Size Acceptance & Veganism w/Ragen Chastain

Columbus Veg Community (CVC) is thrilled to host our first ever virtual event featuring Ragen Chastain on Sunday August 23rd 2020 at 7:00PM Eastern/ 4:00PM Pacific.
We are asking for $5 donations (which will help us thank our speaker for her time creating this program with us) but if you are unable to make a donation we would still love for you to join us! Please RSVP by filling out the Google Form available at: https://bit.ly/SizeAcceptanceAndVeganism
During the event we will learn foundational information about fatphobia, diet culture, Health At Every Size (HAES) and other size acceptance topics. These topics are important for us to know about and engage with as we learn and grow as a consistent anti-oppression community. Fatphobia and diet culture are 1) inconsistent with anti-oppression ethical values, 2) a barrier to people who are interested in veganism, and 3) a barrier to all vegans finding a welcoming and safe community. Ragen’s lecture will lay out foundational information for the beginners among us, while also tying it back to how these topics are relevant to the vegan movement. There will be a Q&A following the lecture. We look forward to building upon the information shared in Ragen’s lecture with a follow-up event featuring Chelsea Lincoln of Fat Vegan Voice, who will focus in on how fatphobia operate within vegan spaces.
A bit about our speaker:
Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, Certified Health Coach, and thought leader in the fields of Body Image, Health at Every Size, Athletes at Every Size, and Corporate Wellness. Ragen is a sought-after speaker on the corporate, conference, and college circuits where she has brought her captivating and motivating mix of humor and hard facts to stages including Google, CalTech, and IvyQ. Author of the popular blog danceswithfat, the book Fat: The Owner’s Manual, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. Ragen is a three-time National dance champion, and two-time marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Person to Complete a Marathon (Female,) and co-founded the Fit Fatties Forum and Fat Activism Conference. Ragen lives in LA, and is currently training for an Iron-distance triathlon.
Please complete the Google Form (https://bit.ly/SizeAcceptanceAndVeganism) so we can email you the invitation to the Zoom Event the week of the event 🙂 In the meantime if you’d like to receive a free “Fatphobia Isn’t Vegan” sticker please fill out the form at: https://bit.ly/328pYZL Please also feel free to reach out to us anytime at ColumbusVegCommunity@gmail.com with your feedback, ideas, or just to schedule a call to chat! 🙂