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  • World Vegan Day 2020

    World Vegan Day 2020

    Climate-friendly food without animal cruelty for a sustainable future Every year on November 1st, people all over the world who are interested in veganism celebrate “World Vegan Day.” Celebrating this day is primarily intended to inspire a vegan lifestyle in the community, with all the benefits of health, animal welfare and environmental protection. At present,…

  • The impact of global warming on the food system

    The impact of global warming on the food system

    It is a well-known fact that solar energy is an essential factor for the survival of life on the earth in which we live. The heat of the sun warms the earth and 90% of the sun’s rays that reach the earth are reflected back into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2),…

  • Food for Thought in the Season of Giving

    Food for Thought in the Season of Giving

    Without a doubt, 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in recent history. The repercussions of our lifestyles are at play on a global scale. However, this article will not dwell in the doom and gloom but will focus on how transitions are happening for the better in times of adversity.  The Gift…

  • Vesak and the Festival of Light

    Vesak and the Festival of Light

    COVID-19 has put a stop to many things across the world. People are expected to stay home, follow safety guidelines to ensure they neither contract nor spread the virus to others. This has not only hampered daily lifestyles and livelihoods, but also religious worshipping and gatherings.  People have been made to re-evaluate, innovate and re-think…

  • Celebrating World Vegan Day at Mount Lavinia Hotel

    Celebrating World Vegan Day at Mount Lavinia Hotel

    The Mount Lavinia Hotel is well known for their incredible vegan buffet on poya days consisting of over a hundred vegan dishes from all over the world, along with their special vegan menu – both firsts in Sri Lanka. Following the tradition of promoting vegan food to Sri Lanka, on 1st November, Mount Lavinia Hotel…

  • International Biodiversity Day 2019 – Food, Health

    International Biodiversity Day 2019 – Food, Health

    Reconciliation or as most of us call it “Sanhidiyawa” has been a hot topic for us in Sri Lanka lately. But not only us, most countries value the idea of reconciliation and are working towards building a safer environment where all ethnic groups and religions are equally respected. But, this is between our own kind,…

  • Promoting Meatless Monday at Regional Level

    Promoting Meatless Monday at Regional Level

    SLYCAN Trust and Member of Parliament Venerable Athuraliye Rathana partook at a symposium on “Mindful Easting” organised by Humane Society International in collaboration with IOGT VIỆT NAM and GIÁO HỘI PHẬT GIÁO VIỆT NAM held at the Vietnam Buddhist Institute of Hanoi. A few of the key speakers at this event including Ven. Thero were,…

  • Meatless Monday Pop-up stall at Saturday Good Market

    Meatless Monday Pop-up stall at Saturday Good Market

    To create a wider outreach and to carry forward the important message of leading sustainable and meatless lifestyles to a substantial audience, the Meatless Monday Sri Lanka campaign hosted a stall at the Saturday Good Market that was held on the 15th of December 2018 at Race Course Grounds, Colombo 07. The Meatless Monday stall…

  • Meatless Monday at Chilaw

    Meatless Monday at Chilaw

    Meatless Monday Sri Lanka took its outreach campaign to Chilaw on the 17th of November 2018 to create awareness on the importance of shifting to meatless and sustainable lifestyles to mitigate climate change impacts among other environmental and health benefits. The campaign collaborated with ‘Harita lanka’ and conducted an awareness session during a tree planting…

  • World Vegan Day Celebration of Meatless Monday Sri Lanka

    World Vegan Day Celebration of Meatless Monday Sri Lanka

    To celebrate World Vegan Day on the 1st of November, and to create awareness on the importance of going meatless and the need for a shift towards meatless lifestyle options, Meatless Monday Sri Lanka along with Mount Lavinia Hotel organised a video competition requiring participants to submit a 60 seconds video on why they think it…