The October 2015 Invercargill Vegan Society potluck featured custard square, green cake, quinoa burgers….and guest speaker Grant Meikle showing us how to save marine mammals! With a reading of mayor Tim Shadbolt’s poetry, we delved deep into the woe filled world of whales and dolphins in decline.
The nights potluck menu: Tofu fried rice, Super Quinoa Burgers, and a cranberry kale salad. For dessert, vegan peach pavlova (made with chickpea brine “aquafaba”), green cake with chocolate sprinkles. Self saucing chocolate pudding, and custard square. No animals harmed in the making, be they dolphins, or cows.
Grant coordinates for Sea Shepherd, and local efforts to save Hector’s and Maui’s Dolphins. As the potluck dinner began, Grant showed two documentaries about saving marine mammals.
We learnt about the local Hector’s Dolphin, close to extinction. Our government must do more to protect these native, beautiful animals. (As vegans, we wish the government would do more to respect the rights of ALL animals!)
In the presentation, we spotted a local man done good. Why, it’s Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt shaking hands with Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson!
Iconic Invercargill mayor Tim Shadbolt has a soft spot for whales.
Indeed, many decades ago, he wrote an ode about all that’s wrong with the world, using the whale as his focusing point. “Wail for the Whale” has hints of David Bowie, and is best experienced during a 90’s telethon!
Or, with a live cover performance at the October 2015 Invercargill Vegan Society potluck :-) INVSOC founder Jordan Wyatt started off an interview with Grant, with much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
The nights potluck menu: Tofu fried rice, Super Quinoa Burgers, and a cranberry kale salad. For dessert, vegan peach pavlova (made with chickpea brine “aquafaba”), green cake with chocolate sprinkles. Self saucing chocolate pudding, and custard square. No animals harmed in the making, be they dolphins, or cows.
Super Quinoa Burgers
Tofu fried rice
Cranberry kale salad, with sprinkled walnuts. Mixed with lemon and olive oil dressing.
We really enjoyed Grant’s presentation about protecting marine animals.
Grant stayed behind to answer our many questions, with public education seeming to be the way forward to protecting animals in need. Both Sea Shepherd and the Invercargill Vegan Society believe animals should have their own independent rights to life.
We hope human kind continues moving away from harming animals, and onto sustainable, kind ways of living.
Thank you everyone for a wonderful night, of working to “brighten the future” for animals in need…
