by Joey Crotty | Nov 28, 2016 | Champions of Compassion, Compassion Relay, Giving Games
#GivingTuesday is a globally recognized day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. However, #GivingTuesday is much more than what it first appears to be on the surface. As a response to the consumerism of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday”...
by Joey Crotty | Nov 7, 2016 | Compassion Relay, For Others, For Self, For the Earth, Giving Games
Honors Youth, Indigenous, Interfaith Leadership on Climate Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Opening Ceremony COP22 Climate Change Conference, Marrakesh, Morocco November 7, 2016 – A “Global Compassion Relay” with “Champions of Compassion” was lit and now...
by Joey Crotty | Oct 17, 2016 | Compassion Reports, For Others, For Self, For the Earth, Unity Games
Dear Agents of Compassion, It’s easy to believe that we are living in a time of a “great divide”. It is also true that we live in a time of “global connections”. There are over one billion people active on Facebook alone. Can we use this...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 20, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on 21 September. The day was first celebrated in 1982, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples. It was decided that Sept. 21st...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 18, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
The United Religions Initiative (URI) is a global grassroots interfaith network that cultivates peace and justice by engaging people to bridge religious and cultural differences and work together for the good of their communities and the world. The purpose of the...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 16, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
Dalai Lama Fellows, a global program personally authorized by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, envisions and works towards the world that tends to the good of the whole as well as of the individual. We do this by building a global network of young social...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 15, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
The PeaceJam Foundation is an international organization whose mission statement is “to create young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities, and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates who pass on the spirit,...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 14, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
Today we recognize the remarkable work of Louie Schwartzberg and his collaboration with Oprah Winfrey, Gratitude Revealed. The Compassion Torch moves from the Greater Good Science Center to Gratitude Revealed. During the Global Unity Games, each daily mission...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 13, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
The Compassion Torch moves from Stanford CCARE to UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center (GGSC). GGSC research center is devoted to the scientific understanding of individual happiness, compassion, strong social bonding, and altruistic behavior. The center was...
by Joey Crotty | Sep 12, 2016 | Compassion Relay, Unity Games
Today the Compassion Torch is passed from Compassionate Silicon Valley to Dr. James Doty at the Center for Compassion Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). Dr Doty is a Clinical Professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and founder and director of the...
