eNews - October 2013   

 

Anthroposophical Society in Canada

   

Youth
Section 
  
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     COSTANZA KALIKS TOUR:

13 - 15 October
, Youth Section Meeting in Keene NH.  email

16 October, in Toronto.
Details.

18-19 October, Montr�al.  Details.

NOTE:  Ari-Paul Saunders is helping to organize the meeting in Hew Hampshire, and is inviting anyone who has experienced youth section activities over the years to share some of their impressions, personally or or in writing.  Read Ari-Paul's letter here.
Local
Activities

British Columbia 
Pulse

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Thornhill

♦ "Rudolf Steiner As Expressionist Architect" -

Lecture by Frederick Amrine

20 October at  2.30pm.

Details

♦ "Decoding Your Destiny" - Workshop with Tanis Helliwell.  5-6 OctoberDetails.


Nova Scotia

♦ Eurythmy Moves Words & Music - Three Saturday morning workshops.  Details.
Specialty Channels
ELIANT Campaign:
Spreading seeds for new social forms...
 Click here to read about developments with the ELIANT campaign in Brussels.
Membership
MARILYN KERR (Toronto) has asked to reinstate her membership after several decades of journeying elsewhere.  She holds Canadian membership card #2, signed by Albert Steffen.  Welcome back Marilyn!

LANELLE DUNN (Dubai), and MARTINE-NICOLE BEAULNE (Montr�al), have joined the Society.  JONAH EVANS (Thornhill) has transferred his membership to Canada.  WELCOME!

LISA MASTERSON  has moved to the USA and transferred her membership to the USA Society. 

ALEXANDRA-BARBARA GUENTHER
(Elliot Lake ON) has transferred her membership to the Goetheanum.
Go There!
 
In Search of Parzival:
An Inner and Outer Journey, with Brian Gray and others. 
5-25 April , 2014  Poster.
Editorial Notes
 
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Contact Info
Anthroposophical Society    in Canada 
# 131 - 1 Hesperus Rd.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 0G9

Mark McAlister
Administrator
416-892-3656
877-892-3656
[email protected]


Council 
Jean Balekian (QC), President
Judith King (NS), Secretary
Douglas Wylie (ON), Treasurer
Dorothy LeBaron (ON)
Arie van Ameringen (QC), General Secretary

School For Spiritual Science 

For list of Class Holders,
click here.

For a list of Collegium members, click here.
From The Administrator...

 
 

When asked, "What is anthroposophy?," Francis Edmunds replied, "The next person I meet."  This inspires me to think differently about communication.  How can I shift my efforts from explaining anthroposophy to discovering her anew in every human encounter?

With this in mind, I am planning to make some changes to the format of our monthly eNews.  Starting with the November issue, you will see some stories about members who are reaching out and participating in consciousness-raising activities.  I have already been collecting some stories from Vancouver Island,  and I welcome input from other areas for future issues.

I continue to welcome your comments and suggestions about ways to improve our eNews.  Social media can be overwhelming, and I want to do everything I can to improve the reader experience. 

Most of you will not be able to participate in the members meeting in Ottawa on October 14, but I encourage you to read Dorothy's article below, and think about it for a few moments - perhaps while you are digesting the turkey...

Warm regards,

Mark

P.S.  If you still intend to make a financial contribution to the Society in 2013, I would appreciate it if you acted soon. Our credit union now accepts Interac email transfers, which may be more convenient for you than cheques.  Send the money to [email protected], and it will be deposited in the Society bank account. (If you want to contribute using a credit card, please go to www.canadahelps.org.)   - MM

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416-892-3656 (Toronto area)
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Meeting With Members In Ottawa -
October 14,  7 to 9 pm 
 
- Dorothy LeBaron, for the Council 
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...We propose to engage in a guided conversation, in small groups, to see if changes need to be made to the statement of purpose, and what those might be, in order to better reflect the current goals and purpose of the Society in 2013. At the AGM in Montreal we experienced a lively "caf� conversation" style of sharing our thoughts and would like to use the same process with members in Ottawa.The Council would like to warmly invite members to join us for an evening of conversation and working together, on Monday Oct. 14, from 7 to 9 pm at the Ottawa Waldorf School in Stittsville...
We would like to hear from you of anthroposophical initiatives in the Ottawa area, and briefly share with you some aspects of the council's work. Then we would like to engage with you in a process to work with the purpose or goal of the Society, as outlined in the newsletter following on the AGM (See links below.)...

 

 We look forward to meeting you on the evening of October 14th.

 

Read full article... 

 

AGM Report

September Update
Rencontre des membres avec le Conseil � Ottawa -
14 octobre 2013, 19 h - 21 h
 
- Dorothy LeBaron

...Nous invitons chaleureusement les membres � se joindre � nous pour une soir�e de conversation et de travail ensemble, le lundi 14 octobre de 19 h - 21 h dans la salle de la maternelle : � Moon Garden Room � de l'�cole Waldorf de Stittsville. 

Nous aimerions vous entendre parler de vos initiatives anthroposophiques dans la r�gion d'Ottawa, et nous partagerons bri�vement quelques aspects du travail du Conseil. Nous souhaiterions ensuite entreprendre une d�marche avec vous en vue d'une �ventuelle reformulation des buts et objectifs de la Soci�t�, comme vous avez pu le lire dans un article du bulletin qui a suivi la tenue de notre AGA...

Nous vous proposerons une conversation dirig�e, en petits groupes, pour voir s'il est n�cessaire de modifier cette d�claration des objectifs et pour voir quelles pourraient �tre ces modifications si nous voulons que cette d�claration refl�te le mieux possible les buts et objectifs de notre Soci�t� telle qu'elle existe en 2013. Lors de notre AGA � Montr�al nous avons v�cu une conversation fort anim�e, style � bistrot �, qui a permis le partage de nos id�es, et nous aimerions reprendre la m�me exp�rience avec les membres d'Ottawa.

 

 Nous avons h�te de vous rencontrer le soir du 14 octobre.

 

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 DES QUESTIONS - ET UN APPEL � L'ACTION 

 

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Upcoming Events

THE INDIVIDUAL ENCOUNTER AND THE PATH TO COMMUNITY.  Annual Conference of the Anthroposophical Society in America.  11-13 October, Keene NH.  Program.

BUILDING WORLD ECONOMY: A three-part symposium - An Economics Conference Event.  25-27 October, Thornhill.  Contact Douglas Wylie.  416-505-4134.  emailPoster.

THE CHRIST IMPULSE AND WALDORF EDUCATION -
Waldorf Development Conference
with Dorit Winter.  8-9 November, Thornhill.  Details.


ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CLASS HOLDERS. 
24-26 January 2014, Thornhill.

HEALING THE WOUND.  PAAM/AAMTA/CAMA Biennial Conference.
12-15 March 2014, Thornhill. Details.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE - ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN CANADA.  16-18 May 2014, Vancouver. 
MICHAELMAS POEM  
LAUNCH!

- by Diane Robitelle 

 

Launch your words  

matched to supersonic ideas

ignited with love for the truth

Let them soar

let them orbit the earth

and glow in her galaxy

then fall like shooting stars

full of meteoric iron

to infuse you with strengthened will

for frequent flights

 

WORLD MOVEMENT
Learning to Work with the Public
Germany:
Professional Communication Conference in Bochum-Langendreer



Anthroposophical media people from the German-speaking world have met regularly since 1996. This (now two-day) meeting has given rise to a continuing education conference for communications workers who lack professional training. On November 1-2, the "Working with the Public" conference will be held (for the second time).



Medicine, education, agriculture, and other professional fields are served by Sections at the Goetheanum and can refer to Rudolf Steiner's indications, but media work has scarcely been addressed, although it is a profession for an increasing number of people. There is no course by Rudolf Steiner for "Journalism and Work with the Public" apart from a few brief mentions and general observations applicable to the world of media...

Read full article on Page 2 of the current issue of
Anthroposophy Worldwide...  - Ed.
Anthroposophy Worldwide # 10
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Here is the link to Anthroposophy Worldwide # 10.

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.