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Anthroposophical Society
Thornhill Campus Bulletin
October 2010
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Greetings!
In his book, "Shaping Globalization". Nicanor Perlas introduces the concept of "liminality" (from the Latin word "limen" meaning "threshold"). The message, as I understand it, is that advancing civilizations do everything in their power to LEARN FROM marginalized constituents, rather than trying to assimilate (anesthetize?) them.
York Region has an affluent population, but alienation,disease, crime and poverty will not be cured by more affluence. Sometimes, we need to leave our "comfort zone" and cross the threshold.
Several of the items in this issue relate to this theme.
Sincerely, Mark Anthroposophical Society |
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Waldorf For Africa
|   How can we respond to the needs of children in Africa? Here is one example:
"Our challenge is that with all the negative news coming out of Africa, it is most important to share about Africa's beautiful side, the stories of people and projects that are effective and successful so we are enticed and encouraged to continue to help educate thousands of children and prospective teachers in new ways all over Africa...' Visit the Waldorf For Africa website for the full story.
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ARSCURA - Working with Hospice-King Aurora
| | Working with Arscura, the volunteers and clients of Hospice-King Aurora appreciated "the opportunity to explore our creative abilities, helping us move toward self-awareness during times of profound change. This is of immense value for us and for the bereaved and palliative members of our community."
For more details about Arscura's community work, click here.
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| CONVERGENCE Education Conference | |  CONVERGENCE: Scientific support for the wisdom of Waldorf Education...A conference for everyone interested in a radical and relevant education of children.
November 5 - 6 , 2010. Keynote talks by Douglas Gerwin (pictured) and Patrice Maynard, and ten workshops.
For full Program details and registration details, visit the Rudolf Steiner Centre website. |
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Distinguished Professor Visits Thornhill
| |  Fred Amrine will be giving a talk at the Rudolf Steiner Centre on Sunday, October 17 at 2:30 pm.
Topic: "Moral Imagination in Architecture: the Case of Berlin". Fred is a Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has been a student of Anthroposophy his entire adult life. For his academic bio, click here.
For more information, contact Diana Hughes.
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My Child Myself
| |  In our last issue, we featured campus pioneer Arlene Thorn. Arlene has joined forces with Heather Church (pictured) to launch My Child Myself, an adult program centre and children's clothing store. Details
If you get this message in time, you can visit their opening event on Friday, October 1 , 1-4pm. |
The Spiritual Reality of Money
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It is no longer gold, and it is no longer
paper, so what is it? Clearly its misuse
causes societal illnesses. How then can
money become healthy?
Rudolf Steiner offered an abundance of both
cognitive and practical guidance regarding money, hitherto mostly unknown. This conference is an opportunity to learn
about a few of his observations.
This conference features talks by Daniel Hafner and Douglas Wylie. 12-14 November, 2010 at the Christian Community. Details.
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Kaspar Hauser Conference
| |  "Kaspar Hauser - Innocence and Royalty"- A Michaelmas Conference at the Christian Community, with talks by Ute Konig and Daniel Hafner, as well as eurythmy and a play reading. October 1-3 at the Christian Community' Details. |
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The Campus is located at 9100 Bathurst St., north of Hwy 7 in Thornhill.
Questions? Contact Mark McAlister
416-892-3656
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| Links | | *** International News Conference on 4 November. Details. *** |
Eurythmy with Jonathan Snow - Starts October 2
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Adult eurythmy classes occur on Saturdays, from 2:30-3:30pm. No experience necessary! Contact Jonathan for more details and registration.. |
Goethe's Story of Faust
|  EXHILARATING free rendering by Glen Williamson
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A TRAGIC love story***
A BATTLE for the human soul***
A search for a GODDESS***
A PARADE of natural, human and divine events
IT'S MORE THAN THE DEVIL BARGAINED FOR!!!
Sunday October 3, 3pm at Novalis Hall in Angus
Program details. To register, contact the
ALSO of interest: Glen Williamson will present two heart-warming stories by Kurt Vonnegut on Monday October 4 at 3pm. See links above.
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Anthroposophical
Network for Young Adults | | |
This Facebook group now has 107 members. Click here to visit. |
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