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Features
Lentils:MyFavorite,Fast,
Hearty,(anddareIsayit?)
HealthyFood14
ByJillNussinow,MS,RD

Jillshowsushowtomakelentils
thefastandeasywayand
providessometastyrecipes,as
well!

StudiesShowWeLove
Quickies18

VeganCuisineandtheLaw:
TheFarmBillWhyBigMacs
&McNuggetsOutprice
CarrotsandApples25
ByMindyKursban,Esq.

ReadaboutwhytheFarmBillis
badnewsforvegetablefarmers
andwhatcanbedoneaboutit.

TheVeganTraveler:Atlanta
28

ByLaDivaDietitian,MS,RD

ByChefJasonWyrick

Recently,ChefJasonWyrick
checkedoutthehotspotsin
AtlantaandAthens.Findout
whatsgreat,andnotsogreat,
aboutthisvegfriendlyiconofthe
South..

Learnabouthowcookingmethods
havechangedtoadapttoourbusy
lifestylesoverthelast100years.

RawFoodsMadeEasy21
ByChefAngelaElliott

Angelashattersthemyththatraw
foodshavetotakehoursonend
andtonsofworktobehealthy
anddelicious.

Columns
WhatsCooking?3

Marketplace7

Getconnectedandfindoutabout
veganfriendlybusinessesand
organizations.

RecipeIndex

Alistingofalltherecipesfoundin
FindoutwhatsupwiththeVegan
thisissue,compiledwithlinks.
CulinaryExperiencethismonth.

seethefollowingpagefor
FromtheGarden:Yearof
interviewsandreviews

thePomegranate!22
ByLizLonetti

Quick & Easy

Findoutaboutthedifferent
cultivarsofpomegranatesand
learnLizsuperfastmethodfor
deseedingoneoftheseculinary
gems.

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Interviews
Author/InstructorBryanna
Clark Grogan33

BookReview:ThriveFoods
53

ByJasonWyrick

Bryannaisalongtimeinstructor
andauthorextraordinaire,witha
worldcuisinerepertoiretomatch.

ThriveFoodsisathleteBrendan
BraziersfollowuptoThrive.Part
cookbook,partnutritionaland
environmentalguide.

ActivistLieutenantColonel
BobLuciusoftheKairos
Coalition41

BookReview:WorldVegan
Feast55

LieutenantColonelLuciusisoneof
ouroutstandingactivists,leading
theKairosCoaltion,an
organizationhefounded
dedicatedtohumaneeducationin
SoutheastAsia.

ByMadelynPryor

PainterTrishGrantham48

Trishhasgarneredanexcellent
reputationintheartistic
communitypaintingcolorful,fun
animalcenteredartforthepast
thirteenyears.

BryannaClarkGrogandelightsus
withoutstandingworldflavors
fromaroundtheworld,with
recipesthatareoffthebeaten
path.

BookReview:VeganforLife
57
ByMadelynPryor

JackNorris,RD,andGinny
Messina,MPH,RD,providea
comprehensive,honestsetof
guidelinesforvegannutritionand
dontshyawayfrommakingthe
Restaurant/ProductReview: pointthatbeingveganisabout
CasadeTamales,Fresno,CA beingcompassionate.

Reviews
50

ByJasonWyrick

Quick & Easy

ProductReview:FlaxUSA59
ByJasonWyrick

CasadeTamalesservessomeof
thebesttamalesthischefhasever FlaxUSAoffersanexcellentbrand
offlaxmilk,goingbeyondthe
had!
flavoredwatermostflaxmilks

tastelike.
BookReview:QuickFix

Vegan52
ByMadelynPryor

Easyvegansolutionsforvegan
mealsafteraharddayswork.

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Featured Activist:
Lieutenant Colonel
Bob Lucius of the
Kairos Coalition!

Whatledyoutobecomeveganandwhatwasthe
transitionlikeforyou?

Itsalongstory,butthegistofitisthatonedayI
sawsomethingIdidntexpectanditcausedmeto
reevaluatemybeliefsandactionsandwhether
theywerereallyinaccordwitheachother.
Essentially,Isawadogwhowasbeingtakenoffto
beslaughteredforfoodandIdidntstopitwhenI
shouldhave.Youcanreadthefullstoryhere:
http://animalbeat.org/manonamission.html

Thatonemomentradicallychangedmylifeandmy
viewofanimalsandfood.Iimmediatelygaveup
meatandeventuallywentveganwhenIlearned
aboutthehorrorsofthedairyandeggindustries.I
waslivinginVietnamatthetimeandalmost
everybodytowhomItellthestorythinksthat
goingVeginaplacelikeVietnamshouldbea
breeze,butitreallyisntaseasyasyoudthink.
Surprisingly,itsnotthateasytofindmanyvegan
dishesinVietnam!Eveninmeatlessdishes,nuoc
mam(fishsauce)isfairlycommonasaseasoning.
IfIhadadimeforeverytimesomeonetoldmea

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dishwasvegetarianandthenaddedwithjusta
littleporkforflavor.well,Idhavealotofdimes!

Thelackofknowledgeandalternativesisthemain
reasonwhytheKairosCoalitionhasbeenworking
withsomeofourVietnamesepartnerstodevelopa
GoVegguideandcookbookinVietnamesefor
Vietnamese.NotonlydoVietnameseneedtobe
madeawareofthecompellingenvironmental,
healthandanimalrelatedbenefitsoftransitioning
toaplantbaseddiet,buttheyalsoneedsome
greatrecipestogetthemstarted.Unfortunately,
wecouldntjusttranslateaGoVegguidefrom
theUnitedStatesbecauseVietnamesehavetheir
ownparticularstyleofcuisine.Anotherissueisthe
ingredients:althoughtofuandsoymilkarequite
common,otheringredientsthatwetakefor
granted,suchasbeans,seitanandtempeh,just
arentthatcommonlyusedintraditional
Vietnamesefareandcanbehardtofindatthe
localmarket.Consequently,wevehadtostart
fromscratchanddevelopaguidethatreflectedthe
particularculinaryenvironmentasitisinVietnam.
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WellFedWorldforsupportingthisprojectwitha
grant.

Thankfully,beingveganissoeasyifyouliveinthe
UnitedStates.Therearesomanyalternativesin
oursupermarketsandmoreareaddedeveryday.I
alsonowhaveabookshelffullofinspiringvegan
cookbooksandIlovetotryrecipesfromtheVegan
CulinaryExperiencemagazine.Myfamilynever
runsofouttastyfoodtotry.Itisamazinghow
quicklythemarkethasrespondedtotheincreasing
demand.Iseeitjustgetterbetterandbetterand
easierandeasierforvegansintheyearsahead.

Themilitarydoesntalwayshavethemostvegan
friendlyreputation.Whatisitlike
forvegansinthemilitaryandhow
haveyouhandledthatpersonally?

Ithinkalotofpeoplehavesome
misperceptionsaboutwhatthe
militaryisactuallylike!PeopleI
talktoaskmequestionsaboutmy
lifestyleasiftheonlyconceptionof
themilitarylifecomesfromHollywoodandfilms
likeFullMetalJacketandJarhead.Thefirst
fewyearsofmilitarylifecanbetoughwithbasic
training,initialspecialtytrainingandgetting
accustomedtomilitarylife,butformostpeoplein
uniformlifeafterthatphaseissurprisinglynottoo
differentfromeverybodyelse!Otherthaninthose
relativelyinfrequentperiodswhenweare
deployedoverseasorontrainingmissions,mostof
usliveinregularhouseholds,eitheronbaseorout
inthelocalcommunity.Andwegotoworkand
comehomeeverydayjustlikeeveryoneelse.Asa
result,mostofushaveachoiceaboutwhatwe
choosetoeat.Evenwhenwehavetoeatamess
hallonbase,thereisusuallyavegetarianchoice
available,thoughadmittedlyveganoptionsare
muchmorerare.Probablythemostproblematic
timesarewhenweareawayfromeatingfacilities

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andwehavetosubsistonfieldrations,thefamous
MealsReadytoEat(MREs),buttherearecurrently
fourvegetarianmealchoicesamongthe24MREs
wetaketothefield.sotwooutofeverytwelve
mealsisvegetarian.Itisnotoptimal,butitis
betterthannothing!
TellusabouttheKairosCoalitionandhowyou
startedit.Whatdoeskairosmean?

WhenIreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfollowingmy
threeyearassignmentinVietnam,IrealizedI
didntwanttowastetheextensiveconstellationof
friendsandcolleaguesIhaddevelopedduringthat
experience.IfeltthatIcouldreallyleveragethat
network,aswellasmyextensiveexperienceand
knowledgeabouthowtobeeffectivein
thevariouspoliticalandcultural
environmentsofSEAsia,soIdecidedto
setupanonprofitthatwouldserveas
avehicleformovingthehumane
agendaforwardinplaceswherenot
muchishappeningyet.

Kairos(
)isanancientGreek
wordmeaningtherightoropportunemoment,a
convergenceofbothtimeanddestinythat
producesawindowintimeforsomethingtruly
specialtohappen.Peopleaskmeallthetimewhat
suchanesotericwordhastodowithveganismand
animalrights,andIalwaysanswerwithtwo
wordstimetravel.Thatresponsealwaysgetsa
prettyfunnylook,butifyouthinkaboutitwhatIm
reallytalkingaboutisverymuchliketheplotof
that1985movieBacktotheFuturewithMichael
J.FoxandtheChristopherLloyd.Letmeexplain
whatImean

Inthelastdecadeorso,Americanshavereallyjust
beguntowakeuptotherealizationthatpublic
policyandindividualconsumerchoicesoverthe
lastfiftyyearshavehadhorrendousconsequences
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fabricofourcommunitiesandfamilies.

Wearenowpayingaterriblepriceforour
uncheckedconsumerappetitesandan
unwillingnesstolookaheadtowheretheroadwe
havechosenwillinevitablytakeus;towardsa
poisonedenvironment,crumblingcommunities,
economicmalaiseandapublichealthcrisis.But
whatifyoucouldgobackintime,and,likeMarty
McFly,interveneandalterthecourseofhistory?

Vietnamtodaystandsatthesamedevelopmental
crossroadswheretheUnitedStatesstoodahalf
centuryago.Theywillsoonsimilarlyface
challengesanddecisionsaboutthenatureof
developmentandmodernizationandthecourse
theyinevitablychoosewillhaveconsequencesthat
willremainwiththemforgenerations,forgood
andill.Ourhopeisthatbyintroducingaculturally
relevantHumaneEducationprogram,wecanhelp
Vietnamsnextgenerationsreimaginetherangeof
possiblesolutionstothemostpressingchallenges
ofindustrializationinwaysthatcouldprevent
decadesofunnecessaryanddestructiveabusein
thenameofuniformedandrampantcommercial
consumptionandmisguidedpublicpolicies.

TheSpanishPoetGeorgeSantayanaonce
remarked,Thosewhocannotrememberthepast
arecondemnedtorepeatit."Byexaminingour
presentsituation,Vietnameseyouthcanlearnfrom
ourexperiencesand
thenworktowardsa
brighter,healthierand
morecompassionate
tomorrow.Humane
Educationisan
investmentinVietnams
future.

ImaginewhattheUnited
Stateswouldlooklike
nowifwecouldgobackfiftyyearsand
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retroactivelyapplythelessonsofthelasthalf
centurysstrugglesforsocialjustice,animalwelfare
andthegreenmovement.Whatwouldtodays
generationsthinkabouttheexploitationofthe
environmentandanimalsforfood,for
entertainmentorforclothingiftheyhadonly
learnedadifferentsetofethicalpossibilitiesfrom
theverystart,knewtheultimatepricetheywould
havetopayfortheirappetitesandthuschosean
entirelydifferentpath?Imaginethataltered
reality.ThatpossibilitystilllaysaheadforVietnam.
DocBrownoncetoldMartyThefutureis
whateveryoumakeit,somakeitagoodone.Isay
timetravelisverypossibleandIaimtomakeit
happen!

TheKairosCoalitionsmissionistobringtogether
stakeholdersfromthepublic,privateandnon
profitsectorsinordertoadvanceHumane
EducationandHumaneAdvocacyskillsbuildingin
developingnationswhereeffectivegrassroots
advocacyhasthepotentialtomarkedlyimpactthe
evolutionofconsumerchoiceandpublicpolicyin
waysthatadvancetheHumaneAgenda.
TheKairosCoalitionsmissionistocollaboratewith
abroadarrayofdomesticandinternationalpublic,
privateandnonprofitstakeholdersinorderto
deliverinnovativeandculturallynormedHumane
Educationprogramsindevelopingcountries.The
KairosCoalitionleveragestraditionalcreativearts
andexperimentaltheatreasvehiclesforpromoting
reverenceandrespectforthe
dignityofalllife,while
seekingtofosterthrough
deeptransformativelearning
adeeperunderstandingof
thepowerofcompassionand
mercyintheexerciseof
personalresponsibility.This
workisdeeplyinformedby
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MorenosnotionofSociodrama.Itisan
approachthatIcallHumaneEdutainmentandI
thinkitisthefutureofhumaneeducationbecause
itnotonlyisaestheticallyinteresting,butitalso
appliesthemostcurrentresearchinsociology,
psychology,communicationtheoryand
organizationalstudies.Wealsoworkwithyouth
volunteerstodeveloptheirsoftskillsthingslike
management,leadership,criticalthinking,
divergentproblemsolving,teambuildingand
conflictresolutioninordertomakethemmore
effectiveactivistsandadvocates.Wearetraining
warriorsforaverylongfightandinmyview,these
aretheskillsthatwillmakethemtrulypowerful
voicesfortheanimals.

Essentially,whatweareworkingtodoistocreate
humanvectorstodeliverahumanevaccine...ina
metaphoricalsenseofcoursetakingaverage
youthindevelopingcountrieslikeVietnamgiving
themnewideasnewwaysofseeingtheworldand
allitscreaturesanewvisionforwhatispossible
aclearersenseofhowtheythemselvescanbring
thatvisiontofruitionandtheadvocacytoolsto
implementthatvision.Theywillbethevectorsthat
thencarrythetherapeuticvaccineofcompassion,
mercyandkindnessintothebodyofVietnamese
societyorIndonesiaorCambodia,andevery
placeelsewego.

Whatchallengeshaveyoufacedachievingyour
goalswiththeKairosCoalitionandhowhaveyou
overcomethem?

RunningtheKairosCoalitionanditmultiple
projectsabroadisnotmyfulltimejob!Itisalabor
oflovethatIdowiththetimethatIcancarveout
ofmyprofessionallifeandmyfamilytime,butit
trulymeanstheworldtome.Ibelievewithallmy
heartthatwithalittleinvestmentandtime,wecan
helptheVietnameseyouthmakeasignificant
differencefortheanimalsintheirowncountry.

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WhenIseetheirsuccesses,itmakesmerealize
thatallthesacrificesaresocompletelyworthit.
ButIhaveanadvantageIworkedandlivedthere
forseveralyears,soIknowwhatthesituationis
andwhenpositivechangehappens,Icanseeand
feeltheresults.MostAmericansonlyknowabout
Vietnamfromthewar,soIfindithardsometimes
toenergizethemaboutsomeplacesoveryfar
away.Vietnamissodistantthattomanypeopleit
canseemkindofabstract,buttheeffectthateven
amodestinvestmentcanhaveinaplacewherethe
averagepercapitaannualincomeisabout$1,200.
Fortunately,wehavebeenluckytohavepeople
whoshareourvisionandhelpusoutfromtimeto
time.Oursupportersknowthateverydimegoes
tosupportoperationsabroadandthatwenever
solicitfundsunlesswehaveaveryspecificproject
inmind.Whensomeonesendsusacheckormakes
adonationonline,theyknowitisdirectlygoingto
getsomethingdoneonthegroundinVietnamand
wontjustbesittinginourbankaccountearning
interest!

Howdoesveganismworkintotheeffortsofthe
KairosCoalition?

First,theKairosCoalitionsprimarymissionisto
advancewhatIcallthehumaneagenda,andin
myviewyouhavetoembracetheveganlifestyle
andespeciallyaplantbaseddietifyoutrulycare
aboutnotjustanimals,buttheenvironment,public
andpersonalhealthandissueslikesocialjustice
andhumanrights.Alltheseissuesaretightly
interconnectedandyoucantsimplydivorceone
fromtherest,soourworkhastoacknowledgethat
theyhavetobeaddressedintandem.NowIdbe
lyingifIsaidthatalloutpartnersinVietnamclearly
seetheconnectionbetweenveganismandtheir
workonbehalfofanimals,butwearemaking
headwayandIvebeenprettyimpressedathow
openmindedmostofthemareaboutatleast
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hugeobstaclesstandinginthewayofsustained
changesinbehavior.Researchtellsusthatthree
variablesneedtobeaccountedforwhenyouwant
tochangesomeonesbehavior.1)Youneedto
providealternativeoptionsthatis,accesstotasty,
affordableandnutritiousplantbasedalternatives;
2)Youneedtoelevatetheirsenseofcontrolthat
is,canIreasonablyprocurethiskindoffoodand
prepareitmyself;andfinally,3)

Ifyouhavetopickone,whatisthemostmoving
storyyouhaveaboutyourworkwithKairos?

Wehavedonealotofdifferentprojectsoverthe
lastyear,butIthinkperhapsthestoryofMoonand
Happyreallyhitmethehardest.MoonandHappy
weretwocatsthatwereinjuredandleftdisabled
andwithoutmobility.Weworkedwithour
partnersinHoChiMinhCitytooutfitthemwith
wheelchairsthroughasupplierintheUnited
States.Thegoalwasnotonlytodemonstratethat
thesecatshadlivesthatwerevaluableandthat
compassionhasnoborders.Sincenoanimal
wheelchairsareavailableforsaleinVietnamor
anywhereinSEAsia,itwasalsoachanceforour
partnerstoreengineerthesecontraptionssothat
theycouldbelocallyproducedfarmore
inexpensivelyandmadeavailabletootheranimals
inneed.Iamgivingyoutheabridgedversionof
thestoryhere,butifyouwanttoreadthefullstory
ofMoonandHappy(andseethevideosoftheir
firststeps),checkoutthislink:
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http://www.examiner.com/animalpolicyin
national/abuseddisabledcatsgetwheelchairs
andnewhomesthroughinternationaleffort

Whatarethekeystostayingamotivatedactivist?
Whohavebeenyourrolemodels?

IhavereadallthebooksIcanfindonthehistoryof
VeganismandtheAnimalprotection
movementbookslikeForthePreventionof
CrueltybyDianeL.Beers,FortheLoveof
AnimalsbyKathrynShevelow,TheHeretics
FeastbyColinSpencerandTheBloodless
RevolutionbyTristramStuart,andifIhadtopick
somepersonalheroesfromthevastpantheonof
luminariesinthemovement,Iwouldprobablysay
thatIammostinspiredbyfolksfromtheearliest
yearsofthemovementintheUnitedStates,folks
likeHenryBergh,GeorgeAngell,CarolineEarle
White,AnnaHarrisSmith,FloraKibbe,Amy
FreemanLeeandHenrySpira.Wherewouldwebe
todayifnotfortheirvoices?Iamalsoawedtoday
bywhatayoungguylikeNathanRunklehas
alreadyaccomplishedinhis26years,orsomeone
likeEricaMeierofCompassionoverKilling,Dawn
MoncrieffofAWellFedWorld,MichaelWeberat
FarmAnimalRightsMovementandPaulShapiroat
HSUS.Thesefolksareallrelativelyyoungandhave
achievedamazingthingsintheirlivesnotjustfor
animals,butalsoforthenoblegoalsofpreserving
ourplanet,protectingtheenvironmentandfor
advancingthecauseofcompassion,mercyand
justice.AsaMarine,Iseetheseyoungmenand
womenasfellowwarriorsandImtrulyproudto
standalongsidethem.AsfarasImconcerned,I
couldntbeinbetterormorecourageousand
honorablecompany.

Iamalsodeeplyinspiredandmotivatedbymyson,
whojustturned22monthsold.WhenIlookathim,
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economicimpactsofadeclineinpublichealthand
theethicsofanimalrightsnolongerseemlike
abstractargumentsbutinsteadbecomevery
concreteandurgent.WhenIlookinhiseyes,Isee
thekindofworldIwantforhimanditmakesthe
fightjustthatmuchmorepersonalforme.

YouveworkedquiteabitinVietnam.Whatis
yourfavoriteveganVietnamesedish?Doyou
haveafavoriterecipeyoucanshare?

IhavetosaythatIreallydonthavemanyfavorite
Vietnameseveganrecipes,thoughitishardtogo
wrongwithagoodNemRn(friendspringroll)or
G icu n(freshspringroll).ImafraidIhavent
beenverysuccessfulinmyeffortstomakeavegan
versionofBnch becauseitreliesongrilled
pattiesofmincedporkanditshardtoreplicate
thattexture.BeforeIwenttoVietnam,Ispenta
tourlivingandworkinginIndonesia,soperhapsmy
veryfavoritedishfromallofSouthEastAsiais
Rendang.BeforeIwentveg,IusedtoeatRendang
Daging(beef)allthetimeandmyfriendswife
woulddeliverittomyapartmenteveryweeksoId
havesomeonhand.Sincethen,Ihavethrownout
thebeefandreplaceditwithseitan,whichIthink
standsinbetterthantofuortempeh.TherecipeI
liketouseisfromablogcalledTofuforTwo:
http://tofufortwo.net/2008/01/19/seitanrendang/

Foranactivistthatwantstotakethenextstep
andstartanorganizationoftheirown,whatisthe
bestadviceyoucangivethem?

Iwontlie,foundingandrunninganonprofitisnot
easy,unlessyouhaveanaccountantandalawyer
asfriends!Ittakesalotoftime,patienceand
commitment,andfrankly,itisnotalways
necessary.Itreallydependsonwhatyouwantto
do.Thetaxexemptnonprofitrouteisoften
necessaryifyouwanttopursuegrants,butifyou
justwanttogetthingsdone,thereisalottobe

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doneforsomethingmoreinformal.Oneofthe
groupswe'vepartneredwithinVietnamisagroup
calledYeuDongVat(AnimalLovers),agroupof
morethan150memberswholoveanimalsso
muchtheyspenttheirfreetimedoingwhatthey
cantorescueanimalsandfindthemhomes.These
kidsareamazingandpowerfullyeffective.Once
youveenteredthenonprofitworld,alotyoutime
isgoingtobespentonroutineadministrative
mattersthatthelawrequires,sobesurebefore
youpullthetrigger!Thatbeingsaid,ImgladIwent
thatroutewiththeKairosCoalitionbecauseitdoes
seemtohaveopeneddoorsandgivenustheclout
tositatthetablewithbiggerplayers.Thepaper
fromtheIRSandthetransparencyitrequiresfrom
youisaclearsignaltotheotherplayersthatyou're
aseriouspartneratleastitshould!Thebest
adviceIcangiveistotakeitslow,figureoutwhat
youwanttoachieveandwhatresourcesyouneed
togetitdone.Onceyoufigurethatout,thenyou
gofromtherebybuildingthekindoforganization
thatistailoredtoyourspecificvision.

Whatsonthehorizonforyou?Anyexcitingnew
projectscomingup?

Wehavealotofongoingprojectsandsomegreat
plansintheworks.OutHumaneEdutainment
projectisstillunderwayinHanoiwiththousandsof
kidsalreadyhavingexperiencedit.Iplanon
headingbacksoontoconductafollowontraining
workshopforourvolunteersandtokickoffa
secondpilotinHoChiMinhCityinthesouth.We
havealsobeencarryingoutaspayandneuter
voucherprograminHoChiMinhCityasaservice
learningprojectforayouthvolunteergroupthere
andwehavejustlaunchedanationalAnimalRights
PropagandaPostercontest.Thisisaparticularly
excitingprojectbecausePropagandaArtisa
quintessentiallyCommunistartformthathasbeen
usedforgenerationsinVietnamtoeducatethe
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animals.Probablyourbiggestprojectintheworks
intheestablishmentofahalfwayhouseinHo
ChiMinhforanimalsrescuedfromthestreetand
fromthemeattrade.Thiswillserveasaplace
whereahandfulofdogsandcatscanbenursed
backtohealthandsocializedbeforemovingonto
adoptivehomes.Wethinkthemessagethatthis
kindofactivitysendsisreallyimportant.every
animaldeservelove,kindnessandasecond
chance.ThiswillbeafirstofitskindinVietnam
becauseatpresentthereisnotasingleother
organization,domesticorinternational,workingto
improvethelivesofdomesticorcompanion
animals.Itisahuggapthatweareworkingtofill.
Wearealsoworkingonaseriesofbilingual
languageguidestohelpactivistsandadvocates
workingacrosslanguagebarrierssofarwehave
twelvedifferentlanguagesnearingcompletionand
moreontheway.Thesewillbeprovidedfreeof
chargeonanoncommercialbasistoany
organizationorindividualwhomightwanttouse
themintheirownwork.

Onapersonalnote,Iplantocommencemy
doctoralstudiesinJanuary.Iwillbepursuinga
PhDinHumanandOrganizationalDevelopment
fromFieldingGraduateUniversity.Thisis
somethingIhavebeenconsideringforquitesome
timebecauseIthinkitcanreallyenhancemywork
asaHumaneEducatorandAnimalRightsactivist
andadvocate.

ThanksBob!

ContactInfo

Icanbereachedat
execdirector@kairoscoalition.orgorthrough
www.kairoscoalition.org.Iwouldlovetohearfrom
anyonewhodliketohearmoreaboutour
activitiesabroadorwhomightliketogetinvolved!

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Bio

LieutenantColonelRobertLucius,USMC(Ret.)was
commissionedaSecondLieutenantintheU.S.
MarineCorpsin1989andserved22yearsonactive
dutyinawidevarietyofcommand,staffand
diplomaticassignmentsbeforeretiringonJuly31,
2011.HeisaspecialistinAsianforeignlanguages
andculturesandwasmostrecentlyassignedasthe
AssistantProvost,DeanofEducationalSupport
ServicesandDeanofStudentsfortheDirectorateof
ContinuingEducationattheDefenseLanguage
InstituteForeignLanguageCenterinMonterey,CA.
Lt.Col.LuciusgraduatedfromNorwichUniversityin
1989,receivingaBachelorofArtsinHistory.He
alsoholdsaMasterofForensicSciencedegreefrom
NationalUniversity,aMasterofArtsdegreein
NationalSecurityStudiesfromNavalPostgraduate
SchoolandaGraduateCertificateinCommunity
AdvocacyfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.In
2009,Lt.Col.LuciusfoundedtheKairosCoalitionto
pilotexperimentalhumaneeducationinitiativesin
developingeconomies.Heisalsothefounderof
VegHeadsofMontereyBay,anadvocacygroupfor
theenvironmental,healthandanimalwelfare
benefitsofaplant baseddiet.

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