Miami-Beach-Vows-to-be-a-City-of-Compassion
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2019
Miami Beach Vows to be a City of Compassion
— Commission Unanimously Adopts the Charter—
Miami Beach, FL – At the January 16 Commission meeting, Vice Mayor Michael
Góngora introduced a discussion item for the City of Miami Beach to become a City of
Compassion. The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and
spiritual traditions, calling us to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. The
Charter for Compassion’s mission is rooted in a principled determination to transcend
selfishness, compassion has the ability to break down political, dogmatic, ideological and
religious boundaries.
“I am proud of our city for joining this global compassion movement that has transformed
cities, schools, houses of worship, city governments and individuals everywhere. The
Charter for Compassion will go hand in hand with Miami Beach’s commitment to also be
a City of Kindness that was done in March of 2017,” expressed Vice Mayor Michael
Gongora.
The international organization is dedicated to building compassion skills and approaches
to solving critical problems within cities and organizations and is currently available in 30
languages and has been endorsed by more than three million individuals, 2400
organizations, and 440 communities in 54 countries.
"Compassion must be a core value in people and in cities — especially in today's climate
where fear too often dominates the discourse,” added Mayor Dan Gelber.
If you are interested in learning more about the non-profit Charter for Compassion
organization and its global initiatives, visit https://charterforcompassion.org/
For information about programs on compassion development for your organization,
please contact The Human Values CenterTM which supports the Charter for
Compassion. https://www.humanvaluescenter.org/compassion
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