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Sharing the Global Warming Message at the National Zoo
By Kuala Lumpur News Group (Originally in English)
From their interactions with guests, it was apparent to the initiates that the global warming crisis and its direct correlation with livestock farming as the biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions were gaining more attention from people. A participant who had been vegetarian for a month after understanding the problem, predicted that it would only be a matter of time before more people embraced this simple truth and changed their eating habits. A life-long vegetarian whose business trips often took him to Europe, America and other parts of Asia, thought it is very easy to go veg these days. “There’s no excuse not to at least consider the veg diet, especially in the face of the prevalent environmental crisis,” he added. On seeing the enthusiasm demonstrated by our initiates in promoting
environmental issues, Mr. Junaidi was motivated to hold a special event
in June to further raise the awareness of global warming. Thank you, Zoo
Negara, and especially Mr. Junaidi, for helping to push for a clearer
understanding of our responsibility towards nature, Mother Earth and their
preservation.
By Johore Bahru News Group (Originally in Chinese)
It is our sincere hope that this activity will encourage more
students and teachers to join the vegetarian family and fight global warming
with practical actions.
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[Kuala
Lumpur] On April 18, Golden Year 6 (2009), the initiates in Kuala
Lumpur participated in one of the Monthly Seminar Series organized by
Malaysia’s National Zoo (or Zoo Negara) to reach out to visitors
of all ages. The day’s program started with a tree-planting session
attended by government officials and guests from private corporations.
Early arrivals were greeted with vegan burgers and “environmental-awareness”
packages, which were met with enthusiastic and positive responses. At
coffee break and lunchtime, the participants were delightfully surprised
by the appetizing vegan food served by the initiates. Thanks to the warm
assistance from Mr. Junaidi, an Education Department official and the
seminar organizer, all the visitors to the zoo that day were able to receive
SOS flyers and DVDs as well as watch the SOS Save the Planet video
throughout the event.
[Johore
Bahru] To help students better understand global warming and ways
to address the crisis, our Johore Bahru Center held a “Be Veg, Go
Green, Save the Planet” exhibition at the local Foon Yew High School
on March 23, Golden Year 6 (2009). In addition to showing videos, fellow
initiates distributed DVDs and flyers on climate change as well as information
on how to make eco-friendly enzymes to the students and teachers. They
also demonstrated the preparation of vegan sandwiches and offered free
tasting of delicious vegan snacks to the participants. Many students eagerly
asked for vegetarian recipes, while teachers who were interested in the
multi-purpose enzymes, that can replace many chemical products, discussed
how to make them from fruit peels.
