Food Justice Activist

2023

Here's what happened at Vegan Soul Fest with Founders Naijha Wright-Brown and Brenda Sanders
(Brown Vegan Podcast with Monique Koch, 8/26/23)
Join them at the next Vegan SoulFest. Follow Naijha on Instagram. Follow Brenda on Instagram

International Women's Day shout out and other news (Freedom of Species, 3/12/23)
International Women's Day is recognised each year on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. 3CR Radical Radio has a long history of supporting IWD by hosting 24 hour broadcasting by women and non-binary people. On this show we discuss some inspirational women who are animal rights advocates and strive for collective liberation. We also discuss some other animal-related news.  We acknowledge the work of Brenda Sanders who founded the Afro-Vegan Society and works tirelessly in food justice and sharing knowledge about healthy vegan living. Here's Brenda's profile with the Unbound Project. Learn more about the Afro-Vegan Society here.
 
2022

Black vegans celebrate Black History Month by focusing on food justice, animal rights & making vegan living accessible to all (Your Call Hosted by Rose Aguilar, 2/7/23)
On this edition of Your Call, we celebrate Black History Month by speaking with Black vegan activists about Veguary, a month long event that encourages people to try vegan living. and highlights the contributions of Black vegan history, culture, and progress. Civil rights leaders made some of the earliest connections between systemic racial violence and animal cruelty. Today, Black people are the fastest growing population of new vegans. How are Black vegans working to ensure that communities of color and poor communities have access to healthy food? Guests: Gwenna Hunter, founder of Vegans of LA; Brenda Sanders, executive director of Afro Vegan Society, and co-founder of Vegan SoulFest, and Thrive Baltimore.

2022

Community Organizing with Brenda Sanders (In Context with Pattrice Jones, 6/15/22)
Brenda Sanders is a founder of Afro-Vegan Society and Greener Kitchen. She is an organizer of Vegan Soul Fest, a 3-day music and vegan food festival in Baltimore, coming up August 19-21, 2022.
 
2021
 
The Greener Kitchen, Brenda Sanders, and Vegan Delis (Believe in Baltimore, 11/15/21)
Pastors Tom and Billy interview Brenda Sanders of The Greener Kitchen), a plant-based cooperative kitchen, vegan food distributor, deli, and caterer.
 
Bringing Vegan to Baltimore: A Conversation with Food Justice Activist (Herd Around the Barn, 7/20/21)
Meet powerhouse Brenda Sanders, a Baltimore food justice activist, bringing veganism to her community and beyond. Kathy and Brenda discuss:
 
Brenda Sanders-Thrive Baltimore & Afro-Vegan Society (iEat Green with Bhavani Jaroff, 2/11/21)
Brenda Sanders is a vegan food justice activist in Baltimore City who Co-Founded Thrive Baltimore, a community resource center that offers classes, workshops, cooking demos and other programming that supports people in living a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. She’s also Executive Director of Afro-Vegan Society, a nonprofit organization that provides resources to people in marginalized communities to assist them in transitioning to veganism, Co-Creator of Vegan SoulFest, an annual festival that celebrates culture and all aspects of vegan living and Co-Owner of The Greener Kitchen, a vegan deli and food distributor that produces plant-based foods that are both affordable and accessible."
 
Veguary: Brenda Sanders on Afro-Vegan Society’s Exciting New Campaign (Animal Voices, 2/5/21)
Our featured guest for this show is Brenda Sanders, a food justice activist from Baltimore, Maryland who promotes veganism to address environmental racism, health disparities, food access, and animal rights issues. Brenda is the founder and president of Afro-Vegan Society. The society’s brand new “Veguary” campaign is underway right now! February is Black History Month and Veguary - Veguary is a free month-long pledge campaign encouraging people to commit to vegan living during the month of February.  This campaign is purposefully situated in the month of February — Black History Month in the United States — to highlight the contributions of Black trailblazers and the many benefits of vegan living.In our feature interview, Brenda shares details on the many perks and resources included when you sign up for Veguary, as well as some of the rich history of plant-based eating and veganism across the African diaspora.|

Brenda Sanders, Veguary (It's All About Food with Caryn Hartglass, 2/2/21)
Brenda Sanders is a vegan food justice activist who Co-Founded Thrive Baltimore, a community resource center that offers free classes, workshops, cooking demos and other programming that supports people in living a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. She’s also Executive Director of Afro-Vegan Society, a nonprofit organization that provides resources to people in marginalized communities to assist them in transitioning to veganism, Co-Creator of Vegan SoulFest, an annual festival that celebrates culture and all aspects of vegan living and Co-Owner of The Greener Kitchen, a vegan deli and food distributor that produces plant-based foods that are both affordable and accessible.

2019
 
Brenda Sanders on Making Veganism Accessible to Black Communities and Using It to Help Overcome Race-Based Oppression (Animal Voices, 9/20/19) This show features an interview with powerhouse activist Brenda Sanders, founder and executive director of the Afro-Vegan Society and several other vegan food justice organizations in the Baltimore area.

EPISODE 483 (Our Hen House, 4/13/19)
"Brenda Sanders returns to the podcast to talk with Jasmin about The Greener Kitchen, Vegan SoulFest, and why creating an affordable, accessible plant-based food system is vital to vegan activism. (14:30)
 
2018
 
EPISODE 162: Vegan Food Justice W/ Brenda Sanders (The Bearded Vegans, 12/12/18)
"This week The Bearded Vegans continue their winter break interview series with the prolific vegan food justice activist Brenda Sanders. Having founded or co-founded The Afro Vegan Society, Thrive Vegan Community Center, The Greener Kitchen/PEP Foods, Better Health Better Life and Vegan Soulfest, we aren’t entirely sure how Brenda finds the time in the day to get everything done but we are thankful she took some time out of her busy schedule to sit down and talk with us. We discuss her journey to veganism, why health-motivated veganism can be considered a revolutionary act within marginalized communities, negative experiences in the mainstream animal rights movement, building local community and much much more!