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Providing a place of worship, horticultural community, and recreational areas for the community. Promoting unity, peace, and spiritual knowledge in Ireland.
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Fingal County Council Stage 2 - Proposal Martin Davis, Paul Murphy, Tim McEvitt ISKCON IRL - Board Of Directors
Cultural Centre with a place of worship, horticultural community & recreational areas International Society for Krishna Consciousness (IRL) Ltd. Founder-Acarya His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Member of the European Council of Hindu Organisations and National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) Ireland Office: 83 Middle Abbey Street Dublin 1 & 4 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, Rep. of Ireland. Phone: (01) 4750309 Fax: (01) 4786204 E-mail: contact@krishna.ie& Praghosa.sdg@pamho.net
Introduction • The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON IRELAND LIMITED) • Incorporated in Dublin in 1980 • Located in 83, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 • Operates 2 vegetarian restaurant in Dublin City called 'Govindas‘ • ISKCON has temple, cultural centres and farms in almost every country in the world
Our Purpose • To bring members in the community closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler and more natural way of life • To educate all peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life • To achieve real unity and peace in the world • To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large
Our Current Activities • Teaching • Pre-Slavic Literature • Sunday School • Cookery Class • Eco Village
Our Current Activties • Yoga & Meditation • Cultural Events • Food For All • Farming
Our Proposal Objectives • To build a Cultural Centre with a place of worship, along with a horticultural community & recreational areas. • To cater for the growing Indian Community in Ireland. • To focus on agriculture and horticulture and provide vegetables for our restaurants. • To provide a training center for sustainable living in the 21st Century. • To provide a dynamic model of self sufficiency. • To provide a cultural center for the social needs of our growing community.
Target Areas • Lush/Rusk • Balbriggan • Fingal North • Fingal Central
Appendix • Pre-Slavic Literature: http://preslavic.eu/ • Cookery Class: http://kurma.net/ • Eco Village: • Pune: http://ecovillage.org/en • Hungary: http://www.navavrajadhama.hu/en/about • Rathayatra Parade: http://www.rathayatra.ie • Food For All: http://www.ffl.org/ • Farming: http://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/?page_id=4073 • Queen visits UK School: http://www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk/home/?p=4979 • ISKCON leaders meet Indian PM Modi and UK PM David Cameron : http://www.dandavats.com/?p=22174 • ISKCON Leicester wins Heritage Lottery Fund support to restore stained glass windows: http://www.iskconleicester.org/latest-news-article.php?lat_id=36
Thank You Very Much.We look forward to working with the Fingal County Council.