Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
lauren Ornelas stepped onto the vegetarian path when she was in elementary school … she's now been active in the animal rights movement for over 30 years, creating the Food Empowerment Project in 2007.
FEP’s mission is to create a more just and sustainable world for everyone, by recognizing the power of our food choices. But lauren and her colleagues also realize that it’s not so easy for everyone to simply choose healthy vegan products, depending on things like how much money we earn, and where we live.
lauren talks about the ways oppression and injustice affects all beings, and why vegans must extend our circle of compassion to understand the challenges that some of our neighbours might be faced with when they make their food choices.
With images from food empowerment project Facebook pages:
facebook.com/foodempowermentproject
Food Empowerment Project Website:
foodispower.org
Another recent podcast with lauren speaking about her younger years and what inspires her:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-empowerment-with-lauren-ornelas/id1506506561?i=1000482409613
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With gratitude for the opportunity to live, work, and create on the unceded traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples.
on Instagram - @greenvegangrandma
on Twitter - @envirovegan
on Patreon - patreon.com/greenvegangrandma
lauren Ornelas stepped onto the vegetarian path when she was in elementary school … she's now been active in the animal rights movement for over 30 years, creating the Food Empowerment Project in 2007.
FEP’s mission is to create a more just and sustainable world for everyone, by recognizing the power of our food choices. But lauren and her colleagues also realize that it’s not so easy for everyone to simply choose healthy vegan products, depending on things like how much money we earn, and where we live.
lauren talks about the ways oppression and injustice affects all beings, and why vegans must extend our circle of compassion to understand the challenges that some of our neighbours might be faced with when they make their food choices.
With images from food empowerment project Facebook pages:
facebook.com/foodempowermentproject
Food Empowerment Project Website:
foodispower.org
Another recent podcast with lauren speaking about her younger years and what inspires her:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-empowerment-with-lauren-ornelas/id1506506561?i=1000482409613
******************************
With gratitude for the opportunity to live, work, and create on the unceded traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples.
on Instagram - @greenvegangrandma
on Twitter - @envirovegan
on Patreon - patreon.com/greenvegangrandma
