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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · 5d

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · 5d

Announcing the 2025 #KarenArmstrongHumanitarianAwards & #GlobalGala — Threads of #Compassion: Recognizing Those Who Heal, Uplift, and Unite Humanity💫

🗓 Nov. 15 — with 2 LIVE broadcasts

🌍 Honoring this year’s inspiring awardees: Dr. Lyla June , Satish Kumar , Lobsang Tenzin Negi, and Rainn Wilson.

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · 7d

On the #Blog: "May We See Hozho" by Marilyn Turkovich

Announcing Dr. Lyla June Johnston as a recipient of the #KarenArmstrongHumanitarianAwards

Read here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#ThreadsOfCompassion #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousWisdom #LylaJune #dine #Navajo

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Compassionate Atlanta @compassionateatl.bsky.social · 12d

Let’s inspire the future generation at #CompassionCon. Check out the Children’s Play Space. Thank you to the host and the vendors for being part of this year’s #community celebration!

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · 19d

🌿✨ Rest in Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall (1034-2025), a trailblazer whose life’s work shows us that true compassion knows no boundaries—between humans, animals, or our planet.
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#JaneGoodall #CompassionForAll #WildlifeConservation #HopeForThePlanet #CharterForCompassion #CompassionInAction

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · 20d

(Final) Week 5 steps to follow:
1 Contact national and local leaders with urgency
2 Organize a micro-petition or sign-on in your community
3 Host a small “Witness & Share” event
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Read more here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#compassion #gaza #peace #weareone #CompassionInAction

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · 27d

WEEK 4 of our #Gaza Campaign!

Action items for the week!
1. Demand Trump End Gaza's Food and Medicine Blockade
2. Protect the Gaza Humanitarian Flotilla

Learn how to accomplish it all here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#compassion #peace #endthegenocidenow #compassioninaction

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tomorrow, Wed. Sept. 10, we have the 2nd installment of the 3rd season of Harmony of Humanity: Exploring #CommonGround Through #Music.
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Don't miss the show with our Executive Director, Marilyn Turkovich.
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Register here: charterforcompassion.org/what-we-do/o...
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#compassion #oneness #musichistory

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Sep 9

On the #blog: The #Compassion of Showing Up by Marilyn Turkovich

Read here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#CompassionInAction #ChooseCompassion #GlobalCompassion #KindnessCounts #CompassionateCommunities #GoldenRule #ActsOfKindness #ServiceWithLove #CompassionMovement #ActsOfKindness

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Sep 8

If your Compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
- Jack Kornfield (Buddha's Little Instruction Book)
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Remember that you are an intrinsic part of your puzzle. Embrace and care for yourself.
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#compassion #selfcompassion #selflovequotes #quoteoftheday #kindness #JackKornfield

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 Famine has been declared in Gaza 🚨

This Sept. We're launching a calling/emailing campaign to demand action.
📞 1 Million Calls.
One Humanitarian Ask:
👉 Tell Trump: Ensure Israel lifts all restrictions on food and medicine entering Gaza.

Visit: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/... for + info!

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Sep 2

Join us for the "Catalyzing Healthy Cultural Transformation" course w/Stable Planet Alliance for 8 weeks. Meet your Instructors Pam Pence & Andrew Gaines.

First class begins Sept. 9, at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT / (Sept 10) 9am AEST / 11am NZST

Learn more here: charterforcompassion.org/charter-educ...

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Aug 27

On the #blog: Kids Say the Darndest and Wisest Things by Marilyn Turkovich

Read here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#compassion #ArtLinkletter #kidssaythedarnestthings #CompassionMatters #ChildrensVoices #WisdomOfChildren #LessonsFromKids #CompassionInAction #EverydayWisdom

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Aug 26

"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up"
- John Holmes
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How do YOU lift people up? Let us know in the comments!
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#compassion #care #liftpeopleup #community #humanity #oneness #goodquotes #weareone

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Aug 12

Tomo, Aug.13, we host Nobel Laureate Jody Williams and her book Banning Landmines for our #GlobalRead series!

Join us at 9amPDT / 12pmEDT / 5pmUTC / 9.30pmIST.
Register here: charterforcompassion.org/featured/glo...
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#BanLandmines #DisarmamentNow #CompassionInAction #GlobalSolidarity #ActForPeace

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Aug 4

Charter for Compassion Partners with A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY) for the G20 Interfaith Youth Forum 2025 in Cape Town.

Read the news here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#compassion #interfaith #southafrica #capetown #G20IYF2025 #ubuntu #youth

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jul 31

On Aug. 8, something sacred will be born in the heart of Amsterdam: the Let Love Rule Peace Tree — a holy tree of peace, rooted in the fertile soil of the Fruittuin van West.

Learn more here: www.letloverulepeace.com/let-love-rul...
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#compassion #peace #amsterdam #netherlands #PlantATree

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jul 31

On the #Blog: Facing Fear With Compassion by Marilyn Turkovich

Read here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#LoveOverFear #FacingFearWithCompassion #CompassionHeals #MindfulLiving #InnerStrength #WeAreInterconnected #GlobalCompassion #SharedHumanity #BreatheAndBe #ActWithLove #Compassion

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jul 29

In the News: The Charter for Compassion Calls Out to End the Genocide in Gaza

Read Here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#compassion #CeasefireNow #StopTheGenocide #JusticeForPalestine #EndTheOccupation #CompassionInAction #GlobalSolidarity #HumanityFirst #JusticeAndPeace #LoveInAction

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jul 24

On the #Blog:
The Global Tapestry: Migration, Unity, and the Charter's 7 Pillars by Marilyn Turkovich

Read here: charterforcompassion.org/news-events/...
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#compassion #charterforcompassion #ubuntu #goldenrule #migration #unity #oneness #humanity #weareallone

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jun 25

🌈 Join us for a powerful #GlobalRead ft. #Gay #Poems for Red States by Willie Edward Taylor Carver 📖✨ An hour of truth, tenderness, and the fierce beauty of #queer life in unexpected places.

July 2 @ 9am PDT, 5pm UTC
Moderated by Felipe Zurita
Register: charterforcompassion.org/featured/glo...

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join us and our friend Imam Jamal Rahman this Thurs. June 26, at 5:30pm PDT for this free video event with The Shift Network on the Sacred Laughter & #interfaith Mysticism.

Register here: shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/scdFZ/a27...
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#compassion #sufi #islam #interreligion #joy #laughter #mysticism

Sacred Laughter & Interfaith Mysticism

A Free Video Event With Author, Speaker &; Co-Founder of Interfaith Community Sanctuary Imam Jamal Rahman

shiftnetwork.isrefer.com

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join our ED, Marilyn Turkovich, for Harmony of Humanity: Exploring Common Ground Through #Music every Wed. in June at 8am PDT / 9am MDT / 10am CDT / 11am EDT / 4pm UTC / 8.30pm IST.

Register here: charterforcompassion.org/what-we-do/o...
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#compassion #musiclesson #musichistory #humanity #oneness

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Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · Jun 2

#ThereIsAnotherWayFilm is a weapon of peace. If enough people see it, it can change the world.”—Colum McCann

🎟 Buy tix for global virtual screening on June 12: charterforcompassion.org/sector-partn...
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#Reconsider #FilmsThatTransform #CombatantsForPeace #ThirdPerspective #Israel #Palestine #Gaza

Charter for Compassion @chartercompassion.bsky.social · May 27

We are inviting you to help co-create Charter for Compassion 2.0: A renewed, inclusive, and forward-looking expression of #compassion that honors the original vision while reflecting the urgent needs and rich diversity of our world today.

Take part in this conversation: forms.gle/ug8Cq8ZSATyD...

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