Gandhi’s familiar quote ‘to live simply so other may simply live’ has guided many of us, in linking simplicity to living our values. Exploring spirit and ecology in our region, the Garrison Institute is offering a free public forum on Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha or "truth force":
“Gandhi's example inspired the 20th century's most effective social change movements. Can it now inspire us to confront and transform climate change? Satyagraha: Gandhi's "truth force" in the Age of Climate Change will explore this question, April 13, 7 pm, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street.
“Participants include A. T. Ariyaratne, founder of Sri Lanka's Sarvodaya movement; John Francis, United Nations Environment Program Ambassador, founder of Planet Walk; Rajmohan Gandhi, Gandhi's grandson and biographer; Philip Glass performing excerpts from his opera, "Satyagraha;" Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest; Odetta; Billy Parish, founder, Climate Campaign and co-founder, Energy Action Coalition; Sulak Sivaraksa, founder of the Thailand Spirit in Education movement; and Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-founder/co-director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology.
“As Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha opens at the Metropolitan Opera (www.metopera.org), we will explore Gandhi's satyagraha, its links with Thoreau's civil disobedience, Emerson's self-reliance, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s agape, and the relevance of this thought lineage to our time.
“The event is free and open to the public and can accommodate 1000 people. Please see further details at www.garrisoninstitute.org.”
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oh this looks fascinating. Thanks for passing this on!
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