Our first guest is Liz Ross who is the founder of Coalition of Vegan Activists of Color (COVAC), which collaborates with individuals and community organizations to mobilize vegans of color to initiate vegan outreach and animal rights initiatives. Liz serves on the advisory board of Food Empowerment Project, a vegan food justice organization that encourages healthy food choices that reflect a more compassionate society. Liz also serves on the board of Black Skeptics Los Angeles, which is committed to building and promoting education and social justice work through a secular humanist perspective. As a former police officer, Elizabeth also raises awareness about the history and problem of mass-incarceration through presentations and group discussions, and volunteering for organizations that are working to counter its negative impact. Our second guest is Keith Mullin, who has developed Zippy's Veggie Bites which offer a hearty amount of vegetables and whole foods in crunchy salad snacks. We'll be tasting those Veggie Bites during the show. Our documentary, The Lone Vegan Preaching to the Fire is being featured as a part of the online film festival: Green Unplugged - Witnessing Global Consciousness with documentaries and films from story.tellers around the world. If you haven't seen it, now is your chance to watch it and rate it at the Green Unplugged festival.