YOUTH IN ITALIA

A visit to Italy. 15th to 16th of September 2007.
A short summary
Elizabeth Wirsching

Over the last year different groups of young people in different cities in Italy, have met to study anthroposophy.
They meet together several times a year for exchange and further studies. I was invited to one of them taking place in Padua, just outside of Venice.
For this gathering we were about 30 people. We met in the Waldorf School and spent 3 intensive days together.
The main focus in the mornings was the two meditations from the first Mystery play by Rudolf Steiner. It was a pleasure to work with this group. Very quickly we came into deep and meaningful exchanges about the content, letting the images became clearer and contemporary, life related.

It struck me that we often hear about young people that they do not understand the language of Rudolf Steiner. (Something I definitely disagree!) Well in this case I would say. Never have I been in a group where the understanding was immediately present.
The warmth and the light of the Italian soul made this visit extraordinary for me.

I left Padua and Italy with a dream: What about a youth conference in Italy to the theme of the arts and music.

Contactperson: Giovanni Buccheri. giovannibuccheri@yahoo.it

NETWORKM MEET-UP
Nicanor Perlas talkes to the question of three-folding (harmonizing the three realms of society: economy, polity/law, and culture/spirituality) and integrating this into our lives.

What is a meet-up?
A meet-up is a one day event held simultaneously in communities all over the world. Each group gathers to discuss a common theme, to share ideas, to play and to cultivate relationships for more effective social action.

We invite you to join us at The Youth Section House to play, discuss and eat together. The discussion focus will be around the Lecture given by Nicanor Perlas.

When: Saturday November 3rd
Where: Konference room, YouthSection Dornach
Time: 2pm-6pm then supper together in the Testube

Welcoming of Students at the Goetheanum

Elizabeth Wirsching welcomes the new Students of the Goetheanum each year in a little ceremony. So we gathered in the Foundationstone-Hall of the Goetheanum on the 23rd of October. The Executive Council of the Goetheanum and the Anthroposophical Society world wide was almost fully present, and each of the members spoke to the new students for a few minutes.

Elizabeth lead the ceremony, which was rounded by artistic performances and Eurythmy. She introduced the Goetheanum to the students and vice versa.
After a game of getting to know each other the students, of whom most are in Dornach to do the basic anthroposophical studies in English or German, introduced each other to the rest of us.

While having Snacks and Drinks in front of the hall after the ceremony, Guitars and Banjos began to play and the evening ended in a joyous party of line dance and laughter.

Youth Section hosts four days of conversation!

From the 3rd to the 7th of October the Youth Section house was full of thoughts, conversations, words, smiles, open hearts and steaming heads.
First fourty, and soon grown to sixty "Philiosophers" of all ages busied themselves with delicate and challenging questions of (our) time.
"Was ist an der Zeit?", a question that has a connotation of future, of the coming, of a stream of time that we can't see but if we learn to let go of our counsciousness-safety-belt "the Past" we can certainly begin to feel the new quality of what was called the "Avenir" by some of the thinkers here.
Drawing the energy to carry on from the future instead of building on to the past. This is what was called "creatio ex nilio" the creation from nothingness.
As the caterer of organic meals for this event we had a good and hard time, good, because every one was so interesting and engaging, hard, because we were invited to join into the lectures and conversations while having the mind full of grams, spices and recipies. Steaming heads I say, but it made hosting the conference even more special!
When every one had gone home the Youth Section house was still full of energies, if they had been sounds it would have sounded like a Synphony by Beethoven I think! Slowly but surely they quieted down and faded out.
We are looking forward to more such events!

for more details: www.anderzeit.com

KEQ - Kochen Essen Quatschen

Every Monday Night we make Dinner at the Youth Section, dinner for anyone who wants to eat with us. Usually I (that would be Katha) cook, and others do the dishes, ;-). Be warmly invited to join us, get to know us, and have a good organic meal for an affordable price (we share material costs!).