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Charter
European Alliance of Initiatives for Applied Anthroposophy / ELIANT
Aims of the Alliance
Human dignity and individual development are core values of European culture, to whose evolution Rudolf Steiner’s initiatives of applied anthroposophy have contributed for over 80 years. Especially in the fields of
click on pic to connect   agriculture, education, special needs education and medicine, humane approaches of the highest quality have been developed, and found world-wide acknowledgement and esteem. The Alliance’s task is to secure legal safeguards for such initiatives and to develop them further as a contribution towards the further shaping of Europe.
                 
In the reality of the European context, the right to individual development for every citizen requires not only freedom of choice but also the availability of choices. Parents must be able to choose schools which accord with their educational convictions. Each person should be able to access the medical care and type of diet that corresponds to his way of life. In Europe, basic and human rights should not be restricted in such a way as to disadvantage these cultural initiatives. The Alliance is setting the course for pursuing this aim.
This necessitates basic social and legal policies to underpin institutions and developments which safeguard and support the diversity of different lifestyles. Pluralism of scientific methods, and freedom of research and teaching must be guaranteed. Freedom to choose one’s profession and course of training also depend on a context of social pluralism.

The Alliance’s work and mode of operation
We, the core members of this Alliance, agree to collaborate on the basis of a solidarity of initiatives. The Alliance will offer us mutual support in our respective, Europe-focused plans and campaigns. Our aim is to practise collaboration and mutual aid, with integrity and transparency. We thereby hope to realise necessary initiatives in different fields with the widest possible democratic support, low administrative costs, and keen awareness of dialogue and communication.     
We will continue to exert influence on the development of European policies and legislature, and to develop and maintain existing contacts with European institutions.
We are an integral part of civil society at the European level, aiming to create as comprehensive a network as possible with organisations that pursue similar goals.
We participate actively in public relations activities and – as far as this is feasible - collaborate in conferences, courses and workshops that correspond with the aims of the Alliance.   
In order to further our aims we are seeking partners in the fields of culture, economics and politics. We hope to collaborate with institutions, associations and individuals in public life who share our commitment to lasting protection of each person’s freedoms, quality of life and individual development potential. Together with these partners we intend to support positions and initiatives which will contribute to shaping Europe’s future according to the aims and principles described above.
         
The resolutions and decisions which affect the Alliance as a whole will be taken by mutual agreement of its members. Until the transfer to Brussels, the secretariat is located at the Foundation for Anthroposophic Medicine at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland.