Friends, the announcement below/attached may be of interest, esp. those of you working on alternative learning/education spaces... Pl. write in to the contacts given, not back on these lists! ashish -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Schumacher College 30th Anniversary Essay Competition Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:24:43 +0000 From: Satish Kumar <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Dear Ashish I hope you are well. I am writing to you about a very special project we have initiated. This year is the 30th anniversary of Schumacher College. To celebrate this special occasion we have launched an international essay competition, on the theme of “Education as if People and Planet Matter“. This initiative is in collaboration with Resurgence & Ecologist magazine. First prize: £5,000. Second prize: £2,000. Third prize: £1,000. As you know, the present educational system serves the interest of the Industrial Age promoting wasteful production, consumption and ever-increasing economic growth on a finite planet. This educational system is in urgent need of transformation if we wish to see education remaining relevant to the age of ecology and serving the purpose of the regenerative culture and sustaining the integrity of our precious planet earth. Please see the link below to get full information about this competition. https://www.dartington.org/essay-competition/ <https://www.dartington.org/essay-competition/> Please also see the attached press release which has gone out to the British media. With this email I am asking for your help in two ways: 1. Please consider participating in this competition by submitting your own essay. If you could do that I will be delighted. Apart from the cash prize, we are also planning to publish a book of essays on “Education as if People and Planet Matter”. The length of your essay should be between 1000 to 1500 words. The final deadline for the submission is 1st July 2021. 2. I would be most grateful if you would kindly send this information to your contacts and post to your social media pages. If you are also able to post this information on your website that would be wonderful. 3. If you know any journalists or if you are contributing to any journals, magazines or newspapers yourself please consider promoting this competition as widely as possible particularly to people in the field of education who have some radical ideas. Thank you very much for your help and support in this regard. Please confirm that you have received this email and if you have any thoughts or comments please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you, With all my love as always, Satish. ** *Satish Kumar Editor Emeritus* *tel*| +44 1237 441293 *email*| [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *web*| www.resurgence.org <http://www.resurgence.org/> Let us know if you’d like us to reserve your next copy of *Resurgence & Ecologist magazine*by taking out a membership to The Resurgence Trust. Call us on 01208 841824 To join online atwww.resurgence.org/membership <http://www.resurgence.org/membership> *Resurgence & Ecologist magazine*– at the heart of earth, art and spirit published by The Resurgence Trust, Resurgence Centre, Hartland, Bideford, Devon EX39 6AB This email (and its attachments) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent The Resurgence Trust. The Resurgence Trust is a registered Charity in England and Wales. Charity No.1120414 Registered Office: The Resurgence Trust, Ford House, Hartland, Bideford, Devon. EX39 6EE. Tel. 01237 441293 _www.resurgence.org <http://www.resurgence.org/>_**