Peace is a fire. It is dynamic, nuanced, and messy. Often it is more grey than black or white. Peace Fire is a newly formed nonprofit that creates spaces where people from diverse, and often opposing backgrounds, can safely encounter one another. We aim to facilitate an awareness of our shared humanity beyond ideology, politics, and identity by providing a space where a deeper understanding and appreciation of our difference may begin to grow.
Peace Fire values the qualities of compassion, awareness, encounter, and non-violence.
Conflict always originates from a disconnection with ourselves and others. In an increasingly busy, noisy, and fast world there is so much distraction from what we are actually experiencing. Awareness can support us ground in the present, opening a space to deeply encounter what may be occurring in ourselves, in others and in-between. Peace Fire facilitates awareness creating the potential for an encounter between people that has a relational depth and meaning. It is from this place, through glimpsing our s