Authors at North American Vegetarian Summerfest

Wednesday, June 29 - Sunday, July 3
Conference Center at Pitt-Johnstown, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA.
Lantern authors Michael Greger, Ruth Heidrich, Steven Kaufman, David Kidd, Kerrie Saunders, and Richard Schwartz are all speaking at the North American Vegetarian Summerfest.
Contact: NAVS Online

Lantern Books Reading Club: Carbophobia

Monday, June 27, 6:30pm
Lantern Books, One Union Square West, Suite 201, New York City (southwest corner of 14th St. & University Place, 2nd floor)
Join moderator Jean Thaler and Lantern staff in discussing Carbophobia! The Scary Truth About America's Low-Carb Craze.
Contact: Jean Thaler

Taste of Health Fair

Sunday, June 26, 11:00am
Lincoln Center, the North Plaza, West 65nd Street & Columbus Ave
Join EarthSave NYC, PETA, and others for a day of vegan food, friends and activism.

Lantern Books Sponsors Earth & Religion Conference

Thursday, June 9, 7:00pm
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Lantern Books is proud to co-sponsor Resurgence Magazine's "Earth & Religion Conference," June 9 -12, 2005, at Bard College in upstate New York. Speakers include: Andrew Harvey, Satish Kumar, Chief Oren Lyons, Raine Eisler and Robert Thurman.

Martin Rowe Moderates Panel at Book Expo America

Friday, June 3, 11:00am
Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Room 1E17
Can Environmental Leadership Boost Publisher Marketing Efforts?: Martin Rowe and others will explore the opportunities for publishers to distinguish themselves though their environmental responsibility, starting with their paper choices.
Contact: Erin Johnson

An Evening with Maasai Activist Daniel Silau

Tuesday, May 24, 6:30pm
Lantern Books, One Union Square West, Suite 201, New York City (southwest corner of 14th St. & University Place, 2nd floor)
MOVED FROM MAY 18: Join Daniel Salau from SIMOO (Simba Maasai Outreach Organization) based in Ngong, Kenya. SIMOO works on issues of rights, environment, land, culture and gender in partnership with Maasai communities in and around the Ngong Hills area of Kenya.

Martin Rowe Speaks on Progressive Religious Values

Saturday, May 7, 9:00am
Fourth Universalist Society, 160 Central Park West, at West 76th Street
Lantern Books publisher Martin Rowe will be participating in an interfaith conference on progressive values called: "Reclaiming Our Voices: Progressive Religious Values."

Wangari Maathai Lecture at Cooper Union in NYC to air on C-SPAN.

Sunday, April 24, 11:00am
C-SPAN Cable TV Program, Book-TV
On March 8th, Wangari Maathai and Kerry Kennedy spoke at the historic Cooper Union in New York City. This event will air this weekend on C-SPAN's program Book-TV on Sunday, April 24th at 11am and 3pm. Check your local cable listings for more information.

The Spirit of the Earth: Global Spirituality and a Sustainable Future

Friday, April 8, 10:00am
United Nations, Trusteeship Council Chamber
Featuring Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Steven Rockefeller, Chair, Earth Charter Drafting Committee; Adnan Amin; Brian Swimme; Mary Evelyn Tucker
To Register: 212 817-8215

Wangari Maathai Free Event at Cooper Union

Tuesday, March 8, 7:15pm
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 7 East 7th Street at Cooper Square and Third Avenue, New York City.
The Cooper Union and Lantern Books are pleased to present free of charge Prof. Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Deputy Minister for the Environment in Kenya's government, Environmentalist and Peace Activist and founder of the Green Belt Movement in her first and only public event in New York City since winning the prize.

Prof. Maathai will lecture on “The Future of the Planet is in Your Hands” and sign books in the Historic Grand Hall. No RSVP necessary. Please come early, since limited capacity. Capacity laws will be strictly enforced. Be seated by 7 pm.

Donations to the Green Belt Movement welcome at the door. Two-thirds of book sales go to the Green Belt Movement.

Directions: 6 train to Astor Place or R or W trains to West 8th Street. For further directions: click here.

Worship Service with Wangari Maathai

Sunday, March 6, 10:00am - Tuesday, November 30, 12:00am
White Plains Presbyterian Church, 39 N. Broadway, White Plains, New York.
Wangari Maathai will visit the White Plains Presbyterian Church and preach the sermon. Following the service, the church will hold a tree-planting ceremony on the grounds then proceed to coffee hour. As always, we welcome visitors and encourage everyone to come and hear this inspired woman share her powerful and timely message.

Wangari Maathai Speech in California

Tuesday, March 1, 11:15am
Fairmont Hotel, The Gold Room, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, California.
Honored for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace, the Kenyan environmentalist will make a rare public appearance in the Bay Area.

The Council celebrates Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel Laureate. She is a voice for sustainable development, environmental protection, democracy and peace. As founder of the Green Belt Movement, she has challenged conventional wisdom and opened new avenues for citizen action. She is emblematic of the kind of leader who is changing our world. While global stewardship is a collective enterprise, Wangari Maathai reminds us of the power of one brave individual.

Dr. Maathai will be introduced by Bay Area philanthropic leader and Council Vice Chairman Richard Goldman, who first awarded Dr. Maathai a Goldman Environmental Prize a decade ago.
Contact: Registration

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