The Social Initiative Forum held 2 Forums in 2019 on Ethical Individualism & Self-Development as powerful first steps toward Social Transformation.
“A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.” – Rudolf Steiner
Text: Nicole Asis [PH] | Photos: Ritika Arya [IN], Massa Ando [JP], & Samuel Leon Knaus [DE]

Community Singing in SIF Egypt 2019: Light shines in your eyes – Mashallah! © Ritika Arya [IN]
75 youth volunteers from Freunde Freiwiligendienste attended “SIF Ethical Individualism 2019” on the 18th to the 20th of October, 2019 at the Goetheanum. In partnership with Georg Wiedemer & Freunde Ehemaligenarbeit, the 3-day Forum provided a space for the Freunde alumni to process what they experienced during their voluntary year abroad. They also discussed how to address today’s social challenges through initiative & ethical engagement.

Encountering each other with interest & humor at SIF Ethical Individualism 2019 | © Massa Ando [JP]

Ute Craemer, Joan Sleigh, Truus Geraets & Helmy Abouleish in SIF Egypt 2019 | © Samuel Leon Knaus [DE]
Founded by Ute Craemer & Truus Geraets in 2000, the Social Initiative Forum is led by General Anthroposophical Society Board Member Joan Sleigh under the Section for Social Sciences at the Goetheanum. It builds a platform where social organizations & anthroposophically-inspired grassroots initiatives from all over the world are made visible, inspiring new impulses to arise. On the project’s relevance in our time, Joan shares, “the Forums create spaces where we can all be contributors in envisaging & co-creating new ways of living together, celebrating each other’s differences, & growing through one another”. Hence, this worldwide network fosters a culture of co-learning – sharing diverse ways of upholding human dignity amidst social challenges & empowering every individual in creating a more humane & sustainable world.
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