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IVU Online News – September 2007 Table of Contents IVU Supports West African Congress - But More Help Needed! World Vegetarian Congress Devotes One Day to Vegetarian Nutrition Esperanto and Vegetarianism Presidents of Japan and China Vegetarian Societies Meet More Than 1400 IVU Registered GroupsInterview about ‘Vegetarian For Life’, An Organisation for Older Vegetarians Winners of Tofu Haiku Contest Announced Welcome to New IVU Business Supporters Book Review – Beans: A History Another Book Recommendation UK Academic Conference to Debate Animal Abuse - Human Violence Link Drawing Sought for Education Project First Annual Meat-Free Business Conference, Cologne, Germany, Sep, 2007 Free Online Game Highlights Chickens’ Plights and Spoofs Super Mario Bros Welcome to Organizations That Have Recently Registered With IVU Upcoming Events Eel Farming Please Write For IVU News IVU Supports West African Congress - But More Help Needed! The Nigeria Vegetarian Society is planning to host the first ever African Vegetarian Congress on December 8-10, 2007. All the food at the Congress will be completely vegan.Emmanuel Eyoh, NVS President writes: I am in touch with vegetarians groups in the following countries in West Africa who will be taking part in the summit: Mali, Benin Republic, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Cote DIvoire, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Nigeria plus others outside the subregion.IVU Funds are very limited, but the International Council has agreed to put up half of the estimated cost of US$6,000 (UKP3,000 / Euros 4,500). We have been given a very detailed breakdown of all expenses, which include helping delegates to attend and some food for local homeless people. It is being very well organised but, as always in Africa, funds are desperately short.Thanks to the wonderful response to our email appeal for donations to support the first ever veg congress in Africa, we have already raised over half of the target amount in just one week! - but we still need mor