「小即是美」 五天工作坊＠嘉道理農場

「小即是美」 五天工作坊

「金錢被人所用，人不是被金錢所用」

世界知名的環保人士及教育家薩提斯庫瑪博士將主持「小即是美」的5天工作坊，探索如何將「小即是美」的概念應用到日常生活，以抗衡氣候變化及回歸與大自然的和諧關係。

1. 目標

- 與世界知名環保人士及教育家薩提斯庫瑪博士共度5天

- 獲得啟發及靈感，掌握邁向永續生活模式之法門
- 在本園優美的自然環境中參與多元化活動
- 與擁有類似興趣的人士小組愉快學習、討論及收割農作物
- 參觀香港僅存的濕地，與本地團體互動交流，將「小即是美」的原則付諸行動

英國經濟學家E.F. 舒馬赫於1973年出版的《小即是美》（Small Is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered? ）著作被《時代文學增刊》選為二戰後一百本最具影響力的書籍之一。「小規模」、「簡單」及「非暴力」是舒馬赫主張的三個哲學法則。時隔41年，「小即是美」的概念依舊適用於今日的社會，甚至前瞻性地為廿一世紀的環保主義及另類經濟學鋪設前路。

舒馬赫的作品為現今世界提供了重要的訊息，過去25年來，全球的資本主義發展不受政府約束，各國均以爭奪天然資源為目的，人類不斷支配及剝削大自然，使人與自然的關係愈益疏離。嚴重的污染讓大氣層受創、自由市場體制的全球化經濟鼓勵消費文化，隨之大幅增加氣候變化的指數及生物多樣化的喪失。面對這樣的局面，我們是時候煞停、節制、重拾並恢復和諧，給予地球一線生機。「小即是美」正正是永續生活之道。

薩提斯庫瑪博士將主持「小即是美」的5天工作坊，探索如何將「小即是美」的概念應用到日常生活，以抗衡氣候變化及回歸與大自然的和諧關係。薩提斯庫瑪博士是著名的教育家，和E.F. 舒馬赫是朋友及合作伙伴，也是Resurgence & Ecologist雜誌的主編和英國舒馬赫學院的創辦人之一。

我們亦邀請了前香港天文台台長林超英先生，以及「公平點」的發展總監、香港理工大學社會學及社會政策講師鄒崇銘先生擔任客席講者，為工作坊注入本地原素。

請按此瀏覽工作坊的宣傳單張。

2. 內容

是次五天工作坊的主題及參觀活動如下：

- 小即是美
- 土壤、心靈及社會 
- 共享經濟 
- 食物循環之旅
- 夜遊嘉道理農場暨植物園
- 遊覽南涌

工作坊將結合理論、體驗及手作活動，在本園及香港大學嘉道理中心的優美環境中進行，從中探索薩提斯庫瑪及其他講師提出的「土壤、心靈及社會」之整全理念。

3. 語言
本工作坊將以英語進行

4. 對象人群 / 參加者名額 
請參閱英文版本

5. 日期 / 時間
請參閱英文版本

6. 地點 
請參閱英文版本

7. 費用
請參閱英文版本

8. 申請
請參閱英文版本

9. 查詢
查詢請聯絡教育部黎小姐，電話﹙852﹚2483 7111 或電郵holisticedu@kfbg.org
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'Small is Beautiful' 5-day Residential Workshop
1. Objective

- Spend five days with the world-renowned environmentalist and educator, Dr Satish Kumar

- Gain insight and inspiration to move forward with some solutions to making life more sustainable

- Engage with nature and experience the magic of the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden site

- Be part of a like-minded group learning, discussing, harvesting and laughing together

- Visit one of Hong Kong's last remaining wetlands, and interact with a community of local people who are starting to put 'Small is Beautiful'
principles into practice

E. F. Schumacher's 1973 book 'Small Is Beautiful: a study of economics as if people mattered' is among the 100 most influential books published since World War II as ranked by The Times Literary Supplement. Small, simple and nonviolent were his three philosophical precepts. The ideas expressed in Small Is Beautiful are as relevant today as they were 41 years ago. Schumacher's Small Is Beautiful paved the way for twenty-first century environmentalism and alternative economics.

Schumacher's work offers a crucial message for the modern world, where, over the last 25 years, deregulated capitalism has been at war with the earth; regarding nature as a resource, separate from humans, to be dominated and exploited; where the atmosphere has been used as a free waste dump; and where free-market globalization has greatly increased consumerism and accelerated the rate of climate change and biodiversity loss just at the time when we needed to pause, reduce, restore and harmonize, to give us a chance of planetary survival. Small is beautiful is a sustainable way forward.

Dr Satish Kumar will lead this five-day, residential 'Small Is Beautiful' workshop exploring how this concept can be applied today to combat climate change and harmonize our relationship with the earth. Satish is a world-renowned educator, friend and collaborator of the economist E.F. Schumacher, editor of the Resurgence & Ecologist magazine and co-founder of the Schumacher College in England.

We have also invited Lam Chiu Ying, the former Director of Hong Kong Observatory, and Chow Shun Ming, the Development Director of Fair Circle and lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at Hong Kong Polytechnic University to bring local flavor.

Please click here to view the programme leaflet.

Teachers: Dr Satish Kumar Raised as a Jain monk from the age of nine, Satish Kumar became a campaigner for land reform at eighteen, working to turn Gandhi's vision of a renewed India and peaceful world into reality. Concerned about nuclear proliferation, he later undertook an 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage, walking from India to Moscow, Paris, London and Washington no money, through deserts, mountains and storms to deliver a message of peace to the leaders of the four nuclear powers at the time. In 1973, he settled in England and was invited, by E.F. Schumacher, to be the editor of Resurgence magazine, which recently became Resurgence and Ecologist. Under his editorship the magazine has become, according to the Guardian newspaper, 'The spiritual and artistic flagship of the green movement".

In 1991, Satish co-founded Schumacher College, an international residential education centre named after E. F. Schumacher, which aims to provide transformative learning for sustainable living. Satish writes, teaches and leads workshops internationally on holistic economics, reverential ecology, holistic education and voluntary simplicity. His books include 'Soil Soul Society', 'No Destination', 'Earth Pilgrim' and 'You Are Therefore I Am'.

Mr Lam Chiu Ying (Visiting teacher) Mr Lam is a meteorologist by training. He served in the Hong Kong Observatory for 35 years before retiring in 2009 as its Director.

He popularized the hobby of bird-watching in Hong Kong, which helped to inspire a new generation of people who care deeply about nature in Hong Kong. He is a vocal advocate for conservation and a simple life-style. He frequently gives lectures to a wide spectrum of audiences, on subjects such as leadership, climate change, sustainable development, life-style and happiness. His books include 'Sky and Earth Talk Not', 'Thoughts on Wing' and 'Where for Peace in the Changing World'.

Mr Chow Sung Ming (Visiting teacher) Mr Chow is the Development Director of Fair Circle, a Board Member of the Fair Trade Hong Kong Foundation, Institute of Social Impact Analysts, Libre Research Community and the Land Justice League. He also teaches Sociology and Social Policy in Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His recent publications include 'Sharing Cities/Sharing Hong Kong', 'Money Centric: 7 Critiques of Industrial and Population Policy in Hong Kong', 'A City of Marketplaces' and 'A Metropolitan of Stolen Spaces'. He is currently working on a new title, Half Farmer Half Chef, which explores a fair trade and organic food project in Hong Kong.

2. Content This five-day residential workshop comprises the following main topics and site visits:
- Small Is Beautiful
- Soil, Soul and Society
- Sharing Economy
- Food Recycling Tour
- Night Walk at KFBG
- Site visit and sharing at Nam Chung

The workshop will combine theory, experiential learning, hands-on activities and reflection in the beautiful environment of KFBG and the Kadoorie Centre of the University of Hong Kong. Participants will explore the economic philosophy in the context of Soil, Soul and Society - a holistic and inclusive trinity proposed by Satish Kumar and other visiting teachers.

3. Language
English

4. Target group / No. of Participants
- General public aged 18 years and above; an economic background is NOT required.
- Maximum 25 participants.

5. Date / Time
- 3rd - 7th December, 2014 (Wednesday - Sunday)
- Workshop starts at 10:00 a.m., 3rd December (Reception starts at 9:30 a.m.)
- Workshop finishes at 4:00 p.m., 7th December
- Otherwise the daily schedule is from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

6. Venue
- Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (outdoor activities) and - Kadoorie Centre (Shek Kong), the University of Hong Kong (accommodation and lectures)
- Participants will be housed in two or three people rooms (same gender).

7. Fee
- HK$4,800.00 per person (including lecture fee, accommodation, daily vegetarian meals, workshop materials and shuttle bus service between KFBG and Kadoorie Centre during the workshop)
- A discount may be considered for NGO participants.

8. Application
Please complete your registrations as follows:

1. Please click and download the application form: WORD format; please return the completed form to us on or before 20th November, 2014 by
a. Fax (2483 7199); or b. Email (holisticedu@kfbg.org)

2. After we receive your application form and payment, an acknowledgement will be sent to the applicant by email.
3. If your application is accepted, a confirmation letter will be sent to you by email. If the application is declined (due to limited space, for example), the cheque will be returned to you by 21 November 2014.
4. Please send us a cheque by post to:

Ms Grace Li, Education Department,
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong

5. Cheque should be payable to Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corporation and write down
a. The name of the participant; and
b. 'Small Is Beautiful' on the back of your cheque.

6. Payment is not refundable after the application is confirmed.

9. Enquiry
For enquiries, please contact Ms Grace Li at (852) 2483 7111 or email holisticedu@kfbg.org

10. Note
Participants are expected to attend all five days of the workshop.