Category Archives: Webinar series

Recording posted for “How Volunteering at Luvin Arms Sanctuary Changed Us”

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 

Essence of Jain Diwali Program: Recordings and Presentation

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

Recordings and Resources for Moving Away from Animal Experimentation

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.

Recordings

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Suggestions for Action Steps 

  • Sign up for PETA action alerts
  • Write a letter to the editor when you see uncritical praise for animal testing
  • Add your professional expertise by sharing your contact information with CCS (Aysha) or PETA (Alka or Shalin), so you can be added to our experts’ database. There are always opportunities to sign onto letters or to provide expert insights into specific experiments–and with your contact information, CCS/PETA can contact you when we are in need of your expertise.
  • Donate to CCS,PETA and other similar organizations.Center for Contemporary Sciences (CCS)

 Resources for Advocacy

Eat Green to Go Green Webinar recordings

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.

Ahimsa In Action Webinar Sat Dec 19

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!