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Shifting the Paradigm Residential Workshop- Dr. Satish Kumar

A residential transformative workshop at the Green Hub and KFBG, Tai Po with Dr. Satish Kumar


“A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.”
– Albert Einstein


Join Satish Kumar for a weekend workshop at the Green Hub and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) in Tai Po.


Together we will explore the challenges of modern living and how to address them. We will reconnect with nature and shift our awareness in order to reveal new possibilities for being and acting in the world.


The workshop will include talks, experiential exercises, a tea ceremony and time in the beautiful surroundings of Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden.



Dr. Satish Kumar
Raised as a Jain monk from the age of nine, Satish became a campaigner for land reform at eighteen, 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', 'No Destination', 'Earth Pilgrim' and 'You Are Therefore I Am'.

Satish is a regular teacher with KFBG and we are pleased to invite him back.

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1. Date / Time
6 - 8 December 2019

Time
Friday 6 Dec 1730 – 2100 (including public talk)
Saturday 7 Dec 0800 – 2130
Sunday 8 Dec 0800 – 1530

2. Venue
Green Hub, at the Old Tai Po Police Station, and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Tai Po

3. Language
English

4. Target Audience / No. of Participants
Aged 18 or above / 25

5. Fee
HKD 2,000 + Accommodation Fee (depending on room type) All meals, refreshment and transportation included

+Accommodation Fee (depends on the room type; breakfast is included) Per-bed/person:

Room Type Single-bed Room Twin-bed Room Triple-bed Room Six-bed Room
Price per bed/ per night HK$470 HK$380 HK$300 HK$230
Total price for 2 nights HK$940 HK$760 HK$600 HK$460
  • Multi-bed rooms will be organized according to gender
  • Most rooms have fans and natural ventilation, only a couple of rooms have air-conditioners. You may indicate your preference in the application form. We will try to arrange your accommodation based on your preference. Please note that a first-come-first-served policy will be adopted. For more information about the rooms, please visit http://www.greenhub.hk/eng/RateReservation.aspx

6. Application
Please complete the online application form and pay the course fee (HK$2,000) online on or before 22 November, 2019. Details are as follows:

  1. Please click here for the online registration and payment.
  2. Upon receipt of the application form and course fee payment, acknowledgement of application will be sent to you by email within 5 working days.
  3. Spaces are limited and we may have to select participants from a large number of applicants.
  4. If your application is not accepted, full payment will be refunded to you within one month. 
  5. Accommodation payment method will be provided in the notice. Please settle the accommodation fee within one week after receiving the notice. Otherwise, your reservation may be cancelled and released to others.
  6. A confirmation letter will be sent to you by email after all payment is settled.
  7. Payment is not refundable after acceptance.

 

7. Enquiry
Please contact Ms. Vera Hung (Education Department) at 2483 7107 or email edu_programme@kfbg.org