Worldwide web
The Section is not only at the Goetheanum in Dornach but wherever people devote themselves, in connection with it, to social questions of our time.
Particularly in the times of Corona the work of the Section for Social Sciences must reach across borders and around the globe. This is why we have intensified our inner work in 2020 – and very consciously also our interaction with the world.
Take Brazil, for instance: A trip to Brazil with many events had been planned for October 2020. But then Corona came and made it impossible. We would have had to cancel everything, but the friends in Brazil found every individual meeting important. Many people had been looking forward to these lectures, conversations and encounters. So they reorganized the events – and held them online. A simple temporary studio was installed in the Section office at the Goetheanum, and from there I went on my way. For nine days, my commute from home to work turned into a journey from Switzerland to Brazil. It brought me together with politicians, entrepreneurs, activists from numerous civil-society initiatives, professors of various universities and disciplines, co-workers of Monte Azul and of the Section for Social Sciences, with other Section leaders, the Executive Council and many others. Aside from intensive lectures we were also able to consult with one another and agree the next steps to take.
Corona did not only limit us, it also made us take new steps. For the first time, the Goetheanum Leadership released statements on topical issues together; for the first time members worldwide were able to attend the AGM via livestream; and for the first time our events can be attended from anywhere in the world. In a changed world, the Goetheanum has to be there, increasingly and in different ways, for people around the globe.