Earlier this month, the award-winning documentary Vegucated premiered in DC at the vegan-friendly Landmark E Street Theater. Not only was COK on hand to introduce the film, give out free food samples, and hand out pro-veg “diplomas” to film-goers, we were lucky enough to score two free tickets, which we decided to give away!
Taking Five with Brian Wendel, Executive Producer of Forks Over Knives
Roger Ebert says it “will save your life.” The Los Angeles Times calls it “richly inspiring.”
The critically-acclaimed health documentary Forks Over Knives has taken the media by storm, earning recommendations from Oprah to Ellen. Even the companion book has become a New York Times best seller.
Despite the flurry of attention, Executive Producer Brian Wendel kindly sat down with us to share his inspiration for creating the film and healing a nation.
Volunteer Spotlight: Aashish Bhimani
One decade ago, shortly after being handed a leaflet exposing the cruelties forced upon animals raised for food, Aashish Bhimani approached Compassion Over Killing about getting involved to help educate others — and he’s never looked back. Since joining our volunteer team, Aashish has coordinated leafleting and tabling events, helped train new volunteers, hosted educational workshops in schools, and spearheaded a successful restaurant outreach campaign in his community. Most recently, he worked with Telegraph Station in Arlington, Virginia to add several new hearty vegan options to its menu.
Getting Vegucated: An interview with Marisa Miller Wolfson
Marisa Miller Wolfson is the co-founder of Kind Green Planet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healthy, humane, eco-friendly living. Crediting her unbridled energy and upbeat you-can-accomplish-anything attitide to her plant-based diet, Marisa spends her days empowering others to choose kinder, cleaner, heart-healthy foods. Her passion shines through in the inspirational and entertaining documentary, Vegucated, that she just finished up. It’s a guerrilla-style film that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks.
