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Global March
Inspired by 1 Billion Acts of Peace, a global initiative seeking to record an unprecedented number of acts of kindness and altruism, coupled with the challenge put forth by Compassion Games International to inspire compassionate competition through a collaborative and cooperative model, a 3 part initiative emerged:
- “Like” the Global March for Humanity page on Facebook. Our goal is a million people
- Encouraging marches, flash mobs, candle lightings (limited only by your creativity) and acts of compassion during World Interfaith Harmony Week (February 1-7)
- Check the Global March website for more information and to report what’s happening
Compassion Games Challenge for World Interfaith Harmony Week
Every year the first week of February has been designated by the United Nations since 2010 as a week to showcase and celebrate the ongoing work of interreligious harmony and peacemaking. Groups and individuals are encouraged to sponsor events during this week and to share the information on the World Interfaith Harmony Week website.
This year, the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC), a URI Cooperation Circle, is partnering with the Compassion Games‘ Interfaith League to bring the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Co-opetition to life. SiVIC is participating in the Compassion Games and challenges all URI CC’s to join them to be the most compassionate URI Cooperation Circle…… Game On!
SiVIC Becomes a Partner of the Charter for Compassion
SiVIC 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.”