COMPASSION LIVES HERE

WE DID IT!

City Council passed the Compassionate City Resolution unanimously June 22, 2017!!!

City of San Antonio news release | Read the Resolution

COMPASSIONATE SAN ANTONIO . .

. . . is a grassroots movement that promotes and supports San Antonio’s commitment to be a world-class compassionate city: one where the civic government, the religious and volunteer organizations, the businesses, the community and its educational institutions come together to recognize the importance and value of compassion in the life of a city and by doing so create an ethos of compassion and a safety net for its most vulnerable citizens.

THE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION

. . is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life. Compassion is the principled determination to put ourselves in the shoes of the other, and lies at the heart of all religious and ethical systems.

SIGN THE CHARTER

You Can Help the City Implement the Charter for Compassion

Jul 18, 2017

The City of San Antonio’s Faith-Based Initiative is seeking people to serve on Action Teams, including one specifically for Compassionate San Antonio. Answer the call by 31 July, 2017.

Compassionate cities are home to compassionate schools, businesses, compassionate health care providers, compassionate faith communities, compassionate neighborhoods and compassionate not-for-profits.

MEET THE NETWORK

You can now order your compassion beads online! Compassion, Dignity, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Humility, Integrity, Justice, Kindness and Love . . . and the Golden Rule.

ORDER BEADS

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Nirenberg Testifies Against ‘Bathroom Bill’

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Speaking to the State Affairs committee of the Texas Senate Friday, Mayor Ron Nirenberg gave opposing testimony to legislation known as the “bathroom bill.”

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Contact Compassionate San Antonio

The community catalyst for Compassionate San Antonio is The peaceCENTER, 285 Oblate Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78216

The peaceCENTER is a 501(c)((3)) non-profit
You can donate to the peaceCENTER via PayPal!

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