Green Drinks: Veganism and the Environment

leafliving

Green Drinks Dublin is a free event that brings people together every month – not only ecowarriors, not only the hardcore carbon neutrals, just regular people who care about being a little greener.

This month, Green Drinks is exploring Veganism. Our guest speaker, Dr. Roger Yates, will speak primarily on Veganism in relation to climate change. Dr. Yates currently lectures with the Sociology department in UCD, and is prolific in his writings concerning relationships between humans and their nonhuman counterparts. We’ll be looking at issues of personal nutrition as well as weightier topics such as global food security- something currently vexing minds at the UN. And don’t forget, there’ll be a chance to grill him afterwards, so bring your questions!

Green Drinks will take place on Tuesday 2nd of February from 6pm (speaker at 7pm) in The Science Gallery, Trinity College, Pearse St, Dublin 2. Come one, come all.
For more info, news and photos of previous events, seek out ‘Green Drinks Dublin’ on Facebook.

McSandwich

leafliving wrote:

And don’t forget, there’ll be a chance to grill him afterwards, so bring your questions!

I assume this part of the night is optional for vegetarians and vegans?

BluePlanet

This guy seems to have a colourful background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Yates
Was jailed (absconded during the trail) for conspiracy to commit criminal damage for the Animal Liberation Front.

But read on and you'll find some car bombings that the police were atributing to an "unknown group" but yer man was a suspect.
Later a hunter admitted bombing his own vehicle and others in order to discredit animal rights groups (and he only got 9 months sentence).

leafliving

McSandwich wrote: »

I assume this part of the night is optional for vegetarians and vegans?

Oh don't worry. Roger Yates shaped tofu will be provided.

Cunsiderthis

BluePlanet wrote: »

This guy seems to have a colourful background.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Yates
Was jailed (absconded during the trail) for conspiracy to commit criminal damage for the Animal Liberation Front.

But read on and you'll find some car bombings that the police were atributing to an "unknown group" but yer man was a suspect.
Later a hunter admitted bombing his own vehicle and others in order to discredit animal rights groups (and he only got 9 months sentence).

There is something ironic about a guy who appears to have been sentenced to four years' imprisonment in 1987 for conspiracy to commit criminal damage on behalf of the ALF and being a member of the "green" movement.

It's not very green to commit criminal damage!

Cookie_Monster

Why is it called green drinks and not in a pub?

Macha

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Why is it called green drinks and not in a pub?

Why does it have to be in a pub?

Cookie_Monster

taconnol wrote: »

Why does it have to be in a pub?

well, thats where you go for drinks

mikom

Hate creme de menthe....

Macha

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

well, thats where you go for drinks

And the Science Gallry cafe doesn't sell drinks?

Cookie_Monster

taconnol wrote: »

And the Science Gallry cafe doesn't sell drinks?

i doubt they sell alcohol.

was a tongue-in-cheek remark anyway, nothing meant by it.

Heroditas

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Why is it called green drinks and not in a pub?

Many vegans have issues with alcohol due to the filtration products used.
As a result, I can understand why they would avoid a venue that sells said products.

cavedave

Some drinks get the yeast to flocculate with isinglass which is a no no for vegans. It is easy enough to find the drink that does not use this though.

StevoTG

Looking forward to this

leafliving

We used to run Green Drinks in a pub, but for the past year (ish) it has been held in the Science Gallery. So we're not avoiding pubs per se, we just like the Science Gallery

Also, you'll be pleased to know that the cafe there does serve alcohol! Wahey!