eNews - March 2013   

 

Anthroposophical Society in Canada

   

Local
Activities
 
New  Brunswick  

  

Whitsun Conference  

A Call to Sophia! 

 

We look forward to seeing you May 18 - 21, 2013 at  our Whitsun Conference in New BrunswickContact Kassandra Marie.  email (506) 375-6400 

Details. 

 
Nova Scotia  

  

Visit this website
to learn about activities in Nova Scotia.
Foundation Stone Workshop 

  

With ARIE VAN AMERINGEN  

in Toronto. 19-20 AprilAnnouncement.

 
Thornhill/ Angus  

  

Video excerpt from Aeschylus Unbound
Video excerpt from Aeschylus Unbound
Glen Williamson and Laurie Portocarrero present:
 * The Refugee's Tale,
22 March in Thornhill
* Aeschylus Unbound,
24 March
in Angus

Details.
Membership
Update 
FRIEDRICH KARL KARTER (Port Alberni BC) died on
13 January 2013.

NICOLETTE GENIER (Duncan BC), and SHARON FINDLAY (Toronto ON) have joined the Society.  Welcome!
Specialty
Channels
 
TOUCHSCREEN 
meets 
SOULFUL 

Touchscreen: Marshall
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TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMANS???
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Contact Info
Anthroposophical Society    in Canada 
# 131 - 1 Hesperus Rd.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 0G9

Mark McAlister
Administrator
416-892-3656


Council
Jean Balekian
 QC (President)
NS (Secretary)
Doug Wylie
ON (Treasurer)Dorothy LeBaron

QC (General Secretary)

School For Spiritual Science 

For list of Class Holders,
click here.

For a list of Collegium members, click here.
Mot du Secr�taire g�n�ral 
 
Arie van Ameringen
- Arie van Ameringen

...Le cœur de la tortue:  Durant la premi�re semaine de mars, j'�tais � Ottawa o� j'ai rencontr� des membres de la branche La confluence des trois rivi�res (The Confluence of the Three Rivers) ainsi que des parents et des professeurs de deux �coles, notamment : Ottawa Waldorf School et l'�cole Trille des bois.
 
Lors de la rencontre avec les membres de la branche, nous avons discut� de la possibilit� d'organiser un congr�s pour la Soci�t�. Un grand enthousiasme s'est empar� des personnes pr�sentes. Elles ont �t� sensibles � l'id�e de tenir un rassemblement international o� un volet interactif ferait partie de cette pr�paration. Le projet est encore � l'�tat embryonnaire. J'esp�re, toutefois, pouvoir prochainement vous donner plus de pr�cisions � ce sujet.
 
Quelques membres m'ont fait visiter l'�le Victoria qui se trouve juste en face du parlement canadien. Cet emplacement a de ce fait une signification symbolique particuli�re. Cet endroit est un territoire ancestral algonquin o� d'autres tribus se sont aussi rencontr�es. Et ce n'est peut-�tre pas un hasard si les �difices gouvernementaux se trouvent � cet endroit pr�cis.  En raison des rapides qui formaient un vortex puissant (aujourd'hui , le courant est tr�s att�nu� � cause d'un barrage), les Am�rindiens de plusieurs nations consid�raient ce site comme un lieu sacr� de rassemblement...Lisez plus 
Letter from the General Secretary  
 
- Arie van Ameringen

...The Heart of the Turtle:   I spent the first week of March in Ottawa, where I met with members of the Confluence of the Three Rivers branch as well as with parents and teachers from both the Ottawa Waldorf School and the Trille des Bois school.
 
During the gathering with branch members we brought up the possibility of organizing a large-scale Society event. The members present showed great enthusiasm for the idea of hosting an international conference, and discussed setting up an interactive media site that would play an integral part in the preparation of the event. This project is still in its very first stages, and I hope to be able to give you more details about this initiative as they emerge.
 
Several members guided me on a tour of Victoria Island, which is located directly facing the Parliament buildings. This site has a particularly symbolic significance, being an ancestral meeting place where Algonquins and other tribes gathered. And it is perhaps not by chance that the Parliament buildings were erected in their present location. Owing to the powerful vortex caused by the rapids (whose current has now been significantly reduced by a dam), several First Nations peoples considered the site to be a sacred meeting place...Read full article. 
2013 AGA Congr�s - 
AGM and Conference
17-19 Mai, Montr�al  AGM Poster Invitation

Schedule/ Horaire  
Upcoming Events

LE D�FIDE NOTRE VOLONT� SOCIALE. 
Le congr�s de l'AGA de 2013 avec Dennis Klocek. 17-19 Mai, 2013.  Montr�al.  Invitation et description.   Horaire.    

  

THE CHALLENGE OF OUR SOCIAL WILL Annual General meeting and Conference with Denis Klocek. Anthroposophical Society In Canada.  17-19 May, 2013, Montr�al   Invitation and descriptionSchedule.   

 

ECONOMICS CONFERENCE.  27-30 June, 2013 in Montr�al.
Update from Christopher Houghton-Budd
Report from 2012 Conference.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESTINY: THE SOULS' AWAKENING.
2013 Mystery Drama Conference in Spring Valley NY. August 14-18
Performance: Saturday, August 17Details

Summer Intensives 
 
SONG IN MOVEMENT: SUMMER EURYTHMY WEEK. 
23-28 June.  Spring Valley NY.  Details.

EVOLUTION: Public summer course with Craig Holdrege, Henrike Holdrege, and Nathaniel Williams.  23-29 June.  Ghent NY. Details

RENEWAL COURSES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.  23 June - 5 July.
  Details

LEARN WORK SHARE: Youth Conference and Service Project
26 June - 13 July
. Ann Arbor MI.  Details.

THE FOUR ETHERS IN ART, HEALTH AND LIFE. Exploration of the elements and the ethers.  With Michael Chapitis and Regine Kurek.  8-12 July, Thornhill.  Details.

SUMMER PAINTING COURSE AT THE GOETHEANUM for English-speakers.  16-22 JulyDetails.

SENSES' REVELATION: SUMMER FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND EDUCATION.
 8-26 July, Thornhill.  Details.
Library Project  
 

- by Dorothy LeBaron

 

A core group to care for the transition of the National Library into a future step has been formed. Thank-you to Rob MacKay, Grant Davis, Leita McDowell, Doug Wylie, Kathy Grant, and Dorothy LeBaron for carrying this project. The group is using the "U" process (from Otto Scharmer's work), as a way to co-sense into the future of the library. It is a phenomenological way of working, where we let go of our assumptions about what we think needs to happen with the library, we observe and research together, try and pay attention to what wants to emerge, and then take steps towards the future.  

 

In our first meeting, we built our common intent, and worked artistically together to form the group. We had a presentation by Alexandra Gunther about the history of the library. We then did research interviews with people connected to local anthroposophical libraries across Canada, and the Rudolf Steiner Library in the U.S.A. to bring a wider context. In our second meeting we shared our research, trying to deeply listen for key issues. The core group will meet three more times over the next few months. If any members would like to get in touch with us about your ideas, hopes or concerns, we would be happy to hear from you.
Dorothy's email
WORLD MOVEMENT
Anthroposophy Worldwide
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Cliquez ici pour trouver les articles de Anthroposophy Worldwide (no 1/2) maintenant disponibles en francais

 Click here to download the Annual Report of the General Anthroposophical Society (Anthroposophy Worldwide # 3).

If you would like to see the archive of past issues, go to the Goetheanum website, click on user login at the bottom left of the page.  Username: awmail.  Password: grundstein.
One More Thing...
Fellowship "For the aging, a commune-like alternative in NY"

Click here for the full story about the Fellowhip Community (filed by JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press - Feb 26, 2013)

(Note: Hesperus Village in Thornhill is also mentioned...Ed.)