Jenny McCracken: Climate Code Red Jenny is a member of the Climate Emergency Network, an umbrella group set up to bring together the various climate acton groups in Victoria in response to the urgent action required to deal with this environmental crisis. The presentation is based on the science and ideas put forward in the recently published book of the same name.
www.climatecodered.net   www.climateemergencynetwork.org

Roy Taylor: The Case for Vegan Outreach With the challenge of creating a more egalitarian society for all creatures often seeming unsurmountable, animal activists in America have formulated a strategy for optimum results. Arguing that animal liberation will not be achieved whilst the majority of society is carnivorous they have decided to focus their limited resources for the most effect. Vegan Outreach has the potential to create profound changes in s ociety, with activists from different groups working together for a common goal.
Roy Taylor will present the history and methods of Vegan Outreach, it's achievements to date, and will put this forward as an advocacy model that should be adopted in Australia.

Mark Doneddu: The Healthiest Diet of All What you eat profoundly affects your health. Mark Doneddu will present evidence from a wide range of studies including peer reviewed papers showing that a plant based diet is the healthiest diet of all. Among the m any subjects covered in the talk, answers to the following questions will be given:
Who created the conventional 5 food groups and who has benefitted from this?
What is the best source of protein for humans?
When does Vitamin B12 become readily absorbed in humans?
Where are the best sources of Omega 3 (ALA, EPA and D HA) oils found?
Why does heart disease kill one in two Australians but only 4 in 100 vegans?
How is it possible that cancer rates are rising while cancer treatments are increasing?
Mark Doneddu is the President of the Vegetarian Network Victoria and event manager for World Vegan Day.

Bruce Poon: Eating Up the Earth Bruce will present insight and analysis of the impact that dietary choices can have on the environment, particularly in the Australian and Victorian context. The material draws on the latest research from Australia (CSIRO, ABARE, AGO) and the World (UN FAO, Earthsave, etc) to put the jigsaw together of just how much we could change in our environment, with minor changes to our diets. With urgent problems facing the world, including water shortages, climate change, deforestation and species extinction, it is timely to look at a solution to these problems that is within our reach.
Bruce Poon is a committee member and researcher for Vegetarian Network Victoria.

Dr. John Green Dr Green's purpose is to bring hope, direction and challenge to listeners, to inspire and encourage the call to be vegan, and to illustrate the healing power of vegan nourishing and cleansing.

Paul Crossley The impact of animal exploitation for food clothes and experimentation...on (non-human) animals. I will touch very briefly on animal statistics, intensive farming and production practices and the laws that allow suffering to continue.

Quan Yin Meditation - the Convenient Method Offered free of charge, the Convenient Method of Quan Yin meditation is compatible with all personal religions, social customs and life styles, can give you remarkable benefits for living more happily and peacefully.