Last minute Christmas gift ideas
Christmas everywhere.
And presents! As a civilization-tested, urban Westerner, it’s good manners to find all this actually quite terrifying. Dictatorship of commerce, commerce madness instead of charity, ect.
With our vegan last-minute gift ideas, we definitely confess: we love gifts and giving each other presents!
Unfortunately, many people have lost the art of good gift-giving due to a sense of duty and Christmas stress. However, we have a few good last-minute ideas for you so that it doesn’t degenerate into a loveless Christmas consumer terror: Our gift-giving philosophy has three main aspects: Give something sustainable, give something non-violent (
ahimsa
), and best of all, give the gift of life by not eating meat at Christmas.
First Christmas gift idea
Give away an
animal sponsorship
from one of the sanctuaries* here in Switzerland. At the Tierlignadenhof in Kaisten, for example, you can sponsor deer, oxen, foxes, dogs and donkeys to support these animals all year round.
An animal sponsorship at Tierlignadenhof starts at CHF 30 per month for a cat, for example, and goes up to CHF 60 per month. for larger animals that need more food and recover expensive vet bills. Many sweet and lovely animals are longing for a godmother and/or godfather. As a sponsor, you will receive mail from your protégé twice a year. The great thing is that the sponsored child can be visited at any time. A nice trip to the farm in Kaisten included! Animal sponsorships can be made by e-mail to info@tierlignadenhof.ch or by telephone: 062 874 24 70 just before Christmas.
Or an
animal sponsorship
at the “Lebenshof” at Güetlistrasse 45 in Hinteregg and give it as a gift? At Hofnarr, you can sponsor goats, pigs, horses, ducks and many more animals and give them to your loved ones for Christmas.
The jester himself: “Some people call what we do a ‘farm of mercy’. We don’t just do this out of sentimentality. No, we NARREN are convinced that animals are part of our moral sphere. It is not just membership of a species that makes a being worthy of protection, but also its capacity for feeling and suffering. ” With this in mind, the vegan kitchen warmly recommends visiting this great farm, or calling them today ( 043 558 25 41) or emailing zukunft@hof-narr.ch and becoming a sponsor!
http://www.hof-narr.ch/warum-tiere/
Second (fashion) Christmas gift idea
The trip to Sihlcity to the Sanikai pop-up store would certainly be worthwhile for a nice fashion gift: A Sanikai Blooming Bay College Denim Jacket (available in women’s sizes S to L // men’s sizes S to XL) is, in addition to an animal sponsorship, our vegan kitchen dream Christmas present!
Incidentally, these jackets were sewn in Switzerland, are made from 100% cotton denim (leftover fabric from a Swiss producer), as well as the inner fabric, 100% organic cotton from Turkey, environmentally friendly digital print, vegan finish!
With the help of this voucher you can save CHF 25 until tomorrow evening (23.12.2016) and shop in the largest vegan online store in Switzerland
V-Angle
find a fashionable Christmas present for your loved ones? By the way, Swiss Post is still delivering until Thursday morning!
You can find everything here: V ANGLE the vegan Onlineshop
Third and final Christmas gift ideas
Why not give away a tried and tested gift voucher again? But not just any one, but one to feast on!
A voucher for a vegan brunch with Sandra from Vlowers in GZ Wipkingen, redeemable all year round on Sundays, Njam, Njam.
And this is how it works, just send an email to: info@vlowers.ch
Or how about a tried-and-tested voucher for a little beauty feeling and feel-good factor?
Then give Pretty an Pure a call (+41 43 535 94 07), send an e-mail or drop by in person(right in the center of Zurich) and ask for a voucher for make-up styling, pedicures, manicures, facials, home-made products and much more!
*Wikipediaexplanation of the term Gnadenhof: A Gnadenhof sometimes also referred to as a life farm or animal shelter, is a facility where pets, wild animals or farm animals are cared for by humans for an indefinite period of time. In contrast to an animal shelter, a sanctuary does not pass on animals it has taken in, but sees itself as a permanent sanctuary. Sanctuaries do not serve any commercial purpose. Their self-image is based on animal protection or animal rights positions. The first cases of facilities in which animals were cared for until the end of their lives are known from the beginning of the 20th century. The writer and small farmer Christian Wagner gave all the animals on his farm a reprieve and bought additional animals to save them from being slaughtered.
The first organic vegan cosmetics line in Switzerland
Because care products are teeming with questionable substances (
our article on the topic here
), Sarah and Nadine have founded the cosmetic institute
Pretty & Pure
some time ago. There are only sustainably and fairly produced products whose ingredients are 100% natural. Sarah and Nadine have recently started making their own products in small quantities, so they remain of high quality. The first PRETTY & PURE ORGANIC BEAUTY LINE will be launched this Saturday. Product descriptions such as Relaxing Bath Salt and Botanical Face Steam make you want to try them out. In addition, there is a beautiful beauty case to give away with the exquisite homemade products and much more. All Swiss made and of course organic and vegan and made with lots of love!
Aperitif with vegan pastries & organic cüpli tomorrow, Saturday from 13.00
Pure & Pretty
Weinbergstrasse 25
8001 Zurich
From Wednesday, December 9 to Sunday, December 13, 2015, the “Human Rights Film Festival Zurich” will take place at the Riffraff and the Filmpodium. The program reflects the diversity of human rights concerns in different regions and social constellations. The cinemas are showing artistically strong films that convincingly explore urgent human rights issues. These include refugee and migration issues, the Syrian crisis, raw material extraction, women’s rights and LGBTI rights. The subsequent panel discussions expand the program and offer the opportunity to put what has been seen into context and discuss it.
All info about the
HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL ZURICH
you can find
here
.
Your privilege, what’s up with that?
Asks
M.I.A. in Borders
her
latest song
in the direction of bourgeois indifference. Look, it’s so easy to sing cleverly and cool about police violence, poverty and the refugee crisis. It’s that easy to create images that couldn’t come from an aid organization’s promotional video and are impressive for that very reason. But “Borders”, the title of the British rapper’s song released last week, doesn’t just have to hurt other artists. But first and foremost: us: the fact that we simply accept what is happening in the world without anger or courage is an issue and should challenge us. Source
Süddeutsche Zeitung
What you can do:
here.
Where you should go:
here.
Lyrics
/ Lyrics/
whole song
/
music video
:
Freedom
I don’t need ’em
Where’s your rhythm?
This world needs a brand new rhythm
We done the key
We done them key them to lie
Let’s beat ’em
We them smartphones done beat ’em
Borders
What’s up with that?
Politics
What’s up with that?
Police shots
What’s up with that?
Identities
What’s up with that?
Your privilege
What’s up with that?
Broke people
What’s up with that?
Boat people
What’s up with that?
The realness
What’s up with that?
The new world
What’s up with that?
I’m gonna keep up on all that
Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western
Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western
Queen
What’s up with that?
Killin’ it
What’s up with that?
Slayin’ it
What’s up with that?
Your goals
What’s up with that?
Leg’ bae
What’s up with that?
Makin’ money
What’s up with that?
Breakin’ internet
What’s up with that?
Love wins
What’s up with that?
Livin’ it
What’s up with that?
Leg’ real
What’s up with that?
Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western
We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do
We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do
What’s up with that?
Your values
What’s up with that?
Your beliefs
What’s up with that?
Your families
What’s up with that?
History
What’s up with that?
Your future
What’s up with that?
My boys
What’s up with that?
My girls
What’s up with that?
Freedom
What’s up with that?
Your power
What’s up with that?
Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western
Guns blow doors to the system
Yeah f*ck ’em when we say we’re not with them
We’re solid and we don’t need to kick them
This is North, South, East and Western
We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do
We’re representing peeps
Let them play us on the air
When we’re talking in our sleep, does it listen on a system?
We’re sittin’ in the stoop
Where we get our scoop
This is how we keep it cool and this is how we do
The song ends with “Gonna keep up on all that,
Gonna be doing it like that”
Therefore, say no to indifference.
What you can do: here.
Where you should go: here.
Talk Täglich – Vegan is the trend
Do You Know What You`r Wearing?
See the
new Video
of Peta
here
.
Check our Blog Post about the Subject here to:
http://laurenwildbolz.ch/?p=4561
http://laurenwildbolz.ch/?p=1290
http://laurenwildbolz.ch/?p=2578
Store Vegan Shoes Online:
http://www.v-angle.ch/schuhe/overview
http://www.vegane-schuhe-berlin.de/
https://cridecoeur.myshopify.com/
New cooking courses for 2016!
Winter is coming – and you’re still looking for the right footwear?
I basically have enough shoes, but every now and then I have to discard a pair and am on the lookout for a vegan replacement.
Are you also looking for vegan shoes? You will find what you are looking for at http://wills-vegan-shoes.com!
I ordered the http://wills-vegan-shoes.com/womens-vegan-laceup-work-boots-black.html and received the package fairly quickly. (If you register for the newsletter, you will receive a free delivery code worldwide).
My new boots have already been worn at the weekend, admired and marveled at extensively.
I am very happy with my new vegan boots, they look great and are also comfortable. I ordered them a little bigger so that I can insert an insulating sole when it gets really cold.
I’m ready for winter! You too? 😉
By the way, there are also great models for men.
Humans are not dependent on animal food, animal clothing or animal muscle power
Dear Mr.
Prof. Dr. Bernhard H. F. Taureck
, You have written a manifesto for vegan humanism. Why the term “manifesto”? Aren’t the terms vegan and humanism contradictory?
Wouldn’t it be easier to dispense with the concept of humanism, which is associated with the subordination of animals to the needs of humans?
Manifest is based on the Latin word manifestus, to be revealed. The purpose of a manifesto is to expose shortcomings and make proposals to remedy them. The Manifesto of Vegan Humanism that I have written attempts to fulfill both tasks. It shows the carnivorous society to be a dead end and proposes an end to all animal use as an alternative. The question of renouncing humanism is based on a typical misjudgment that traditional humanism has successfully caused. Humanism established the idea of an unrestricted appropriation, measurement and evaluation of everything by man. This overlooked the fact that we humans have the possibility and the ability to renounce unlimited appropriation and to distinguish between what belongs to us humans and what belongs to animals. Humanism does not include anthropocentrism. It is important to conceive limited humanisms. Unlimited humanism would turn the earth into a mass grave not only of animals, but of humans themselves. The ecologically murderous consequences of our greed for animal meat can already be seen today. Humans are not dependent on animal food, animal clothing or animal muscle power. The use and exploitation of animals is not, as our habits, nutritional science and the animal processing industry would have us believe for a long time, something unavoidable.
If we follow today’s dietary recommendations to eat meat only once a week, we are already on a de-consumption path. This one meat meal can also be dispensed with. The prerequisite for this is the awareness that and the extent to which de-utilization is ethically binding. The Vegan Humanism Manifesto attempts to lead us to this insight.
We are living in a time of escalating wars and massive refugee movements triggered by wars, destruction and misery. What answer would you give to people who demand that we should first and foremost take care of people?
The view that we primarily have to take care of humans overlooks the fact that human suffering is linked to man-made animal suffering in two ways. For one thing, the brutalization we show towards animals does not end with them. As an aggressive attitude, it easily spills over into our relationship with other people. On the other hand, the agonizing deaths of millions of people every year due to malnutrition could be avoided if we were to focus on depletion and no longer feed cattle for slaughter with soy that is not available to starving people.
A personal question: How did you come to embrace the vegan lifestyle?
Looking back, I see my life with regard to nutrition as a long journey of learning, which led me to the ethically compelling conclusion that the killing of animals for human consumption is based on no other justification than good taste. I had to realize that the sentence formulated by La Rochefoucauld in the 17th century, “One renounces one’s interest rather than one’s taste” not only applies, but has become the basis of our irresponsible eating habits.
The full interview with Prof. Dr. Bernhard H. F. Taureck can be found
here.
You can find the book “MANIFEST OF VEGAN HUMANISM” in any good bookshop or
here online.