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Compassion and Resistance in Minneapolis

Mar 12

The Charter for Compassion Launches New Global Podcast Series: With Compassion

Nov 10, 2025 • Marilyn Turkovich

Compassion: A Psychological Perspective With Professor Paul Gilbert OBE

Dec 19, 2025 • Jennifer Nadel

The Mayor Who Made Compassion His Mission

Nov 19, 2025 • Marilyn Turkovich, Jennifer Nadel, and Greg Fischer

Charter for Compassion

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The purpose of our substack is to share updates, opportunities, resources, and events from the Charter for Compassion with our global network.

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An Open Letter to Members of the United States Congress, the President’s Cabinet, and Senior Advisors

In moments of consequence, history does not ask what we intended—it asks what we did.

8 hrs ago • Marilyn Turkovich

The Nacirema: Notes from a Democracy in Question

A new post in our Democracy Series

Apr 2 • Marilyn Turkovich

A Living Charter for Our Time: Introducing Sue Cooper

Coming soon to the With Compassion podcast

Apr 1 • Marilyn Turkovich

A Voice Shaped by Experience, Guided by Hope

Meet Haneen Khalid

Apr 1 • Marilyn Turkovich

A New Form of Leadership with Haneen Khalid

Join us in this enlightening episode as Jennifer Nadel engages in a profound conversation with Haneen Khalid, a distinguished leader and advocate for…

Mar 31

35:38

Democracy Lives Where We Show Up

Stepping Out of Comfort

Mar 27 • Marilyn Turkovich

Harmony Across Borders : How “Peace Tracks” is Using Music to Build Global Empathy

Meet Sandra Rizkallah and Nathan Bolton

Mar 20 • Lucy Gray

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With Compassion

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War and the Prospect of Nuclear War Call Us to Prayer and Action for the Sake of the World

Throughout this series on democracy, we have explored the responsibilities of citizens, leaders, and institutions in sustaining societies rooted in…

Mar 19 • Marilyn Turkovich and Michael Ramos

A Man Who Refuses to Hate

Meet Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Mar 18 • Marilyn Turkovich

Bonus Clip: Compassion and Resistance in Minneapolis

This bonus clip from the With Compassion Podcast features Erik Brandt, a graphic designer and artist from Minneapolis, discussing the protest art he…

Mar 13

7:03

Compassion and Resistance in Minneapolis

Responding to State Oppression

Mar 12

50:18

Or Have We Lost Our Center?

Across continents, cultures, and political systems, a similar question is surfacing:

Mar 10 • Marilyn Turkovich

Why Community Organizing Matters Now

Democracy does not sustain itself.

Mar 2 • Marilyn Turkovich

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