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Visions
of a New Renaissance
As
we move into the new Millennium there is a widely felt need
and opportunity for a new beginning, moving to a new stage
for humanity. Manchester Schumacher Lectures have been held
every year since 1996, inspired by the theme Visions of a
New Renaissance, and fired by the ideas of E.F. Schumacher.
Schumacher
is best known for his book "Small is Beautiful",
putting the case for reversing the industrial world's trend
towards ever bigger institutions, seeing this as being the
root of many of today's emerging environmental and social
problems.
The
Renaissance of the 15th and 16th century saw a flowering of
the human spirit across diverse fields of human endeavour
and creativity, giving a symbolic inspiration for today's
need.
People
and Nature
"Great
things are done when men and mountains meet" (Gnomic
Verses)
The
2001 lectures are particularly concerned with People and Nature
- how we organise our affairs, and how we relate to each other
and to nature.
They
address some of the key issues, informing and providing the
spur to action - what needs to be done, what is being done,
and what we can individually do.
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