American Vegan Center

Watta Kesselly will be leading an interactive cooking demonstration with samples. Attendees will learn how to make a three course meal.Watta is a food enthusiast with a passion for event planning: She loves to curate fun, lively, and information-packed events to facilitate community engagement.This event is curated to serve as a creative way for people to commune together and commemorate love month. The demo will center on winter produce as well as tropical blends of herbs and fruits. All of the dishes are meant to represent the sweetness of love with potent sauces and recipe items that awaken the tongue.

Philly, come make friends, empower, recharge, and activate for animals!Philly, come make friends, empower, recharge, and activate for animals!Join the fun with hosts: American Vegan Society, The Humane League, Plant Based Treaty, Revolution Philadelphia, Free From Harm, We The Free, and Humane Action Pennsylvania.Learn more about local campaigns that are vegan with ahimsa. Network with like-minded individuals. Eat. Chat. Volunteer.There is no charge to attend this event, but donations are always welcome.Free snacks will be provided from sponsors Fat Badger Bakery and Shug Sisters. Additional food will also be available for purchase.

Sustainability talk with Philadelphia based artist and geologist, Rachel Joy Davis.Humans use and waste a LOT! Feel overwhelmed by it all? Tune in for an engaging talk by Rachel Joy Davis. Rachel is a Philadelphia-based vegan environmental geologist and visual artist. She explains how to smartly, easily, and sustainably reduce consumption and waste in your home. This talk includes how to quickly create compost inside or outside your residence, all the while taking into account how we live in the Age of Plastic.

Join American Vegan Society, Revolution Philadelphia, and Plant Based Treaty for a fun, informative, networking evvent!Philly, come make friends, empower, recharge, and activate for animals!Join the fun with hosts: American Vegan Society, The Humane League, NJveg, Revolution Philadelphia, Plant Based Treaty, and Veggie Mijas.Learn more about local campaigns that are vegan with ahimsa. Network with like-minded individuals. Eat. Chat. Volunteer.There is no charge to attend this event, but donations are always welcome.Free snacks will be provided. Additional food will also be available for purchase.

Come and unwind with us on First Friday with a laid-back game night!Come and unwind with us on First Friday with a laid-back game night!We’ll have several games on hand for 2 to 4 people to play at a time, and we will be trying out a vegan-themed card game that has just made its debut.Help us determine if it’s legit or not!Also, feel free to bring your own games (cards, dice, board games etc) for us to try!Entrance is free and donations are welcomed.Sign-up on AmericanVegan.org

Join Veggie Mijas Educational Director, Rebeca Cintrón Olivencia- Loáisiga at the American Vegan Center for a cultural cooking experience.This cooking demo, cultural meal, and interactive presentation is facilitated by Veggie Mijas Education Director, Rebeca Cintron Olivencia-Loáisiga. The discussion will center on the importance of honoring cultural foods, how recipes change over time, and how ancestral knowledge shapes diasporic experiences. The recipes Asopao de Gandules (Pigeon Pea Rice Stew) and Agua de Jamaica (Iced Hibiscus Tea) are based on Caribbean, African, and American Indigenous cultural foodways. Reserve by March 19th to ensure appropriate samples will be available for all attendees.

https://www.meetup.com/blackphiladelphia/events/305903628/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=linThe origins of soul food emerged out of struggle and survival mechanisms of enslaved African people in the Deep South. They were given scraps of animals, such as chicken feet and heads, pigs snouts and intestines, oxtails, and other leftover organs, low in quality and nutritional value. Using these, they refined African traditional recipes into dishes that have become staples in American food culture.To commemorate Black History Month, we will be paying homage to African American soul food traditions in a budget friendly, veganized way,Menu:Chicken (oyster mushrooms)Mac-n-cheezeKale GreensAll gluten-free, soy-free, nut-freeFebruary is Black History Month and Vegan Cuisine Month, so

This cooking demo, cultural meal, and interactive presentation is facilitated by Veggie Mijas Education Director.This cooking demo, cultural meal, and interactive presentation is facilitated by Veggie Mijas Education Director, Rebeca Cintron Olivencia-Loáisiga. The discussion will center on the importance of honoring cultural foods, how recipes change over time, and how ancestral knowledge shapes diasporic experiences. The recipes Asopao de Gandules (Pigeon Pea Rice Stew) and Agua de Jamaica (Iced Hibiscus Tea) are based on Caribbean, African, and American Indigenous cultural foodways. Reserve by January 23 to ensure appropriate samples will be available for all attendees.