Compassionate Seattle: Creating Collective Impact
Event Details
Time: April 16, 2011 from 9:30am to 5pm
Location: Seattle City Hall - Bertha Landes Room
Street: 600 Fourth Avenue
City/Town: Seattle, WA
Event Type: community, gathering
Organized By: Compassionate Action Network
Latest Activity: Apr 16, 2011
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Event Description
THIS EVENT IS NOT FULL! SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THE EVENTS INDICATES IT IS FULL..... WE HAVE ROOM FOR YOU!
The Compassionate Action Network, Seeds of Compassion, and the City of Seattle invite you to come and participate in a six month cross-sector cooperation kicking off on April 16th at Seattle City Hall. Come be inspired by stories of compassionate action in our community and engage with others in the movement here and beyond and participate in a six month cooperation to create collective impact. As the first city in the world to affirm the Charter of Compassion last April, the commitment was made. Now we are all working to bring the word into deed: commitment to consciousness and action.
What is a compassionate city? A compassionate city creates conditions that are conducive to life. It recognizes
compassion as an ethical imperative in its policy decisions. A compassionate city deepens the quality and the extent to which its citizens embrace compassion in caring for its own neighbors. Come be inspired by stories of compassionate action in our community and engage with others in the movement here and beyond.
No single organization, however innovative or powerful, can solve the challenges we face; but we can come together and turn what we have into what we need. We are collectively advancing a shared story based on values such as cooperation, sharing, empathy, and happiness.
Our community officials and neighbors have been promoting these values in the areas of business, justice and law, health, family and youth, arts, food, spirituality, social, cultural, economic and environmental sustainability. We will gather to hear and weave our individual efforts to produce “collective impact” - common purpose realized through cross-sector alignment and coordination. Join us to share your story and to be a part of an emerging compassionate city. Free will offerings are welcomed.
In the morning we will interact with:
- Compassionate Action Network – Anil Singh-Morales
- Youth Ambassadors - Lori Markowitz
- Seattle Human Services Coalition – Julia Sterkovsky
- Compassionate Response Network – Andrea Brenneke
We will offer an onsite lunch for a nominal fee - details to follow.
In the afternoon we will organize into breakout groups led by:
- Cascadia Center – John Hale
- City of Seattle: Engage Seattle – Sol Villarreal
- County Wide Community Forums – John Spady
- Sustainable Communities on Campuses - Libuse Binder
- Ideal Network – Ronny Bell
- Seattle Office of Civil Rights - Julie Nelson
- Local Food Action Initiative - Phyllis Shulman
- Network Weaving – Viki Sonntag, Bill Aal
- Seattle Innovators – Joe Brewer
- Sustainable Seattle – Laura Musikanski
For more information on the topic of Collective Impact here is a recent article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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Comment by Jeris JC Miller on April 15, 2011 at 1:32pm -
Above is the link to the Intersect news story for tomorrow's event and Prezi - there are two videos in the Prezi ... be sure to click through to the very end! Enjoy! See you tomorrow!
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Comment by Judy Kinney on April 15, 2011 at 7:34am -
This quote from Lynn McTaggert seems fitting for the day.
People who fire together wire together; whenever a group works together for a common goal, the brains of all parties begin to get on the same wavelength — strengthening the bond within the group.
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Comment by Edwin Rutsch on April 14, 2011 at 3:24pm -
would like to attend but live in the SF Bay Area.. I'd like to hear how it goes and maybe we could do something similar here.
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Comment by Christine Joann Callo on April 14, 2011 at 2:16pm -
By the way, doors open at 9am!
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Comment by laura veith on April 13, 2011 at 9:27am -
I'd love to come, but I already have several commitments this Saturday, and probably wouldn't make it until 4.30 at the earliest.
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Comment by Jon Ramer on April 12, 2011 at 7:11pm -
Momentum is building for the event.
Yes, Carrie. One can attend for the whole or parts of the day.
Lunch will be around 12:00.The event is no-charge and there is a free will offering to help cover the expenses. Please confirm that you want a lunch so we know how much food to buy. Please continue to spread the word!
Please continue to spread the word. If you want to spend some of the time there volunteering, please let us know. This is national volunteer week!
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Comment by Carrie on April 12, 2011 at 11:17am -
I have an early morning volunteer board commitment until 11:30, would I still be to attend?
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Comment by Elle McSharry on April 7, 2011 at 11:25am -
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Comment by Elle McSharry on April 7, 2011 at 11:25am
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Comment by Elle McSharry on April 7, 2011 at 11:24am
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