12 Mar Council Meeting with Toronto Branch – Micah Edelstein
On Saturday, March 4 council members from the Anthroposophical Society in Canada joined members from the Toronto Branch at the Waldorf Academy for dinner and an evening of open dialogue. The social event was part of a larger three- day council meeting that took place in Thornhill at Hesperus Fellowship Village. Dorothy LeBaron (Toronto) , John Glanzer (Calgary), Karen Ida Liedl (Quebec/Eastern Township), Arie van Ameringen (Montreal) , and Micah Edelstein (Halifax) met members of the Toronto Branch and explored the questions: “what is living in you at this moment in your life?” and “out of what is living in you, what strengths are you able to bring to the Society?”
18 people split into groups of 4-5 and explored the questions for 20 minutes. A note taker made summaries of each member’s responses and then presented them to the whole group during an open dialogue. Some of the emerging themes were: a longing to connect more with people and share Anthroposophical experiences; a desire to make Anthroposophy more visible in Toronto; a question about answering the needs in downtown Toronto. Members also expressed a desire to build on the success and momentum from the Ottawa Conference.
The evening included a reading of the Foundation Stone Meditation.
Council members meet each other in person three times a year and have monthly teleconference meetings. The next time council members meet face to face will be May 19-22 for the AGM in Vancouver. We are looking forward to carrying the work we did with the Toronto Branch into the future and are exploring the possibility for a follow up event in October.
Micah Edelstein
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