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Can China Go Vegan? w/ Jian Yi
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We all know that China is an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to vegan advocacy, but what is the status of advocacy there? Join us as Jian Yi sheds light on his work with The Good Food Fund and China Vegan Society.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
JIAN Yi (简艺/簡藝) is an independent filmmaker and food activist. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy Program (2022-24) and the founder and president of Good Food Fund, a leading initiative in China’s food systems transformation, whose Mama’s Kitchen project was named one of the ten global Top Visionaries by the Rockefeller Foundation’s 2050 Food Systems Prize. In 2021, Jian served on the Core Leadership Team of Action Track 2 of the United Nations Food Systems Summit and led its Work-stream on Food Environments. He founded the China Vegan Society in 2021 and is at the forefront of the nation’s plant-based movement.
RESOURCES
- I’m Being Forced to Wear a GPS Ankle Monitor Because I Rescued a Duck
- NYC Will Soon Be Home to 15 Robot-Run Vegetarian Restaurants From Chipotle’s Founder
- Jian Yi on LinkedIn
- Jian Yi on Facebook
- Jian Yi on Twitter
- Zodiac 12 Film Website
- Good Food Fund Website
- Good Food Fund on Facebook
- Good Food Fund on X
- China Vegan Society Website
- China Vegan Society on X
- China Vegan Society on Facebook
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