Gwenna Hunter is the founder of Vegans of LA, board member of Liberation 360 and International Vegan Film Festival, and manager of Los Angeles Health Save.
She finds herself at the intersection of two liberation movements in the United States, and specifically Los Angeles: the liberation and empowerment of Black lives and helping others to include all sentient creatures within their circle of empathy–primarily through the elimination of animal products from their diets.
Hunter speaks to a broad range of people and communities across LA, especially within the city’s Black and brown neighborhoods. Previously, Gwenna operated as the vegan food aid coordinator for the LA chapter of Vegan Outreach, where she helped distribute fresh meals and groceries throughout greater Los Angeles, working with social justice organizations such as Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Black Women For Wellness, Black Women Farmers of LA, and LGBT Center South along with Downtown Crenshaw through the Animal Save Movement.
Gwenna’s primary goal through this work is to help more people discover veganism, particularly those in underserved communities. By steering clear of shame tactics and instead introducing someone to a way of eating (and thinking) that considers both their stomach and their heart, she employs the same empathy that initially drew her to this work. Gwenna helps others make compassionate connections across race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and—in the case of veganism—species.
Presently, Gwenna is creating a plant-based food bank here in Los Angeles to begin during the first quarter of 2022, where recipients can expect product along with vegan non-perishable food items along with food sampling.
Gwenna joined Liberation 360’s board because she believes in a holistic approach to animal and human liberation & wants to make sure her thought leadership drives systemic change thru the lens of an African American Vegan.
Gwenna Hunter is the founder of Vegans of LA, board member of Liberation 360 and International Vegan Film Festival, and manager of Los Angeles Health Save.
She finds herself at the intersection of two liberation movements in the United States, and specifically Los Angeles: the liberation and empowerment of Black lives and helping others to include all sentient creatures within their circle of empathy–primarily through the elimination of animal products from their diets.
Hunter speaks to a broad range of people and communities across LA, especially within the city’s Black and brown neighborhoods. Previously, Gwenna operated as the vegan food aid coordinator for the LA chapter of Vegan Outreach, where she helped distribute fresh meals and groceries throughout greater Los Angeles, working with social justice organizations such as Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Black Women For Wellness, Black Women Farmers of LA, and LGBT Center South along with Downtown Crenshaw through the Animal Save Movement.
Gwenna’s primary goal through this work is to help more people discover veganism, particularly those in underserved communities. By steering clear of shame tactics and instead introducing someone to a way of eating (and thinking) that considers both their stomach and their heart, she employs the same empathy that initially drew her to this work. Gwenna helps others make compassionate connections across race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and—in the case of veganism—species.
Presently, Gwenna is creating a plant-based food bank here in Los Angeles to begin during the first quarter of 2022, where recipients can expect product along with vegan non-perishable food items along with food sampling.
Gwenna joined Liberation 360’s board because she believes in a holistic approach to animal and human liberation & wants to make sure her thought leadership drives systemic change thru the lens of an African American Vegan.
