VeganWorldRadio.org :: episode # 36 : 23 March 2009

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Take Back Control of Your Food
   How to feed yourself without corporate help         And
Building a No Kill Houston
Life saving program for shelter animals
Today on Vegan World Radio learn about edible landscapes, free food, growing culinary and medicinal herbs, community gardens, teaching children to garden
and much more!

Also,  Nathan Winograd and Bett Sundermeyer will discuss why dogs and cats are not disposable and the efforts to save the 80,000 dogs and cats that are euthanized in Houston animal shelters every year.

                                            This show is co-hosted by Pamela Kletke & Shirley Wilkes-Johnson
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http://www.nathanwinograd.com
    http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org
http://www.houstonfoodfairy.com
     http://nokillhouston.org

Going Greener

The first half of the show will be about gardening - but this is no ordinary gardening show!  Pamela Kletke, who teaches kids to garden and is involved with community gardens, will share her expertise in those areas and more.  Shirley Wilkes-Johnson, a 30 year vegan organic gardener, will tell you how to harvest free food, grow your own culinary and medicinal herbs and create an edible landscape for yourself, the birds, the bees and the butterflies.  These two women will inspire you even if you think you aren't interested in gardening - they will have you eager to dig in the dirt!  Don't let the "powers that be" feed you GMOs, pesticides, manure, blood meal, bone meal, mad cow disease, etc.  Save the planet - and yourself!

Recipes from the Garden

Pamela Kletke's Zippity Poppity Minty Strawberry Salad

Shirley Wilkes-Johnson's Version of
CHIMICHURRI SAUCE
This garlicky sauce from Argentina is used like ketchup in South America.  Churassco's restaurants serve it as a dipping sauce with fried plantain chips. There are many different ways to make this, so play with the ingredients. Garlic boosts the immune system and parsley is a blood purifier and a kidney tonic.  You can use Chimichurri
as a basting sauce to grill with or as a condiment or on pasta. 

2-4 garlic cloves, peeled
1   cup (loosely packed) fresh Italian parsley
a few sprigs of cilantro
2/3 cup olive oil
2   tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, optional
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
Add garlic cloves to food processor and allow to run until garlic is chopped.  Add rest of ingredients and puree.  Transfer to bowl or jar.
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  Today's Guests



Nathan Winograd

Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America by Nathan Winograd

Redemption is the story of animal sheltering in the United States, a movement that was born of compassion and then lost its way. It is the story of the 'No Kill' movement, which says we can and must stop the killing. But most of all, it is a story about believing in the community and trusting in the power of compassion.
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We have the power to build a new consensus, which rejects killing as a method for achieving results. And we can look forward to a time when the wholesale slaughter of animals in shelters is viewed as a cruel aberration of the past. We have a choice. We can fully, completely, and without reservation embrace No Kill as our future. Or we can continue to legitimize the two-pronged strategy of failure: adopt a few and kill the rest. It is a choice which history has thrown upon us. We are the generation that questioned the killing. We are the generation that has discovered how to stop it. Will we be the generation that does? ~Nathan Winograd

http://www.nathanwinograd.com/

And

Bett Sundermeyer
President of No Kill Houston
“Houston’s homeless pets are in a dire situation but every citizen can help,” says Bett Sundermeyer, president of No Kill Houston. “We encourage Houstonians to become informed and involved in making positive changes at BARC and other Houston area shelters.”

No Kill Houston urges all civic-minded Houstonians to attend (the No Kill seminar). It could literally mean life for the 80,000 animals entering Houston area shelters every year.
~ Bett Sundermeyer.

http://nokillhouston.org/

No Kill Conference in Houston

How do you build a No Kill community? How do you get animal control, the health department and other government agencies to embrace it? How do you include feral cats in your community's lifesaving protection? And what about those big black dogs, shy cats and other "compromised" animals with impediments to adoption - can good homes be found for them too? Come to the conference that has been called "a prerequisite for rescue groups and organizations that are serious about changing their communities to No Kill.”

http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/conference.html

See details in Announcements below.

Saturday, March 28, 2009
No Kill Houston presents the "Building A No Kill Community" Seminar featuring Nathan Winograd
No Kill Houston presents Animal Shelter expert, Nathan Winograd for a “Building a No Kill Community” seminar on Saturday, March 28, 2009.  This seminar has been known to successfully reduce the kill rate at some shelters down to zero.  This seminar is open to all citizens and animal shelter personnel.  Nathan Winograd, who is the director of the No Kill Advocacy Center (www.nokilladvocacycenter.org

 

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and author of Redemption-The Myth of Pet Overpopulation, nationally trains pioneering shelters committed to adopting best practices to save pets’ lives.  **FREE ADMISSION for Volunteers (Contact No Kill Houston early -see below)

Time: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Location: South Texas College of Law, Joe Green Auditorium

Tickets may be pre-purchased through the mail or online at www.NoKillHouston.org

   for $14.99 before March 27, 2009.  Tickets are also available for $20.00 at the door of the Joe Green Auditorium located at 1303 San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX 77002. 
For more information, e-mail nokillhouston@yahoo.com or call Bett at (713) 291-1710.

Those who volunteer will get a free ticket to the seminar, a free copy of Winograd's book and CD, and free lunch and snacks.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Houston Vegetarian Meetup Weekday Lunch
Join members of the Houston Vegetarian Meetup group for a social lunch at Aladdin Mediterranean Restaurant. The event will take place at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, March 25. Many vegetarian and vegan options are available!
Visit HOUSTON VEGETARIAN MEETUP to RSVP. Society of PEACE members Michelle and Mari are the organizers and you can contact them through the website.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sedition Books Community Vegan Potluck Dinner
Sedition Books is holding a vegan potluck on Thursday, March 26. Bring a vegan dish to share with others at this community event!
The event takes place at 7:00 PM at Sedition Books in Houston. For more information, visit Sedition Books online.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Si Se Puede Performance Tribute to Cesar Chavez at TBH (with Society of PEACE outreach)

In collaboration with Talento Bilingüe de Houston, Sandra Organ Dance Company will present a full-length contemporary dance inspired by the legacy of Cesar Chavez and the history of the migrant farm worker movement. Si Se Puede opens with A Prayer for the Farm Worker, written by Cesar Chavez.

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 9:30am and 11:15am student matinees 

with
Patrick Walbridge as sound engineer
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