Eugene VeganFest - Join Compassionate Living in celebrating plant-based living. NW VEG will see you there!

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Paws & Plants Summit. Live Zoom event. Learn the latest clinical research on how your four-legged friends can thrive on a plant-based diet. Click here for more information and to register.

Dr Iris Schrijver’s presentation on the Eastside in January was so well receive that we invited her back for another presentation on the Westside.

Come at 5:00 pm to join old and new friends at a delicious potluck dinner, and/or come at 6:15 pm for a presentation by Iris Schrijver MD, a certified Lifestyle Medicine physician passionate about guiding people toward general wellbeing at every stage of life. Dr. Iris, as many patients call her, operates VitalPath MD, a telehealth service providing science-backed whole person medical care. She is also the author of On the Path of Health, Wellbeing, and Fulfilment. Dr. Iris will be allowing plenty of time for Q&A at the end of her presentation, so this is a great opportunity to get some of your general health and nutrition questions (but not specific medical advice) answered.

Northwest VEG will be at the Earth Day celebration at The Oregon Garden. This is a free admission day of celebrating our planet! Guests of all ages are invited to grow their environmental stewardship by visiting with environmentally-conscious exhibitors, engaging in educational activities and exploring the Garden! We will have a table and welcome members to volunteer to reach out to the public about the environmental benefits of plant-based eating.

Do you love ramen? Then we hope you will join Northwest VEG's Viva La Vegan Vancouver for an evening of delightful vegan ramen (and other offerings) at Kenji's! Come dine with others who are passionate about creating a more compassionate world, and find out about events and causes happening in our area in the coming months. Please be sure RSVP on MeetUp so that we can help the restaurant accommodate our group

Lifestyle & Nutrition Course Start
Tuesday, April 14th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Aviva Health: 150 NE Kenneth Ford Dr, Roseburg
The 13-week Lifestyle & Nutrition Course offers evidence-based information on disease prevention and reversal, covering heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, and other chronic illnesses.  The course includes practical recipes, cooking demos, supportive handouts, and strategies for stress management, exercise, and health-promoting nutrition. Learn more at foodasmedicineoregon.org/lifestyle-nutrition-course

Rain or shine, Northwest VEG will have a fabulous event at Portland's Lan Su Chinese Garden with an optional lunch at Jade Rabbit on Sunday, April 12th.  We will meet at the main gate by the ticket office and then be escorted to the Yun Shui TeaHouse. Please check out the food offerings and prices at the Yun Shui TeaHouse and Jade Rabbit. Upon finishing our tea tasting we will be led on a garden tour by Charlie, who has led tours at Lan Su for more than 12 years and is a Northwest VEG member. This event is strictly limited to 15 people.

Click here to register/purchase tickets for this event.

Join us at our next work party and every 2nd Sunday of each month! We will bask in the animals’ presence, get dirty cleaning the barn/other maintenance projects, and connect with each other.

Need an excuse to get out for lunch? Join your NW VEG friends for a tasty gathering. Secret Pizza Society has so many delicious vegan options to try and is a favorite with many. GF available. Lunch is more fun when we do it together!

What better way to celebrate spring? Come for the fun, stay for the pancakes.

The Humane Hoax Online Conference examines how humanewashing functions across all farmed animal industry. The expert speakers will explore the critical role of language and narratives in animal advocacy and how the humane hoax helps justify harm. Humanewashing is usually discussed in terms of misleading labels or marketing. This year we dive deeper and explore the broader narrative of animal advocacy, look at the critical role of language and how it helps shape how harm is understood and justified.

Presenters:
Laila Kassam PhD, Project Phoenix
Dr. Faraz Harsini, Allied Scholars for Animal
Lia Wilbourn, In Defense of Animal Protection

10 AM to Noon Pacific Time

Click here for more information and to register

Come to meet new friends and get a wide variety of delicious vegan food.

For our program, former Northwest VEG President Peter Spendelow will be presenting information on what animals think and feel. New research is helping overturn the views of past scientists that animals are ruled entirely by instinct, that fish do not feel pain or cannot remember past events, and that humans are the only species that can reason. Peter has a Doctorate in Zoology specializing in Evolutionary Ecology. Come at 5 for the potluck, at 6:15 for that presentation about animal consciousness, or both.

Note the corrected time. Join Northwest VEG's Viva La Vegan Vancouver for an enjoyable evening of delicious Indian fare with old and new friends! This restaurant has a robust menu with plenty of vegan dishes, including the option to replace the paneer cheese in many recipes with tofu!

Come dine with others who are passionate about creating a more compassionate world, and find out about more events and causes taking place in our area in the coming months.

Whether you are a long-time vegan or new to this lifestyle, this dine out and happy hour is a great opportunity to network, share ideas, and strengthen our community.

Hope to see you there! Click to See on Meetup

Rescue, Resistance, and the Rule of Law

Join the Lewis & Clark Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter for an evening exploring the intersection of animal law, civil disobedience, and the Right to Rescue. Featuring keynote speaker Zoe Rosenberg, this reception will examine how open rescue and the necessity defense have been used to save animals and challenge the systemic cruelty of industrial animal agriculture. In a high-profile case, Zoe was recently sentenced to 90 days in jail for rescuing 4 sick chickens from Perdue’s Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse in Sonoma County, California. Through conversation, community, and a curated display of historic animal-rights artifacts, including a signed first edition print of Peter Singer's Animal Liberation, the event invites students, advocates, and community members to reflect on the role of conscience, law, and activism in protecting animals.

Join us at our next work party and every 2nd Sunday of each month! We will bask in the animals’ presence, get dirty cleaning the barn/other maintenance projects, and connect with each other.

Excited about starting your spring veganic garden?

Come swap seeds and get advice for starting your spring seeds and starts!

RSVP to Marsha at collapseresiliencecollective@gmail.com

Join NARN, Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX), and Animal Rights Initiative as we work together to make a difference for animals during the short legislative sessions.

Let’s do lunch! Meet your NW VEG friends at Rad Magic Subs on SE Gladstone in Portland.

Learn about how plant-based meals can help to improve blood sugar levels and prevent complications in this free nutrition and cooking class presented by PCRM Food for Life Instructor Lunette Lott, MSHI, LPN.

NW VEG Vancouver Happy Hour at Twigs Bistro

Join us! Thursday Feb 26, 5:30-7:30 RSVP required by Feb 25

Come for the variety of delicious food, and/or stay for the talk on Ecovillages – Living in Harmony with Nature, by Northwest VEG’s own Dr. Ole Ersson. In 2007, Ole and Maitri Ersson bought a run-down apartment complex, took out much of the pavement, and turned it into the Kailash Ecovillage, a permaculture-rich apartment space and urban veganic food forest. Now, Kailash has 50 residents who help farm and work to reduce their impact on the environment.

In 2023, the Erssons expanded this pioneering project with the purchase of an additional apartment complex, christened “Annapurna Ecovillage”, bringing the two projects to 160 residents on 5 acres.

Dr. Ersson will tell us about the global ecovillage movement and the many great projects they have carried out at Kailash.

Location: WHUUF, 8470 SW Oleson Road, Portland 5 pm potluck, 6:15 presentation

Carina's Bakery is always great, but on Feb 9 we have space for 10 lucky people to be treated to a special Valentine's Day menu of hot soups, tantalizing cheese plates and sweet treats.

Celebrate the coming of the Chinese New Year and the Year of the Horse with a catered dinner sponsored by Northwest VEG.

Join us at our next work party and every 2nd Sunday of each month! We will bask in the animals’ presence, get dirty cleaning the barn/other maintenance projects, and connect with each other.

This is an excuse to get out of the house and make winter a lil less lonely! Come hang out with Northwest VEG, snag a warm drink, and try some spooky goodies with friends at Memento Mori Cafe.

‍ Sangamithra Iyer, former Satya magazine editor and the author of Satya: The Long View will be in Portland to discuss her new book Governing Bodies. Satya was a nearly-monthly publication from 1994 to 2007 that covered issues related to veganism, animal rights, activism, and other related issues. Many of the articles in it are very thought-provoking, and they are all still available online even though Satya ceased publication about 18 years ago – see http://www.satyamag.com/backissues.html.

Sangamithra’s new book explores questions about how we disentangle ourselves from systems of harm and what is the relationship between individual action and systemic change, braided with her own experiences as a woman of color and citizen of the world. This free talk is sponsored by Literary Arts Bookstore. Click here for more information on her Portland presentation.

Come at 5:00 pm to join old and new friends at a delicious potluck dinner, and/or come at 6:15 pm for a presentation by Iris Schrijver MD, a certified Lifestyle Medicine physician passionate about guiding people toward general wellbeing at every stage of life. Dr. Iris. as many patients call her, operates VitalPath MD, a telehealth service providing science-backed whole person medical care. She is also the author of “On the Path of Health, Wellbeing, and Fulfilment.” Dr. Iris will be allowing plenty of time for Q&A at the end of her presentation, so this is a great opportunity to get some of your general health and nutrition questions answered.

Location: Stone Tower SDA Church, 3010 NE Holladay St., Portland

A 13-week course every Tuesday evening on using food as medicine. Evidence-based disease prevention and reversal. Uses lifestyle medicine strategies to address the leading causes of illness in Oregon and the United States. The free course is available virtually via Zoom, or in person in some locations.

Our last potluck of the year is just a few days before Christmas. Come share a meal with old friends and new ones.

Following the potluck, we are pleased to have a presentation by Hilary Conway, the author of Radical Wellness: Pathways to a Healthy Body, Mind, and Planet. Hilary is a holistic nutritionist who traded her path to nursing school for a deeper mission: addressing the root causes of illness rather than just treating symptoms. Her work integrates personal well-being with planetary health, offering a transformative framework built on self-love, mindful habits, whole food plant-based nourishment, and our interconnection with all life.

Come to the potluck at 5 pm, Hilary's presentation at 6:15, or both.

Location: West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 8470 SW Oleson Road, Portland

This month we will share a few short videos regarding the healthfulness of bread and gluten.

• Is Gluten Bad for You: this short, animated clip by DocUnlock is a colorful and painless way to learn a little nutritional science.

• How Ultra-Processed Bread Took Over America: this video is narrated by Mia de Graaf, a health editor at Business Insider. Mia covers bread making, health risks, and what to look for when you shop.

• The Truth About Gluten: by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s Exam Room dietician Lee Crosby goes into greater detail on the facts about gluten in your diet.

The potluck starts at 5:30pm with the presentation beginning at 6:30 to be followed by discussion.