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How do we encounter justice and foster a sense of responsibility as we navigate the realms of the self, the world, and our fellow human beings? How can a better understanding of the working of our twelve senses lead to insights that create a foundation for justice?
The twelfth and highest sense is the ability to live into the I-being of another person – for one human being to be able to truly and fully perceive another. An individual whose twelve senses are fully developed could instantly perceive another person’s experience of inequity and injustice, free from judgment or self-interest.
In this conference, presenters and participants from around the world will gather on Zoom to explore and discuss how awareness and understanding of the concepts of the twelve senses can lead humanity toward a society that is free from injustice in all its forms.
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The conference is organized around the question of justice in relation to the objects of our senses: the self, the outer world, and the other human being. Daily keynote talks by Joan Sleigh (South Africa), Dr. Lakshmi Prasanna (India), Jean-Michel Florin (France), and Michael Kokinos (Australia) bring these leading thoughts to life through the speakers’ experiences in education, the medical and healing arts, and biodynamic agriculture. Panel discussions will allow participants to meet the speakers in a more informal setting, and to engage in open conversation.
Attendees can choose from thirty hours of workshops organized around themes including “Action and Service in the World,” “Education and Healing,” “Justice: A Sense for the Truth,” “Therapeutics,” and “Education, Technology, and Freedom.” Workshop presenters include Jane Swain, Richard Steel, Kait Ziegler, Carrie Schuchardt, Jaimen McMillan, Angie Foster, Dottie Zold, Frank Agrama, and many more.
Conference participants from around the world will meet each other and share their experiences through group singing and eurythmy, guided experiential orientations, and open meetups and salon time.
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The Schedule in Brief
Weds 8/11 Thurs 8/12:
Justice and the Encounter with the SelfFri 8/13:
Justice and the Encounter with the EnvironmentSat 8/14:
Justice and the Encounter with the OtherSun 8/15
7:30am Welcome & Introductions Welcome & Introductions Welcome & Introductions
7:45am Singing Singing Singing
8:00am Guided Experiential Experience Becky Rutherford Guided Experiential Experience Becky Rutherford Guided Experiential Orientation Becky Rutherford
8:30am Break Break Break
8:45am Keynote
Balancing Selfhood and Sense of Belonging Dr. Lakshmi PrasannaKeynote
Feet on the Ground and Head in the Stars Jean-Michel FlorinKeynote
Sensing Social Justice - Ancient Ways Michael Kokinos
9:00-11:00am Closing Plenum
Keynote
The Twelve Senses: A Pathway to Justice through Authentic Encounter Joan Sleigh
10:00am Break Break Break
10:45am-12:15pm Panel: Encounters at the Margins
11:15am Meetups and Salon Time Meetups and Salon Time
12:30pm Workshops I Workshops I Workshops I
1:30pm Break Break Break
1:45pm Workshops II Workshops II Workshops II
2:30pm Welcome and Introductions
2:45pm Break Break Break
3:00pm Keynote
Sensing Justice in the Encounter: Listening to the Silent Voices Joan SleighPanel Conversation Presenters of the Day and Guests Panel Conversation Presenters of the Day and Guests Panel: Meeting at the Intersection of Service and Action in Society
4:00pm Leading Thought for Tomorrow's Theme: Justice and the Encounter with the Self Leading Thought for Tomorrow's Theme: Justice and the Encounter with the Environment Leading Thought for Tomorrow's Theme: Justice and the Encounter with the Other
4:15pm Eurythmy Eurythmy Eurythmy
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Workshops I (12:30-1:30pm)
Theme Thurs 8/12:
Justice and the Encounter with the SelfFri 8/13:
Justice and the Encounter with the EnvironmentSat 8/14:
Justice and the Encounter with the Other
Education and Healing Encountering Myself: Walking in My Own Shoes
Connie HelmsSupporting the Senses in a Special Needs Waldorf Classroom
Daphna Stern & Gleiçe Paulino da SilvaIn Their Own Words: Experience of Guild Members in New Orleans
Caroline Finck, Laura Mooney, & Friends
Meeting All Our Neighbors Life Sharing at the House of Peace: Sensing Justice, Encountering Healing
Carrie SchuchardtKinship with All Beings
Sharifa OppenheimerInforming Our Work with Adolescents and Young Adults
Marianne Perchlik
In Movement Spaces to See "I" to "I"
Jaimen McMillanYes/No: Finding Justice in Balance
Annette BammerThe Courage to Be
Angie Foster
Action and Service in the World The Tree of Life
Nicholas LaccettiParticipating in Humanness
Megan DurneyBuilding from the Bottom Up
Kait Ziegler
Education, Technology, and Freedom Where Are We When We Are Online?
Robin SchmidtMedia: Extension of the Senses or the Devil's Instrument?
Harlan GilbertSensing Self-Deception in the Use of Technology
Gopi Vijaya
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Workshops II (1:45-2:45pm
Theme Thurs 8/12:
Justice and the Encounter with the SelfFri 8/13:
Justice and the Encounter with the EnvironmentSat 8/14:
Justice and the Encounter with the Other
ALIANT Alliance Moral Imagination Workshop Moral Imagination Workshop Part I
Dottie Zold & Frank AgramaMoral Imagination Workshop Part II
Dottie Zold & Frank AgramaMoral Imagination Workshop Part III
Dottie Zold & Frank Agrama
Algonquian/Abenaki Understanding of the Senses Algonquian/Abenaki Understanding of the Senses Part I
Elizabeth Frishkoff & Jesse Bowman BruchacAlgonquian/Abenaki Understanding of the Senses Part II
Elizabeth Frishkoff & Jesse Bowman BruchacAlgonquian/Abenaki Understanding of the Senses Part III
Elizabeth Frishkoff & Jesse Bowman Bruchac
Therapeutics Building Bridges Part I
Galilee Manaças Damiao, Elsa Macauley, & StudentsBuilding Bridges Part II
Galilee Manaças Damiao, Elsa Macauley, & StudentsApplying Spacial Dynamics® and the Twelve Senses to Justice-Filled Encounters with the Other
Jane Swain
Justice: A Sense for the Truth Justice: A Sense for the Truth Part I
Jennifer Brooks QuinnJustice: A Sense for the Truth Part II
Jennifer Brooks QuinnJustice: A Sense for the Truth Part III
Jennifer Brooks Quinn
Meeting the Self, the Environment, and the Other through the Work of the Hands Encountering the Self
Chris MarlowEncountering the Environment
Chris MarlowEncountering the Other
Chris Marlow
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This conference is co-hosted by Threefold Educational Foundation, The Pfeiffer Center, The Fiber Craft Studio, Green Meadow Waldorf School, Sunbridge Institute, Eurythmy Spring Valley, and the Otto Specht School.
Financial support provided by The Rudolf Steiner Charitable Trust, the Waldorf Educational Fund, and the Waldorf Schools Fund.