4th Southeast Asian Vegetarian Congress 19-21 March 2010

The Joy of Vegetarian Life Style for All

• A Global Imperative from Southeast Asia

A UN report in November 2006 claims that the world's meat-industry is the main contributor to global warming. Long before that, scientists in health and nutrition have pointed out meat as today's major cause of degenerative diseases, malnutrition and multi-faceted inefficiency.

Today, perhaps there is nothing more urgent to talk about than the worsening global health and environment. We all know that degenerative diseases, malnutrition, shortage of food, soaring food prices (by 30% as reported by BBC London, April 2008), hunger, water crises, deforestation, pollutions, ozone thinning, global warming, and unprecedented climate change, are happening almost everywhere across the globe today. People, animals and plants are living in the greatest setback in the quality of life in history.

Home to the world's largest human population and civilization, Asia should definitely play a major role in addressing the ongoing situations for the future of life and the planet. In this case, Southeast Asian Vegetarian Union and Indonesia Vegetarian Society share the same deep concern. Compassion, knowledge, science and professionalism should bring all of us together to places where the importance of communicating related information and educating people on related issues still remain unnoticed.

• Purpose

The congress should serve as more than just a regional meeting and information-sharing opportunity. We believe it is urgent to establish better-organized systems to develop vegetarianism as a global imperative for the sustainability of life and the environment.

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Welcome the World As President of Indonesia Vegetarian Society (IVS), a member of Asian Vegetarian Union (AVU) and International Vegetarian Union (IVU), it brings me great pleasure that our country will have the opportunity to host the 4th Southeast Asian Vegetarian Congress in 2010. Read more ...

http://www.seavc2010.org/maitree.php Dear all friends The Asian Vegetarian Union (AVU), a member of International Vegetarian Union (IVU), was formally launched in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 14 February 2000. The establishment was planned and decided during the 33rd World Vegetarian Congress in 1999. Read more ...

Welcome everyone to the 4th Southeast Asian Vegetarian Congress I have been a vegetarian for about 30 years now. For most of those 30 years, I was a "quiet" vegetarian. Quiet vegetarians are people who quietly eat their vegetarian food, but do not tell others that they are vegetarian. Read more ...