311: The Invisible Vegan: How a Plant-Based Diet Intersects with Race, Class, and Gender

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Spirituality, Naturalcures, Vegan, Nutrition, Fitness, Detox, Veganism, Alternativemedicine, Health, Health & Fitness, Juicing

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jasmine Leyva is the director of the feature length documentary, The Invisible Vegan, a film that chronicles Jasmine’s personal experience with plant-based eating and how veganism intersects with race, class and gender. The film also explains how plant-based eating is directly linked to African roots and how African-American eating habits have been debased by a chain of oppression stemming from slavery, economics and modern agribusiness. Tune in to learn: - How veganism intersects with race, class, privilege and gender - The hair-on-fire Hollywood tale that Jasmine will never forget - How to never take anything personally And more! Effectively prevent or plan a pregnancy in 3 quick steps:

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Food Heels podcast with me, Allison Melody. Follow me on Instagram at Allison Melody TV.
0:07.3	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer, developing a more positive outlook on life, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and keemois, and a spike, and Tinder matches.
0:17.7	In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to put down the Ben and juries, get off the couch, and take a walk outside. If you experience any of these symptoms,
0:24.1	tell your Facebook friends immediately. All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining me.
0:28.5	I'm Allison Melody. Today I'm talking with artist, creator, and fellow filmmaker and vegan
0:34.8	Jasmine Lava. With a Bachelor of Arts in TV, film, and media, and a master of fine arts
0:40.9	in screenwriting, Jasmine has worked as an associate producer at the NAACP-winning docu-series called Unsung,
0:48.6	and shortly after, she was given the opportunity to write and produce On Being, which is a docus
0:53.7	series highlighting dynamic
0:55.4	entertainers in film and music, all in addition to starring in commercials and print ads.
1:01.2	This woman has so many talents.
1:02.8	I just screened her film The Invisible Vegan on Amazon.
1:07.5	Go check that out.
1:08.6	It's an absolutely must watch. if you want to understand the dynamics
1:12.9	and intersectionality between veganism, race, class, and gender. I know you're going to love
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