On Saturday 1st September, I will be giving a talk at the Festival of Life 2007, celebrating compassionate lifestyles and sustainable living, which is taking place at St Paul’s Church (Steiner School), Islington N1 2QH. The Festival of Life brings together pioneering speakers on health, ecology and spirituality, featuring over 50 talks and workshops.

This year’s event will be the first festival in London to be powered by electricity from a generator running on vegetable oil. Chris Kennett, co-organiser and alternative technology pioneer explains: “It’s half the price of fossil fuels, it’s Carbon Neutral and sulphur dioxide free so it doesn’t contribute to acid rain. With a few minor conversions most diesel engines could be running on vegetable oil”. The generator is supplied by Sussex based alternative energy pioneers ‘Blooming Futures’ and will be running on locally grown non-GM rapeseed oil.

The two-day event is packed with life affirming activities. Visitors can explore raw food, take part in a crystal bowl ceremony, loosen up with laughter, learn to make natural cosmetics, do some yoga and meditation and receive holistic therapies. There is a market place offering organic clothes, gourmet raw food cuisine, juicers, blenders, books and more. Day tickets for the event cost £8 (concessions £5) and a weekend ticket is £12.

I will be giving a talk in relation to my forthcoming book Passage to Freedom, which will take place at 4pm on September 1st, in the Water Room. For more information about this event see the Festival of Life website and feel free to come along and enjoy my free lecture.