Questions of Courage: HEARTH

Archival Content from our 2022 Youth Section Summer Gathering

I will kindle you up with fire // who you’re becoming // what a joy to blaze up // when you’re even at rest // I will kindle, kindle, kindle…

The HEARTH

This is our 4th annual Questions of Courage gathering - this year’s theme is around the word HEARTH: Heart, Hear, Art, Ear, Earth… each of these sub-words marks an intention for each day. Be ready to cook food, make art, listen deeply, meet new friends, be with sacred land, listen to music, perform, move, be challenged in your worldview, and get your hands dirty. 

The Detroit Forum

The all ages forum How We Will: Becoming the Spirit of Detroit, from July 21st to 24th, is a collaboration between the World Social Initiative Forum (wsif.org) and Elderberries How We Will (howwewill.org). During the forum, grassroots initiative takers will speak and workshop to discern what social initiatives we can create, cultivate, and collaborate on to shift toward health in our society, and our individual life contexts. We will engage in a mixture of rural, suburban and urban experiences, service projects and artistic activities in racially and culturally diverse communities in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit. Come prepared to be radically inspired!

The Organizers 

The North American Youth Section, is a part of a global spiritual movement called anthroposophy; a socially-oriented spiritual movement that provides methodologies in fields as diverse as education, medicine, social theory, economics, movement and biodynamic agriculture. global movement it is striving for regenerative practices in cultural, political and economic realms of life. Folks involved in anthroposophy are striving to create practical solutions to real-world problems by incorporating the spiritual aspects of life into every part of the work. 

Speakers at How We Will

Kim Sherobbi, Orland Bishop, Pastor Larry Simmons, Stephanie Rearick, Seth Jordan, Frank Escamilla and Jaynese ‘Ladybug’ Poole, Joan Sleigh, Gopi V. Krishna, Destiny Nolen, Hannah Schwartz, Nick Tobier, John Bloom, Kathy Serafin, Bart Eddy, Laura Summer, Doug Wylie

The Schedule

Days 1-4 and Days 8-10

Specific Intentions for Questions of Courage: HEARTH

HEARTH   kindling warmth and presence as a community around our glowing potential

HEAR       listening deeply to each others’ flame; stories, songs, questions

EARTH     sensing into the land and engaging responsibly with the needs of place

ART       offering our gifts, skills, and crafts in freedom to spark inspiration

HEART   courageously igniting and tending with care for each other 

  • Open-mics for songs, poems, stories, movement, or any other performance stylesLearning from locals about the underground history of Detroit

  • Path-making on the Brightmoor Makers’ new land for the ‘school of the future’

  • Setting up campsites, preparing nutritious meals together

  • Building a sacred fire for deep-time conversations and intention holdings

  • Art and craft and skillshare workshopping

  • Engaging throughout the Becoming the Spirit of Detroit Forum

  • Facilitated next steps inspired by what is needed and possible for the future

  • Morning land-walks, movement practices and song learning