One simple way of reducing the amount of meat you eat is by nominating a Meat Free Day one day each week.

Download our Meat Free Day brochure The brochure is also available in Chinese: Simple | Traditional

The idea of a meat-free day came from the Meat Free Monday campaign gaining traction in America. It has supporters around the world, from individuals and faith communities to whole cities - such as Ghent in Belgium!

ARRCC is in the process of producing a series of materials to help you encourage people to have at least one Meat Free Day per week. We would love our members and supporters to encourage their places of worship to adopt a Meat Free Day as a whole faith community. We are also encouraging faith communities to have Meat Free Meals as part of their religious gatherings and conferences. More information and materials will be available over the coming months!

Do you have examples of Meat Free Meals or Meat Free Days in your home or place of worship? Then please contact us to share your story! News

Meat Free Day in the News

Meat Free Day and vegetarianism in general is beginning to get noticed! Check out the following recent coverage:

• Olympic vegetarians: the elite athletes who shun meat, The Guardian (UK), July 2012
• Eat less meat to save planet, researchers warn, Telegraph (UK), June 2012
• Vegetarian diet healthy: Medical study, Sydney Morning Herald, June 2012
• A plant-based diet - good for us and the planet, Medical Journal of Australia, June 2012
• A winning edge with veg, Sydney Morning Herald, May 2012
• Pork all the talk as beef loses cash cow status, Sydney Morning Herald, May 2012
• An all-vegetarian menu on Holland America, USA Today, May 2012
• Agriculture to be included in UNFCC, Humane Society, Apr 2012
• The global warming diet: Eat less meat, Reneweconomy, 16 Apr 2012
• Grabbing the vegie might, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 Apr 2012
• Red meat increases death, cancer and heart risk, BBC News, 14 March 2012
• Risks: More Red Meat, More Mortality, New York Times, 12 March 2012
• 'Truth is hard to swallow' advertising campaign launched, Voiceless website, 19 Feb 2012
• 100 days meat-free with Adam Spencer, 702 ABC Radio, Breakfast with Adam Spencer blog, 16 Jan 2012
• Vegetarian Stars Featured on New US Postage Stamps, LA Times, 29 Nov 2011
• Putting the diet debate on the menu, UTS Institute for Sustainable Future, 29 Aug 2011
• Gore: Eat less meat to fight warming, Politico Pro, 26 Aug 2011
• The ethics of abstinence, ABC Local Radio, Sunday Nights, 21 Aug 2011
• Meatless Mondays catch on in the US, NY Times, 16 Jun 2011
• First Lady launches MyPlate, ChooseMyPlate.gov
• English Bishops bring back meat-free fridays, Zenit, 13 May 2011
• Barack Obama on meat consumption, You Tube
• How Does Meat in the Diet Take an Environmental Toll? Scientific American, 28 December 2010
• UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet, Guardian, 2 June 2010