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The Christchurch Vegan Society/Te Rōpū Whēkana o Ōtautahi is a registered charity that exists to support everyone within the Ōtautahi/Christchurch and wider community following, or interested in, a vegan lifestyle.
Running since 2002, our current activities include a monthly vegan night market, social events, advocacy, groups, talks, resources such as free nutrition leaflets, recipes, online store and liaison with businesses to promote veganism. Whether vegan or non-vegan, everyone is welcome to come along to our events and/or join us and be part of our vibrant friendly vegan community.
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Vegan Night Mākete – This Saturday 28th June.
The Vegan Night Mākete is on this weekend! Our stallholders will be there with a delicious and diverse range of food, drinks, and treats – including favourites like CVS, Oo’s Kitchen, OMG Doughnuts, Seaside Chai, Saucey Kiwis, Aureate Cakery and Unbakery, Indo Tempeh, Kirilous Fundraiser and Cantonese Style. This month also features a few stalls with a focus on health and wellbeing, including Enjoy Your Life, Today, and a new addition, Plumb Garden.
Floyd, Bele & Poncho (covers), and Piyush – will be bringing great sounds and good vibes to the evening.
Don't forget to check out what's happening indoors:
**Gathering Thoughts: Session 15 – Vegan Myths Busted**
Join us during the Mākete for a warm and welcoming indoor talk by Mohini Vidwans from CVS:
If winter conditions roll in: we’ve got indoor capacity for stalls, live music, and plenty of seating so you can still enjoy your meal and soak up the atmosphere. We’re an indoor Mākete too!
The Vegan Night Mākete is on this weekend! Our stallholders will be there with a delicious and diverse range of food, drinks, and treats – including favourites like CVS, Oo’s Kitchen, OMG Doughnuts, Seaside Chai, Saucey Kiwis, Aureate Cakery and Unbakery, Indo Tempeh, Kirilous Fundraiser and Cantonese Style. This month also features a few stalls with a focus on health and wellbeing, including Enjoy Your Life, Today, and a new addition, Plumb Garden.
Floyd, Bele & Poncho (covers), and Piyush – will be bringing great sounds and good vibes to the evening.
Don't forget to check out what's happening indoors:
**Gathering Thoughts: Session 15 – Vegan Myths Busted**
Join us during the Mākete for a warm and welcoming indoor talk by Mohini Vidwans from CVS:
If winter conditions roll in: we’ve got indoor capacity for stalls, live music, and plenty of seating so you can still enjoy your meal and soak up the atmosphere. We’re an indoor Mākete too!
Check out our Vegan Lounge Podcast - With Sarah Jackson
Today we’re joined by Daniel Clayton and Dominic Muller from the University of Canterbury Animal Rights Club. They also perform as the musical duo POLSON, who played at this year’s NARD.
We talk about activism, music, and how they’re experimenting with animal sounds using new sound engineering technology.
It’s going to be a hoot of a time — quite literally.
Listen here:
Today we’re joined by Daniel Clayton and Dominic Muller from the University of Canterbury Animal Rights Club. They also perform as the musical duo POLSON, who played at this year’s NARD.
We talk about activism, music, and how they’re experimenting with animal sounds using new sound engineering technology.
It’s going to be a hoot of a time — quite literally.
Listen here:
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A vegan approach to Life
Can you help? Are you free for a few hours on the morning of Sunday 22 June?
We will run a stall at the Riccarton Sunday Market - Sunday 22 June, 9am to 2pm, as a means of promoting the vegan night market, which is on the following Saturday.
We'd need help with setting up, and sparking up conversations with attendees about the night market, as well as selling some merchandise, before packing down.
We’ll need a few extra hands to help make this one happen! The event runs from 9am to 2pm, and setting up & packing down would be 30 minutes either side of that.
It’s a great opportunity to connect with the public, share what we’re doing, and maybe hand out a few flyers, while enjoying a bustling Sunday market vibe.
Please get in touch if you'd like to know more.
We will run a stall at the Riccarton Sunday Market - Sunday 22 June, 9am to 2pm, as a means of promoting the vegan night market, which is on the following Saturday.
We'd need help with setting up, and sparking up conversations with attendees about the night market, as well as selling some merchandise, before packing down.
We’ll need a few extra hands to help make this one happen! The event runs from 9am to 2pm, and setting up & packing down would be 30 minutes either side of that.
It’s a great opportunity to connect with the public, share what we’re doing, and maybe hand out a few flyers, while enjoying a bustling Sunday market vibe.
Please get in touch if you'd like to know more.
What a lovely evening!
We will be here till 7pm serving up your favorites at the Phillipstown Community Hub
We will be here till 7pm serving up your favorites at the Phillipstown Community Hub
The Vegan Night Mākete is on this afternoon at 3:30.
Come down to the Phillipstown Community Hub for a feed of tasty food, live music, and community vibes.
Dinner and sweet treats are all sorted, with a range of food trucks and stalls ready to serve.
At 5.30pm, head indoors for our talk on raising vegan kids — relaxed, supportive, and full of helpful ideas.
Our live music tonight includes performances from Floyd, Piyush, and Bele Covers.
If you’ve got guests in town for the long weekend, bring them along to enjoy one of Otautahi's friendliest local events.
Come down to the Phillipstown Community Hub for a feed of tasty food, live music, and community vibes.
Dinner and sweet treats are all sorted, with a range of food trucks and stalls ready to serve.
At 5.30pm, head indoors for our talk on raising vegan kids — relaxed, supportive, and full of helpful ideas.
Our live music tonight includes performances from Floyd, Piyush, and Bele Covers.
If you’ve got guests in town for the long weekend, bring them along to enjoy one of Otautahi's friendliest local events.
Join us this Saturday 31 May from 3:30 – 7 pm at the Phillipstown Community Hub for Vegan Night Mākete – indoor and outdoor spaces, live music, and of course, delicious plant-based food awaits!
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Vegan Night Mākete: Every last Saturday of the month
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Veggie Rainbow Community dinner at 29 Sweets
Join the Veggie Rainbow Community at the vegan buffet at 29 Sweets Indian Restaurant on Thursday July 10th at 6pm. 5a Pilgrim Place, Sydenham. There is free on and off street parking. Please RSVP Ro by email [email protected] or text 021 0225 3650. To check out the restaurant go to: www.29sweets.co.nz The Veggie Rainbow Community was established in 2002. We are one of Christchurch’s longest running …...»»
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