Sunday Black Vegan News Roundup

Check out "Meatout 2016" 

The Black Vegetarian Society of Texas is hosting a huge International event to bring awareness to the benefits of eating vegan called, "Meatout 2016: Tackle Your Health." It's a FREE event and it's open to EVERYONE. Celebrity Executive Chef, Ayinde Howell will present a vegan food prep demo. David Carter, a former NFL lineman and the 300 lb Vegan is the keynote speaker. The event takes place on March 19, 2016 from 10am to 3pm. Get more details HERE. 

BVR Founder, Aph Ko, Has a New Interview Out

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Aph Ko was recently interviewed by Compassion Over Killing about the Black Vegans Rock project. She states:

"I would argue that in order for black folks to be useful agents of change in the mainstream society, we first need to rebuild ourselves through our own grassroots movements. Black Vegans Rock has been receiving a lot of attacks from some animal rights activists who seem to be threatened by the idea that there are different ways to engage different communities in veganism and animal rights. However, I don't focus on people who want to attack. I believe that there should always be a diversity of perspectives in activist spaces. The more people share their ideas for making veganism and animal rights more accessible for different audiences. the better. I don't think there's one way of doing it. Animal oppression is a very serious problem and we need to always remember that this is why we're doing our activist work." 

Babette Davis, Chef and Co-owner of "Stuff I Eat" Was Featured in Vice

Babette's vegan restaurant in LA was spotlighted in Vice! She states:

"We needed to be here to bring this to a community that has so many health issues. Because we lived [here], we knew that there was nothing healthy around to eat. And whenever we wanted to purchase good food or go out to eat, we had to travel across town-[for] vegan food, in particular."

Check out the Vegan Voices of Color Website

Vegan Voices of Color is a new space that shows the intersections of PoC and the animal agriculture industry. Check out the new website HERE and be sure to like the Facebook page. 

New Essay on Aphro-ism 

Aphro-ism has a new essay out by Aph Ko titled, "Vegans of Color and Respectability Politics: When Eurocentric Veganism is Used to Rehabilitate Minorities." Here's a quote from the article:

"Veganism shouldn't be a tool the dominant class uses to rehabilitate blackness, as though blackness is inherently criminal, deviant, and barbaric. The consistent focus on former gang-members turned vegan perpetuates this narrative that veganism is peaceful and automatically leads to social justice. Veganism is sold as the perfect antidote to years of systemic racism."

Donate to Pax Ahimsa Gethen's Patreon Account

Pax is on the advisory board for BVR, as well as a skilled photographer and writer. Click HERE to become a patron! 

Last Chance to Sign Up For Tracye McQuirter's Online Vegan Bootcamp

LEARN MORE ABOUT NUTRITION THAN YOUR DOCTOR! 

If you're ready to go vegan (or more vegan), Vegan Nutrition Boot Camp will provide you with easy-to-understand and in-depth information about the foundations of plant-based nutrition. And you'll learn how to choose the right vegan foods to ensure you're getting the essential nutrients you need each day. By the end of the boot camp, you'll know exactly what to eat for good nutrition. And you'll have the confidence to move forward on your healthy vegan journey. Learn more and register at: http://www.byanygreensnecessary.com/#!online-learning/c1anf.

FEATURE: The Theus Family

Our entire family follows a vegan diet, beginning with my husband Londale Sr. followed by me in 1985, and our children Kamaal (29 yrs) and Londale Jr. (28 yrs) since birth. On our website, VeggieSoulFood.com, and in our latest cookbook, The Vegan System, we have “cracked the code” and taken the mystery and confusion out of vegan living by providing tips and recipes that are not only healthy but also very hearty and reminiscent of my mother’s southern cooking and many popular mainstream dishes. Our approach can be considered “Veganism 101” because we use easy to find ingredients and products and “veganize” our favorite mainstream dishes.

We believe our family's story and approach fills a very significant niche in the market, especially for new vegans or those who have family, friends and loved ones that are a bit skeptical. I was one of those people myself. When I met Londale in 1985, the concept of compassionate eating and vegetarianism was completely foreign to me, but within a few weeks, I finally “got it”, and after a breakfast of pork chops on April 9th, 1985 I gave up meat, poultry, fish and eggs forever (and later dairy). We raised our children as such and I was completely vegetarian throughout both pregnancies. Our website and our books came out of the need for me to pass on our family recipes to my children when they were in college. Basically, Kamaal and I wrote the book I wish I had 30 years ago!

Over 30 years as vegetarian/vegan; we have written 3 cookbooks; most recent one is The Vegan System highlighting our favorite products, recipes, and the tips and tricks we use while traveling, in school, and at work

Kamaal and Londale Jr. have NEVER eaten meat, poultry, fish or eggs.

Londale Sr. and Londale Jr. were both athletes. Londale Sr. is a retired cop, and is now an actor, as is Londale Jr.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR BLACK VEGANS ROCK READERS:

The Theus family is offering BVR readers a $5.00 discount for their downloadable book The Vegan System. All you have to do is enter the coupon code bvr2016. It is active now and may be used anytime. Go to www.veggiesoulfood.com to download your copy today! 

Sunday: Black Vegan News Roundup

Can You Dig This?: A New Documentary About Black Gardeners

There's a new documentary that's set to come out that centers on black gardeners. The website for the film states:

As part of an urban gardening movement taking root in South LA, people are planting to transform their neighborhoods and are changing their own lives in the process. Calling for people to put down their guns and pick up their shovels, these "gangster gardeners" are creating an oasis in the middle of one of the most notoriously dangerous places in America.

"CAN YOU DIG THIS" follows the inspirational journeys of four unlikely gardeners, discovering what happens when they put their hands in the soil. This is not a story of science and economics. This is a story of the human spirit, inspiring people everywhere to pick up their shovels and "plant some shit."

Critical Animal Studies Conference In June 

There's a critical animal studies conference at the University of Alberta from June 21-23 called, "Decolonizing and Cripping Critical Animal Studies." Check out the program HERE. BVR Advisory Board member Syl Ko will be giving a presentation. 

Please Donate to Square De Med's GoFundMe Campaign

Square De Med is looking for help for travel expenses so that he can attend the Intersectional Justice Conference at the Whidbey Institute in Washington. He currently lives in Ghana. He's been vegan for two years and really wants to attend. Please donate any amount that you can! He has *almost* reached his funding goal!

Vegucated Screening in Detroit, MI on February 1st!

Do you live near Detroit? There will be a screening of Vegucated on February 1st at 5:30pm! Click HERE for more details! 

FEATURE: Amie Breeze Harper, PhD

Amie Breeze Harper, PhD, the creator of The Sistah Vegan Project and the editor of the ground-breaking anthology, Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society, is a sought-after speaker, writer, researcher and consultant at Critical Diversity Solutions. Her most recently published book Scars: A Lesbian Experience in Rural White New England (Sense Publishers 2014) interrogates how systems of oppression and power impact the life of protagonist 18 year old Savannah Sales, the only Black teenager living in an all white and working class rural New England town. In 2016, her latest book will be published, titled Recipes for Racial Tension Headaches: A Critical Race Feminist's Journey Through 'Post-Racial' USA's Ethical Foodscape.

Overall, Dr. Harper's work focuses on how systems of oppression-namely racist and normative whiteness-operate within the USA. She uses food culture within North America to explore these systems, using critical whiteness studies, decolonial theory, critical race feminism, critical animal studies, and critical food studies.

Dr. Harper has been invited to deliver keynote addresses and lectures at universities and conferences throughout North America. Her talks explore how and why people have unique relationships to food and wellness and how these relationships are impacted by race, socio-economic class, gender, sexuality, and physical abilities. 

If you are interested in having Dr. A. Breeze Harper speak at your college, conference or organization please contact her at breezeharper@gmail.com. Learn more about her on her author and publications page here. 

NEWS

-Dr. Harper is currently raising funds for her new book, Recipes for Racial Tension Headaches: A Critical Race Feminist's Journey Through 'Post-Racial' USA's Ethical Foodscape. Please donate to her Patreon account if you have the means to do so.

-You can download a copy of Dr. Harper's webinar that centers on vegan pregnancy HERE. 

Eugene Cook (Grow Where You Are)

Eugene Cooke is an internationally recognized food justice activist and urban farmer utilizing exclusively veganic growing methods. With his wife, he founded Grow Where You Are, a program that transforms urban spaces in underserved neighborhoods by creating community food gardens and vegetable farms. Over the past 10 years, Eugene has assisted in the creation of 18 urban farms, 14 school gardens and over 40 home food gardens, and has planted 400+ fruit trees in cities throughout the U.S. as well as in Jamaica, Haiti and Kenya, where he trained local residents in veganic growing methods.

Eugene is committed to demonstrating that we can grow abundant food without exploiting animals, harming the environment, or depleting ecosystems. At his current farms sites he focuses on growing methods that also promote ecological restoration.

"How did we as a culture arrive at a place where our daily meals are based on the slaughter of animals? Our lives are in a state of convulsion based on the repetitive acts of eating from a death system" - Eugene Cooke

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FEATURE: Aph Ko

Aph Ko is a black decolonial theorist. She is the founder of Black Vegans Rock as well as the co-author of the book Aphro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters. She has a B.A. in Women's and Gender Studies, and an M.A. in Communication and Cultural/Media Studies. 

In 2016, Aph served as the Associate Producer for the documentary film Always in Season. She was awarded the 2015 Anti-Racist Vegan Change-Maker of the Year award from the Pollination Project and the Sistah Vegan Project. In June 2015, she became the first person to ever write an article listing 100 Black Vegans. Aph currently serves as a consultant for the documentary film The Invisible Vegan.

 

Black Vegan News Roundup

Syl Ko Releases New Ground-Breaking Essay

Black Men, Fruits, and Vegetables: Vegan Brunch Series

On January 31st, at 1:00pm in Atlanta, GA, check out the vegan brunch series for Black men. Here's the official poster:

Free Screening of Vegucated

Do you live in the UK? There's a FREE screening of the film Vegucated in London on March 5th. Check out details on the Vegucated Facebook Page and make sure to RSVP. You're more than welcome to invite your local friends to the screening as well!

Tracye McQuirter's Vegan Bootcamp Starts on February 2nd!

Learn More About Your Nutrition Than Your Doctor!

If you're ready to go vegan (or more vegan), Vegan Nutrition Boot Camp will provide you with easy-to-understand and in-depth information about the foundations of plant-based nutrition. And you'll learn how to choose the right vegan foods to ensure you're getting the essential nutrients you need each day. By the end of the boot camp, you'll know exactly what to eat for good nutrition. And you'll have the confidence to move forward on your healthy vegan journey. Learn more and register at http://www.byanygreensnecessary.com/#!online-learning/c1anf.

Demetrius Bagley is Presenting His First Webinar on January 19th

On Tuesday, January 19th, Demetrius is presenting his first webinar titled,"How to Successfully Crowdfund Your Next Project or Business." It runs from 9pm to 10:30pm EST. Register HERE. 


FEATURE: Bria Bea

My name is Bria Bea and I am a youtuber and a black vegan! I went vegan two years ago (December 24th, 2013...really chose to shake up the holidays for my family) simply because I learned so much about animal agriculture and realized that I couldn't justify the consumption of animal products anymore. So, I went vegan and since then I've started a youtube channel where I post content about social issues and most recently, I make food videos!

If you have other ideas for food, discussion topics surrounding veganism (or anything else really), and more, please let me know. Subscribe to my youtube channel and chat with me on other social media pages (instagram, twitter, facebook) at @heybriabea. I'm building community with people who remind me of me, so vegans, lgbtq+ folks, black folks, come one and all!

 

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