March events
- 2nd (Wed)
- Meeting: Potluck Dinner
- 6:00 p.m.
- Ruth Merrill Center, Wilson Commons
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We're holding our monthly potluck dinner. All are welcome; please stop by and sample some tasty vegetarian food!
You need only bring your appetite, but food is welcome, of course. Please make sure it contains no dairy, eggs or other animal byproducts so that everyone can enjoy it.
- 16th (Wed)
- Meeting: Arts & Crafts
- 6:00 p.m.
- Ruth Merrill Center, Wilson Commons
- T-shirt design.
- 21st (Mon)
- Talk: Dr. Michael Greger, M.D.
- 7:15 - 8:30 p.m.
- Lander Auditorium
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Corporate Globalization: Trading Away Our Right to Protect Animals
With over 200 slides and a half-dozen video clips, Dr. Greger exposes the impact institutions such as the WTO (World Trade Organization) have had on animal protection worldwide, and what we can expect from future expansions of global trade agreements such as the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas). This is a riveting and thought-provoking presentation, infused with vast historical background and even humor, about what may be the greatest threat ever posed to animal protection.
Open to the public; free admission and parking.
(Also see: directions to Lander Auditorium.)
- 23rd (Wed)
- Meeting
- 6:00 p.m.
- Ruth Merrill Center, Wilson Commons
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Business.
- 25th (Fri)
- Trip: Sticky Lips BBQ
- 6:00 p.m.
- Meet in front of the ITS Center
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Join us for dinner at Sticky Lips BBQ, which serves as a tasty selection of veg*an entrees. All are welcome!
- 28th (Mon)
- Talk: Lawrence Carter Long
- 7:00 p.m.
- Gowen Room, Wilson Commons
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Animal Experimentation: when is it justified?
Animal experiments cause suffering and death. Proponents claim this ethical cost is outweighed by the benefits of new medicines and operating techniques. Opponents say these benefits are grossly overstated, and that humane alternatives are often ignored. Which view is more accurate?
Certainly, some uses of animals seem unnecessary. UR still uses live animals for medical student training, for example, yet two-thirds of all U.S. medical schools—including Harvard, Yale and Stanford—have dropped animal labs from their curricula, deeming them no more effective than alternative teaching methods.
About the speaker: Born with cerebral palsy,
Lawrence Carter-Long became a poster child
for the United Way's campaigns involving animal experiments. Today he works as an advocate for disability rights and animal protection, as a board member of the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID) and Northeast Director for In Defense of Animals (IDA). He is also a contributing editor to Satya magazine.Open to the public; free admission and parking.
(Also see: directions to the Gowen Room in Wilson Commons.)
- 30th (Wed)
- Meeting: Teach-in
- 6:00 p.m.
- Ruth Merrill Center, Wilson Commons
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Our love of lobsters is complex. On the one hand, we feel bad
when we see them all stacked on top of each other in the Wegmans
tanks. On the other they sure do taste good with some heavy
butter (especially when you're using one of those cute paper bibs!)
Recent news articles have claimed that research shows that these and other invertebrates do not feel pain and thus consumers should not feel guilty when boiling and chowing down on them. Are these claims true? Do lobsters feel pain when boiled? Should we as vegetarians feel comfortable slathering Smart Balance Light all over our big clawed friends? I will be trying to answer these and related questions in my presentation.
All are welcome, bring a friend.
