Engaging Communities to Inspire Compassion for All

Presenters discuss the transformation of consciousness currently taking place to help people become nonviolent partners with all of life rather than dominators of living beings. They envision a world in which human beings will extend the Golden Rule beyond humanity to all of life. Presenters share innovative community-based projects to inspire compassionate action for everyone and encourage interfaith and interspecies harmony. Some of these grassroots initiatives improve health and wellness within underserved communities by promoting accessible plant-based foods. Others provide resources to assist faith traditions in aligning their highest values of compassion with vegan values of nonviolence and love for all beings. Projects include: Food Healers Day, The Black Vegan Experience, Interfaith Vegan Advocacy Kits, Community Health Educational Seminars, and Green Islam.