In collaboration with Wishbone Animal Rights Lab: "Movie Night at the Lab: The Invisible Vegan"
Schedule
Fri Feb 28 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Wishbone Animal Rights Lab | 600 Bay St., Toronto, M5G 1M6 | Toronto, ON
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Join us for a vegan celebration of Black History Month with a movie night screening of The Invisible Vegan.
The Invisible Vegan is a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and lifestyle choices. Featuring interviews with luminaries such as Cedric the Entertainer (actor and comedian), John Salley (former NBA player and wellness advocate), and Clayton Gavin (aka Stic of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez), this documentary shows how intertwined histories of slavery, twentieth-century socioeconomic inequalities, and the rise of Big Food, have led to the increased consumption and dependence on meat, processed, junk, and fast food.
Inspired by Ralph Ellison's 1952 firsthand account of alienation as an African-American in The Invisible Man, the title of this documentary evokes the ways in which prevailing attitudes and stereotypes about veganism within the African-American community have rendered the benefits of this lifestyle invisible within spheres of popular culture, social experience, and political debate.
There will be a concession stand but feel free to bring your own plant-based snacks & drinks.
This is another opportunity to connect with the Toronto animal rights community.
Bring a snack, invite a friend.
Everyone is welcome!
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Where is it happening?
Wishbone Animal Rights Lab | 600 Bay St., Toronto, M5G 1M6, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
