In 2026, the World Ethic Forum gathered on the African continent for the first time. With the support of our partner organisation Nile Journeys, we were hosted in Kenya. For everyone, this shift in place marked a change in the quality of our connection.
Looking Back to the 2026 Firekeeper Gathering Read More »
How do you change a paradigm without losing the world? Change it alone and you risk isolation. In a small group, cultishness. For everyone, no one has that power. This post proposes another path, drawing on ecology: nurture the ecotone, where systems meet, and something new becomes possible.
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What gets lost when we describe our work in the language of funders, or the field? Often, the most alive part: culture-building, relationships, and subtle things in the gaps. This is why the World Ethic Forum blog exists: to give attention to this layer, and by doing so, help it find its form.
Blog Manifesto – Embracing Generative Attention Read More »
In times of darkness, I seek light. Because the dark heaviness of genocide, destruction and oppression lies on my soul. Because the screams of mothers, fathers, and children never stop.
A poem by Firekeeper Alexandra Gavilano
In times of darkness, we will shine Read More »
Most leadership approaches ask how to move people towards a vision. A 2025 paper by the World Ethic Forum co-leads asks something different: what kind of leadership does eco-social transformation actually require?
This text reproduces the words shared by one of our witnesses, Nahom Haile, during Council at the 2026 Firekeeper Gathering. A poetic reflection on what fire might bring.
Dear Fire, I bring my grief to you Read More »
In 2023, for its second in-person gathering, the World Ethic Forum returned to Pontresina, in the Grisons canton of Switzerland. As we came back together, one sentence accompanied us: ‘There is a crack in everything, that’s where the light gets in’.
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This post shares five areas of attention for our inquiry: courage, presence, hospitality, commitment, and the long arc. We hold them as word clusters, by design, in respect for radical aliveness.
What Principles are Guiding our Inquiry? Read More »
2024 marked the third in-person gathering of the World Ethic Forum in Pontresina, beneath the nearby Dragon-shaped Mountain range and the peak of Piz Padella. Together, we continued our inquiry, with “The Heart of Change” as our topic for the year. One core area of focus in 2024 was how to converge across our differences,
Looking Back to the 2024 Firekeepers Gathering: Relational Fabric in the Pluriverse Read More »
What allows a group to move through discomfort together, rather than retreating from it? Starting from a moment of collective grief that happened at our 2023 gathering, and based on a paper from the World Ethic Forum co-leads, this post reflects on the liminal spaces where collective transformation actually happens.
When Grief Enters the Circle: Transformative Learning as a Collective Practice Read More »