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IVU News Malta: a Small Island with a
Big Heart
From the beginning, the society placed maximum emphasis on the need to educate the public and therefore to publish as much information as possible in a widely accessible form. Besides a monthly newsletter for members, the society publishes a free magazine three or four times a year in the Maltese language. This has been extremely successful in reaching the estimated 50 per cent. of the population who do not read English, and as Malta is a small place the vegetarian message has reached every corner of the island. This in turn has brought many new members and participants in the societys activities, which include social gatherings, meals, public discussions and other events.
Particularly encouraging has been the number of teachers who have joined the society, as they are well placed to educate and inform the younger generation. The society is often contacted by schools seeking information and the response from the wonderfully open-minded young people of Malta has far exceeded expectations. Now that the ball has been set rolling, they will ensure that it does not stop. Members of the society send greetings to vegetarians around the world, and especially to those who dedicate time and effort to achieving the beautiful ideal of a vegetarian world. Human beings must come to understand that they should eat only those foods which will have a beneficial effect on body, mind and spirit, and to appreciate that all forms of life humans, animals, birds, fish, plants have a right to be treated with respect. Those basic principles, together with a firm determination to succeed, will ultimately bring about the revolution of consciousness so urgently needed by planet earth and all its inhabitants. [Based on information supplied by Katherine and George Azzopardi of the Vegetarian Society of Malta.] |