Vegan Burg Talk 1 (19 Oct)

CEO of Vegan Burg, Mr Alex, invited Mr Low to Vegan Burg restaurant (walking distance from Eunos MRT station) to give a GW talk to a group of friends. Mr Alex showed his friends (abt 20 people) the movie “Meat the Truth” before the talk. Participants enjoyed the movie and the talk.

"Meat the Truth" movie can be found in youtube [1hr 15 mins]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uTJsZrX2wI

裕华民众俱乐部《爱护地球，了悟健康》晚会（10月15日）

全球暖化研究小组成员受邀参加裕华民众俱乐部《爱护地球，了悟健康》晚会。组员伟滔和婷婷全权负责策划晚会节目内容和筹备晚会的各个事项。组员李绕和刘先生参与环境短剧《小孩与大树》的演出。

《爱护地球，了悟健康》晚会在10月15日举行。筹备工作/戏剧排练在8月中就开始了。组员每个星期都到裕华民众俱乐部和一群志同道合的大学生一起排练短剧。环境短剧《小孩与大树》讲述一个小男孩从小受到苹果树的恩惠，长大后却从事养牛场的工作（破坏了环境），但后来悔改，从事保护环境/种植蔬菜水果的工作的故事。组员和大学生们都用心排练，希望能把环保讯息传达给民众。



《爱护地球，了悟健康》晚会当天，350位民众出席晚会。晚会节目非常丰富，有环保舞蹈表演、环境短剧、传统戏剧、健康讲座、幸运抽奖等等。晚会当天的晚宴是由“爱家”餐馆提供的9道美味素食。大家都对色香味俱全的素食晚宴赞不绝口。



晚会嘉宾新闻、通讯及艺术部兼环境及水源部高级政务部长傅海燕女士（Ms Grace Fu）非常喜欢《爱护地球，了悟健康》晚会的主题内容，并提议每年都举行类似的环保晚宴。裕华民众俱乐部，乐龄委员会的会长王先生也认为今年的环保晚宴办得朝气蓬勃、青春活力，极俱特色。他还邀请我们明年再和裕华民众俱乐部一起联办环保晚宴呢。

Feedback for Assembly talk @ CHIJ Kellock Primary School (14 Oct 2011)

Feedback for Assembly talk @ CHIJ Kellock Primary School (14 Oct 2011)
Attendance: 1200 Primary students + 100 teachers

Teachers’ Feedback :

Well done! I enjoyed the videos too! - Vice-Principle, Mdm Christina Seow

Definitely an excellent way to create more awareness among our pupils about Global Warming and how it can never be too late to start helping Mother Earth, stop depleting/ deteriorating her resources and improve living conditions such as hunger. Perhaps more emphasis on students to adopt the 3R and friendly environmental habits when young and to continue throughout their life.
- Ms Angelina Kee, Allied Educator (Teaching & learning)

Excellent presentation! An important message for our next generation! I’m going to eat less meat and encourage others to do so. See you next year!
- Ms Pavri Goritti-Ann, Environment club teacher-in-charge

Very informative seminar. A lot of information was disseminated. Am now more aware of the harmful effects of global warming. Keep it up.
- Mdm Sarah Siddiqin, teacher

There was a lot of information provided. The videos were well-incorporated into the seminar.
– Junie Lim, Teacher

Meaningful and interesting talk, able to capture the pupil’s attention. Keep up the good job. : ) - Ms Koh, teacher

知识性强，如果能多一些与学生互动的活动，效果会更好！
- Ms Lin Qiu Yan, Chinese Teacher

讲得非常好，能够感染到听众，对全球暖化有了更新的认识。
- Mdm Liu Shi Wei, Chinese Teacher

The talk was informational, good and interesting. However, there are some slides that are too detailed that the lower primary students may not understand. But it was good as a whole.
- Mrs Adeline Goh, teacher

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Students’ Feedback :

The talk made me think about what is happening to Earth. The talk was very interesting too. I will try my best to stop global warming. – Insyiran Zakariah, Student

The talk was very interesting and I enjoyed it very much. I believe that all my friends were convinced as the videos and explanation was clear. – Rebecca Tan, student

The talk was informative. I learnt to not waste food and water as others are suffering from hunger. We also must not cut trees. – Shafigah Adzirah, student

The videos presented were very interesting and we can learn many information about saving Mother Earth. – Nicole Chua, student

This talk was very useful to me. I learnt to reduce, reuse and recycle. I wish that many will co-operate with me to do this good deed. – Thamizharasi, student

I like the talk just now as it tells us to eat more vegetables and fruits and eat less meat. I will do my part to save water and save food for people who do not have food to eat. – Ruqzana Binte Ismail Shaik, Student

I have learnt that chopping down trees from the forest there will be less oxygen for us. And I have learnt to Be Veg, Go Green to Save the Planet! – Michelyn, student

Assembly talk @ CHIJ Kellock Primary School (14 Oct 2011)

Ms Pavri Goritti-Ann, Teacher-in-charge of Environment club, invited Global Warming Study Group to CHIJ Primary school on 14 Oct 2011.
Mr Low, dressed as Professor Amjit, conducted an Assembly talk to the school during 7:20 am. The talk was very well-received.

As 14 Oct was a CCA day, Ms Pavri invited Mr Low to give an ‘extra’ session to the CHIJ Environment club. : ) Mr Low showed some environment videos and gave the club members some quiz questions where they can win some prizes. Club members loved the environment session.

Our GW team arrived at 9.30am to set up Exhibition panels and a booth. We distributed leaflets on ‘Eco-kids websites’ & MRT card holders to students and played some SOS climate change videos on the TV. We manned the booth from 9.30am till 2pm.
Our booth was swamped by the students as many of them like the assembly talk we delivered. We are quite overwhelmed by the enthusiastic response from the students. : ) Team members heartedly commented that we should do more talks in schools. : )



Below are some feedbacks from teachers and students on the assembly talk:

Well done! I enjoyed the videos too! - Vice-Principle, Mdm Christina Seow

Excellent presentation! An important message for our next generation! I’m going to eat less meat and encourage others to do so. See you next year!
- Ms Pavri Goritti-Ann, Environment club teacher-in-charge

Meaningful and interesting talk, able to capture the pupil’s attention. Keep up the good job. : )

- Ms Koh, teacher

讲得非常好，能够感染到听众，对全球暖化有了更新的认识。
- Mdm Liu Shi Wei, Chinese Teacher

The talk was very interesting and I enjoyed it very much. I believe that all my friends were convinced as the videos and explanation was clear. – Rebecca Tan, student

I feel it is very interesting. I will start eating fruits and vegetables every Friday. This was the best talk I ever heard. – Sindhu, student

The talk was informative. I learnt to not waste food and water as others are suffering from hunger. We also must not cut trees. – Shafigah Adzirah, student

Feedback for ITE Tampines GW Seminar (11 Oct)

Feedback for ITE Tampines GW Seminar (11 Oct)
Attendance: 120 ITE students, 4 ITE lecturers

The Talk was very informative, inspiring and had really reacted awareness to the audience. The pictures and videos show very clear statement of the current situation.
- Mr Timothy Leong Kim Soon Section Head/Visual Communication, School of Design & Media

The Talk is very informative. It awaken us the enormous danger we are going to face.
- Mrs Tan-Lee Kwi Lin ITE Lecturer

Informative drives across the various age group. Interesting video clips shown; could expand on the length of the clip. Social media platform could be used to further engage the younger generation. - Mr Andy Chua ITE Lecturer

The GW talk changes me whereby I realize now that we should do something to save the world. - Nurul Bait Aidaya ITE Student

The talk was very meaningful and useful as it motivates us to save the world as well as the human beings. Overall it was a healthy talk. - Nor Farhana ITE student

The talk was very informative. I learn a lot more about global warming. There was a lot of stuff that most people don’t know about and it’s important to be educated regarding this. – Nurhayati, ITE student

After the talk I have decided to consume less beef. The talk also let me aware more about global warming.
– Joelle ITE student

The talk is meaningful and gave me awareness to my surrounding.
- Aisyah Mahmud ITE student

The talk reminded me of judgment day. So basically I need to work real hard for my life and my future. Thanks GW talk for waking me up. - Solihin Chua ITE student

It updates me what really happened to earth right now. Told us quite a lot of shocking facts.
- York Koon ITE student

I like to thank you and your group for coming to ITE Tampines to give the talk to our students. It was a rare occasion that the students were attentive to the talk as commented by the teachers. It was commented by 2 teachers that we should have such talks for students.The talk definitely cause awareness to the problem and urgency of climate change and how they can help to reduce global warming.
- Ms Gan Geok Hong, ITE Lecturer

GW Seminar @ ITE Tampines (11 Oct)

Ms Gan Geok Hong, a lecturer in ITE Tampines, invited Global Warming Study group to conduct a GW seminar and set up a booth at ITE Tampines to promote environmental awareness among the students.

120 ITE students attended the Global Warming seminar. They listened attentively to the 1 hr presentation. Many of them signed up for more information at our booth after the presentation. [Some lecturers later commented that it is rare for the students to be so attentive during lectures. :) ]

Some feedback for the lecturers and students are as follows:

The Talk was very informative, inspiring and had really reacted awareness to the audience. The pictures and videos show very clear statement of the current situation.
- Mr Timothy Leong Kim Soon Section Head/Visual Communication, School of Design & Media

The Talk is very informative. It awaken us the enormous danger we are going to face.
- Mrs Tan-Lee Kwi Lin ITE Lecturer

The talk was very informative. I learn a lot more about global warming. There was a lot of stuff that most people don’t know about and it’s important to be educated regarding this.
– Nurhayati, ITE student

I find the talk useful as we are able to understand the effects of global warming and the disasters that had happened around the world. - Yeo Wei Qiang

I find the talk is interesting as I learnt more about what is happening to mother earth. And how we, as human can help to protect it before it’s too late.
- Daina Sofi Bte Razali ITE student


Ms Gan Geok Hong with ITE students, Ms Gan with GW Study Group volunteers

Feedback for GW talk @ Singapore Polytechnic (07 Oct)

Feedback for GW talk @ Singapore Polytechnic (07 Oct)
Attendance : 22 Singapore Poly Env Club students

It was great having your workshop for our committee members at our Sub-Committee Camp 2011. All of us from SP ENV felt your strong passion & the need to let more people know about your efforts as well as the environmental message that you and your team are spreading. We would like to invite you again to spread the message to the rest of Singapore Polytechnic not just to SP ENV club.
- Miss Elaine Sam, Committee Member of Singapore Polytechnic Env Club

I understand the seriousness of Global warming and rising sea levels. This talk is very detailed and informative. I will reduce the consumption of beef/meat and involve more in Saving Earth events to put in an effort in helping the Earth.
- Li Ying Nan, SP student, Env Club member

Very informative, especially with the numbers and statistics provided. Speaker was well prepared and versed in the relevant topic.
- Ng Jian Ming, SP Student

It is very interesting because I didn’t know that having a meat diet will affect the Earth and cause global warming. Now that eating have a part to play with the environment, I will try to eat more veggies and fruits, to save water as well. - Vincent Tok, SP student

This seminar was engaging with the speaker. Content was filled with videos which shows illustration to the presentation. –Mohamad Faris, SP student

Yes, it is engaging and informative. However, I just feel that going all veg is not possible for everyone yet. I agree that meat consumption should be reduced and we should all live together in harmony with the animals and the natural environment. Thank you for your time today, it’s good to feel inspired in what we believe sometimes.
– Tay Sai Kiat, SP Env Club student

Informative, eye-opening, quite interesting, learn things that I never heard of before. Overall very good. – Chris Thng, SP student

Very enlightening highlight of problem – gives inspiration. Vocal presentation could be better in terms of language and flow.
- Yeo Jia Xiong, SP Env Club student

Very interesting & informative talk. Know a lot more now. Well-prepared. Thanks for the interesting talk ! - Isaac Chua , SP student

The Global Warming Seminar was very informative and detailed. It can be improved by shortening the time as the main points and problems have been addressed in the beginning.
- Li Min, SP student

Singapore Polytechnic Env Workshop (07 Oct)

Singapore Polytechnic Environment Club leader, Miss Elaine Sam, invited Mr Low to give a 1hr presentation + Q&A to 20 SP Env club students on 07 Oct. SP environment club is having a 3 day event to teach club members on the environment & survival skills such as trekking, topography, outdoor cooking etc.

The students are very interested in the talk. They asked many questions on Global Warming & how to help the planet. The session was extended for another 20 mins due to the lively dialogue session with the students. : )

Some feedbacks from students are as follows:

I understand the seriousness of Global warming and rising sea levels. This talk is very detailed and informative. I will reduce the consumption of beef/meat and involve more in Saving Earth events to put in an effort in helping the Earth.
- Li Ying Nan, SP student, Env Club member

Very informative, especially with the numbers and statistics provided. Speaker was well prepared and versed in the relevant topic.
- Ng Jian Ming, SP Student

I have learn quite a number of facts. I will play my part more effectively after the seminar
- Oi Jun Hong, SP student.

It was great having your workshop for our committee members at our Sub-Committee Camp 2011. All of us from SP ENV felt your strong passion & the need to let more people know about your efforts as well as the environmental message that you and your team are spreading. We would like to invite you again to spread the message to the rest of Singapore Polytechnic not just to SP ENV club.
- Ms Elaine Sam, Committee Member of Singapore Polytechnic Env Club

Ecokidd Childcare center GW talk (06 Oct)

Ecokidd Childcare center @ Yio Chu Kang invited Mr Low to present on GW during their children day event on 06 Oct.
40 nursery students and 20 parents attended the talk. Mr Low had to employ many techniques he learnt in school to keep the toddlers engaged in the talk. :)

Feedbacks from the parents and teachers includes:

Enjoyed the talk alot. Able to understand the talk. Interesting. Thank you. :)
- Trisheena, Eco-kidd childcare teacher

Very good idea to make children learn when they are young. It is good because now everyone have to protect the environment. There are a lot of disasters everywhere now.
- Sao Montip, Parent of student, from Thailand

Pro-teach Tampines GW talk ( 05 Oct )

Mr Low with Mr Kenneth Lim, Manager of
Proteach Tampines

Pro-teach Tampines student care center invited Mr Low to give a Global Warming talk to 50 students on 05 Oct. Students are attentive during the talk as they have to complete a GW worksheet after the talk. Those who complete the worksheet with all the answers correct would get a prize!! [This is one way to attract students to pay attention during the talk. :) ]

Happy Feet event @ Fort canning Park on 25 Sep

Singapore Veggie Thursday team organized a Happy feet Walk cum Carnival event at Fort Canning Park on 25 Sep. The event aims to encourage people to go veggie on Thursdays to reduce their environmental footprint and to improve their health.

GW Study Group participated in the Happy Feet Event. We have a booth to distribute free Climate change booklets to the public. Our volunteers also dress up in animal costumes to take photos with participants.

We have a story-telling corner to tell kids story on climate change. The kids love our stories. :)

Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. [Must-watch]

Al Gore’s group launch the “24 Hours of Reality” Project on Sep 14.
24 presenters in 24 time Zones presented on how climate affected their country.It is broadcasted live online from September 14 to 15, over 24 hours, representing 24 time zones and 13 languages.
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Though the event is over, the videos are placed in the Climate Reality Website:
http://climaterealityproject.org/

The following is a list of cities that presented:
Hour 1 : Mexico; Hour 2: Boulder; Hour 3: Victoria4: Kotzebue; 5: French Polynesia 6: Hawaii 7: Toga; 8: Auckland; 9: Solomon Island; 10: Canberra11: Seoul ; 12: BeiJing; 13: Jakarta; 14: New Delhi; 15: Islamabad;16: Dubai; 17: Istanbul; 18: Durban; 19:London; 20:Husavik;21: Cape Verde; 22: Ililissat; 23: Rio De Janeiro; 24: New York

There are lots of videos to watch.
However, Al Gore gives a really nice 1 hour summary during the last hour.
Just watch the 1st video, "Hour 24 : New York" to get the whole picture.
[ In the video, Al Gore speaks of the science behind the climate "new normal"
(long periods of drought followed by short periods of heavy rainfall),
gives an update of the disasters happening around the world and gives a point-to-point rebuttal of the climate deniers. ]

Happy Watching & pass it on.

Be Veg, Go Green to Save the Planet.

Feedbacks from Env Wkshp @ GreenRidge Primary Sch & GW Talk for Eunos Teacher's friends

Feedback for GW talk on Environment workshop @ Green Ridge Primary School ( 05 Sep )
Attendance: 20 Teachers from various primary schools

Informative without being too over-whelming. Provides very up-dated reports/ videos.
Presenter is enthusiastic and informative.
- Ling Lilin Sherene, Teacher, Anchor Green Primary School

Maybe good to incorporate practical ways for people to reduce meat consumption. For instance “how can we switch from chips to fruits when watching movies? Thanks for the informative talk.
- Mr Ho Jin Cheng, Teacher, Anchor Green Primary School

It is interesting. Will get back to you on a date for the school assembly to drive this green message.
- Miss Wendy, Teacher, Jurong Primary School

Very enlightening talk. I would very much like to have an environment talk in my school.
- Prema Suresh, Teacher, Northland Primary School

Informative & interesting.
- Eugenie Yeoh, Teacher, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School

It is good to promote veggie food to help global warming. I am a vegetarian and I’m not sick for 3 years already.
- Lim San, Teacher, CCPE, Ngee Ann Primary School

Well-prepared. Good sharing of resources. Speaker is passionate.
How does Global Warming lead to climate change? Good to address this so that pupils and audience can see the link.
- Failyn Ang, Teacher, St Margaret’s Primary School


Feedback for GW @ Soo Chen (Eunos Teacher) friend’s house [ 06 Sep ]
Audience : 16 intelligent friends of a fellow Eunos Senior teacher.

It has been a pleasure listening to your sharing on Global Warming on Tuesday.As spoken, I would like to invite you to share with my group of undergraduates (about 250). Please let me know whether you could make it.
-Asst Prof Patrick Chan,
Chair's Office, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
Nanyang Technological University

Thank you so much for your enlightening, enriching and informative talk. Indeed stewardship starts from self -- so let us do our small part by " Going-Green" at least once a week. We learnt much from you - from your facts and figures.
The urgency is now !
- Cheok Soh Cheng, Senior teacher, Eunos Primary School
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"Indeed your talk has liberated me to a new level of anticipation to want to learn more on how I can contribute towards the well being of this one and only Earth. Stewardship starting from self is now a critical process towards preserving the Earth's health starting with a change of my diet!"
- Colin Tan, Managing Director/ Chief Executive coach,
MetaNoia Interventation

You came to Thomson Grove to deliver your eye opening talk on global warming! Could I get some more copies of the Climate Change booklet which I find gives a lot of information. I would
like to spread the word around using this booklet.
- Celine Goh

GW talk @ Greenridge Primary School (05 Sep)

Mr Arivalagan, Teacher-in-charge of Environment in GreenRidge Primary School, invited Mr Low to conduct a GW talk to 20 Green club/ Environment club teachers on 05 Sep.

The teachers, who came from various schools, brought their students to attend the Environment Champion workshop organized by NEA on that day.

Teachers give the following feedbacks after the talk:
Informative without being too over-whelming. Provides very up-dated reports/ videos.
Presenter is enthusiastic and informative.
- Ling Lilin Sherene, Teacher, Anchor Green Primary School

It is interesting. Will get back to you on a date for the school assembly to drive this green message.
- Miss Wendy, Teacher, Jurong Primary School

Well-prepared. Good sharing of resources. Speaker is passionate.
How does Global Warming lead to climate change? Good to address this so that pupils and audience can see the link.
- Failyn Ang, Teacher, St Margaret’s Primary School

Very enlightening talk. I would very much like to have an environment talk in my school. - Prema Suresh, Teacher, Northland Primary School

Pro-teach Staff Event (01 Sep)

Pro-teach is a well-established company that runs 28 student care center/tution center in Singapore. In the begining of 2011, all Pro-teach centers have adopt a policy to provide plant-based food to their students on Thursdays. [Some centers provide plant-based food more than one day a week.]

On 01 Sep, Pro-teach CEO, Ms Peggy Ong, invited Mr Low, Dr Priya (a homopathic doctor) & Mr George Jacob (President of Vege Society Singapore) to speak to 80 Pro-teach teachers and staffs.


Dr Priya spoke on the Health benefits of a Vege Diet, Mr George spoke on Kindness to animals while Mr Low spoke on Global Warming and Solutions to climate change.

After the presentations, Pro-teach staffs asked questions on Health & Environment during the Q & A session.

Video Clip on Q & A session:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viRuq1uMNXs

During the event, CEO Ms Peggy Ong shared a piece of good news: After Pro-teach's Branch Heads attended the Env & Health talk held in May, many of them realize the impacts our diet have on the environment & on human health, thus they are very supportive of the Veggie Thursday policy. Ms Peggy Ong announced that :
"Out of 28 Pro-Teach branches, 15 are offering plant-based meals twice a week now, 1 branch 3 times a week, 1 branch 4 times a week and 3 branches everyday! Before our May talk, only 8 branches volunteered 2x weekly, the remaining 20 just 1x weekly. The number has since doubled. I await some good news from the branches for more frequent plant-based menu. :) "

Bravo ... That was very encouraging indeed.

We wish Pro-teach all the best in their efforts to provide plant-based meals for the students under their care.