“Rock Your Health” with Aph Ko, founder of Black Vegans Rock, feminist, award winning writer and co-author of Afro-ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism at Meatout 2017 on Saturday, March 18th, from 10 am to 6 pm, at the DeSoto Civic Center, 211 E. Pleasant Run, DeSoto 75115. The Black Vegetarian Society of Texas (BVStx) presents this event, along with co-sponsor, Desoto Parks and Recreation.
Other presenters and speakers include Kawani Brown founder of CraftyEarthMama.com and the Natural and Holistic Baby Expo; Jacques Laventure, MTV’s Naked Chef and celebrity fitness trainer; Internist and wellness expert Dr. Errol Bryce; Raw foodist & chef Leshay Weeks; Fitness instructor Brenda Kemp; Yoga teacher Veleisa Burrell; Tisha Crear owner Recipe OakCliff; and Jerry Robinson of ANTS Cooperative.
In addition to dynamic speakers and presenters, Meatout attendees can look forward to cooking demonstrations, food sampling, health screenings, cruelty-free exhibitors, children’s activities, and giveaways.Event registration is encouraged to help with losgistics. The first 150 attendees will receive a gift.
Meatout is not just a Dallas area event. On the first day of spring thousands of caring people in all 50 states and at least two dozen other countries will host informative and educational Meatout events. What began as the Great American Meatout in 1985 is now the world’s largest and oldest annual grassroots healthy eating lifestyle campaign. Every spring thousands of Meatout supporters educate their communities and ask their friends, families, and neighbors to pledge to kick the meat habit (at least for one day) and explore a wholesome, non-violent, plant-based diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Since the inception of the Meatout initiative, several mainstream health advocacy organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and the American Heart Association, have also launched their own campaigns to place an emphasis on the role plant-based foods play in renewing and sustaining good health.