WHAT: Rally in support of a Resolution for Meatless Mondays, which will be introduced at the full Council meeting on Thursday afternoon

 

WHERE: Steps of City Hall

 

WHEN: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 at 10am

 

Council Member Helen Rosenthal

Council Member Corey Johnson

Compassion Over Killing
The Mondays Campaign

Humane Society of the US

Chef Bill Telepan

NYCLASS

Jane Velez Mitchell

Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Corey Johnson (Chair, Health Committee) and various public health, environmental, and animal rights advocates will rally on Thursday, January 22nd at 10am on the steps of City Hall in support of Meatless Mondays, a resolution the Council Members will introduce at the stated Council meeting Thursday afternoon.

 

Meatless Monday is a national and international campaign that encourages people to enjoy meat-free meals on Mondays to improve their personal and public health, animal welfare, wildlife protection, and environmental and agricultural sustainability. The resolution would bring awareness to the efforts already underway in restaurants, schools, and cafeterias across the city to provide meat-free meals on Mondays, and it would call on an expansion of those efforts city-wide.

 

Approximately 40 schools in New York City already participate in Meatless Monday, including public, private, and charter schools at all grade levels. New York City colleges and universities have also participated in Meatless Monday, including Barnard College, Brooklyn Law School, Columbia University, Fordham University, LaGuardia Community College, and Manhattan College.

 

Restaurant owners in New York City such as Bill Telepan, Mario Batali, John Fraser, and Marisa May currently participate in Meatless Mondays by offering vegetarian options to their customers.