Show Notes
I promised to play a bunch of new CanCon and KWCon music today, but there was so much Vegfest to talk about we didn’t get to it. We’ll definitely have a full music episode next week, and I’ll invite the musicians to come into the studio (when it re-opens) for a Live, On-Air, In-Studio performance!
The interview starts at 6m30s.
Online:
- Website: https://kwvegfest.ca/
- Facebook: KW Vegfest | Facebook
- Instagram: @kwvegfest | Instagram
- YouTube: KW Vegfest | YouTube
- E-mail: kwvegfest@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
KW Vegfest 2021
- When: 10:00am to 4:00pm on Sunday, 26 September 2021
- Where: Downtown Kitchener Farmer’s Market
- Location: 300 King Street East, Kitchener, Ontario Map
- Website: https://kwvegfest.ca/
- E-mail: kwvegfest@gmail.com
Podcast
Download: ckms-community-connections-2021-09-20-episode085.mp3 (82.9 MB, 57m32s, episode 085)
Podcast Index
| Time | Title | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0m00s | Theme for CKMS Community Connections ccc |  CKMS Community Connections |
Steve Todd |
| 0m52s | Scuppernong and Fooferaw |  The Raoul Santodomingo Experience |
The Raoul Santodomingo Experience |
| 6m16s | Mo Markham tells us about this year’s KW Vegfest, being held in-person at the Kitchener Market. She gives a little history, and then goes over the Covid protocols in place, done by the Kitchener Market staff. There’s no online component, but presentations will be recorded and we’ll air excerpts on a future CCC. Mo tells us about the KW Vegfest programme, and tells us about some of the musical guests. There’s more stuff happening outside, and Mo goes over the list of vendors. We talk about transitioning to a vegan lifestyle, there are Vegan Societies to help people with this, for example the KW Vegan Society and the Cambridge, Ontario Vegan Society. KW Vegfest is put on by KW Animal Save.
Veganism is one of the ways to address climate change — animal agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Plant Based Treaty was recently set up to bring attention to this, and some municipal councillors are already on board. Mo’s cat Joanie introduces herself, and we talk about plant-based cat food. Cats are obligate carnivores, they’re required to eat meat. But the only nutrient needed by cats missing in plants is taurine, so adding a taurine supplement makes plant-based cat food completely nutritious for cats. We talk about “vegan” as an ethical choice, separate from eating a plant-based diet. Veganism includes not using any animal based clothing, not going to the zoo, not riding a horse, not using animals in any way. It’s not only animal welfare that drives people to veganism, but also climate change. Mo tells us of her experiences in seeing the effects of climate change herself. |
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| 32m42s | Talkers |  Face A |
Sam & The Terrible News |
| 35m24s | Talking about “Ag Gag Laws”, to suppress information about the conditions for animals in industrial agriculture. Mo gives details about some of these “acceptable” practices. Content Warning: Mo gives some explicit descriptions of animal abuse. Talking about the specifics of the law, how it doesn’t do what it claims to do. There have been no incidents of disease brought in my activists. But it’s foreign and low-paid workers who are most at risk of the zoonotic diseases spread by poor working conditions in these places. Strong agricultural industry lobbying keeps this law on the books. | ||
| 54m34s | Hardest Part (vocals by CJ Cooper) and Bob gives the closing credits |
 Save Me A Seat |
Stewart McKie |
CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs on Saturday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
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Bonus Footage
YouTube: CKMS Community Connections for 20 September 2021
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Gemini
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