In November 2019, we organized a series of events to celebrate World Vegan Month. First, we led a visit to the Animal Sanctuary in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Next, we had a vegan Tok Panjang lunch at the Peranakan restaurant. Some of our student members also held a potluck at Marina Barrage, and we contributed our presence and voice to the Conscious Festival followed by the Game Changers movie screening, both organized by Green Is The New Black. Additionally (though not quite in time for World Vegan Month), in early December 2019, we once again hosted Dr. Will Tuttle who graced us with his presence at two events. We invited our business members to provide plant-based food samples for one of the Dr.Will Tuttle events providing a platform for them to promote their products.

A group organised by VSS had lunch at Tangkak durian buffet. Next, we visited Bekok, a small town, where we saw street art and a waterfall. We finished the trip with dinner and shopping at Zenxin organic minimart.

NANAS is a private animal shelter which was relocated from Singapore to Pekan Nanas, Johor. It is home to 700 free-roaming animals, including dogs, cats and horses. Visitors fed vegan foods to the animals.

Eating plant-based food boosts our health, but we also need to exercise. To promote exercise, bring people closer to nature and meet like-minded people, VSS has organised much nature walks, often revisiting popular trails, such as TreeTop Walk and Southern Ridges. This time, we tried a different trail, a longer trail, all the way from Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to Macritchie Reservoir Park. Then, to reward ourselves, we took a bus to Brownice cafe for vegan ice cream and pizza.

Other placed walked in 2017: Pulau Ubin, Bollywood veggies, MacRitchie Skywalk, Botanic Gardens, Bukit Brown

The group met at HarbourFront MRT before setting off on The Southern Ridges trail and ending at Hort Park. The hike gave the group a chance to exercise while appreciating nature. Other VSS hikes were held at MacRitchie on March 6th and Bukit Timah on November 19th.

Participants visited an animal sanctuary in Malaysia to interact with the animals and see if such visits can encourage people to choose a more compassionate lifestyle. What stands out about this sanctuary is that, rather than mostly housing dogs and cats, this sanctuary focuses on farmed animals, including chickens, cows and one pig. The horse pictured here was rescued from being euthanized due to an injury sustained from horse racing in Singapore Turf Club.