We Must Seize the Moment

We must seize this moment to reaffirm our humanity and come together in our protection of the vulnerable.

Special organization to the Charter for Compassion is the Elders—an independent group of global leaders working together for peace and human rights. The Elders represent an independent voice, not bound by the interests of any nation, government or institution. They are committed to promoting the shared interests of humanity, and the universal human rights we all share. The Elders have launched a new report on refugees and mass migration, calling for political will to ensure that responsibility is truly shared between countries, and that the vulnerable are protected. If immigration is a concern for you the Elders report is worth reading. It is available in English and German.

Lend a Hand to Compassionate Santa Monica

Compassionate Santa Monica is part of “My LA2050 Grants Challenge”! Their submission has been approved. Now, the real fun begins. Help their ideas become a reality. This is a big deal for the Compassion Movement.  All we are asking you to do is vote on their submission. Click here to cast your vote.  You don’t have to be from Santa Monica to vote.  Everyone can vote. So, make sure to tell your friends on email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, your own blog, and any other social networks you use!

Voting is open now: The voting period begins on October 18, 2016 at 9am Pacific time and runs for one week through October 25, 2016 at 5pm Pacific time. You vote does count.

Get Inspired and Listen
The DARE to CARE Youth Gathering.  Follow the proceedings.

On Thursday 13 October from 3 to 6 pm, 200 young people aged 16 to 25 meet in Oslo to explore together the science of empathy and compassion, how these qualities can be cultivated, and what benefits such qualities bring to the modern world. This year for the first time, the Youth Gathering will be streamed internationally to English-speakers. You can follow the live web streaming here. Due to sound difficulties the general welcome has been edited out. It starts with the introduction of the first speaker by masters of ceremony David Rycroft and Yara Vrolijks. Below you find the program of the afternoon.This 4th Youth Gathering, which previously took place in London and San Francisco, precedes the professional conference Empathy and Compassion in Society. If you feel inspired, please get in touch and we can explore the possibilities together to organize a similar youth event, in your school/university or in a different context. Contact:

Get Inspired and Listen
The DARE to CARE Youth Gathering.  Follow here the proceeding here.

On Thursday 13 October from 3 to 6 pm, 200 young people aged 16 to 25 meet in Oslo to explore together the science of empathy and compassion, how these qualities can be cultivated, and what benefits such qualities bring to the modern world. This year for the first time, the Youth Gathering will be streamed internationally to English-speakers. You can follow the live web streaming here. Due to sound difficulties the general welcome has been edited out. It starts with the introduction of the first speaker by masters of ceremony David Rycroft and Yara Vrolijks. Below you find the program of the afternoon.This 4th Youth Gathering, which previously took place in London and San Francisco, precedes the professional conference Empathy and Compassion in Society. If you feel inspired, please get in touch and we can explore the possibilities together to organize a similar youth event, in your school/university or in a different context. Contact:

Join in on the Charter Global Read Program with Kathleen Dean Moore: Great Tide Rising

Saturday, October 22, 9 am PDT.  Register here.

Even as seas rise against the shores, another great tide is beginning to rise – a tide of outrage against the pillage of the planet, a tide of commitment to justice and human rights, a swelling affirmation of moral responsibility to the future and to Earth’s fullness of life. Philosopher and nature essayist Kathleen Dean Moore takes on the essential questions: Why is it wrong to wreck the world? What is our obligation to the future? What is the transformative power of moral resolve? How can clear thinking stand against the lies and illogic that batter the chances for positive change? What are useful answers to the recurring questions of a storm-threatened time – What can anyone do? Is there any hope? And always this: What stories and ideas will lift people who deeply care, inspiring them to move forward with clarity and moral courage?<br /><br />Kathleen Dean Moore is the author of numerous award winning environmental books. She was awarded the Sigurd Olson Nature writing award for Holdfast: A Home in the Natural World. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. As Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University, she taught critical thinking and environmental ethics, and co-founded the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word. She blogs regularly at riverwalking.com.

Charter News

Welcome the city of Cheyenne, WY, USA as our latest city initiative and these new partners this week.  Click on their name to learn more about them and to visit their own websites.

The Arts of Humanity (Chicago, IL, USA)
Home CEO Academy (Wheaton, IL, USA)
WIISWest (Marina, CA, USA)