Hope in Action - Cultivating Resilience in Times of Rapid Change

'Hope in Action - Cultivating Resilience in Times of Rapid Change' brought to you by The Resurgence Trust and The Network of Wellbeing. Join us and a panel of inspiring speakers for an interactive, online evening in which we explore how we can maintain hope, wellbeing and resilience while working together towards a better world.

This event will begin with a hopeful meditation and talk with Satish Kumar, Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine & trustee for The Network of Wellbeing. A former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, Satish Kumar has been quietly setting the global agenda for change for over 50 years.

Chris Johnstone: With a background in medicine, psychology and coaching, Chris Johnstone has been involved in resilience training for over thirty years. His books include Seven Ways to Build Resilience and, co-authored with Joanna Macy, Active Hope. He runs resilience trainings online at CollegeOfWellbeing.com.

Anthony Bennett: After surviving multiple viral infections and being given a 10% survival rate, Anthony walks the audience through the physical and mental journey he went on before, during and after his time in hospital. After making a full recovery, Anthony went on to help raise millions of pounds for the hospital which saved his life and was also featured in the Independent on Sunday’s Happy List. Anthony brings to focus his new perspective on being alive and how post-traumatic growth has affected his day to day outlook on life. https://anthonyinspires.com

Sarah Corbett: is an award-winning activist, author and Ashoka Fellow. She grew up in a low-income area of the UK and has worked as a professional campaigner for over a decade. Corbett set up the global Craftivist Collective in 2009 after demand from people globally, providing craftivism (craft + activism) products and services for individuals, groups and organisations to use her unique ‘Gentle Protest’ methodology which has helped change hearts, minds, business policies and government laws around the world. Her TED Talk Of The Day ‘Activism Needs Introverts’ has been viewed over one million times on TED.com and her book 'How To Be A Craftivist: the art of gentle protest' is now available in paperback.

Tickets £8 or £4 concession including booking fee. 

This event will raise money for The Resurgence Trust, an educational charity (no. 1120414) and The Network of Wellbeing, a registered charity (no. 295976).

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