Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Vegetarianism |
| Location |
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Area served | Singapore |
Key people | George Jacobs |
| Website | vegetarian-society.org |
Vegetarian Society (Singapore) or VSS is a non-profit,
is one of the main goals.VSS is a member of the International Vegetarian Union (IVU) and the Asian Vegetarian Union (AVU) to synchronise within the global context.
Events
Past events
Publications
- July 2015: Going green for life, Food confidential in the Singapore Press Holdings, an interview with Dr. George Jacobs.[4]
- April 2015: More choices for Vegetarians in the Singapore Press Holdings with President George Jacobs and Secretary Pauline Menezes[5]
Campaigns
- 2010: Helped to start Veggie Thursday,[6] a project of 25+ Singapore organisations. Veggie Thursday promotes increased consumption of plant-based foods.
In 2014, Vegetarian Society started a two-week $50,000 poster campaign with advertisement posted on SMRT's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange stations.[7] The campaign sought to challenge people to think about their meat eating practices.[7]
Notable people and alumni
- George Jacobs, president of VSS, served from 2003 to 2012 and again from: 2015–[8]
See also
- EarthFest (SG)
- List of vegetarian festivals
- List of vegetarian organizations
- International Vegetarian Union
- Vegetarian Society
- List of vegetarian restaurants
References
- ^ "Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth: SVV Organization Profile". Charities.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Singapore Green Landscape 2015". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "1st Southeast Asia Vegetarian Congress 2007 – Batam, Indonesia". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Goh, Kenneth (19 July 2015). "Going green for life". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Goh, Kenneth (5 April 2015). "More choices for Vegetarians". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Veggie Thursday". VeggieThursday.sg. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b "One man's meat is another's poison". AsiaOne. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "VSS Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
Bibliography
- Annual Reports of the Vegetarian Society (Singapore) 2008–2014 "Annual Reports VSS". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Singapore Vegetarian Food Guide, ISBN 978-981-08-7868-9by the Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
