EcoSikh Gala, a night of inspiration, reflection, and action!

 

Youth Activists at EcoSikh Gala 2015

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EcoSikh Gala, a night of inspiration, reflection, and action!

"You can have growth with less." So begins Dr. Mohanbir Sawhney's thoughts on environmental preservation in a constantly spending and extracting world economy at the annual EcoSikh Benefit Dinner in Washington, DC.

Dr. Mohan Sawhney Delivers the Keynote Speech

Dr. Sawhney, who is a world-renowned business consultant and acclaimed professor at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, is no stranger to the ins and outs of economic growth, which often has disastrous effects on the environment.

EcoSikh DC Team with Devender Pal Singh

Devender Pal Singh and Sim Bhullar

In his keynote speech, Sawhney challenged the audience to reduce the excess in their lives by outlining ways to live with less: shrinking the number of cars they own, trimming their energy usage, and using economic growth to invest in environmental conservation.

Sawhney said, "In a moment of crisis, we always turn to faith. The environmental crisis facing the earth also calls upon all of us to turn to faith for answer and guidance. EcoSikh is a great initiative in this direction. Guru Nanak has shown that Air is to be respected as teacher, Water as father and earth as Mother. This crisis can only be solved with a sense of humility and reverence towards nature."

Guests excited over Sikh environmental action!

He also emphasized that "If all Indians and Chinese were to live by the Western lifestyle, this world will no longer be sustainable. The only way out is to for all of us to practice 'voluntary simplicity'. He cited Pope Francis's recent encyclical on climate change and appealed to audience to support efforts by EcoSikh on behalf of the Sikhs. READ MORE.

Sim Bhullar with Guests. Bhullar spoke about the need for a healthy planet for kids to grow up strong.

EcoSikh DC Team with Main Guests

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Thank you,

EcoSikh Staff

Sumeet Kaur
Program Manager - EcoSikh
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+1-508-292-1769+1-508-292-1769 - U.S.

Ravneet Singh
Project Manager - EcoSikh
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+91-998-837-3268+91-998-837-3268 - India

Tarundeep Singh
Program Administrator
Eco-Amritsar
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+91-950-183-7700+91-950-183-7700 - India