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FEATURED VEGAN CELEBRITY #1 - BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

Benjamin Zephaniah is a British writer and dub poet. Benjamin says that his mission is to fight the dead image of poetry in academia, and to "take it everywhere" to people who do not read books. Benjamin published his first book of poems, Pen Rhythm, in 1980. Three editions were published. His album Rasta, which featured The Wailers' first recording since the death of Bob Marley as well as a tribute to Nelson Mandela, gained him international prestige. He is a self-described passionate vegan and animal rights advocate. He is also a fan of Birmingham's Aston Villa Football Club. Find out more about Benjamin at: http://benjaminzephaniah.com

FEATURED VEGAN CELEBRITY #2 - MAC DANZIG

Mac Danzig is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and instructor, and is a former lightweight champion for the King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge mixed martial arts organisations. As an amateur mixed martial artist, Danzig was the lightweight Extreme Challenge Trials 2001 U.S. MMA National Champion and also the winner of the The Ultimate Fighter 6. He has been a strict vegan since 2004 and is an animal rights advocate. Find out more about Mac by visiting www.macdanzig.net/.

Now Mac Danzig is proving that plant-power is the real deal in a hot new UFC Undisputed game for Xbox! To check it out for yourself visit www.ufcundisputed.com!

Vegan Cartoonist Dan Piraro

Cartoonist Dan Piraro was born and raised in the United States. Piraro was awarded the Humane Society's Genesis Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of 2002 for his animal rights-themed cartoons. He has been vegan for 5 years and donates profits from his Bizarro on-line store - which features his cartoons on t-shirts, posters and greeting cards - to animal rights causes. See a selection of his AR cartoons on his web site:

www.bizarro.com/vegan/vegan_cartoons.htm

Lola Lollipop

Lola Lollipop is a comic strip by Lara Matthews. Quirky and cleverly crafted, these cartoons unveil powerful messages about important issues through humorous observations by a little girl called Lola. Follow Lola as she explores food, nutrition, health, animals, vegetarianism and veganism!

http://lolalollipop.com

VegTV

VEG TV is an Internet TV channel offering television shows and video clips with programming that is entertaining and informative. There's tasty recipes, interviews with prominent medical and nutrition professionals, great new restaurants, and celebrities who share why they chose to live a healthy lifestyle.

Videos

Truth or Dairy
This short, but fun video with poet Benjamin Zephaniah explains just why it is that some people have decided to go against the grain of the popular burger, shake & fries culture.

Goldfinger - Open Your Eyes
Goldfinger is a pop punk/ska band from los Angeles. Front man John Feldmann is a vegan and animal rights supporter.

Goldfinger - Free Me
Warning: this video contains graphic images of animal cruelty.

Vegan Video
Dan Piraro (from www.bizarro.com) masterfully made this great video. It's a talking pig who explains why human beings are not meant to eat meat.

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