9/27: Vegan Potluck and Workshop

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The next Vegans for Action meeting will be on Saturday, September 27th in downtown Oakland. We'll share a vegan potluck dinner at 5:30 pm, followed by a special workshop at 6:30 pm, where we look at the following questions: What is oppression? What are some of the ways in which we oppress others? Why do we do this and how do we stop it? We'll start off with an exercise in looking at the various forms of oppression in our society and look at the similarities and differences between them. There will be plenty of time for discussion. You are welcome to participate as much or as little as you feel comfortable. Please see our web page for full details:http://vegan.meetup.com/485/calendar/8739200/If you would like to be

informed of all group events, we suggest you join the meetup group, located at:http://vegan.meetup.com/485/We strongly believe veganism should be accessible to all. African Americans, Latinas/Latinos, Native Americans, Asians, Asian Americans and all those who also make up our vibrant community are invited and welcome to all events.What people have been saying about the meetings:"This is the best meetup group ever! If you are vegan or vegetarian

or remotely interested in being veg*n, you should be here. It's a group

of people who are totally friendly, interesting, and fun to talk to.

..... I was a little hesitant to attend this meetup at first, because I

can be kind of shy, but I am really glad I did. It's a totally

supportive atmosphere where you can discuss and explore what being a

veg*n means to you. The people are great!! It's a perfect place to find

a community of like-minded people. Miranda and Victor are awesome hosts

and make everyone feel really welcome.""Great way to share ideas and ways to talk to others about the benefits of being vegan, while meeting new people over some wonderful food. I plan on attending this every month.""It was just great. Nobody could have done it better."

Many thanks to Susannah for her talk last month about vegan activism in Spain. And thank you to the many people who made the last meeting such a great success with your enthusiastic participation in our discussion about speaking with friends and family about veganism! We look forward to seeing you on the 27th!Miranda Robbins and Victor TsouOrganizers, Vegans for Action