Are you ready, Santa Cruz?! 🌱🔥
APEX is heading to the Santa Cruz VegFest on Saturday, May 31st at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, and we cannot wait to build with you. Our Director of Activism and Community Impact, Yvette Baker, will be delivering an unapologetic and from-the-heart call to action at 1:30 pm, confronting why liberation must truly mean for all.
🎤 Talk Title: “Breaking the Cage: Intersectional Animal Activism for Collective Liberation”
This isn’t your sanitized, feel-good, corporatized version of activism. Yvette will challenge us to dismantle the root systems of oppression that exploit humans, our beyond-human relatives, and the planet alike. It’s a bold blueprint for rejecting domination in all forms and reimagining what liberation could look like when rooted in solidarity.
We’ll also be tabling all day and could use some extra hands to build this movement stronger! Volunteering with APEX means:
✅ Free parking
✅ Free meal at the fest (yes, the food is fire 🥗🌮)
✅ A free APEX tee so you can rep unapologetically
✅ A free activist’s mentoring session with our Director of Activism
Tabling with us is a rare chance to help people explore veganism and animal rights with a BIPOC-led vegan organization. This work changes minds and creates connections that are long overdue.
This fest is full of incredible energy! Expect food that’ll blow your mind, speakers who’ll make you think deeper, comedians to sharpen the edges, and much more. Get all the event info here 👉🏾vegfestsantacruz.org
📅 Event Details:
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time: 11am–6pm
Location: 2601 E Lake Ave, Watsonville, CA 95076
Email us at info@apexadvocacy.org if you’re down to volunteer or want more info.
Bring your friends, your family, and your appetite. We’ll see you there! ✊🏿