Vegan Potluck: Healthcare Talk & Music
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~ Embracing a Healthier, Sustainable, Compassionate and Peaceful way of eating and living ~
Hope all is well. Here’s info for our Earthsave potluck dinner series. Please RSVP on Baltimore Veg/Vegan Meetup https://www.meetup.com/baltimoreveg-vegan/events/313702808/
Please also RSVP and invite friends on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/share/1DV8Wwyxh6/
Earthsave Baltimore vegan potlucks now meet at the at North Baltimore Mennonite Church, in a nice Roland Park neighborhood with ample free curbside parking. Mealtime starts promptly at 6:15. Invite Facebook Friends!
Events starts at 6 pm and admission is $5 plus a vegan dish (no animal products) to provide 8 normal size servings. The food can be as simple or as glamorous as you prefer. Bring a salad, fresh fruit, or your best chili or BBQ tofu. Without a vegan dish, event admission is $20. If you’d like to bring food just for yourself or attend without eating, the fee is $5.
TOPIC: "How to Navigate Healthcare as a Veg'n", by registered dietitian Mark Rifkin.
Under the best of circumstances, the U.S. health care system can be enormously confusing, frustrating and time-consuming. It’s known for its limited effectiveness in preventing chronic disease, restricted access to holistic/alternative providers, and heavy focus on invasive treatments that may make the patient worse, not better. All these issues are compounded for us as veg’ns. However, we CAN make use of the health care system without compromising our values---but we need a strategy. In this informative presentation, Mark Rifkin, MS, RDN, will discuss why total separation from the health care system may be unwise, how we can reconcile its use with veg’n values, and how to find and evaluate health care providers. Be prepared to take notes!
MUSIC: Our special guest will be folksinger, arts integration educator and music teacher Deborah "Spice" Kleinmann. Spice also serves as Chair of
the Sierra Club Greater Baltimore Group, Learn more about Spice at http://www.spicesings.com/listen.html
You may akso RSVP by email at baltimore@earthsave.org, or by voicemail at 410-252-3043. Please also go the event page of the Earthsave Baltimore Facebook group https://tinyurl.com/48e2src7 to invite friends and let them know you plan to attend.
You can get monthly event reminders by email by joining the Baltimore Veg/Vegan Meetup. Another good resource for social connection, events info, questions and discussion is the Earthsave Baltimore Facebook group. https://tinyurl.com/48e2src7 Baltimore Vegans https://tinyurl.com/4465exhk is another helpful resource on Facebook.
"A Life Connected" is an uplifting short video about embracing healthier, sustainable, compassionate and peaceful ways of eating and living. https://tinyurl.com/y6hd6rkw
Hope to see you at an event soon!
Peace... Don & Mark