By Marcus Lorenzo Penn, On February 6th, 2019 we at the Peaceful World Foundation (PWF) held our largest gathering yet at the Tides Foundation Pacific Room. We also had our largest representation of diversity around the table in the largest room that we have ever held for one of our conversations. There was an air…
By Marcus Lorenzo Penn Our Peaceful World Foundation 2018 calendar of events came to a wonderful close on December 6, 2018 as we hosted our final Breakfast Conversation of the year. Naturally, at the end of the year many of us are reflective of what took place in our lives in the months before. Hence…
By Marcus Lorenzo Penn On November 7, 2018 at the San Francisco Tides Converge Atlantic Room, we held our most recent PWF Lunch Conversation. This conversation was under the facilitation of one of our 2018 grantees from “Friends of the Urban Forest”, Education Manager Alex Javier. Also in supportive attendance were representatives from No Bully,…
By Marcus Lorenzo Penn The 2018 Bioneers Conference ‘Revolution from the Heart of Nature’ was held from October 19-21, 2018 for the 20th year at the Marin Center and 29th year overall since its inception. For nearly three decades, the conference has been ‘a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary…
By Marcus Lorenzo Penn After our Summer/Fall hiatus, the PWF Breakfast Conversations started back with a fresh dose of insight and reflection. The morning began with overcast skies covering the sun as if a prelude to the process of uncovering and revealing to take place through our topic of conversation. Perspectives were shared from representatives…
By Marcus Lorenzo Penn “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead On September 8th, the peaceful, natural, connected surroundings of the Anubhuti Retreat Center in Novato supported…
By Heidi Majano Listening begins with a wish. My earliest memory on active listening was when my family members told stories of their upbringing during times of poverty and war in El Salvador. Being raised in a household full of animated story tellers, I developed a knack towards listening. At bedtime, my aunt played the…
By Helene Szabados We want to be part of something that gives us purpose, guidance and faith but what measures do we take to achieve universal connection? Peaceful World Foundation hosted a conversation with the objective to explore what role religion and spirituality have in our lives. We welcomed guests from around Tides’ Converge including,…
By Helene Szabados “Actually, this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That’s all; a little place for my stuff. That’s all I want, that’s all you need in life, is a little place for your stuff, ya know?I can see it on your table, everybody’s got a little place for their stuff.…
By Helene Szabados In our concrete civilization, it can be challenging to find authentic ways to relate to nature. We must practice going beyond our societal walls to see that we are nature and our relationships with the natural world are representations of our self-care. Peaceful World Foundation hosted its first conversation of the…
By Helene Szabados Peaceful World Foundation has finished its first round of mid-year visits to our 2017 grantees. The organizations we have visited so far included Dalai Lama Fellows, The Cultural Conservancy and Holistic Underground. We would like to share our appreciation for the efforts these organizations have contributed to building a more peaceful world.…
By Helene Szabados “I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” – John Muir, John of the Mountains (1938) Do you know the medicine that lies within the compounds of a forest? Have you tasted the wealth in eating…
