Politics
Politics is the space where we can find collective solutions to our greatest challenges and work to improve the welfare of all.
Sadly, many political systems have become corrupted and diverted from that objective: they prioritize the attainment of power over all else. The result is that politics has become extremely competitive, divisive, and susceptible to foul play.
We need to create compassionate politics which allow for the open debate of concerns, issues, and experiences, constructively works to address them, and does so by including the voices and ideas of all.
Essential Reading
Books on Compassionate Politics
Watch
Videos about a Compassionate Politics
Our Founding Organizations
Organizations Working on Compassion in Politics
Our Founding Supporters
People Working on Compassion in Politics
Caroline Lucas
Member of Parliament
Green Party of England and Wales
Christine Wamsler
Professor
Lund University / Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS)
Claudia Welss
IONS Board Chairman and Interim CEO
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Dawn Courage Popatia
Educator/Coach/Writer
Independent
Diane Tate
Managing Director
The Peace Alliance
Eve Pearlman
Co-Founder & CEO
Spaceship Media
Godfree McIntyre
Chaplain, Pastor, Life Coach & Trainer
Claremont School of Theology
Izzeldin Abuelaish
Professor
KU Leuven
Jack Glaser
Professor
Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
James Clarke
Head of Outreach
The Renew Foundation
Jamie Bristow
Policy & Advocacy Lead
The Inner Development Goals
Jason Pandya-Wood
Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Nottingham Malaysia
Jennifer Nadel
Author, Speaker, Political Strategist and Co-Founder
Compassion in Politics
Jeremy Reiss
Executive Vice President–Partnerships and Innovation
Henry Street Settlement
Joan Blades
co-founder Living Room Conversations
LivingRoomConversations, MomsRising, MoveOn
johnny hon
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Founder
Global Group of Companies
Jonathan Leighton
Executive Director
Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (OPIS)
Kawtar El Alaoui
CEO & Founder
Conscious Togetherness, Inc.
Liz Dunning
VP of Development and Partnerships
Brady
Luis Miguel Gallardo
Founder and President
World Happiness Foundation
Madeleine Rees
Secretary General
the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom
Magnus Vinding
Researcher and author
Center for Reducing Suffering
Mamphela Ramphele
Chair / Co Founder / Emeritus Co President / Chair
Tutu IP Trust / ReimagineSA / Club of Rome / High Level Group
Marianne Williamson
Author and Speaker
Marla Slavner
Producer
Global Sunrise Productions Inc.
Mary Tarsha
University of Notre Dame
Michael Gayner
Chief Operating Officer, Coach, & Consultant
Global Compassion Coalition
Nick Shereikis
Director, Founder
Political Empathy Project
Paul Loeb
Founder & Author
guides.vote, Soul of a Citizen
Reggie Hubbard
Yoga & Meditation Teacher and Founder
Active Peace Yoga
Robert Crammond
Research Director
Transformative Enterprise Research Group, University of the West of Scotland
Robertson Work
Social and ecological activist and nonfiction author
Compassionate Civilization Collaborative (C3)
Rodney Campbell
Chief Vision Officer
More In Common
Susan Dzimbiri
Pediatric Nurse & National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors - Malawi
Susan Harris Rimmer
Director of the Policy Innovation Hub
Griffith University
Susan Lerner
Executive Director
Common Cause/NY
Thomas Legrand
Author & Conscious Food Systems Alliance Lead Technical Advisor
United Nations Development Programme
Uwalaka Uchechukwu
National Coordinator & President
Compassion Connectors - Nigeria & Compassion Champions Initiative
Yifat Susskind
Executive Director
MADRE
Zane Wedding
Youth Development Manager
The Kindness Institute