London Seminar. Cultures of Sustainability: Reflections from Schumacher College

Daniel Thistlethwaite local resident. Photographer at Schumacher College September 2007. dan.t@zen.co.uk

Saturday, 8 March 2008
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London, NW1

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Schumacher College regularly hosts the most influential of speakers from around the world as part of its courses. In this satellite event, some of the College’s own faculty will be joined by distinguished visiting teachers to discuss the current situation of global sustainability. Themes will cover a wide range of thinking on development practice, Gaia theory, nature and culture and the role of education. The audience will be encouraged to participate in the discussions and, with the panel, establish some new parameters for both debate and action for now and the future.

Speakers include

Vandana Shiva
Activist and author of Earth Democracy

Gustavo Esteva
Advisor to Zapatistas and co-author of Grassroots Post Modernism

Karen Blincoe
Director of Schumacher College and ICIS, International Centre for Creativity, Innovation and Sustainability

Satish Kumar
Programme Director at Schumacher College, and Editor of Resurgence

Brian Goodwin
Scholar in residence at Schumacher College and author of Nature’s Due

David Orr
Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College and author of Design on the Edge

Stephan Harding
Resident Ecologist at Schumacher College and author of Animate Earth

With kind support from Resurgence Magazine

This course is being held during the Schumacher College short course: Development: What next? With Gustavo Esteva, Vandana Shiva, Daleep Mukarji and Clare Short MP.

The course will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of where the development project now stands, and how it is viewed in different parts of the world. They will go away with ideas for ways forward which can ensure that poverty and environmental degradation are effectively addressed.

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.