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Sunday June 18th

Stands open at 10.00 a.m.
bio-veg-bar open from 12.30 p.m. to 02.00 a.m.
bio-veg-restaurant open from 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.
and from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m.

» 11.15 a.m.
Vegetable based nutrition during pregnancy and childhood
Dr. Luisa Mondo, doctor, specialist in hygiene and preventing medicine.
Scholar in vegetarian nutrition as well as a vegetarian for 25 years and mother of three vegetarian kids.

» 3.00 p.m.
Seminar
Meeting the activists
Isaac Obiora Dikeocha, from Ghana Vegan Society, talks about the diffusion of veganism in Africa.
Jeanne Marie Besanceney, Board Member - San Francisco Vegetarian Society talks about her perspective as a vegan activist in North America.

» 4.00 p.m.
Practical show of vegan cooking, open to everybody and free.

» 4.00 p.m. inner area
Open lesson in Etnodance with live percussion drums
A trip through etnhic music to boost individual energy, loose muscles and acquire body consciousness.
Teacher: Mara Chiapponi

» 5.15 p.m.
Meeting the authors
Nutrition and Environment
Introducing the new edition of the “Ecology in Nutrition” survey and the result of the Project called “Nutrition models and greenhouse effects” by Kyotodalbasso - CenDEA-RegionePiemonte.
By Marina Berati and Rossana Vallino.

» 6.30 p.m.
An appetizer with...
Julia Butterfly Hill, from The Circle of Life Foundation.
Paola Maugeri, journalist and VJ from MTV.
Conversation between Julia and Paola, both vegan for animals and environment. Two different lives and experiences, but the same passion in carrying on their own choice.

» 8.00 p.m.
Animality - Animals eyes and looks
Silvia Amodio, photographer and journalist, has been interested in man-animal relationship with an approach between art and science for many years. She introduces a poignant animation with contents and close-ups of animals that makes us understand how close to animals we are.

» 8.30 p.m.
Veg-lottery: prizes drawing!!!!

» 9.15 p.m.
Conference
Vegetarians and sports: a winning couple!
Dr. Iacopo Bertini, member of the SINU group about “Nutrition, physical exercise and sports”, co-author of the book “Nutrition for physical exercise and sports” (Ed. IPS).
Some guests talk about their experience:
Alexander Dargatz - German Body Builder, World Champion 2005 in Natural BB, vegan.

» 11.00 p.m. - 0.30 a.m.
Concert

Singer-songwriter Claudia Pastorino introduces her new CD “Live and Let Live”.
Singer-songwriter Settimo Benedetto Introduces his new CD “There’s Something Wrong”

» 0.30 a.m. - 1.30 a.m.
DJ set - close to the bar