Compassionate Voices, Arihanta Institute, The Jain Vegan Initiative and the Ahimsak Eco-Vegan Committee of JAINA convened an inspirational, informative and well attended online conference Aug 26/27, 2023. The conference featured keynote speakers Nirva Patel and Ruchika Chitrabhanu, and a variety of Jain activists, health and environmental experts, and scholars. You can access the recordings here.
Posted in Activism, Environmental, Health and Nutrition, Talks, Webinar series
On Nov 27, drJina and Sunny spoke with Mihika and Mansi, two pre-medical college students who found new friends in residents of Luvin Arms, learned about veganism as they dove head first into vegan advocacy, and are navigating their college life after this transformative experience! A lively discussion followed with tips about transitioning to veganism, veganism in India, and health benefits of a whole foods healthy vegan diet.
Here are some of the segments of the webinar, if you want to skip to topics of particular interst.
For the first 10 minutes, we have the opening, introduction of the hosts, speakers and their immersion into advocacy
(10: 41) hear the stories linked to pictures of the animals they grew to know and love at Luvin Arms
(23:06) Luvin Arms’ Ahimsa in Action video
(28:13) Interview with Sunny
(40:00) Full group Q and A and discussion about resources, podcasts, videos, experiences about the transition to veganism
(56:31) veganism in India, including comments by Shilpi
(1:06:58) health benefits of veganism, including chronic disease prevention/reversal and allergies in children, lactose intolerance
(1:11:32) more benefits of going vegan; weight loss, increased energy for Kolle, recommendations for Game Changers and What the Health documentaries
(1:15:06) links to connect with Luvin Arms, Ahimsak Eco Vegan Committee, and Jain Vegan Initiative
Posted in Activism, Dairy in India, Health and Nutrition, Sanctuaries, Webinar series
Happy Diwali and Happy New Year!
We are happy to share with you the recordings of these segments of the program:
1. Spiritual celebration of Diwali at https://youtu.be/yhKiJQ2Jcao
Ruchika Chitrabhanu’s presentation, a great resource is available here
2. Cultural Celebration of Diwali with Recipes at https://youtu.be/sqeyjZ_P6_Q
3. How Jain centers, families and children celebrate an ahimsak Diwali at https://youtu.be/-IVsO2_8g24
and 4. Reflections on Diwali and Group Discussion at https://youtu.be/gCpUoye-z0c
Posted in Environmental, Jain Philosophy, prayers, Talks, Webinar series
Our most recent webinar was titled “ Moving away from animal experimentation How the pandemic has shown us what scientific research is important for human health” with Dr. Alka Chandna (alkac@peta.org), Shalin Gala (shaling@peta.org) and Dr. Aysha Akhtar (aysha@contemporarysciences.org),and held on April 17, 2021.
Resources for Advocacy
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The Ahimsak Eco Vegan Committee hosted our 2nd webinar on Feb. 27.
If you missed it or want to view it again, here are the recordings of the health aspects and environmental benefits of veganism., divided into Dr. Reshma Shah’s talk, Sudhanshu Jain’s talk and DrJina’s discussion o Dr. Reshma takes us on a practical and scientific tour of the latest nutrition science which is covered in depth in her book Nourish. City Councilman Jain discusses how we can make an impact on climate change. Dr. Jina takes questions and presents the Jain Declaration on the Climate Crisis. Our moderators Dr. Nirali and Saurabh also add to our discussion.
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The Ahimsak Eco Vegan committee of JAINA presented a webinar on Dec 19 2020
Luvin Arms, An American Animal Sanctuary: Ahimsa in Action with Shaleen and Shilpi Shah
It was an informative, heartwarming discussion of this family’s journey to running a shelter and how we can all do our part to help animals.
Here is a link to the recording of the event
Stay tuned for the next webinar in 2021!
Posted in Activism, Sanctuaries, Webinar series
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