THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EVENTS TOOK PLACE SINCE THE LAST NEWSLETTER

1 On 20th August 2005 we kept a stall during the Janmastmi celebrations at the Hare Krishna temple in Watford. Jyoti Mehta, Kajal, Bakula and Shailesh Bhatt were on duty and they persuaded 9 people to give up meat eating.

2 On September 18th the annual, ‘Interfaith Celebration of Animals’ was organised by the Golders Green Unitarians. I spoke on behalf of the Jain faith.

3 On 4th October we gave a talk and prepared some food for sick children at Guys Hospital in London.

4 On 14th November I gave a talk to the Rotarians of South Croydon. We are reaching out to many diverse groups!

5 On 5th December I gave a talk to the Hindu students at the London School of Economics. I was pleasantly surprised to find that 90% of those who came were vegetarians! Hindus are coming back to vegetarianism!

6 On 18th December we held our annual Christmas Lunch. For the first time the event was jointly held with the Wanza community of South London. Lord Weatherill, Councillor Maggie Mansel Mayor of Croydon, Minister for Energy Malcolm Wicks, Leader of the Council Tony Newman (a vegetarian) were among the guests.

7 On 4th February 2006, I gave a talk to the students of Chandna Vidyapeeth in Croydon.

8 On 7th March I was invited to give a talk to the Asian elderly group in Pinner. I urged grandparents to ensure that their grandchildren are vegetarians! Special thanks to Urmilaben Thakkar for inviting me.

9 On 10th March I was invited to give a talk to the Chandna Vidyapeeth School in Kingsbury. I urged Jains to become proactive in promoting vegetarianism. Special thanks to Kishorebhai Shah for his hospitality.

10 On 16th March we were invited by Churches Together of Sanderstead to talk about Ahimsa and Hinduism. Around 60 people attended and were fascinated to learn about the Hindu way of life.

11 On 1st April we took part in a multi faith demonstration in Oxford against the animal laboratory being built there. Please God listen to our prayers, let compassion prevail!

12 On 4th April we took part in a demonstration outside the Canadian tourist office in Trafalgar Square against the barbaric killing of tens of thousands of baby seals every year in Canada.

13 On 20th and 27th April we were invited to give a talk to children at Devonshire Primary School in Sutton. We also prepared food for the children. They thoroughly enjoyed the food and understood the concept of vegetarianism.

14 On 23rd April the Jain Association of UK organised the Mahaveer Jayanti. I urged Jains to support animal welfare.

15 On 22nd May I was interviewed by Radio Club Asia as part of National Vegetarian Week.

16 On Tuesday 13th June I was invited to give a talk at a conference organised by London Sustainability 21 at Hackney Town Hall. Meat consumption is one of the biggest causes of damage to the planet. All those who are worried about the planet should become vegetarian first!

17 On 1st July a vegetarian event was organised by Barbra and Lindsay Jackson at the Godalming Quakers hall. I traveled by train with food for 20 people! The event was a great success even though most of UK was watching England play Portugal in the world football competition!