Cleveland VegFest Presents: Ruby Roth, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau & George Eisman

Just four days till the Cleveland VegFest! Are you ready? To help you plan your day, we continue with our look at the scheduled speakers.

The following presentations will be held in the Main Classroom Auditorium.

Ruby Roth: The Transformative Power of Veganism

Ruby Roth will present at 1:30 – 2:30 pm.

Acclaimed author-illustrator Ruby Roth shares her personal journey, exploring the mainstream response to her controversial children’s books as well as her views on the transformative power of veganism. Weaving together health and spirituality, food, politics, and popular culture, Ruby connects the dots between our personal choices and the public realm, revealing how changing our diets can change our lives–and the world we live in. Whether you’re a staunch carnivore or a vegan veteran, Roth inspires us to rethink the status quo and our role in the social and psychological landscape of America.

Featured on the Today Show, CNN, FOX, and NBC, Ruby Roth is an author, illustrator, and activist whose children’s books have received international attention for their sensitive yet frank advocacy of a vegan diet and lifestyle. Roth has degrees in art and American Studies, and for nearly a decade has researched and spoken publicly on animal agriculture, politics, health, nutrition, and the benefits of a vegan diet. Translated into multiple languages, her books–That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals and Vegan Is Love–are the first of their kind in children’s literature and have been praised by parents, leading activists, and celebrities.

Ruby’s web sites:
We Be Vegan
We Don’t Eat Animals

Books:
That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals
Vegan Is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: From Excuse-itarian to Vegan: Addressing the Blocks and Excuses that Keep Us from Making Changes

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau will present at 2:45 – 3:45 pm.

An inspiring and information-packed lecture that provides responses to everything from “I don’t have time to chop vegetables” and “I tried being vegetarian, but I just craved meat” to “I could give up everything, except cheese” and “Vegans don’t get enough protein.”

An exhilarating speaker, a powerful writer, a talented chef, and a persuasive advocate, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a bestselling author and expert on living compassionately and healthfully.  Using her unique blend of passion, humor, and common sense to inspire and empower, Colleen addresses the spiritual, social, and practical aspects of a compassionate lifestyle through moving lectures, engaging videos, her podcast, Vegetarian Food for Thought, and her multimedia online program, The 30-Day Vegan Challenge.

Colleen’s web sites:
The Compassionate Cook
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge

Podcast:
Vegetarian Food for Thought

Books:
The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks’ Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets
Color Me Vegan
Vegan’s Daily Companion: 365 Days of Inspiration for Cooking, Eating, and Living Compassionately
The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion
On Being Vegan: Reflections on a Compassionate Life (The Joyful Vegan Series)

George Eisman, RD: How a Vegan Diet Helps Lower The Risk of 14 of the 15 Leading Causes of Death

George Eisman will present at 4:00 – 5:00 pm.

Learn why animal products, including dairy, eggs, and seafood contribute to the premature death of hundreds of thousands if Americans each year; and learn how to choose the plant-based foods that have the greatest positive impact on health and longevity.

Director of Nutrition for The Coalition for Cancer Prevention through Plant-Based Eating,  based in New York, George has been a Registered Dietitian for over 30 years, having worked at Miami Children’s Hospital, Wesley Woods Nursing Home (Atlanta), and as a Public Health Nutritionist for the State Health Departments of Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. He has taught nutrition atFlorida State University, Broward Community College, and Miami-Dade Community College, and now guest lectures frequently at Cornell University in New York.

Books:
Don’t Let Your Diet Add to Your Cancer Risk
The Most Noble Diet: Food Selection and Ethics
A Basic Course in Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition

This post is part of our on-going coverage of the 2013 Cleveland VegFest. Be sure to check out the whole series to keep up on the latest news!