The Vegan Experience Across Cultures & Families, w/ Jen Rivera Bell & Ashley Renne Nsonwu

The Eco-Minded Mama Podcast

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Is it ethical to push for a plant-based / vegan world? Is the modern vegan movement dismissing entire people groups and cultures? What is "white veganism" and how does this often differ from vegans within the BIPOC community? How can we push for less animal consumption without addressing the food disparities within our broken systems?
Jen Rivera Bell and Ashley Renne Nsonwu are 2 vegan mamas, social media influencers, and strong advocates for intersectionality within sustainable living and policy change. They join Katie Kurpanek, Eco-Living Coach and Podcast Host, to share their personal experiences being vegan, how it's impacted their experience and perspectives on food, cultures, and family traditions, and also the vast disparities and inequities in our food distribution systems that must be addressed.

You won't want to miss a moment of this conversation, it's so eye-opening and inspiring. Many topics are addressed and we only had an hour to share as much as we could, so please see below for more resources if you're interested to learn more.
Contact Info for our guests:

• Jen Rivera Bell
  • Website
  • Instagram
  • YouTube Channel
  • Kids' Storytime Podcast

• Ashley Renne Nsonwu
  • Website
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube Channel
  • Basic A$$ Vegan digital cookbook
  • Smart Healthy Green Living series

Additional Resources:

• Coalition for Healthy School Food (non-profit)
• Vegan Baby-Led Weaning Facebook Group
• Religion and Colonization research
• White Supremacy within the vegan movement (IG post from @queerbrownvegan)

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Capitoli

1. Intro to Episode (00:00:00)

2. Intro to our guest speakers (00:03:06)

3. Jen's Story (00:09:40)

4. Ashley's Story (00:11:52)

5. Thoughts on the vegan movement being linked to euro/white-centric colonialism (00:16:35)

6. How do you personally advocate for policy change when it comes to the disparities within our food distribution and nutritional education systems? (00:26:37)

7. Would it still be unethical to push for a vegan / plant-based world even if we resolved these disparities? Is that erasing entire cultural identities? (00:36:45)

8. Exploring white-centric veganism with historical roots in colonialism, religion, and a white-savior complex (00:46:57)

9. Sharing experiences and resources while raising vegan families (00:56:15)

10. Final resources and gratitude (01:04:25)