EarthDiverse Term 4 course on Religion & Nonviolence
This eight-week course picks up where our “Religious Fundamentalism, Extremism and Terrorism” courses leave off, focusing on peaceful forms of nonviolent religious practice, and discusses key issues ranging from the Jain concept of ahiṃsā, the Hindu concept of satyāgraha, and the Jewish notion of Tikkun Olam, along with key figures like Mahātmā Gāndhī, Martin Luther King, Khān Abdul Ghaffār Khān, Malālā Yousafzai and others. It also introduces the topic of Religion and Animal Rights.
Weekly sessions include the following topics:
• Week 1: Religion and Nonviolence: Jain ideals of ahimsā
• Week 2: Hindu Approaches to Nonviolence: Mahātmā Gāndhī & Satyāgraha
• Week 3: Buddhism, Nonviolence and the Dalāi Lāmā
• Week 4: Jewish Approaches to Peace and Social Justice: Tikkun Olam
• Week 5: Christian Approaches to Peace and Nonviolence
• Week 6: Islamic Approaches to Peace and Nonviolence
• Week 7: Sikh Approaches to Peace and Nonviolence
• Week 8: Religion and the Animal Rights
Class meets on Friday mornings from 11:00am-1:00pm and runs for 8 weeks, beginning on Friday 23 October and continuing through Friday 11 December 2020. Distance-learning options are also available.
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Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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