Creating a Culture of Connection
We have Charter for Partners, Len and Libby Traubman to thank for the quotes below. The Traubmans have for 20 years sponsored the Palestinian-Jewish Living Room Dialogue and have been responsible for gathering inspiring positive news, not only in the Middle East, but around the world. Their archived findings and writings are filled with hope and encouragement. When you need some uplifting words or material to refuel your passion click here.
We must love one another or die. ~ W.S. Auden
We are how treat each other. ~from Nothing More, sung by PS22 Children's Chorus
The root of war is fear. . . .In the end, it is the reality of personal relationships that saves everything. ~ Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
There is no greater power than a community discovering what it cares about. Ask “What is possible?” not “What’s wrong? ~ Margaret Wheatley in Turning to One Another
The role of civil society is to create a culture of connection. ~ James Offuh (2016, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa) http://www.ufpacidialogue.net
Upcoming Charter Sponsored Calls
February 6, 10 am PT, Interfaith World Harmony Week Radio Webinar Series: Sounds of Compassion. Register here.
See description on the Charter website.
February 7, 10 am PT, Interfaith World Harmony Week Radio Webinar Series: Compassion Gives Us a Second Chance. Register here.
See description on the Charter website.
February 12, 8: am PT, Grandmother Flordemayo. Register here.
Urgent Call from the Spirit of the Feminine. Humanity is cordially invited. Men and women, children and grand parents are urged to come into balance according to the Mayan teaching and the significant of the daily purpose of the sacred elements of the Mayan calendar.
February 13, 8 am PT, Inspire 365: A Journey Through the Black Experience. Register here.
This program is the final installment in our 40 Days of Peace honoring Martin Luther King and the Black Experience. The moderator for this presentation is Raven Cook.
February 22, 2017, 9 a.m. PT. Global Read: How Fast Can You Run? with author Harriet Millan and Michael Majok Kuch. Register here.
Set across the backdrop of refugee migration that spans East Africa, The US and Australia, How Fast Can You Run is the inspiring true story of a five-year-old boy's flight from war in Southern Sudan and his journey to find his mother. When the US grants approximately 4,000 unaccompanied minors political asylum, Majok becomes Michael, and he is given a new start in the US. Yet his new life is not without trauma, culminating when a fellow student betrays him. This is the story of a survivor who summons the courageous spirit of millions of refugees throughout history—and it lives on today. Learn more on the Charter website.
What’s Happening with the Charter
A lot can happen in one week: we launched our Interfaith World Harmony Week webinar series, worked to translate the Charter into Japanese, begun the work to translate our www.Xocial.com platform into Spanish, continued to work on our Social Justice Handbook, met via Zoom with potential compassionate city initiatives and had a spirited meeting with our Women and Girls sector.
In addition, the Charter is regularly getting over a hundred emails each day. About a quarter or so of these messages are from individuals who want their organizations or cities to join in our network. The other correspondence is being sent to explore ideas of homelessness in their communities, questions about how to cope with stress and confusion which we all see in the world. We are trying our best to keep up with all of these e-mails and have a seasoned group of volunteers who are commited to responding to each inquiry.
We hope you to sign up or recommit as a member of the Charter for Compassion International. By becoming a member, you are supporting the Charter's core team effort's to provide tools and resources to people who believe that a compassionate world is a peaceful world. This team of staff and volunteers organizes events, puts together resources, develops programming and more to help cities and other communities take the steps to develop and implement action plans to become more compassionate. Our campaign aims to welcome 2,000 new and returning members and garner $70,000 in dues in 2017. Also, this campaign kicks off our relationship with CommitChange—a cloud-based service that allows nonprofits and donors to work together on a single platform. Check out our new donate page. We hope you use it!
