I am honored to serve as a board member of Global Majority, an organization dedicated to promoting non-violent conflict resolution, education, negotiation, mediation and advocacy. At eco.love’s San Francisco office we had the pleasure of hosting a fundraiser for Global Majority with esteemed guest and Global Majority Advisory Board member Judge Juan Guzman from Chile. Judge Guzman is internationally recognized for convicting former Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges and for his continuing defense of human rights globally.

I was privileged to spend some time with Judge Guzman, a gentle, compassionate and distinguished man whose humility speaks volumes.  Being in his presence you gain a sense of awareness and perspective, that we should honor the courageous individuals like Judge Guzman for their efforts around the globe.

He spoke to us about how in some of his most trying times he recites the Rudyard Kipling poem “If.”  I want to share the first versus of the poem as he shared with us.

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

You can learn more about Judge Guzman and the attempts to bring Pinochet to justice for human rights violations in the feature-length documentary “The Judge and the General.”

I’d also like to thank those in attendance, Global Majority and it’s supporters, the eco.love team and the generous donation by Café de la Presse of amazing food for the night!