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A MIGHTY FORCE FOR JOY  Global Celebration of Compassion

AUGUST 14-15; 5:00 pm – 5:00 pm Pacific Time

We hunger for peace and we need to hear good news.  On August 14-15, the Charter for Compassion webithon will be offering both.  We will delve into a little history to reflect on the road we have traveled.  There will be stories, poems, songs and presentations from partner organizations, individuals who have supported the Charter as artists and musicians and certainly from the frontlines of our compassionate community and city initiatives.  There is a lot of positive energy that is being shared in the world and our 24-hour webithon is just a preview of what is happening near and far.  We want to offer you moments of reflection, joy and perhaps a nudge to get involved locally to spread compassionate action locally so its threads can spread globally.

Of course, we want to make the webithon free for all, but we also want to entice you to contribute to keeping the work of the Charter for Compassion on-going.  We will be asking for donations throughout the 24-hours, but only through placards that will appear on your screen to remain you about the possibility of contributing.  There will be a chat box on Facebook going through the 24-hours.  Let us hear from you.  Please tell your friends, colleagues, organizations to which you are close to share the link. Most of the spots you will see are pre-recorded since we don’t have the vast capability to technically host live presentations, but we assure you that will not diminish the power of the moment.  Looking forward to your presence on August 14-15 and your support.  Register now.

 

Charter for Compassion Webinars: Compassionate Cities and Governance

October Webinars: Compassionate Cities and Governance

In honor of the United Nations International Day of Cities, this series will explore what Compassionate Cities are about and how they are governed on a local and national level.

Oct 11- Building Compassionate Cities: 8am PT
Speakers:  Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY & Thomas M. Williams, Esq

Oct 18- Compassionate Governance: 8am PT
Speaker:  Preeta Bansal

To Register for these Webinars:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1509502a41ee39ae34538d7d4481ef37
 

Charter Women, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Michael Beckwith & YOU

Most of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news of four coordinated terrorist attacks in the U.S. on the morning of September 11, 2001. It was a tragic day around the world as a new level of fear was instilled — fear that we’re all still trying to transcend.

That’s why we are excited to invite you to join us for 11 Days of Global Unity, where Sande Hart, director of the Charter’s Women and Girls sector will be speaking alongside many esteemed thought leaders and trailblazing agents for change — including Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Michael Beckwith, Steve Farrell, Nwamaka Agbo, Sande Hart, Robert Thurman, Tiffani Sharp and many more.

This deep and meaningful program was created after 9/11 by peace visionary Rick Ulfik, summit host and founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign.
There’s no better way to transcend darkness and fear than by highlighting the light and love-filled efforts that are working to bring more unity to our planet.

Discover insights and skills that can be applied to your daily life — in your family, friendships, business partnerships and service in the world — through 11 Campaigns for Change during this 11-Day event (September 11-21):

Register here

  • September 11 – Unity with Marianne Williamson
  • September 12 – Interdependence with Michael Bernard Beckwith & Steve Farrell
  • September 13 – Environment with H.H. Sheikh Abdul Aziz
  • September 14 – Economic Justice with Nwamaka Agbo
  • September 15 – Health with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee & James Maskell
  • September 16 – Children And Youth with Carlos Palma
  • September 17 – Women with Sande Hart, Despina Namwembe & Tiffani Sharp
  • September 18 – Human Rights with Robert Thurman
  • September 19 – Freedom with Ralph Nader
  • September 20 – Disarmament with Jonathan Granoff
  • September 21 – Peace with Deepak Chopra

Interreligious Leaders Forum: How Compassionate Are We?

Join us to discuss the Compassionate Communities Initiative of the Charter For Compassion and its role in Promoting a More Just and Compassionate Society.

On January 12, the Fremont City Council approved the Fremont Compassionate City Charter and officially designated Fremont as a Compassionate City. Across the United States, as well as the rest of the world, communities have committed themselves to the universal “golden rule,” to treat others as you would like to be treated. SiVIC has begun a “Campaign for Compassion” to do the same in Santa Clara County and all its cities.

Sister MarieAnnete Burkart of the Tri-Cities Interfaith Council, one of the sponsors in Fremont, will be with us to share how they helped the city to take this step and what the impact has been in the year since.

  • What is the Compassionate Communities Initiative? Intro to Charter on Compassion and Compassion Games
  • How did it get started?
  • Why is it important?
  • How does government get involved?
  • Examples of Compassionate Communities
  • Compassionate Projects in Santa Clara County
  • SiVIC: What is its role?
  • How can you help?

Lunch will be provided by the Jain Community; due to dietary restrictions, please do not bring any food items to the event. RSVP to rsvp@sivicouncil.org.

It’s Time for the Compassion Games!

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Join SiVIC and other community groups in a coopetition* to turn Silicon Valley into Compassionate Silicon Valley!
*cooperative competition

Compassion Games 2016SiVIC is participating in our second annual “Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest Coopetition”  from September 11th to September 21st, the Days of Global Unity. We invite you to help us challenge and inspire our neighbors to make our community a safer, kinder, more just, and better place to live!

The Compassion Games calls all people from all sectors and all parts of our world to share the vision of justice and equality, and collaborate to create a more connected, caring community. Together as engaged citizens, we can strengthen what’s already working in our communities, and produce a collective impact that is greater than the work each of us, or any one of our organizations, can produce individually.

This year, SiVIC and Compassionate Silicon Valley are embarking on a campaign to have Santa Clara County and all Cities in the County (Silicon Valley) affirm and sign the Charter For Compassion and thereby earn the status of “Compassionate Silicon Valley”, joining many areas of the world who have affirmed the Charter and adopted compassionate policies.

We urge you to personally sign the Charter and the petition to your city/county officials, urging them to affirm and sign the Charter. The Petition form provides the details about the Charter. Please click on this petition link and fill the form which will be your electronic signature.

Check our Compassionate Silicon Valley page for more information on how you and your community can take part, and see the listing of opportunities to participate.

SiVIC Becomes a Partner of the Charter for Compassion

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Charter for CompassionSiVIC is now a partner in the network of “Compassionate Communities” called together by the Charter for Compassion. In their words, “We envision a richly diverse ‘network of networks,’ people from every sector—business, healthcare, education, government, faith and interfaith, peace and non-violence, the arts, and those working to preserve the environment—who will bring compassion to everything they do, and who will take responsibility for igniting the compassion of the general community to care for each other and for the well-being of all members of the community from birth through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood to old age and death.” Watch for ways that you can get involved in working to make Silicon Valley “a more just and compassionate society.”