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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 . . . Bertrand & Malcolm
May 18, 1872 Bertrand Russell "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." May 19, 1925 Malcolm X "If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."
Poem: “Resilience,” by Keith Westwater
Mathematicians have worked out how to calculate the bounciness of a ball: (the coefficient of this x the cosine of that) + the differential of today's weather all ÷ by a piece of string (and the speed of the train) = the same as dropping different...
Happy Birthday To . . . Anna & Tara
May 17, 1794 Anna Jameson "In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil." May 17, 1953 Tara Brach "Feeling compassion for...
Poem: “True Justice,” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Enthroned upon the mighty truth, Within the confines of the laws, True Justice seeth not the man, But only hears his cause. Unconscious of his creed or race, She cannot see, but only weighs; For Justice with unbandaged eyes Would be oppression in disguise.
Happy Birthday To . . . Frank & Bruce
May 15, 1856 L. Frank Baum "There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid." May 15, 1935 Utah (Bruce) Phillips "The Earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have...
Poem: “Of History and Hope,” by Miller Williams
We have memorized America how it was born and who we have been and where. In ceremonies and silence we say the words, telling the stories, singing the old songs. We like the places they take us. Mostly we do. The great and all the anonymous dead are there. We know the...
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 May, 2022
May 1: Beltane: Pagan and Wiccan
May 3: Eid al-Fitr – Islam
May 8: Birthday of Buddha – Buddhism
May 16: Vesak – Theravada Buddhism
May 24: Declaration of the Bab – Baha’i
May 26: Ascension Day – Christian
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Refusing to Forget: History of Racial Violence on the Mexico-Texas Border
May 18 @ 3:30 pm - May 19 @ 5:30 pm -
KLRN Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference for Educators
May 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm -
7th Annual Statewide Summit on Mexican American Studies
June 11 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
