Carbondale's 11 Days for Compassion is Marach 1-11, 2012.
- View or print the Charter for Compassion brochure. Page 1 and Page 2
- View or print the Official 11 Days for Compassion Schedule of Events:
Events Leading Up to the 11 Days
12 Steps to a Compassionate Life Discussion Group
Mondays at 7:00-8:00pm
Newman Center (715 S. Washington St., Carbondale)
This friendly, open, and free-flowing group is designed for community members interested in reading and discussing Karen Armstrong's 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life. Books are available for purchase at the discussion group for $11. For more about Karen Armstrong, see Resources for Compassion. For more information, contact Sarah Heyer at 618-549-5230. Sponsored by the Carbondale Human Relations Commission.
AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ (515 S Orchard Drive, Carbondale, IL)
Our region's annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS, to give hope to those coping with the disease, and to witness to the day when HIV/AIDS will be overcome. Offerings received at the service benefit the Southern Illinois AIDS Walk/AIDS Holiday Project. For information about International AIDS Candlelight Memorial events, see http://www.candlelightmemorial.org/
Sponsoring organization: Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ and Tri-State Alliance
Contact: Rev. Sonja Ingebritsen [email protected] 618-457-2232
Morning Conversation with Jennifer Fuller
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:30 am
WSIU Radio 91.9 www3.wsiu.org/radio/morningconversation/
Jennifer Fuller will talk with two 11 Days organizers, Hugh Muldoon and Diana Brawley Sussman, about the 11 Days for Compassion.
Ralph Anderson Interfaith Dialogue on “Compassion In Religious and Public Space”
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 7:30pm
First Christian Church (University Ave. & Monroe St., Carbondale, IL)
Presentations will be made representing three faith perspectives: Father Roger Karban – Catholic Christianity; Sam Goldman – Judaism; and Imam Abdul Haqq – Islam. Everyone is welcome.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Interfaith Council
Contact: Ken Starbuck [email protected] 618-942-3986.
Compassionate Carbondale Poetry @ Transpoetic Open Mic
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Global Gourmet (102 E. Jackson St., Carbondale, IL)
Come to read, dine, drink, or just listen!Join the Transpoetic Playground at Global Gourmet, 9:00 pm, every other Monday!
Contact: Transpoetic Playground on Facebook
Mondays at 7:00-8:00pm
Newman Center (715 S. Washington St., Carbondale)
This friendly, open, and free-flowing group is designed for community members interested in reading and discussing Karen Armstrong's 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life. Books are available for purchase at the discussion group for $11. For more about Karen Armstrong, see Resources for Compassion. For more information, contact Sarah Heyer at 618-549-5230. Sponsored by the Carbondale Human Relations Commission.
AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ (515 S Orchard Drive, Carbondale, IL)
Our region's annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS, to give hope to those coping with the disease, and to witness to the day when HIV/AIDS will be overcome. Offerings received at the service benefit the Southern Illinois AIDS Walk/AIDS Holiday Project. For information about International AIDS Candlelight Memorial events, see http://www.candlelightmemorial.org/
Sponsoring organization: Church of the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ and Tri-State Alliance
Contact: Rev. Sonja Ingebritsen [email protected] 618-457-2232
Morning Conversation with Jennifer Fuller
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 8:30 am
WSIU Radio 91.9 www3.wsiu.org/radio/morningconversation/
Jennifer Fuller will talk with two 11 Days organizers, Hugh Muldoon and Diana Brawley Sussman, about the 11 Days for Compassion.
Ralph Anderson Interfaith Dialogue on “Compassion In Religious and Public Space”
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 7:30pm
First Christian Church (University Ave. & Monroe St., Carbondale, IL)
Presentations will be made representing three faith perspectives: Father Roger Karban – Catholic Christianity; Sam Goldman – Judaism; and Imam Abdul Haqq – Islam. Everyone is welcome.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Interfaith Council
Contact: Ken Starbuck [email protected] 618-942-3986.
Compassionate Carbondale Poetry @ Transpoetic Open Mic
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Global Gourmet (102 E. Jackson St., Carbondale, IL)
Come to read, dine, drink, or just listen!Join the Transpoetic Playground at Global Gourmet, 9:00 pm, every other Monday!
Contact: Transpoetic Playground on Facebook
Continuous Projects During the 11 Days
Food Drive at the Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
Every day May 1-11
The co-op will match up to 200 donated food items.
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery (1815 West Main Street Carbondale, IL 618-529-3533)
Mask Exhibition at Carbondale Public Library
Every day May 1-11
Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm
Sun: 1pm-6pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354)
Mask Exhibit at Dayshift
101 West Monroe street, Carbondale, IL
This locally owned shop is full of unique, hand-made goods created by more than 75 artisans from southern Illinois.
Contact: (618) 529-3297
Compassion Exhibit at Town Square Market
106 East Jackson St., Carbondale
This locally owned grocer and market works with local growers, suppliers and crafters whenever possible as part of their community building approach.
Contact: 618-529-2312 [email protected]
Compassion Is Sweet Exhibit at Cristaudo's Bakery
207-209 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
This second-generation family owned bakery sells baked goods, sandwiches, lunch, and fun merchandise. After a lifetime in Murdale Shopping Center, and a few years' hiatus, they've relocated to the old Kaleidoscope building downtown on the strip.
Contact: 618-529-4303
Mask Exhibit at the Varsity Center for the Arts
418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
This restored theater serves as a gallery space for Carbondale Community Arts, performance space for the Stage Company, and a special event space. Hours vary.
Mask Exhibit at the Carbondale Civic Center/City Hall
200 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
Every day May 1-11
The co-op will match up to 200 donated food items.
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery (1815 West Main Street Carbondale, IL 618-529-3533)
Mask Exhibition at Carbondale Public Library
Every day May 1-11
Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm
Sun: 1pm-6pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354)
Mask Exhibit at Dayshift
101 West Monroe street, Carbondale, IL
This locally owned shop is full of unique, hand-made goods created by more than 75 artisans from southern Illinois.
Contact: (618) 529-3297
Compassion Exhibit at Town Square Market
106 East Jackson St., Carbondale
This locally owned grocer and market works with local growers, suppliers and crafters whenever possible as part of their community building approach.
Contact: 618-529-2312 [email protected]
Compassion Is Sweet Exhibit at Cristaudo's Bakery
207-209 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
This second-generation family owned bakery sells baked goods, sandwiches, lunch, and fun merchandise. After a lifetime in Murdale Shopping Center, and a few years' hiatus, they've relocated to the old Kaleidoscope building downtown on the strip.
Contact: 618-529-4303
Mask Exhibit at the Varsity Center for the Arts
418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
This restored theater serves as a gallery space for Carbondale Community Arts, performance space for the Stage Company, and a special event space. Hours vary.
Mask Exhibit at the Carbondale Civic Center/City Hall
200 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
Tuesday, May 1
Mask Making
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-6 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artist Benjamin Ponce. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
The Face of Compassion Presentation & Discussion
6:00pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.)
SIU Theater Department Faculty Member Dr. Ron Naverson and Library Director Diana Brawley Sussman will lead a presentation and discussion about mask symbolism and the Charter for Compassion.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-6 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artist Benjamin Ponce. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
The Face of Compassion Presentation & Discussion
6:00pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.)
SIU Theater Department Faculty Member Dr. Ron Naverson and Library Director Diana Brawley Sussman will lead a presentation and discussion about mask symbolism and the Charter for Compassion.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Wednesday, May 2
Mask Making
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-7 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artist Benjamin Ponce. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Compassion in Action: Breath and Meditation as Sources of Energy for Life
4:00pm (program repeats on May 9)
University Honors Program Conference Room, room 112 Morris Library on the SIUC campus
This one-hour introductory presentation begins with a short video of wisdom about compassion and service, followed by a brief overview of the Art of Living Foundation. Participants will also discuss effects of stress, sample two breathing techniques that work to relieve stress and naturally increase calmness and energy, and then sit for a brief guided meditation recorded by the founder of this worldwide, volunteer organization. Information on the full Art of Living course, as well as brief readings of wisdom passages on compassion, will also be provided.
Sponsoring Organization: Art of Living Carbondale
Contact: Betsy Herman 618-559-1641 [email protected]
Open Meditation
6-6:30pm
Sufi Park Organic Community Garden, 500 N. Springer
Sponsoring organization: Sufi Park Coordinators
Contact: Satya 618-559-9210
Book Selection Party for the Big Muddy Correctional Facility
6:30 pm
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale)
Please Join us and help us select tittles from our book donations for the Big Muddy Correctional Facility. We have 50 boxes of books to process and could really use your support. There will be light refreshments and an open dialogue regarding human rights and prison issues.
Sponsoring organization: 3RS Reading Reduces Recidivism
Contact:Tod Kington 618-559-2470 [email protected]
A Conversation on Compassion!
7:30 pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Lane, Carbondale)
As one element in Nonviolent Carbondale's "11 Days of Compassion" (May 1st to 11th), the Fellowship will host a conversation on compassion open to all. We'll view a half-hour video, in which Rev. Galen Guengrich of All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City explores the nature of compassion, and then share from our own personal insights and experiences.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Bill Sasso at 618-529-2439 [email protected]
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-7 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artist Benjamin Ponce. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Compassion in Action: Breath and Meditation as Sources of Energy for Life
4:00pm (program repeats on May 9)
University Honors Program Conference Room, room 112 Morris Library on the SIUC campus
This one-hour introductory presentation begins with a short video of wisdom about compassion and service, followed by a brief overview of the Art of Living Foundation. Participants will also discuss effects of stress, sample two breathing techniques that work to relieve stress and naturally increase calmness and energy, and then sit for a brief guided meditation recorded by the founder of this worldwide, volunteer organization. Information on the full Art of Living course, as well as brief readings of wisdom passages on compassion, will also be provided.
Sponsoring Organization: Art of Living Carbondale
Contact: Betsy Herman 618-559-1641 [email protected]
Open Meditation
6-6:30pm
Sufi Park Organic Community Garden, 500 N. Springer
Sponsoring organization: Sufi Park Coordinators
Contact: Satya 618-559-9210
Book Selection Party for the Big Muddy Correctional Facility
6:30 pm
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale)
Please Join us and help us select tittles from our book donations for the Big Muddy Correctional Facility. We have 50 boxes of books to process and could really use your support. There will be light refreshments and an open dialogue regarding human rights and prison issues.
Sponsoring organization: 3RS Reading Reduces Recidivism
Contact:Tod Kington 618-559-2470 [email protected]
A Conversation on Compassion!
7:30 pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Lane, Carbondale)
As one element in Nonviolent Carbondale's "11 Days of Compassion" (May 1st to 11th), the Fellowship will host a conversation on compassion open to all. We'll view a half-hour video, in which Rev. Galen Guengrich of All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City explores the nature of compassion, and then share from our own personal insights and experiences.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Bill Sasso at 618-529-2439 [email protected]
Thursday, May 3
Mask Making
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-7 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artists Benjamin Ponce and Lacey Pipher. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Flags of Compassion
5:30-7:00pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 N. Springer St., Carbondale, IL
Using the model of Flags of Compassion, participants will create their own flag of compassion that will be hung at the Club and the Library for the duration of the 11 Days of Compassion.
Sponsoring Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale and Lisa Barnes
Contact: Tina Carpenter 618-457-8877 ext. 23 [email protected]
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-7 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artists Benjamin Ponce and Lacey Pipher. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Flags of Compassion
5:30-7:00pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 N. Springer St., Carbondale, IL
Using the model of Flags of Compassion, participants will create their own flag of compassion that will be hung at the Club and the Library for the duration of the 11 Days of Compassion.
Sponsoring Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale and Lisa Barnes
Contact: Tina Carpenter 618-457-8877 ext. 23 [email protected]
Friday, May 4
Sale to Fight World Hunger: The Legacy of Margie Parker
Noon – 6:00 pm
Newman Catholic Student Center, 715 S. Washington, Carbondale
Since 1975 this Sale has been supported by the churches and community, raising over $200,000. Last year $12,300 was raised to support nine local and six worldwide agencies that feed hungry people. Antiques, collectibles, household items, sandwiches and baked goods and more!
Donations of salable items – household items, electronics, furniture, books, toys, jewelry, clothing, baked goods, plants—can be taken to the Newman Center on Wednesday and Thursday May 2-3. To donate special auction items (by April 24), or to volunteer, contact Martha Ellert at 521-0613. Over 200 volunteers are needed!
Sponsoring organization: Church Women United
Contact: Martha Ellert. 618-521-0613
Mask Making
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-7 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artist Lacey Pipher. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Friday Night Fair
6:00pm-9:00pm (also Friday, May 11)
On the Town Square, Carbondale. Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
Kick off the Friday Night Fair season with food, music and local vendors. Free mask making craft for children and adults--a hands-on exploration of compassion. Take your mask home, or leave it for display at the next Friday Night Fair.
Dayemi Homeschool Collective will host an Art for Compassion table. Create art for compassion. Keep the art or donate it to the For Kids' Sake Art Show where it will be on display and auctioned to benefit orphans and children in Bangladesh.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Main Street www.carbondalemainstreet.com
Contact: For mask-making: Diana Brawley Sussman at the Carbondale Public Library [email protected] 618-457-0354. For Dayemi Homeschool info: Shema Ruperto [email protected] 618-529-5044. For Friday Night Fair info: Shannon Ranzini at Carbondale Main Street [email protected] 618-529-8040
A Life Unhappening: A spoken-word ballet about Alzheimer's disease
7:30pm
Shryock Auditorium, SIUC (TICKET PRICES from http://southernticketsonline.com/events : Adults: $15; Seniors: $10; Students: $10; Children: $10; A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.)
In partnership with the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Southern Illinois writer and producer Adam E. Stone presents a special preview performance of A Life Unhappening, Stone's spoken-word ballet, in one act, about the impact of Alzheimer's disease on three generations of one woman's family. The one-hour ballet performance will be followed by an intermission, then a question & answer session with key players in the piece and representatives of the Alzheimer's Association. This program is supported in part by a grant from Carbondale Community Arts and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided.
Contact: Adam E. Stone [email protected] www.adamestone.com
Noon – 6:00 pm
Newman Catholic Student Center, 715 S. Washington, Carbondale
Since 1975 this Sale has been supported by the churches and community, raising over $200,000. Last year $12,300 was raised to support nine local and six worldwide agencies that feed hungry people. Antiques, collectibles, household items, sandwiches and baked goods and more!
Donations of salable items – household items, electronics, furniture, books, toys, jewelry, clothing, baked goods, plants—can be taken to the Newman Center on Wednesday and Thursday May 2-3. To donate special auction items (by April 24), or to volunteer, contact Martha Ellert at 521-0613. Over 200 volunteers are needed!
Sponsoring organization: Church Women United
Contact: Martha Ellert. 618-521-0613
Mask Making
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.; in the brick annex building off of the library's Monroe St. Parking)
All ages welcome. Stop in anytime between 4-7 pm to make a compassion mask with the help of professional artist Lacey Pipher. Masks will be added to the library's growing display as they are created. Come back to the library anytime in June if you'd like to retrieve your mask. (Mask making offered in the library annex building May 1, 4-6pm; May 2, 4-7pm; May 3, 2-7pm; May 4, 2-5pm. Also at the Friday Night Fair, Town Square Pavilion, corner of Main & Illinois, May 4 & 11, 6-9pm)
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Director, Diana Brawley Sussman 618-457-0354 [email protected]
Friday Night Fair
6:00pm-9:00pm (also Friday, May 11)
On the Town Square, Carbondale. Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
Kick off the Friday Night Fair season with food, music and local vendors. Free mask making craft for children and adults--a hands-on exploration of compassion. Take your mask home, or leave it for display at the next Friday Night Fair.
Dayemi Homeschool Collective will host an Art for Compassion table. Create art for compassion. Keep the art or donate it to the For Kids' Sake Art Show where it will be on display and auctioned to benefit orphans and children in Bangladesh.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Main Street www.carbondalemainstreet.com
Contact: For mask-making: Diana Brawley Sussman at the Carbondale Public Library [email protected] 618-457-0354. For Dayemi Homeschool info: Shema Ruperto [email protected] 618-529-5044. For Friday Night Fair info: Shannon Ranzini at Carbondale Main Street [email protected] 618-529-8040
A Life Unhappening: A spoken-word ballet about Alzheimer's disease
7:30pm
Shryock Auditorium, SIUC (TICKET PRICES from http://southernticketsonline.com/events : Adults: $15; Seniors: $10; Students: $10; Children: $10; A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.)
In partnership with the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, Southern Illinois writer and producer Adam E. Stone presents a special preview performance of A Life Unhappening, Stone's spoken-word ballet, in one act, about the impact of Alzheimer's disease on three generations of one woman's family. The one-hour ballet performance will be followed by an intermission, then a question & answer session with key players in the piece and representatives of the Alzheimer's Association. This program is supported in part by a grant from Carbondale Community Arts and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided.
Contact: Adam E. Stone [email protected] www.adamestone.com
Saturday, May 5
Sale to Fight World Hunger: The Legacy of Margie Parker
8:00 am to 1:00 pm (with a live auction at 10:00 am)
Newman Catholic Student Center, 715 S. Washington, Carbondale
Saturday’s auction will feature antiques, collectibles and more, including beautiful limestone planters. Gorgeous hanging and bedding plants from McNitt’s Greenhouses will be sold on Saturday. Since 1975 this Sale has been supported by the churches and community, raising over $200,000. Last year $12,300 was raised to support nine local and six worldwide agencies that feed hungry people. Antiques, collectibles, household items, sandwiches and baked goods and more!
Donations of salable items – household items, electronics, furniture, books, toys, jewelry, clothing, baked goods, plants—can be taken to the Newman Center on Wednesday and Thursday May 2-3. To donate special auction items (by April 24), or to volunteer, contact Martha Ellert at 521-0613. Over 200 volunteers are needed!
Sponsoring organization: Church Women United
Contact: Martha Ellert. 618-521-0613
Compassion for Families of Prisoners
9am-noon
Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave.
Inter-generational art making session w/ masks & other media. All welcome. RSVP encouraged.
Sponsoring organization: Southern Illinois Quaker Meeting
Contact: Maurine Pyle 847-899-9677 [email protected]
Vigil for Compassion
Noon - 1:00pm
Location: Carbondale. Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
A one-hour public vigil on the corner of Main and Illinois in Carbondale in witness to the need for compassion in our civic and political society. Vigilers will carry signs containing phrases from the Charter for Compassion and related messages.
Sponsoring Organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog [email protected] 618-521-4239
8:00 am to 1:00 pm (with a live auction at 10:00 am)
Newman Catholic Student Center, 715 S. Washington, Carbondale
Saturday’s auction will feature antiques, collectibles and more, including beautiful limestone planters. Gorgeous hanging and bedding plants from McNitt’s Greenhouses will be sold on Saturday. Since 1975 this Sale has been supported by the churches and community, raising over $200,000. Last year $12,300 was raised to support nine local and six worldwide agencies that feed hungry people. Antiques, collectibles, household items, sandwiches and baked goods and more!
Donations of salable items – household items, electronics, furniture, books, toys, jewelry, clothing, baked goods, plants—can be taken to the Newman Center on Wednesday and Thursday May 2-3. To donate special auction items (by April 24), or to volunteer, contact Martha Ellert at 521-0613. Over 200 volunteers are needed!
Sponsoring organization: Church Women United
Contact: Martha Ellert. 618-521-0613
Compassion for Families of Prisoners
9am-noon
Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave.
Inter-generational art making session w/ masks & other media. All welcome. RSVP encouraged.
Sponsoring organization: Southern Illinois Quaker Meeting
Contact: Maurine Pyle 847-899-9677 [email protected]
Vigil for Compassion
Noon - 1:00pm
Location: Carbondale. Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
A one-hour public vigil on the corner of Main and Illinois in Carbondale in witness to the need for compassion in our civic and political society. Vigilers will carry signs containing phrases from the Charter for Compassion and related messages.
Sponsoring Organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog [email protected] 618-521-4239
Sunday, May 6
Morning of Mindfulness with Members of the Shawnee Dharma Group
8:00am-11:30am
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.)
Meditation retreat, including walking and sitting meditation and readings about compassion. The library is open for this event only. Regular library hours begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
12 Steps to A Compassionate Life Book Discussion
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.)
We'll open with comments from discussion group leaders, Bill Sasso, Gary Shephard and Bonnie Nalley, then have a facilitated discussion. Even if you haven't read the book, you're welcome to come.
Contact: Sarah Heyer 618-549-5230 [email protected]
Rebecca Carmack, Composition Recital: What Wondrous Love is This
3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church (214 W. Main St., Carbondale, IL)
Featuring works by SIUC student composer Rebecca Carmack; music students fron SIUC and CCHS.
Contact: Carlyn Zimmermann 618-525-5052 [email protected]
8:00am-11:30am
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.)
Meditation retreat, including walking and sitting meditation and readings about compassion. The library is open for this event only. Regular library hours begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
12 Steps to A Compassionate Life Book Discussion
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.)
We'll open with comments from discussion group leaders, Bill Sasso, Gary Shephard and Bonnie Nalley, then have a facilitated discussion. Even if you haven't read the book, you're welcome to come.
Contact: Sarah Heyer 618-549-5230 [email protected]
Rebecca Carmack, Composition Recital: What Wondrous Love is This
3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church (214 W. Main St., Carbondale, IL)
Featuring works by SIUC student composer Rebecca Carmack; music students fron SIUC and CCHS.
Contact: Carlyn Zimmermann 618-525-5052 [email protected]
Monday, May 7
Families of Compassion – Family Vacation Night
5:30-7pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 N. Springer St.
Families can create their own family masks or paint their faces of compassion or take part in the Charter for Compassion taping.
Sponsoring Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Tina Carpenter 618-457-8877 ext. 23 [email protected]
Carbondale Human Relations Commission Meeting
6:30pm
Carbondale Civic Center (200 S. Illinois Ave.)
The public is invited to join Human Relations Commission members to review steps Carbondale has taken toward officially becoming a Compassionate City and plan our next steps using the "Developing a Compassionate City Campaign" guide here.
5:30-7pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 N. Springer St.
Families can create their own family masks or paint their faces of compassion or take part in the Charter for Compassion taping.
Sponsoring Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Tina Carpenter 618-457-8877 ext. 23 [email protected]
Carbondale Human Relations Commission Meeting
6:30pm
Carbondale Civic Center (200 S. Illinois Ave.)
The public is invited to join Human Relations Commission members to review steps Carbondale has taken toward officially becoming a Compassionate City and plan our next steps using the "Developing a Compassionate City Campaign" guide here.
Tuesday, May 8
A Year of Compassion
6:30pm
(monthly after that)
In Sync Mind Body Therapy Center at 2031 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
Hosted by Bonnie Nalley, Spiritual Director, the structure of this group is informal and will be loosely based on the book "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life"* by Karen Armstrong. Group will meet monthly for one year. *Books are available at In Sync for $10 to anyone whether in the group or not.
Sponsoring organization: In Sync Mind Body Therapy Center and Kitrina Hunter, Owner
Contact: [email protected] 618-457-7732
CCHS Spring Choral Concert with CCHS Chamber Singers and Prism:
Compassion in Song - A Palette to Paint Us As We Are
7:00 pm
Carbondale Community High School Auditorium
A choral concert featuring visual art by Samantha Ralston, interpretive movement by Hallie Chametzky and Radia Lahlou, and a commissioned composition: A Generation by Rebecca Carmack. Carlyn Zimmermann, conductor;
Monica Bertrand, assistant conductor; Kathleen Manfredi, piano. Free admission. All are welcome.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Community High School
Contact: Carlyn Zimmermann 618-525-5052 [email protected]
The Prisoner Amongst Us
7:30pm
Carbondale Civic Center, Room 116 (200 S. Illinois Ave.)
Jeff McGoy, M.A., a graduate of Southern Illinois University in performance studies, brings a rich personal and research experience with prisoners to this event. He will seek to work with us toward bridging the experiential or empathetic distance between the public and prison inmates. The program will open minds and hearts to this often-ignored part of our social life.
Sponsoring Organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Contact Person: Michael Batinski [email protected]
6:30pm
(monthly after that)
In Sync Mind Body Therapy Center at 2031 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
Hosted by Bonnie Nalley, Spiritual Director, the structure of this group is informal and will be loosely based on the book "Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life"* by Karen Armstrong. Group will meet monthly for one year. *Books are available at In Sync for $10 to anyone whether in the group or not.
Sponsoring organization: In Sync Mind Body Therapy Center and Kitrina Hunter, Owner
Contact: [email protected] 618-457-7732
CCHS Spring Choral Concert with CCHS Chamber Singers and Prism:
Compassion in Song - A Palette to Paint Us As We Are
7:00 pm
Carbondale Community High School Auditorium
A choral concert featuring visual art by Samantha Ralston, interpretive movement by Hallie Chametzky and Radia Lahlou, and a commissioned composition: A Generation by Rebecca Carmack. Carlyn Zimmermann, conductor;
Monica Bertrand, assistant conductor; Kathleen Manfredi, piano. Free admission. All are welcome.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Community High School
Contact: Carlyn Zimmermann 618-525-5052 [email protected]
The Prisoner Amongst Us
7:30pm
Carbondale Civic Center, Room 116 (200 S. Illinois Ave.)
Jeff McGoy, M.A., a graduate of Southern Illinois University in performance studies, brings a rich personal and research experience with prisoners to this event. He will seek to work with us toward bridging the experiential or empathetic distance between the public and prison inmates. The program will open minds and hearts to this often-ignored part of our social life.
Sponsoring Organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Contact Person: Michael Batinski [email protected]
Wednesday, May 9
Compassion in Action: Breath and Meditation as Sources of Energy for Life
4:00pm (program repeated from May 2)
University Honors Program Conference Room, room 112 Morris Library on the SIUC campus
This one-hour introductory presentation begins with a short video of wisdom about compassion and service, followed by a brief overview of the Art of Living Foundation. Participants will also discuss effects of stress, sample two breathing techniques that work to relieve stress and naturally increase calmness and energy, and then sit for a brief guided meditation recorded by the founder of this worldwide, volunteer organization. Information on the full Art of Living course, as well as brief readings of wisdom passages on compassion, will also be provided.
Sponsoring Organization: Art of Living Carbondale
Contact: Betsy Herman 618-559-1641 [email protected]
An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication
7:00 pm
Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
From cnvc.org : Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is based on the principles of nonviolence-- the natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the heart. NVC begins by assuming that we are all compassionate by nature and that violent strategies—whether verbal or physical—are learned behaviors taught and supported by the prevailing culture. NVC also assumes that we all share the same, basic human needs, and that each of our actions are a strategy to meet one or more of these needs.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Nonviolent Communication group
http://www.cnvc.org/carbondale-nonviolent-communication-group
Contact: Tod Kington [email protected]
4:00pm (program repeated from May 2)
University Honors Program Conference Room, room 112 Morris Library on the SIUC campus
This one-hour introductory presentation begins with a short video of wisdom about compassion and service, followed by a brief overview of the Art of Living Foundation. Participants will also discuss effects of stress, sample two breathing techniques that work to relieve stress and naturally increase calmness and energy, and then sit for a brief guided meditation recorded by the founder of this worldwide, volunteer organization. Information on the full Art of Living course, as well as brief readings of wisdom passages on compassion, will also be provided.
Sponsoring Organization: Art of Living Carbondale
Contact: Betsy Herman 618-559-1641 [email protected]
An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication
7:00 pm
Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
From cnvc.org : Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is based on the principles of nonviolence-- the natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the heart. NVC begins by assuming that we are all compassionate by nature and that violent strategies—whether verbal or physical—are learned behaviors taught and supported by the prevailing culture. NVC also assumes that we all share the same, basic human needs, and that each of our actions are a strategy to meet one or more of these needs.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Nonviolent Communication group
http://www.cnvc.org/carbondale-nonviolent-communication-group
Contact: Tod Kington [email protected]
Thursday, May 10
Responding with Compassion to Survivors of Sexual Assault
3:00-5:00pm
The Women’s Center, Inc., 610 S. Thompson St., Carbondale
This session will provide an introduction to sexual assault and the context in which it occurs. Session participants will learn what many individuals may face after being sexually assaulted and why survivors may not report or seek help after an assault. This session will explore common myths surrounding sexual assault and offer ways to respond to survivors with compassion.
Contact Jenn Freitag [email protected] 618.549.4807 x251
Originary Compassion, Art, Labyrinths and Matrixial Aesthetics
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
Presenters R. Michael Fisher, Ph.D. (Author, Artist, Consultant, and Founder-Director of the Center for Spiritual Inquiry & Integral Education) and Dr. Barbara Bickel (SIUC School of Art & Design) will present Dr. Bickel's art and ritual-based research methods and findings, within the context of new psychoanalytical theory based on the mother-child relation in pre-natal growth and development. Experiential exercises will accompany the presentation with Q and A dialogue.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Spiritual Inquiry & Integral Education
Contact: R. Michael Fisher 618-529-1166
3:00-5:00pm
The Women’s Center, Inc., 610 S. Thompson St., Carbondale
This session will provide an introduction to sexual assault and the context in which it occurs. Session participants will learn what many individuals may face after being sexually assaulted and why survivors may not report or seek help after an assault. This session will explore common myths surrounding sexual assault and offer ways to respond to survivors with compassion.
Contact Jenn Freitag [email protected] 618.549.4807 x251
Originary Compassion, Art, Labyrinths and Matrixial Aesthetics
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale
Presenters R. Michael Fisher, Ph.D. (Author, Artist, Consultant, and Founder-Director of the Center for Spiritual Inquiry & Integral Education) and Dr. Barbara Bickel (SIUC School of Art & Design) will present Dr. Bickel's art and ritual-based research methods and findings, within the context of new psychoanalytical theory based on the mother-child relation in pre-natal growth and development. Experiential exercises will accompany the presentation with Q and A dialogue.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Spiritual Inquiry & Integral Education
Contact: R. Michael Fisher 618-529-1166
Friday, May 11
Mask Making
1:30-4:00pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
105 N. Parrish Lane
Kids, adults & families, school gets out early today. Come make a mask with the help of a professional artist!
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Bill Sasso 618-529-2439 [email protected]
Multicultural Festival
4-5:30pm
Boys and Girls Club, 250 N. Springer St.
Come and celebrate diversity and compassion across the globe. Make masks, taste some tasty treats and have fun being together.
Sponsoring Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Tina Carpenter 618-457-8877 ext. 23 [email protected]
Friday Night Fair
6:00pm-9:00pm (also Friday, May 4)
On the Town Square, Carbondale. Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
Food, music and local vendors. Free mask making craft for children and adults--a hands-on exploration of compassion.
For Kids' Sake, supporting orphanages and schools in Bangladesh, and the Dayemi Homeschool Collective will host an Art for Compassion table. Create art for compassion. Keep the art or donate it to the For Kids' Sake Art Show where it will be on display and auctioned to benefit orphans and children in Bangladesh.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Main Street www.carbondalemainstreet.com
Contact: For mask-making: Diana Brawley Sussman at the Carbondale Public Library [email protected] 618-457-0354. For Friday Night Fair info: Shannon Ranzini at Carbondale Main Street [email protected] 618-529-8040. For Kids' Sake info: Shema Ruperto [email protected] 618-529-5044.
1:30-4:00pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
105 N. Parrish Lane
Kids, adults & families, school gets out early today. Come make a mask with the help of a professional artist!
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Bill Sasso 618-529-2439 [email protected]
Multicultural Festival
4-5:30pm
Boys and Girls Club, 250 N. Springer St.
Come and celebrate diversity and compassion across the globe. Make masks, taste some tasty treats and have fun being together.
Sponsoring Organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Tina Carpenter 618-457-8877 ext. 23 [email protected]
Friday Night Fair
6:00pm-9:00pm (also Friday, May 4)
On the Town Square, Carbondale. Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
Food, music and local vendors. Free mask making craft for children and adults--a hands-on exploration of compassion.
For Kids' Sake, supporting orphanages and schools in Bangladesh, and the Dayemi Homeschool Collective will host an Art for Compassion table. Create art for compassion. Keep the art or donate it to the For Kids' Sake Art Show where it will be on display and auctioned to benefit orphans and children in Bangladesh.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Main Street www.carbondalemainstreet.com
Contact: For mask-making: Diana Brawley Sussman at the Carbondale Public Library [email protected] 618-457-0354. For Friday Night Fair info: Shannon Ranzini at Carbondale Main Street [email protected] 618-529-8040. For Kids' Sake info: Shema Ruperto [email protected] 618-529-5044.
The Carbondale Public Library, in partnership with the Carbondale Human Relations Commission and Nonviolent Carbondale, was awarded a grant: Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion, from the American Library Association and the Fetzer Institute to provide funding for the 11 Days for Compassion.
