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Speakers at SVS Potlucks

The SVS monthly vegetarian potluck and meeting are always at 5:30 p.m. the third Sunday of each month in the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op's Community Learning Center, 1914 Alhambra Blvd (just south of the S Street intersection).  For more information about what to bring to potlucks, please visit our SVS Potlucks page. 

Here is a list of speakers for upcoming potlucks:

January 17th -- The Ethics of Eating Animals, Intensive Farming, and Ethical Solutions.  Dr. Ramona Ilea is an assistant professor of philosophy at Pacific University in Oregon. She teaches a semester-long animal ethics class, as well as classes on biomedical ethics, environmental ethics, and theoretical ethics.

Februray 21 -- Compassionate Cook.  Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, a dynamic speaker, will talk about cooking with compassion and introduce her new cookbook, The Vegan Table.  Colleen is a chef, cooking class instructor, and cookbook author with a master's degree in English Literature,

March 21 -- Preventing Cancer.  Bronwyn Schweigerdt has a Master's degree in nutrition from Tufts University.  Although our bodies are continually bombarded by cancer-causing toxins, you can learn how to fight back by eating a cancer-preventing diet. This talk will cover the basic compounds responsible for causing cancer, and how to lower your exposure.