Cathy Zheutlin's Page

Greetings Cathy,
I just wanted you to see what I am sending out. I look forward to seeing you very soon!
My name is Ruth and I am a fellow Portland CAN member. Myself and a few other individuals have been meeting and discussing the possibility of making Portland the next Compassionate City. This is quite the endeavor and needs collaboration and support from many.

Is this something you would like to get involved with?

I have confidence that this is worth our time and energy to take this step. Portland is a fantastic city already doing many wonderful things, and I believe that we could take it one step further by affirming the Charter of Compassion.
In kindness~
Ruth

Yes! That sounds fantastic. I like to think of today as "interdependence" day. It's a nice day to decide we want to put together a gathering. I think we should choose a week night. Most folks are gone on the weekends it seems. I am free the evening of the 21st, 27th, and the 28th. I am also free on Friday nights, 23rd and the 30th.
Let's pick a day and put it out there.
Do you agree that it would be good to consider the meeting as gathering that marks the beginning of bringing CAN to PDX? I wouldn't mind creating something that is on going and keeps us inspired and active in the community here.

Hi Cathy,
There are some folks involved here. I don't know them personally, but I did see some names. I think it would be great to expand and get something started here. Are you interested in something like that? I am quite busy like most, but I am very willing to get something going here. I think it is worth our time and energy. Thanks for writing me tonight!

Hi - I am writing to ask for your support in creating a compassionate world. When I started the Compassionate Action Network I was hoping that social networks could be part of how we activate the will and find a way to make just and lasting change. I am grateful that you joined this network and I sincerely hope that it has made some difference in your life and your community.

It was the action part of compassionate action that got my attention. So now I invite you to be part of taking another step forward together. I ask that you take two minutes to join the 10 Year Campaign for Compassionate Cities if you haven’t already.


We need 1,000 people to join by March 15 to have the Mayor and City Council follow through on their end. If you personally join the campaign and share or send this on to others we will take a big collective step forward in building our capacity to make change happen. This is not just another petition, what you do will make a difference. You can learn more about this here

You don’t need to be a Seattle resident to join this campaign, and this idea is spreading. Campaigns have started or are starting in Vancouver, BC, Bellingham, Bellevue, Issaquah, Spokane, Portland, San Francisco, and London.

If there ever was a time to stand together and affirm that what each of us does and does not do makes a difference it is now. I ask that you find the time to add your name to the growing list of people awakening compassion in our cities and our world. Join here now

Cathy,

Glad you're part of our Charter group. Some of what we're planning may be able to reach Portland communities through social media. Let's see how it goes. Keep in touch.

Thanks for getting back to me, Cathy. We'll miss you. And, of course, there will be many more events coming up. We'll look for you at one of them.

Cathy — I just noticed that you've joined us here on the Compassionate Action Network. Welcome. How wonderful to have you with us. Hope you'll be able to join us for the "Connecting for Compassionate Action" event this Saturday in Seattle (although I know it's something of a drive from Portland). I'm looking forward to seeing you there.