European Vegetarian Union

Program of the 7 th EVU Congress

Widnau, Switzerland 18.-23.7.1999

Sunday, 18.7.
10.00 - 17.00 Arrival and Registration
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
16.00 - 17.30Dr. Ramchand Bulchand (India): Relief of Aches and Pains with Magnets and a Vegetarian Diet (Practical Seminar)
18.00 - 19.00 Dinner
20.00 Opening Ceremony
Monday, 19.7.
07.30 - 09.00 Breakfast
09.15 Opening of the Congress
09.30 - 09.50 Prof. Hebbelinck (Belgium): Vegetarianism, Ecology, Ethics
09.55 - 10.15 Joyce D'Silva (UK): Is Vegetarianism enough?
10.20 - 10.50 Break
10.50 - 11.10 Ing. Immo Lünzer (Germany): Ecological Agrarian and Eating Culture: Basis for Recovery of Soil, Plant, Animal and Man
11.15 - 11.35 Christopher Fettes (Ireland): The Sustainable Village - Lifestyle of the Future
11.40 - 12.00 Dr. Berger (Austria): Responsibility of Christians towards Animals
12.05 - 12.25 Mag. Ch. Probst (Austria): The Project: Animal Protection at School
12.25 - 12.50 Discussion with all Speakers
12.50 - 14.00 Lunchtime
Leisure, Sport, Esperanto, Cybercafé, Exhibition
15.30 - 15.50 Dr. Schmidt (Germany): Animal Experimentation A challenge for our Society
15.55 - 16.15 David Wolfe (USA): Nature's First Law - Rawfood
16.20 - 16.40 Dr. Diehl (USA): Reversing Heart Disease with Knife and Fork
16.45 - 16.55 Sigrun Körner (Germany): A life in the way of Christianity
Note: To our regret, Mrs. Körner fell ill. Her text will be read instead.
16.55 - 17.20 Discussion with all speakers
17.20 - 17.45 Break
17.50 Launching the Book: 'The Vegetarian Reward' by Parkson Edjeketa, Nigeria
18.30 - 19.45 Dinner
20.00 - 21.30 Jetti Langhans (Switzerland): Slide Show
21.30 - 23.00 EVU Council Meeting
Tuesday, 20.7.
07.30 - 08.45 Breakfast
09.00 - 09.20 Prof. Jung (Germany): Experiences with strict vegan Nutrition during high physical strains
09.25 - 09.45 Dr. Graham (USA):Vegan Nutrition for Athletes (Best Food Choices before, during and after Exercise)
09.50 - 10.10 Prof. Hebbelinck (Belgium): Do Athletes need Meat?
10.15 - 10.45 Break
10.50 - 11.10 Prof. Gruben (UK):How to stay fit and healthy!
11.15 - 11.35 Gerry M. Coffey (USA): Food: Its Effect on (Winning) Attitudes and Behaviour
11.40 - 12.00 Arne Wingquist (Sweden): Experience with Sunfood
12.05 - 12.30 Discussion with all Speakers
12.30 - 14.00 Lunchtime
Sports / Leisure / Esperanto /Cybercafé, Exhibition
16.00 - 16.20 Vasanti Niemz (Germany): I swam the Channel!
16.25 - 17.45 Workshop: Exercise and Nutrition (Prof. Hebbelinck and all Speakers from the Morning)
18.00 - 19.00 Dinner
19.30 - 22.30 Annual General Meeting of the EVU
Wednesday, 21.7.: Excursions, and the possibility to know each other better
12.00 - 13.00 Lunchtime
19.00 - 20.00 Dinner
Thursday, 22.7.
07.30 - 08.45 Breakfast
09.00 - 09.20 F. Konz (Germany): The New Classical Naturapathy
09.25 - 09.45 Dr. Ramchand Bulchand (India): Relief of Aches and Pains with Magnets and a Vegetarian Diet
09.50 - 10.10 Sergeant Sherry Schlueter (USA): The Cycle of Violence: The Connection between animal cruelty and human violence
10.15 - 10.45 Break
10.50 - 11.10 Dr. Leena Vilkka (Finland): Vegan Ethics: The Intrinsic Value of Nature
11.15 - 11.35 Dr. Singh (India): Storms and Tornadoes due to Intense Fishing for Marine Creatures
11.40 - 12.00 Prof. Dr. Bajaj: (India): The BSI Effect: A Plea to stop Animal Slaughtering
12.05 - 12.30 Discussion with all Speakers
12.30 - 14.00 Lunchtime
Cybercafé, Esperanto, Exhibition Leisure, Sport
15.00 - 16.00 Workshop A: 'Medical Herbs and Natural Plants' with Franz Konz and Barbara Simonsohn (Germany)
15.00 - 16.00 Workshop B: 'Strategies for Spreading the Vegetarian Lifestyle' with T. Schönberger (Germany)
16.10 - 17.50 'Raw Food for Gourmets' Demo with Urs Hochstrasser
18.00 - 19.00 Dinner
20.00 Social Evening
Friday, 23.7.
07.30 - 08.45 Breakfast
09.00 - 09.20 Prof. Dr. Leitzmann (Germany): Results from vegetarian studies
09.25 - 09.45 Dr. Medkova (Russia): Vegetarianism in Health Status of Sick and Healthy People
09.50 - 10.10 Dr. Bauer (Switzerland): Healing Effects of Raw Food (Experience of more than 60 years)
10.15 - 10.45 Break
11.50 - 11.10 B. Rütting (Germany/ Austria): Plaidoyer for a Vegetarian Diet
11.15 - 11.35 A. Bourke (England): Why and how Vegan
11.40 - 12 00 Dr. H. Diehl (USA): Reversing Diabetes with Knife and Fork
12.05 - 12.30 Discussion with all Speakers
12.30 - 14.00 Lunchtime
Cybercafé, Esperanto, Exhibition Leisure, Sport
15.00 - 15.20 T. Fox (UK): The Changing Face of Vegetarianism in the UK
15.25 - 15.45 Dr. B. Wirsam (Germany): Optimised Nutrition
15.50 - 16.10 Jashu Shah (India) Vegetarianism in India
16.15 - 16.35 Susanne Stoll (Switzerland): Nutrition and Psyche
16.40 - 17.00 Discussion
18.30 Dinner and Farewell Party

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