Speaker: Earle Canfield

More than 20 years ago Earle started an organization called ANSWER (American-Nepali Students’ and Women’s Education Relief) with the desire to educate one child. It has since grown to a multi-site program throughout Nepal, educating more than 600 children in 120 schools and colleges. ANSWER “is a non-religious, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping the people of Nepal address problems of poverty through education, primarily by providing educational sponsorships for low-caste and impoverished students.” See https://www.uua.org/international/blog/international-uu-council-calls-answer-responds

When Someone told me that I live in a Fantasyland, I nearly fell off of my Unicorn, or How to Participate Joyfully in the Sorrows of the World

This title describes the culmination of Earles’ recent trip to Bhutan to explore “Gross National Happiness” and my many talks and presentations I have given to our students in recent years that they must learn how “to follow their own bliss” rather than blindly carrying out the wishes of their unschooled, ill-informed parents. This process … Continue reading When Someone told me that I live in a Fantasyland, I nearly fell off of my Unicorn, or How to Participate Joyfully in the Sorrows of the World