38th IVU World Vegetarian Congress in Dresden 2008 Programme (subject to change) Monday, 28th July 2008 Main topic: Animal Rights and Animal Welfare 09:15 Dilip Barman, USA, Introduction to Animal Rights Philosophy (English) (Festsaal) 10:45 Dr. Eisenhart von Loeper, Germany, Animal Rights, the Constitution and Humanity (German) (Festsaal) 14:00 Martin Schlatzer, Austria, Ecological Aspects of a Vegetarian Nutrition with Focus on Climate Change (German) (Festsaal) Dr. Edmund Semler, Austria, Raw Food: Myths, Facts and Successes of an Alternative Diet (German) (Neumarkt Room) Stephen Walsh PhD, UK, Simple Guidelines for Healthy and Economical Living without Animal Products (English) (Altmarkt Room) Felix Hnat, Austria, Intrdoduction to the Use of the Ecological Footprint Concept in Vegan Campaigning (German) (Bähr Room) Christopher Fettes, Ireland, International Friendships between Vegetarian Families (English) (Brühl Room) Rynn Berry, USA, Christ versus Anti-Christ: the Vegetarianism of Jesus and Hitler (English) (Elbe Room) 14:55 John Davis, UK, 100 Years of the International Vegetarian Union (English) (Festsaal) Prof. Peter Hines + Dr. Matthew Cole, UK, The Impact of Food Supply Chaines in Global Warming: The Lifestock Effect (English) (Neumarkt Room) Brenda Davis, Canada, Defeating Diabetes – Lessons from the Marshall Islands (English) (Altmarkt Room) Alberto P. Gonzales, Brazil, Raw Vegetarian Kitchen: Hope for Health at the Bottom of the Pyramid (English) (Bähr Room) Saurabh Dalal, USA, Ahimsa and the Spirit of Jainism (English) (Brühl Room) Marlene Kautz, Germany, Breathing – Movement - Meditation (German) (Elbe Room) 16:00 VEBU AGM (Festsaal) EVU AGM (Neumarkt Room) Thomas Schwarz, Germany, Youth Culture, Music and Social Criticism (German) (Altmarkt Room) Dr. Riccardo Trespidi, Italy, The Science of Ethical Nutrition (English) (Bähr Room) Dipl.-Ökonom Bernd Ackermann, Germany, Animal-friendly Organic Farming and our Future on Earth (German) (Brühl Room) Didi Sudesh, Germany, Body, Soul, Mind and Matter (English) (Elbe Room) 16:55 VEBU AGM continued (Festsaal) EVU AGM continued (Neumarkt Room) Eric Karlsson, Sweden, Nature Cure – a Holistic Natural Living and Self-Healing System (English) (Altmarkt Room) Jayant Patel, UK, A Strategivc Approach to Eradication of Animal Cruelty, World Hunger and Environment Devastation (English) (Bähr Room) Film: Devour the Earth (English with German subtitles) (Brühl Room) Speaker's Corner, English (Elbe Room) 20:00 *Galli Theater presents Communication Theater* Interactive, exciting and together with the audience will a story be created. One actor presents a story, but he does not know the story before. The audience is asked to give ideas and hints to create this spontaneous myth which will be acted out, full of joy and creativity by the actor  (German/English). (Festsaal)

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