Satish Kumar to visit Yorkshire


Schumacher UK president and founding Director of Schumacher College Satish Kumar, who spoke at the launch of Schumacher North in 2007, will be visiting the region on two occasions this summer. On 23rd July he will give a public talk in York entitled 'Soil, Soul and Society', followed by a visit to Pickering on Saturday 24th (more details of this available soon). And on the weekend of 20-22 August, Satish will be leading a weekend retreat entitled 'Inner and Outer Transformation', commencing with a public talk on the Friday evening, at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge.

Satish Kumar is internationally known as a leading spokesperson for the emerging vision of a holistic, non-violent and ecologically sustainable society built upon the ideas of M.K.Gandhi and E.F.Schumacher. A former Jain monk, he worked alongside Gandhi's spiritual successor, Vinobha Bhave, in the movement for social and economic justice in India before undertaking an 8000 mile Peace Walk to Europe and the USA.

These visits will be of interest to many Friends. 

"These meetings may be of interest to other Quakers in the Leeds Area Meeting. I have heard Satish Kumar speak at a previous Schumacher North conference and he is truly inspirational. The middle meeting is organised by Pickering Quakers." Diana Jakeways

More information from www.schumacher-north.co.uk/

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