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Open Evenings
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 on Wednesdays at 8pm at the College or in Totnes. Everyone is welcome to attend. Entrance per person is £4.
Note: Guest speakers and venues are subject to change – please call in advance to confirm the latest details. Tel: 01803 865934.
Please visit our events page for a full list of Open Evenings and other events. Click Here.
Forthcoming Open Evenings
Open Evening Videos
Rhamis Kent: Permaculture and Society
Tuesday July 20, 2010
Rhamis Kent tells the story of the urban agriculture movement in Detroit to illustrate the role of permaculture in the transformation of post-industrial urban America.
Rupert Sheldrake: Animal Telepathy
Wednesday June 30, 2010
Rupert Sheldrake explores the fascinating domain of telepathy, and its potential impact on our scientific understanding.
Sean Kelly: Five Principles of Integral Ecology
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Sean Kelly presents five principles to place human existence into a holistic, ecological context.
Helena Norberg Hodge: Towards an Economics of Happiness
Wednesday June 16, 2010
Helena Norberg-Hodge talks about the growing worldwide movement for economic localization.
Fritjof Capra: Learning from Leonardo
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Fritjof Capra outlines the lessons we can learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific approach. “In my view, what we need today is exactly the kind of science that Leonardo da Vinci outlined 500 years ago.”
Vandana Shiva: Biotechnology and World Food Supplies
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Vandana Shiva explains the science of biotechnology (genetic engineering), and the dangers it poses to the world’s food supplies.
Philip Franses : Complexity and Emergence in our Economic System
Wednesday February 10, 2010
Philip Franses talks about Complexity and Emergence in our Economic system.
Tim Kasser: A Revolution of Values
Wednesday February 3, 2010
Tim Kasser presents his compelling psychological research on materialism and its alternatives.
Ravi Ravindra: Science and Spirituality
Wednesday January 20, 2010
Ravi Ravindra poses the question: “What is God that we are mindful of him?”
Thomas Moore: The Soul of the Gospels
Wednesday May 13, 2009
Thomas Moore, author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul talks about the Soul of the Gospels.
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