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Golden Rule Day

Golden Rule Day 2022

Oh, had I a golden thread
And a needle so fine
I would weave a magic spell
Of rainbow design...

In it I would weave the courage

Of women giving birth

And in it I would weave the innocence
Of the children of all the earth
Children of all the earth

Won't you show my brothers and sisters
My rainbow design
'Cause I would bind up this sorry world
With hand and my heart and mind....

~ Pete Seeger

 

A Spotify playlist has been made to complement our Golden Rule Day 2022. Most of the music and spoken word and more are available on the Playlist!

 

All panels listed below occurred on April 5th. Click on any one to see the recording:

Youth Panel

Environment

Veganism

LGBTQIA+

Anti-racism

 

The words to the left were written by renowned U.S. folk singer, Pete Seeger. The lyrics provide access to the hope we need during some very troubling times. This Golden Rule Day 2022 is burdened with heart wrenching images that are branded on our hearts, and our ears are filled with the cries of pain coming from Ukrainians in the middle of a nightmare. Suffering occurs on both sides of the border, whichever side of this invasion. Russian families are suffering, suffering from severe lack of information and the arrival of dead soldiers physically coming home for the last time. What were we enduring in 2021, as death tolls mounted with tens of thousands dying daily from COVID? What scars are we left with from 2020? Extreme fires in Australia and the West of the US, chaos in Afghanistan. In the decade leading up to this one, more than 350,000 Syrians lost their lives in a war is uncannily termed a Civil War. What war is civil?

Golden Rule Day is a reminder of universal hope. Without hope and the love that we experience in connection with others what remains for tomorrow? Just as we are wired to be compassionate and act with kindness, we are people of hope. The virtues of faith, hope and charity should be our mantra for Golden Rule Day.  

All things are possible--life without war, existence without the need of nuclear weapons, air that is clean, science that works to eradicate illness, food scarcity, houselessness, and human rights available and extended to all people. Justice and equity assured. Pete Seeger's "Golden Thread" epitomizes the Golden Rule. In our 2022 Golden Rule Day production we want you to join us to weave a magic spell. It is our way of painting the rainbow design as we "bind up this sorry world" with our hands, heart, and mind--and of course, with compassionate action. 

 

Playlist/Program

Sunrise Welcome…..................................…Charter for Compassion

Amen/We Shall Overcome…………….....................................Shades of Yale
Every Little Thing is Going to be Alright……..........................The Liberators
The Miracle of Morning……………………………….……….………..Amanda Gorman
When You Give Loving Kindness……………………………........Envision Kindness
Humble and Kind…………………..…….........................................Tim McGraw
Time Magazine's Kid of the Year………………..………….................…Orion Jean

Words of Kindness……………................................................Life Vest Inside
Christchurch Students…….……………..…….............................Guardian News
Let it Go……………………………….………...…..Perpetuum Jazzile (Frozen Movie)
Be Selfish, Be Generous……………………………..……..……............ServiceSpace
Alma Mia…………………..……..........................................Natalia La Fourcade
Would you give?………………..…....................SOS Children's Villages Norway

Wake Me Up…………….........................................One Voice Childen's Choir
Try a Little Kindness…….……………..…..........….Sesame Street with Tori Kelly
All Living Things……………………………….……............................….Jay Cawley
Why Does a Hug Feel So Good……………......................….Envision Kindness

Count On Me………………..……………...........................................Bruno Mars

Change the World……………..........................................Hyundai Philippines
We the People…….…………….................……...............Get Up (As We Speak)

All That We Share……………………………….……….…......................…TV 2 Play
Bridge Over Trouble Water…………………..…………..............…..…John Legend
All of Us………............……..……..................................................Nous Tous
The World is Going Through a Powerful Shift...................Roshi Joan Halifax

Women of the World Unite……………..................................Yael Deckelbaum
Sound of Silence…….……………..…...........................................….Pentatonix
One Minute of Silence………………………….…......................Marina Abramovic
Peace Train..............................…Playing for Change with Yusuf/Cat Stevens

An Indigenous View on Oneness………………….................Miliwanga Wurrben
What a Wonderful World…..Ballarat Arts Academy & BallaRat Pack Orchestra

Where Has Human Connection Gone…..................................The Liberators
I Was Here.…………….................................................The UN with Beyonce

Closing Sunset………………………….…..........Charter for Compassion


Listen to the Playlist here!

 

Golden Rule Day Participants

Amanda Gorman
BallaRat Pack Orchestra
Bruno Mars
Envision Kindness
Guardian News
Hyundai Phillippines
Jay Cawley
John Legend
The Liberators
Life Vest Inside

Marina Abramovic
Miliwanga Wurrben
Natalia LaFourcade
Nous Tous
One Voice Children’s Choir
Orion Jean
Pentatronix
Perpetuum Jazzile
Roshi Joan Halifax
Service Space

Sesame Street with Tori Kelly
Shades of Yale
SOS Children’s Village Norway
Tim McGraw
TV 2 Play
The UN with Beyoncé
Yael Deckelbaum
Yusuf/Cat Stevens

 

Acknowledgements

Compassionate Cities

Compassionate Ballarat, Australia
Compassionate Dallas Fort Worth
Christchurch, New Zealand
Compassionate Australia

 

Musical and Spoken Word Performances

Ballarat Arts Academy and BallaRat Pack Orchestra
Beyonce and the United Nations
Jay Crawley
Yael Deckelbaum
Amanda Gorman
Roshi Joan Halifax
Tori Kelly and Sesame Street
Natalia LaFourcade
John Legend

 

One Voice Children’s Choir
Pentatonix
Perpetuum Jazzile
Bruno Mars
Tim McGraw
Shades of Yale
Miliwanga Wurbwen
We the People
Yusuf and Playing for Change

 

Deep Thanks

Marina Abramovic
Cashmere High School (New Zealand)
CBS News—Dallas Forth Worth
CBS Morning
The Guardian
Hyundai Philippines
Time magazine
Unsplash.com for photographs
Youtube.com

 

Organizations and Charter Partners

B For Films
Envision Kindness
The Liberators
Life Vest Inside
Nous Tous—All of Us—Pierre Pirard
Service Space
SOS Children’s Villages Norway
TV2—Denmark
UpLift TV

 

Charter for Compassion Staff

Lynn de Vree
Mimi Hicklin
Zoe Ransom
Susan Soleil
Marilyn Turkovich
Felipe Zurita

 


 

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