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Interview with Greg Bennick

I found that interview with Greg Bennick, singer of Trial, today on stuck in the past. A webzine I check from time to time. Read the interview here and make sure to check out the aforementioned webzine. It`s worth the click!

As a singer/frontman and a songwriter, who/what are some of your influences and why?

GREG: I find that I am influenced by people from so many different sources. Lou Reed's New York album was a huge influence on me, and obviously not hardcore related. In the liner notes to that record, he wrote that the record was meant to be listened to in one sitting as if it was a book or a movie. And that's what I brought to my contribution to the Trial - Are These Our Lives? record. I wanted it to be the same way, though maybe with slightly more intense music than Lou Reed's. And that's arguable. He can take guitar, bass and drums and make them sound like they need nothing else ever. Other influences: Behemoth for their sheer intensity and ability to play like they do. Listen to their Evangelion album. If you can't appreciate its speed and/or intensity, then we can't be friends. I also was inspired and influenced by Catharsis' Samsara album. That record is just relentless creatively, politically, socially, personally and psychologically. More than anything else, I am influenced by individuals, specifically those who have suffered and survived, or suffered and died. I spend a lot of time processing and thinking and feeling with people about what their experiences in life have been with the things they've faced. Our capacity to feel is astounding, and our ability to survive in the face of suffering is even more astounding. I remember standing at Birkenau near Auschwitz in the middle of the camp at Birkenau and just taking a breath in trying to imagine all of what happened there. I have been there many times over the years. And just letting all of that history sink in, the individuals, their fears and pain, their hopes and survival, and their loss, sometimes even the loss of themselves. Thats ten albums worth of inspiration for art and creation right there in one deep breath. And beyond the historical, one on one interactions with people - people with courage and sincerity - about their lives and mine, and the things they have had to face and work with and endure. That's where the real inspiration is found to live more fully and then to transform that sense of living into the creation of art.

In this video, Unrestrained singer/frontman and xStuck In The Pastx co-owner/co-manager Justin Sitner, among others, says that his favorite hardcore band is Trial. What do you think it is it about Trial that appeals to so many people?

GREG: It might be something to do with our dashing good looks, quick wit, and limitless charm. But since few of these things appeal to Justin, I would suggest that - other than the rifftastic jams unleashed by Timm McIntosh, that there is a sincerity to the band that appeals to people because we present ideas and feelings - and i mean that we do that musically as well as lyrically - that reflect what is happening within their own hearts and minds. The bands that tend to impact me do the same thing. Take a band like Into Another for example. The lyrics just go so far beyond most other music in my iTunes: just deeply emotionally clear and direct and I feel like they were written by me for me. Thats when a band really reaches people... when they feel like the songs were written by them, for them. Because ultimately in terms of Trial, the songs were written for them, at least with that amount of connection and devotion. I am deeply honored when anyone says that we are their favorite band. Your very own Justin and I were hanging out in Portland when we first met. And I was making conversation, and asked him "So, who are your favorite hardcore band?" He stopped for a second, held up his arm - which has a full sleeve Trial tattoo - and looked at me like I was a total idiot. Point taken. And FYI: Justin also likes Behemoth, so we know his tastes in music are solid.

What are some of your favorite Trial songs/records and why?

GREG: Are These Our Lives? has definitely stood the text of time for me. And that was the test and challenge: when I was writing the lyrics my challenge to myself was to write them so that I would be able to stand behind them when I was 90 years old not just 30 years old. I wanted something so long lasting that I wouldn't look back on it as historical or with nostalgia, but rather as an ongoing representation of current truths. I still feel in my mind and heart every word on that record, every note of the music. It all works together and I love it still. A part of loving that record is remembering the recording sessions and how Brian Redman was so supportive of me during that time. For those who don't know, Brian was our bassist and he died two years ago in a moped accident. I am still in shock from that. But before the studio, I had gone a year without singing because I had lost my voice. I trained vocally for a year with an opera coach, and never once raised my voice that year in order to protect my vocal cords. When we got to the studio, no one knew what was going to happen and whether or not the vocals were even going to work. I got behind the microphone and anticipation was very high. A year before I had no voice: what was going to happen now? We decided to try "An Awakening" first, and the first take, the first moment back vocally after a year, is what you hear on the record. I remember launching into that first line "Are we the dead?" and looking through the control room window and Brian just threw his arms above his head and had this wide eyed look on his face like "YES!!!!!!!!" It brings tears to my eyes thinking about it now because it was such a moment of triumphant victory. I miss him so goddamn much. But in that moment we all knew that we were going to have a record, and possibly a great one. In terms of the earlier songs, "In Closing" always meant so much to me and still does. It was always a rager and we never play it. Its almost like we forgot about it along the way.

Discuss your most recent band/project, Between Earth & Sky.

GREG: Between Earth & Sky is a new hardcore band from Vancouver BC and Seattle that really isn't that new. The band - Sean Lande (By a Thread, Strain), Happy Kreter (Gob, Burden), and recording engineer Blair Calibaba and I - formed over eleven years ago as best friends who wanted to simply release a CD together that we had collaborated on. This summer that dream became reality. The goal with the band was to explore the psychology of suffering and examine our lives for what they ultimately are: hopeless and doomed. This isn't intended to sound negative but rather realistic. Ultimately we're all food for worms, but what we do in the midst of that fact, how we love, the ways we live, how we interact, are really what matter. A hundred years from now I am going to be a skeleton. But until then, I take every second to kiss with conviction, live with passion, and feel as deeply as I can. Live as if you are made of gunpowder and a fuse has been lit nearby leading to you. You are explosion and anticipation all at once, so fulfill that responsibility. Between Earth & Sky is about what that process feels like. Our new CD, entitled Of Roots and Wings, is available now on Refuse Records from Europe (http://refuserecords.prv.pl/) as a CD and 12"ep and it will be released in the USA as a double 7" on Hellfish Records (http://www.hellfishfamily.com) later in 2011. You can hear more from the band including a song from the EP by visiting our site on the worldwide internet web at http://www.betweenearthandsky.com

You are both vegan and Straight Edge. Has it been difficult for you to maintain either or both as you've gotten older? If so, in what way(s)? If not, why not?

GREG: It is easier than ever to be vegan. I think back to twenty years ago and what it was like being vegan then, at a time when there was only one restaurant in Seattle that had a completely vegan menu. And then fast forward to now when there are a dozen. Or in Portland Oregon, the vegan Mecca of the world, where there are fifty or more. And you talk to people who were around even before that, like Richie Birkenhead from Into Another / Underdog, and he tells stories of being on tour with Youth of Today in the late 80's and hoping that his container of soymilk would last from NYC all the way to Los Angeles because there wasn't anywhere to buy another one. Its so easy to be vegan now, and people who use the excuse that its too hard to be vegan just need to be shown how easy it is and how many options are available.

As for being Straight Edge, it's easy too - when people offer you alcohol, you reply that you'd rather have something else. And when you are on your own, don't drink. Not too tricky. (I am typing this while listening to one of my current favorite hardcore songs which happens to be a great song about the 'edge: "Above the Influence" by Betrayed) I actually don't mind if people drink occasionally. I don't hate alcohol, just the people who let it take control of their lives at the expense of others. It doesn't affect me as long as people aren't being selfishly stupid or they aren't driving. Drunk drivers should be stopped by any means necessary, and you can use your imagination as you choose to decide what the limits of that are. Drunk drivers are like people shooting bullets into crowds of innocent people. If someone had a gun and was shooting it in a public place, you'd do anything to stop them wouldn't you? Yet we condone people being buzzed and driving. I have no sympathy whatsoever for what happens to drunk drivers and actually support creative direct action to stop them. But back to the point I wanted to make: drinking itself or not drinking is irrelevant really. Happy from Between Earth & sky worded it best. He was speaking in an interview about how not drinking is irrelevant in a way: bring straightedge he suggested isnt a triumphant end goal, but rather brings you to a point of zero essentially and what really matters isn't whether or not you drink, its what you actually do with this newfound clarity. I back that. In terms of my own life, as time has gone on, I find that its easy to not be drinking in social situations where everyone else is drinking. I used to feel awkward about it sometimes but I don't anymore. If the only thing that bound me to the people I spent time with is alcohol, then my thought is that I would need new friends, not new things to drink. I don't need alcohol to free my inhibitions. I spent a few years in a relationship with an alcoholic and seeing the effect that her drinking had on her family and friends was enough to remind me of how alcohol can ruin everything. When one's family members are feeling neglected and emotionally abandoned, or one's ability to communicate with loved ones is affected, it shows where your real priorities are. My dear friend Mike has a screen name that says it all: walkxaway. That is my mantra in situations like that now. And yes, when you say it, you pronounce the x.

How long have you been vegan and how long have you been Straight Edge?

GREG: I committed to being vegan in July of 1991 after being vegetarian for three years and dabbling in being vegan before that. And I quit drinking and drugs on September 30th 1988.

What is your view of Straight Edge hardcore bands whose core members are no longer Straight Edge, particularly those bands who reunite either for the short or long haul?

GREG: For me - in situations like that - its about the singers. They are the communicators of the message, which isn't to take any value from any other band member in any other situation. But in the specific situation you are describing: where a band who had been all straightedge reunite without that commitment still intact, for me if the singer is still straightedge, then I can get somewhat behind their reunion, playing, etc, though more for nostalgia sake than anything else. But take a band like Strife for example on the other side of the coin. They built their entire existence on the fact that they were straightedge and claimed (in my opinion immaturely so but whatever) that there was only "one" truth. Then almost all of them betrayed their fans, supporters, and their own integrity by selling out. I guess people who come to their shows now are there because they like to just scream words, regardless of the meaning behind those words. Not the way I'd like to spend my time, but if people are into screaming, rock on.

As I mentioned in a previous interview, for better or worse (mostly worse, I know), I'm a lifelong red meat 'n cheesy potatoes man. However, I'm also a staunch supporter of animal rights and the very proud caretaker of 3 rescue dogs, so needless to say, I'm interested in at least learning more about veganism. Being as how you're one of the most respected authorities in the hardcore scene on all things vegan, please give the laypeople (like me) reading this a brief and non-Googled description of veganism.

GREG: I am glad you want to learn more about being vegan, but I need to say that if I am one of the most respected authorities in the hardcore scene on all things vegan, people have an even more corrupted relationship with and perspective on authority than I thought they did. The real authorities are people like Anika from Seattle Vegan Score (http://www.veganscore.com) who is actively involved with exploring options for vegans in the Seattle area and trying new products all the time. Seek her out for advice on all things vegan. Here is the description and definition that you wanted though: vegans only eat and wear things that are not animal derived. For you, that means you would be eating fake meat and vegan cheesy potatoes. There are countless delicious things to eat as a vegan. But taste and compassion aren't the only reasons to go vegan. Being vegan also makes you better at chess. It leads to higher scores on at least eleven different videogames. As a vegan, you will be able to climb trees faster, predict the end of boring movies so that you can turn them off and watch something else, and will be able to drink soda without even opening the can. As a vegan you get to date far more beautiful people because you yourself become a far more beautiful person. And you will be able to type so fast that emails get sent before you even hit "reply". But it doesn't end there. Being vegan increases your chances of winning the lottery by 43%. It makes you able to listen to black metal for hours without going insane. It makes it possible to literally walk between raindrops. And it means that you will be able to understand languages you don't speak, even while you are sleeping, which you likely won't need to ever do again because of the energy you'll have. All of this doesn't even yet mention the increases that you'll notice in your ability to throw and catch javelins, run as fast as a car, and do spontaneous backflips to impress and entertain the elderly. At the core, veganism might seem to be about not eating or wearing animal products, but ultimately its really just about being more awesome.

Is it at all hypocritical or, at the very least, a conflict of interests for one to be both a meat eater and pro-animal rights? Why or why not?

GREG: Yes, it is. Both hypocritical and a conflict of interests. But, and I say this without taking away from the fact that I think you should go vegan (did I mention that being vegan makes it likely that you will get signed to the NHL as a professional hockey player, befriend a gazelle, and discover buried treasure?), I feel that its impossible to live without conflict of interests in our culture. Again, I want you to go vegan but that isn't so that you wil be free of conflicts of interests. Its so that you can live with less conflicts in your interests. And not you necessarily, but everyone. I like the idea of decreasing the things we do that are destructive to others and to animals and to the world. Case in point, I am writing this interview on a plane while burning more fuel and contributing to the destruction of the earth far more than I would be had I walked home from Denver to Seattle today. But because I live in this culture, I wouldn't have thought about walking. When we make convenience the rule, there is a substantial price to pay for what we save.

Normally, I allow people that I interview to shamelessly plug their other musical or non-musical endeavors at the end of the interviews. In your case, however, I'd like for you to briefly discuss all of your many other endeavors that you would like to talk about publicly.

GREG: A couple things: One Hundred For Haiti (http://www.onehundredforhaiti.org) is the charity I founded and work on still with a global network of friends and supporters,creating sustainable development projects and real economic results for the people of Haiti. Go to the website, our youtube channel (100forhaiti) or email / facebook us anytime to find out more. I am really excited about the upcoming Trial European tour, the dates of which can be found here (http://tinyurl.com/trialeurope). And anyone who has questions about anything I brought up in this interview can be in touch anytime by way of the all-knowing website of ultimate power and data mining, Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gregbennick

What else would you like to do that you haven't already done and why?

GREG: That one's easy. 1. Write and release a Between Earth & Sky full length CD (because I want there to be a more definitive statement from the band). 2. Make the phad thai recipe from the first episode of the Vegan Black Metal Chef YouTube video series (because I want to cut the tofu, turn the plate, cut the tofu, turn the plate, with a knife that IS that awesome). 3. Write a book (because I have about nine books floating around in my head all day long and my brain will explode if I don't get started soon). 4. Help support Haiti (because they need it and because I am their neighbor and I live in the country largely responsible for their annihilation and lack of stability). And 5. Convince you to go vegan. (Because I want to see you be able to skydive without parachutes, win the gold medal on the balance beam, and build furniture, all of which is inevitable when you switch to a vegan diet).

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Promotion - Wolf x Down MMXI record to download for free !

I just discovered this new german band a few weeks ago, but i have to say i was highly impressed by their music and uncompromising attitude too. Their debut EP on xCatalystx is awesome!

If you haven’t heard Wolf x Down yet, you’re missing out.  

Amazing vegan straight edge hardcore carrying the tradition of Gather and 7 Generations. This highly motivated band (with members of Sink Or Swim) plays hard and passionate hardcore with a political message.

Wolf x Down has been on a rampage lately, and to celebrate the upcoming repress of their MMXI EP on xCatalystx, the band is also offering the entire recording as a FREE download.  

Check it out, spread the word, and make sure to see the band live on tour and say hello!

Wolf x Down | MMXI
7", Tape & Digital Download | xCatalystx

1. Hide & Seek   
2. Rot   
3. Faithless   
4. Rat Race











Wolf x Down will be on tour this winter with XCurraheeX, if you have the chance to live in one of the following cities, you definitely have to see them live!

-30.12 // Juha, Raesfeld - Germany

-31.12 // Juze, Bad Hersfeld - Germany

-01.01 // Cafe na pul cesty, Prague - Czechia

-02.01 // SportsPub, Kraków - Poland

-03.01 // Obluda, Bratislava - Slovakia

-04.01 // Venster99, Vienna - Austria

-05.01 // Sub, Graz - Austria

-06.01 // DieStadtmitte, Karlsruhe - Germany

-07.01 // CinéPalace, Kortrijk - Belgium *only WXD


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Teaching - Cours de Cuisine à Genève - hiver 2012

Cours de cuisine végétalienne basées sur l'équilibre, la variété, la couleur, les saveurs, en respectant le rythme des saisons, le dynamisme des styles de cuissons, l'utilisation de céréales complètes, de légumes et fruits, de légumineuses, algues et protéines végétales biologiques.

Si la préparation du tofu, du tempeh, du seitan ou encore des légumineuses, mais aussi des algues, des céréales et des légumes de saison vous intéresse, voici les dates de prochains cours de cet hiver 2012 :

Énergie de l'hiver

Durant la saison froide de l' hiver, il est important de préparer une nourriture qui aide le corps à se maintenir chaud. Notre repas doit requérir une plus longue cuisson.

L'aspect le plus important pour un repas d'hiver c'est qu'il apporte la chaleur car lorsque nous sortons de notre appartement ou maison chauffée, nous devons faire face au froid et notre corps doit ajuster rapidement ce changement extrême.

En tenant compte de la saison, la manière de préparer notre repas est un facteur essentiel au même titre que le choix des ingrédients pour entretenir de façon appropriée notre santé et notre bien-être.

Février :
• Mercredi 1er / Mercredi 8 / Mercredi 22 / Mercredi 29

Mars :
• Mercredi 7 / Mercredi 21 / Mercredi 28

La cuisine de Sosoa
De 19h à 22h en petit comité de 10 personnes
Lieu: à Genève, chemin de la Gravière N°2
Prix: Frs. 50.- dégustation et support de cours compris
Réservation: lacuisinedesosoa(at)gmail.com
Plus d'informations: www.lacuisinedesosoa.blogspot.com 

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Nutrition - La viande

Article intéressant du point de vue de la macrobiotique sur la viande.

La viande coûte cher. Elle n’est ni économique, ni écologique (la production d'1kg de protéines animales demande 7x plus de terrain que la production d'1kg de protéines végétales).

La moitié de l’eau potable utilisée par l’être humain sert aux élevages d’animaux. La production de viande emploie 20 à 150 fois plus d’eau que la production de céréales.

Les animaux d'élevage sont parqués et traités. Les abattoirs génèrent angoisse et décharges d'adrénaline.

La viande est exempte de fibres d'où surgissent des problèmes intestinaux.

La viande est riche en graisses saturées, en toxines et purines, demandant trois jours pour être éliminées. La viande provoque donc une pollution et un empoisonnement du corps dès qu'elle est prise plus de deux fois par semaine. Ceci augmente les risques de développer des maladies de dégénérescence, cardio-vasculaires et autre, la goutte étant l'une de leurs premières manifestations.

La viande rend le sang acide et, tout en étant trop yang, elle nous pousse ensuite vers l'extrême yin, lui aussi acidifiant; deuxième risque de développement de maladies de dégénérescence, à commencer par une moins bonne tolérance au stress, l'équilibre devenant plus difficile à trouver et à maintenir.

La viande diminue et affaibli la condition et l'immunité naturelle. Si certaines personnes ressentent un regain de vigueur après avoir consommé de la viande, cela est en fait dû à la caféine qu’elle contient, laquelle épuise à la longue les reins et la force vitale. C’est donc une vitalité très passagère avec manque d'endurance tant physique que psychique.

Les recherches en immunologie ont démontré que la protéine bovine est la substance la plus allergène connue pour l'homme !

En d'autres termes, ces protéines sont les facteurs antigènes les plus agressifs pour notre système immunitaire", Martha Cottrell, Docteur en médecine, chargée d'une étude médicale aux USA en 1997 sur l'application de la macrobiotique à un groupe de personnes atteintes du Sida.

La viande donne plus de difficultés à gérer ses émotions qui deviennent plus facilement chaotiques. Elle donne beaucoup d'agressivité, de sentiment de supériorité, d'arrogance et d'intolérance.

La viande diminue la souplesse corporelle et mentale, elle est biologiquement trop proche de nous, donc moins stimulant pour notre évolution (comme un mariage consanguin).

La viande a tendance à donner une spiritualité plus étouffée à cause de l'orientation horizontale du système nerveux des animaux, celui des êtres humains étant vertical, il est plus fort et mieux relié aux sources terrestre et cosmiques.

 Aperçu théorique sur la nutrition macrobiotique dispensé par "Le Grain de Vie"
Plus d'informations: www.graindevie.org

 

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Nutrition - Les produits laitiers

Article intéressant du point de vue de la macrobiotique sur les produits laitiers.

On ne peut pas remplacer impunément le lait maternel par du lait de vache, celui-ci ne correspond pas du tout aux besoins de croissance de l'enfant.

Le lait de vache ne peut pas garantir la bonne construction des cellules nerveuses et cérébrales du bébé ainsi que le bon fonctionnement des glandes en général et de l'hypophyse en particulier. Il suffit de comparer le système nerveux central du bébé avec celui du veau pour être édifié.
Le lait maternel a un effet protecteur contre les diarrhées du nourrisson, ce que n'ont ni le lait de vache, ni le lait maternisé.
La composition du lait maternel s'adapte au fur et à mesure des besoins de l'enfant, ce que ne fait bien sûr pas le lait de vache qui, lui, s'adapte aux besoins du veau.
La muqueuse intestinale des nourrissons est très perméable et laisse aller dans le sang beaucoup plus de protéines que celle de l'adulte. La trop forte teneur en protéines du lait de vache par rapport au lait maternel peut en soi être une cause d'allergie.

Chez les mammifères (dont l'homme fait partie), le nouveau-né est nourri avec le lait de sa mère jusqu'à ce que son poids ait augmenté en suffisance (à peu près triplé pour l'être humain), que ses dents soient sorties et qu'il soit capable de manger et de digérer la nourriture qui convient à son espèce.
En effet, une fois sevré, aucun animal quel qu'il soit ne boit du lait, car le cycle naturel, la programmation biologique, l'en empêche. La source maternelle est tarie et un autre régime alimentaire s'instaure qui, malgré l'absence totale de produits laitiers, n'entraînera pas de carence calcique, que les animaux soient herbivores, carnivores, insectivores, ou consomment des algues.     

Craignons-nous une carence en minéraux ?
Ce serait nous considérer comme inférieurs à la vache, car elle est capable de les trouver dans le règne végétal ! 

Que se passe-t-il si l'on nourrit l'être humain avec du lait de vache ?        
Il se passe tout simplement qu'il reçoit quelques facteurs héréditaires de la vache: le corps aura tendance à largement se développer, les organes aussi seront plus grands, et plus expansés et auront tendance à  être plus faibles.

Nous constatons que si l'homme actuel est plus grand que ses ancêtres, il est aussi moins résistant tant physiquement que psychiquement.

Par ailleurs, le lait de vache étant très riche en protéines et en calcium, il y aura des excès se stockant dans différentes parties du corps et causant différents troubles, pouvant participer à la formation de kystes et de tumeurs. Avec la consommation de lait, l’ostéoporose ne diminue pas, mais au contraire elle progresse.

Nous avons constaté que le lobby laitier a noyauté la communauté scientifique et médicale depuis quelques décennies.

 Aperçu théorique sur la nutrition macrobiotique dispensé par "Le Grain de Vie"
Plus d'informations: www.graindevie.org

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Billy The Kid - xTrezxEquizx Official Video

Great people and great band!

I had the chance to see them live and they deserve respect!

XXX South American Hardcore rulez!

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Dynamo - Chuchi am Wasser einmal pro Woche ausschliesslich vegetarisch (vegan)

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Vegan Cafe - Soli Brunch morgen!

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Promotion - Bio Sumo

Bio Sumo ist eine neue Adresse in Zürich um sich tagsüber vegan zu verpflegen. Selber hab ich es noch nicht dorthin geschafft, es soll aber sehr lecker sein. Das Mittagessen wird in der Bar Daniel H, Müllerstrasse 51, 8004 Zürich angeboten (Mo-Fr, 11.30-15.00).

Website.

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Promotion - Support Committed Clothing

Committed Clothing is a Straight Edge clothing company from Syracuse, NY.
Their designs are plain, simple, effective and eye catching.

They are so many clothing company these days, but along to Seventh Dagger I just wanna say that these last two are my favorite!

Support Committed Clothing spreading the word or buying some merch here NOW!

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Promotion - Seventh Dagger fall collection out now!

Seventh Dagger fall 2011 line is officially up!

Each new shirt has an artist bio card make sure to check those out and find out about all the rad artists that helped us make the collection happen.

Support Seventh Dagger records, they are making an awesome work releasing great records and keeping the flame of Straight Edge still burn!

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Dokumentarfilm - Du bist, was du isst

Diesen Film habe ich ohne grosse Erwartungen letzte Woche gekauft. Habe ihn eben gesehen und kann ihn nur weiterempfehlen. Vielleicht für einige nicht gerade mit vielen Neuigkeiten, dennoch sind sicherlich für alle einige interessante Infos enthalten.



English trailer:


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Edge Day 2000 - Last In My Eyes Show

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HAPPY EDGE DAY EVERYBODY!!!

Stolen from Fuck Yeah Straight Edge!

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Nutrition - What Every Vegan Should Know About Vitamin B12

Very low B12 intakes can cause anaemia and nervous system damage.

The only reliable vegan sources of B12 are foods fortified with B12 (including some plant milks, some soy products and some breakfast cereals) and B12 supplements. Vitamin B12, whether in supplements, fortified foods, or animal products, comes from micro-organisms.

Most vegans consume enough B12 to avoid anaemia and nervous system damage, but many do not get enough to minimise potential risk of heart disease or pregnancy complications.

To get the full benefit of a vegan diet, vegans should do one of the following:

• eat fortified foods two or three times a day to get at least three micrograms (μg or mcg) of B12 a day or
• take one B12 supplement daily providing at least 10 micrograms or
• take a weekly B12 supplement providing at least 2000 micrograms.

If relying on fortified foods check the labels carefully to make sure you are getting enough B12. For example, if a fortified plant milk contains 1 microgram of B12 per serving then consuming three servings a day will provide adequate vitamin B12. Others may find the use of B12 supplements more convenient and economical.

The less frequently you obtain B12 the more B12 you need to take, as B12 is best absorbed in small amounts. The recommendations above take full account of this. There is no harm in exceeding the recommended amounts or combining more than one option.

Good information supports vegan health, pass it around.

If you don't read another word about B12 you already know all you need to know. If you want to know more, read on.

This information was prepared by Stephen Walsh, a UK Vegan Society trustee, and other members of the International Vegetarian Union science group (IVU-SCI), in October 2001. This information may be freely reproduced but only in its entirety.

Vitamin B12 and vegan diets - Lessons from history

B12 is an exceptional vitamin. It is required in smaller amounts than any other known vitamin. Ten micrograms of B12 spread over a day appears to supply as much as the body can use. In the absence of any apparent dietary supply, deficiency symptoms usually take five years or more to develop in adults, though some people experience problems within a year. A very small number of individuals with no obvious reliable source appear to avoid clinical deficiency symptoms for twenty years or more. B12 is the only vitamin that is not recognised as being reliably supplied from a varied wholefood, plant-based diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, together with exposure to sun. Many herbivorous mammals, including cattle and sheep, absorb B12 produced by bacteria in their own digestive system. B12 is found to some extent in soil and plants. These observations have led some vegans to suggest that B12 was an issue requiring no special attention, or even an elaborate hoax. Others have proposed specific foods, including spirulina, nori, tempeh, and barley grass, as suitable non-animal sources of B12. Such claims have not stood the test of time.

In over 60 years of vegan experimentation only B12 fortified foods and B12 supplements have proven themselves as reliable sources of B12, capable of supporting optimal health. It is very important that all vegans ensure they have an adequate intake of B12, from fortified foods or supplements. This will benefit our health and help to attract others to veganism through our example.

Getting an adequate amount of B12

National recommendations for B12 intakes vary significantly from country to country. The US recommended intake is 2.4 micrograms a day for ordinary adults rising to 2.8 micrograms for nursing mothers. The German recommendation is 3 micrograms a day. Recommended intakes are usually based on 50% absorption, as this is typical for small amounts from foods. To meet the US and German recommendations you need to obtain sufficient B12 to absorb 1.5 micrograms per day on average. This amount should be sufficient to avoid even the initial signs of inadequate B12 intake, such as slightly elevated homocysteine and MMA levels, in most people. Even slightly elevated homocysteine is associated with increased risk of many health problems including heart disease in adults, preeclampsia during pregnancy and neural tube defects in babies.

Achieving an adequate B12 intake is easy and there are several methods to suit individual preferences. Absorption of B12 varies from about 50%, if about 1 microgram or less is consumed, to about 0.5% for doses of 1000 micrograms (1 milligram) or above. So the less frequently you consume B12, the higher the total amount needs to be to give the desired absorbed amount.

Frequent use of foods fortified with B12 so that about one microgram of B12 is consumed three times a day with a few hours in between will provide an adequate amount. Availability of fortified foods varies from country to country and amounts of B12 vary from brand to brand, so ensuring an adequate B12 supply from fortified foods requires some label reading and thought to work out an adequate pattern to suit individual tastes and local products.

Taking a B12 supplement containing ten micrograms or more daily provides a similar absorbed amount to consuming one microgram on three occasions through the day. This may be the most economical method as a single high potency tablet can be consumed bit by bit. 2000 micrograms of B12 consumed once a week would also provide an adequate intake. Any B12 supplement tablet should be chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth to enhance absorption. Tablets should be kept in an opaque container. As with any supplement it is prudent not to take more than is required for maximum benefit, so intakes above 5000 micrograms per week should be avoided despite lack of evidence for toxicity from higher amounts.

All three options above should meet the needs of the vast majority of people with normal B12 metabolism. Individuals with impaired B12 absorption may find that the third method, 2000 micrograms once a week, works best as it does not rely on normal intrinsic factor in the gut. There are other, very rare, metabolic defects that require completely different approaches to meeting B12 requirements. If you have any reason to suspect a serious health problem seek medical advice promptly.

Symptoms of B12 deficiency

Clinical deficiency can cause anaemia or nervous system damage. Most vegans consume enough B12 to avoid clinical deficiency. Two subgroups of vegans are at particular risk of B12 deficiency: long-term vegans who avoid common fortified foods (such as raw food vegans or macrobiotic vegans) and breastfed infants of vegan mothers whose own intake of B12 is low.

In adults typical deficiency symptoms include loss of energy, tingling, numbness, reduced sensitivity to pain or pressure, blurred vision, abnormal gait, sore tongue, poor memory, confusion, hallucinations and personality changes. Often these symptoms develop gradually over several months to a year before being recognised as being due to B12 deficiency and they are usually reversible on administration of B12. There is however no entirely consistent and reliable set of symptoms and there are cases of permanent damage in adults from B12 deficiency. If you suspect a problem then get a skilled diagnosis from a medical practitioner as each of these symptoms can also be caused by problems other than B12 deficiency.

Infants typically show more rapid onset of symptoms than adults. B12 deficiency may lead to loss of energy and appetite and failure to thrive. If not promptly corrected this can progress to coma or death. Again there is no entirely consistent pattern of symptoms. Infants are more vulnerable to permanent damage than adults. Some make a full recovery, but others show retarded development.

The risk to these groups alone is reason enough to call on all vegans to give a consistent message as to the importance of B12 and to set a positive example. Every case of B12 deficiency in a vegan infant or an ill informed adult is a tragedy and brings veganism into disrepute.

The homocysteine connection

This is not however the end of the story. Most vegans show adequate B12 levels to make clinical deficiency unlikely but nonetheless show restricted activity of B12 related enzymes, leading to elevated homocysteine levels. Strong evidence has been gathered over the past decade that even slightly elevated homocysteine levels increase risk of heart disease and stroke and pregnancy complications. Homocysteine levels are also affected by other nutrients, most notably folate. General recommendations for increased intakes of folate are aimed at reducing levels of homocysteine and avoiding these risks. Vegan intakes of folate are generally good, particularly if plenty of green vegetables are eaten. However, repeated observations of elevated homocysteine in vegans, and to a lesser extent in other vegetarians, show conclusively that B12 intake needs to be adequate as well to avoid unnecessary risk.

Testing B12 status

A blood B12 level measurement is a very unreliable test for vegans, particularly for vegans using any form of algae. Algae and some other plant foods contain B12-analogues (false B12) that can imitate true B12 in blood tests while actually interfering with B12 metabolism. Blood counts are also unreliable as high folate intakes suppress the anaemia symptoms of B12 deficiency that can be detected by blood counts. Blood homocysteine testing is more reliable, with levels less than 10 micromol/litre being desirable. The most specific test for B12 status is methylmalonic acid (MMA) testing. If this is in the normal range in blood (<370 nmol/L) or urine (less than 4 mcg /mg creatinine) then your body has enough B12. Many doctors still rely on blood B12 levels and blood counts. These are not adequate, especially in vegans. 

Is there a vegan alternative to B12-fortified foods and supplements? 

If for any reason you choose not to use fortified foods or supplements you should recognise that you are carrying out a dangerous experiment - one that many have tried before with consistently low levels of success. If you are an adult who is neither breast-feeding an infant, pregnant nor seeking to become pregnant, and wish to test a potential B12 source that has not already been shown to be inadequate, then this can be a reasonable course of action with appropriate precautions. For your own protection, you should arrange to have your B12 status checked annually. If homocysteine or MMA is even modestly elevated then you are endangering your health if you persist. 

If you are breast feeding an infant, pregnant or seeking to become pregnant or are an adult contemplating carrying out such an experiment on a child, then don't take the risk. It is simply unjustifiable. 

Claimed sources of B12 that have been shown through direct studies of vegans to be inadequate include human gut bacteria, spirulina, dried nori, barley grass and most other seaweeds. Several studies of raw food vegans have shown that raw food offers no special protection. 

Reports that B12 has been measured in a food are not enough to qualify that food as a reliable B12 source. It is difficult to distinguish true B12 from analogues that can disrupt B12 metabolism. Even if true B12 is present in a food, it may be rendered ineffective if analogues are present in comparable amounts to the true B12. There is only one reliable test for a B12 source - does it consistently prevent and correct deficiency? Anyone proposing a particular food as a B12 source should be challenged to present such evidence. 

A natural, healthy and compassionate diet 

To be truly healthful, a diet must be best not just for individuals in isolation but must allow all six billion people to thrive and achieve a sustainable coexistence with the many other species that form the "living earth". From this standpoint the natural adaptation for most (possibly all) humans in the modern world is a vegan diet. There is nothing natural about the abomination of modern factory farming and its attempt to reduce living, feeling beings to machines. In choosing to use fortified foods or B12 supplements, vegans are taking their B12 from the same source as every other animal on the planet - micro-organisms - without causing suffering to any sentient being or causing environmental damage. 

Vegans using adequate amounts of fortified foods or B12 supplements are much less likely to suffer from B12 deficiency than the typical meat eater. The Institute of Medicine, in setting the US recommended intakes for B12 makes this very clear. "Because 10 to 30 percent of older people may be unable to absorb naturally occurring vitamin B12, it is advisable for those older than 50 years to meet their RDA mainly by consuming foods fortified with vitamin B12 or a vitamin B12-containing supplement." Vegans should take this advice about 50 years younger, to the benefit of both themselves and the animals. B12 need never be a problem for well-informed vegans. 

Good information supports vegan health, pass it around. 

Further information: 

• Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline, National Academy Press, 1998 ISBN 0-309-06554-2 
• Vitamin B12: Are you getting it?, by Jack Norris 
• Homocysteine in health and disease, ed. Ralph Carmel and Donald W. Jacobsen, Cambridge University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-521-65319-3 

Taken from the Vegan Society website.

For more informations, many useful articles and to buy products, visit www.vegansociety.com

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• Helps regulate homocysteine levels
• Plays a role in neurological activity
• Increases energy levels
• Improves sleep
• Reduces stress
• Enhances growth and repair of all cells
• Aids in metabolism of carbohydrates and fats
• Improves protein synthesis
• Protects against nerve damage
• Improves immune function
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Cooking Recipe - Terrines & pâtés végétaux

Pâté de pois cassés

- 200g de pois cassés
- 4dl d’eau froide
- 200g d’amandes grillées & concassées
- 5 gousses d’ail écrasées
- 2 oignons coupés finement
- 1 c. à c. de coriandre
- Sel marin fin
- Huile de sésame

• Cuire les pois cassés jusqu’à ce qu’ils écrasent d’eux-mêmes puis transformer en purée
• Faire revenir oignons + ail + épices dans un peu d’huile
• Mélanger tous les ingrédients et mettre dans une terrine ou dans un plat en verre
• Laisser bien refroidir avant de servir.

Terrine de tofu aux tournesols

- 350g de tofu émietté finement
- 100g de flocons d’avoine fin
- 3 oignons hachés finement
- 2 gousses d’ail écrasées
- 3 c. à s. de persil haché finement
- 2 c. à s. de tournesols grillés
- 2 c. à s. d’huile de tournesol
- Sel marin fin

• Faire revenir oignons + ail à l’huile de tournesol 2 minutes
• Mélanger tous les ingrédients puis rectifier l’assaisonnement avec du sel
• Mettre le mélange dans une terrine ou plat en verre préalablement huilé
• Couvrir et cuire au bain-marie 20 minutes
• Laisser refroidir avant de servir.

Pâté de panais

- 2 tasses ½ de panais râpé finement
- 2 tasses ½ d’eau froide
- 2 c. à s. d’huile de sésame
- ½ tasse d’oignons hachés finement
- 1 c. à c. d’estragon
- 1 c. à c. de basilic
- 1 tasse de noisettes grillées et moulues
- ¼ tasse de shoyu
- ½ tasse de semoule de millet

• Mixer tous les ingrédients sauf la semoule de millet
• Ajouter la semoule et bien mélanger le tout
• Rectifier l’assaisonnement et mettre la préparation dans une terrine ou plat en verre préalablement huilé
• Cuire au four moyen 30 minutes
• Laisser refroidir avant de servir.

Terrine de tempeh & légumes

- 250g de tempeh cuit 20 minutes avec eau + shoyu + kombu
- 250g de biscottes au pain rassis
- 300g de champignons de Paris émincés
- 2 carottes râpées finement
- 1 poireau coupé finement
- 2 oignons hachés finement
- 4 gousses d’ail écrasées
- 20 olives dénoyautées
- 3 c. à s. de sésame
- 2 c. à s. de persil haché finement
- 1 c. à s. d’herbes de Provence
- 1 c. à c. de cumin
- ½ c. à c. de coriandre

• Cuire tous les légumes jusqu’à attendrissement
• Mixer tous les ingrédients jusqu’à obtention d’une consistance épaisse
• Rectifier l’assaisonnement et servir sur des toasts.

Pâté de lentilles & chou fleur

- 2 tasses de lentilles cuites et transformées en purée
- 1 tasse ½ de petits bouquets de chou fleur cuits
- 1 tasse de riz cuit
- ½ tasse de farine bise
- 3 gousses d’ail écrasées
- 3 c. à s. de shoyu
- 1 c. à c. d’herbes de Provence
- Huile de sésame

• Faire revenir oignons + ail à l’huile de sésame 2 minutes
• Mélanger tous les ingrédients et rectifier l’assaisonnement
• Mettre la préparation dans un moule en verre préalablement huilé
• Cuire au four moyen 20 minutes
• Laisser refroidir avant de servir.

Terrine de millet aux olives

- 150 g de millet
- 5dl d’eau froide
- 1 feuille de laurier
- 12 olives noires dénoyautées et finement hachées
- 12 olives vertes dénoyautées et finement hachées
- 150g de tofu émietté
- 60g de flocon d’avoine fin
- 2 gousses d’ail écrasées
- 1 c. à c. de zeste de citron
- ½ c. à c. de thym
- ½ c. à c. de romarin
- ½ c. à c. de sauge
- Sel marin fin

• Cuire le millet 20 minutes avec une feuille de laurier
• Mélanger tous les ingrédients au millet cuit
• Mettre la préparation dans une terrine ou moule en verre préalablement huilé
• Cuire au four moyen au bain-marie 20 minutes
• Laisser refroidir avant de servir.

Pâté de seitan aux champignons

- 250g de seitan haché
- 500g de champignons coupés finement
- 2 oignons hachés finement
- 2 c. à s. de persil haché finement
- 2 c. à s. d’huile de sésame
- Miso de riz ou d’orge
- ½ poire évidée par personne

• Faire revenir les oignons à l’huile de sésame 2 minutes
• Ajouter les champignons et sauter jusqu’à évaporation du liquide
• Ajouter seitan + persil et bien mélanger
• Badigeonner chaque cavité de poire avec du miso et cuire 1 minute
• Remplir les ½ poires avec le mélange seitan-champignons avant de servir.

Terrine de légumes verts

- 500g de mélange de légumes verts de votre choix haché finement
- 2 tasses ½ de tofu émietté
- ½ tasse de farine bise
- 1 tasse de flocons d’avoine fin
- 1/2 tasse d’oignon haché finement
- 2 c. à s. de graines de sésame
- 1 c. à c. d’aneth
- 1 c. à c. de graines de moutarde
- 1 c. à c. de noix de muscade
- Huile de sésame
- Sel marin fin

• Faire revenir les légumes verts 1 minute à l’huile de sésame
• Ajouter le reste des ingrédients et bien mélanger le tout
• Rectifier l’assaisonnement et mettre dans une terrine préalablement huilée
• Cuire au four moyen au bain-marie 20 minutes
• Laisser refroidir avant de servir.

Recette réalisée dans le cadre du cours de cuisine "La Cuisine de Sosoa"
Plus d'informations: www.lacuisinedesosoa.blogspot.com

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Promotion - 1er premier restaurant végétalien de Suisse !

Le premier restaurant végétalien de Suisse est sur le point de s'ouvrir au coeur Lausanne (Suisse). Il comprendra 35 places assises ainsi qu'une demi-douzaine en terrasse. Toutefois, l'acquisition du fond de commerce de ce lieu nécessite votre aide financière !

En effet, il n'y a plus que cette dernière étape à franchir avant l'ouverture. Le certificat cantonal de cafetier et restaurateur a été obtenu et, depuis le 7 juin 2011, Chez Ortie Sàrl est inscrite au registre du commerce Suisse.

Nous nous réjouissons de vous proposer, au plus vite, une cuisine végétale équilibrée, adaptée aux allergiques, aux intolérants au gluten ou au lactose, aux diabétiques avec des produits biologiques de proximité et de saison. Nous désirons offrir une large carte de plats variés à partir de recettes connues (chili con soja, lasagnes etc.) ou plus originales (quinoa et autres découvertes) mais adaptées aux souhaits des clients.

Pour plus d’informations : info(@)chezortie.ch | www.chezortie.ch

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Earth Crisis - Total War official video

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Promotion - xTyrantx Extinction CD out now

The new EP from Detroit’s most fearsome Straight Edge exports xTyrantx is now available at Merch Now. The EP is entitled Extinction.

xTyrantx has been one of the leading underground straight edge bands for many years now. This EP is finally ready to deliver to their loyal fans. Real hardcore from Detroit. Definitely their best material to date!

xTyrantx | Extinction | 2011
CD | Eulogy

1) Dying World
2) Don't Pray For Me
3) Raise Hell
4) Lifeless
5) The Reckoning
6) Worthless








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Education - Raubbau am Regenwald

Ein heute erschienener Artikel der Süddeutschen Zeitung beleuchtet den Zusammenhang des Fleischkonsums mit der Abholzung des Regenwalds. Einer von vielen Gründen, vegan zu leben!

Zeitungsartikel

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Vegane Gesellschaft Schweiz

Kommenden Monat wird die Vegane Gesellschaft Schweiz gegründet:

"Zum 1.11.11, dem Weltvegantag, wird sich die Vegane Gesellschaft der Öffentlichkeit präsentieren. Ausführliche Informationen über die Gesellschaft sowie Hintergrundinformationen zum Veganismus werden in den nächsten Wochen hier aufgeschaltet."

Weitere Informationen, Beitrittsformular etc., findest du auf vegan.ch.
Wir hoffen auf zahlreiche Mitglieder, damit dem Verein schnellstmöglich eine gewichtige Stimme verliehen wird.

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Nutrition - Vegane Nährstofftabelle

Unter folgendem Link findet sich eine sehr ausführliche Nährstofftabelle, die jede Menge Vitamine und deren Aufnahmemöglichkeiten erläutert:

Nährstofftabelle. (von: provegan.info)

Weitere interessante Downloads finden sich auf der Seite der SVV.

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Zurich Straight Edge - New scarfs available now

New scarfs are available now. They are 20 CHF (plus shipping, or we meet personally if possible). Get in touch at order (at) veganstraightedge (dot) ch. XXX

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Cooking Recipe - Mayonaise & boursin végétal

Tofunaise

- 1 tasse de tofu soyeux
- 1 c.à s. d’huile d’olive
- 2 c.à c. de purée d’umeboshis
- ½ c.à c. sel marin fin
- Eau

• Mixer le tofu soyeux + huile + purée d’umeboshi
• Rectifier l’assaisonnement si nécessaire

Boursin de tofu

- 1 bloc de tofu pressé
- 2 c. à s. de tahin blanc
- 2 gousses d’ail pressé
- 1 c. à s. de purée d’umeboshi
- 1 c. à s. de poireau coupé finement
- 1 c. à s. de persil haché

• Mélanger tahin + umeboshi

• Emietter le tofu et piler avec le reste

• Lorsque la texture est suffisamment fine, ajouter poireau + persil + ail pressé

• Tasser fortement le mélange dans un petit bol

• Couvrir d’un film alimentaire et laisser mûrir à température ambiante pendant 24 heures

• Se conserve 1 semaine au réfrigérateur.

Recette réalisée dans le cadre du cours de cuisine "La Cuisine de Sosoa"
Plus d'informations: www.lacuisinedesosoa.blogspot.com

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Hardcore Help Foundation - Needs your support!

It's about Friendship, Loyality & helping each other out, when you're in a bad situation.

That's why The Hardcore Help Foundation was put in place.

The HHF is a Collaboration of friends and volunteers from all over Europe and even all over the World to support hardcore kids who need serious help.

The Hardcore Help Foundation are collecting merch on hardcore shows and accept donations.

All profit goes to hardcore kids worldwide who need help.

For more informations and donations, visit 

www.hardcore-help.com

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Promotion - One Choice/Saving Grace split 7"

Order a copy now of this limited split 7" by these two great bands from the States & New Zealand.
Featuring two new songs and one Earth Crisis cover by One Choice & Saving Grace, this record is a blast!

Support Seventh Dagger records!

Listen here the 6 songs of "Now This War Has Two Sides".

One Choice/Saving Grace | Now This War Has Two Sides

7" & Digital Download | Seventh Dagger

100 red & gold + 200 red + 200 gold

1. One Choice  - It Starts Now
2. One Choice - Life Long Dreams
3. One Choice - No Allegiance (Earth Crisis cover)

4. Saving Grace - Declaration (ft Drug Free Mike)
5. Saving Grace - Sibling Rivalry
6. Saving Grace - End Begin (Earth Crisis cover)


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The Promise - My True Love lyrics

The lights begin at the burn of the day. Empty words at my life, my way.

For those who turn with their shame I pay.

Did we all grow up without a damn thing to say?

Right here, right now. My law, my vow. Right here, right now. My law, my vow. Try but they never will taint my true love.  

My revenge, who I am, Straight Edge. My true love.

All the words, all the fools turn your back on this, well fuck you. I am, I am what I am, and it's for real.

Do what, do what I do because this is how I feel. Don't care, don't care if I'm alone or by myself. Live my, live my life for me and for no one else. Try but they will never taint my true love.

The Promise | Believer
Indecision records | 2002 | CD & LP

1. The Kiss Off
2. Washed Up
3. Comeback
4. Believer
5. Tempered
6. Dead Mans Band
7. The Unwanted
8. Pity For None
9. No Heroes
10. Eyes Wide Shut
11. What I Have
12. No Way Out
13. Gone Sour

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Teaching - Cours de Cuisine à Genève - automne-hiver 2011

Cours de cuisine végétalienne basées sur l'équilibre, la variété, la couleur, les saveurs, en respectant le rythme des saisons, le dynamisme des styles de cuissons, l'utilisation de céréales complètes, de légumes et fruits, de légumineuses, algues et protéines végétales biologiques.

Si la préparation du tofu, du tempeh, du seitan ou encore des légumineuses, mais aussi des algues, des céréales et des légumes de saison vous intéresse, voici les dates de prochains cours de cet automne-hiver :

Octobre :
• Mercredi 5 / Mercredi 12 / Mercredi 19

Novembre :
• Mercredi 9 / Mercredi 16 / Mercredi 23 / Mercredi 30

Décembre :
• Mercredi 7

La cuisine de Sosoa
De 19h à 22h en petit comité de 10 personnes
Lieu: à Genève, chemin de la Gravière N°2
Prix: Frs. 50.- dégustation et support de cours compris
Réservation: lacuisinedesosoa(at)gmail.com
Plus d'informations: www.lacuisinedesosoa.blogspot.com 

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Promotion - EDGE the movie

28 years after the band Minor Threat released the song ‘Straight Edge’, the counterculture known as Straight Edge has become a worldwide phenomenon that unites individuals rejecting all forms of intoxication.

The most widely associated perception of Straight Edge involves abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and promiscuous sex. Since it’s origin in the early 1980’s these beliefs have spread all over the world, connected through the Punk and Hardcore music scenes.

Through interviews with musicians that directly shaped the idea of Straight Edge from its inception until today, EDGE – perspectives on drug free culture reveals that the abstinence from drugs was established as a youth counter culture rejecting a society dominated by substance abuse and hegemony.

Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi), Ray Cappo (Youth of Today, Shelter) and Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis, Freya) give witness to their perception of the history of Straight Edge, why it was so important to them and what it changed in their personal and professional careers. But they also address problems like violence, sexism and intolerance that emerged within Straight Edge, and how it changed the ‘scene’ as well as its public image.

Furthermore, EDGE explores the lives of 9 individuals, that identify as Straight Edge. Their reasons range from negative experiences with drugs to maintaining a healthy lifestyle to political reasons. Through a very close and personal look into their daily lives, we see how their decision to live ‘poison free’ has changed the world for them.

But how do people discover Straight Edge? How do women experience Straight Edge subculture? What social backgrounds are shared by people new to the scene and what makes someone turn Straight Edge? How does mainstream culture perceive this movement?

EDGE is looking for answers to these questions on a roadtrip behind and beyond the scenes of the Straight Edge subculture.

EDGE the movie was realized by :

Michael Kirchner is 30 years old; a Social Scientist (Diploma) specialized in Sociology, Media and Communication Studies. Currently Kirchner lives in Muenster, Germany.

Marc Pierschel is 31 years old and Sociologist (M.A.) with main focus on Communication, Cultural and Latin America Studies. Pierschel lives in Muenster, Germany.

EDGE is their first full-length documentary. They have worked together for several years, producing various types of short films, animations and documentaries.

For more informations or to buy a copy of EDGE the movie, visit

www.theedgeprojectmovie.com

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Facedown - Wartime lyrics

Another all time favourite band! Still as awesome as in 1998!

Facedown was a popular Belgian band from the nineties.
They released two 7" "Friendship Is Everything", a "split" with Earthmover and one final album "Beyond All Horizons. Wartime is taken from this final release.

Aside from your feelings,
Aside from your ways.
Aside from the people,
That taught you to betray.

Persuasion through the fist,
Persuasion through the head.
Raging in revenge,
Raging to forget.

If you let action reign your freedom,
You'll be a slave to the same inconsequence,
Then you're no better than the rest.
Kicked back by intolerance.

Intolerance.
A true warrior is a thinker,
Seeking the key of liberation.
Not always in direct action
But in the means of education.

Every fourth one fights his struggle,
Several paths of war.
Some violent, some peaceful
But all with dedication in the core.
Behold your enemy.

Wartime.

Education.
Contemplation.
Dedication.
Salvation.

God no, put the guns away.
Because strength os in the mind.
Try to differ from the enemy.

Straight Edge Wartime

Facedown | Beyond All Horizons
Genet Records | 1998 | CD & LP

01. Severance
02. Earthmaker
03. Suffocation
04. Semper Fi
05. Demon
06. Box
07. Covet
08. Wartime
09. Silhouettes
10. The Only One




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Fight Everyone - Our Strength official video

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International Campaigns - Plateforme militante contre la vivisection et pour le droit des animaux

Structure militante laïque, progressiste, sans aucune confession ni appartenance religieuse ou à une secte, International Campaigns oeuvre à la sensibilisation aux droits des animaux.

Volontairement informel et entièrement basé sur l'investissement bénévole des militant(e)s qui l'animent, le collectif International Campaigns reflète un état d'esprit militant qui n'a pas l'intention de rester les bras croisés, de disserter, de philosopher ou de se lamenter face à l'océan de tortures, souffrances et maltraitances infligées par les humains aux animaux.

Ce site à vocation militante n'est pas destiné à vous apitoyer sur le sort des animaux ni à solliciter votre générosité.

Depuis début 2003, International Campaigns aide les militants francophones à créer des groupes locaux pour les droits des animaux et de mettre les militants en contact dans le seul intérêt du développement d'un mouvement efficace.

C'est de votre temps, de votre énergie et de votre combativité dont ont besoin les animaux martyrisés !

International Campaigns fournit en ligne :

• Ressources pour sensibiliser au supplice des animaux dans les labos.

• Apprendre à argumenter contre l'expérimentation animale.

• Actualités de la vivisection.

• Les droits des animaux par la pratique.

• Stratégies et tactiques pour promouvoir les droits des animaux dans les pays francophones.

Contact pour les médias : 0033 6 86 54 89 56.
Pour obtenir des photos haute résolution pour vos articles, envoyez un email.
 www.international-campaigns.org

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