(San Diego, Calif. – August 16, 2023) – Kind Heart Coalition presents The Third Annual Kind Hearted Campout, October 5th – 8th, 2023, at Harrison Serenity Ranch, located on Palomar Mountain, 55 miles north of San Diego.
The Kind Hearted Campout is California’s first and only all-vegan camping festival, with a diverse and powerful itinerary of music, discussions, activism workshops, games, art activities, yoga classes, and dance parties. The Campout is a family and dog-friendly event. Food and beverages will be provided by sponsors, including Bear Bar, Local Roots Kombucha, and Forager. Attendees will also receive a commemorative t-shirt designed by a local artist.
The event schedule includes Nonviolent Communication and Strategic Messaging for Animal Rights trainings with Eva Hamer as well as workshops with:
- Community Organizer, Gwenna Hunter
- Manager of Grassroots Protest Campaigns at PETA, Matt Braun
- Captive Animals Campaigner at In Defense of Animals, Brittany Michelson
- Documentarian, Raven Deerbrook
Miss Montana USA 2020, a current contestant on the Discovery Channel’s Survive the Raft, and environmental activist Merissa Underwood will return as emcee.
The event is again being held at a historic 67-acre ranch in the Cleveland National Forest that was once owned by Nate Harrison, a former slave who was the first African-American homesteader in San Diego County. Surrounded by hundreds of oak trees in an untouched part of Palomar Mountain, Harrison Serenity Ranch features hiking, viewing decks, an amphitheater, outdoor showers, and more.
Attendees from previous years have come from around the San Diego area and beyond. Andrea Diaz made the trip from Tijuana last year. “The Kind Hearted Campout is the best vegan social event of the year. There are super fun games and activities, delicious meals, lovely nature hikes, and morning meditation, plus inspiring discussions and workshops with folks from different areas of the vegan movement.”
Joseph Rondou from Los Angeles appreciates the opportunity the event provides to connect with the vegan community. “The Kind Hearted Campout was a truly unique and life-changing experience. I would recommend anyone looking to meet like-minded people to attend!”
Tickets and additional event information are available on the Kind Heart Coalition website: https://www.kindheartcoalition.org/campout
Kind Heart Coalition is a San Diego-based grassroots social enterprise aiming to unite compassionate, kind hearts and minds through education on animal rights through anti-speciesist messaging.
