Oprah Went Vegan!" Viewing Party!
Come try to win your dinner and many more prizes... plus we will have treats!!!! Come and say Hello... introduce yourself. We would love to meet you. Join us in this wonderful push for the vegan community!R.S.V.P. 510-917-0190
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Tuesday, February 1 · 3:30pm - 6:00pm
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| Location | Harvey's Restaurant
500 Castro St (between 18th St & 19th St)
San Francisco, CA
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A Gathering of Joyful Vegans
Alright vegans, it's our time to come together and party!! On Tuesday, February 1st at 4:00 p.m., Oprah is airing an episode in which she features herself and 378 of her staffers going vegan for one week! Featuring Kathy Freston and Michael Pollan, the show will also take viewers into a beef "processing" plant. When Ellen came out on her TV show, the local lesbian community was so proud and happy that they organized viewing parties to watch and revel together. Their joy over being recognized and acknowledged was turned into parties that made their own news. Local news affiliates covered the events, and a local party even made the front page of the next day's Chronicle. As vegans, we can and should do something similar, by coming together to watch and truly celebrate as one of the world's most influential figures shines a light on us. We should savor this moment together and we should use it for the opportunity it is. We have a chance to show the world what a room full of happy, healthy, thriving vegans looks like. If you've ever wished vegans could get a bigger platform, know that this is it! It's never going to be bigger than this! Harvey's restaurant in the Castro in San Francisco, has graciously agreed to host our "coming out" party. They have the perfect space with multiple TV sets and vegan menu items made from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's recipes. We'll watch the show together, eat tasty food, have a raffle with great prizes, and afterward we'll have a panel discussion with local vegan luminaries to discuss the show and the mainstreaming of veganism. We're hopeful that we'll be able to get some local news coverage and even more hopeful that it might get Oprah's attention. We want her to know about our energetic, joyful community of active engaged vegans. Once the news folks realize we're filling the restaurant with happy, excited vegans and we're having local vegan luminaries discuss the show afterward, they'll want to be there. After all, we have many of the brightest lights in veganism shining right here in our local Bay Area community, including VegNews Magazine, In Defense of Animals, PETA, San Francisco Vegetarian Society, Compassionate Cooks and Local Love Vegan Catering - among others! We're asking folks to get there by 3:30 latest to settle in (we're expecting a packed house) and prepare to watch the show at 4:00. You can order food during the show, but you're also invited to stick around for dinner, FREE cookies (thanks to Eat Pastry), and the panel discussion afterward. See you Tuesday! |
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