Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Hastings-and-AGoodWeek for ending caste in India





Two Buddhist activists: Paul Crosland and Nagamitra at Nagaloka, Nagpur, Maharashtra, December 2010.
Nagamitra visits Hastings this year for at least two weeks in July & August, to visit Paul Crosland and fundraise for the college run in the centre of India, creating great social change & challenging the caste system through Buddhist activism.

Nagamitra (नगमित्र) धम्म दाना


Nagamitra speaking in Hindi:



Support some students yourself!:
If you want to support one or more students, you can support them:
  • to complete their year at the Nagaloka Nagarjuna Training Institute (which costs £28 per student per month), 
  • to carry on their studies and develop their intitiatives beyond Nagaloka.
If you want to support Nagaloka directly you can pay either
1) Directly into their Bank Account:
Nagarjuna Training Institute
F.C. A/c No. 20108156866
SWIFT Code: MAHBINBBNGP
ISFC Code: MAHB0000005
Bank of Maharashtra
Munje Chowk, Sitabuldi, Nagpur -12
(NB Please ask the bank to put alongside the payment the reference "Dream Cycle")
2) Via the UK bank account for Mediation Support Ltd
  (details on request).
 3) Or post a cheque payable to Mediation Support Ltd to:
Paul Crosland (Nagaloka fund c/o Mediation Support Ltd)
Southwater Area Community Centre,
2 Stainsby Street,
St Leonards On Sea,
East Sussex,
TN37 6LA
All money donated goes to India, and I'll even cover bank overheads for you. Please request what % of your money donated through Mediation Support Ltd you want to go directly to the Nagaloka Institute and what % to the support of individual students beyond their time at Nagaloka by naming your preferred student(s):
"I found that I could afford to support 3 students at the Nagarjuna Institute at Nagaloka for the next four months. I'm glad to have been given this opportunity to make a difference enabling three students complete their academic year at Nagaloka. If you wish to support students and avoid bank fees, I will cover the bank fees for the payments"
Paul Crosland, Director, Mediation Support Ltd
If you want to email Paul Crosland at Mediation Support Ltd to discuss making a donation, please do so via this form and I'll phone back any UK numbers or arrange an international call at a mutually convenient time.