About the Compassionate Citizens FoundationCompassionate Citizens FoundationCCF_8e3619f2-c2ba-11ec-84b5-202af482ea00AmericaAmerica is deeply divided, ecologically unsustainable, and economically inequitable. It need not be.AmericansMost Americans would like to see an America that works for ALL. What if we could mobilize that majority, and politically empower our collective wisdom and compassion, to co-create an America that works for ALL, as a beacon for a world that works for ALL? We think that we can.Pope FrancisWe share Pope Francis' belief that we can create a #BetterKindOfPolitics... Pope Francis' Oct 3, 2020 encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, is a powerful exhortation for Public Kinship and a #CaringCulture: http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html Civilize ItCivilize It is a Catholic led movement centered on "Loving Our Neighbor Through Dialogue", and on "Building a Better Kind of Politics". It embraces Fratelli Tutti.CatholicsThe (&) CampaignThe (&) Campaign is a Protestant led movement to catalyze faithful civic engagement.ProtestantsFaithful Citizenship MovementsIntegrating those two Faithful Citizenship movements into an inclusive Compassionate Citizenship movement is the #CaringCulture plank of our mission.Partnership for American DemocracyThere are already thousands of organizations working on cultural, political and economic transformation, including over 500 organizations who are affiliated with the following three hubs (the first two of which are actively engaged with the Partnership for American Democracy): ListenFirst Coalition1. #CaringCultureBridge Alliance Network2. #WiserDemocracyNew Economy Coalition3. #CaringEconomyChristian ChurchBecause so much of our deeply divided nation is related to the divide within the Christian Church (with which 65% of Americans identify), there is an ecumenical dimension of our mission, which centers on inviting all the participating communions at Christian Churches Together (representing around 110 million "Unity Christians") to "empower #BelovedCommunity" in their neighborhoods.ChristiansInviting Christians to come together, across political and theological divisions, to pursue the Common Good reflects our commitment to Missional Ecumenism, a movement to unite Christians who believe that "the love of Jesus might exceed all divisions".CCF Co-Leadership TeamBobby AustinPresident, Neighborhood Associates Bradly JohnsonBuild Chicago | Co-organizer, Compassionate Westside ChicagoAndy SwindlerCo-founder, FeelRealAndrew Szilva, PhDCo-founder, FairVote IllinoisLaQuisha Heath-WaheedFounder, There Is Hope CDCJune KleesCo-founder, Compassionate AmericaCharles Randall PaulFounder and President, Foundation For Religious DiplomacyJohn MoreheadDirector, Evangelical Chapter, Foundation For Religious Diplomacy Steve BhaermanCo-author, Spontaneous EvolutionBill ShiremanCo-founder, In This Together | CEO, Future 500Julie NicholsDirector, Texas DFLAHoward PepperDirector, Ecumenical OutreachNorlyn DimmittDirector, #CompassionateRealtorsCCF AdvisorsASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CommitteeDan DuncanChair of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD)Cormac RussellManaging Director, Nurture DevelopmentJay Van GroningenINTERFAITH DIALOGUE CommitteeMike GhouseFounder of Center For PluralismEdwina CowellFounder, Spiritual PlaydateCCF AT LARGE advisorsClifford CobbEditor, American Journal of Economics and SociologyDavid LappBraver AngelsBrigitte PerreaultFounder, The Global LeadBrione LaThropGlobal Ambassador at Charter For Compassion InternationalBryan WelchAuthor, Beautiful and AbundantRev. Dr. William Flippin, Jr.Guy BurgessBeyond IntractabilityJohn SteinerTranspartisan MeshweaverA compassionate, inclusive World that Works for ALL_8e361b8c-c2ba-11ec-84b5-202af482ea00To build a BelovedCommunity in America_8e361c9a-c2ba-11ec-84b5-202af482ea00CompassionCitizenshipInclusionDeliberationWe believe that empowering Deliberative Democracy in the U.S. is an important step towards a Politics of Communion, and towards the co-creation of an America (and ultimately, a world) that works for ALL (i.e., an Economy of Communion).DemocracyCommunionCo-CreationCo-CreationCo-create an America that works for ALL_8e361e20-c2ba-11ec-84b5-202af482ea00AmericansOur invitation is to ALL Americans, to co-create an America that works for ALL.UnificationUnite "silos of compassion" in West Side Chicago_8e361f1a-c2ba-11ec-84b5-202af482ea00West Side ChicagoCaringCulture Movement1. The #CaringCulture movement (e.g., Karen Armstong's vision for Compassionate Communities; Bobby Austin's #PublicKinship vision; The USCCB's call for Loving Our Neighbor through Dialogue);Ecological Civilization Movement2. The Ecological Civilization movement (e.g., Cobb Institute, Institute for Ecological Civilization, National Religious Partners for the Environment; Catholic Climate Covenant).Economy of Well Being Movement3. The movement for an "Economy of Well Being" (WIN Network; Healthcare Anchor Network), and the aligned Asset Based Community Development movement (e.g., Christian Community Development Association, Parish Collective, ABCD Institute)Focolare Movement4. The Focolare Movement's vision for a Spirituality, Politics and Economy of Communion (which we denote #CaringCulture, #WiserDemocracy, #CaringEconomy). In 2022, we aim to demonstrate the possibility and the power of uniting the myriad "silos of compassion", across theological and political differences, in West Side Chicago. We will be focused in 2022 on supporting the collective impact mission of West Side United and its partners -- broadly engaging compassionate citizens, to co-create a West Side Chicago that works for ALL. We are a growing, informal network of leaders in America who are committed to empowering #BelovedCommunity, with a focus on uniting and funding four aligned movements:2022-04-23https://compassionatecitizens.us/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net