Faithful Fools
Discovering Our Common Humanity
Welcome to
Gian Carlo Menotti's
Amahl and
The Night Visitors
Faithful Fools Present
Amahl and the Night Visitors, a 55 minute operetta sung in English, that delights those who know it and enchants new audiences too. To know the story and music is to fall in love with the holiday season in a brand new way. This story of love between a boy and his mother, sung with tenderness and humor, will make you remember why we all need hope, even in hopeless times.
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable."
George Bernard Shaw
Playwright, polemist, and political activist
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
President John F. Kennedy
Amherst College Oct. 26, 1963
Your wellbeing
is bound up with ours.
Our wellbeing
is bound up with yours.
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
Come Join us for . . .
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
For more information call (415) 474-0508
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.