May 1 Tip: Attend this morning's interfaith National Day of Prayer event

Attend this morning's interfaith National Day of Prayer event

(The May 1 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

Interfaith Paths to Peace and Signature Healthcare join together in inviting you to attend a special event featuring prayers for healing taken from many world religions to mark National Day of Prayer at 10:30 am on Thursday, May 1, 2014.

We will gather at

Signature's facility at 12201 Bluegrass Parkway.

The one-hour event is expected to include brief prayers for healing from representatives of:

* Hinduism,
* Protestant Christianity,
* Buddhism,
* the Roman Catholic Church,
* Islam,
* Judaism,
* the Baha'i faith,
* Native American religion,
* Unitarianism and
* the Quakers.

http://ltcrevolution.com/about-shc

April 30 Tip: Learn what Buddhism Requires

From the NY Times: Learn what Buddhism Requires

(The April 30 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/what-does-buddhism-require/

The Buddhist world is vast, and Buddhism has been around in various forms for two and a half millennia. There are many forms of Buddhist practice and culture, many Buddhist communities of belief and practice and significant doctrinal differences among Buddhist schools. So generalization can be dangerous. Just as we need to be careful about lumping Unitarians and Catholics together when we ask whether Christians accept the transubstantiation of the host, we must be careful about lumping together, for instance, Theravada monks in Sri Lanka with lay Zen practitioners in San Francisco. And there is no central doctrinal authority or organization that covers all of the Buddhist world.

April 29 Tip: Enjoy Tonight's Potluck & Celebration of Creativity in Spirituality

Enjoy Tonight's Potluck & Celebration of Creativity in Spirituality

(The April 29 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

Interfaith Celebration of Creativity  (and potluck supper!) Honoring the Memory of the late Janet Irwin,  Longtime IPP Executive Director Tuesday, April 29 St. Andrews Episcopal Church 2233 Woodbourne Ave 6 pm Potluck Dinner* 7 pm Interfaith Service Celebrating Creativity The Interfaith Service will include Music by Award-winning folk musician John Gage and Shabnam Mockon of the Louisville Baha'i Community Native American Four Directions Prayer by Anne Walter Taoist Tai Chi Islamic Adhan (Call to Prayer) by Dr. Faiz Kader The Poetry of Rumi Selections from the New Zealand Prayerbook Readings from a book co-authored by Janet Irwin And more! *IPP and St. Andrews will provide Entrees (including vegetarian and vegan options) Please bring a sidedish, salad or dessert

April 28 Tip: Attend Tonight's Holocaust Remembrance Event

Attend Tonight's Holocaust Remembrance Event

(The April 28 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

An Evening of Remembrance and Reflection

Join us  Join the Jewish Community Relations Council for the annual community-wide Yom HaShoah program, Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. This evening of Remembrance and Reflection on the Holocaust will include a preview of a unique film project created by local Catholic and Jewish teens featuring insights about survivors' lives and the lessons they shared with their young interviewers. Some of the survivors have not previously spoken publicly about their experiences. The program will also encompass other reflections on the Holocaust, including two Israeli soldiers from our partnership region in the Western Galilee with unique perspectives as descendants of Holocaust survivors.

Where  Kentucky Center for the Arts, Bomhard Theater 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202

THIS COMMEMORATION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

April 27 Tip: View TED talk by Elizabeth on "Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating"

April 27 Tip: View TED talk by Elizabeth on "Success, Failure and the Drive to Keep Creating"

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/1459e87d3f2810df

Elizabeth Gilbert was once an "unpublished diner waitress," devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of 'Eat, Pray, Love,' she found herself identifying strongly with her former self. With beautiful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be as disorienting as failure and offers a simple -- though hard -- way to carry on, regardless of outcomes.

April 26 Tip: Read Barbara Brown Taylor "In Praise of Darkness"

Read Barbara Brown Taylor "In Praise of Darkness"

(The April 26 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://time.com/65543/barbara-brown-taylor-in-praise-of-darkness/

“Darkness” is shorthand for anything that scares me — that I want no part of — either because I am sure that I do not have the resources to survive it or because I do not want to find out. The absence of God is in there, along with the fear of dementia and the loss of those nearest and dearest to me. So is the melting of polar ice caps, the suffering of children, and the nagging question of what it will feel like to die. If I had my way, I would eliminate everything from chronic back pain to the fear of the devil from my life and the lives of those I love — if I could just find the right night-lights to leave on.

April 25 Tip: Savor the poem "An Exquisite Truth" by Hsu Yun

Savor the poem "An Exquisite Truth" by Hsu Yun

(The April 25 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

An Exquisite Truth

By Hsu Yun 
(1839 - 1959)

This is an exquisite truth:
Saints and ordinary folks are the same from the start.
Inquiring about a difference
Is like asking to borrow string
when you've got a good strong rope.
Every Dharma is known in the heart.
After a rain, the mountain colors intensify.
Once you become familiar with the design of fate's illusions
Your ink-well will contain all of life and death.

April 24 Tip: Attend today's Merton-Dala'i Lama noontime film preview

"The Dalai Lama Speaks about Thomas Merton"
Film Preview and Discussion with Louisville documentary filmmaker Morgan Atkinson
Presented by Interfaith Paths to Peace

12:10-1 pm, Thursday, April 24
Christ Church Cathedral, 425 South Second Street, Louisville


Morgan Atkinson will be showing the interview he and Paul Pearson (of the Thomas Merton Center) conducted with the Dalai Lama in May of 2013 in which His Holiness describes the momentous meetings he had with Thomas Merton. Atkinson will also show a brief preview of his upcoming documentary on Thomas Merton. His Holiness the Dalai Lama often describes his meetings with Thomas Merton in 1968 as instrumental in shaping his views on spiritual life in the West.

Free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch.

April 23 Tip: Buddhist Pema Chodron: The opposite of the cycle of suffering

Buddhist Pema Chodron: The opposite of the cycle of suffering

(The April 23 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

THE OPPOSITE OF SAMSARA

The opposite of samsara (the cycle of suffering) is when all the walls fall down, when the cocoon completely disappears and we are totally open to whatever may happen, with no withdrawing, no centralizing into ourselves. That is what we aspire to, the warrior’s journey. That is what stirs us: leaping, being thrown out of the nest, going through the initiation rites, growing up, stepping into something that’s uncertain and unknown. 

http://www.shambhala.com/comfortable-with-uncertainty.html?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Read+More&utm_content=Quote+of+the+Week+%7C+The+Opposite+of+Samsara&utm_campaign=HA+4%2F23%2F14

April 22 Tip: Tomorrow (Wednesday) Wear Denim & Take a Stand Against Rape and Sexual Assault

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Wear Denim & Take a Stand Against Rape and Sexual Assault

(The April 22 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

Thank you for choosing to help us take a stand against sexual violence by participating in 
2014 Denim Day. There are several simple ways for you to get involved this year. 

• Wear denim on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

• Encourage your workplace, professional affiliates, family, friends, church group and maybe
even your favorite local barista to wear jeans on Denim Day.

• Follow us on Facebook & Twitter @thecenteronline. Share our posts to help raise
awareness & educate people on facts about sexual assault.

• Print out copies of the poster and info sheet included in our kit and put them up at your
workplace, school or group meeting place to let others know about Denim Day.

• Sponsor a Dollars for Denim Day event at your community, school or workplace to benefit
The Center for Women and Families.

* The Center for Women and Families does not sell or share personal information. You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time.

Call or email us with any questions you may have. Please email or fax completed sign up sheets
that have individuals who are interested in learning more about The Center.*

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: denimday@cwfempower.org

www.cfempower.org

April 21 Tip: Listen to "The everyday Art of Listening"

From "On Being": Listen to "The everyday Art of Listening"

(The April 21 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.onbeing.org/program/dave-isay-the-everyday-art-of-listening/6268/audio?embed=1

StoryCorps founder David Isay and Krista Tippett have an intimate conversation about their shared love of listening — and the importance of creating spaces to tell our stories to each other. For him, the spaces where two people ask the questions they’ve always wanted to ask of each other are sacred. Listening, he’s learned, is an act of love. Eliciting and capturing our stories is a way of insisting that every life matters.

April 19 Tip: Please report your "Give a Day" volunteer activity by Sunday!

Please report your "Give a Day" volunteer activity by Sunday!

(The April 19 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

https://volunteer.truist.com/muw-3/survey/?survey_id=10615636158

Your actions will help Louisville break its own "world record" for caring and helping others.

As a special "thank you"  -- the first 5,000 people that report their service or register for one of the volunteer projects will be eligible to receive a free grounds ticket to Monday's practice round at the 2014 PGA Championship at Louisville's Valhalla Golf Club on Aug. 4.

So that ticket winners can be contacted by the PGA, please provide the information requested below. Thanks for your citizenship and compassion!

--Mayor Greg Fischer

April 20 Tip: Learn about e.e. cummings and "lowercaseness"

Learn about e.e. cummings and "lowercaseness"

(The April 20 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/article/247534?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Poetryfoundationorg+Newsletter&utm_content=Poetryfoundationorg+Newsletter+CID_f676037e0528e804c81579c6c8ceb1e0&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Lowercaseness

Susan Cheever’s recently published biography, E.E. Cummings: A Life, is like the poet himself: playful, trim, and meticulous. Cheever, the author of more than a dozen books including American Bloomsbury, presents the major events of the poet’s life with a sympathetic eye. At times, Cheever’s work reads like an ode to a childhood hero—appropriately enough: Cheever’s father, the short-story author and novelist John Cheever, was a friend of Cummings, and Cheever’s memories of the poet have fueled what she now calls something of “an obsession.” The biography switches gears readily between modes of historical factuality and modern contextualization, and Cheever focuses on Cummings’s life as a man rather than his work as a gifted nonconformist poet. Such was her goal: to “bring him to life.”

Cheever spoke with the Poetry Foundation on the phone from her home in New York City about Cummings’s presence in her childhood, the evolution of biography as a genre, lower- versus uppercaseness, and why biography is essentially a marriage. 

April 18 Tip: Take part in today's "Way of the Cross, Walk for Justice"

Take part in today's "Way of the Cross, Walk for Justice"

(The April 18 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

You are invited! Good Friday Expressions of Justice
18th Annual Ecumenical "Way of the Cross: A Walk for Justice”

April 18, 2014
9:30-11:30 AM
Starting at the Mazzoli Federal Building on 7th and Chestnut ending at Founders Square at 5th and Liberty.

This ecumenical event, shaped by the tradition of remembering Jesus' final moments in life, the "stations" will be held near a number of locations in the downtown area.
It is an opportunity to remember and pray for those caught in situations of oppression or suffering today.

The 1.5 mile walk will stop at 14 locations throughout downtown, reflecting on economic inequality, justice in health, care for the earth, the death penalty, the plight of immigrants/migrant workers, poverty and homelessness, racism, and many more.

Community Sponsors include:

St. William Church, Ascension Church, Casa Latina, Episcopal Church of the Advent, Church of the Epiphany Social Responsibility, Church of the Good Shepherd, CrossRoads Ministry, Episcopal Churches of Louisville – Beargrass Deanery, Highland Baptist Church’s Mission and Justice Ministry Group, Interfaith Paths to Peace, James Lees Memorial Presbyterian Church, JustFaith Ministries, Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light, Kentucky Interfaith Taskforce on Latin America and the Caribbean (KITLAC), Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, La Casita, Louisville Committee for Peace in the Middle East, Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation, Louisville Peace Action Community, Mid-Kentucky Presbytery Mission Unit, Passionist Earth & Spirit Center, St. Agnes Church, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sowers of Justice Network, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and many others who lend support.


Route Map: http://tinyurl.com/bne9b4v

April 17 Tip: Watch the TED Talk: Hidden Miracles of the Natural World"

Watch the TED Talk: Hidden Miracles of the Natural World"

(The April 17 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.ted.com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_hidden_miracles_of_the_natural_world?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2014-04-12&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button

We live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye. To bring this invisible world to light, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space with high-speed cameras, time lapses and microscopes. At TED2014, he shares highlights from his latest project, a 3D film titled "Mysteries of the Unseen World," which slows down, speeds up, and magnifies the astonishing wonders of nature.

April 16 Tip: Order your tickets now for the May "Festival of Faiths"

Order your tickets for the "Festival of Faiths" May 13-18

(The April 16 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

Tickets On Sale Now! MAY 13-18, 2014 FESTIVAL OF FAITHS SACRED EARTH SACRED SELF

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Center for Interfaith Relations presents the 19th annual Festival ofFaiths, May 13-18, 2014, focusing on the theme of Sacred Earth Sacred Self. The Festival is an event that celebrates the diversity of our faith traditions, promotes unity and strengthens the role of faith in society through common action.  Tickets are available through Actors Theatre of Louisville box office (502) 584-1205,  or (800) 428-5849  or online at www.festivaloffaiths.org. The Festival will open with an Interfaith Service at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, at the Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 S. Fifth Street. The Interfaith Service is free and open to the public. All remaining events will take place at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Through its theme, Sacred Earth Sacred Self, the Festival extends an invitation to all to reflect upon the interconnectedness of all species, interacting with each other in reciprocal exchange. As a result, the choices that we make in our everyday life tell the story of our relationship with the Earth and in turn with the Divine. Don't miss the opportunity to conduct this reflection in an interfaith setting which brings together international scholars and leaders in areas that include environmental and social justice, sustainability, and agriculture. Programs will include daily guided public meditations, keynote addresses, discussions, films, and photographic exhibits. A highlight of the Festival will be the joint appearance by two of America's most notable literary figures - Wendell Berry, poet, farmer, essayist and activist, and Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and environmentalist. The title of this event, Distant Neighbors, is also the title of a new collection of Berry and Snyder's correspondence, written over the last half century. Distant Neighbors will not appear in bookstores until June, but advance copies will be on sale at the Festival bookstore. All Festival Events at Actors Theatre (free or charged) require a ticket. Ticket prices for individual programs range from $15 to $25. Student tickets are half-price. Week passes are available for $150 and can be purchased by calling Actors Theatre of Louisville box office. Fees will apply to online ticket sales.

April 15 Tip: Make a Reservation now for Thursday's talk by Terry Taylor on "Learning from the Troubles in Northern Ireland"

Make your reservation TODAY 3rd Thursday Luncheon Talk by Terry Taylor on "Learning from the Troubles in Norther Ireland"

(The April 15 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

 Learning from "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland

presented by Terry Taylor, Interfaith Paths to Peace

For several decades beginning in the late 1960's the citizens of Northern Ireland endured a bloody civil war between Catholics and Protestants. The violence included terror bombings, kidnappings and assassinations. Today the war is over . . . but they don't yet have peace. Terry Taylor will describe his visit to that country in October 2013, and will share what he learned about how the citizens of Northern Ireland are struggling to get past their history of violence amid the animosities that still linger. He will detail the similarities and differences between the Irish struggle and the violence in Louisville's streets.

At the Rudyard Kipling in Old Louisville.  Buffet lunch at 11:30.  Presentation at noon.  $7.  Call/email Cathy Ford at 458-1223 or fordhoff@bellsouth.net for a reservation by 5 pm Tuesday, April 15th.

April 14 Tip: Avivah Zornberg on "The Transformation of Pharaoh, Moses and G!d"

From ON BEING: Avivah Zornberg on "The Transformation of Pharaoh, Moses and G!d"

(The April 14 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.onbeing.org/program/avivah-zornberg-the-transformation-of-pharaoh-moses-and-god/6258/audio?embed=1

With a master of midrash as our guide, we walk through the Exodus story at the heart of Passover. It's not the simple narrative you've watched at the movies or learned in Sunday school. Neither Moses or Pharaoh, nor the oppressed Israelites or even God, are as they seem. As Avivah Zornberg reveals, Exodus is a cargo of hidden stories — telling the messy, strange, redemptive truth of us as we are, and life as it is.

April 13 Tip: The Gift of Empathy

From Sounds True: Marshall Rosenberg on "The Gift of Empathy"

(The April 13 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.soundstrue.com/weeklywisdom/?source=podcast&p=9495&category=AGM&version=full

What matters most for real communication? Our choice of words, our clarity of expression . . . or is it something deeper? Marshall Rosenberg has dedicated his life to helping people transcend barriers and resolve conflicts through his method of Nonviolent Communication. With more than 20 years of experience in some of the most difficult arenas, he has learned the art of both speaking and listening—and becoming aware of the underlying needs being expressed in any exchange. Here he reveals one of the essential elements of true, heart-to-heart communication—and the most powerful gift that one person can give to another.

April 12 Tip: Savor Southeast Asian Art: "Gathering of Gods from Places Long Forgotten"

From the NY Times: Savor Southeast Asian Art: "Gathering of Gods from Places Long Forgotten"

(The April 12 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/arts/design/in-lost-kingdoms-national-treasures-from-asian-countries.html?ref=hinduism

It’s a show about faith, or faiths, that may initially need to be taken on faith by Met visitors for whom religious art from Southeast Asia is an unknown quantity. So let me offer a few belief-building facts: Most of its 160 sculptures, monumental and minute, are national treasures in an unprecedented transmigration from Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Myanmar, formerly Burma, whose antiquities have never traveled, signed a first-ever international loan agreement for the occasion and sent a king’s ransom in material.

April 11 Tip: Watch the 90 second video: "Compassionate Call to Action"

Watch the 90 second video: "Compassionate Call to Action"

(The April 11 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsTPlrDMU-4

Together with Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY, is looking to access and leverage its most important resource: compassion. Research shows that compassion spurs economic development, academic achievement, and community building. Help Compassionate Louisville reach its goal of 100 businesses, organizations, and schools adopting a resolution, and get involved today! Visit the sites below for more information on how you can help Louisville be a leader in the global compassion movement.

April 10: Register for Free Diversity training on April 14-15

Register for Free Diversity training on April 14-15

(The April 9 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH  "LOU + YOU" DIVERSITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAININGS TO DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES Dear Downtown Stakeholder, The Louisville Downtown Partnership, in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, the Fairness Campaign, the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission and Fourth Street Live! are excited to announce a new Downtown cultural proficiency and courtesy campaign calledLou + You. The Lou + You campaign's mission is to ensure that all guests, visitors and citizens have a positive experience while in Downtown Louisville, our city's Central Business District and a marketplace for economic, social and communal interaction. Lou + You is committed to diversity, customer service and aims to work with local business owners, employees, landlords, Downtown residents and ratepayers to make Downtown Louisville a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. To launch the Lou + You campaign, Fourth Street Live! will offer two community training sessions to businesses and employers in the Central Business District that will be held April 14-15. The campaign will continue to offer periodic trainings throughout the year along with downloadable materials that will be available for download in the future at http://www.louisvilledowntown.org. Downtown residents and participants that are unable to attend the sessions will also have the option to request in-person trainings on site. To show its commitment to the community, Fourth Street Live! has also agreed to graciously offer 20 scholarships seats for every training session. We highly encourage you to attend and invite your employees. Below are the scheduled dates and times for the training sessions: APRIL 14 Louisville Hyatt 311 S 4th St, Louisville 5-7 PM APRIL 15 The Brown Hotel 335 W Broadway 5-7 PM To reserve a scholarship seat, please call (502) 583-1673  or email kbrooks@louisvilledowntown.org Stay tuned for further details about session locations and materials. We look forward to your support in launching this exciting new initiative for Downtown Louisville!

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April 9 Tip: Faith Communities encouraged to take part in next week's Give-A-Day Program

Faith Communities encouraged to take part in next week's Give-A-Day Program

(The April 9 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

A message from Brenda Frank, special assistant to Mayor Fischer…….

On behalf of Mayor Fischer and his Give A Day project, I would like to ask for the involvement of the faith community during April 12-20, 2014.    Please  go to www.mygiveaday.com for more details and information on how to get involved and how to report the act of compassion.   

Once you visit the site, you will see over 150 non-profit agencies that need assistance.  There are so many projects available,  I cannot list them all on this email.   However, mulching, planting flowers, assisting with the homeless and collecting books for the scholar house are a few of the opportunities.  There is truly something for everyone to do and it is so rewarding when you do it.  I hope you will encourage your congregants to get involved.

April 8 Tip: Read Mayor Fischer's Letter to the Community in Response to Recent Teen Violence

Read Mayor Fischer's Letter to the Community in Response to Recent Teen Violence

(The April 8 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

Taken from the Courier-Journal Web Site:

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/readers/2014/03/27/mayor-speaks-violence/6975027/

April 7 Tip: Read a review of "In Paradise," the forthcoming book by Peter Mathiessen

From the NY Times: Read a review of "In Paradise," the forthcoming book by Peter Mathiessen

(The April 7 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace0

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/05/297718935/peter-matthiessen-says-sobering-paradise-is-likely-his-last?sc=17&f=1032

Peter Mathiessen died on Saturday, April 5.

At age 86, Peter Matthiessen has written what he says "may be his last word" — a novel due out Tuesday about a visit to a Nazi extermination camp. It's called In Paradise, and it caps a career spanning six decades and 33 books..

April 6 Tip: Take part in this afternoon's "Rally for Compassion, Peace and Healing"

Take part in this afternoon's "Rally for Compassion, Peace and Healing"

(The April 6 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

Join us for a special 30 minute gathering at 3:30 pm on Sunday, April 6

 on the Big Four Bridge in response to the events that occurred in our city on Saturday, March 22.

Many of us feel grief, anger, fear and sadness over the violent events of March 22. We struggle to find a way to express our feelings.

We invite everyone to take part in an event at which we will:

• Express our grief over what happened in our streets on March 22,  
• Demonstrate our compassion and support for those who were injured and terrorized,  
• Offer our gratitude to the gentleman who came to the aid of a young woman who was under attack (and then was beaten himself), and to others who tried to stop the violence,  
• Give voice to our hopes for peace,  
• Seek healing for what has happend
• Renew our commitment to non-violence.  

This brief event will include readings, prayers and music.

Those attending will be invited 

to take a vow of non-violence

Please plan to join us. This event is free and open to the public.

April 5 Tip: The Politics of Passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act

From NPR's "Fresh Air": The Politics of Passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act

(The April 5 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/04/299063588/the-politics-of-passing-1964s-civil-rights-act?sc=17&f=13

Martin Luther King may not have had a vote in Congress, but he and the movement he helped lead were integral to getting the civil rights bill introduced. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of that bill, now known as the Civil Rights Act.

Among other things, the act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations — including restaurants, hotels and motels — ending the era of legal segregation in those places.

April 4 Tip: Shop at Bader's Food Mart and other downtown merchants (and Waterfront Park)

Shop at Bader's Food Mart and gas station (1st and Liberty ) and other downtown merchants

And visit Waterfront Park (when the weather clears up)"

Bader's was the scene of  some of the violence two weeks ago. Their staff was terrorized and they lost about $100 in Merchandise.

Join me in stopping at Bader's. Fill up your gas tank, and purchase a few snacks while you are at it. And tell the staff that you are sorry for what happened and that you appreciate them.

And take some time to visit our beautiful Waterfront Park. Louisville's Parks are gifts for all of us that we should savor!

April 3 Tip: Our need for each other: an argument against suicide

From "On Being": Our need for each other: an argument against suicide

(The April 3 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.onbeing.org/program/jennifer-michael-hecht-hope-for-our-future-selves/20140327/audio?embed=1

"Your staying alive means so much more than you really know or that anyone is aware of at this moment."

Philosopher, historian, and poet Jennifer Michael Hecht has traced how Western civilization has at times demonized those who commit suicide, at times celebrated it as a moral freedom. She proposes a reframed cultural conversation, based not on morality or rights but on our essential need for each other.

April 2: Tip: From the NY Times: Is belief a Jewish notion?

From the NY Times: Is belief a Jewish notion?

(The April 2 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/is-belief-a-jewish-notion/

Theoretical views about God may be less important than religious practice.