Charter for Compassion provides an umbrella for people to engage in collaborative partnerships worldwide. Our mission is to bring to life the principles articulated in the Charter for Compassion through concrete, practical action in a myriad of sectors.
February 28, 2008 acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Karen Armstrong received the TED Prize and made a wish—to help create, launch, and propagate a Charter for Compassion. After much work and the contribution of thousands of people the Charter was unveiled to the world on November 12, 2009. The Council of Conscience helped to formulate the Charter for Compassion document.
(de Nederlandse vertaling Handvest voor Compassie)
Vision
A world where everyone is committed to living by the principle of compassion.
Mission
We support the emergence of a global movement that brings the Charter for Compassion to life. To do so, we are a network of networks, connecting organizers and leaders from around the world, providing educational resources, organizing tools, and avenues for communication; sharing lessons, stories, and inspiration; providing the umbrella of the Charter for Compassion for conferences, events, collaborations, conversations and initiatives to create compassionate communities and institutions.
Charter for Compassion provides an umbrella for people to engage in collaborative partnerships worldwide. Our mission is to bring to life the principles articulated in the Charter for Compassion through concrete, practical action in a myriad of sectors.
Grassroots Wisdom Book
De handen en voeten van het Charter zijn te vinden in het Grassroots Wisdom Book.
This is your book to give to and to take from. Hopefully, hundreds of people will eventually contribute their stories to be included. The intent of the Grassroots Wisdom Book is to create a written record, to collect and save individual and group responses to the needs that we see in right front of us.
Het Nederlandse Handvest voor compassie is in 2021 samengegaan met de Beweging van Barmhartigheid.
Zie: charterforcompassion.org. Of bekijk hun aanpak, jaarverslagen, netwerken en
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