Great Success with Our Oxford Presentations
Dear Friends
Where does the time go? In the blink of an eye, the first quarter of 2024 seemed to pass very quickly. However, we are delighted to share that we are making great inroads with our educational programmes.
The Oxford Literary Festival was a wonderful success on all fronts, and we made many new connections. Bill and I were thrilled to have such good attendance at our presentations, (we will post our videos in the next newsletter). The resounding cheers around the great building at both gala dinners was a joy to behold. The hundreds of guests who dined on my vegan menu at each event loved my food. I am deeply grateful to the Head Chef and his team who did an amazing job.
The Green Room
Vegan sandwiches were served up buffet style in the green room every day. My selection of fillings was enjoyed by all. We mingled with so many wonderful authors from around the world who were asking us many positive questions about our vision for our Human Ecology Project. Opening doors to spread our vision for a healthy world for humans and non-humans alike will bring more and more people to the table.
Go Vegan
I signed over 200 copies of Go Vegan at the event, so, many more families will now be empowered to educate themselves and cook delicious vegan food. It's already been confirmed that we will both present next year and I will once again design the menus for the gala dinners that will continue to be vegan.
A huge thank you to Professor Gary L. Francione, Professor Anna Charlton and Sally Dunsmore SOI, Director, The Oxford Literary Festival for pioneering this first ever vegan festival.
Moving Forward with Our Schools Programme
The schools programme that we presented as part of continued education programmes at Oxford was also a great success. The kids had a wonderful time making my vegan burgers and all lined up to have their copy of Go Vegan signed. Such a joy to behold, to see the fun they all had. There was not a morsel of food left on their plates. We received such wonderful feedback from the teachers, who equally enjoyed the event.
Our next session is booked for July at another school in the area. These events are organised by Professor Stephen Law, Departmental Lecturer in Philosophy and Director of the Certificate of Higher Education at OUDCE. We are delighted to be working with Stephen, who will reach out to many schools with our programme.
Video Interviews & Podcasts
We are always thrilled to share some wonderful words of wisdom from our advisory board. Working online is important as we connect with many of our advisory board members from around the world. However, we were blessed to have an advisory board member, Dr. Sailesh Rao, founder of Climate Healers, with us in the UK. Sailesh came for lunch and, we had an excellent conversation regarding a study from the University of Copenhagen showing that, of the nine planetary boundaries, humanity has transgressed six of them beyond the limits of “safe operating space.” This interview will be available in our next newsletter. In the meantime, you can view Dr. Doug Lisle and Dr. Tim Radak interviews on our YouTube channel or listen or view on our podcast channel.
Every Picture Tells A Story
Please browse through the gallery images below to see just a few wonderful images that were captured throughout the event. From setting up cooking stations for the kids arriving at the school, to dining in the centuries-old incredible buildings at Oxford University, the whole event was magical. Of course, the icing on the cake, so to speak, was that the event was vegan.
As Bill and I say to everyone, we can learn to be positive, not through clichéd platitudes (“Just put on a happy face”), but by learning a new set of skills, like cooking deliciously healthy whole food plant-based meals, for starters. Education is the most powerful tool we possess to assist us in moving toward a vegan world. Non-violent, peaceful presentations and bringing people together is the way forward.
In good health
