Nicanor Perlas is a multi-awarded changemaker, thought leader, and author, renowned for his relentless 45-year pursuit of a sustainable, equitable world. From leading national and global campaigns that kept the Philippines free from nuclear power to banning hazardous pesticides, and drafting policies to shield Filipinos from elite globalization’s pitfalls, his work spans activism, policymaking, and education.
An author of over 500 writings, including the bestsellers Shaping Globalization: Civil Society, Cultural Power, and Threefolding and Humanity’s Last Stand: The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence, Perlas has inspired countless through his self-transformation workshops in over 15 countries and served as a consultant to the Philippine Senate’s Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
As a facilitator, Perlas has guided groups of up to 600 participants in co-creating shared visions and strategies. A co-founder of Liwanag Worldfest, Inc., keynote speaker at over 70 global events, and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize), Nicanor Perlas continues to illuminate paths toward a better future.
The time has come to let all those engaged in the spiritual path unite with the oppressed of the earth to take on a new grand undertaking to reinvent the world! Even our meditations now can no longer shun the groans of pain and the anguish of the poor – for the shouts come from within the depths of our very souls.
The article features a short excerpt of the discussion in the historic meeting between Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist, and Rabindranath Tagore, […]