Charter for Compassion Case Statement July 2014

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CHARTER FOR COMPASSION Internationa

“Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow

creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the center of our world and put another

there, and to honor the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating

everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.”

— Charter for Compassion

2014 GLOBAL COMPASSION MOVEMENT


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CHALLENGE

“We urgently need to make compassion a clear,

luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world.

Rooted in a principled determination to transcend self-

ishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic,

ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep

interdependence, compassion is essential to human

relationships and to a fullled humanity. It is the path

to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of

a just economy and a peaceful global community.”

— The Charter for Compassion


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In the last year, the adoption of the Charter has increased almost

exponentially, growing six-fold to over 850 Partner organizations,

bringing to light a grassroots compassion movement that is self-

aware, interac tive, and expanding daily . We work to suppor t the

emergence of that movement in communities everywhere, enabling

millions to act in concert to create a world in which dialogue trans-

forms conflict. We inspire and sustain cultures of compassion locally

and globally through diverse initiatives in business, education,

environment, healthcare, religious and spiritual communities,

and science and research . Through a vibrant Partner Network

and global communication platforms we share information, stories

and experiences. Through our Compassionate Cities Campaign

we invite communities everywhere to realize the natural human

impulse of compassion in practical, material, measurable ways.

SOLUTION



PILLARS OF THE MOVEMENTCOMPASSIONATE CITIES

In the words of Karen Armstrong, “A com-

passionate city is an uncomfortable cit y! A

city that is uncomfortable when anyone is homeless

or hungry. Uncomfortable if every child isn’t loved

and given rich oppor tunities to grow and thrive. Un-

comfortable when any group anywhere in the world is

marginalized or oppressed.”

SCIENCE OF COMPASSION

Compassion is actionable, or it is nothing at all

As expressed in the lives of both individuals andcommunities, compassion can be investigated

quantied, and understood holistically as a set of instinctua

and learned behaviors. The characteristics of compassion

ate people and institutions can be traced in brain chemistry

health care, and social science.

COMPASSIONATEBUSINESS

A c o m p a s s i o n a t e

business is a conscious business.

The interests of al l the stake-

holders – not just sharehold-

ers – ar e taken into account,

including employees, suppliers,

partners , customers , and the

broader community.

COMPASSIONATE

EDUCATIONA compassionate education bridges

knowledge with wisdom, seeking

to blend the scientist with the artist

and the philosopher with the prac

titioner to create scholars who are

engaged citizens. Compassion must

be at the center of common stan-

dards.

COMPASSIONATEHEALTH CARE

A c o m p a s s i o n a t e

health care system provides ho-

listic care, paying attention not only to physical disease

and bio-medicine but also to emotional, psychologica

and spiritual wellbeing and the huge importance of

healing relationships.

COMPASSIONATEFAITH

In the words of the

Charter: “The principle of com-

passion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual

tradit ions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish

to be treated ourselves.” A compassionate faith commu-

nity works to alleviate poverty and cares for the poor,

homeless, hungry, sick, and gr ieving. Social justice is at the

heart of faith.

COMPASSION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Those whose lives and well-being are most directly and forcefully threatened by global cimate change are

those who also live on the margins of the global economy. We are charged with care for the ear th and al

its inhabitants. Compassion calls on us to nur ture and protect the fragile balance of life on our planet.



INITIATIVESSCIENCE

Convene scientists and researchers worldwide

to publ ish an International Journal for theStudy of Compassion, a peer-reviewed online publicatio

Strategic partners include Hearts in HealthCare , and

the Center for Compassion & Altruism Research &

Education (CCARE).

EDUCATION

Embed compas

s ion studies in core curr icula

a r ound t h e wo r l d t h r ou gh

the Compassionate Schools

Network. Support curricula de

velopment and teacher tr aining

Create a global online social plat

form for training and education in

compassion.

CITIES

Scale the International Compassionate Cities

Campaign to include 4,000 cities worldwide,

including 24 globally significant, strategically

located cities that serve as regional hubs for many other

communities, with a combined reach of over 1 bil l ion

people.

BUSINESS

C o - s p o n s o r t h e

creation of the Busi-

ness Alliance for the Future , a

global business all ian ce that will

unite business leaders, organiza-

tions, consultants, and analysts in a

trans format ive shi ft to a new para-

digm for business. Partners include

Conscious Capitalism, B-Team,

World Business Academy, Huff-

ington Post and CCARE.

HEALTHCARE Through self-directed

learning, work shops, consulting, conferences, and onlin

resources, catalyze a seismic shift toward human-centere

health care with partners such as Hearts in Healthcare

Int’l Charter for Human Values in Healthcare, Int’

Research Centre for Communication in Healthcare

and CCARE.

FAITHC o - s p o n s o r a n d

convene global and distributed interfaith col-

laboration to clearly establish compassion as the heart of

every legitimate religious or spiritual tradition or institu-

tion, along with our s trategic par tner s. Acce lerate the de-

velopment of the global interfaith movement as an explicit

and self-conscious movement for compassionate faith.

ENVIRONMENTConvene environmental organizations and activists to develop a “network of networks” aimed at expressin

compassion for the earth and all its inhabitants through collaborative action, events, music, the arts, science

and culture. Partner with the Earth Charter Initiative and with Earth’s Call at the 2015 Millemont Music Festival i

France to spark our sense of urgency in creative response to global climate change.



THE CO

Executive director ANDREW HIMES worked in

the Alabama social justice movement, directed the

rst web site at Microsoft, and authored The Sword

of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism .

Founder KAREN ARMSTRONG is an acclaimed

scholar of faith and the major religions who received

the TED Prize in 2008 and made her wish to create,

launch, and propagate the Charter for Compassion.

PROF. PATRICK PIETRONI —Vice- chair of the

Board, UK-based global pioneer and leader of

compassionate healthcare movement, author of

The Greening of Medicine.

SHAINOOR KHOJA —CEO of Better Business

Enterprise, a consultancy focused on economic

development in emerging markets in Asia and

Africa

ALLAN BOESAK —au thor, scho la r, li be rat ion

theologian and activis t, leader of the South Af rican

anti-apartheid struggle, Desmond Tutu Chair at

Butler University

AMIN HASHWANI —business leader and soc ial

activist, founder of Char ter for Compassion Paki-

stan and Compassionate Schools Networ, founder

India-Pakistan CEO’s Business Forum

AMY NOVOGRATZ —ma naging pa r tne r fo r

Aqua-Spark in Amsterdam, investing in sustainable

aquaculture, former director of TED Prize

Rev. Dr. JOAN BROWN CAMPBELL —Chair

the Board, author, activist for peace and social justipast director of U.S. office of World Council

Churches; past Director of Religion at Chautauqua

TORI MURDEN MCCLURE —President of Sp

ding University, Louisville, KY, first woman to ro

solo across the Atlantic, Chair of the Board of t

National Outdoor Leadership School.

JA ME S DOTY, MD —Founde r of Cent er f

Compassion and Altruism Research and Educ

tion, Clinical Professor in Dept. of Neurosurge

at Stanford U.

IMAM MOHAMED MAGID —president, Is lam

Society of North America , Imam of All Dulles Ar

Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center, co-author of R

flections on the Qur’an and Change from With

KAROLINE KLERK —founder of Compassiona

Sweden; corporate and civic consultant on hum

resources and social sustainability

Note: All member s of the Board of Trus tees are a

members of the Global Compassion Council.

KEY STAFF

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Program director MARILYN TURKOVICH part

ipated in the civil rights and peace movements of th

1960’s. A student of the work of Paulo Freire, sh

helped develop the global education movement.



MUNITYMEMBERS OF GLOBAL COMPASSION COUNCIL

The Council is the advisory body for the Charter for Compassion. Recruited from around the world, the Council is a conuenc

of leaders of the movement in the realms of government, business, education, philanthropy, religion & spirituality, health care, th

environment, peace, and social justice.

Anil Sachdev, India

Anil Singh-Molares,

United States

Rabbi AwrahamSoetendorp, Netherlands

Chandra Muzaffar,

Malaysia

Cynthia Figge,

United States

Darshita Gilles, Indiaand United Kingdom

Diana Eck, United States

Elizabeth Rider, MSW,

MD, United States

Haidar Bagir, Indonesia

Howard Behar,

United States

Janja Beč Neumann,

Serbia

Jean Zaru, Palestine

Jeff Vander Clute,

United States

Lynne Twist,

United States

Magdalena Whoolery,

Botswana

Michael Wolfe,

United States

Monica Neomagus,

Netherlands

Mussie Hailu, Ethiopia

Ofelia OrtegaSuárez, Cuba

Peter Storey,

South Africa

Chief Phil Lane, Jr.,

Canada

Robi Damelin, Israel

Roshi Joan Halifax, United States

Tom Williams,

United States

Vinciane Rycroft,

United Kingdom

Will Poole,

United States

Yaffa Maritz, Israel

and United States

Zeid Abdul-Hadi,

Jordan

Note: All members of the Board of

Trustees are also members of the

Global Compassion Council.



OUR REACH



OUTCOMESCITIES – Establish systematic process and

success metrics for reporting on actions

specif ically traceable to Compassionate

Cities. Scale the initiative to include 700 cities world-

wide with a reach of over 1 billion.

SCIENCE – Create significant and mea-

surable shift in understanding of the scien-

ti f ic basis for compass ion among scientis ts

and researchers, policy-makers, and general public.

BUSINESS – Crea te s i gn i f i can t and

measurable shift in understanding among

business leaders/managers/consultants of

the importance of purpose-driven , stakeholder -based

planning, development, and business success.

EDUCATION – Embed compassion as a

core component in curricula used in over

50,000 schools, covering over 25 million

students, while demonstrating the positive correlation

between compassion and academic success.

FAITH – Create significant and measurable

shift in global under standing of compassion

as at the heart of every legitimate religious

or spiritual tradition.

HEALTH CARE – Create signif icant and

measurable shift in the underst anding of

professionals, patients, insurers, and institu-

tions to promote compass ionate, holistic, patient-cen-

tered, and cost-effective hea lthcare.

ENVIRONMENT – Awaken the global

environmental movement to compassion

as the motivating principle that can enable

environmental health and sustainability.

FINANCE

CITIES $10 million

SCIENCE & RESEARCH $8 million

BUSINESS $2 million

EDUCATION $10 million

RELIGION $3 million

HEALTH CARE $3 million

ENVIRONMENT $2 million

DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAM $3 million

ADMINISTRATION & DEVELOPMENT $4 million

TOTAL $45 million

54% MAJOR DONORS

20%SMALL DONORS

14% PUBLIC & PRIVATE

FOUNDATIONS

12%

CORPORATE

SPONSORSHIPS

92% PROGRAMS

4%DEVELOPMENT

4% ADMINISTRATION



COMPASSIONATE DI

Magdalena Whoolery was a young mother and professional

nurse living in Gabarone who heard that the family of a

friend had been robbed and savagely beaten by a gang in

their own home. When the family

went to the hospital, the nurses

th er e would not sti r to ge t ou t

of their chairs to help the family.

Magdalena and her friend decided

that Botswana mus t beco me

known as a country that cares

about and for its citizens. The two

women initiated a campaign to have

Botswana join the Charter for Compassion as the

first Compassionate Country. They launched the Botho

Compassion Movement and began by organizing a network o

Char ter Partner organizations country wide, including ove

40 businesses, NGOs, schools, religious organizations and

art societies. Within months, the

Vision Council of Botswana signed

the Botho Declaration, commi tt ing

the entire country to a more

equitable income distr ibution

with access for all to good quality

health care, adequate nutrition

safe water and sanitation for al

citizens, and halting the spread of

HIV/AIDs with a target of no new infections by 2016

A significant way to develop the global compassion movement is to tell stories that illustr ate how the

movement is making a profound difference in communities and institutions worldwide. Stories will be told in a variety

of forms, as 1) short Facebook post s and longer blog posts; 2) leng thier and more detailed case studies; 3) news stories

published on a web site together with still photos; and 4) 20-minute videos with 2-minute trailers.

The Compassionate Digital Media Program will tell stories that inform, entertain, and inspire. A Charter digita

production team will travel the world interviewing participants in the movement and collecting stories from a wide

array of sectors and geographical regions. At a minimum of once per month, new digital stories will be produced and

released that demons trate the depth and vitali ty of the movement and also provide examples and models of successfu

organizing projects that have produced impressive outcomes. Here are four examples of stories we will tell

BOTSWANA: WORKING COMPASSIONATELY FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY

The mayor of Huntsville, Tommy Battle, attended the US Confer-

ence of Mayors meeting in the summer of 2013, where he voted

for a unanimous resolution endorsing the Charter for Compassion

and calling on every city in the US to

join the Compassionate Cities Initiative.

Returning home, Mayor Battle assigned

Kenneth Anderson, Director of Mul-

ticultura l Affairs , to work with Bruce

Martin of the Cornerstone Initiative

and many others in a broad coalition

to launch Compassionate Huntsville. In

February 2014, Compassionate Hunts-

ville co-hosted the “Cornerstone Conference for Community

Compassion: Beyond Relief” in an effort to focus the entire

city on alleviating long-term, systemic poverty. Over 400

people gathered to share stories and

lessons, create a new collaboration

across the lines of color, class, reli

gion, and politics to empower the

entire Huntsville community, starting

with the poorest residents in a city

with one of the larges t gaps in the US

between rich and poor.

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CHALLENGE

Raj Manhas, former leader of Seattle Public Schools and

executive director of the 2008 Seeds of Compassion event,

arrived in Lacey, Washington in 2009 to be Superintendent

of North Thurston Public Schools, a highly diverse region of

southwest Washington

State . When Manhas

a r r i v e d , s t u d e n t

achievement was flat or

fall ing compared to the

state and neighbor ing

distr icts . Getting voter

approval for school levies

and bonds was a challenge,

and within the district’s

non-parent community

there was a sense of “us

vs. them” instead of “we.”

“Our district represents

America,” said Manhas, and he led a multi-year effort to make

North Thurston Public Schools one of the most compassionate

districts in the US, starting with more direct community

outreach and transparency about district performance and

operations. Equipped with systems-thinking and a hear

mind balance in their toolkit, Manhas and his staff worked

instill honesty and positive behavior thinking throughout th

schools, in families, staff and the community. From bus drive

to k inde rga r tene rs, peop

got on board with rewardi

positive behavior. Words li

“respect” and “kindness

became par t o f scho

vocabu lary . Tes t scor

soared. The graduation ra

rose to 83% and attendan

increased by 7% in the pa

year alone. Love and prid

in the schools has sprea

to the Ci ty of Lacey, dr iv

by dozens of communi

presentations, business an

civic partnerships. Voters recently approved a $175 millio

school bond campaign with an historic 68% vote. Today, th

community thinks of the school system as “our schools.”

AL MEDIA PROGRAM

Amin Hashwani is a Pakistani businessman from a prominent family

who saw the Char ter for Compassion as a tool to heal the wounds

in Pakistani society, reduce sectarian

conflict, and raise a new generation

of youth imbued with the principle of

compassion. In 2011, Hashwani founded

the Compassionate Schools Network to

support the reshaping of core curricula

across the country to include compassion,

service learning, and mindfulness training.

The curricula was developed and testedby teachers and consultants in one school,

then rol led out in ten schools to improve the model. It the

spread to 75 schools by 2014. Plans are to have the curricul

adopted in over 2,000 schools b

the end of 2017. A Compassionat

Karachi movement was announce

in January, 2014 to spread th

movement beyond the schools int

every neighborhood, business, an

government ofce in Karachi. “We’r

on a mission to change the face o

Pakistan,” said Hashwani.

KARACHI: COMPASSIONATE SCHOOLS IN A CITY IN TURMOIL

LACEY, WASHINGTON: FIVE YEARS TO TRANSFORM A COMMUNITY


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