Satish Kumar is a former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, he has been quietly setting the Global Agenda for change for over 50 years. He was just nine when he left his family home to join the wandering Jains and 18 when he decided he could achieve more back in the world, campaigning […]

The indigenous people of the Raika caste in India, believe they are divided by God Shiva to care for the camel, but many challenges currently face them such as lack of grazing land, loss of income due to mechanization,  climate change, and the younger generation wanting a more modern lifestyle. Popularizing camel milk is one […]

Many expats and tourists travelers are upset and disturbed about the state of animal welfare in Bali. With the three major (and several minor) welfare centers under massive strain from too many animals, it is hard to know where to start to help. Many refuse to take any more discarded animals because they have no […]

At Bamboo U, people from all over the world gather to learn about the potentials and limitations of bamboo. Through the interactions of this ever-growing international audience with experienced professionals - we design and build structures that continuously aim at pushing the engineering properties of this astonishing sustainable material of the future. After graduating from […]

In one of the recent Bridge Newsletters, there was a question about The Meaning of Life. I thought it would be fun to put together a workshop, open format discussion about such an intriguing topic. Who else than Green School parents with so many different upbringings, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences could figure out what […]

A Production Designer is the person who creates the world a film takes place in. Come join a visual discussion on what the process looks like. Born and raised in New York City, Shepherd Frankel attended the LaGuardia School of the Arts, before relocating to the West Coast and earning & Masters in Architecture from […]