<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Friends,</p></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐃𝐨</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐲𝐨𝐮</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐚𝐝𝐝</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">, </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">& </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐭𝐨</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐦</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐚𝐧𝐝</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">?</span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Here's an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">eco-centric</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">perspectives from Indian and Australian academics & Indigenous leaders and be guided through a process of deeper self-inquiry. </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐚𝐫𝐞</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐟𝐨𝐫</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">'</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐬</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐬</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐨𝐧</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐄𝐜𝐨</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">!</span></font></p></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></b></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"></blockquote><img src="cid:ii_kvmnvr443" alt="1634103579532.jpeg" width="383" height="542" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you or anyone in your network identify as an environmental change maker/ activist/ community leader or are working on green tech solutions, this program might interest you!! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤</span> <span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞</span> <span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐭𝐨</span> <span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰</span> <span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞</span><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><a href="https://bit.ly/ELF-invite" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">https://bit.ly/ELF-invite</span></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u><font color="#4c1130">ICA's Emerging Leaders Forum:</font></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">This collaborative project aims to weave Indigenous wisdom & academic perspectives towards a transformation of environmental leadership.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">As a participant, you will be part of a forum that brings a select group of emerging leaders together online over the course of 6 months to undertake a journey of inquiry into eco-centric perspectives. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">The ICA team, along with academics and indigenous thought leaders from India and Australia, will guide the group through a learning journey that includes experiential group processes, facilitated self-inquiry sessions, monthly lectures, talks and discussions, and coaching sessions via Zoom calls.</span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If you are interested, please do submit your expressions of interest by the </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐨𝐟</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">! Please hurry as there are limited spaces available. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><b>Duration:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>6 Months (Dec 2021 - May 2022)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><b>Location:</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Online (Zoom calls)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><b>Deadline for application:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>15th Nov 2021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><b>For more details and to apply: </b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm"><a href="https://bit.ly/ELF-invite" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://bit.ly/ELF-invite</a></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5)"><b>Host Organisation:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><a href="http://www.innerclimateacademy.org" target="_blank">Inner Climate Academy</a></span></p><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Thank you.<br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Warmly,<br><div><div dir="ltr"></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Lakshmi Venugopal</font></b><div><i><font face="times new roman, serif">Founder and Vision holder</font></i></div><div><i><font face="times new roman, serif"><a href="http://www.innerclimateacademy.org" target="_blank">www.innerclimateacademy.org</a></font></i></div><div><a href="http://www.innerclimateacademy.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1DIE3EMExdtMtcAv53ekAyJ-X_38RXbLf&revid=0BzJpaF2TejNjSFdwNWhPOWZQdG5EdGYxNXArdzZVK2hPZ01vPQ" width="200" height="200"></a><br></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" color="#38761d"><b><a href="http://www.innerclimateacademy.org" target="_blank">Inner Climate Academy (ICA)</a></b></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif"><i>Auroville, </i></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif"><i>Tamil Nadu - 605101</i></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="times new roman, serif"><i>India.</i></font></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><div style="border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

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