March 2009 News Posts (11)

Puget Sound Interfaith Youth Camp - Camper & Staff Applications Now Available Online

With the goal of a more peaceful and just world, Puget Sound Interfaith Youth Camp offers a safe place for youth from a variety of faith and religious traditions to be themselves, have a great time in a beautiful natural setting, and discover more about their common humanity. Organizers hope that campers' growing understanding of each other's worldviews will result in greater respect, appreciation, empathy and compassion.

Camp this year is August 23-28 (Sunday – Friday). Staff arrive… Continue

Added by Sallie Shawl on March 30, 2009 at 10:58pm — No Comments

Sacramento Homeless!

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> SACRAMENTO, CA - 19MARCH09 - On one side of the American River in downtown Sacramento, foundations and media organizations have comfortable offices with views of the water. On the other side, a homeless camp sits beside the railroad tracks next to the huge Blue Diamond almond processing plant. A biking and jogging trail winds past the camp, and over the bridge crossing the river. Runners and bicyclists in spandex and… Continue

Added by Francisco Grant Violich on March 29, 2009 at 4:38am — No Comments

The Ethics of Climate Change

Hi all,

Just published the first articles in P&P #2 on the ethics of climate change.

http://www.peopleandplace.net/

"One Person, One Share" of the Atmosphere

by Peter Singer

For most of human existence, people living only short distances… Continue

Added by Howard Silverman on March 28, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

NICO-CAN is a Cosponsor For You Were Born For Such A Time As This! You Can Be Too!

Dear Compassion Compadres,

This is an invitation for you! NICO-CAN is a major sponsor for You Were Born For Such A Time As This! Collective Wisdom of Transformation. This event will begin promoting the upcoming Fall Compassion Festival. There is a growing list of cosponsors for You Were Born For Such A Time As This! Collective Wisdom of Transformation along with NCO-CAN. You can see the list if you… Continue

Added by Susan Burns on March 27, 2009 at 10:59am — No Comments

UN General Assembly Speech by Desmond Tutu March 17, 2009

Below is a speech from the Millennium Development Goals Awards at the UN General Assembly on March 17, 2009, where Desmond Tutu received a life time achievement award. He inspired hearts and amazed all with a sing a long of Sentimental Journey and a bit of dancing. The place elevated with him.

http://www.undispatch.com/node/7888

The Millennium Development Goals: Real Family Values

The human family is… Continue

Added by Susan Burns on March 24, 2009 at 5:20am — No Comments

Visions and Dreams.........

I just felt the need to share on this subject.......Most people I find think that a vision will be some kind of burning bush event.......Not the case.......Most visions and messages are small literaly one maybe two words or thoughts......sometimes jumbled in away that most people just think there a fleeting… Continue

Added by GreyWolf on March 23, 2009 at 10:32am — No Comments

Video: Bill Moyers March 13 PBS interview with Karen Armstrong: Compassion

I am a new member of CAN, and am posting this link to a recent interview on Bill Moyers Journal.
Mary O'Leary

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/watch.html

Added by Mary O'Leary on March 19, 2009 at 7:25pm — 1 Comment

Share Your Compassion by Sharing This!

Hello Dear Relatives,

We have been in Thailand 12 days and are doing more than I can describe in this brief blog post. (Please read this through to the end. There is something you can do that will really make a difference.)

I did want to share some of the work with children and professionals dedicated to preserving and protecting their rights. For the past four days I have been working at the Mercy Centre. From their website…

“Mercy… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on March 18, 2009 at 10:30am — 11 Comments

Thunderbirds

I saw two flying north today............Must just be for me................

Added by GreyWolf on March 13, 2009 at 6:56pm — No Comments

The Rise of the Social Nervous System

An article from Forbes magazine talking about the power of the Internet to connect us in new ways.

The Rise Of The Social Nervous System

Joshua-Michele Ross, 03.09.09

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--No corner of modern American life is untouched by technology. And no technology is more transformative than the Internet. The simple reason for… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on March 12, 2009 at 9:08pm — No Comments

CAN in Thailand.... The Youth are Rising!

Greetings!

I'm sending you this post from Bangkok where we have begun our work. We are here to help implement a number of deep social networks. One is for the network of 48 NGOs in 16 countries called Forum Asia and is focused on human rights and democracy in Southeast Asia. We are also implementing a deep social network for the community of practitioners focused on child rights. The site will be Child Rights in Practice.

The third site is… Continue

Added by Jon Ramer on March 8, 2009 at 5:00pm — 8 Comments

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