Grassroots Activism with VegFund Board Member Chetana Mirle – Live Event

Grassroots Vegan Activism Live Stream with Chetana Mirle

Thursday, July 15, at 2:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 a.m. PDT

Join us and meet VegFund board member Chetana Mirle during this LIVE streaming event!

Chetana and VegFund Executive Director Leslie Barcus will discuss Chetana’s work at Life of Riley, the animal welfare program of Spring Point Partners LLC, as well as grassroots activism and the future of the vegan movement.

We’ll be live on each of the three social platforms below.

More about Chetana:

Chetana Mirle, PhD, is an advocate for all animals and the environment. She is currently the program director for Life of Riley, the animal welfare program of Spring Point Partners LLC — a social impact venture based in Philadelphia. She was previously a vice-president at Humane Society International, where she led efforts to build and catalyze farm animal protection campaigns in Asia, Africa, and Latin America by hiring and empowering local activists, building the capacity of existing civil society groups, and engaging diverse stakeholders in governments, the finance sector, and the food industry.

Chetana holds a PhD from the Freidman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where her dissertation explored the link between donor-funded agricultural programs and household food consumption in South Asia. She is also a trustee of the Awesome Vegan Foundation and advocates on behalf of children in foster care as a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Philadelphia.