Austin City Council Resolution designating Austin as a Compassionate City
Compassionate Austin Newsletters (Sign up for Newsletters HERE)
Compassionate Austin History
Scientific Research on Compassion:
Research provided by the Greater Good Science Center, University of California at Berkeley (on the topics “What is Compassion?” “Why Practice Compassion?” “How to Cultivate Compassion?” “How Compassionate Are You?”): http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/compassion/definition
“Leading with Compassion Has Research-Backed Benefits,” Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2023/02/leading-with-compassion-has-research-backed-benefits
“The Power of Compassion: Change Yourself And The World:” Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist monk and influential public thinker, makes a robust case for cultivating altruistic love and compassion as the best means for benefitting society – and ourselves. Watch the full replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-1_DvzOjEk&feature=youtu.be.
The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE)- Stanford School of Medicine: http://ccare.stanford.edu/research/
Center for Healthy Minds- University of Wisconsin- Madison: https://centerhealthyminds.org/
Compassion and the Sustainable Development Goals:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01061-3/fulltext
Compassionate Communities Resources:
The Charter for Compassion: https://charterforcompassion.org/what-we-do/build-compassionate-communities/; https://charterforcompassion.org/news-events/charter-publications-productions/charter-community-toolbox.html#
Austin Strategic Planning Documents and Dashboards:
Austin Strategic Direction 2023: https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=341820
City of Austin’s Strategic Performance Dashboard: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Strategic-Performance-Dashboard/59fp-raw5/
Austin Office of Sustainability: http://austintexas.gov/department/sustainability
Community Advancement Network (CAN) Dashboard Report: https://dashboard.canatx.org/
Video/Audio:
Interview of Lesa Walker (Founder of Compassionate Austin) by Love Out Loud Austin TV- published November 8, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhTAEhUcei0
The Charter for Compassion YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CharterforCompassion
Compassionate Austin YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUhLSU0xI39Ek78RjEdVfgQ
StoryCorps Interviews in Austin, Texas:
David Breaux- The Compassion Tour: https://soundcloud.com/l-walker-2/david-breaux-storycorps-interview-by-lesa-walker-austin-tx-1-17-15
Jaden Winn and Imaan Whitman- The Kindness Journey and Cunningham Elementary School: https://soundcloud.com/l-walker-2/jaden-winn-imaan-whitman-storycorps-interview-austin-tx-1-26-15
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