Vegetarian Society (Singapore) Explained

Vegetarian Society (Singapore)
Founded Date:	1999
Location:	Singapore
Key People:	George Jacobs
Area Served:	Singapore
Focus:	Vegetarianism
Purpose:	Promote vegetarianism among the public and support and link individuals and organisations that practise, promote or endorse vegetarianism

Vegetarian Society (Singapore) or VSS is a non-profit, non-denominational organisation. The Singapore-registered charity was established in 1999 to "Promote vegetarianism among the public and support and link individuals and organizations that practise, promote or endorse vegetarianism". VSS is the largest community for vegetarianism, veganism or any form of semi-vegetarianism in Singapore.^{[1] [2]} Promoting a plant-based diet 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

• January 2007: 1st Southeast Asia Vegetarian Congress 2007, Batam, Indonesia^[3]

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.

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

Bibliography

• Annual Reports of the Vegetarian Society (Singapore) 2008–2014 Web site: Annual Reports VSS. 10 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905073450/http://www.vegetarian-society.org/node/1317. 5 September 2015. dead.
• Singapore Vegetarian Food Guide, by the Vegetarian Society (Singapore)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth: SVV Organization Profile. Charities.gov.sg. 2 May 2015.
2. Web site: Singapore Green Landscape 2015. 2 February 2015 . 2 May 2015.
3. Web site: 1st Southeast Asia Vegetarian Congress 2007 – Batam, Indonesia. 2 May 2015.
4. News: Going green for life. The Straits Times . 19 July 2015 . 19 July 2015 . Goh . Kenneth .
5. News: More choices for Vegetarians. The Straits Times . 5 April 2015 . 30 July 2015 . Goh . Kenneth .
6. Web site: Veggie Thursday. VeggieThursday.sg. 6 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728183108/http://www.veggiethursday.sg/. 28 July 2017. dead.
7. Web site: 2014-04-01 . One man's meat is another's poison . 2023-01-18 . AsiaOne . en.
8. Web site: VSS Annual Report 2013. 2 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715104212/http://www.vegetarian-society.org/files/ar-2013.pdf. 15 July 2015. dead.