SPECIAL UPLIFT EVENT SATISH KUMAR - WED SEPT 18TH BYRON COMMUNITY THEATER. Dear Friends, We invite you to join us for a very special UPLIFT event on Wednesday Sept 18th, featuring Satish Kumar, world-renowned spiritual ecologist and Editor of Resurgence & the Ecologist magazine. SATISH KUMAR Byron Community Theater - 7.30pm to 10pm With special guests - Luca Lesson, Xiuhtezcatl and Earth Gaurdians Australia Live music by Amir Paiss and friends. Tickets: Presale $20, $30 at the door, Concessions $15. Available at Byron Community Center 69 Jonson St Byron Bay NSW 2481 Ph: (02) 6685 6807 ABOUT SATISH A former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, Satish Kumar has been quietly setting the Global Agenda for change for over 50 years. He was just nine when he left his family home to join the wandering Jains and 18 when he decided he could achieve more back in the world, campaigning for land reform in India and working to turn Gandhi’s vision of a renewed India and a peaceful world into reality. Inspired in his early 20s by the example of the British peace activist Bertrand Russell, Satish embarked on an 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage. Carrying no money and depending on the kindness and hospitality of strangers, he walked from India to America, via Moscow, London and Paris, to deliver a humble packet of ‘peace tea’ to the then leaders of the world’s four nuclear powers. In 1973 Satish settled in the United Kingdom taking up the post of editor of Resurgence magazine, a position he has held ever since, making him the UK’s longest-serving editor of the same magazine. During this time, he has been the guiding spirit behind a number of now internationally-respected ecological and educational ventures including Schumacher College and The Small School. In his 50th year, Satish undertook another pilgrimage – again carrying no money. This time, he walked 2,000 miles to the holy places of Britain, a venture he describes as a celebration of his love of life and nature. In 2008, as part of BBC2’s Natural World series, Satish presented a 50-minute documentary from Dartmoor, Earth Pilgrim, which was watched by over 3.6 million people. Satish continues to teach and run workshops on reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:50:21 +0000
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