Coffee, Compassion & Conversation with Citizen Discourse Feeling angst about the world's problems? Is social isolation getting you down? Grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and join us for compassionate converation. As a public service, Citizen Discourse and Charter for Compassion are partnering to offer weekly restorative conversations. This series starts, Thursday, March 26, […]
David Korten has long been a mentor to the Charter for Compassion. His insights on economics, climate and social trends are often both challenging and healing. David is the founder of Yes! magazine and a number of books, one of which, Change the Story, Change the Future has been of particular interest to the Charter for Compassion. Here are […]
This coming Sunday, March 29, 2020, millions of LDS Church members throughout the world, including hundreds of thousands in California, will unite to make that day a special day of Fasting and Mighty Prayer. We also encourage our members to donate to those organizations that are helping those in need to deal with this crisis. The […]
Mindful Moments In these unprecedented times, we are all facing increasing stress and anxiety due to the Corona Virus epidemic. We all need to take good self care and manage our emotional and mental wellbeing. No one else can do this for us We are pleased to inform you that Mandar Apte (Board Member of […]
Multifaith Justice Seder Monday, March 30, 6:30-9pm Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto Sponsored by Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice together with a broad array of local congregations and organizations, including SiVIC. Join us for a celebration of our shared values of justice and liberation, through the lens of the Jewish Passover […]
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley (ALFSV), People Acting in Community Together (PACT), Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), Silicon Valley Interfaith Council (SiVIC), and Islamic Network Group (ING) are coming together to bring to you an opportunity to hear from leading civil rights activist Eric Ward. Eric Ward is a national expert on the relationship between […]
A Challenge Like No Other. Welcome to a special edition of the Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest. Sign up to play the “2020 Karuna Games: Advance of the Loving BE’s.” "Karuna" is Sanskrit for Compassion. Advance of the Loving BE’s is about moving all of us forward in a purposeful way toward a better future for everyone. In […]
Hindu American Foundation's Namastay Healthy Webinar Series offers timely and relevant topics to help all of us to cope with the COVID crisis. Visit https://www.hinduamerican.org/events for more information & to register. Please share with anyone who may be interested including with the SFIC. Monday, April 6, "Coping with COVID, a Dialogue on Global Crisis and Spiritual Wellbeing" with Swami Atmarupananada and […]
Wednesday, April 8th: 2:00 – 3:00 PM PDT: The Asian American Community is Hurting: How You Can Take Action Wednesday, April 15th: 6:00 – 7:00 PM PDT: History of Discrimination Against Asian Americans: What We Need to Do About It Now In order to address the spike in violence and discrimination against our fellow Americans of […]