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Greetings!
Over the past two years a Compassion Movement has begun that is being complemented & strengthened by efforts throughout the region in Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver, BC Portland and beyond. Join us to celebrate where we’ve been and to dialogue about where we are going together.
If you were part of or touched by Seeds of Compassion, The Compassionate Action Network, the Ten-Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities Campaign, the April 24th, Compassionate Seattle – It’s Up to Us event, you are part of the movement and we invite you to be in the conversation on Sunday 7.11.10 at 7 PM at the Recovery Cafe. Event details are here
Join us as we continue to answer our framing question of 2010: What is required in order to create a culture in which compassion is the most likely response?
Through the compassionate cities campaign, how do we manifest compassion in our Civic lives, Workplace, Educational institutions, Interspiritual & intergenerational dialogue, in Beloved Communities, across cultures and more?
We will also hear from Rafe Pearlman World Music Artist, Richard Conlin City Council President, and Mark B, Jones CEO Sunyata Group.
Join us on 7.11.10 to co-create our Compassionate future!! We hope to see you there!
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Well we did it, yesterday we crossed the 1,000 tipping point. As of this morning we are at 1,036 and climbing. Thanks for joining the campaign and for spreading the word. Well, Now What?
Hold the date: on Saturday, April 24th at The Center for Spiritual Living we are co-hosting “Compassionate Seattle: It’s Up to Us!” a Showcase, Exchange, and Celebration and an opportunity to come together and fulfill our pledges.
City Council President Richard Conlin will issue the joint proclamation affirming the Charter for Compassion and supporting the 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities.
We will be a reporting back to His Holiness the Dalai Lama are capturing “Tales of Compassion” – go here to tell us yours before the event: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GMGWGXL
Join the Compassionate Action Network here:http://charterforcompassion.org/
to stay informed and get involved. A team of people will make this event greater than any one of us can imagine. We need exhibitors, presenters, volunteers. Please let me know if you’re interested.
Affirm the Charter for Compassion here:http://www.compassionateactionnetwork.com
People can still sign up for the campaign until March 15th so spread the word and hold April 24th!
Last thought: This experience has reinforced the wisdom of Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy and the importance of “first followers”. We are “first followers” for Karen Armstrong and the Charter for Compassion. I am grateful for your willingness to jump in and make this happen.
For those of you who have yet to see it I offer it one last time: http://my.compassionateactionnetwork.com/video/leadership-lessons-from
In community,
Jon
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Greetings!
Over the past two years a Compassion Movement has begun that is being complemented & strengthened by efforts throughout the region in Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver, BC Portland and beyond. Join us to celebrate where we’ve been and to dialogue about where we are going together.
If you were part of or touched by Seeds of Compassion, The Compassionate Action Network, the Ten-Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities Campaign, the April 24th, Compassionate Seattle – It’s Up to Us event, you are part of the movement and we invite you to be in the conversation on 7.11.10.
Join us as we continue to answer our framing question of 2010: What is required in order to create a culture in which compassion is the most likely response?
Through the compassionate cities campaign, how do we manifest compassion in our Civic lives, Workplace, Educational institutions, Interspiritual & intergenerational dialogue, in Beloved Communities, across cultures and more?
We will also hear from Rafe Pearlman World Music Artist, Richard Conlin City Council President, and Mark B, Jones CEO Sunyata Group.
Join us on 7.11.10 to co-create our Compassionate future!! We hope to see you there!
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Dear Compassionate Change Makers,
Because of you, on Saturday, April 24 the City of Seattle is affirming the Charter for Compassion, conceived of by 2008 TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong.
On the 24th come celebrate with us at Compassionate Seattle: It’s Up to Us! a festival where you will discover and engage with organizations and projects bringing compassion to our community.
We have started another campaign on The Point that offers you a full day festival pass for $15.00 (regular price $25.00) if 25 people purchase by Thursday, April 22.
Purchase discounted tickets here.
Festival Highlights
• Karen Armstrong is flying in from London to celebrate with us.
• Three inspiring panels with local heroes of compassion
o Personal and Intergenerational Compassion
o Compassion in Business, Institutions and Society
o Thriving Communities and Caring for the Earth
•Also presenting at the conference will be:
o Courtney E. Martin, founder of the Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy
o James O’Dea, Fellow and former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Amnesty International.
o An evening celebration with artists, dancers, actors, musicians, and reflections in the day by Karen Armstrong
Thank you for increasing compassion in our world. We hope to see you on April 24th.
‘Ten Year Compassionate Cities Campaign’ has reached the tipping point!
That means that it’s time for everybody to complete the pledge: “the city affirms the Charter for Compassion and we commit to hours &/or dollars for public service.”
Remember that your participation is critical to the campaign’s success. With your help and only with your help will you successfully achieve your goal.
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Here is a message you can copy and forward… we are getting closer…. but are not there yet!
Subject: Be a part of history…
Seattle can be the first city in the world to affirm TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong’s CHARTER FOR COMPASSION; Charter excerpts include:
•"…calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves."
•"Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity.
•"It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community."
The Seattle City Council has agreed to affirm the Charter and declare Seattle a City of Compassion when we have 1,000 people Join the 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities.
We need 88 more people to make history!
Please Join the Campaign http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/ten-year-compassionate-cities-campaign
Forward this message to your friends and family
PS You don’t have to be a resident of Seattle to join the campaign.
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Greetings!
Please save the date Saturday, April 24th at the Center for Spiritual Living for a Compassion Showcase, Exchange and Celebration to celebrate the campaign. Richard Conlin, President of the Seattle City Council will be there PROVIDED we get 164 more people!
Please send this to your family and friends and post it on Facebook and twitter. In the name of compassion…. thank you!
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“We are visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful, with our lives. If you contribute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life.” H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama
Well here’s your chance! Please share the campaign; that is what is needed and wanted. You can email it or post it to your Facebook or Twitter. Please!
In community,
Jon
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“Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.” His Holiness Dalai Lama
Greetings Compassionistas!
We are about to cross the 75% mark and have 12 days to add @ 260 people. Sharing this campaign has opened my eyes and heart in ways I never expected. There are so many amazing people who recognize the unique time that we find ourselves in and share the desire to come together to build a better world. Thank you to everyone who joined the campaign and a special thank you to those that have shared it with your family and friends! You are making a difference AND we are not there yet.
Please share the campaign. You can send it out via e-mail or share it on Facebook and Twitter. This is the only way will add 260 people in the next 12 days.
The 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities is just a start. The campaign demonstrates that citizens care deeply about compassionate action and are ready and willing to hold themselves accountable for the quality of compassion that is experienced in their homes, schools, offices and throughout our city.
Our goal is to create a compassionate world, one city at a time. It takes awareness plus commitment to make personal as well as collective change. Other cities planning compassionate cities campaigns now include Bellevue, Bellingham, Portland, Issaquah, London, Lahore Pakistan, Spokane, San Francisco, Tacoma, Vancouver BC.
“The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical, and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves.”The Charter for Compassion
2010 Compassion Exchange April 24th – Save the Date
If you are in Seattle on Saturday, April 24th please join us at the Center for Spiritual Living. The Compassionate Action Network and the Seeds of Compassion will host the 2010 Compassion Showcase, Exchange and Celebration. If you are interested in learning more and getting involved, please contact me at (206) 972-7356.
If you haven’t seen it, here is a link to a three minute video on how to successfully launch a movement this is a much loved one! Enjoy!! Please spread the word…
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Our campaign has crossed the 50% mark. If we each add one member we will make our goal of 1,000 members by March 15th and launch our 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities.
The un-funded needs in our community are growing. Washington State is looking at a $2.8 billion short fall. Whether it is for schools, or human services, the budget constraints are real and the need to come together is greater than ever.
Please join with us to create a message of unity and compassion. Please send the campaign to others via email and share this via whatever social networks you are a part of.
Other cities are starting campaigns in our region in Bellevue, Bellingham, Issaquah, Portland, Spokane, San Francisco, Vancouver BC and other parts of the world as in London and Lahore, Pakistan!
If you need help, you can contact me at jramer@interraproject.org or at 206 526-2323.
I posted this short video on how to make a movement… enjoy!
With compassion,
Jon Ramer
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Thanks to each of us we are now at 40% in our 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities!
Now, if we each sign up two people we will easily surpass the 1,000 members required. I urge you to send the campaign to your family and friends. Let’s show ourselves that we can organize this way to make change happen.
Compassion is a dynamic force in our polarized world. The campaign is a partnership between citizens and government officials. We can together restore compassion to the center of moral, religious, and civic life.
Cities are an ideal lever for change. Mayors are influential change agents and set the agenda for their cities, have resources to invest, and connect the local community with the national and global levels.
Campaigns are starting up all over from Vancouver BC, Bellingham, Bellevue, Issaquah, Spokane, Portland, San Francisco, as well all Lahore, Pakistan!
This is an example of social networks coming together for collective action. We ask that you do the following:
*Send the campaign via email
*Share the campaign on other social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
*Affirm the “Charter for Compassion”:www.charterforcompassion.org
*Join the “Compassionate Action Network”:www.compassionateactionnetwork.com
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to support in making this happen. Here’s to a compassionate future!
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Greetings Compassionistas!
January 18th, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, was the 18th day of our 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities. Many of us observed the day with community service and were reinspired by his words: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Way We Change is Changing
As I think back on the struggle for change that defined Dr. King’s life it is clear that how we make change is changing. The ways we protest, organize non-violent resistance, direct actions, and how we “stand together” looks very different in our digitized world.
Through the use of Twitter, social networks and mobile phones millions of dollars were donated to Haiti in the hours after the earthquake. Google quickly put together a missing person widget for those looking for people in Haiti to connect with information about survivors. We can now use our collective capacity to bring about measurable and specific actions instantly. These skills are essential for making a “Beloved Community” in the 21st Century.
Building Our Capacity to “Do It Ourselves”
The 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities is an opportunity to make change happen as a collective force in a timely fashion. This campaign is different.
We are calling on the Mayor and City Council to act in partnership and take specific actions in exchange for our commitment to pledge time, talent, or treasure in support of our neighbors meeting their basic human needs. This is a campaign that organizes city government and its citizens in collaboration to make our home a Compassionate City.
You can review the details of the campaign here.
We are at 13% and we have to add 873 people to reach the tipping point by March 15th. For this to happen I ask that you share and send the campaign to others. Learning how to forward and send emails about campaigns as well as learning to share the campaign through social media, i.e. Facebook and Twitter, etc. is now part of civic life.
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Other Cities are Signing On
Vancouver, BC has started a campaign on The Point. We are meeting with the mayor and city officials from Issaquah next week. We have been contacted by people planning to launch campaigns in San Francisco, Spokane, and London! We have a group on the CAN site to serve those that want to start a campaign in their cities.
Now is the Time to Act
There will be 1,000 people who will make this happen. Will who you know be the ones who join? I invite you to join the CAN Board, and Bill Grace, Gifford, Libba and Marianna Pinchot, all three Interfaith Amigos, Eric Liu, Julia Sterkovsky, Victor Bremson, Ari Cowan, Alice Woldt, Joel Levey, Lori Markowitz, Sidney Genette, Dale Nienow, Susan Partnow, Heidi Felton, Roy King, Malcolm Best and many others in changing how we make change!
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Thank you to each of you for signing up. Please visit the compassionate action network to see what is emerging around this. Please share the campaign with others…
