Date: 16th Sept 2021
Location: Online
Introduction
Modern thought is decidedly abstract. By creating a disconnect between us and the rest of the world, it becomes a primary source of human-caused environmental degradation. How can we learn to think and act in ways that are imbued with the vitality, dynamism, and interconnectedness that the natural world itself embodies? It is not enough to understand nature as a complex mechanism or system. What is required is a fundamental shift in our way of viewing the world. In this talk Craig Holdrege will explore how we can develop the requisite openness and flexibility of mind to perceive and understand — to enter into dialogue with — the living and dynamic qualities of nature. The speaker, Craig Holdrege, will show how plants can become master teachers of truly green thinking.
This talk is brought to you by the Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) initiative - scroll down to the bottom of the page to know more about this unfolding initiative. Join our online talk to meet Craig Holdrege and get some green inspiration.
Speaker:
Craig Holdrege, Ph.D., is the founder and director of The Nature Institute in Ghent, NY, which is dedicated to research and educational activities using phenomenological, contextual methods to understand nature and the place of humanity within nature. An educator and biologist, he carries out research applying Goethean phenomenology to whole organisms and also critically examines scientific thinking and new developments in the biological sciences. His books include Thinking Like a Plant: A Living Science for Life (2013) and Seeing the Animal Whole – And Why It Matters (2021).
1. Language
English
2. Target group/ No. of participants
- Aged 18 or above
- Maximum of 50 participants
3. Date and Time:
16th Sept 2021 (Thurs), from 7 - 8:30 pm HKT
4. Format
Online Zoom Talk
5. Fee
By choosing a donation amount you can pay
6. Application
Please click HERE for the online registration by 12th Sept 2021
7. Enquiry
For enquiries, please contact Ms. Vera Hung at 2483 7107 or edu_programme@kfbg.org
8. Note
- An email consisting the Zoom link of the talk will be sent at least 2 days before the programme date.
- Please download and install Zoom on your device beforehand.
- Prior notice will be given to participants in case of cancellation. In such a case a full refund will also be arranged accordingly.
More about Kadoorie Earth Programme
Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) is a new initiative that is being co-created by KFBG and its network of collaborators and volunteers. By integrating the various strands of KFBG’s nature conservation, sustainable living and holistic education programmes, it provides life-transforming learning experiences that reconnect people with themselves, each other and the rest of nature and enable them to cultivate resilience in the face of climate change, economic uncertainty and other related challenges. Facilitated by leading educators, KEP guides participants to experience a paradigm shift, to let go of the same way of thinking that created the problems1 and open their hearts to new ways of knowing and acting.
We invite you to be part of this unfolding initiative, to make a difference together in this world.
1 “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them.”
Albert Einstein