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. . . is a grassroots movement that promotes, supports and celebrates 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. #compassionateSA
THE CHARTER FOR COMPASSION
. . is an international initiative to restore 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.
Happy Birthday To . . William & Barbara
February 23, 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois "I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color;...
Happy Birthday To . . . Robert & Ishmael
February 22, 1857 Robert Baden-Powell "No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way. " February 22, 1938 Ishmael...
Happy Birthday To . . W.H. & Barbara
February 21, 1907 W.H. Auden "Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good." February 21, 1936 Barbara Jordan "What a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets...
Happy Birthday To . . Ramakrishna & Audre
February 18, 1836 Ramakrishna "When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited." February 18, 1934 Audre Lorde "When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak."
Happy Birthday To . . . Nikos & Toni
February 18, 1883 Nikos Kazantzakis "True teachers use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own." February 18, 1931 Toni Morrison...
Happy Birthday To . . Marian & Huey
February 17, 1902 Marian Anderson "Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating." February 17, 1942 Huey Newton "You can jail a Revolutionary, but...
Then. Now. Now Then?
Two Places. Two Poets. At the Intersection of Our Times.
October 3, 2021 | A Global and Virtual Conversation with
Naomi Shihab Nye & Pádraig Ó’Tuama
WATCH THE ARCCHIVED VIDEO HERE
Find out more about the 2020 Compassionate Institute and the more than 150 compassionate fellows who are on a year-long journey to bring more compassion to our schools.
Interfaith Calendar: February, 2023
February 2: Candlemas – Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Christian
February 2: Imbolc – Wicca/Neo Pagan
February 2: Saint Brigid of Kildare – Christian
February 3: St. Blaze Day – Christian
February 3: Setsebun – Shinto
February 3: Four Chaplains Day – Interfaith
February 5: Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian
February 5: (sundown) Tu B’Shvat – Jewish
February 14: St. Valentine’s Day – Christian
February 15: Nirvana Day – Buddhist & Jain
February 17: (sundown) Lailat al Miraj (Isra Mi’raj) – Islam
February 18: Maha Shivaratri – Hindu
February 19: Meatfare Sunday (Judgment Sunday) – Orthodox Christian
February 21: Shrove Tuesday – Christian
February 22: Ash Wednesday / Lent begins – Christian
February 24: Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist – Christian
February 25: Ayyam-i-Ha (Intercalary Days) begins – Baha’i
February 26: Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness Sunday): – Orthodox Christian
February 27: Clean Monday / Great Lent begins – Orthodox Christian
Compassion Bead Sales are temporarily suspended (as of 1/2/2-23)
