VSDC offers a wide variety of events and activities. See listings below for upcoming events and check our Meetup page for full listings and to RSVP.
Join VSDC for this month's animal rights/vegan-themed Movie Watch Party and vegan food event on Saturday, Sep 23rd, in Fairfax VA. Socializing beforehand and discussion about the movie afterwards is planned. We will watch Eating Our Way to Extinction, a film narrated by Kate Winslet leaving viewers with the message that the most impactful personal …
Let's meet for dinner at 6:30pm at (https://spacycloud.com/) (vegan Eastern European fare), where there will be an 7:30pm screening of(https://www.planetfungi.movie/planet-fungi-north-east-india)*(https://www.planetfungi.movie/planet-fungi-north-east-india)* The (https://spacycloud.com/full-menu)at sPACyCLOUd features several fungi options called the Mushroom Experience. Film Synopsis: In the ultimate armchair travel adventure, the hero of fungi lovers across the globe, photographer Stephen Axford, is on the hunt for …
Please join the Veg Society of DC Book Club discussion of "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us” by Ed Yong. This meeting will take place online, via zoom. “Yong certainly gave himself a formidable task with this book — getting humans to step outside their ‘sensory bubble’ and consider …
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*The Open House is 1 to 4 pm. VSDC and our meetup members will gather at 2 pm to meet one another, eat lunch together, and see the sanctuary - whatever people would like to do. We will gather to the right of the small gift shop structure. Look for Saurabh who will be wearing …
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Open House + VSDC/Meetup Gathering at 2 pm Read More »
Please join us in this launch of the VSDC Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) Affinity Group for a wonderful meal at the all-vegan and WFPB Green Fare in Herndon, VA. We've made a reservation for 10 attendees, so don't delay in RSVPing as this will fill up. You can preview Green Fare's menu by clicking …
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Join us for another Veggie Bike Ride from Bethesda to DC and back. Meeting point: 7106 46th St, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Meeting time: 9:30am Route (doesn't reflect the starting location): (https://www.komoot.com/tour/1190377206?ref=wtd&share_token=aPoyr1dXRFBPEG2WNaFGLlbZ06VL5JA46jvpYuQ4WHpkF5rhBy) Length: 24.5 miles Difficulty level: strenuous Elevation change: 550 ft up and 550 ft down Bike time: ~2.5 hours at moderate pace (~10 …
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Join VSDC for a vegan networking mixer & social at the all-vegan Botanical Bar, just below DC Vegan Cafe, and help us celebrate VSDC's 96th birthday (Oct 15th is our actual birthday)! This will be an indoor/outdoor event. Meet fellow vegans (and vegan-curious folks) in a fun and relaxed setting with great food and drinks. …
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Join us for another VSDC volunteer day at Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary. The sanctuary can only accommodate about 15 volunteers so we are limiting this to **current dues-paying** **VSDC members only**. You must be a paid VSDC member to attend. Volunteer tasks will range from requiring some mobility and strength to low impact activities, e.g. …
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Please join us for an all plant-based meal at the always popular Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant in Vienna, VA. We've made a reservation for 20 attendees, so don't delay in RSVPing as this will fill up. You can preview Sunflower's menu here: https://www.crystalsunflower.com/menu Parking is available in the restaurant's lot and the Vienna Metro station is …
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Please join the Veg Society of DC Book Club discussion of "The Violin Conspiracy” by Brendan Slocumb. This meeting will take place online, via zoom. Washington Post: “about an aspiring musician and his great-great-grandfather’s violin. … Slocumb is equally adept at suspense, whether he’s conveying the ticktock of the main mystery or the heart-pounding, fist-clenching …
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Please join us for a VSDC Volunteer Day at Rosie's Farm Sanctuary. This event is limited to current VSDC dues-paying members only. (If you are not already and want to become a dues-paying VSDC member, you can join now by visiting (https://vsdc.org/join/#join)). If you RSVP here to join us for this volunteer event, but are …
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Please join us for a bite at 6pm at Roti at 1311 F Street, NW before walking around the corner to PCRM's (https://www.pcrm.org/events/exam-room-live-dc) event at 7pm at the (https://www.press.org/host-your-event-national-press-club). (PSA: you might want to eat lightly at Roti because there will be delicious vegan hors d'oeuvres and desserts at the Exam Room Live event.) Tickets …
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