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Compassion in Prison Year Two: Let Them Eat Cake!

by Joey Crotty | Oct 12, 2014 | For Others, For Self, Teams, Unity Games, Ways to Play

The following article was written by Compassion Games Head Coach Sande Hart — Energies and attitudes are high at the California Institute of Women’s (CIW) 2nd Annual Compassion Games. Last year, Rev. Shayna Lester, a volunteer chaplain, first heard about the Compassion Games at a SARAH meeting (a women’s interfaith group that I co-founded) and knew this belonged at the women’s prison where she leads a Jewish learning group. After getting the approval from the warden, she quickly...

A Compassionate Response to Ebola

by Joey Crotty | Oct 7, 2014 | Compassion Reports, Earth Week, For Others, Giving Games, Partners, Teams

Ebola is certainly in the news and everyone is having to respond to this terrifying threat. The 2014 Compassion Games team known as “Fearless” are living up to their name. After hearing about a fundraising effort on The Shift Network’s Summer of Peace program, they decided to raise funds to support education and outreach in response to the recent Ebola breakout in West Africa. The “Alliance for the Earth” initiative is a part of the Liberia Peacebuilding Project, an organization...

2014 Leaderboard Results!

by Joey Crotty | Sep 29, 2014 | Compassion Reports, For Others, For Self, For the Earth, Leagues, Partners, Uncategorized, Unity Games

Ta Da!! We have updated the 2014 Leaderboard with the numbers for this years games. We’ve gone through every report that was submitted for every day of the Games. Although the whole spirit of the Compassion Games is playful and fun, we take your efforts to report on your acts of compassion seriously. Of course, whoever played in the games and did or didn’t report was a winner, and with that said let’s get into the numbers. When accountants deliver “the numbers”...

We don’t know where we are going but we know we are on our way

by Joey Crotty | Sep 28, 2014 | Compassion Reports, For Others, For Self, For the Earth, Unity Games, Ways to Play

”We don’t know where we are going, but we know we are on our way,” answered Reverend Gerald Durley of Providence Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA when asked “where is this compassion movement going?” While we don’t know where we are going, we know it’s good, we know it’s safe, and we know we are suppose to be headed there. So, we keep on keep’n on and do it with great love, and lots of fun. And, what’s more, is we have a map to get there! However, like a conventional map, where the lines are...

Wow! 2014 Games Are Behind Us, Now it’s Time to Celebrate and Share!

by JonRamer | Sep 22, 2014 | Compassion Reports, For Others, For Self, For the Earth, Leagues, Partners, Uncategorized, Unity Games, Ways to Play

Wow, what an amazing closing day for this years breakthrough Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest! As you know there were convenings happening all over the globe celebrating a world of connected communities. There were hundreds of thousands of people out in the streets in New York City for the People’s Climate March as well as thousands of gatherings in solidarity with the March, and around the world people were also celebrating the International Day of Peace and the last day of the...

Mass Collaboration for Compassionate Action

by JonRamer | Sep 20, 2014 | Compassion Reports, Earth Week, For the Earth, Unity Games, Ways to Play

Tomorrow is the day to dedicate our attention to the future of our planet. People from all over the world are coming together in solidarity recognizing the urgency of the situation and this unique moment of choice. What kind of future do we want for our children and our children’s children? Everyone has a voice and everyone matters. The world needs to hear from you. This is a moment to stand up for what’s right, to stand up for our future, to stand up for peace and compassion. Our...

Susan Russell: “We ARE Community” – Real Change News Seattle Vendor of the Year

by JonRamer | Sep 19, 2014 | Compassion Reports, For Others, For Self, Service Projecs, Ways to Play

For those of us that live in Seattle we are painfully aware of the challenges of the homeless and those who are poor in our community. One of the best homegrown solutions is a publication called Real Change News. Real Change is a weekly progressive street newspaper based in Seattle written by professional staff and sold by self-employed vendors, many of whom are homeless. Homeless people commit to sell the paper around town and are able to split the income as a way to gain employment,...

The Leaderboard: Measuring Our Compassion in Action

by JonRamer | Sep 18, 2014 | Leagues, Teams, Unity Games, Ways to Play

“Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.” ~Unknown The Compassion Games maintains a Leaderboard where everyone can see the results of what each team has reported during the games. We count the number of reports, number of volunteers, hours of service, dollars raised for local causes, and the number of people served. The reports are submitted to the Compassion Report Map and then tallied and put on the leaderboard. Does this mean...

The “Compassion Today!” App and the Compassion Games!

by JonRamer | Sep 18, 2014 | Compassion Reports, Ways to Play

The “Compassion Today!” mobile app is a great way to PLAY the Compassion Games and to REPORT on the Compassion Map, now and year-round! Click here to download: http://compassiontoday.mobapp.at . The app is FREE and offers a wide array of resources to inspire daily “3D” compassion (caring for others, self, and the Earth). It has 1) daily quotes, news, and action tips; 2) the “3 Daily Questions” exercise; 3) functionality to allow sharing via social media/email; and 4) direct links...

Sun-Up Our Sanctuaries! The Compassion Games Solar Challenge

by Joey Crotty | Sep 18, 2014 | Earth Week, Sun Up Our Sanctuaries, Ways to Play

A truly unfathomable amount of energy showers down on us freely at every moment of our lives, granting life to you, me, and every living creature on this planet. The giving star, our Sun, is not just the symbol of hope, light, and spirit in every world religion. It is – in the face of our addiction to fossil fuels – our most promising path toward a just and sustainable future for ourselves and our children. If all flora on Earth can harness this essential cosmological power source,...

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