Generous Life Philadelphia
SALON EVENT
with EMBERS INTERNATIONAL: BEAUTY AND JUSTICE
JUNE 8, 2026 | 6:30 PM | THE BARNES FOUNDATION
Generous Life presents
Generous Life Philadelphia Salon Event with Embers International
We'd like to invite you into a conversation on June 8, 2026 at 6:30 pm featuring Embers International.
Join us for a meaningful Generous Life Salon Spotlight featuring Embers International—an organization on the front lines of restoring dignity and creating lasting change around the world.
Embers International is committed to protecting, restoring, and empowering those impacted by injustice, while helping break the cycles of exploitation that lead to human trafficking. Through strategic partnerships with local organizations, their work is focused on reaching some of the most vulnerable—mothers and children living in slums and red-light districts—providing access to resources, opportunities, and hope for a different future.
We will be joined by Haejin Shim Fujimura, Co-Founder + Trustee and Chief Executive Officer, Embers International, Makoto Fujimura, Artist Advocate Council, Embers International, and Craig Detweiler, President and CEO, Wedgwood Circle.
We'll also talk about Mako & Haejin's new book called "Beauty x Justice: Creating A Life of Abundance and Courage". Their book offers a bold invitation to partner with God in restoring what is broken and building a more beautiful future.
This is more than a conversation—it’s an invitation to see how sustainable, faith-driven impact is transforming lives and communities for generations to come.
You can expect a compelling discussion followed by a thoughtful Q&A, along with plenty of opportunities to connect with peers.
RSVP to save your seat now.
Event Details
Business Casual Attire
We'll enjoy heavy appetizers and cocktails in a relaxed setting providing an opportunity to connect with peers.
Join us for a meaningful Generous Life Salon Spotlight featuring Embers International—an organization on the front lines of restoring dignity and creating lasting change around the world.
Embers International is committed to protecting, restoring, and empowering those impacted by injustice, while helping break the cycles of exploitation that lead to human trafficking. Through strategic partnerships with local organizations, their work is focused on reaching some of the most vulnerable—mothers and children living in slums and red-light districts—providing access to resources, opportunities, and hope for a different future.
We will be joined by Haejin Shim Fujimura, Co-Founder + Trustee and Chief Executive Officer, Embers International, Makoto Fujimura, Artist Advocate Council, Embers International, and Craig Detweiler, President and CEO, Wedgwood Circle.
We'll also talk about Mako & Haejin's new book called "Beauty x Justice: Creating A Life of Abundance and Courage". Their book offers a bold invitation to partner with God in restoring what is broken and building a more beautiful future.
This is more than a conversation—it’s an invitation to see how sustainable, faith-driven impact is transforming lives and communities for generations to come.
You can expect a compelling discussion followed by a thoughtful Q&A, along with plenty of opportunities to connect with peers.
RSVP to save your seat now.
Event Details
Business Casual Attire
We'll enjoy heavy appetizers and cocktails in a relaxed setting providing an opportunity to connect with peers.
Location
THE BARNES FOUNDATION
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Date & Time
June 8, 2026
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Speakers
Haejin Shim Fujimura
Co-Founder + Trustee and Chief Executive Officer
EMBERS INTERNATIONAL
EMBERS INTERNATIONAL
Haejin Shim Fujimura is a creative strategist, futurist, and justice advocate with two decades of legal experience, board governance, and organizational leadership. She serves as outside General Counsel and legal strategist to a range of nonprofit organizations and mission-driven companies—from startups to publicly traded corporations—while leading a global team of 35 staff and multiple partner organizations to solve one of the greatest challenges of our world today.
Haejin has litigated a wide range of civil matters in both federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey. Drawing from a proven track record of resolving hundreds of disputes, she now equips leaders with resilient governance frameworks and operational clarity—helping organizations shift from reactive dysfunction to proactive, sustainable growth.
In addition to her legal work, Haejin is the CEO and co-founder of Embers International, a global NGO working to protect, restore, and empower victims of injustice to break cycles of intergenerational exploitation and prevent human trafficking.
Haejin is the co-author of “Beauty x Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage” (Brazos Press, 2026) and the creator of the Estuary, an innovative and imaginative ecosystem where law, art, advocacy, and business converge to generatively transform culture.
Makoto Fujimura
Artist Adovcate Council
EMBERS INTERNATIONAL
EMBERS INTERNATIONAL
Makoto Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist whose work has been featured in galleries and museums around the world, including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, The Huntington Library, the Tikotin Museum, Belvedere Museum, C3M North Bund Art Museum, and Pola Museum. His process-driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of The New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time.”
Fujimura is the author of five books: “Art Is: A Journey Into the Light” (Yale University Press, 2025), “Art+Faith: A Theology of Making”, “Silence and Beauty”, “Refractions”, and “Culture Care”, and the co-author of “Beauty x Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage” (Brazos Press, 2026). He is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2023 Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life and the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Religion and the Arts award. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts. He is a celebrated speaker and advocate for the arts. Fujimura has received five Honorary Doctor of Arts degrees.
Fujimura is the author of five books: “Art Is: A Journey Into the Light” (Yale University Press, 2025), “Art+Faith: A Theology of Making”, “Silence and Beauty”, “Refractions”, and “Culture Care”, and the co-author of “Beauty x Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage” (Brazos Press, 2026). He is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2023 Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life and the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Religion and the Arts award. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts. He is a celebrated speaker and advocate for the arts. Fujimura has received five Honorary Doctor of Arts degrees.
Craig Detweiler
President and CEO
Wedgwood Circle
Wedgwood Circle
Filmmaker and author Craig Detweiler, PhD, is President of the cultural investment organization, the Wedgwood Circle, and Dean of the College of Arts and Media at Grand Canyon University.
After graduation from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, he wrote the screenplays for The Duke, the comedic road trip, Extreme Days and directed the award-winning documentary Remand, narrated by Angela Bassett. His acclaimed books include iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives, Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age, Deep Focus: Film and Theology in Dialogue and his newest release on Honest Creativity in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Detweiler’s cultural commentary has been featured on ABC’s Nightline, CNN, Fox, NPR, and in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Variety honored Detweiler as their 2016 Mentor of the Year.
Join us on June 8, 2026!