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Mapping Compassionate Seattle!“We need to know the network to knit the network.”The Compassionate Action Network (CAN) is launching a project to interview/record community leaders and create a fun and informative interactive map.   This map will feature people, groups and organizations working to create a compassionate region.The interactive map will be available on-line and on-display at Seattle Center during the Next Fifty, a celebration of the 50th…See More

J Street is excited to bring Bradley Burston, Senior Editor of Israeli Newspaper Haaretz.com, to Seattle on Saturday, October 30th as part of his tour entitled, 'Pro-Mideast in America: Getting Past 'Pro-Israel' and 'Pro-Palestine'. Burston, a leading voice in the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement, will present his perspective on the current situation in Israel.Saturday, October 30 • 7:00pm - 9:00pmCongregation Beth Shalom6800 35th Avenue NESeattle, WA 98115…See More

Water Sines is a prayer for Water.This multimedia performance piece immerses the audience in flowing sound, light, movement, and intention. Combining our hearts in sacred space, we send blessings to the waters of the world, within and without.A blessing for the life giving substance that unites all living beings. Without water, there is no life.WATER SINES is a ritual celebration of something so ordinary—water—that it is often taken for granted.This element, present at the inception of life and…See More

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama attended Seeds of Compassion in Seattle last year and recently attended the Vancouver Peace Summit in September 2009. These visits have inspired individuals and organizations to take action to awaken compassion in our children, ourselves, and our world.You’re invited to attend a gathering at the Seattle Center on October 17, 2009 with the Compassionate Action Network (CAN), Seeds of Compassion, and Bellingham Compassion Movement.The Dalai Lama Center for Peace…See More