RAGVF 2021- Virtual Program Schedule/Event & Speaker Information
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Registration Information and Link
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Saturday & Sunday Schedules
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Speaker Info
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Sponsor Info
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Photo Contest Information
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ADS
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Speaker Bios
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HeartnSole LLC
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Vegan Pulse
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Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque is a program of Sprouting Compassion a 501c3 organization. www.sproutingcompassion.org 505.332.0446 1
Information and Registration here: 2021 Red & Green Veg Fest: Vegan Living (Day One) Join us for a webinar on Aug 28, 2021, at 10:00 AM MDT. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8218545269236946443
2021 Red & Green Veg Fest: Vegan Living (Day Two) Join us for a webinar on Aug 29, 2021, at 10:00 AM MDT. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7417790742070016268
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Schedule Saturday August 28, 2021
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Schedule Sunday August 29, 2021
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Speakers Nancy Arenas – YOUR HOST Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque, Vegan Pulse, New Mexico Vegan, 1…2…Vegan (Kids), Cooking with Compassion, HeartnSole LLC, Sprouting Compassion, Dancing with the Bars Justin Barker Bear Boy Presentation: Local Change, Global Impact Max Broad DC Voters for Animals Presentation: "Change the System: How to Raise Your Voice for Animals in Politics" Tonia L. Carrier Hicks Your Vegan Friend Tonia Presentation: Speak Up-They Need Your Voice
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Speakers Jim Corcoran Plant Peace Daily/Santa Fe Vegan Presentation: Armchair Activism Tammy Fiebelkorn Positive Links Presentation: Words Matter: Respect Begins With Language Choices Victor Flores Vegan Outreach, Plant Powered Events, Root 66 Food Truck Presentation: Local Activism Gabriel Gaarden, MPH, RDN, LD Presentation: Power Up With Plants Cooking Demo: Veggie Rolls and Peanut Sauce 6
Speakers Joanne Kong Vegans Make A Difference Presentation: Vegan Voices for a Sustainable Future Cindy Lou Negron-Matos Veganizalo Cooking Demo: Sweet Plantain Canoes Tony Quintana Plant-Based Eating New Mexico Cooking Demo: Tofu Bacon Paul Roybal Cooking Demo: Tools, Tricks and Tips: Vegan Cooking Made Easy Rae Sikora Plant Peace Daily/Santa Fe Vegan Presentation: Despair Repair 7
Speakers Dr. Akil Taher Presentation: Prevention and Reversal of Heart Disease by Whole Food Plant-based Diet (WFPBD)…My story
Will Tuttle World Peace Diet Presentation: Food As Medicine: The Keys to Radiant Wellness Jane Velez-Mitchell Jane Unchained Presentation: The Phone is Your Most Powerful Tool to Save Animals, People & Planet
Schedule Subject To Change
Register now at:. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8218545269236946443
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Thank You Sponsors HeartnSole LLC
Kind Roar
Positive Links
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Photo Contest Info
This contest is open to those attending the RAGVF 2021. Pick one of the categories: Animal, Environment, Vegan Advocacy. Email your picture to nancy@sproutingcompassion.org before August 20, 2021. 1st Place winners in each category will receive a prize. 10
https://www.kindroar.com/
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www.tammyforalbuquerque.com 505-410-3884 | tammyforabq@gmail.com
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Sprouting Compassion | Planting Seeds of Compassion for All www.sproutingcompassion.org 13
Speakers Nancy Arenas – YOUR HOST Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque, Vegan Pulse, New Mexico Vegan, 1…2…Vegan (Kids), Cooking with Compassion, HeartnSole LLC, Sprouting Compassion, Dancing with the Bars Bio: Since becoming vegan, Nancy has created and grabbed every opportunity to promote veganism. Whether in print, events, online, or in person she has contributed to the growth of veganism in many ways. Her magazines (New Mexico Vegan/1…2…Vegan(Kids) are filled with inspiration, education, and support. Her podcast, Vegan Pulse, shares stories of people all over the world and how they came to veganism. Her cooking demos, Cooking with Compassion, has inspire individuals to veganism. The Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque is a wonderful learning, networking, inspiring event that creates community. Nancy also holds the HeartnSole vegan spiritual support group, where people can share in a safe space about their concerns and life.
Justin Barker Bear Boy Bio: Justin Barker is an American animal activist, producer, and author of Bear Boy: The True Story of a Boy, Two Bears, and the Fight to Be Free. He was 13-years-old when he launched Citizens Lobbying for Animals in Zoos. Known for his activism, Barker was named "One of Twenty Teens Who Will Change the World" in Teen People Magazine and featured in National Geographic, Animal Planet, NBC, and CBS standing up for Brutus and Ursula, two black bears living in horrific conditions in a California zoo. Max Broad DC Voters for Animals Bio: As President of DC Voters for Animals, Max Broad leads efforts to drive animal policy in Washington, DC. Max is a long-time animal advocate who got started in the climate movement. In his work with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, he saw how influential a small group of passionate citizens can be in the policy process. With a masters in environmental science and management from UC Santa Barbara, Max has worked at the National Wildlife Federation, as a contractor at the US Department of Energy, and AmeriCorps NCCC. Max is also an avid Civil War history enthusiast. Join Max in taking political action for animals--acting collectively will magnify our voice for liberation.
Tonia L. Carrier Hicks Your Vegan Friend Tonia Bio: Tonia L. Carrier Hicks is a vegan activist from Michigan. Recently married, she loves spending time with her husband, O'dell. She is a hairstylist, actress, and independent film maker. She is also a contributor with Jane Unchained, the vegan news channel and website. She has her own YouTube channel called Your Vegan Friend Tonia where she has videos of activism as well as many personal videos related to her vegan journey. She is grateful and always glad to share information on veganism with anyone at anytime.
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Speakers Jim Corcoran Plant Peace Daily/Santa Fe Vegan Bio: Jim "JC" Corcoran and Rae Sikora founded Plant Peace Daily in 2007 as a platform for education, activism and inspiration. Both passionate long-term vegans, they are committed to energizing and supporting activists and educators in their outreach for non-violence, critical thinking, effective communication, peaceful living, and ethical consumerism. As part of their efforts to be co-creators of a compassionate community locally, they also co-founded Root 66, a vegan food truck & restaurant, and are now building a retreat center named The Dove. Together with their dogs, Rae and JC reside in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they practice living as lightly upon the Earth as possible and growing and learning in their commitment to all life. Tammy Fiebelkorn Positive Links Bio: Tammy is the Founder and President of Positive Links, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about The Link between Animal Abuse and Human Violence and providing training to domestic violence workers, social workers, animal control officers, and others about this issue. She organizes the annual New Mexico Conference on The Link between Animal Abuse and Human Violence and provides training on The Link statewide. She’s provided training on The Link to City of Albuquerque Animal Care & Control officers, Albuquerque Police Officers, and volunteers with the City’s Senior Affairs Department. She dedicates time to legislative efforts to increase the protection of the environment and animal rights and was instrumental in the passage of ordinances in Boulder and Estes Park, CO that prohibit the exhibition of wild and exotic animals as well as legislation to create New Mexico’s Link Awareness Day. Victor Flores Vegan Outreach, Plant Powered Events, Root 66 Food Truck Bio: Victor, his partner Karla and their children are very active in the region. Together, they’ve organized numerous community meals, fed vegan food to those in need, planned restaurant events and competitions, participated in various events to further activism for others and have convinced businesses to add vegan items to their menus. With Vegan Outreach, he has been able to work with various organizations and groups outside of the vegan movement. Some of those include working with the White Sands Missile Range Military facility and the Albuquerque National Hispanic Cultural Center. Most recently he also became the Southwest Vegan Food Aid Coordinator when the pandemic hit getting food out to those in need in the state and to the Navajo Nation. Victor also supports his family’s projects and is co founder of Camp V, an all-vegan summer camp for kids, La Raza Vegana, a FB page dedicated to vegan topics in Spanish, Plant Powered Events, a vegan promotion company and most recently, supporting his families endeavor of the Root 66 food truck in Albuquerque. Born in Dimmitt, Texas to an immigrant family and raised on a ranch, Victor uses his background to become more relatable and establish new work relationships.
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Speakers Gabriel Gaarden, MPH, RDN, LD Bio: Gabriel Gaarden, MPH, RDN, LD, is a registered dietitian passionate about investigating and implementing the most effective evidence-based strategies for promoting improved human health, health equity, social justice, and environmental sustainability. One such game-changing strategy in the quest for Creating a New World is that of whole-food plant-based nutrition. This paradigm shifting nutritional approach has the capacity to simultaneously improve human health, while fixing the broken, exploitative, and unsustainable relationship that we have built with our environment and the countless but dwindling number of other animal species with whom we coexist on this beautiful planet. Joanne Kong Vegans Make A Difference Bio: Dr. Joanne Kong has been praised as one of the most compelling advocates for plant-sourced nutrition today. Her highly-praised TEDx talk, The Power of Plant-Based Eating, at over 900,000 views on YouTube, is placed on numerous websites internationally. Dr. Kong’s book is titled If You’ve Ever Loved an Animal, Go Vegan, she is profiled in the book Legends of Change about vegan women who are changing the world, and is editor of a new book, Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers, now available for pre-order at Lantern Publishing & Media, www.lanternpm.org Additionally, she will appear in two upcoming documentaries, Eating Our Way to Extinction and Taking Note, about vegan musicians. Her vegan advocacy has been recognized around the world, with international talks in Italy, Spain, Germany, Norway, Canada, and a 3-week tour of India. Website: www.vegansmakeadifference.com Cindy Lou Negron-Matos Veganizalo Bio: Cindy Lou Negrón-Matos, VLCE, is the creator of Veganizalo a platform where she shares veganized recipes through her website and YouTube Channel. She's also the host of La Descarga Vegana a Spanish podcast where she talks about veganism, and interviews local and Hispanic or Latinx Vegan to share their stories on veganism and their contribution to this community. As a vegan educator, she gives workshops, demos, and attends festivals. She also has published recipes on the Main Street Vegan Cookbook by Victoria Moran and JL Fields. You can find Cindy as Veganizalo on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Tony Quintana Plant-Based Eating New Mexico Bio: Tony Quintana is the Plant-Based Eating Program Manager for Animal Protection NM and cohost of the Teach Me How To Vegan podcast. He has worked in Health Education for over nine years and has managed health promotion programs on a wide variety of topics including nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and HIV. Tony earned his master’s degree in Health Education from UNM and holds three fitness certifications from the American Council on Exercise. Tony has followed a plant-based diet for many years and enjoys sharing information on the numerous benefits of plant-based eating. Paul Roybal Bio: Paul Roybal is a native New Mexican born and raised in Northern New Mexico currently residing in Albuquerque. He is a celebrated local vegan chef having won several awards and a past presenter at RGVF. His specialty is in demonstrating that it is not difficult or costly to prepare delicious vegan recopies quickly and easily.
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Speakers Rae Sikora Plant Peace Daily/Santa Fe Vegan Bio: Rae Sikora and Jim "JC" Corcoran founded Plant Peace Daily in 2007 as a platform for education, activism and inspiration. Both passionate long-term vegans, they are committed to energizing and supporting activists and educators in their outreach for non-violence, critical thinking, effective communication, peaceful living, and ethical consumerism. As part of their efforts to be cocreators of a compassionate community locally, they also co-founded Root 66, a vegan food truck & restaurant, and are now building a retreat center named The Dove. Together with their dogs, Rae and JC reside in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they practice living as lightly upon the Earth as possible and growing and learning in their commitment to all life. Dr. Akil Taher Bio: Dr. Taher is a practicing physician in Gadsden, Alabama and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2010, at the age of sixty-one, he dramatically altered the conventional script adopted by most bypass surgery patients by climbing Mount Kailash in Tibet at 19,000 feet. This was a year after his openheart surgery. In October 2011, he ran his first full marathon, the Chicago Marathon; and in September 2012, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. He then expanded the canvas of his age-defying adventures by pursuing physically challenging activities on land, sea, and air, including triathlon, scuba diving, white water rafting, hang gliding, skydiving, and a century bike ride (a 100-mile cycling event) at age 70. Dr. Akil Taher is the author of the new book, OPEN HEART: The Transformational Journey of a Doctor Who, After Bypass Surgery at 61, Ran Marathons and Climbed Mountains. Will Tuttle World Peace Diet Dr. Will Tuttle’s writings, presentations, and music focus on compassion, creativity, intuition, and the intersection of social justice, animal liberation, and environmental, health, spiritual, and peace issues. A visionary speaker, educator, author, and musician, he’s a former Zen monk with a Ph.D. from U.C., Berkeley, and a vegan since 1980. He is the editor of Circles of Compassion and Buddhism and Veganism, author of Your Inner Islands, and other books, and recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award and the Empty Cages Prize. He has appeared in many radio, television, print, and online interviews, as well as documentary films, including Cowspiracy; Prayer for Compassion; HOPE: What You Eat Matters; Vegan: Everyday Stories; and Animals and the Buddha. Jane Velez-Mitchell Jane Unchained Bio: Jane Velez-Mitchell is nationally known TV journalist and best-selling author. Winner of four Genesis awards from the Humane Society of the United States, Jane Velez-Mitchell covers crimes against people, animals, and the environment. She is known for speaking up for the voiceless!
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