In recent years the number of people going for a plant-based diet has increased rapidly. Whether it is for health reasons, environment, or animal welfare, there has been a global shift away from meat. Established in April 2018, Jakarta Vegan Guide aims to help vegans and other conscious people navigate Jakarta. We created "Woke Room" for everyone to come and share inspiring stories about their conscious lifestyle and also a fun place to get insight into the world of veganism.
#08 TABBY SUMENDAP: Talks About Plant-Based Nutrition, Cycling and Empowering Women
Tabby Sumendap is a triathlete, sports influencer, and the founder of Women's Cycling Community Nusantara, the most prominent and fastest-growing all-female cycling community in Indonesia with more than 1000 members spread out in the country. Passionate for health and nutrition, she loves sharing her healthy lifestyle through her social media platforms.
In this eighth episode of the "Woke Room," we discussed Tabby's journey in building Women's Cycling Community Nusantara and empowering Indonesian women through cycling. We also talked about her passion for nutrition and the result of her game-changer challenge that she took part of, which allowed her to try a plant-based diet for six weeks.
Follow her journey and her projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/tabbysumendap/ (https://www.instagram.com/tabbysumendap/)
https://www.instagram.com/wcc.jkt/ (https://www.instagram.com/wcc.jkt/)
https://www.instagram.com/wccnusantara/ (https://www.instagram.com/wccnusantara/)
14 Aug 2020
#07 DIDIET MAULANA: Talks About Slow Fashion, Plant-Based Diet and How To Cope During The Pandemic
Didiet Maulana is an entrepreneur mentor, fashion designer, and founder of IKAT Indonesia. Graduated from the architecture school at the Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung. His previous work includes being a creative team at MTV Indonesia and one of the most significant retail distribution business in Indonesia that carries International fashion brands such as Gap, Banana Republic, Celine, and Raoul.
In this seventh episode of the "Woke Room," we discussed his journey establishing his own slow fashion brand, IKAT Indonesia, and how adopting a plant-based diet has transformed him, especially during a pandemic.
Follow his journey and his projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/didietmaulana/ (https://www.instagram.com/didietmaulana/)
https://twitter.com/didietmaulana?lang=en (https://twitter.com/didietmaulana?lang=en)
https://www.instagram.com/ikat_ind/ (https://www.instagram.com/ikat_ind/)
https://www.instagram.com/thesupergrain/ (https://www.instagram.com/thesupergrain/)
13 Jul 2020
#06 ANDIEN: Talks About Her Mindful Journey and Second Pregnancy On A Plant-Based Diet
Andien is a prominent Indonesian jazz singer, entrepreneur, sustainable fashion practitioner, a wife, and mother of two sons. Her 20 years of career in the music industry made her Indonesia's most diverse and respected artist working in the industry today. With over two million followers, Andien continues to share her works and mindful lifestyle through all her social media platforms.
In this sixth episode of the "Woke Room," we discussed Andien's journey to mindful living and her second pregnancy on an entirely plant-based diet.
Follow her journey and her projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/andienaisyah/ (https://www.instagram.com/andienaisyah/)
https://www.youtube.com/user/AndienAisyah (https://www.youtube.com/user/AndienAisyah)
https://twitter.com/andienaisyah (https://twitter.com/andienaisyah)
http://andienaisyah.com/ (http://andienaisyah.com/)
29 Jun 2020
#05 NINO FERNANDEZ: Talks About Giving Up Cheese And How He Convinced His Parents To Go Vegan
Nino Fernandez (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nino_Fernandez)is an actor, influencer, movie producer, and the owner of a coffee shop known as di.bawahtangga (https://www.instagram.com/di.bawahtangga/). Born of an Indonesian father and a German mother, Nino spent his early teens in Europe to continue his studies. After Nino's graduation, He returned to Indonesia to pursue his career in the entertainment industry.
Nino's began to be known to the public when he became VJ MTV, a hit TV channel among the younger viewers back in the 90s to early 2000s. After that, he later cast in several movies, including the LGBT themed movie coklat-stroberi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coklat_Stroberi), where he plays the main character, which landed him as one of the most breakthrough actors in Indonesia.
In this fifth episode of Woke Room, we caught up with Nino over a zoom call and talked about Nino's journey of finding the best diet that works for him. From being a pescetarian, vegetarian, and then vegan, he told us that one of the hardest parts of being vegan is that he had to give up cheese, which is the food that he grows up with. He also shared his personal story of how he convinced his parents to go along the journey with him.
Follow his journey and his projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/ninojkt/ (https://www.instagram.com/ninojkt/)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Q3JChrJmjTKza2AmMfwrg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Q3JChrJmjTKza2AmMfwrg)
Here is the link to the mentioned accounts on the podcast:
https://www.instagram.com/jahat_vegan/ (https://www.instagram.com/jahat_vegan/)
https://www.instagram.com/di.bawahtangga/ (https://www.instagram.com/di.bawahtangga/)
http://www.dibawahtangga.id/ (http://www.dibawahtangga.id/)
20 Jun 2020
#04 DIPHA BARUS: Talks About His Life Before The Pandemic, Human Kind and His Vegan Lifestyle
Dipha Barus is a DJ, Producer, songwriter, and music director. Over a decade, Dipha Barus has established himself as the new musical phenomenon with a brand that is always relevant, interlocking upbeat, and inspiring music with an essential element of traditional Indonesian music and current grove.
Dipha's particular approach to music has made him one of the most sought-after DJs/Producers by top tier musicians in Indonesia as well as some international names including Raisa, Afgan, Isyana Sarasvati, Randy Pandugo and Matter Mos.
In this fourth episode of Woke Room, we sat down with Dipha over a zoom call and talked about Dipha's life before the pandemic and how he balances his healthy lifestyle as a musician, vegan, and a husband.
Follow his journey and his projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/diphabarus/ (https://www.instagram.com/diphabarus/)
https://www.youtube.com/user/diphabarustv/ (https://www.youtube.com/user/diphabarustv/)
Here is the link to the mentioned accounts on the podcast:
https://www.instagram.com/joesveganfoodgram/ (https://www.instagram.com/joesveganfoodgram/)
https://www.instagram.com/fffzine/ (https://www.instagram.com/fffzine/)
16 May 2020
#03 MUHAMMAD RYZA : How To Get Through Your First Ramadan and Eid as a Vegan
Ramadan and Eid are perhaps one of the biggest celebrations in Islam where family and friends come together to enjoy each other's company, and of course, to share delicious food! As a Muslim and newly vegan, it might be hard to get through these special days, as you might get a lot of questions about why you can't enjoy your mom's Opor Ayam or Rendang.
In this third episode of Woke Room, we discussed how to get through your first Ramadan and Eid as a vegan with Ryza. Singaporean native Muhammad Ryza is Co-owner and baker at Sayang Online and a volunteer and animal rights advocate at Animal Allies Singapore.
Ryza, along with his mother Nora or known as @javanese_vegan on Instagram, is the founder of @theveganmumnson, a dedicated Instagram account where they share their home-cooked meals recipes to let people know that eating vegan is easy. Ryza was also a keynote speaker at the Bali Vegan Festival and Vegan Festival Indonesia in 2018.
Follow his journey and his projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/theveganmumnson/
https://www.instagram.com/animalalliessg/
https://www.instagram.com/sayangsonline/
https://www.instagram.com/javanese_vegan/
https://www.facebook.com/SGVegMuslims
https://www.facebook.com/theveganmumnson
8 May 2020
#02 MARC KLOK : Talks About The Game Changers and His Vegan Journey as a Football Player
Marc Anthony Klok is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indonesian Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. He began his career at Utrecht. In 2013, he signed with Scottish Premiership club Ross County. After one season in Scotland, Klok joined Cherno More Varna, where he won one Bulgarian Cup and one Bulgarian Supercup. After leaving Cherno More at the end of the 2015–16 season, he joined Oldham Athletic. In April 2017, he moved to Indonesia from Scotland to join and play for the Indonesia club PSM Makassar of the Liga 1.
In this second episode of Woke Room, we talked about his body transformation, opening a vegan-friendly restaurant, the game changers documentary, and his journey as a vegan and a football player here in Indonesia.
Follow his journey and his projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/marcklok/ (https://www.instagram.com/marcklok/)
https://www.instagram.com/koffieoklok/ (https://www.instagram.com/koffieoklok/)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjA-SrxGHFXKvudDG1IpZKg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjA-SrxGHFXKvudDG1IpZKg)
2 May 2020
#01 ANNA BELLA : Shares Her Dating Life as a Vegan and 21 Vegan Challenge
Anna Bella Is a Ted x speaker, vegan influencer, no-shampoo enthusiast, and Zomato's people of the month. Not long after learning about the benefits of veganism in a University debate class, Annabella began transitioning from a low carb/high protein lifestyle to eating 100% plant-based foods. She used her main social media platform to challenge the meat-eating culture and continued to spread her knowledge as a TedxBinus speaker, Woke Space, Earth Festival, and Indonesian Vegan Festival speaker.
Now she has an Instagram page dedicated to sharing the best plant-based foods Jakarta has to offer and proceeds to talk about her no-shampoo journey, cruelty-free beauty, and encourages her followers to question societal standards.
In this very first episode of Woke Room, we talked about her dating life as a vegan and the projects that she's been working on with Max Mandias (Executive Chef, Nutritionist, and Co-founder of Burgreens) to encourage people to go vegan for 21 days. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
Follow her journey and her projects on social media at:
https://www.instagram.com/justannabella/ (https://www.instagram.com/justannabella/)
https://www.instagram.com/annaveganfooddiary/ (https://www.instagram.com/annaveganfooddiary/)
https://www.instagram.com/21hariveg/ (https://www.instagram.com/21hariveg/)
https://www.21hariveg.org/ (https://www.21hariveg.org/)
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