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It's Official! The city of Fremont signed the City of Compassion Charter. Over the past year, a group of local Fremont residents, members of Tri-City Interfaith Council, the Human Relations Commission and others worked together on this endeavor. The City of Fremont knows that compassion is an essential ingredient in building and maintaining thriving, healthy, resilient, and innovative enterprises, institutions, and communities, which is why the City and its residents have chosen to adopt and craft a charter unique to Fremont. Read their resolution HERE
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Compassion
verb; to recognize the suffering of another, and having a willingness and taking action to alleviate their pain.
verb; to recognize the suffering of another, and having a willingness and taking action to alleviate their pain.
Our VISION Statement Compassionate California holds the vision for a state that is unified in its commitment to effectively preserve healthy, equitable and resilient communities through the methods of cooperation, collaboration and collective impact through compassionate action insuring a state that focuses on the values of compassionate action and compassionate decision making as a common narrative and a model for the global community.
MISSION Statement The Mission of Compassionate California is to serve as a network and catalyst for Cities of Compassion and Compassionate Partners throughout California. We host the space to communicate and share resources and tools that advance compassion and related values and empower stakeholders to put compassion into action through social media, educational dialogue, and community building. Compassionate California’s core services aim to inspire, empower, link and support the growing California compassion network of communities, organizations and institutions. We also support the ever-growing compassion movement that brings the Charter for Compassion to life and cooperate with the Charter for Compassion organization. Together, we are fostering the fundamental principles and practices of universal respect and social and racial justice, making compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world.
Our Driving Values
Compassion Nurturing Healing Collaboration Trust Grace
Self-Compassion
Courage Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Support Strength
Respect
MISSION Statement The Mission of Compassionate California is to serve as a network and catalyst for Cities of Compassion and Compassionate Partners throughout California. We host the space to communicate and share resources and tools that advance compassion and related values and empower stakeholders to put compassion into action through social media, educational dialogue, and community building. Compassionate California’s core services aim to inspire, empower, link and support the growing California compassion network of communities, organizations and institutions. We also support the ever-growing compassion movement that brings the Charter for Compassion to life and cooperate with the Charter for Compassion organization. Together, we are fostering the fundamental principles and practices of universal respect and social and racial justice, making compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world.
Our Driving Values
Compassion Nurturing Healing Collaboration Trust Grace
Self-Compassion
Courage Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Support Strength
Respect
What is compassion? Compassion Is' David Breaux takes compassion on the road touching hearts and giving our own compassion a through line to exist in a creative and profound way. David H. Breaux, AKA "Compassion Man" asks people to share their written concept of the word compassion in a notebook. David’s intent is to bring awareness to compassion by encouraging people to think about what compassion means to them. Through this simple gesture, people are moved to contemplate compassion and inspired to act toward the alleviation of suffering in the world. Read More..
