Date:
September 27th 2007
Feed
the World Week A compilation
of how hunger affects people (CLICK
TO PLAY) October
15 - 21 will mark the annual observance
of Feed the World Week (FWW). During this week, Food for Life volunteers
and concerned people in over 60 countries will serve out millions
of karma-free vegetarian meals to the world! The inspiration
behind Food for Life, Srila Prabhupada, once wrote: "“By
the liberal distribution of prasad (pure vegetarian food) and sankirtan
(pure sound), the whole world can become peaceful and prosperous.” He
also said, "...one
earns happiness by making the cows and bulls happy." Food for Life
Global's mission is to UNITE THE WORLD THROUGH FOOD, and so we
invite anyone and everyone
to join us during this week! Contact
your local Food for Life representative to volunteer some time,
or become an advocate or
donate now! Feed
the World Week is based on the following principles: 1.
Feed the World Week is based on a simple principle: For one week,
the world should experience a wholesome,
nonviolent diet, and thus pave the way for a peaceful
and prosperous world. 2. Feed the World Week is an open community event
to show how food when prepared and distributed with love,
has the power to unite and heal the world. 3. Feed the World Week is a call for action:
for the world to move away from animal agriculture—the
greatest cause of environmental destruction and the principle reason
why there is so much hunger in the world today. Feeding
the Body and Soul Potomac
Gazette, by Christina Marnik | Staff Writer - Every
Friday morning Steve Szili heads to the Hare Krishna Temple
in Potomac to cook meals that are meant to feed body and
soul. Szili leads the Potomac chapter of Food for Life,
the world’s
largest vegetarian food relief organization, according to its Web
site. It is based in Hare Krishna — a faith rooted in the
belief that a person’s thoughts and emotions go into everything
they cook. ‘‘We
believe when somebody cooks any food the person’s
conscience goes into the cooking,” said Chaitanya Bhagavan
Dasa, temple manager and head minister. ‘‘It’s
not simply giving the food and satisfying one’s hunger, it’s
also feeding the soul and satisfying the hunger the soul has.” Read
full article Meat
is Murder on the Environment NewScientist.com
news service, Daniele Fanelli -
A kilogram of beef is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions
and other pollution than driving for 3 hours while leaving all
the lights on back home. This is among
the conclusions of a study by Akifumi Ogino of the National Institute
of Livestock and Grassland Science in Tsukuba,
Japan, and colleagues, which has assessed the effects of beef production
on global warming, water acidification and eutrophication, and
energy consumption. The team looked at calf production, focusing
on animal management and the effects of producing and transporting
feed. By combining this information with data from their earlier
studies on the impact of beef fattening systems, the researchers
were able to calculate the total environmental load of a portion
of beef. Read
full article Remote
Volunteering / Fund Raiser / Activism
Food
for Life is encouraging people to give their time in their local area
to help raise awareness of FFL's activities and thus raise much needed
money. It is really easy to help.
Simply print out the following documents and distribute them widely. Another cool way
to help is to add the following email signature to one of your email
accounts so that your friends hear about Food for Life. All
volunteers MUST REGISTER with
Food for Life Global Get
your FFL World Map The FFL
World Hunger Map is available for $5 each (plus shipping).
Proceeds will go towards supporting FFL projects around the world. Printing
is limited, so order today!
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