22 April, Earth Day, as is tradition in our talk series, we come together to celebrate the Earth. Whatever our nationality, religion, race or culture, whether we are humans, animals or plants, Mother Earth looks after all of us and provides nourishment to everyone and all living beings without any discrimination or judgment. With a sense of deep gratitude, we express our thanks to the benevolent Earth for her unconditional love!
As the Earth looks after us and keeps us healthy, we have the responsibility to care for the Earth in return. In a time of multiple crises – climate crisis, wars, economic uncertainties – how can we find the gratitude and love to respond? In this talk, you will be inspired by Satish Kumar’s life-long wisdom as an Earth Pilgrim and the vision of Andrew McAulay, as Chairman of KFBG, for sustainable living, holistic education and nature conservation with the people of Hong Kong.
We are all responsible members of this Earth Community.
This is the pledge we make on Earth Day 22 April.
Speakers
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Satish Kumar Raised as a Jain monk from the age of nine, Satish Kumar became a campaigner for land reform at 18, working to turn Gandhi's vision of a renewed India and peaceful world into reality. In 1962, concerned about nuclear proliferation, he began, with his friend E.P. Menon, an 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage, walking from India to Moscow, Paris, London and Washington with no money, through deserts, mountains and supposedly hostile territories to deliver a message of peace to the leaders of the four nuclear powers at the time. In 1973, he settled in England and was invited by the renowned economist E. F. Schumacher to be the editor of Resurgence magazine, now titled Resurgence and Ecologist. Under his editorship the magazine has become, according to the Guardian newspaper, ‘The spiritual and artistic flagship of the green movement’. In 1991, Satish co-founded Schumacher College, in Totnes, Devon, UK, an international residential education centre named after E. F. Schumacher, which aims to provide transformative learning for sustainable living. Satish writes, teaches and leads workshops internationally on holistic economics, reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity. His books include Soil · Soul · Society: A New Trinity for Our Time, No Destination, Earth Pilgrim, You Are Therefore I Am, Elegant Simplicity and the recently launched Radical Love. |
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Andrew McAulay Andrew was born in Hong Kong and educated in England. After spending some time in a meditation centre in his early 20’s, he returned to Hong Kong to help transform KFBG’s mission from agricultural aid to nature conservation and holistic education. He has chaired the KFBG Board since 1999 and also chairs the Board of KFBG's sister organisation, Partnerships for Community Development (PCD). Andrew loves to spend time in nature and continues to practice and teach meditation, as well as breathwork. He has also published two books of poetry. |
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Facilitator
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Josephine Woo Josephine, Head of Holistic Education at KFBG, has been a nature educator and lover since her youth. She enjoys bringing the wonder of nature to people from all walks of life and is curious about how humans can strengthen their relationships with their natural and spiritual environments. She studied with Plum Village as a mindfulness teacher and is pursuing a master’s degree in Buddhist Counselling at the University of Hong Kong. Soon, she will become a certified forest therapy guide from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. |
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Date
22 April 2025 (Tuesday)
Time
19:00-20:30 HKT (11:00 - 12:30 GMT)
Format
Zoom
Language
English (supports simultaneous interpretation in Cantonese and Putonghua)
Fee
Free (a donation to support our conservation work will be appreciated)
Donations help cover essential expenses such as speakers’ fees, translation services and other resources. Additional donations support KFBG‘s ecological conservation and holistic education work. Please donate within your means, or still join us even if you are unable to contribute. Together, we can foster a transformative shift towards an ecological perspective.
Application
Please click HERE for online registration by 19:00 HKT, 26 February 2025
Note
● You will receive an auto-reply confirmation email upon registration with the Zoom link attached.
● In case of cancellation, you will be notified before the talk.
Enquiry
Email Ms Jamie Ngai at jamie.ngai@kfbg.org
Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) is 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 crisis, economic uncertainty and other related challenges.
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