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SUMMARY:Food Systems and Pandemics: Lessons from Native Cities
DESCRIPTION:Like today\, pandemics were ravaging North American cities exactly 500 years ago. How did the Indigenous peoples of this continent perceive these diseases and what can we learn from the dense and urban societies of Indigenous North America? \n  \n[callaction button_text=”Click Here to Register” button_url=”https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9315903517669/WN_RuXYoFkSTqOsa4Hd0msgYA” background_color=”#0F4C81″ text_color=”#ffffff” button_background_color=”#32a1f0″ button_text_color=”#ffffff” rounded=”true”] \nRegister for our May 30 Zoom Webinar\nFood Systems and Pandemics: Lessons from Native Cities \n[/callaction] \n  \nJoin Seed the Commons on May 30 at 10AM PDT for a remarkable glimpse into Pre-Columbian North America: a place where—unlike the Old World—urban density did not rhyme with inequality or disease. What lessons can we glean as we plan our recovery from today’s pandemic? The answer begins with our food systems. \n  \n\n[panel title=”Support Seed the Commons with a Small Donation” background_color=”#0F4C81″ text_color=”#ffffff”][simpay id=”1835″] [simpay id=”1846″] [simpay id=”1774″][/panel]
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/food-systems-and-pandemics/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom Webinar
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SUMMARY:Future of Farming @ CA Veg Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the CA Vegetarian Food Festival for an important panel on the future of farming! \nSeed the Commons will also be tabling and offering free samples of delicious veganic dates from The Date People. \nGet a 40% discount on tickets with the code SEED40!
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/future-of-farming-ca-veg-food-festival/
LOCATION:The Palace of Fine Arts\, 3601 Lyon Street\, San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190909T154000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190909T171000
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SUMMARY:Toward a Veganic Revolution
DESCRIPTION:The planet is burning up. It is urgent to implement real solutions. \nChema Hernandez Gil\, Alisha Utter and Nassim Nobari will put out a call to heal the planet with a genuine agricultural revolution. They will speak about popular false solutions to climate like tech-fixes and grazing\, and about the why and how of transitioning to a veganic food system. \nThis panel is part of the 5th Soil Not Oil International Conference. \nTowards a Veganic Revolution: Agriculture as the Key to Social Equity and Sustainability\nMasonic Hall 3:40 PM – 5:10 PM \nChema Hernández Gil\, Board member and co-founder of Seed the Commons\nNassim Nobari\, Director and co-founder of Seed the Commons\nAlisha Utter\, Plant and Soil Science/Agroecology PhD Student; Veganic Farmer \nThe speakers: \nChema Hernández Gil is a union organizer and co-founder and board director at Seed the Commons\, a grassroots organization that works to create sustainable and just food systems that are independent of animal exploitation. Born in Mexico and raised in the southern United States\, he experienced firsthand how communities were impacted by immigration due to both historical and contemporary policies. Through Seed the Commons\, he has focused on diet\, agriculture and urban spaces within the context of decolonization and climate change. \nNassim Nobari is the co-founder and director of Seed the Commons\, a grassroots organization that advocates for a transition to vegan agroecology.  As a long time food activist and animal liberationist\, Nassim set out to counter the myth that sustainable farming requires animal exploitation. Through her programming\, Seed the Commons has been instrumental in popularizing veganic farming and growing the veganic movement in the United States. Seed the Commons created the resource center Veganic World and founded the People’s Harvest Forum\, the only conference on radical food politics to adopt an animal liberation ethic. By creating platforms for veganic farmers\, Nassim continuously works to normalize veganism and build awareness around the corporate takeover of food systems. In 2018\, Seed the Commons organized the farmer’s contingent of the Rise For Climate\, Jobs\, and Justice march – led entirely by veganic farmers. \nAlisha Utter co-stewards Arbor Farmstead\, a veganic fruit farm guided by agroecological principles on the Lake Champlain Islands in Vermont. In addition to farming\, she is a PhD student at the University of Vermont where she is a member of the Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative. The focus of her dissertation is on the practices/principles of veganic agriculture and the intersections with food sovereignty\, regenerative agriculture\, and agroecology. Alisha is especially interested in issues related to beginning farmers and climate change adaptation. She serves as a leadership member for the Vermont Young Farmers Coalition and the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and as an appointee on the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/towards-a-veganic-revolution-agriculture-as-the-key-to-social-equity-and-sustainability/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190421T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
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SUMMARY:Berkeley Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Chema Hernandez Gil\, co-founder and board director of Seed the Commons\, will be speaking at Berkeley Earth Day this year. Stay tuned for more information!
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/berkeley-earth-day-2/
LOCATION:David Brower Center\, 2150 Allston Way\, Berkeley\, 94704
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190112T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190113T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20181129T002952Z
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SUMMARY:Humane Hoax Online Summit
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to participate in the first annual Humane Hoax Online Summit! \n“Faced with growing cultural criticism of large-scale animal agriculture\, corporations\, manufacturers\, and consumers alike are turning towards so-called “humane” methods of animal farming and seeking out alternative labels on their animal products. These falsehoods and myths–the Humane Hoax–range from large farms with thousands of animals to your neighbor’s backyard\, yet exploitation and suffering are omnipresent in every method of husbandry. The Humane Hoax Online Summit brings together experts on a wide variety of topics in order to expose the Humane Hoax in all its forms.”  \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/humane-hoax-online-summit/
LOCATION:Cyberspace
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T124500
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180903T003516Z
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SUMMARY:Veganic Farming: Growing the Movement for Climate-Friendly Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Seed the Commons will present a veganic panel at Soil Not Oil\, a grassroots environmental conference that explores alternatives to industrial agriculture. \nAlisha Utter is a Plant and Soil Science/Agroecology PhD student and veganic farmer. She will speak about developing plant-based agroecological practices. \nMona Seymour is an Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies at Loyola Marymount University. She will give an overview of the state of veganic farming in the US and will speak of some of the challenges that farmers are facing. \nNassim Nobari is the Executive Director of Seed the Commons and founder of the People’s Harvest Forum and the resource center Veganic World. She will speak about the causes and consequences of the predilection for small-scale animal agriculture within the environmental movement. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/veganic-farming-growing-the-movement-for-climate-friendly-agriculture/
LOCATION:Dance Mission Theater\, 3316 24th St\,\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180903T010750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180907T195645Z
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SUMMARY:Rise For Climate: Food\, Agriculture and the Environment
DESCRIPTION:On the heels of the Rise for Climate\, Jobs and Justice march\, Seed the Commons will host this special event to discuss the relationship between what we eat\, how we grow food and our environmental crises. It will feature a round-table conversation with veganic farmers who are on the front line of fighting climate change. We’ll close this amazing weekend in a beautiful courtyard with activist theater and a vegan BBQ. Please join us and invite all who want to start working on real solutions to fighting climate change. \nSuggested donation is $10\, nobody turned away for lack of funds. \nPROGRAM \n2:30 Registration \n2:45 Opening Comments : Food\, Agriculture and the Climate Crisis \n3:00 – 3:35 Corporate Takeover of Food Systems (Chema Hernandez Gil) \n3:40 – 4:15 The Impact of Animal Agriculture on the Planet (Hope Bohanec) \n4:20 – 4:55 The False Choice of Dismantling Corporate or Animal Agriculture (Nassim Nobari) \n4:55 – 5:15 Break (Sample California-grown\, veganic dates!) \n5:15 – 5:45 Agroecology: the Basis of a Climate-Friendly\, Socially-Just Food System (Liz Ross). \n6:00 – 7:00 Transitioning Towards Small-Scale\, Ecological Farming Systems. A Veganic Farmer Roundtable. \n7:15 – 7:35 Open Air Theater: Animal Factory Farm\, performed by the Theater Makers \n7:35 – 9:00 Vegan BBQ \nSPEAKERS AND MODERATORS \nHope Bohanec\, Executive Director of Compassionate Living\, Projects Manager for United Poultry Concerns\, and primary organizer of Berkeley Earth Day and the Conscious Eating Conference. \nChema Hernandez Gil\, Co-founder of Seed the Commons and long-time anti-globalization media activist. \nBonnie Hildebrand\, Veganic Farmer and Founder of Spoke and Leaf Farm. \nJaime Jones\, Veganic Farmer and Co-owner of THE DATE PEOPLE. \nFireweed\, Founder of Denman Island’s Veganiculture Association and Co-founder of SPUDS (Sowing Potatoes Underground for Denman Sustainability) CO-OP. \nNassim Nobari\, Co-founder and Director of Seed the Commons. \nLiz Ross\, Co-founder and Director of Vegan Advocacy Initiative and Apprentice at the UCSC Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems. \nMona Seymour\, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies at Loyola Marymount University. \nAlisha Utter\, Veganic Farmer and Plant and Soil Science/Agroecology PhD Student. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/rise-for-climate-food-agriculture-and-the-environment/
LOCATION:Mission Neighborhood Center\, 362 Capp St. \, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180908T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180908T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180730T022408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T033506Z
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SUMMARY:Veganic Bloc at RISE for Climate\, Jobs & Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join the Veganic For Climate contingent on Sep. 8 as we march alongside thousands of people for the largest climate march in history: RISE for Climate\, Jobs & Justice! \nAs global warming threatens us\, the good news is that we have practical solutions to reduce our carbon emissions and slow the pace of global warming for future generations. According to conservative estimates\, animal agriculture is responsible for 14.5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and industrial agriculture on the whole is wreaking havoc on the planet. Unfortunately\, agriculture is mostly absent from conversations on climate change\, and when it is discussed\, the conversation is dominated by proponents of false solutions. It is urgent that we put agriculture on the table\, that we reject the false solutions of tech fixes and animal-based farming alike\, and that rebuild our food system based on agroecological plant-based farming. \nThe march will take place prior to the Global Climate Action Summit\, September 12th to 14th 2018\, which will be attended by thousands of people including elected leaders\, United Nations officials\, climate negotiators and business and non-profit leaders. Join us that week at different planned events to put veganics at the forefront. Read more: http://seedthecommons.org/summit/ \nFacebook event \nCHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE LOGISTICAL DETAILS
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/veganic-bloc-at-rise-for-climate-jobs-justice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180903T004611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180903T004611Z
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SUMMARY:Art Build for Veganic for Climate
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make signs and art for the veganic contingent at the largest climate march in West Coast history! \nSnacks and art materials will be provided. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/art-build-for-veganic-for-climate-2/
LOCATION:The Secret Garden\, 2710a Harrison Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180903T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180903T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180903T004537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180903T004537Z
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SUMMARY:Art Build for Veganic For Climate
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make signs and art for the veganic contingent at the largest climate march in West Coast history! \nSnacks and art materials will be provided. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/art-build-for-veganic-for-climate/
LOCATION:The Secret Garden\, 2710a Harrison Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180826T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180826T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180417T171711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T185221Z
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SUMMARY:Veganic Gardening Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This is the 3rd workshop of our 2018 series. Each workshop can be taken as a stand-alone or as part of the series. We will speak about planning for winter\, cover cropping and overwintering crops. \nMatt Loisel\, long-time veganic gardener and founder of Lazy Millennial Farms\, teaches how to start and maintain a healthy garden and grow our own food organically\, without using the animal inputs commonly used in organics such as manure\, blood or bonemeal. Gardening without synthetic or animal fertilizers is the most resource-efficient\, sustainable and compassionate way to go about it and easy to boot. \nA $15 donation is suggested; nobody is turned away for lack of funds. \nLight vegan snacks are provided. Please bring a water bottle to reduce waste. \nPlease arrive by 1:50 so that the workshops can start promptly at 2pm. \nThese workshops take place in a garden with generous plum trees\, so expect that the bench you sit on will have some dried plum juice. We suggest you wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty and/or bring a newspaper to cover your seat. \n************************* \nGardening in the spaces that are available to us\, be it a small plot in a community garden\, a rooftop\, a balcony or a front yard\, is an important step in improving access to healthy foods\, beautifying and nurturing our environments\, and building community resiliency. Seed the Commons is delighted to support our community by offering gardening workshops three times a year. \n*************************
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/veganic-gardening-workshop-6/
LOCATION:The Secret Garden\, 2710a Harrison Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T213000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180523T041332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T051940Z
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SUMMARY:Veganic For Climate: Panel and Reception
DESCRIPTION:As San Francisco gears up for the Global Climate Action Summit\, Seed the Commons has launched #Veganic4Climate\, a campaign that aims to center agriculture in the conversation on global warming and promote veganic farming as the basis of a climate-friendly food system. Join us as we present our campaign and speak of the why and how of veganic farming. The evening will include a panel with Nassim Nobari\, Chema Hernández Gil and Mona Seymour\, followed by a free vegan reception. \nPROGRAM \n6:30 Doors open. No admission after 7:30PM\n \n6:45-7:00PM Welcome and Presentation of #Veganic4Climate \n7:00-8:30PM Panel \n7:00PM The Rise of Animal Agriculture Advocacy in the Environmental Movement\n7:20PM Building Equity\, Fighting Climate Change with Lessons from the Milpa\n7:40PM Moving Veganic Agriculture Forward in the United States\n8:00PM Q&A \n8:30-9:30PM Reception with light vegan refreshments \nThis event is free\, but donations are welcome to cover our costs and support the #Veganic4Climate campaign. Axiom pizza will also serve vegan pizza with a suggested donation to help raise funds. \nSPEAKERS \nNassim Nobari is a co-founder of Seed the Commons. She will speak about why the environmental movement promotes small-scale animal agriculture\, focusing in particular on the current trend that touts grazing as a solution to climate change\, and she will show how these models reproduce some of the same problems they purport to solve. \nChema Hernández Gil is a co-founder of Seed the Commons. He will look towards pre-Columbian Mexico to reflect on how a food system based on vegan agroecological practices can help build our vision for tomorrow: urban societies that are equitable and sustainable. \nMona Seymour is a professor of Environmental Science at Loyola Marymount University. She will speak of the state of veganic farming in the United States and how to help the veganic movement grow. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/veganic-for-climate-panel-and-reception/
LOCATION:The Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics\, 518 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180629T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180629T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180603T194645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180603T194645Z
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SUMMARY:Animal Rights National Conference
DESCRIPTION:Nassim Nobari will speak about the globalization of dairy through school milk programs at the Animal Rights National Conference.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/animal-rights-national-conference/
LOCATION:Sheraton Gateway Hotel\, Los Angeles\, CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180610T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180610T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180523T041855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180523T041855Z
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SUMMARY:Climate March Plant-Based Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is to discuss and plan the plant-based contingent(s) of the Climate March\, which will take place in San Francisco on Sep 8. It is open to everyone in the plant-based and animal rights communities. \nActivists and decision-makers will be pouring into San Francisco from around the world for the Global Climate Action Summit (Sep 12-14). Seed the Commons and the Climate-Friendly Agriculture Alliance are part of a growing coalition of organizations planning the Climate March\, and we invite all vegans to seize this opportunity to bring our message to an international audience and highlight the role of animal agriculture in global warming! \n#GoVegan #GrowVegan #Veganic4Climate
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/climate-march-plant-based-meeting/
LOCATION:1885 Mission St.\, 1885 Mission St.\, San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180603T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180603T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180417T043751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T043903Z
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SUMMARY:Seed the Commons at Sunday Streets
DESCRIPTION:With San Francisco hosting the Global Climate Action Summit this September\, Seed the Commons is busy mobilizing civil society around the need to move away from industrial and animal agriculture to cool the planet. \nWe will be at the Sunset/GG Park Sunday Streets on June 3 and at other Sunday Streets this summer to spread the word and encourage San Franciscans to: \n\nEliminate animal products from their diets\nPromote plant-based agroecology as a true solution to Climate Change\nShow up for our #Veganic4Climate contingent at the Climate March\nShow up to the climate-related events and workshops we will organize before and during the summit\n\nHelp us grow a climate-friendly food system based on veganic farming! \nEmail us to volunteer at the Sunset/GG Park Sunday Streets or with other aspects of this campaign. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/seed-the-commons-at-sunday-streets-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180525T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180525T162000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180512T173533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180512T173533Z
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SUMMARY:Animal Liberation Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Animal Liberation Conference will take place in Berkeley and other locations in the Bay Area from May 23 to May 29. Don’t miss Nassim Nobari’s talk on May 25! \nThe Food Movement v. Animal Liberation \nAs the food movement becomes the anchor for society’s natural resistance to animal liberation\, it is urgent that vegans get involved as leaders so that our ethic becomes normative. 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/animal-liberation-conference/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180305T202113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T182739Z
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SUMMARY:Veganic Gardening Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Matt Loisel\, long-time veganic gardener and founder of Lazy Millennial Farms\, teaches how to start and maintain a healthy garden and grow our own food organically\, without using the animal inputs commonly used in organics such as manure\, blood or bonemeal. Gardening without synthetic or animal fertilizers is the most resource-efficient\, sustainable and compassionate way to go about it and easy to boot. \n************************ \nThis is the 2nd workshop of our 2018 series and will cover: \nUnderstanding fertility\n– how much to fertilize\, when and why \nWeeding\n– Proactive strategies\n– Edible weeds\n– Tools \nCoco Coir vs. Peat Moss\n– What’s the difference?\n– Which is vegan?\n– Which is sustainable? \nPlant reproduction\n– Harvest techniques\n– Increasing productivity \n************************* \nA $15 donation is suggested; nobody is turned away for lack of funds. \nEach workshop can be taken as a stand-alone or as part of the series. \nLight vegan snacks are provided. Please bring a water bottle to reduce waste. \nPlease arrive by 1:50 so that the workshops can start promptly at 2pm. \nThese workshops take place in a garden with generous plum trees\, so expect that the bench you sit on will have some dried plum juice. We suggest you wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty and/or bring a newspaper to cover your seat. \n************************* \nGardening in the spaces that are available to us\, be it a small plot in a community garden\, a rooftop\, a balcony or a front yard\, is an important step in improving access to healthy foods\, beautifying and nurturing our environments\, and building community resiliency. Seed the Commons is delighted to support our community by offering gardening workshops three times a year. \n*************************
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/veganic-gardening-workshop-5/
LOCATION:The Secret Garden\, 2710a Harrison Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180519T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180519T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180416T171149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180416T171226Z
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SUMMARY:Oakland VegFest
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be tabling at Oakland VegFest this year! Come learn about our work while eating delicious vegan food. \n  \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/oakland-vegfest-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180506T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180417T043500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T043528Z
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SUMMARY:Seed the Commons at Sunday Streets
DESCRIPTION:With San Francisco hosting the Global Climate Action Summit this September\, Seed the Commons is busy mobilizing civil society around the need to move away from industrial and animal agriculture to cool the planet. \nWe will be at the Tenderloin Sunday Streets on May 6 and at other Sunday Streets this summer to spread the word and encourage San Franciscans to: \n\nEliminate animal products from their diets\nPromote plant-based agroecology as a true solution to Climate Change\nShow up for our #Veganic4Climate contingent at the Climate March\nShow up to the climate-related events and workshops we will organize before and during the summit\n\nHelp us grow a climate-friendly food system based on veganic farming! \nEmail us to volunteer at the Tenderloin Sunday Streets or with other aspects of this campaign. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/seed-the-commons-at-sunday-streets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180416T170455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180416T172005Z
UID:1460-1524391200-1524420000@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:Berkeley Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Berkeley Earth Day is a free and festive event with music\, vegan food and great speakers\, including the Mayor of Berkeley\, Jesse Arreguin. Berkeley Earth Day is also hosting the Wild and Scenic Film Festival this year (tickets are separate). \nSeed the Commons will be tabling all day\, drop by and talk to us about building the food movement\, veganic agriculture\, climate activism and more. \nNassim Nobari will speak at 3:40\, see her talk description below. \nOrganizing for a Climate-Friendly Food System in the Bay Area \nTo address the climate crisis\, it is urgent that humanity shift from conventional agriculture to methods of growing food that support biodiversity\, regenerate soils and use less resources. Unfortunately\, in promoting organic\, agroecological and regenerative agriculture\, the environmental movement has largely defaulted to animal-based models. As holistic grazing and grass-fed beef gain popularity\, they have cemented a false dichotomy between sustainable farming and veganism. Nassim will explore the cultural appeal of small-scale animal agriculture and its limits in addressing today’s environmental problems\, and she will share her experiences promoting plant-based agroecology. She will speak about how we can turn the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco this September into an opportunity to mobilize civil society and build a movement for a truly climate-friendly food system.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/berkeley-earth-day/
LOCATION:David Brower Center\, 2150 Allston Way\, Berkeley\, 94704
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180401T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180212T081932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180305T201538Z
UID:1407-1522584000-1522591200@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:#GetMilkOut Signature Gathering
DESCRIPTION:We will be gathering signatures for our petition to get milk out of San Francisco school meals (read more: http://seedthecommons.org/getmilkout/). \nThe meeting point is at the Civic Center Farmer’s Market in San Francisco. Email us to volunteer and receive updates.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/getmilkout-signature-gathering-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180311T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180207T065211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180207T065211Z
UID:1392-1520784000-1520791200@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:Digital Security for Animal Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Digital security is important for everyone\, particularly for people working for the liberation of animals. Join us for a two-hour overview of best practices in securing your digital identity and communications. \nWe will review two-factor authentication to secure your email account\, non-corporate service providers\, hardware encryption and basic email encryption (Mac and Linux only for the last two items). \nLaptop will be required for the workshop. \nSuggested donation is $15\, with nobody turned away for lack of funds. RSVP required to info@seedthecommons.org by March 1\, 2018. Location will be shared before the event. \n  \nFacebook event. \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/digital-security-for-animal-liberation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180303T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180303T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180212T081720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T081720Z
UID:1405-1520076600-1520083800@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:#GetMilkOut Signature Gathering
DESCRIPTION:We will be gathering signatures for our petition to get milk out of San Francisco school meals (read more: http://seedthecommons.org/getmilkout/). \nEmail us to volunteer. The meeting point is in San Francisco and will determined closer to date.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/getmilkout-signature-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180225T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180225T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180110T205406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180224T214103Z
UID:1308-1519567200-1519578000@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:Veganic Gardening Workshop
DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION!!!!!!! Due to the cold weather\, we are changing the location of the event. The workshop will be held at 1885 Mission St\, at Mission and 15th. When you arrive\, text or call 415-886-7848 and we will open the door for you. \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————————- \nWe’re back with a new series of veganic gardening workshops! \nMatt Loisel\, long-time veganic gardener and founder of Lazy Millennial Farms\, will teach how to start a garden and grow our own food organically\, without using the animal inputs commonly used in organics such as manure\, blood or bonemeal. Gardening without synthetic or animal fertilizers is the most resource-efficient\, sustainable and compassionate way to go about it and easy to boot. \nA $12 donation is suggested; nobody is turned away for lack of funds. \nLight vegan snacks are provided. Please bring a water bottle to reduce waste. \nPlease arrive by 1:50 so that the workshops can start promptly at 2pm. \nThese workshops take place in a garden with very giving plum trees\, so expect that the bench you sit on will have some fallen plum juice. We suggest you wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty and/or bring a newspaper to cover your seat. \n************************* \nAt this workshop we will cover: \n– Seed Starting: Supplies (Seeds\, Trays\, Lights\, Heating pad\, Fertilizer\, Seedling Medium) & Sowing seeds\n– Understanding Frost Dates\n– Preparing soil: Compaction\, Soil types\, Composting\n– Mulching \n************************* \nGardening in the spaces that are available to us\, be it a small plot in a community garden\, a rooftop\, a balcony or a front yard\, is an important step in improving access to healthy foods\, beautifying and nurturing our environments\, and building community resiliency. Seed the Commons is delighted to support our community by offering gardening workshops three times a year. \n************************* \nFacebook event \n 
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/veganic-gardening-workshop-4/
LOCATION:1885 Mission St.\, 1885 Mission St.\, San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180130T231141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180130T231141Z
UID:1381-1519230600-1519236000@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:Exploring Justice Along the Food Chain: A Vegetable Tamale Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A couple years ago for Cesar Chavez Day\, Seed the Commons developed a vegan tamale workshop that explores social justice along the food chain. Learning about food systems while nomming on delicious healthy tamales turned out to be a winning combo\, and we have since been invited to lead this workshop in partnership with various organizations. \nWe’re excited to go to LA next month and hold it at UCLA! It will be slightly modified as it will be a demo\, and not a workshop\, but it will still be informative and fun. If you’re in SoCal\, don’t miss it! \nFacebook event. \nThe event is free but RSVP is required.\nIt is co-sponsored by\nUCLA Food Studies\nUCLA Center for Mexican Studies\nUCLA Department of World Arts and Culture\nUCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden\nUCLA Food and Social Justice Working Group
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/exploring-justice-along-the-food-chain-a-vegetable-tamale-workshop/
LOCATION:UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden\, 707 Tiverton Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180220T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180220T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20180212T073613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T073613Z
UID:1403-1519146000-1519151400@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:Changing the World Through Food Systems: A Call for Radical Food Activism
DESCRIPTION:Seed the Commons director Nassim Nobari will speak of the importance of grassroots activism to reclaim our food systems from corporate control\, while offering a critique of the food movement’s celebration of animal husbandry and the increased popularity of grazing. These stem from a Eurocentric worldview that sees the absence of farm animals as an inherent lack\, and reproduce colonial dynamics. She invites us to view plant-based food systems as vibrant\, dynamic and wholly sufficient\, and will speak of the promotion of veganic farming as key for social justice and animal liberation. \nThis talk is free\, open to the public and followed by a reception–if you’re in SoCal\, let’s talk about changing the world! \nVenue: UCLA Glorya Kaufman Hall\, Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater (Room 208)
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/changing-the-world-through-food-systems-a-call-for-radical-food-activism/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171212
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20170912T080013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170912T080013Z
UID:1104-1512777600-1513036799@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:People's Harvest Forum
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the world’s only forum on radical food politics that incorporates a vegan ethic.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/peoples-harvest-forum-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171201T220000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20171025T143944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171128T174005Z
UID:1258-1512154800-1512165600@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:Epic Vegan Pizza Duel and Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Seed the Commons and vegan Filipino restaurant Nick’s Kitchen throw down their pizza skills for this epic duel and fundraiser. Support the People’s Harvest Forum\, cheer for your favorite team\, and eat more decadent vegan pizza in one night than you’ve done in your entire life. \nThe two teams will be serving up vegan pizza all night and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Seed the Commons to cover costs for this year’s People’s Harvest Forum. \nIf you don’t yet know about the People’s Harvest Forum\, check out the website! It is the only conference in the world that explores alternatives to our corporate food system while normalizing veganism and promoting veganic farming. \nBuy your tickets. \nFacebook event page.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/epic-vegan-pizza-duel-and-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Nick’s Kitchen\, 2449 Geneva Ave\, Daly City\, California\, 94014
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171022
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20170915T075222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170915T075222Z
UID:1115-1508544000-1508630399@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:People of Color: Animal Rights\, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference
DESCRIPTION:Nassim Nobari will speak at the 2nd POC: Animal Rights\, Advocacy and Food Justice Conference. \nA talk description will be posted soon. \nPurchase tickets.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/people-of-color-animal-rights-advocacy-and-food-justice-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171018T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171018T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213030
CREATED:20170915T071645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170915T074434Z
UID:1102-1508349600-1508358600@seedthecommons.org
SUMMARY:#GetMilkOut Presentation and Vegan Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Nassim Nobari will speak about Seed the Commons’ campaign to #GetMilkOut of San Francisco school meals at the weekly vegan dinner hosted by SF Wellness Central. \nLearn more about school milk.
URL:https://seedthecommons.org/event/getmilkout-presentation-and-vegan-dinner/
LOCATION:Opera Plaza Community Room\, 601 Van Ness\, San Francisco
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