Campaigns Room

The Brighton show sees a special area put aside for our campaigners, including a small stage along with 25 stalls featuring some of our fave vegan veggie activists. The stage will be for vegan performers only and the Campaigns Room will be a must see part of the show for thousands of our visitors.

Please note the Campaigns Room is now full - all stalls are taken

Pat Reeeves

Pat Reeevs is a living legend and we are thrilled she is able to join us for the day as a most welcome guest of honour. Pat is a champion powerlifer and also a published author - her book A Living Miracle is on sale at the show. And a living miracle she is too - as a survivor of terminal cancer, and vegan for many years, eating a diet that is primarily raw. Pat is a truly inspirational and charming individual and will be available for much of the day in the Campaigns Room on the Luck Dip stall (189) next to the Vegan Bodybuidlers so do come and say hello - she is also presenting a talk in the Nutrition and Health rooms at 3pm. www.foodalive.org

David Straitjacket & Rubber Ritchie

World famous escapologist David Straitjacket and Contortionist Rubber Ritchie confirm two live shows each at the Brighton Vegan Fayre. Both vegan, and both completely amazing, we are thrilled to welcome these two extraordinary entertainers to our first ever Brighton Bash!
www.davidescapes.com www.flexinthecity.com

Robb Johnson

Robb is a singer songwriter with a deep interest in the vegan lifestyle and has kindly agreed to play at the first ever Brighton Vegan Fayre March 21st, with 3 short sets in the Campaigns Room, Kids Area & The Main Stage. Rob is Brighton based (well, Hove actually) and is guaranteed to draw a large crowd! In his own words...

"‘I've played the London Vegan Festival (this year they kindly said i was the - ahem - headliner) & released an album with Ethical Wares called "MaximumRespect" (Irr047) entirely focussed on animal rights / vegan issues...I've been vegan for 19 years...and I have a new album out too..."

www.robbjohnson.co.uk
www.myspace.com/irregularrobbjohnson

Macka B

Jamaican Reggae artist Macka B has honoured us greatly by agreeing to play! Greetings Macka B!!
Fresh from his headline appearance at the Internationally renowned St Paul's Carnival in Bristol last summer, Macka B showcases his new vegan friendly single ‘Wha Me Eat' during two performances at Brighton, including a short appearance in the Campaigns Room as well as a full acoustic set on the Main Stage. Truly a vegan champion as well as a master songwriter, Macka B and his band will bring a touch of magic and sunshine vibes to the whole occasion and we are truly blessed by his appearance! Greetings, Macka B, true reggae legend in da house! www.mackab.com

Pete + Robbie the Vegan Bodybuilders

Big welcome to Pete + Robbie, presenting a talk about vegan bodybuilding in the Talks room earlier - Pete runs the UK website www.veganbodybuilding.org and Robbie is a UK Bodybuilding Champion! Pete and Robbie will be hosting a Talk about training on a vegan diet and competitive Bodybuilding, as well as answering your questions, and then later in the day in the Campaigns Room they are running a competition - a Hammer Curl Contest, open to all vegan men and women, with super prizes for the winners! Pete especially has run many similar competitions in the past at various vegan events including Christmas Without Cruelty and they are always hotly competed for!! See http://www.veganbodybuilding.org/main.htm for some of their recent exploits! Meanwhile Robbie Hazeley continues to inspire and highly achieve on the UK and international bodybuilding scene, with a string of awards up his sleeve and on his mantelpiece already

Michael Phillips (acoustic guitar)

Michael Phillips is an acoustic guitarist of some stature and will be performing several sets throughout the day, setting the tone for the festival with his luxurious style, sometimes sombre, sometimes uplifting, and always atmospheric. Easy on the ears for all ages, this man will delight time and again with his wide repertoire of classical, flamenco and blues. See www.myspace.com/electricfryingpans for a short taster of his playing.