New Acropolis India hosted four specially curated events marking International Mother Earth Day in Pune and Mumbai across the month of April.
Through these events, nearly 200 participants had the opportunity to experience, interact and learn about our Mother Earth and how by making small but sustainable changes we can aspire to live more in tune with Nature’s wisdom.
The flagship event of this weekend was a Panel discussion on Philosophical Lessons from Nature on Sunday 23 April evening. The panelists were, Shailaja Deshpande from Jeevitnadi on eco-volunteering, Ketaki Ghate from Oikos on Environmental Sciences, Rajesh Kulkarni from Aakar Pottery on Nature inspired art and Shakti Bishnoi on Sacred Groves with Yaron Barzilay, the National Director of New Acropolis India who brought the philosophical perspective to bring the discussions together. The panel was moderated by Shraddha Shetty, the manager of the Pune Branch of New Acropolis.
Preceeding this in Mumbai, an experiential session titled Wisdom of Nature had workshops to explore different principles such as resilience, beauty, stability, abundance and other’s through examples from nature. Participants built rock towers, mandalas out of natural elements and more. Sunday Morning in Mumbai around 70 volunteers participated in a Mangrove Restoration and Cleanup at the Colaba Mangroves. This included many students and teachers from B.D. Somani school in Mumbai. Volunteers joined hands to help free the mangroves from plastic, collecting over 150 bags of garbage in just 3 hours.
Earlier in the month, members of Pune branch spearheaded the International Mother Earth Day Celebrations, Working in Nature at Manav Bustan (Rural Center of New Acropolis) and spent the weekend of 8th and 9th April at this 10 acre center amidst Nature. Members spent time planting fruit saplings, erecting a bamboo fence and working with clay to create artefacts.
International Mother Earth Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009 to mark the importance of our planet and its ecosystems. Across the globe, member countries of International Organisation New Acropolis commemorate this day with various activities that help promote harmonious union with our environment. The intimate relationship between Philosophy and Nature reminds us, that is not enough just to pay attention to superficial solutions but implementing a way of living that honours our intention with action. We are all responsible for taking care of Our Home-Our Mother Earth.
