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FOR RENT: Urban Sanctuary Home by Green Lake

FOR RENT - A True Urban Contemplative Sanctuary
Enchanting Green Lake Home
A Zone of Peace & Beauty - Two blocks from Green Lake
- Available Sept. 30, 2010 through July 2011 - perhaps longer… Continue

Added by Joel Levey on August 30, 2010 at 3:27pm — No Comments

Voices of Compassion Part VI

More from the corner in Davis, California, U.S.A. --

Selflessness to the point of caring and suffering for the suffering of others (whether you kow them or not.) Having compassion for humanity is more about accepting that you (the individual) are but a grain in the sand, and so you're struggling so that the grains of sand can all together receive sunlight. Every grain hopes to get to the ocean, but only several get in the ocean. Compassion is accepting that life is mysterious i

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Added by David Breaux on August 30, 2010 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Bringing Compassion to the debate around "Ground Zero Mosque"

I feel deeply called to take a stand for my Muslim brothers and sisters. What does 'hallowed ground' mean? What about the scores of Muslim American victims of 911? To me, what we stand for as USA and what is the appropriate response to terrorism - is to rejoice in having a Mosque, synagogue, church, union hall, ashram or demonstration anywhere, including right at Ground Zero. “Paranoia strikes deep; into your life it will creep; it starts when you’re always afraid.” Please w

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Added by Susan Partnow on August 25, 2010 at 12:49pm — No Comments

A Green Field and honoring the victims of 9/11

I'm not sure where to post the moving note below, so I hope it's ok that I'm posting it here under the News section. Jon, please let me know if this is not ok.

The note reminded me of Yaffa's idea to have an organic farming space at Camp Brotherhood. Gardening is one of the programs I designed for my organization, so, beside the obvious benefits, I see more meaning in a productive green field as part of the work we do. I hope we re-visit this topic again.

I hope this idea is im… Continue

Added by Amineh Ayyad on August 24, 2010 at 12:30am — 3 Comments

THE STATE OF THE NATION IN THE KINGDOM OF EDUCATION

Appearing on a YouTube channel near you now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut4bK2Z0cvs&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCgWGb998VI&feature=channel

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Added by Sahila ChangeBringer on August 20, 2010 at 1:11pm — No Comments

Seattle's Resilience-Building = Compassion in Action

How is Seattle Resilience-Building Compassion in Action?
I see connections between the Compassionate Action of loving our neighbors and finding out who they are and what they are good at, and the fun stuff happening at 'SCALLOPS' groups (e.g.… Continue

Added by Briana Barrett on August 16, 2010 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Bringing Compassion to Olympia's Jewish Community

Here is a report from Susan Partnow, who was recently invited to create a compassionate and safe space for the Jewish community in Olympia to hold a dialogue. In mid-July, the board of the Olympia Food Co-op, located in the capital of Washington State, decided that the co-op would join an international boycott of Israeli products. This decision provoked extrem

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Added by Susan Partnow on August 15, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Report on the Peacebuilding Peacelearning Intensive

I got to sit next to Betty Reardon and other international, highly connected and respected folk at this training (see attached PDF). It was exhilarating to say the least!

My project plan for Eugene City of Peace has now been elaborated into this vision of the near future:

I see a City that is vibrating with the spirit of cooperation.

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Added by David Hazen on August 13, 2010 at 9:20am — No Comments

August is a Great Month to Prepare for Back-to-School!

But what about people who cannot afford to buy new clothes, or even find the most basic items? Pack together your gently-used items, and instead of re-selling to a store, consider donating them to a worthy, local charity. It's so simple, so important, and so loving! Continue

Added by Narine Wandrey on August 11, 2010 at 11:16am — No Comments

Voices of Compassion Part V

Another friendly installment of Voices of Compassion coming from the corner in Davis, California, U.S.A.

Compassion - to suffer with (literally) but when I use this word I guess I'm referring to an appreciation for the well-being of others -- not just people. To have compassion is to approach the universe with a deep concern and commitment to healing wounds, comforting suffering, enhancing joy, and challenging others to do the same. As I understand it, the word is about a feeli

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Added by David Breaux on August 10, 2010 at 4:27pm — No Comments

CAN Communications Vision: Please Post Your Feedback Before Friday, August 13th

Communications Vision for 2010-2011
Compassionate Action Network
August 9, 2010 (Draft)

The purpose of the CAN Communications Vision is to focus, plan, and schedule our activities for the 2010-2011 timeframe. Please post your candid feedback in the comments section below before Friday, August 13th (end of day).

1. 2010-2011 Goals
Feel free to suggest other goals.

a) Priority #1 is to support the Campaign for Compassionate Cities.
b) Develop th… Continue

Added by PamKM on August 9, 2010 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

Speak Nicely and Say Nothing?

I've written many times before that the demand for 'civil discourse' misses the point and is more often than not a demand that people with uncomfortable things to say simply "shut up"... see here, from another writer:

" There is an unfortunate tendency to assume that civil discourse has occurred whenever two or more people are nice to each other, say something, and don’t get into an argument. That is misleading on

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Added by Sahila ChangeBringer on August 8, 2010 at 12:35pm — No Comments

What Are Your Limits?

“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.”

- Frederick Douglass

Does Subservience Protect Us From Injustice? World Affairs Journal, Egyptian Case Study

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Added by Sahila ChangeBringer on August 8, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

A Cry from the Heart of a Valedictorian

For all of you who think we who are holding the line against this completely stupid education 'deform' plague sweeping the country, funded by big business, turning our schools even more into a factory model of education, are naive, idealistic, stupid...

Here are the thoughts of someone leaving that sys

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Added by Sahila ChangeBringer on August 6, 2010 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Wealth, poverty and compassion The rich are different from you and me

Interesting article about a socioeconomic group that shows compassion.

http://www.economist.com/node/16690659 Continue

Added by David Breaux on August 3, 2010 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Website Traffic Report: People From 150 Nations and Territories Visited CAN in One Year!

Good news. CAN is (ahem) growing. Check out the remarkable data I discovered on Google Analytics while checking the CAN Website traffic report from August 2009 through August 2010. I compared this year to the previous 12 months and learned the following:

1. Absolute Unique Visitors increased 549% (From 5,675 to 36,815 visitors).

2. The Page Views increased 239% (From 75,513 to 249,173 pages)

3. People from 150 nations and territories visited the CAN website, inc… Continue

Added by PamKM on August 2, 2010 at 6:56pm — No Comments

The Difference Between Strength & Courage

http://sahilachangebringer.blogspot.com/

One of my first metaphysical teachers sent me this teaching at Christmas 2001:

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Added by Sahila ChangeBringer on August 2, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Melinda Gates Convenes TEDXChange on September 20

Melinda Gates is convening TEDXChange on September 20 from 8:00-9:30AM PDT. You can RSVP for the global webcast on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130798866945779. Here's the letter from the Gates Foundation website:

Can one person affect the world?

I’ve personally seen that, yes, anyone can have a huge impact. Whether it’s a mother-in-law in India learning a new way to ensure that her grandc… Continue

Added by PamKM on July 28, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Seeking Empathy and Compassion at Johannes Mehserle - Oscar Grant Demonstrations in Walnut Creek, CA

On July 19, 2010 a rally was held in Walnut Creek, California to support the
BART Police Officer, Johannes Mehserle who was convicted of shooting Oscar
Grant. A counter rally was also held and a heated confrontation between the two
sides ensued. I went to talk with participants on all sides about their views
and experience of the value of empathy. The following video gives an
overview of the event and below are the full interviews
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Added by Edwin Rutsch on July 25, 2010 at 11:06am — 1 Comment