2023 and counting.
It’s time to rescue our humanity…
…and to do so, in the words of Sir David Attenborough: “Not to save our planet, but to save ourselves.”
We urgently need a more profound commitment to working together, with imagination and respect, with kindness and love.
The Humanity Initiative is therefore creating this online oasis to offer clarity on our most crucial challenges and, not least, inspire each of us to join in raising a resounding new voice of humanity.
Keep me away from the
~ Khalil Gibran
wisdom which does not cry,
the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.
Our Most Crucial Challenges:
Protecting fresh air and clean water
Tiananmen Square, China, June 5, 1989
When the sun within speaks, when love reaches out its hand and places it upon another, any power the stars and planets might have upon us, any fears you can muster can become so rightfully insignificant.
~ Hafiz
What one heart can do for another heart, is there any beauty in the world that can match this? Brotherhood, sisterhood, humanity becomes the joy and the emancipation
Art, music, poetry, theater, and dance — compelling partners of positive change
Empowering Commencement Speeches — 1838 to 2023
THE HUMANITY INITIATIVE
We are customizing much of this site for 15- to 45-year-olds — core champions of Earth and humanity over this next crucial decade.
Please help us encourage this new generation of changemakers, bringing their enlightened efforts from across the world to the forefront of civilization.
Our primary goal, since 1985, is to end war, to foster and inspire peacemakers worldwide.
We are profoundly grateful for your support.
The Humanity Initiative is a 501(c)(3). Your donations are fully tax-deductible in the United States.
Teach this triple truth to all:
~ Gautama Buddha
a generous heart, kind speech,
and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.