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Paul McCartney Launches Meat Free Monday

Macca and family team up with their famous friends to launch Meat Free MondayBy Daily Mail Reporter15th June 2009http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1193190/Macca-family-team-famous-friends-launch-Meat-Free-Monday.html[Click on above to see some cool photos]Sir Paul McCartney has enlisted his family and famous friends to launch his latest vegetarian campaign.While the former Beatle, 66, accepts not everyone will become vegetarian, he has urged meat eaters to consider going vegetarian one day a week.Launching the Meat Free Monday campaign, Sir Paul joined his son James and daughters, designer Stella and photographer Mary, and a host of celebrities in St James's Park to launch the initiative.Sir Paul McCartney and his daughters Mary (left) and Stella (right) McCartney launch Meat Free Monday at Inn The Park, St. James ParkStars - both vegetarian and meat eaters - joined Macca to raise awareness of the campaign, which will help combat climate change.Sir Paul said: 'I thought this was a great idea. To just reduce your meat intake maybe by one day a week and this would seriously benefit the planet.'My family have been this way for years - vegetarians, that is.'Sir Paul was introduced to vegetarianism by his late wife Linda, who launched her own range of vegetarian frozen food.The campaign was prompted by a United Nations report, which says meat production is responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. This compares with an estimated 13 per cent from transport.Hollywood star Kate Bosworth - a close friend of Stella - joined Little Britain comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams, reality TV star Kelly Osbourne, singer Moby, pop star Sophie Ellis Bextor and husband Richard Jones, artist Sam Taylor-Wood and Marks & Spencer model Laura Bailey.A surprising guest at the event was Yoko Ono, widow of Sir Paul's late Beatles bandmate John Lennon.Yoko and Paul had a strained relationship in the Seventies, but have formed a friendship in recent years.Dressed in a sailor hat, Yoko embraced Paul as she arrived in the park.She said: 'Give up one day and then it will be two days maybe. It's a very, very intelligent idea.'American singer Moby, who runs a Vegan cafe in New York, added: 'If I point my finger at someone, saying, "You should be a vegetarian," they're just going to get annoyed.Little and large: Little Britain comedians David Walliams and Matt Lucas walked down the green carpet'There is definitely a risk [of] alienating people. Maybe one day a week, consider what you are doing.'We're saying, do this for your personal health and in the process you help animals and you help the environment.'Other stars backing the campaign but who were unable to attend Monday's launch include Coldplay singer Chris Martin and actor Kevin Spacey.Live Simply So ThatOthers May Simply Live

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> Paul McCartney Launches Meat Free Monday

> Macca and family team up with their famous friends to launch Meat Free Monday

> By Daily Mail Reporter

> 15th June 2009

>

>

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1193190/Macca-family-team-famous-fr\

iends-launch-Meat-Free-Monday.html

> [Click on above to see some cool photos]

>

> Sir Paul McCartney has enlisted his family and famous friends to launch his

latest vegetarian campaign.

>

> While the former Beatle, 66, accepts not everyone will become vegetarian, he

has urged meat eaters to consider going vegetarian one day a week.

>

> Launching the Meat Free Monday campaign, Sir Paul joined his son James and

daughters, designer Stella and photographer Mary, and a host of celebrities in

St James's Park to launch the initiative.

> Sir Paul McCartney and his daughters Mary (left) and Stella (right) McCartney

launch Meat Free Monday at Inn The Park, St. James Park

>

> Stars - both vegetarian and meat eaters - joined Macca to raise awareness of

the campaign, which will help combat climate change.

>

> Sir Paul said: 'I thought this was a great idea. To just reduce your meat

intake maybe by one day a week and this would seriously benefit the planet.

>

> 'My family have been this way for years - vegetarians, that is.'

>

> Sir Paul was introduced to vegetarianism by his late wife Linda, who launched

her own range of vegetarian frozen food.

>

> The campaign was prompted by a United Nations report, which says meat

production is responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. This

compares with an estimated 13 per cent from transport.

>

> Hollywood star Kate Bosworth - a close friend of Stella - joined Little

Britain comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams, reality TV star Kelly Osbourne,

singer Moby, pop star Sophie Ellis Bextor and husband Richard Jones, artist Sam

Taylor-Wood and Marks & Spencer model Laura Bailey.

>

> A surprising guest at the event was Yoko Ono, widow of Sir Paul's late Beatles

bandmate John Lennon.

>

> Yoko and Paul had a strained relationship in the Seventies, but have formed a

friendship in recent years.

>

> Dressed in a sailor hat, Yoko embraced Paul as she arrived in the park.

>

> She said: 'Give up one day and then it will be two days maybe. It's a very,

very intelligent idea.'

>

> American singer Moby, who runs a Vegan cafe in New York, added: 'If I point my

finger at someone, saying, " You should be a vegetarian, " they're just going to

get annoyed.

>

> Little and large: Little Britain comedians David Walliams and Matt Lucas

walked down the green carpet

>

> 'There is definitely a risk [of] alienating people. Maybe one day a week,

consider what you are doing.

>

> 'We're saying, do this for your personal health and in the process you help

animals and you help the environment.'

>

> Other stars backing the campaign but who were unable to attend Monday's launch

include Coldplay singer Chris Martin and actor Kevin Spacey.

>

> Live Simply So That

> Others May Simply Live

>

> lovelife...

>

> colin sky

>