Spiritual Values in Transformative Education
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Date & Time
Tue, May 20 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Address (map)
Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA
Venue (website)
Institute of World Culture
Spiritual Values in Transformative Education
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 am – 10:00 am (PDT) – A free event – open to all
In Person at Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Participants from Ukraine will join us via Zoom
It will also be Webcast for those who cannot join in person (see details below)
Speakers: Kirk Gradin (Santa Barbara, CA) and two speakers from Ukraine
The Department of Culture, Tourism, Nationalities and Religions of the Dnipro Regional State Administration and the H.P. Blavatsyk Museum Centre in Dnipro, Ukraine offer an international roundtabke discussion on aspects and examples of preserving spiritual values in transformative education. The contributing role of the museum and challenges in the current world conflict will be addressed. One speaker from the US and two Ukranian speakers will each give a 20-25 minute presentation followed by questions and panel discussion.
Kirk Gradin, one of our three speakers, is a local Santa Barbara architect, illustrator and writer on topics of mystic philosophy, the arts and symbolism. He will discuss the enormous impact that H.P. Blavatsky had upon George William Russell, the much beloved writer, poet, mystic and educator who helped spark the Irish literary revival and growth of rural cooperation among the poor and oppressed in Ireland in the early 1900s.
Two speakers from the Ukraine will be introduced via Zoom.
*Webcast begins at 10:00 am (PDT). Click here to view the program. A recording of the event will be available for future viewing at the same link. If the link does not work, copy the following and paste it into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/@iwcinsantabarbara/streams
