Compassionate Communities Conference

Website/URL: http://charterforcompassion.org/node/6795

Organized By: Compassionate Seattle and the Charter for Compassion

When our keynote speaker, British author Karen Armstrong, says “Compassionate Cities are Uncomfortable Cities”, she means that compassion requires knowing the suffering of others. To be a compassionate community means that we will not rest if there is inadequate access to food, shelter and clothing, quality education, affordable healthcare, protection from violence and the opportunity to earn a living wage.

Seattle is a center of awareness and action as a compassionate community. We hosted The Seeds of Compassion event in 2008 and were the first city to affirm the Charter for Compassion. As a continuation and focus on real issues and actions, this conference will look at what we can do to build a more compassionate city through a grassroots compassion movement to support real measurable change in Seattle and the region.

♥ This conference is open to everyone who is uncomfortable with the suffering of others and ready to take action.

♥ We will learn and organize to address unmet needs for housing, quality education, safety on the streets, freedom from profil-ing, a safety net for severe illness and a living wage.

♥ We will share stories highlighting those who are courageously acting to resolve unmet basic needs.

$30.00 by March 1; $40.00 at the door. $20 for students.