Welcome to
Faithful Fools
Where we discover on the streets
our common humanity​
Our
Wellbeing
is
Mutual
If you have come here to help me, don't waste your time. But if your wellbeing and liberation are bound up with mine, let us work together.
Queensland Aboriginal Activists
1970s Northeastern Australia
I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people.
Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015), journalist, writer, historian
Your wellbeing
is bound up with ours.
Our wellbeing
is bound up with yours.
Our Mission Statement
We are called to a life of presence that acknowledges each human's incredible worth.
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Aware of our judgments, we seek to meet people where they are through the Arts, Education, Advocacy, and Accompaniment.
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We participate in shattering myths about those living in poverty, seeing the light, courage, intelligence, strength, and creativity of the people we encounter.
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We discover on the streets our common humanity through which celebration, community, and healing occur.
To discover for yourself how Faithful Fools puts this mission statement into practice, feel free to join one of our regularly scheduled programs.
Or better yet give us a call to find out how you can discover your own infinite dignity and worth at the purple building near the corner of Turk & Hyde in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco.
Come Join us for . . .
For more information call (415) 474-0508
Meditation
Monday - Friday
9:30 to 10:15
Cosmic Conversations
Thursdays
10:30 to 11:30
Movie Nights
Once a month, call for info
415-474-0508
We discover our common humanity
Deep Personal Change
For Deep Social Change
Faithful Fools is the home of The Institute for Street Level Learning. As COVID restrictions are lifting, we are renewing our commitment to both action and reflection as essential to meaningful social change. Our communal and corporate purpose is to foster awareness and analysis of deteriorating social conditions in the United States and the world at large, seen from the level of the streets, and to facilitate individual and collective responses for social justice.
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Solidarity
Is Horizontal
Faithful Fools is committed to social change and community as practices grounded in solidarity. By that we mean we are committed understanding how each of us, and our wellbeing, is bound up with our neighbors, our city, our continent, and the earth as a whole.
We are guided by the idea that solidarity is a horizontal relationship, not vertical. We welcome everyone in building community, celebrating life, and healing historical injuries to human dignity especially as they appear in structures that perpetuate racism and poverty.
We are called to a life of presence
Every Year
we publish
reflections on
our life and work as Fools.
This year we reflect on each human's incredible worth.
By subscribing to snail mail, you will receive Fools Fables once a year.
Street Retreats
Welcome to
A Walk in the TL
The streets as our retreat center
We look forward to resuming street retreats before the end of the year.
Feel free to contact us for more information or to schedule a street retreat for your school, organization, or church.
Take a moment to see our
Community
This video is a taste of how we see the Tenderloin.
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We are called to a life of presence that acknowledges each human's incredible worth.
Aware of our judgments, we seek to meet people where they are through the arts, education, advocacy, and accompaniment.
We participate in shattering myths about those living in poverty, seeing the light, courage, intelligence, strength, and creativity of the people we encounter.
We discover on the streets our common humanity through which celebration, community, and healing occur.