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Events

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.

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, following the Vibrant Living Expo.

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.