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| International Campaign for Compassionate Cities |  I am involved in establishing Sacramento as a participant in the International Campaign for Compassionate Cities. We have a community of supporters interested in driving this forward and we believe your organization's participation and support is key. This is the start of a conversation - a movement to be more kind in the way we operate as a community. This is not a political thing, not a nonprofit trying to raise money - a movement for compassion.
It is so easy for you become a partner by just signing up your company. Please reply and we'll add your organization name to the list of community partners, and notify you of the next meeting. Being a community partner will not add to your workload. The work you and your organization is doing now will be recognized as instrumental in building city with a bright vision for the future.
Background: The Charter for Compassion was founded by TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong in 2008. One of the charters initiatives is the International Campaign for Compassionate Cities which is a global campaign inspired by the Golden Rule (treat all others as you wish to be treated yourself) to raise awareness of the benefits of compassionate action. Its purpose is to encourage city leadership from around the world to create and bring together efforts towards increasing compassion through local initiatives, policy, and projects. Compassionate Cities current focus areas are compassionate action in city-wide innovation, social entrepreneurship, sustainability, community & civic engagement and governance. Compassionate cities was declared good public policy by the US Conference of Mayors. I'm confident when Mayor Kevin Johnson is approached he will be inspired to declare a Compassionate Sacramento. There are dozens of Compassionate Cities in California, it is time for the state capitol to become one too. I sit on the Compassionate California board of directors, which is pioneering the first State of Compassionate in the United States. I envision Mayor Kevin Johnson proposing the initiative to the Governor and sharing throughout the United States as the USCM President and national leader.
Be part of creating a more sustainable and compassionate region... state, nation, and world.
Watch TED talk by Karen Armstrong: Charter for Compassion
Contact:
Charles Grix charlesgrix49@gmail.com
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| Stocking Caps, Socks and Gloves Needed | |
We are collecting stocking caps, socks and gloves to give to the homeless guests at The Village and Friendship Park .. That singular donation will be made on the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov 28). If you would like to donate you can call us and we will pick them up a week before. There is no number to be given because there won't ever be too many.
These goodly people try to keep their fingers, toes and ears warm and dry during the winter months. Call at 916.801.8883 for pick-up (during the week of Nov 17-22) or email at president@sacramentointerfaith.org. If you have a youth group or church group who can make this a big donation and deal that would be greatly appreciated!
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| Wednesday, November 12 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID | 
In keeping with our New Social Contract, United Advocates for Children and Families has launched a spirituality and mental health initiative: Faith Share 360°.
We offer a complimentary class on Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)... a national education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. MHFA is managed, operated, and disseminated by three national authorities: National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Missouri Department of Mental Health. A certified trainer on staff will teach the class on:
Wednesday, November 12: 9am-4pm (Continental breakfast and lunch served). Click here for a flyer.
To register, please contact Judy Crockett at jcrockett@uacf4hope.org or call her at (916) 643-1530 ext.112. Registration deadline: Monday, October 20, 2014. We will send you a registration form. The class will be held in our Hdqtrs Training Center in Sacramento. The class requires a minimum of 10 participants/a maximum of 20. Each will receive a certificate that is recognized by the three agencies listed above.
Please visit our website http://www.uacf4hope.org/ -- click the "About Us" tab, then "Faith Share 360°" tab on the dropdown menu for additional information.
Danny Martinez
United Advocates for Children and Families
2035 Hurley Way, Suite 290
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 643-1530
dmartinez@uacf4hope.org
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| Sacramento Faith TV |
A great way to spread the good news of your church or congregation! Call Ron Hermann at 916.519.0577
One-on-one relationships with people will always be the most effective way to share your faith, but Television has a reach and power that is unprecedented. Watch this short video and see just how powerful it can be:
http://sacramentofaithtv.org/share-your-faith-with-the-power-of-tv-outreach/
Sacramento Faith TV (formerly the Religious Coalition for Cable Television - RCCTV) provides faith and values programming from both local and national sources 24 hours a day on Cable Channels 20 (Comcast) and 19 (SureWest) in Sacramento County. The local programming is also available through simulcasting on sacramentofaithtv.org.
"30 Minutes of Faith" show interviews with faith leaders throughout our region and the topics of discussion between Jon Fish and his guests is enlightening and informative. Please note the following schedule changes: Monday 7am and 7:30pm / Wed. 9pm / Fri. 6pm / Sun. 9pm
You can also watch "30 Minutes of Faith" on YouTube.
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| ICGS Mission Statement |
"The mission of the Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento is to promote respect for all faiths and religious human rights for all, to encourage faiths working together for better understanding and acceptance of all faiths and their people, to encourage a cohesive hand of all faiths in social services, to implement programs for the basic needs in the community and to help protect religious freedom as an element of human rights for all." |
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Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento and Sacramento Faith TV are part of the Interfaith Service Bureau
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