WeStrive-Think OutWord Essay Challenge: I Give You My Word

 
WeStrive and Think OutWord are pleased to announce a unique opportunity for community network members to win a package reward that includes a plane ticket* and attendance to Think OutWord’s conference with Orland Bishop from February 12-14th. The conference theme is I Give You My Word: an exploration into the nature of Agreements - to oneself, to another, and to the world.
 
Think OutWord is a peer-led training in social threefolding for young adults that began in 2008 and is loosely situated in the northeastern United States. It is grounded in, though not limited to, an understanding of the threefold nature of the human being and of society, primarily as it was articulated by the early 20th century philosopher, Rudolf Steiner. Through the training, participants gain deeper insight into contemporary social phenomena and explore different methods by which they can become increasingly engaged in socially transformative world.
  
 
Join in a dialogue around agreements, by submitting an essay of 750-1,000 words (in English) to info@westrive.org in .doc, .rtf or .txt format by January 25, 2010 that addresses the following question:
 
Every kind of social form - be it an organization, community or nation - is based on agreements that individuals make together through the power of the Word. Today, many of these forms are sick because our agreements are false and our word is untrue. How can the Word, as it lives in all of us, be redeemed?
 
You may derive an inspiration from this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IjUkVZRPK8&feature=related.
 
The winning essay will be republished on both the WeStrive and Think Outword websites and may be republished elsewhere in the future. Any additional questions you may have should be addressed to info@westrive.org.
 
Submission must include:

750-1,000 word essay with name, phone number, email address, age and location
50 word biographical paragraph about the author
.jpeg photo of author
 
Due: January 25, 2010.
Announcement will be made by February 27, 2010.
 
* We are offering a Delta voucher for a domestic flight for under $400 or $400 towards an international flight booked at least two weeks prior to departure date from any airport where Delta or its affiliates fly. WeStrive is not responsible for any additional travel expenses incurred beyond the cost of $400 of the ticket and the conference fee. Think Outwork will assist in providing room space (though it may be a floor). Attendees are responsible for the cost of food. By submitting an essay, each contestant agrees to allow WeStive and Think OutWord to publish his or her essay online and/or in print.