Karen Armstrong reflects on 9/11 & compassion
From Karen Armstrong… The atrocities that occurred on September 11 ten years ago changed all our lives. We mourn those who died and reach out in sympathy to their families and friends. On that day, ten...
View ArticleCompassion as a path to peace
In this PeaceWeek interview from Sunday, Karen Armstrong inspired participants with how Compassion can be a path for peace. PeaceWeek 2011, features dozens of inspiring peacebuilders working toward...
View ArticleAssignment Compassion: Join Adrian Grenier to tell your story on video
Has an act of compassion changed your life? Share your story — and join the Charter for Compassion in a brand-new video initiative: Assignment Compassion. In the video above, actor Adrian Grenier gives...
View ArticleKhairo Dero’s Compassion Revolution
By Naween A. Mangi My grandfather was compulsively compassionate. As a child, I remember this quiet and gentle soul, offering love, understanding and a helping hand, to whomever he came across. Thieves...
View ArticleThe courage to vote
By, Aly M. Zubairy, Charter for Compassion Pakistan To vote or not to vote? That used to be the question. On May 11th, queues formed at polling stations across Pakistan as voters stood in line armed...
View ArticleWestern Connecticut University: A University of Compassion
By, Christopher Kukk Albert Einstein stated that we as human beings should “widen our circle of compassion” in order to overcome the separateness or sense of the lack of interdependence (which he...
View ArticleLet’s Play: The 2013 Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest
An Interview with Jon Ramer, Compassion Games Founder By Starla Sampaco, Senior Host, What’s Good 206 The Compassion Games are a series of actions inspired by the Charter for Compassion. Founder Jon...
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Karachi’s youth paint “pictures of peace”
Courtesy of CFC Pakistan Art for a good cause? The Charter for Compassion Pakistan, a partner of the global Charter for Compassion project launched by TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong in 2008, hosted a...
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A brighter future for Northern Ireland: The Charter for Compassion is signed...
Members of Compassionate City Belfast stand with Mayor Mairtin O’ Muilleoir at the Belfast City Hall where the Charter for Compassion was signed on June 2. Photo: Compassionate City Belfast On June 2,...
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More than just football: the Netherlands is big on compassion, too
Peter Leslie hosts the first Project Mindlab at Orion Lyceum in the Netherlands. Sessions often begin with yoga. Photo: Rudy Schipperen Peter Leslie, a teacher at Orion Lyceum in Breda, Netherlands and...
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