While saving animals doesn't often appear at the top of governments' agendas, it is starting to sneak in by way of "Green Living"! In a recent newsletter from Sydney City Council I noticed they are promoting Meat Free Mondays.
Meat Free Mondays is a global campaign encouraging people to help curb climate change by having at least one meat-free day per week. If you think this sounds like a great idea, then you're in good company! The campaign already has the support of Paul McCartney, Richard Branson, Moby and the head of the International Panel on Climate Change (ie. the guy who advises the UN on all things climatey).
Governments promoting vegetarianism really makes me all goose-pimply with excitement. And this story gets better! Cause Sydney's not the only city either. In May, the Belgian city of Ghent launched a brilliant initiative to urge the whole city to go vegetarian every Thursday.
If you think Sydney Council is on a winning idea, then why not write to your school/uni/workplace to encourage them to combat climate change too and adopt Meat Free Mondays. Just think of the lives saved if they do!
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Me too! It's like they're finally starting to see sense..
It's a good start
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Newsletters/livegreen/
You need to scroll down almost to the bottom of the page to find the "Meat-free Monday" notice - it's the second last newsletter item.
And here's the link to the Meat-Free Monday website:
www.supportmfm.org
Starting, anyway.
Why not Meat-free Everyday? But I guess that people wouldn't want to do something that "radical"
in other words this could incorage people to go VEg and save the PLent like everyone else on this website....
its a wonderful idea
supporting and encouraging meat free mondays
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