{"id":3248,"date":"2014-03-06T22:40:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjaroundthebay.org\/?p=3248"},"modified":"2014-03-06T22:40:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T11:40:24","slug":"announcing-the-global-compassion-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjaroundthebay.org\/?p=3248","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Global Compassion Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
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March 2014 Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Charter<\/a>Charter for Compassion International was formed in January 2014 to help build a global compassion movement. The organization is inspired by the Charter for Compassion, created by <\/span>Karen Armstrong<\/a> and the <\/span>Council of Conscience<\/a> in 2009, and inherits <\/span>major contributions made<\/a> by TED.com, the Fetzer Institute, the Compassionate Action Network, and others. Charter for Compassion International provides an umbrella for people in collaborative partnerships worldwide. Our mission is to bring to life the principles articulated in the Charter for Compassion through concrete, practical action in a myriad of sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

A newly inaugurated Global Compassion Council<\/a> is the governing body for the Charter for Compassion International. Recruited from around the world, the Council is a confluence of leaders of the movement in the realms of government, business, education, philanthropy, religion & spirituality, health care, the environment, peace, and social justice. The chair of the Council is Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell<\/a>, a long time\u00a0activist devoted to peace and social justice. Among many other “firsts,” she was the first woman to be Executive Director of the US office of the World Council of Churches; and the first woman Director of Religion at the historic Chautauqua Institution, a center for religion, education, the arts, and recreation.<\/p>\n

The Cities Initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re\u00a0excited to report there are now\u00a0204 active city initiatives!\u00a0 These cover six continents in 39 different countries, from small hamlets and townships to mega-cities. Karachi and Lahore recently initiated their city campaigns.\u00a0 Sweden is working to be the first compassionate country in Scandinavia.\u00a0 There are a dozen city initiatives in the Netherlands. In Jordan, in South Africa and now in Israel and Palestine, we are planting small seeds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are 23 mega-cities in the world, 5 of them having over 20 million people, others upwards to 35 million; poverty is now moving from rural areas to cities.\u00a0 By 2030, over 2 billion people in the world will be living in slums. Over 90% of the urban population of Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda, three of the world’s most rural countries, already live in slums. We need to be working on all fronts, in small villages, townships, regional areas, but most importantly we need to see that cities join efforts across the globe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We are 7 billion global people.\u00a0 In 2008 we were just over 6 billion and there were 20 mega-cities.\u00a0 With this global migration to cities comes massive environmental problems, homelessness and uncontrollable urban sprawl.\u00a0 We are not in a position to ignore this, nor can we solve it as individuals.\u00a0 We must work across city, national, regional and international lines.\u00a0 We must expand the nature of the compassion dialogue\u2014it must become everyone’s dialogue\u2014or at least we must start with those who are ready to listen.\u00a0 Do you live in a city that has a compassion city initiative?\u00a0 If not, would you consider joining with friends and relatives to begin an initiative?\u00a0 We will help get you started.\u00a0 Come join the compassion movement<\/a>!<\/p>\n


The First Compassionate City Revisits Its Commitment to Compassion<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

Seattle WA (USA):<\/strong> You are invited to Seattle\u2019s first Regional Compassionate Communities Conference.<\/strong> It is dedicated to everyone in our community who is uncomfortable with the suffering of others and ready to take action. You will hear TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong\u2019s keynote presentation on her theme that \u201cCompassionate Cities are Uncomfortable Cities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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You will share stories with people directly affected by inadequate access to food, shelter and clothing, quality education, protection from violence and the opportunity to earn a living wage.\u00a0 You will engage in dialogue around real needs, identify necessary solutions and make commitments to do something about them.<\/p>\n

This will not be your typical conference!<\/strong> People representing a broad cross-section of our community, including those who slip through the cracks of our public safety nets for housing, education, safety, healthcare and employment, will, together with the broader community, confront the real challenges of compassion and find hope with kindred spirits willing to act to heal pain and suffering in our midst.<\/p>\n

These organizations are partnering in this ground-breaking event: Saint Mark\u2019s Episcopal Cathedral, Charter for Compassion International, Church Council of Greater Seattle, Real Change, Youth N Action \/ WSU, Un-leash the Brilliance, Center for Mindfulness, Queen Ann UMC \/ The Well, St. Patrick Church, and Discover Giving. More are joining every day.<\/p>\n

Friday, March 14, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.<\/strong>\u00a0 Saint Mark\u2019s Episcopal Cathedral<\/a>, 1245 Tenth Avenue East; Seattle, WA 98102; Online registration: $30.00 by March 7; $40.00 at the door; Students $20.00. Lunch included. Fee Reductions and Scholarships are available to those who need them (includes free ticket for Karen Armstrong\u2019s 7:30 pm program).\u00a0 To register for the conference,\u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

On March 14, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Karen Armstrong will be the featured speaker<\/strong> for a public celebration of compassion, also located at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle. The annual Compassion in Action awards will be presented this evening. Tickets are $10.00 with online registration by March 7; $20.00 at the door. To register for this event, <\/strong>click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vancouver BC (Canada):<\/strong> Karen Armstrong will be participating in the 30th anniversary of the TED Talks<\/strong> the week of March 17.\u00a0 Consult the website<\/a> for updates of talks and events.\u00a0 Karen is included in TED2014 as one of the most intriguing speakers of all time.<\/p>\n

Atlanta GA (USA):<\/strong> At 7:00 pm on April 3rd, 2014 a “Compassion Celebration”<\/strong><\/a> will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College to acknowledge the actions people have undertaken to launch the Compassionate metro Atlanta campaign. Karen Armstrong will give the keynote address and will be awarded<\/strong> the highest honor that Morehouse College presents for peace, reconciliation and non-violence.<\/p>\n

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Compassion Relays and Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week we issued a newsletter to announce the Compassion Relays! \u00a0\u00a0The Relays have begun! \u00a0Anyone, any age, can participate in the Relays, now and year-round. \u00a0<\/strong>The Relays mobilize each of us for compassion. \u00a0We seek, discover, and practice compassion in our daily lives. \u00a0We share acts of compassion and pass on compassion person-to-person and group-to-group around the world.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out the Compassion Relays overview<\/a>! \u00a0The overview provides links to FAQs and specific Relays invitations and instructions for individuals, schools and youth groups, organizations \/ businesses, community groups (community, interfaith, faith-based, other) and government entities.<\/p>\n

Remember these two key links for the Compassion Relays!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) \u00a0Find basic information about the Relays<\/a><\/p>\n

2) \u00a0Report your acts of compassion and your Relays experience via the Compassion Map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stay in Touch! <\/strong>Do you know that in addition to our Charter for Compassion Facebook page<\/a> we have a Charter for Compassion Book Club<\/a> page, a Charter Partner<\/a> page, and our Voices Education Project<\/a> page for educators? There is also a Compassion Games<\/a> FB page.\u00a0 We also have Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and our own YouTube Channel with over 150 videos.\u00a0 How do you find links to all of these?\u00a0 Visit our Charter for Compassion website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s All About Communication!\u00a0 <\/strong>We are getting serious about movement building and we know the heart of networking is getting the word out.\u00a0 So we are\u00a0distributing weekly sector partner newsletters, with a general all member newsletter every six weeks. We are following the newsletters with sector partner calls a week or two after the newsletter is received.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you are a partner and aren\u2019t receiving your sector partner newsletter, let us know<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are a city organizer and aren\u2019t receiving the newsletter, let us know<\/a>.\u00a0We have found that there are occasions when only one partner or organizer is listed in our records, and it would be useful for each person involved to individual receive communications directly from the Charter – so be sure to have each person sign up.<\/p>\n

Here is our newsletter schedule and corresponding partner call list<\/strong>.\u00a0 Each newsletter\u00a0features a link to register for the call.<\/p>\n

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