I have a deep sense of hope and an energized feeling. Here’s why.
I’m energized because I know this work: local, community-based, leading with love with organizing as a frame affords the protection of our communities in the near term, and is the antidote to our brokenness in the long term.
We all need more solidarity, more authentic relationships, more connection, to experiment, to learn, and to fight, together. I invite you to come experience these communities and to see yourself in the story of shared liberation.
Co-Creating the Village
Join us for an inspiring tour of Friendship House and an intimate Lunch at Manny’s.
I stand shoulder to shoulder with Friendship House and its Village Project today, tomorrow, and in the years to come. Together, we’re going to get this done.” - SF Mayor Daniel Lurie
11:30-1:30 US PACIFIC TIME
LA Solidarity Day Trip 🚘 #1
Wednesday before the Summit, join an informal LA outing, co-created based on the interests and schedule of whoever signs up.
Nwamaka Agbo Main Stage
Nwamaka is speaking on the Main Stage. Foundational thinker and hands-on operator in all the aligned things.
Lunch with Taj James and Nwamaka Agbo
Nwamaka Agbo and Taj James lunch conversation with New Economy Action Lab and anyone else interested in Restorative Economics.
Thursday Workshops
All the workshops are great! These three are particularly aligned with Full Spectrum themes.
→ From Story To Action
Gloria Walton, Solutions Project
→ Purposeful Business
Suz Mac Cormac, Morrison & Forrester
→ How Much Is Enough
Brent Kessel, Enough Project
Peer Discussion
(Just) Enough: Finding Actionable Easy Buttons for Liberatory Redistribution
→ Where are folks stuck?
→ What hacks/strategies have folks used to get unstuck? e.g.
Aligned Family Office?
Reclaiming DAFs for good?
Technology Solutions?
… what else?
(Just) Enough Dinner
Thursday at the Forward Global 2025 Summit, we invite Capital Stewards (funders) dissatisfied with status quo, who have more than they need and feel some kind of way about it but feel stuck to come together in community around shared purpose.
Breakfast: Strong Labor = Strong Democracy
Casual breakfast conversation about Labor organizing as a pillar of Democracy Preservation & Shared Prosperity
→ Siena Chiang, Democracy Takes Work
→ Roy Bahat, Pro-Labor Venture Capitalist and organizer
Friday Workshops
All the workshops are great! These two are particularly aligned with Full Spectrum themes.
→ Opportunity In Transition
Roy Bahat, Pro-Labor VC
→ Integrity & Alignment
Susanna Penfield, Chosen Family Office
Family Office 2.0
Lunch Discussion: What if RIAs, Financial Advisors, CPAs, Estate Planners, Philanthropy Advisors, Trust Attorneys, and other service providers were Gateways and not Gatekeepers? What if they helped us move from Hoarding→Enoughness, Charity→Solidarity, and Generosity→Justice?
→ Taj James, Full Spectrum
→ Chad Dyer, Full Spectrum
→ Leo Freeman, Chosen Family Office
→ Susanna Penfield, Chosen Family Office
→ Bruce Campbell, Blue Dot Law
→ Kate Barron-Alicante, Abacus Wealth
LA Solidarity Day Trip 🚘 #2
Saturday after the Summit, join an informal LA outing, co-created based on the interests and schedule of whoever signs up.
Future Allies for Human Justice
Local Solutions to Community Thriving. Scaling Deep > Scaling Wide.
GLP Stewards Breakfast
On the Friday of Bioneers the Good Life Pledge convenes Capital Stewards and Community Stewards for community building at Gather Kitchen in Berkeley. Join us!
7:15-8:45 US PACIFIC TIME
Co-Creating the Village
“Friendship House exemplifies what we know to be true in health care: Healing happens when we honor and integrate cultural wisdom with clinical care. We’re especially thrilled to support The Village SF, a groundbreaking wellness center expanding access to culturally rooted healing for thousands of Native families and serving as a model for Indigenous-led health care across California.”
- Sandra Hernández, MD, California Healthcare Foundation President & CEO
10:30-12:30 US PACIFIC TIME
Human Justice Fund
As we confront a new wave of tough on crime rhetoric, it is critical that we accelerate the development of community economic infrastructure and solutions. Healthy environments for youth end the need for youth incarceration.
In this interactive session, meet collaborators aligned on the need for alternatives to the status quo, hear about real solutions, and leave inspired and empowered to take real action.
1PM-4PM US EASTERN TIME