Dear Compassionate Leadership Summit friends,
It seems like yesterday and also like it was a long time ago that we gathered at the UW Hub for the Compassionate Leadership Summit. Can it be that it was only last November?
There has perhaps never been a more important time for compassion in our region than right now. We face our shared future today with more confidence because we know that all of you are part of our community.
And there is so much more in store for the expansion of compassion in the Seattle area. We are excited to share with you that the Seattle Mayor and city officials have confirmed their commitment to reaffirm the Charter for Compassion and approve a new Seattle Compassionate City Resolution.
On the anniversary of the original charter signing, April 24, 2010 we have been planning for a signing event with Mayor Durkan. The exact timing of that event is now in question and will likely be delayed. We will keep you updated when we know more.
Even more exciting than the signing of the Compassion Resolution is that a substantial planning process has already begun to deeply embrace the challenge that was given to all of us in the Compassionate Cities plenary session by Marilyn Turkovich, Executive Director of the International Charter for Compassion. We were fortunate to capture video of the plenary session and some of our favorite parts are available for you to view on the web page mentioned below.
Over the next 12-18 months our intention is for 200+ local leaders to have a set of deep conversations about how we can make Seattle a more compassionate, sustainable community in which all beings thrive. We will have a number of topics and a series of conversations – online or in person whenever possible. We will actively seek out the uncomfortable conversations that we may have been avoiding so that we can find the most powerful levers that can move us forward toward measurable, data driven progress.
And we look forward to bringing to the next Compassionate Leadership Summit in 2021 some of the learnings and experiences harvested from the process.
You are a key leader in this movement. Please consider engaging with us at whatever level works for you. To start, please visit the Compassion Planning Movement page at Call of Compassion Northwest. <<insert link>> Signup to receive updates on our events and progress. Volunteer to be part of the discussions that call to you. Consider taking a leadership role in one or more of the conversation topics.
Thank you for being a part of the Summit last fall and for your interest in compassion in our precious community. Stay safe and well. Let us know how we can support you.
We leave you with a quote from the Dalai Lama that has inspired us:
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
John Hale, Executive Director, Call of Compassion Northwest [email protected]
Rick Gage, Executive Director, Seattle Wisdom Community [email protected]
It seems like yesterday and also like it was a long time ago that we gathered at the UW Hub for the Compassionate Leadership Summit. Can it be that it was only last November?
There has perhaps never been a more important time for compassion in our region than right now. We face our shared future today with more confidence because we know that all of you are part of our community.
And there is so much more in store for the expansion of compassion in the Seattle area. We are excited to share with you that the Seattle Mayor and city officials have confirmed their commitment to reaffirm the Charter for Compassion and approve a new Seattle Compassionate City Resolution.
On the anniversary of the original charter signing, April 24, 2010 we have been planning for a signing event with Mayor Durkan. The exact timing of that event is now in question and will likely be delayed. We will keep you updated when we know more.
Even more exciting than the signing of the Compassion Resolution is that a substantial planning process has already begun to deeply embrace the challenge that was given to all of us in the Compassionate Cities plenary session by Marilyn Turkovich, Executive Director of the International Charter for Compassion. We were fortunate to capture video of the plenary session and some of our favorite parts are available for you to view on the web page mentioned below.
Over the next 12-18 months our intention is for 200+ local leaders to have a set of deep conversations about how we can make Seattle a more compassionate, sustainable community in which all beings thrive. We will have a number of topics and a series of conversations – online or in person whenever possible. We will actively seek out the uncomfortable conversations that we may have been avoiding so that we can find the most powerful levers that can move us forward toward measurable, data driven progress.
And we look forward to bringing to the next Compassionate Leadership Summit in 2021 some of the learnings and experiences harvested from the process.
You are a key leader in this movement. Please consider engaging with us at whatever level works for you. To start, please visit the Compassion Planning Movement page at Call of Compassion Northwest. <<insert link>> Signup to receive updates on our events and progress. Volunteer to be part of the discussions that call to you. Consider taking a leadership role in one or more of the conversation topics.
Thank you for being a part of the Summit last fall and for your interest in compassion in our precious community. Stay safe and well. Let us know how we can support you.
We leave you with a quote from the Dalai Lama that has inspired us:
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
John Hale, Executive Director, Call of Compassion Northwest [email protected]
Rick Gage, Executive Director, Seattle Wisdom Community [email protected]