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Jul 10

August 2nd: Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Remember how we told you that vegans are scrawny, pasty, twig-eating freaks? Well, please don’t tell Robert Cheeke we said that. A vegan and champion bodybuilder, Cheeke will be in DC on Monday, August 2, to discuss how to get killer calves without killing calves.

Cheeke will be joining Compassion Over Killing at DC’s Bread & Brew to discuss his amazing new book: Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness. Following his talk, Cheeke will sign your copy and answer any fitness and bodybuilding questions you might have. Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness is Cheeke’s first book and is based on over ten years of experience in vegan bodybuilding. Striving to inspire and motivate, this book answers readers’ questions from what to eat and how to train to how to turn your vegan fitness into an effective form of outreach.

WHERE: Bread & Brew, 1247 20th St., NW, DC
METRO: Dupont Circle Metro station on the red line
WHEN: Mon., August 2 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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27
Jul 10

RIP ESSELSTYN, Author of New York Times bestseller “The Engine 2 Diet”

WHAT: Free event. Rip is the author of the New York Times Bestseller “The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas firefighter’s 28-day Save Your Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds.”

Sponsored by Whole Foods, the event includes prizes, a delicious sample, followed by Q&A, and a book signing.

WHEN: Wednesday July 28th, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

WHERE: Greenberg Theatre at American University, 4200 Wisconsin Avenue at the corner of Van Ness Street, just a short distance from AU’s main campus. http://www.american.edu/cas/greenberg/visiting/

METRO: Tenleytown/AU Metrorail Red Line stop. From the Tenleytown/AU Metrorail red line stop, take the west exit for Wisconsin Ave (next to Best Buy) and walk south/downtown two blocks to the theatre.

REGISTER: Registration is required. To register, email Melanie Sipple at melanie.sipple@wholefoods.com. There may be just a few spaces left.

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30
Jun 10

DC City Council Adopts Meat-Free Mondays

On Tuesday morning, the D.C. City Council hosted a presentation of its newly adopted “DC Meat-Free Monday” Ceremonial Resolution. The resolution, which highlights the benefits of adding more fruits and vegetables to our diets and encourages residents to “abstain from animal products on Mondays,” was introduced by Councilmember Yvette Alexander (Ward 7) last month and adopted by the entirety of the D.C. City Council.

Following the Council’s presentation, Compassion Over Killing dished out over 100 free meatless meals for D.C. City Council Members, staff, interns, and others in attendance of the event. The all-vegan meal included vegan fettuccini alfredo with “chicken” and Caesar salad.

via COK.net

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18
Jun 10

Vegan Condoms Spreading Love Worldwide

For those of you that are into cruelty-free safe sex there is a new Vegan condom coming to a eco-friendly store shelf near you. Vegan condom you say??? Yup!, for those of you that may not know most latex condoms contain casein which is a milk protein, so that would mean that they are NOT Vegan. Sir-Richards…you could say is the most ethical condom on the planet, besides being cruelty-free, for every condom bought, Sir-Richards will donate one condom to a country in need..such as Haiti, Uganda, and Thailand. Sir-Richards as also given out free condoms to help fight climate change. Sir Richard’s is aiming to make condom buying more of a fashionable experience in the US, where the majority of people are sill embarrassed to buy them. Sir-Richards Condoms should be available sometime in October.

For more information visit their website Sir-Richards and check them out on Facebook