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1. Austin, TX

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... and vigilant of the needs around you and take positive action to address those needs. *** ~Lesa R. Walker, MD, MPH Lesa Walker lives in Austin, Texas. She is Founder of the Compassionate Austin movement, ...

2. Interfaith Action of Central Texas

(List of Spirituality, Religious and Interfaith Partners)

  Interfaith Action of Central Texas exists to build healthy relationships between the faith communities of Central Texas. We believe the work of bridging the faith divides of our community is ...

3. iACT: Interfaith Texas

(List of Spirituality, Religious and Interfaith Partners)

The idea of shared public service lies at the very heart of the mission for Interfaith Action of Central Texas. Location: Austin, Texas, USA http://interfaithtexas.org  

4. Law Office of Mark Hefter, P.C.

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Austin Personal Injury Lawyer Respect. Integrity. Excellence. Personal Service. Mark Hefter is an accomplished and respected trial attorney who has been practicing law in Texas for 30 years. He ...

5. Working Together Towards Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Theological and Ideological Divides

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... the guidelines helpful for interfaith dialogues and appreciated Bergmann’s insight and passion on this issue.” FGS Xiang Yun Temple Austin, Texas "Working with Gudjon has been a delight. His professionalism, ...

6. When havoc rears its ugly head can compassion be far behind?

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  Compassionate Action Alert Charter cities in Texas: Austin, Dallas-Ft.Worth and San Antonio have stepped forward to help with the relief effort while hundreds of Charter members and partners ...

7. Austin Independent School District

(The Education Sector)

The Austin Independent School District is the heart of public education in Austin, Texas—a city of ideas and innovation that tops the nation's rankings of the best communities in which to work and live. ...

8. What makes a compassionate city?

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... city/community, e.g. Austin, Texas, USA. Entries should be between 250-900 words. Your response will be published online at Excellence Reporter. There are plans to publish a book of the responses received ...

9. Identity, Dignity and Compassionate Inclusivity

(Newsletters)

... name (location) of your city/community, e.g. Austin, Texas, USA. Speaking Publicly The next call of the Women and Girls Sector Series, Reaction to Response is July 19 with Karin Erika Knipphals. Born ...

10. What Makes a Compassionate City?

(Newsletters)

... bio, and the name (location) of your city/community, e.g. Austin, Texas, USA. Your response will be published online at Excellence Reporter. There are plans to publish a book of the responses received ...

11. The Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row

(Social Justice Compassion Reader)

... the University of Texas Law School, in Austin, for a conference on the relationship between the death penalty and lynching. Jordan Steiker, the professor who convened the meeting, told me, “In one sense, ...

12. Restorative Justice: Some Facts and History

(Restorative Justice Sector)

by Marilyn Armour Marilyn Armour, Ph.D., directs the Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, and is coauthor with Mark ...

13. Being Compassionate

(Communities)

... a project such as a community garden or neighborhood cleanup can also help to build empathy. As one example, David H. Breaux went on a year-long Compassion Tour to raise awareness of compassion. In Austin, ...

14. Austin a Compassionate City

(Austin News)

... MD, MPH, and Founder of Compassionate Austin, shared this reflection: "Compassion is empathy + action to meet needs. I contend that compassion is the greatest force for social good. The more we practice ...

15. Participating Communities (2)

(Communities)

... Arbor, Michigan, USA Apeldorn, Netherlands Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Appleton, WI, USA Atlanta, GA, USA Austin, TX, USA Aviles, Spain Parliament of Australia Ballarat, Australia Bali, ...

16. Climate, Compassion and Community Building: Sustainability with Justice, April 17, 2016

(Environment: Reports and Documents)

... schools. We have to think that we all have a voice. Lesa: Thank you for an inspiring presentation. Compassion is at the core of all the stages you mentioned. I am Lesa Walker from Austin, Texas and we ...

17. Compassionate Cities and Communities Report March 2016

(Communities)

... etc. When bullying targets a person because of race, that is harassment as well as bullying. Every student should be able to go to school without bullying or harassment. Lesa: Hello I am from Austin, ...

18. PenPal Schools

(Education Organization Partners)

PenPal Schools (www.penpalschools.com) connects over 70 thousand people from 90 countries to learn together. Our free world-class learning resource combines high-quality courses with interactive technology ...

19. The Compassion Tour and the Red Bench

(The Religion, Spirituality and Interfaith Sector)

Feb 11, 2015 10:44am David H. Breaux visited Louisville, Kentucky and is currently in Austin, Texas as part of the yearlong Compassion Tour. The tour is a global, 12-city endeavor to raise awareness ...

20. Spirituality, Religious and Interfaith Partners-old

(Partners)

... (Mableton/Atlanta, GA, USA) Contemplative Life (Austin, TX, USA) Contemplative Outreach (Butler, NJ, USA) Copper Beech Institute (West Hartford, CT, USA) Cordoba Initiative (New York City, NY, ...

21. Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King

(Peace and Non-Violence Compassion Reader)

... from Austin, Texas, Michelle now lives and breathes in Guatemala with her life partner, one-year-old ray of sunshine and the world's friendliest black cat, Oscar. Connect with her on Facebook or her blog. ...

22. Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian and Zara Houshmand A Mirror Garden

(Seda: Voices of Iran)

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born in 1924. She now lives and works in New York.  Zara Houshmand is an Iranian American writer and theater artist. She lives in Austin, Texas. Excerpt from Chapter ...

23. Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On

(Communities)

... homeless almost always pay off for a community. Even the most expensive tiny-house projects—such as a new, ambitious $6-million campaign to build a 200-person tiny-house park this year in Austin, Texas—can' ...

24. Participating Communities

(Communities)

... action plan Allende, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Apeldorn, Netherlands Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Appleton, WI, USA Atlanta, GA, USA Austin, TX, USA Aviles, Spain ...

25. We Gathered, We Mapped, We Shared

(Communities)

... “As the map starts to take shape it becomes a powerful reminder of the strength and breadth of the sharing economy.” Maya Pilgrim - Austin, Texas Part of the Austin Sustainable Swap, the Austin map ...

26. Austin to Shelter Homeless in a Tiny House Village

(Communities)

By Kelly McCartney In Austin, Texas, a project to offer affordable housing to some 200 chronically homeless citizens is on the move. Community First! Village, which has been in the planning stages ...

27. The Charter for Compassion Global Team

(About)

... wrote and developed training on race and social justice initiatives. Lesa Walker, CFC Lead for Education Sector and lead volunteer for Compassion Games and Relays Lesa Walker is based in Austin, ...

28. Healthcare Partners-old

(Healthcare Partners)

... QC, Canada) Centre for Integrative Health (Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia) ChooseWell (Louisville, KY, USA) Circles of Men Project  (Austin, TX, USA) Clarkston Community Health Center Inc (Clarkston, ...

29. Report on Conference Call: Integrating Compassion and Sustainability in the Workplace, March 17, 2015

(Reports and Documents)

...  Lesa-  Austin, Texas:   I also liked the theater aspect.  Role-play allows people the freedom to leave their own professional personas and explore other perspectives.  I liked reframing “CEO” into “Community, ...

30. Report on the One Billion Acts of Peace Call, March 10, 2015

(Peace: Reports and Documents)

... I would be happy to do so. Latifah:  Austin, Texas.  I don’t see anything about arts and culture and the role they can play to address peace and the focus areas.  Dawn:  Arts and culture could be in the ...

31. An Educational Collaboration

(Compassion Education Reader)

... supporting this collaboration. In Austin, students, teachers and parents will assist the Compassionate Austin group in *website design, *a design for “I am Compassionate Austin” heart logo and *a 3-D logo ...

32. University Presbyterian Church

(List of Spirituality, Religious and Interfaith Partners)

University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas is a congregation devoted to worship, service and community. We have a weekly outreach program, UPLift, which provides hospitality, financial assistance ...

33. How a Bigger Purpose Can Motivate Students to Learn

(Compassion Education Reader)

... as another way to motivate pupils to persevere in their studies. Yeager, now based at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, conducted the work in collaboration with UT colleague Marlone Henderson, David ...

34. Report from the Charter for Compassion Business Call April 29, 2014

(Reports and Documents)

... Austin, Texas- Elementary School Principal- joined because trying a new model at campus- focusing on 4 initiatives: 1) SE learning; 2) multi-culturalism; 3) green-sustainability; and 4) creativity.  Started ...

35. Conscious Capitalism: Can Empathy Change the World?

(Peace and Non-Violence Compassion Reader)

... new consciousness seems to be happening now. In October, the 6th Annual Conscious Capitalism Institute CEO Summit will be held outside of Austin, Texas. In tandem, John Mackey, co-chief executive officer ...

36. thecontactproject

(Peace and Non-Violence Partners)

thecontactproject serves as a resource for individuals, organizations and communities seeking sustainable relationships and solutions. Our belief is the cultivation of listening, patience and respect ...

37. thecontactproject

(Education Organization Partners)

... identities with clients to help them understand the interests and needs required to find the way forward. Location: Austin, Texas, USA   http://www.thecontactproject.com https://www.facebook.com/thecontactproject ...

38. Growin' Together Hands-On Afterschool & Summer Program

(Education Organization Partners)

... for 5-12 year-old youth Monday-Friday afterschool till 6pm and in summer and holiday camps on the EcoSchool campus in South Austin. Location: Austin, Texas, USA   http://www.growintogether.org ...

39. Cunningham Elementary

(Compassionate Schools)

Nurturing the thinkers of today to become the leaders of tomorrow. We are a TEA Recognized elementary school in the Austin Independent School District, with a current enrollment of approximately 500 students. ...

40. Teaching Emotions: A Different Approach to Ending School Violence

(Compassion Education Reader)

... has been active for a year in Anchorage, Alaska; Austin, Texas; and Cleveland, Ohio, all three of which have installed SEL directors at the cabinet level or just below. Five other districts are in the ...

41. Communities Projects

42. What Makes a Compassionate City?

43. Compassion Games International

44. In Celebration and Memoriam

45. Austin, TX Community Call

46. Education Organizations