Dear friends,
You are invited to a presentation and discussion on “Mottainai: Honouring Life”, to take place on Saturday, February 22nd, at the Cook St. Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St.
The talk is sponsored by the Bahá’í Community of Victoria, one of a series of presentations to highlight the essential oneness of humanity. Issues are presented in the context of Bahá’í thought on the subject, followed by discussion and refreshments.
Wastefulness is one of the banes of modern life, the opposite of honouring the sacred in all forms of existence. It’s summed up in the Japanese expression “Mottainai” or “Waste nothing”, which refers to much more than just material waste.
Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford, MD, Ph.D, is a physician and educator in Victoria. She was a professor at UVic from 1995 to 2000. Her award winning book, Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War, has been translated into Japanese and Korean. She’s done TEDX talks in both Vancouver and Victoria.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. Your participation and questions will be welcome.
Feel free to pass this invitation along to all those who may be interested in the topic, and please join us for an evening of thought-provoking ideas, discussion & friendship.