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Healing Our Earth
Summer Edition ยท No. 08 / 2026
Free Global Event
International Day of Friendship ยท Live Global Session

Friends Forever.

Some friendships survive distance. Some survive decades. Some survive everything.

A free online session from Healing Our Earth, marking the UN International Day of Friendship. Watch from anywhere โ€” nothing to sign up for.

Sun 2 Aug 20262pm BST onwards
19 voices ยท 3 countries
Free ยท No registration
Replay available

โœ“ No ticket  ยท  โœ“ No email required  ยท  โœ“ Watch on YouTube, live or later

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โฐ Sunday 2nd August 2026 ยท 2pm BST onwards
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19
Voices, Panelists & Contributors
Across one continuous live stream
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2011
Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly
A day for friendship between peoples and cultures
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3
Countries, One Global Room
United Kingdom ยท India ยท Israel
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Free
For Everyone, Everywhere
Healing Our Earth ยท 2026

About the Session โ€” Friends Forever

No one healsalone.

Global Namaste. Think of the friend who picked up the phone when you had no one else to call. The one who has been there since school. The one you met last year and somehow already trust with everything. This Sunday, Healing Our Earth celebrates all of them.

“Friendship is the quietest force on Earth — and one of the most healing.”

Marking the UN International Day of Friendship, we gather voices from around the world for an afternoon on the people who show up: why connection is medicine and loneliness isn't harmless, how friendship crosses cultures, faiths, generations and borders, and how to rebuild the friendships we've let drift.

Join us live on Sunday 2nd August 2026 from 2pm BST. No registration. No ticket. Bring nothing but the name of one friend you're grateful for.

On the Programme
i.
๐Ÿค The Friendships That Changed a Life
Real stories from Rachel Woolf, Heather DeAtley and Sarah Mills.
ii.
๐Ÿ’š Connection Is Medicine
Why friendship shows up in our health โ€” with Dr Anukul Goaswami and Dr Ghazala Jabeen.
iii.
๐ŸŒ Friendship Across Every Border
Voices from Britain, India and Israel in one room.
iv.
๐Ÿ“ž The Ones We Let Drift
How to reach back out โ€” and why it's almost never too late.
v.
๐Ÿ™ Thank You For Your Contributions
Hosted by Lead Anchor Dr Amrita Sharma, with Dr. Kailash Parekh MBE throughout.
vi.
๐ŸŽต A Song for Friendship
Resident Singer Shrii Gautam at 4:30pm BST.
International Day of Friendship โ€” Friends Forever ยท Healing Our Earth ยท Sunday 2nd August 2026, 2pm BST
International Day of Friendship ยท Healing Our Earth
“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart
and can sing it back when you’ve forgotten the words.”
On one Sunday afternoon, people who have never met sit in the same room and talk about the ones who carried them. Friendship isn't sentimental โ€” it is the thing that gets us through illness, grief, migration, loneliness and ordinary Tuesdays. Come as you are, and bring the name of one friend you're grateful for.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 2pm BST
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 4pm Israel
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 6:30pm IST
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ 3pm CEST
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 9am EDT
The Lineup โ€” Confirmed

Voices, Hosts& Friends.

Nineteen voices from the UK, India and Israel โ€” every session free, live, and open to everyone.
01 Dr Amrita Sharma โ€” Lead Anchor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Lead Anchor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Dr Amrita Sharma
2:00pm
2:00pm BST ยท 6:30pm India
02 Dr. Kailash Parekh MBE โ€” Resident Panelist ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Resident Panelist ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Dr. Kailash Parekh MBE
Throughout
2pm BST onwards
03 Dr Anukul Goaswami โ€” Lead Panelist ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Lead Panelist ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Dr Anukul Goaswami
2:30pm
2:30pm BST
04 Dr Ghazala Jabeen โ€” Resident Panelist ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Resident Panelist ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Dr Ghazala Jabeen
5:00pm
5:00pm BST
05 Rachel Woolf โ€” Resident Contributor ยท Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Resident Contributor ยท Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Rachel Woolf
2:10pm
2:10pm BST ยท 4:10pm Israel
06 Heather DeAtley โ€” Resident Contributor ยท Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Resident Contributor ยท Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Heather DeAtley
2:30pm
2:30pm BST ยท 4:30pm Israel
07 Sarah Mills โ€” Resident Contributor
Resident Contributor
Sarah Mills
2:50pm
2:50pm BST
08 Vaishali Acharya โ€” Resident Contributor ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Resident Contributor ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Vaishali Acharya
3:05pm
3:05pm BST
09 Sue Hodges โ€” Guest Contributor
Guest Contributor
Sue Hodges
3:05pm
3:05pm BST onwards
10 Dr Aninda Sidhana โ€” Guest Contributor
Guest Contributor
Dr Aninda Sidhana
3:05pm
3:05pm BST onwards
11 Ushma Meswani โ€” Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Ushma Meswani
3:20pm
3:20pm BST ยท 7:50pm India
12 Mr Suresh Rajpura โ€” Resident Contributor
Resident Contributor
Mr Suresh Rajpura
3:20pm
3:20pm BST onwards
13 Deepak Valand โ€” Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Deepak Valand
3:35pm
3:35pm BST ยท 8:05pm India
14 Bhav Parekh โ€” Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Bhav Parekh
3:50pm
3:50pm BST ยท 8:20pm India
15 Rena Shoshana โ€” Resident Contributor ยท Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Resident Contributor ยท Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Rena Shoshana
4:15pm
4:15pm BST ยท 6:15pm Israel
16 Shrii Gautam โ€” Resident Singer ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Resident Singer ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Shrii Gautam
4:30pm
4:30pm BST
17 Dr Honey Kalaria โ€” Resident Contributor ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Resident Contributor ยท UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Dr Honey Kalaria
5:00pm
5:00pm BST
18 Acharya Sri Shivam โ€” Resident Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Resident Contributor ยท India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
Acharya Sri Shivam
5:00pm
5:00pm BST ยท 10:30pm India
19 Peter Wellings โ€” Guest Contributor
Guest Contributor
Peter Wellings
Joining today
Helping people live with purpose
Why Trust Us With Your Sunday

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All times British Summer Time ยท India +5:30 ยท Israel +2

2:00
Opening โ€” Dr Amrita Sharma ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณOn now
Lead Anchor ยท Global Namaste ยท 6:30pm India ยท 4pm Israel
Welcome
2:10
Rachel Woolf ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑOn now
Resident Contributor
Voices
2:30
Dr Anukul Goaswami ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งOn now
Lead Panelist
Panel
2:30
Heather DeAtley ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑOn now
Resident Contributor ยท 4:30pm Israel
Voices
2:50
Sarah MillsOn now
Resident Contributor
Voices
Interval ยท Global Namaste
3:05
Vaishali Acharya ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งOn now
Resident Contributor
Voices
3:05
Sue HodgesOn now
Guest Contributor
Guest
3:05
Dr Aninda SidhanaOn now
Guest Contributor
Guest
3:20
Ushma Meswani ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณOn now
7:50pm India
Voices
3:20
Mr Suresh RajpuraOn now
Resident Contributor ยท 3:20pm BST onwards
Voices
3:35
Deepak Valand ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณOn now
8:05pm India
Voices
3:50
Bhav Parekh ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณOn now
8:20pm India
Voices
4:15
Rena Shoshana ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑOn now
Resident Contributor ยท 6:15pm Israel
Voices
4:30
Shrii Gautam ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งOn now
Resident Singer
Music
4:45
IntervalOn now
A moment to stretch and say hello in the chat
Buffer
5:00
Dr Ghazala Jabeen ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งOn now
Resident Panelist
Panel
5:00
Dr Honey Kalaria ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งOn now
Resident Contributor
Voices
5:00
Acharya Sri Shivam ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณOn now
Resident Contributor ยท 10:30pm India
Voices
Interval ยท Global Namaste
Throughout
Dr. Kailash Parekh MBE ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Resident Panelist ยท with us from 2pm
Panel
Today
Peter Wellings
Guest Contributor ยท joining today
Guest
Close
Conclusion โ€” Global Namaste
Good luck and best wishes ยท Earth Bless You All
Pranam
Sunday 2nd August 2026 ยท 2pm BST onwards

Bring one friend.
Leave with many.

One afternoon for the people who show up for us. It's free, it's live, and there's a seat for everyone โ€” so send this to the friend it made you think of.

International Day of Friendship ยท Friends Forever

Sunday 2nd August 2026 ยท 2pm BST ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 6:30pm IST Bharat ยท ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ 3pm CEST Europe ยท ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 9am EDT USA ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 11pm AEST Sydney


Technical Director โ€“ Nishit Kotak ยท Healing Our Earth ยท Marking the UN International Day of Friendship


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Sunday 2nd August 2026

2 pm BST onwards

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A free online show run by volunteers. Live every Sunday at 2pm UK time since April 2020, on health, wellbeing, culture and the planet.