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Schumacher College Founder and Program Director to Tour Australia in 2007 |
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Sunday, 01 October 2006 06:00 |
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Satish Kumar, Editor of Resurgence Magazine and Founder and Program Director of Schumacher College will be visiting Australia in early May 2007 in a tour organised by the Ethos Foundation.
Satish has been the Editor of Resurgence since 1973. He is the guiding spirit behind a number of ecological, spiritual and educational ventures in Britain including the Small School in Hartland, Schumacher College in Devon and JainSpirit, an international magazine which shares Jain values globally.
In partnership with Vandana Shiva, Satish established Bija Viyapeeth (School of the Seed) an international college for sustainable living in India.
In July 2000, Satish was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education from the University of Plymouth. In July 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Lancaster.
In November 2001, Satish was presented with the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award for Promoting Gandhian Values Abroad.
Satish teaches, lectures and runs workshops internationally on reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity. His autobiography "Path Without Destination" was published in 1999.
Satish's Australian tour itinerary is as follows:
South East Qld NGO workshop - Saturday May 5
Warwick Community and Education workshop - Sunday May 6
Brisbane Corporate Conversation - Monday May 7
Gold Coast public lecture - Tuesday May 8
Tweed Heads evening event - Tuesday May 8
Byron Bay evening event - Wednesday May 9
Sydney public lecture - Thursday May 10
Sydney evening event - Friday May 11
Melbourne public lecture - Sunday May 13
Melbourne educator's workshop - Monday May 14
Satish's tour is being supported by SEED International, Warwick School of Total Education, Southern Cross University, Thursday Plantation Health, Hundred Hearts Media, Creative Edge Facilitators, Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney and CERES Sustainability Centre.
We'll keep you posted with updates and if you'd like more information contact Sally at the Foundation on ph: (07) 5533 3646; em:
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