IT’S PREMIERE NITE! WATCH THE SAN FRANCISCO SCREENING OF “THE INVISIBLE VEGAN,” WED. MAY 1 AT 6 PM, *PLUS* FIESTA NITE!

On Wed., May 1 at 6 pm, watch the San Francisco screening of the brand new movie, “The Invisible Vegan.”

“The Invisible Vegan” is a 90-minute independent documentary that explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African-American community, foregrounding the health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and lifestyle choices.

Featuring interviews with luminaries such as Cedric the Entertainer (actor and comedian), John Salley (former NBA player and wellness advocate), and Clayton Gavin (aka Stic of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez), this documentary shows how intertwined histories of slavery, twentieth-century socioeconomic inequalities, and the rise of Big Food, have led to the increased consumption and dependence on meat, processed, junk, and fast food.

Inspired by Ralph Ellison’s 1952 firsthand account of alienation as an African-American in The Invisible Man, the title of this documentary evokes the ways in which prevailing attitudes and stereotypes about veganism within the African-American community have rendered the benefits of this lifestyle invisible within spheres of popular culture, social experience, and political debate.

The documentary begins with the personal story of Jasmine Leyva, a 30-year-old black actress and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles. Taking Leyva’s unhealthy childhood growing up in Washington, DC as a point of departure, the film interweaves her narrative with the professional and personal experiences of a prominent group of vegan activists.

CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA

Before the dinner, enjoy a VEGAN Mexican fiesta in honor of Ciinco de Mayo! Planned by a cerfitied Nutritionist, Patricia Allen Koot, NE, NC, this fiesta is ALL vegan, ALL health-supporting and ALL you care to eat! Watch for the menu to be posted. Also enjoy table snacks as you take in the movie. AND authentic Mariachi music!

Location is the Opera Plaza Community Room, 501 Van Ness, San Francisco. Take the elevator to the mezzanine, then follow the sign down the hall to the right.

A fifteen dollar requested donation covers it all! You get the premiere, PLUS the all you can eat dinner. Imagine! A movie PLUS dinner for FIFTEEN BUCKS!!

RSVP to reserve your place. Do so here, or email to: [masked] OR call (888)[masked].

So come and ENJOY!!