What is Initiative?
There is an incredible surge of anthroposophically-inspired/motivated work that is being carried or co-carried around the world. We call this initiative work. Click below to find out the diversity of this work and to connect with an area that speaks to you.
Learn more about the Spirit of Initiative work, by first looking at this article from Dr. William Bento, Ph.D., "Seeking the True Spirit of Initiative."
Youth-inspired or Involved Initiatives
- Occupy the Future (www.occupythefuture.org): We are a group of engaged individuals and global citizens who have witnessed the movement growing around Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together and recognize its potential as a catalyst for real and lasting societal change. We have spent time at Occupy Wall Street, witnessed first hand the activity, non-violent community, and momentum that are growing there and have felt inspired to reflect and contribute to the growth of this movement and larger societal transformation by actively working with the following question: What is the FUTURE you want to OCCUPY? This question is of extreme importance in our time and one that we hope all people will ask of themselves, their communities and society as a whole. It points towards an essential task that we see for Humanity to collectively re-envision what picture of the FUTURE we want to live into.
- WeStrive.org (www.westrive.org): WeStrive works to lead the world toward stronger, healthier and more sustainable community as well as more effective social action by supporting socially and spiritually striving individuals, initiatives and organizations with a platform for social networking, economic association, educational opportunities and connection to all who endeavor together in co-creating a better world.
- Heartbeet
- Think OutWord (www.thinkoutword.org):
- Credere Fund
- Impulse Festival (www.impulsefest.com): Impulse Festival will be a four day celebration of the individuals together in community and an exploration of the great potential of both. The long weekend will be filled with workshops, lively discussions, games and fun! The festival will take place at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California.
- Impulse Festival is about building community and becoming the seeds for social change. It is about connecting with our true purpose and re-imagining community in excited new ways!
- New Forms Project (www.newformsproject.org): The new forms project educates, collaborates and participates in the creation of sacred, aesthetic technology.
- We seek to identify emerging cultural forms and aid in the transformation of passive consumption to active participation.
- Sensing the Continent
- Youth impulse in Hawai'i
- Paleroma Farm
- Free Columbia
- Living Questions Symposium
Coming events
Summer Conference 2012 of the YouthSection at the Goethanum! Dornach
Being Present! An International Youth Conference at the Goetheanum. 21st-25th July 2012./ Jetzt-Sein! Eine internationale Jugendtagung am Goetheanum vom 21.-25. Juli 2012 [more]
YouthSection Events in Dornach
Veranstaltungen der Jugendsektion in Dornach[more]
What Moves You, Berlin
International Eurythmy Performance Festival in Summer 2012, Berlin[more]
Heartbeet Conference #20: Know Yourself and Change the World
Heartbeet Lifesharing community has been hosting these twice-yearly youth conferences for ten years this May. These conference serve as opportunities for participants to deepen their experience of community and spiritual...[more]
Summer of Solutions
Participate: Grand Aspirations, an organization that empowers, connects, and supports youth leaders as they create innovative, self-sustaining, and inter-dependent initiatives that integrate climate and energy solutions, economic...[more]
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Latest news
eNews Spring 2012!
We just sent out a new Edition of the eNews from the YouthSection at the Geotheanum[more]
New Forum for young Anthroposophical Doctors
New Website launched: www.jungmedizinerforum.org[more]
Questions We Live With As Youth: The Young Adults Group of The Christian Community in Pennsylvania
A small group of individuals have been getting together monthly to examine their questions and the relevancy of the times. We've asked the group to share how their work is going and what is emerging.[more]
WOW-Day
Aufruf an Waldorfschulen Weltweit am 27. September 2012 Calling for Waldorf Schools worldwide at the 27th September 2012[more]
Wall Street and Beyond
Occupying the World, Occupying Ourselve. A reflection on the current "Occupy-Movement" by the former YouthSection co-worker John Stubley[more]