What we do depends on what we know. But how often do we pause to ask: how do we actually know what we know? This post explores epistemology: why it matters to WEFo’s inquiry, and what becomes possible when embodied, indigenous, and participatory ways of knowing are included in the way we approach knowledge.
Understanding Wider Ways of Knowing Read More »
Discussed with Sam Nüesch, and part of a series posthumously published in his honor by Anaïs Sägesser & Julien Leyre (2026), this post – the second in a set of two – carries forward the thinking articulated and shared in a series of philosophical workshops held at the 2022 World Ethic Forum.
Think Like a Trickster: Cultivating Post-binary Imaginations Read More »
Our kinship group gathered online once more. Different moods were there, yet the familiar hum of shared inquiry filled the digital space. The conversation circled back to something old and still alive: our name.
In the Fog of Becoming Read More »
Co-authored with Sam Nüesch, and posthumously published in his honour by Anaïs Sägesser & Julien Leyre (2026), this post – the first in a set of two – carries forward the thinking articulated and shared in a series of philosophical workshops held at the 2022 World Ethic Forum.
This post is a meditation on digital gatherings. When the World Ethic Forum Firekeepers gather online, this is what we are: a dispersed yet connected hearth. A space where fire is tended, stories are shared, and a community remembers what it cares for.
Update from the Hearth: A Conspiracy of Breath Read More »
Firekeeper Minna Salami joined our book club to reflect on her latest book, Can Feminism Be African? This post shares reflections from the conversation that followed: on decolonisation, sensuous knowledge, and what it would mean to replace allyship with friendship.
BOOK CLUB: Can Feminism Be African? Read More »
If the way we’re operating in the world today is not leading to greater wellbeing for all involved, human and more-than-human, then how else could we be, work and collaborate together, across the divides of stories and sectors? A video introduction to the World Ethic Forum, by our co-lead Luea Ritter.
Living the questions Read More »
Can Feminism Be African? A Most Paradoxical Question.
Book Club: Launching with Firekeeper Minna Salami’s new book. Read More »
Join us at the WorldEthicForum to share and celebrate (y)our collective practices and experiences of #RadicallySharedAliveness.
Call For Collective Practices Read More »
Lately, greetings are often farewells. Or at least filled with the foreboding that I will soon be forced to say goodbye.