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Living the questions

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? 

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What is the World Ethic Forum?

The World Ethic Forum is a global organism inquiring into the preconditions for radically shared aliveness. We bring together diverse voices – thinkers, community leaders, elders, farmers, artists, activists and researchers across sectors, cultures and generations, as well as the many voices of the more-than-human – to explore the shared collective practices and capacities that define and enable a culture of care and kinship, in the service of all life.

  • World Ethic Forum Firekeepers. Photo: Madlaina Fontana

    Update from the Hearth: A Conspiracy of Breath

    The word hearth is a quiet constellation. Within it live both heart and earth — warmth, home, and the living planet held together in just six letters. A hearth is where fire is tended, where stories are shared, where a community remembers what it cares for.

  • Prof Dr Gabriele Berg giving her keynote speech at the 2025 World Ethic Forum public event.

    Radically-shared aliveness includes far more than the eye can see

    The World Ethic Forum invited Prof. Dr. Gabriele Berg, microbiome researcher at the Technical University of Graz, to give a keynote speech on our 2025 annual public event, and take us on a journey to encounter the microbiome. 

  • Cover artwork for the book 'Can Feminism Be African' by Minna Salami

    BOOK CLUB: Can Feminism Be African? by Minna Salami.

    In this book club gathering, we invited Minna Salami to reflect with us on her latest book, Can Feminism Be African?

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Radically Shared Aliveness

Our approach is anchored in a conviction that the world is alive, inter- and intra-connected. Yet our dominant cultural and societal models currently operate as if that wasn’t the case and keep perpetuating life-reducing and oppressive systems.

We believe that our current nexus of ecological, social and value crises, stems from deep disconnects, intentionally and unintentionally enhanced over centuries. We also believe that transcending today’s overlapping crises will come from a radical shift in our perception of and relation with all that is alive, including ourselves and the more-than-human: humans are called to support a society of all beings.

The World Ethic Forum is a Living Lab for this culture of radically shared aliveness.

ABOUT THE WORLD ETHIC FORUM

Our Thematic Priorities

01

Ethical Ground
Work

Exploring, excavating, and critically reflecting different ethical questions and possible perspectives of a world ethic…

02

Decolonisation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Gesturing toward a future that transcends colonial patterns and integrates the awareness for an inclusive, equitable, and diverse society,

03

Healing, Restoration, Reconciliation

Establishing new, equal, and trusting relationships. It may include learning about the past and present.

04

Stewardship of
Bioregions

Taking into account that political, cultural, and economic systems are more sustainable and just if they.

05

Youth, Children, Elders, Parents

Bringing together the voices and wisdom of different generations and sitting with the big(ger) questions.

06

Kinship, Relating to all Living Beings

How might we ‘kin’ with other beings, and what do the various traditions we come from have to teach us about it?

07

Responsible Economy – New forms of Economy

Working towards new and responsible forms of economy through exploring their required structures.

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