Small is... Festival!
Event Date:
5 September, 2009 - 10:00 - 6 September, 2009 - 15:00
Venue:
Practical Action HQ, Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby
Location:
Rugby
Organiser:
fran.talavera 
Registration: Click on the links below to complete the relevant form:
- Participant registration form - for those of you coming to enjoy and join in with the festival (please pay the entrance/camping fee upon completion of the form)
- FULL - Helper registration form - for those of you offering help as volunteersin the lead up and during the festival (no charge and camping plot, food and drink provided)
- FULL - INVITED AND THOSE WISHING TO HAVE A STALL ONLY - Contributor registration form - for those of you leading a training session, running a discussion or giving a talk etc (no charge and accommodation, food and drink provided)
Groups and families:
To make a group booking please email the organisers or register individuals separately though the forms below. There will be no charge for children under 12 but please let us know that they are coming along by clicking here to contact the organisers. 
Cost:
- Non-student festival rate - £20 (including entrance fee, camping)
- Student festival rate - £10 (including entrance fee, camping)
- Day entrance fees are also available costing £5 per day
- Parking is an additional £10 per car per day (payable on the gate)
An information sheet and poster detailing confirmed speakers and more about the event is available to download at the bottom of this page. Feel free to distribute to people you know!
Celebration and evolution of the ideas of Small is Beautiful in a weekend summer festival in the grounds of Practical Action.
Inspiration and exchange on questions of international development and the planet:
Small is...economic?
Can the current crisis in the world economy be steered towards a new “economics as if people mattered” and what would this mean? Does an emphasis on local production and resilience mean that Small is Beautiful opposes international trade and growth?
Small is...appropriate?
Can small, simple and non-violent technologies really deliver the products and services people need including food, energy and water? When is small better than big in empowering people, promoting human rights and preserving cultural and spiritual values?
Small is...political?
How can a few people and simple technologies influence political change towards a more just world? Could the international community’s current awareness of climate change create a renewed impetus for the philosophy of Small is Beautiful and what can be done?
Small is...personal?
How is personal philosophy linked to the practice of development and is tenderness at the heart of facilitation? How can you have fun though care about poverty and the state of the planet?
Can the current crisis in the world economy be steered towards a new “economics as if people mattered” and what would this mean? Does an emphasis on local production and resilience mean that Small is Beautiful opposes international trade and growth?
Small is...appropriate?
Can small, simple and non-violent technologies really deliver the products and services people need including food, energy and water? When is small better than big in empowering people, promoting human rights and preserving cultural and spiritual values?
Small is...political?
How can a few people and simple technologies influence political change towards a more just world? Could the international community’s current awareness of climate change create a renewed impetus for the philosophy of Small is Beautiful and what can be done?
Small is...personal?
How is personal philosophy linked to the practice of development and is tenderness at the heart of facilitation? How can you have fun though care about poverty and the state of the planet?
If you have any questions or queries please click here.
To find out more about Practical Action and to visit their website click here.
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| Directions to Small Is Festival.pdf | 184.82 KB |
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