Vegan International Participates in UN Food Summit and Vegan Athlete Wins Sri Chimnoy Race!

Summer 2021

This is the link for the video submitted by Vegan  International to the UN Food Summit:  https://twitter.com/EarthEthicsCtr/status/1417797687701823489?s=20

Vegan International has been invited to participate in the United Nations Food Summit by faith-based ECOSOC NGO, the Center For Earth Ethics.  One-minute videos from many organizations will be included in the Center For Earth Ethics submission. 

This is the text of the Vegan International video:

“Hi! I am Sharon Wallenberg, Founder of Vegan International and a Christian.  The way I look at food goes back to the Garden of Eden. Animals ate leaves and grass, and people ate fruit and vegetables – a ‘plant-based diet’.

“Meat and dairy is linked to heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, obesity. antibiotic resistance and zoonotic diseases such as covid-19, HIV / AIDS, SARS, MERS, Ebola, Avian Flu, Swine Flu, Black Flu, Spanish Flu and many others.

“Animal agriculture causes environmental degradation: desertification of land, destruction of forests, pollution of air, land, and water, and the unsustainable use of land and water.  Methane from the animals raised for food holds heat in the atmosphere more effectively than carbon dioxide making it the single greatest cause of global warming.  Species extinction from habitat destruction makes disease transmission between species more likely and more deadly.

“This is about food, but more importantly it is a justice issue.  The unjust treatment of individuals who do not look or communicate like humans is a result of human pride and supremacy.  These unfortunate individuals are unjustly incarcerated in disease ridden, horrific conditions, subjected to mutilation, violation, rape, kidnap of their children, and ultimately murdered horrifically, usually while fully conscious, all to satisfy the whims of those in power – the humans.

“This is a charity issue.  “Of all the commandments, the greatest of these is love.”.  Love needs to extend to all the individuals regardless of species.  It is my hope that Earth is transitioning to Isaiah’s prophesized Peaceful Kingdom where “the lion shall lie down with the lamb”.  I think we can take that to mean we are all transitioning to plant-based food.  Thank you.”

A Vegan Athlete from Mongolia, long distance runner Budjargal Byambaa, has not only won the ten day Sri Chimnoy twice, but has recently won the six day 904 km / 561 mile run in Milwalkee, USA.  This has made Budjargal Byambaa only the 21^st runner ever to exceed 900 km in six days, and the fifth in the last 13 years.  The ten day Sri Chimnoy race is like running almost 29 standard marathons. 

In 2013 Budjargal broke the 24 hour national record in Mongolia after completing 182 km, and has completed the ten day Sri Chimnoy race five times.  He took first place in the six day 787 km Icarus Florida Ultrafest in 2020.  He has won many other impressive long distance races all over the world!

Budjargal Byambaa was motivated to stop eating all animal flesh and secretions years ago by thoughts of improving his athletic performance. 

“Veganism is the right choice for me.  It improves my physical strength.  It helps me to transcend my physical self, moving to the next stage of my spiritual development and growth.  Long distance running is different than any other type of running.  It needs not only physical strength, it needs my inner strength.  My thought about inner strength is, it is so powerful, and it can give me much more strength than physical strength.  Becoming vegan helped me to find my inner strength.”

Plant-based food is the most healthful, sustainable, equitable, delicious and powerful!  Try it!