Listening to the Mountains

Release of a book: Bhoomi: Listening to the Mountains

 

Seminar covering Anthropocentric to Earth Centric Paradigm: Recognising The Rights of Mother Earth; GDP to GNH: From Greed to Living Economies; Resurgence of Shakti: Women in Defence of the Earth; The Cry of the Mountains: Climate Change and the Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

 

After the Flood, a film by Navdanya will also be screened

 

AT 16:00

Agroecology & Diversity: Towards Poison Free Farming

Closing remarks: Andre Leu, farmer and the President of IFOAM - Organics International & author The Myths of Safe Pesticides

 

Address by the Ambassadors of the Mountains

 

AT 18:30

Performances

Songs by Vidya Rao, renowned Thumri, Classical Singer;

Ani Choying Drolma, the Singing Nun & the UNICEF Goodwill

Ambassador to Nepal

 

(Collaboration: Navdanya)