“A Week with Nature”, begins at Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development on June1, 2017 . This week long (June1-6,2017 ) programme is aimed at involving and seeking peoples particiapation in UNEP’s World Environment Day programme on June 5, 2017 “to think globally and act locally” .
During this week, Jimmy McGilligan Centre will be organizing and hosting daily experiences with Nature and practical activities like interactions drawing ,painting and learning for people of all age-groups coming from all walks of life ( all free of cost) .
The Centre will facilitate process of sensitizing people, making them aware and realize and internalize the urgency and need to act individually as well as collectively to protect and conserve nature that includes Mineral, Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms. Programmes will be participatory and interactive .Activities will include viewing Nature in its different forms like Raining.Sunrise, Sun set, bird watching, moon & stars-gazing, to understand the need to save Mother Earth all the Five elements of Creation ,Conserve Natural Resources by activities like walk with herd of goats/ cows and listen to Music, Poetry and Inspiring prayers relating to Nature all in local language .
All the participants will bring home made indigenous food to share and learn eating without generating any waste. All present , will share their time, food, ideas and plans to become more Nature Friendly.
Environmentalist, Activists and Nature Lovers, Vandana Shiva, Dilip Chinchalkar , Dev Kumar Vasudevan , Ashish Dubey, Shubha Vaidya ,Rashmi Joshi,Chinmay Mishra, Anurag Shukla Dinesh Kothari and Sameer Sharma and Green Heroes of Indore Mr Arun Dike, Ambrish Kela and PTC’s head SP Maneesha Pathak Soni , Janak Palta McGilligan will facilitate different sessions .
One week programmes will be concluded with action plans like dropping seed balls on neghbouring hilltops and participating in hundreds of thousands Tree plantation on Dev Guradia Mountain and in Indore on July2, 2017 . Participants will also be motivated to adopt waste free life style , going for Organic food and use of renewable sources energy .
Valedictory programme starts at 11. 30 on June 6, 2017 Maneesha Pathak sharing the experience of planting 13,500 trees and Sameer Sharma on Water Conservation. Participants will share week long learning and action plans . Programme will be presided by Mrs Smita Bharadwaj, IAS Managing Director MPFC, and Chief Guest will be Vandana Shiva .
Venue is Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development in village Sanawadiya in Indore district .
Inauguration Jun 1, 2017 5-8 pm
On Jan1, 2017, Inaugural programme will include Viewing Sun set ,welcome and Introduction of UNEP by Janak Palta McGilligan followed by opening remarks by Mr. Dev Kumar Vasudevan and Shubha Vaidya , Prayers ,Poetry and Music by Sangeet Gurukul, Painting on the theme of Nature . A Slide show will be given by Sameer Sharma on “Purpose of life: Spiritual Responsibility to Save Nature “ .
Schedule June1-6, 2017
Date & Day | Timings | Activity | Resource Persons | Organizer/Hosts/Venue |
Jun1, 2017 Thursday |
5- 8 p m |
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Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development
Address:
Village Sanawadiya Kampel Road Dist. Indore |
June 2,
Friday 2017 |
10-1 p m |
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Arun Dike
Chinmay Mishra
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Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development, Village Sanawadiya |
June 3,
Saturday 2017 |
10.1 p m |
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Ambrish Kela
Rashmi Joshi |
Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development,
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Jun4, 2017
Sunday10-1 pm |
10.1 p m |
Face to Face with Nature
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Dileep Chinchalkar
Ashish Dubey
Anuradha Dubey
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Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development |
June5,
Monday2017
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5 am – 8 am |
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Rajendra Singh,Anurag Shukla & Dinesh Kothari ,Raveena Chouhan |
Getting together at
Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development walk to Sanawadiya |
June 6,
Tuesday 2017 |
11.30-2.30 |
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Maneesha Pathak
Sameer Sharma Smita Bhardwaj IAS will preside over Vandana Shiva Chief Guest Janak Palta McGilligan |
Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development |
For Any Information on the same Pls Contact:
Janak Palta McGilligan
729 ‘Giridarshan’,Village Sanawadiya ,Kampel Road,
District Indore 452016 M.P India
janakjimmy@gmail.com 09893719609/09425032935 /