Message from Louise Hill

Thank you for supporting the work of the Institute these many years.  Together we have created a community vessel through which the light of anthroposophy can shine upon the economic, political, and spiritual forces that shape our personal lives, our communities, and our world.

The Institute is poised to take a giant leap in its ability to affect healthy and sustainable change.  A number of organizations that are successfully raising consciousness around social, cultural and economic issues and bringing about sustainable changes with regard to food production and distribution, economics, alternative energy, etc., are showing increasing interest in the spiritual wisdom of anthroposophy. We believe this interest represents an extraordinary opportunity for the Institute to begin collaborating with these organizations, and thus infusing mainstream social change efforts with insights and moral imaginations that arise out of engaged anthroposophical wisdom.  At the same time, it is our hope that these collaborations will generate interest in and support for anthroposophical organizations and initiatives.

In preparation for a more collaborative future, the Institute’s Board of Trustees has begun the work of expanding and renewing all aspects of RSI’s organization. This work will culminate at a retreat and planning session to be held immediately following the 2010 Institute session, which during this transition year will be two weeks in length, July 11-24, at beautiful Stonehill College. During this retreat and planning session, members of RSI’s newly constituted board and advisory board, faculty, and invited guests will work together to re-imagine the Institute as a wellspring for collaborative spiritual and practical work in response to the needs and issues of our time, to imagine expanded venues throughout the year, and to explore ideas for making the Institute more accessible and affordable to those younger adults who are wanting anthroposophy to inform real change in the world.
    
Many of you have supported the work of the Institute over its thirty-six extraordinary years. We invite you now to be part of the Institute’s exciting future. Your thoughtful donation now will provide the financial basis for this essential work, while also making it possible for us to continue to offer generous scholarships to young adults, senior citizens, Waldorf educators, and people in need. Please be as generous as you can. We are at a crossroads. Your gift will not only help us to be financially viable, but can be an expression of trust and commitment for this expanded vision of the Institute.

With gratitude for any support you can give,