Irresistible symposium: William Ingram of Threads of Life
William Ingram is co-founder of Threads of Life, a Bali-based social enterprise that has worked with over 1000 traditional weavers and their families in 50 communities on 12 Indonesian islands since 1997. As co-director of the Bebali Foundation since 2002 he has led the organisation’s support for responsible use of natural dyes and other non-timber forest products by these same community groups.
Through his work he seeks to demonstrate how profitable businesses can have a social mission, how community businesses can be profitable, and how both can be sensitive to the values of indigenous culture. Respect and reciprocity characterise indigenous relationships with nonhuman life, and William is interested how traditional pedagogies can help us learn how to reintegrate these values into modern lifestyles. He is studying for a Master’s degree in Ecology, Spirituality and Religion and is author of “A Little Bit One O’clock: Living with a Balinese family”. Born in the UK, he has lived most of his life in Japan and Indonesia.
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