The January-February Peaceable Table is now online

[Richard Ellwood]

Dear Peaceable Friends,

• In this issue, which is coming out during the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas, the Editor's Corner Essay deals with the way the Nativity stories undermine the false values of class and caste.
• Did you know that cockfighting is to be banned in Puerto Rico?  See the NewsNote.
• Gerald Niles comments in a Letter on last month's editorial essay comparing Stanley Milgram's experiments on submission to authority to most people's participation in flesh-eating.
• Our Pioneer this month is Cesar Chavez, celebrated for his actions to liberate oppressed farm workers, but little known for his commitment to liberate nonhuman animals as well.
• Try the tasty curried vegetable dish in our Recipe section.  This is from a 1967 veg recipe book by Sonya Richmond.
• One of the Poetry selections is a Christmastide song by Faith L. Bowman entitled "God is There," which acknowledges the desperately oppressive cultural situation into which Jesus was born, and his message of equality.

We are considering eliminating the Recipe section for lack of tried-and-tested material.  We'd like to hear from readers before making the decision.

Please notice that this is a two-month issue.  PT will continue on this basis throughout 2019 to enable me to work on two other projects.

To read the issue, see http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue153.html

Peace on Earth,
Gracia Fay Ellwood
Editor