BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Meetup Inc//RemoteApi//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/calendar/8467631/ical/The+Bal timore+Vegetarian+September+Meetup/ X-WR-CALNAME:Events - The Baltimore Vegetarian September Meetup BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Baltimore Vegetarian September Meetup DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Vegetarian Meetup Group\n\nWelcome to Veg Meetup! ! We are a very people-friendly group that welcomes all those who would li ke to talk and learn more about any aspect of the veggie lifestyle\, includ ing health\, food preparation\, compassion for animals\, ecology\, spiritua lity\, communication skills\, activism\, and more. Please come and enjoy gr eat food\, group support\, and casual conversation! \n\nKathmandu Kitchen has a Nepalise/Indian buffet with ample veg and vegan cuisine\, and they o ften make extra veggies when they know we are coming. The wait staff is ve ry friendly and atmosphere is spacious and relaxing.\n\nSome of our members have said that they would like to be more adept at handling the questions and challenges (with reference to their lifestyle) that sometimes come thei r way. So we will devote a whole Meetup session to looking at some of the k ey talking points on the benefits of veg and vegan lifestyles. \n\nTo which quotes or studies do you like to point to support the claims that veg*ns l ive longer and avoid the chronic diseases that kill most Americans? Do you know the key differences in body design between humans and true carnivores? Do you know which foods are eaten by the species to which we are most clos ely related? \n\nHow do you respond when someone says that it?s perfectly n atural for certain species to eat other species\, and that we veg*ns are ou t of touch with the real world\, the natural world? And what about the life style of the early Native Americans? Don?t they provide good eco-friendly r ole models for us? And aren?t the Eskimos healthy\, despite the fact that t hey eat a diet of nearly all animal flesh?\n\nWhat evidence can you show pe ople to prove that the common chronic diseases that kill Americans aren?t c aused primarily by bad genes\, or by air pollution\, or by exposure to elec tronic fields? \n\nWhat makes you so certain that the reports and recommend ations of government and other major institutional health agencies are attu ned more to the bottom lines of big business than to the needs of the consu mer? And if veg*n was clearly healthier for us\, wouldn't that be more wide ly announced by the media?\n\nMost of the world's greatest athletes eat (or ate) meat. Doesn't that prove that we are natural meat eaters? What do you tell someone who says that you will never convince everyone to go vegetari an?\n\nWhat do we tell those who justify meat eating by saying that the cre ator gave us dominion over animals\, or that animals have no souls? How do we respond to those who say that they just don?t have the time to learn how to cook and eat in a new way?\n\nMaybe you don't want to be a veg*n activi st\, but would like to have some of theses questions answered for your own needs or curiosity. Feel free to join us!.\n\nWhat are some of the question s you have difficulty answering? Please bring a list\, and we?ll see if we can help you come to a better understanding. Hope to see you there.\n\nA me tered parking lot is right across the street\, and it's free on Sunday\, as is metered street parking.\n\nAnd please mark Saturday\, June 14th\, on yo ur calendar. That is the date for the next Earthsave Baltimore Veg Dinner S eries event. It will feature a talk by Erica Meier\, who is director of the popular DC animal protection nonprofit Compassion Over Killing. She will t alk about how we can work more effectively to help animals by getting more veggie options on restaurant menus. Theses events always have a nice turnou t and are lots of fun! For more information\, see http://earthsavebaltimore .org/. Hope to see you soon!\n\nYou might also want to check out the Baltim ore Vegan Meetup group\, which is very similar to this one\, but meets on a Wednesday evening at 7 pm. To register for those meetings\, go to http://v egan.meetup.com/29/. We think you will enjoy the great food and atmosphere\ , like-minded people\, and lively\, casual conversation. Hope to see you so on!\n\nMeetup.com now charges each group organizer a monthly fee of $13 for the great services they provide. A donation of $1 per meeting to help cove r these costs would be appreciated. Thanks.\n\nTowson\, MD 21204 - USA\n\n Sunday\, September 7 at 12:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/ photos/event/6/8/8/4/event_26756.jpeg\n\nAttending: 21\n\nFee: Event fee: U SD 1.00 per person\n\nDetails: http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/calendar/8467 631/ LAST-MODIFIED:20081004T220806Z UID:event_8467631@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20080803T170844Z DTSTAMP:20091108T102436Z DTSTART:20080907T160000Z DTEND:20080907T180000Z GEO:39.29;-76.62 URL:http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9/calendar/8467631/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR