Humanity is at a critical crossroads as continued indulgence in old habits speeds up global warming. With a heart of love and compassion as well as a sense of urgency, Supreme Master Ching Hai shares Her great wisdom through a new leaflet that awakens people to the imperative need to adopt an alternative lifestyle that will help reverse the changing weather patterns. The “SOS – Go Veg! Be Green!” leaflet not only presents the hard facts, it more importantly lights the way to sustainable living in a balanced world. Master has sent a clear message: The vegetarian diet, sustainable energy and green technologies are choices that all must act upon now. Flyers in various languages are available for download at: http://suprememasterchinghai.net/sos.htm

	Australia

[Perth] To help stop further deterioration of the Earth’s environment, initiates from the Perth Center began a series of campaigns to spread the word about climate change and the need for people to adopt a vegetarian (vegan) diet.

As part of this effort, the SOS message is being posted in the Sunday Times  once a month for a whole year. A flyer carrying Master’s message was distributed with a widely-circulated local newspaper, reaching a large number of Perth residents. Also, with help from one of the school’s environmental representatives, Perth sisters and brothers held four highly successful “Stop Global Warming: Go Green, Go Veg” activities at Murdoch University, as well as the Perth Sun Fair at the University of Western Australia. Initiates also worked with local environmental advocates in climate-change actions such as a joint letter asking the government to take the lead in this urgent matter. Moreover, one community paper in Perth, The Independent Express, has agreed to publish a portion of the SOS brochure.

Think Globally, Act Locally

“Think Globally, Act Locally” is a slogan suggested by radio station RTR-FM for the One World Cuisine vegetarian (vegan) restaurant, run by Perth initiates. The radio station interviewed an initiate about the launching of a project on April 9 in which the restaurant began offering complimentary meals to the public to promote the vegetarian (vegan) diet as a way to halt global warming.

An opening ceremony was hosted for this new dining concept, with media and politicians invited. Attendees included the mayor of Melville, his wife and representatives from newspapers such as Australian Chinese Times, Joondalup Newspaper Group, Melville Times, Fremantle Herald and the West Australian. A DVD on global warming was screened, with a fellow practitioner’s talk highlighting the importance of going veg to curb global warming.

Many of the invited guests were very surprised by certain facts, especially to hear of livestock farming’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The mayor’s wife reflected that she had not previously considered that climate change could be affected by diet. The mayor said he appreciated the opportunity for people to switch to a vegetarian (vegan) diet regardless of personal circumstance. All attendees commented on the delicious food and said that this initiative was “brave, inspiring, beautiful.” At the end of this event, each participant received a gift package including Master’s latest book, The Noble Wilds, along with a DVD on global warming and vegetarianism.

As of today, the response to the project has been overwhelming. Non-vegetarians who come by for a complimentary meal report on the goodness of the food, saying that they are attracted by its health benefits, and its surprising variety and simplicity. Many customers have commented that they now have an insight into how they can contribute to the alleviation of global warming.

To enjoy One World Cuisine Vegetarian Restaurant’s website please visit: http://www.oneworldcuisine.com.au

[Brisbane] On March 28 and 29, Golden Year 5 (2008), fellow initiates from the Brisbane Center conducted an SOS stall in the busy Queen Street mall in downtown Brisbane to inform the public about the urgency of alleviating climate change.

The initiates handed out SOS flyers, AL flyers and DVDs with the SOS message, which many people accepted immediately. Some passers-by stopped to ask questions, and one lady who was a yoga instructor felt so inspired by the SOS message that she joined the initiates in handing out flyers. A teacher on a field trip with a group of school children also dropped by and grabbed many flyers saying, “This is what we need to learn about.” In addition, several passers-by took the opportunity to sign the veg4earth petition, which is also available online at veg4earth.org. In May 2008, the petition will be submitted by Senator Andrew Bartlett, a vegan politician, to the Parliament of Australia.

The Brisbane initiates look forward to setting up more stalls in the future as a way to inform the public about the need to mitigate climate change.

[Sydney] After group meditation, on Sunday, March 2, Golden Year 5 (2008), a group of initiates from the Sydney Center dressed in their yellow vests and headed to Freedom Plaza, in the town of Cabramatta for the annual Clean Up Australia Day. The town’s large Aulacese community was joined in the activity by several local groups and individuals. Among them were the community’s environmentally-conscious president and vice-president, a Buddhist group and a group of Vietnam War veterans.

Many participants and passers-by who received Alternative Living and Supreme Master TV flyers showed interest in learning more about Supreme Master Television. At the end of Clean Up Day the sun shone brightly, warming not only the land but also the hearts of everyone in the community.

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