Podcast appearances and mentions of vida vegan con

EP 22: Feminism and Justice for All     Let’s listen to Hatch Innovation’s Director of Events & Culinary Happenings, Jess DeNoto chat with upcoming panelist Emilly Prado. Emilly is a writer who focuses on the intersection of feminist identity, race, class, gender and popular culture. Throughout this episode, Emilly covers authors and artists who’ve inspired her over the years, to current events and the recent articles she’s researched and written, and how our own identities and perceptions play a role in the content we view. Please join us and contribute your identity and perception to this ever-growing conversation.   Host Jess DeNoto, Hatch Innovation A native New York turned longtime Portland resident, Jess has been enjoying french presses at Hatch since its grand opening in January 2014, and currently serves as the director of ComCap Conferences, gatherings of community capital leaders from across the country. Outside of the Hatch realm, Jess is the Executive Director of Vegan Iron Chef, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized based in Portland, OR, and is a co-founder of Vida Vegan Con (2009-2015), an award-winning international vegan lifestyle, blogging & social media conference.  She received a degree in Marketing Communication from Emerson College in Boston, MA, and spends her free time talking to her cats (Huxley & Zelda), obsessing over curry pastes, placing library holds, living car-free and cultivating a community garden plot with her wife. This episode marks Jess’ first appearance on the Hatch the Future podcast. You can find her online as @jdfunks on Instagram and @getsconed on Twitter. Guests Emilly Prado, Writer, Bitch Media Writer, photographer, and future librarian. A Chicana native of the San Francisco Bay Area, she has called Portland home since 2009. Her writing typically focuses on pop culture with an intersectional feminist lens in relation to race, class, and gender. She earned a B.A. in Child and Family Studies from Portland State University with cum laude honors, received a 2016 ALA Spectrum Scholarship, and is a current MLIS candidate at San Jose State University. Her work has appeared in Bitch Media, the Portland Mercury, Feministing, Ms. Magazine, and Travel Portland. When not writing, working, or schooling, she makes zines, sells homemade pinback buttons, and travels as much as possible. You can see her work at www.emillyprado.com In this episode you’ll hear about An exploration of Intersectional Feminism Recognizing the social responsibility of diversifying both professional and personal environments How the editing process can change the original intent Examination of identity and gender in contemporary politics and popular culture Referenced Resources: Emilly’s website Bitch Media Bell Hooks Institute   Referenced Articles: “How Media Coverage of Sexual Assault Victims in Portland Perpetuates Rape Culture” Medium.com September 21, 2016 “The Hunger Games’ Anti-Consumerism Message is No Match for Cover Girl” Bitch November 19, 2013   Referenced Inspiration + Voices: Amandla Stenberg Janet Mock St. Sucia Xicanisma Chimamanda Adichie Selena - The Film Remezcla Kat Blaque Black Girl Dangerous Nalgona Positivity Pride UW’s Women Who Rock Alice Bag’s Women in LA Punk

Join SPEAKING OF VEGAN this week as we launch our VEGAN ENTREPRENEURS series! For this episode, SPEAKING OF VEGAN caught up with Stephanie and Shawn of Mean Vegan Products (www.MeanVeganProducts.com)at the Vida Vegan Con festival. Shawn and Stephanie discuss how they got started, the tasty vegan delights they've concocted, and how their offerings are burning up the landscape out in Kansas City, MO and beyond!

A simple tip that will extend the life of your delicate greens. Plus big news about the Vida Vegan Con lifestyle and media conference, and a touch of twitter controversy. Listen up!

Yes, sausage made with ground nuts. Perfect for bolognese or on top of pizza. And it only takes about 3 minutes to make. Also, interviews with the great Julie Hasson and one of the creators of Vida Vegan Con, Janessa Philemon-Kerp. Enjoy!

An easy mushroom pate recipe, along with some early reviews of cheeses I've made from Miyoko Schinner's Artisan Vegan Cheese book. Also, some more interviews from Vida Vegan Con. I talked with Dreena Burton (http://plantpoweredkitchen.com/), the gals from Compassion Couture (http://www.compassioncoutureshop.com/) and JL Fields (http://jlgoesvegan.com/)!

The Sexy Vegan has returned form Vida Vegan Con vegan blogger conference, with thoughts, interviews, and more. I talked to Ricki Heller (http://dietdessertndogs.com/), Heather Nauta (http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com/), and Tess Masters (http://healthyblenderrecipes.com/)