Open evening with Vandana Shiva

Transformation of societies: Development, what next?

8pm, Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Venue: Schumacher College

In association with Transition Town Totnes

Vandana Shiva is an Indian physicist, philosopher, feminist and tireless environmental activist. She was involved in the women’s campaign against the destruction of the Himalayan forests, the famous Chipko movement, and now works in the movement to protect biodiversity and prevent the patenting of seeds in India. She has a PhD in the Philosophy of Science and has written many books including Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development, Monocultures of the Mind, Biopiracy, Water Wars and Stolen Harvest. In 1993, she won the Alternative Nobel Prize (the Right Livelihood Award). In 1984, she founded Navdanya, an organisation which works for organic farming methods, biodiversity, the Earth and India’s small farmers. Bija Vidyapeeth, avdanya’s residential course centre, was inspired by Schumacher College. Vandana returns to teach her tenth course at Schumacher College.

Each month some of the tutors from our Short Course programme kindly share their knowledge and views at our regular public Open Evenings – usually held at the College or in Totnes.

Everyone is welcome to attend.
A donation of between £2 and £4 is requested at the door.

On the day? Call 01803 865934 to confirm the latest details.

This open evening is held in association with the following Schumacher College short course: Development: What Next?

Schumacher College is part of the Dartington Hall Trust, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and as a charity (company no. 1485560, charity no. 279756). Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, UK.