Paul McCartney Urges India to Declare Vegetarian Day
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Harpreet
Jan 4, 2011, 10:26:53 AM1/4/11
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major tangent warning: World Vegetarian Day is October 1st. Was
thinking it great if there was a Vegetarian Week to have omnivores
pledge vegetarianism for a week to try it out...then did some digging
and realized they already have this (http://
www.vegetarianweek.org/)...would be cool to have a "restaurant crawl"
for that week and have omnivores take part with proceeds going to
charity while also giving attention to local veggie-friendly
restaurants...jus thinking aloud.
Anyhow, see the article below:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/paul-mccartney-urges-india-to-declare-vegetarian-day_n_804047.html
Paul McCartney Urges India to Declare Vegetarian Day
NEW DELHI — Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney is urging India to
declare a national Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and
compassion toward animals.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says McCartney sent a
letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying such a day could
save animals while helping to protect both the environment and
people's health.
McCartney's letter says "it would be a celebration of life."
The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of India's 1.2
billion people are vegetarian, due mostly to financial and religious
concerns. Strict Hindus and Jains do not eat meat.
Singh's office could not immediately confirm receipt of McCartney's
letter Tuesday.
thinking it great if there was a Vegetarian Week to have omnivores
pledge vegetarianism for a week to try it out...then did some digging
and realized they already have this (http://
www.vegetarianweek.org/)...would be cool to have a "restaurant crawl"
for that week and have omnivores take part with proceeds going to
charity while also giving attention to local veggie-friendly
restaurants...jus thinking aloud.
Anyhow, see the article below:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/paul-mccartney-urges-india-to-declare-vegetarian-day_n_804047.html
Paul McCartney Urges India to Declare Vegetarian Day
NEW DELHI — Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney is urging India to
declare a national Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and
compassion toward animals.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says McCartney sent a
letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying such a day could
save animals while helping to protect both the environment and
people's health.
McCartney's letter says "it would be a celebration of life."
The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of India's 1.2
billion people are vegetarian, due mostly to financial and religious
concerns. Strict Hindus and Jains do not eat meat.
Singh's office could not immediately confirm receipt of McCartney's
letter Tuesday.
David H. Fournier
Jan 5, 2011, 10:07:43 PM1/5/11
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Hi Harpreet et al.,
The Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) has their veggie challenge which is a huge success in Toronto. It may be worth taking a look at it for inspiration:
There is also the "Meatless Monday" movement, which is gaining popularity as well. It was pushed quite a lot by the TVA last year when I was participating.
I like your ideas!
David
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Harpreet
Jan 9, 2011, 2:15:19 PM1/9/11
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Hey David (and others too :)
That is awesome! It's great that they have a package for ppl taking
the challenge. I think the last thing you want is someone going into
vegetarianism/veganism in an unhealthy way. I think it would be great
if we could eventually set up something like that here in Ottawa.
Meatless Monday is also a really good idea! I'm surprised I've never
heard of it, being from Toronto and all. In fact, I think any event/
project/movement that attempts to normalize vegetarianism/veganism is
a good thing. Being in Ottawa for the last couple of years, I found
that i've given up on the majority of charitable food events/foodie
events (Ottawa actually surprised me by being quite the foodie
town!)...I just think it would be great if we have at least one that
was purely vegan/vegetarian.
On Jan 5, 10:07 pm, "David H. Fournier" <davidhfourn...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > .
That is awesome! It's great that they have a package for ppl taking
the challenge. I think the last thing you want is someone going into
vegetarianism/veganism in an unhealthy way. I think it would be great
if we could eventually set up something like that here in Ottawa.
Meatless Monday is also a really good idea! I'm surprised I've never
heard of it, being from Toronto and all. In fact, I think any event/
project/movement that attempts to normalize vegetarianism/veganism is
a good thing. Being in Ottawa for the last couple of years, I found
that i've given up on the majority of charitable food events/foodie
events (Ottawa actually surprised me by being quite the foodie
town!)...I just think it would be great if we have at least one that
was purely vegan/vegetarian.
On Jan 5, 10:07 pm, "David H. Fournier" <davidhfourn...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Harpreet et al.,
>
> The Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) has their veggie challenge which is
> a huge success in Toronto. It may be worth taking a look at it for
> inspiration:http://veg.ca/content/view/26/56/
>
> There is also the "Meatless Monday" movement, which is gaining popularity as
> well. It was pushed quite a lot by the TVA last year when I was
> participating.http://www.meatlessmonday.com/
>
> The Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) has their veggie challenge which is
> a huge success in Toronto. It may be worth taking a look at it for
> inspiration:http://veg.ca/content/view/26/56/
>
> There is also the "Meatless Monday" movement, which is gaining popularity as
> well. It was pushed quite a lot by the TVA last year when I was
>
> I like your ideas!
>
> David
>
> I like your ideas!
>
> David
>
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Harpreet <harpreet.chat...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > major tangent warning: World Vegetarian Day is October 1st. Was
> > thinking it great if there was a Vegetarian Week to have omnivores
> > pledge vegetarianism for a week to try it out...then did some digging
> > and realized they already have this (http://
> >www.vegetarianweek.org/)...wouldbe cool to have a "restaurant crawl"
>
>
>
> > major tangent warning: World Vegetarian Day is October 1st. Was
> > thinking it great if there was a Vegetarian Week to have omnivores
> > pledge vegetarianism for a week to try it out...then did some digging
> > and realized they already have this (http://
> > for that week and have omnivores take part with proceeds going to
> > charity while also giving attention to local veggie-friendly
> > restaurants...jus thinking aloud.
>
> > Anyhow, see the article below:
>
> >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/paul-mccartney-urges-india-t...
> > charity while also giving attention to local veggie-friendly
> > restaurants...jus thinking aloud.
>
> > Anyhow, see the article below:
>
>
> > Paul McCartney Urges India to Declare Vegetarian Day
>
> > NEW DELHI — Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney is urging India to
> > declare a national Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and
> > compassion toward animals.
>
> > People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says McCartney sent a
> > letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying such a day could
> > save animals while helping to protect both the environment and
> > people's health.
>
> > McCartney's letter says "it would be a celebration of life."
>
> > The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of India's 1.2
> > billion people are vegetarian, due mostly to financial and religious
> > concerns. Strict Hindus and Jains do not eat meat.
>
> > Singh's office could not immediately confirm receipt of McCartney's
> > letter Tuesday.
>
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> > Paul McCartney Urges India to Declare Vegetarian Day
>
> > NEW DELHI — Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney is urging India to
> > declare a national Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and
> > compassion toward animals.
>
> > People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says McCartney sent a
> > letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying such a day could
> > save animals while helping to protect both the environment and
> > people's health.
>
> > McCartney's letter says "it would be a celebration of life."
>
> > The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of India's 1.2
> > billion people are vegetarian, due mostly to financial and religious
> > concerns. Strict Hindus and Jains do not eat meat.
>
> > Singh's office could not immediately confirm receipt of McCartney's
> > letter Tuesday.
>
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