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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 Self | Fri 8/13: Justice and the Encounter with the Environment | Sat 8/14: Justice and the Encounter with the Other | Sun 8/15 | |
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| 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 Prasanna | Keynote Feet on the Ground and Head in the Stars Jean-Michel Florin | Keynote 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 |
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| 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 Sleigh | Panel 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 Self | Fri 8/13: Justice and the Encounter with the Environment | Sat 8/14: Justice and the Encounter with the Other |
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| Education and Healing | Encountering Myself: Walking in My Own Shoes Connie Helms | Supporting the Senses in a Special Needs Waldorf Classroom Daphna Stern & Gleiçe Paulino da Silva | In 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 Schuchardt | Kinship with All Beings Sharifa Oppenheimer | Informing Our Work with Adolescents and Young Adults Marianne Perchlik |
| In Movement | Spaces to See "I" to "I" Jaimen McMillan | Yes/No: Finding Justice in Balance Annette Bammer | The Courage to Be Angie Foster |
| Action and Service in the World | The Tree of Life Nicholas Laccetti | Participating in Humanness Megan Durney | Building from the Bottom Up Kait Ziegler |
| Education, Technology, and Freedom | Where Are We When We Are Online? Robin Schmidt | Media: Extension of the Senses or the Devil's Instrument? Harlan Gilbert | Sensing 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 Self | Fri 8/13: Justice and the Encounter with the Environment | Sat 8/14: Justice and the Encounter with the Other |
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| ALIANT Alliance Moral Imagination Workshop | Moral Imagination Workshop Part I Dottie Zold & Frank Agrama | Moral Imagination Workshop Part II Dottie Zold & Frank Agrama | Moral 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 Bruchac | Algonquian/Abenaki Understanding of the Senses Part II Elizabeth Frishkoff & Jesse Bowman Bruchac | Algonquian/Abenaki Understanding of the Senses Part III Elizabeth Frishkoff & Jesse Bowman Bruchac |
| Therapeutics | Building Bridges Part I Galilee Manaças Damiao, Elsa Macauley, & Students | Building Bridges Part II Galilee Manaças Damiao, Elsa Macauley, & Students | Applying 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 Quinn | Justice: A Sense for the Truth Part II Jennifer Brooks Quinn | Justice: 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 Marlow | Encountering the Environment Chris Marlow | Encountering 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.
