This LIVE event features informative panels, keynote sessions, cooking demos, & more exploring the many ways that vegan living can transform our communities and protect the planet.
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JoVonna Johnson-Cooke is owner and co-founder of MaituFoods, LLC, a vegan meal delivery service and vegan nutrition education hub. Through MaituFoods, she is working to develop culturally appropriate and accessible educational materials that highlight the benefit of healthy nutrition through a vegan diet. The MaituFoods’ Mother’s Meal Program works to provide women, especially those in modest means households, with the knowledge and guidance to achieve a healthy pregnancy and optimal postpartum recovery through a vegan meal and nutrition program. The overall mission of MaituFoods is to honor the art of food rituals, and to serve humanity in a way that promotes the least harm and the most good for people, animals, and the environment.
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JoVonna is also Executive Director of Awali, a Veganic Homestead and resource center.
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Our presenters are Black vegans from all walks of life, sharing their insights and experiences on how to make an impact through plant-based eating and compassion on the ground in the community and in digital spaces.