EVENT DETAILS

Friday, April 11 – Day of Review and Learning

9:00 – 11:00 am, Bank of America Arena @ Hec Ed Pavilion, UW

The Scientific Basis for Compassion: What We Know Now with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

    
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is joined by a panel of leading researchers to discuss the quantitative benefits of compassion.

Moderated by Daniel Goleman, author of “Emotional Intelligence”

Panelists:

• Richard Davidson, Director, Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience
• Alicia Lieberman, President, Board of Directors, Zero to Three
• Daniel J Seigel, Author of "The Mindful Brain" and "Parenting from the Inside Out"
• Andrew Meltzoff, Co-Director, UW Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences

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Friday, April 11 – Day of Review and Learning

12:30 – 2:30 pm, Key Arena, Seattle Center

From Knowledge to Compassion Action: What We All Can Do
  

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be joined by leaders in the area of compassion and empathy for a wide ranging discussion of how parents and educators can bring compassion into the lives of children and families.

Moderated by Mark Greenberg, Director of Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development at Penn State

Panelists:

• John Gottman, Author of "How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child"
• Mary Gordon, Roots of Empathy
• Roger Weissberg, President of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
• Karen Gordon, Whole Child International
• Bob Marvin, Co-Originator, Circle of Security

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Friday, April 11 – Day of Review and Learning

4:30 – 10:00 pm, Key Arena, Seattle Center

Concert for Compassion: An Acoustic Evening with Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds will be performing in celebration of the historic visit to Seattle of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other compassion leaders to bring global attention to the importance of nurturing kindness and compassion in the world, starting with children and all those who touch their lives.

Prior to the concert, from 4:30 to 5:15 pm, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will have a dialogue on compassion in the media with Dave Matthews and NBC's Ann Curry, moderated by Margaret Larson. All ticket holders for the benefit concert can also attend the dialogue.

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Saturday, April 12 – Compassion in Action

11:00 am –3:00 pm, Qwest Field West Plaza

Resource Fair

Visit 60 resource booths that explore the vision, science and programs of early social, emotional and cognitive learning. Area organizations and programs will have booths so you can learn more about compassion and how to bring positive energy to your community. For a full list of participants, click here.

Saturday, April 12 – Compassion in Action
11:00 am –12:30 pm, WaMu Theater

Workshop: Compassion at Home, in Schools and the Community
    

Leading experts discuss compassion's role in the home, school, and community.

Panelists:

• Dan Siegel, M.D., Author of "The Mindful Brain"
• Mary Gordon, Roots of Empathy
• Ed Taylor, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington

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Saturday, April 12 – Compassion in Action

12:00 noon - Pre-Show Field Entertainment
As you're finding your seat and waiting for the show to begin enjoy Meditation Movement Performance as 300 dancers perform improv meditation movement on the field, followed by the fun of Recess Monkey, Seattle's greatest kids music band.

1:00 pm, The Procession of Cultures
• 1,000 people representing the cultures of the state of Washington
• 200 Drummers from various cultures and traditions

1:30 – 3:00 pm, Qwest Field

The Heartbeat of Humanity
    

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3, Second Movement
Simone Porter, 11-year-old virtuoso violinist from Seattle

Welcome
Tod Leiweke, CEO of the Seattle Seahawks

Heartbeat of Humanity with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Moderator: Carolyn Douglas, KING 5 TV News Anchor

Commemorating our Native American Witnesses

Speakers
William C. Bell, President and CEO of Casey Family Programs
Governor Christine Gregoire
Daniel Kranzler, President of Kirlin Foundation and Co-founder of Seeds of Compassion
Lama Tenzin Dhonden, Co-founder of Seeds of Compassion

Main speaker
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Questions & Answers

Compassion Commitments

Closing Circle of Friendship led by Seeds of Compassion Youth Ambassadors

1800-member choir of parents and children
Led by Mary K. McNeill

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Sunday, April 13 – Compassion in Action Workshops & Dialogues

10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Bagley Wright Theater

Compassion in Giving: The Importance of Philanthropic Support of Social and Emotional & Early Childhood Learning
 

Join His Holiness the Dalai Lama and fellow luminaries for a discussion of the role that philanthropy plays in supporting the emotional and intellectual growth of children. Learn how your contributions, especially time and expertise, make a significant difference in the community.

Panelists
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• William Bell, CEO, Casey Family Programs
• Phyllis Campbell, The Seattle Foundation
• Martha Choe, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Graciela Italiano-Thomas, Thrive by Five
• Nandie Oosthuizen, National Philanthropy Day award winner

Moderator
Emily Hine, Seeds of Compassion

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Sunday, April 13 – Compassion in Action Workshops & Dialogues

12:30 am – 4:30 pm, Fisher Pavilion
Compassion Forum
 

The Compassion Forum will engage a diverse group of over 500 citizens, policy makers, teachers, parents, youth, community leaders and philanthropists in an important dialogue to define action steps to sustain the goals of Seeds of Compassion. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a portion of the Compassion Forum.

Compassion Forum participants will work in a small group with a trained facilitator to discuss a series of questions about how to continue the work of Seeds of Compassion in our schools and communities.

The discussions will focus on three areas: Early Learning and Education, Youth Engagement, and Support for Parents, Caregivers and Families.

Featuring “The Compassion Song,” written and performed by Dan Connolly, and catered food.

Moderator
Tom Campbell
Facilitator
Sam Magil

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Monday, April 14 – Children & Youth Day

10:45 am – 12:00 pm, Key Arena

Children & Youth Day

A day specifically for children and youth, created by children and youth. Over 16,000 children and youth, along with teachers and chaperones, will be bused from their schools to the Seattle Center. Participants will enter the Seattle Center together and spend the day sharing expressions of the What Does Compassion Looks Like™ campaign, attending youth performances and programs, visiting booths created by children and youth, and learning about compassion from leaders including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Youth Ambassadors (ages 12–18), those who have taken compassion leadership roles in their schools, will assume youth leadership roles during this special day.

At the end of the program, the children and youth make commitments to greet each other with kindness, support and care of each other and the universe. Participants will then weave a bracelet of commitment as a reminder and a keepsake.

Righteous Rainbow Choir from Giddens School,
Washington Middle School, Saint Therese
Elementary School

Welcome to Children and Youth Day with His
Holiness the Dalai Lama

Robert Nellams, Seattle Center Director

Raj Manhas, Executive Director of
Seeds of Compassion

Dr. Terry Bergeson, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels
Presentation of the Key to Seattle to
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Jessica Markowitz, Seeds of Compassion Youth
Ambassador, Seattle Girls School 7th grader,
welcomes His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Laura “Piece” Kelley, Poet and Spoken Word Artist

Eduardo Mendonça, Brazilian percussionist,
composer and recording artist

Gene Tagaban, Native American storyteller, actor,
dancer and musician

Ishmael Beah, special guest speaker and author of
A LONG WAY GONE: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

Habib Behiatra, Seeds of Compassion Youth
Ambassador, Lake Washington High School 11th
grader, introduces His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Special presentation to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Bridges to Understanding, including visiting
students from:

• Cape Town, South Africa
• Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamsala, India

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Monday, April 14 – Children & Youth Day

11:30 am – 12:45 pm, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center

Business Leaders and Policy Makers Luncheon

This is a first-of-its-kind luncheon as business and public policy leaders are invited to learn how businesses can successfully implement compassionate practices in the workplace and how those actions benefit to clients, employees, investors as well as the community.

Chair:
Kirk Anderson

Moderator:
Carolyn Douglas, KING 5

Speakers:
Rajendra Sisodia, author of Firms of Endearment
Howard Behar, author of It’s Not About the Coffee, former president and current board member of Starbucks

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Monday, April 14 – Children & Youth Day

1:00 – 2:30 pm, McCaw Hall

Discussion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Results of Compassion Forums and Business and Policy Luncheon

Immediately following the luncheon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will engage the audience, sharing his perspective on how to foster compassion in the workplace and community.

Panelists:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
King County Executive Ron Sims
Jeff Brotman
State Senator Lisa Brown
Kevin Washington
Robert Watt

Moderator:
Eric Liu

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Monday, April 14 – Children & Youth Day

7:00 – 9:30pm, McCaw Hall
Seeds for the Spirit: An Evening of Music, Art & Dance
    

Reflecting the mission of Seeds of Compassion – to nurture kindness and compassion in the world starting with children and all those who touch their lives – this inspirational event brings together a generous, eclectic and acclaimed group of artists, all donating their time to help promote the welfare of children and advance the compassion movement.

The Seeds for the Spirit program includes the following globally-inspired contributions:
• Grammy award-winning musicians Tingstad and Rumbel, playing virtuoso acoustic music on American finger-style guitar and melodic woodwinds;
• Phil Borges, acclaimed humanitarian photographer and Founder of Bridges to Understanding, presenting his inspiring photography of indigenous cultures plus digital stories as shared by youth from around the world;
• Mystical music from the Middle East, with the Yuval Ron Ensemble (led by the Oscar-winning composer), Owwalli master vocalist Sukhawat Ali Khan, dancer Jewish-Moroccan Maya Karasso, lead singer Najwa Gibranand, and the Sufi Whirling Dervish Aziz.
• Plus special guests: the Reverend Samuel McKinney, Civil Rights pioneer; Ishmael Beah, author and former child soldier from Sierra Leone; and Gina Salá, acclaimed vocalist and composer.

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Tuesday, April 15 – Youth and Spiritual Connection Day

9:30 am – 1:45 pm, Bank of America Arena, Hec Ed Pavilion, University of Washington

InterSpiritual Panel Discussion with His Holiness the Dalai Lama – Inspiring Compassion in Our Youth:
Youth and Spiritual Connection Dialogue
  

Concluding the five days of the Seeds of Compassion event, this session focuses on the common theme of compassion that lies at the heart of the world's spiritual traditions. This special panel discussion will feature His Holiness the Dalai Lama and several other leading spiritual leaders as they talk about the themes common to all spiritual traditions.

Morning Session 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Invocation and Recitation: Sheikh Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar
Josie Howell, soloist
DaNell Daymon and Royalty, performance arts ministry

Panel 1
Starting point: What propels youth to compassionate action?
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Episcopal Archbishop of South Africa
Dr. Rob Bell, Mars Hill Bible Church, Grandville, Michigan
Sister Joan Chittister, Benedictine Catholic nun
Jasmit Singh Kochar, a Sikh representative
Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President of the Islamic Society of North America
Rabbi David Rosen, Chairman of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations
Pravrajika Vrajaprana, a Vendanta nun
Moderator: Roshi Joan Halifax, Zen Buddhist Master

11:30 a.m.
Seattle Symphony’s Pacific Northwest Community Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz, Music Director
Beethoven’s Ode to Joy: Fourth Movement of Ninth Symphony

Afternoon Session 12:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Panel 2
Starting point: How can spiritual communities foster compassionate action in their members?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Sheikh Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar
Bishop Stephen Charleston, President and Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School
Linda Kavelin-Popov, President of Virtues Project International
Reverend Samuel B. McKinney, Pastor Emeritus, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Seattle
Doug Pagitt, Pastor of Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis
Father William Treacy, founder of Camp Brotherhood
Shelia Evans-Tranumn, Casey Family Programs
Moderator: Steven Shankman, UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace

Photos of the morning session are available for purchase HERE.
Photos of the afternoon session are available for purchase HERE.

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Tuesday, April 15 – Youth and Spiritual Connection Day

2:00 – 6:00 pm, Seattle Center Northwest Rooms

Compassion Workshops and Forums

To further the exploration of spirituality and compassion, a series of workshops, forums and roundtable discussions will be held. These varying dialogues will enable the community to come together in a full discussion as to how to implement spirituality and compassion in our lives and communities. Participants will have opportunities to exchange ideas and develop plans on how to increase mutual understanding while putting compassionate goals into practice.

What are you experiencing and learning? What inspires you? Come reflect, explore, and share your experience of this event in the Reflection & Conversation Space.

Hosted by teams of professionals whose collective experience and expertise may include the use of a variety of conversational forms: World Café, Appreciative Inquiry, Council Circles, Open Space Technology; and expressive modes: Expressive Arts professionals, graphic recorders, recorders of digital stories.

Sunday, April 13
Monday, April 14
10:00am-7:30pm
Alki Room

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-6:30pm
Alki Room

William Gray

This workshop will explore how to model “compassion in action” for children through anecdotes, stories and practical demonstrations of Aikido, a non-violent martial art. Emphasis will be placed on developing compassion through the perfection of character and development of qualities such as courage and inner strength.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
McCaw Hall Grand Lobby
    

Moderator: Mari Offenbecher, Schools Out Washington
Glen Osborn, Schools Out Washington
Maria Rico, El Centro de la Raza
Vu Le, Vietnamese Friendship Association
Girls First, YWCA

Learn from students and organizations (representing elementary, middle and high school) how after-school programs enhance the social, emotional and academic well-being of our children.

Sunday , April 13
Lopez Room
12:00pm-1:30pm
    

Dr. Kent T. Hoffman, Marycliff Institute

Learn how to approach life with a sense of security and trust; explore how to help others do the same.

Sunday , April 13
Olympic Room
4:00pm-5:30pm

  

Jenna Bilmes, Kids From the Inside Out

Learn how to model skills that give children social and emotional choices they will use for the rest of their lives.

Monday, April 14
10:00-11:30am
Rainier Room
  

Linda Lantieri, The Inner Resilience Program

Explore how the adults in children's lives can cultivate the habits of mind, body, and heart it will take to continually relieve the pressure that children face.

Monday, April 14
12:00pm-1:30pm
Leo K Theater
  

Moderator: Darrell Hillaire and Smitty and Luti Hillaire

At the heart of Salishan cultural teachings is the lifelong learning of the necessity of having a good mind and heart. Workshop participants will learn that it is possible to pass on these teachings to youth even in a world where many cultures collide.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
McCaw – Allen Foundation for the Arts Room
    

Jill Sells, MD, Docs for Tots Washington State; Reach Out and Read Washington State
Ben Danielson, MD, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
Mary Ann Woodruff, MD, Pediatrics Northwest, PS;
Patty Hayes, RN, MN, WithinReach

Learn how children, families and nurturing parent-child relationships can be promoted through health care services that focus on the emotional, social and academic development of the child.

Sunday, April 13
10:00-11:30am
Lopez Room
    

Susan Partnow and Andrea Cohen

The practice of Compassionate Listening builds trust, connection, respectful dialogue and provides the foundation for creating sustainable solutions. This workshop will provide Compassionate Listening theory and walk people through basic experiential exercises related to listening “with the heart.”

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Fidalgo Room
    

Bernie Dorsey, Parent Trust for Washington Children

Discover ways to bring kindheartedness to your child and to encourage it in others through everyday interactions.

Monday, April 14
10:00-11:30am
Lopez Room
  

Panelists:
Sura Hart
Barbara Larson
Kathleen Macferran

Practice staying compassionately connected even while engaging in difficult conversations using empathy, honesty and clear requests that search for solutions to meet everyone's needs. This workshop is based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC): a practical process for communicating with power and compassion. The purpose of NVC is to ensure that individual needs are valued equally and fulfilled in ways that contribute to connection, harmony and peace. Through interactive dialog, games and role-playing, we will learn to transform blame, anger and criticism into respectful, constructive communication, and to resolve conflicts peacefully.

Sunday, April 13
6:00pm-7:30pm
Shaw Room
    

Moderator: Andrew Himes

Science, philosophy and the world’s wisdom traditions have shown us that we are one humanity with a common destiny. We’ll explore some creative examples of how schools and communities can instill a sense of global unity and compassionate action. Co-hosted by Voices in Wartime, Yes! Magazine and The Heritage Institute.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Lopez Room
    

Practice staying compassionately connected even while engaging in difficult conversations using empathy, honesty and clear requests that search for solutions to meet everyone's needs.

Sunday, April 13
6:00pm-7:30pm
Shaw Room
  

 

Paula Steinke, Lisa Conley, Deadru Hilliard, Child Care Resources
Mercedes Cordova-Hakim, SOAR, helping kids reach for the sky
Marcy Miller, Jon Whalen, Neighborhood House
Hueiling Chan, Chinese Information & Service Center
Kathleen To, Swedish Medical Center
Gina Lewis, Early Childhood Consultant
Tim Ryan, Ryan Educational Resources

Cultivate compassion in your child with resources to sustain you as a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, and with new knowledge about community resources such as Play & Learn groups. Presenters speak English, Spanish, Mandarin & Cantonese.

Sunday , April 13
2:00pm-3:30pm
Shaw Room
    

Jennifer James, PhD, Urban cultural anthropologist, author, and international lecturer

What is the universal basis of compassion? Is it shared across species? Is it nature or nurture? What do we need to know to understand the lack of compassion in otherwise successful societies? This workshop will center on the evolution of consciousness.

Monday, April 14
4:00pm-5:30pm
Bagley Wright Theater
    

Lori Markowitz

The goal of this workshop will be to provide opportunities for youth to engage in conversations and action based on the shared value of compassion. This includes participation in a City-wide Day of Interfaith Service on Earth Day and the creation of a regional inter-religious action movement.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Lopez Room
    

Moderator: Jeanne Anderson, Foundation for Early Learning
Teresita Batayola, International Community Health
J. David Hawkins, PhD, University of Washington
Stella Chao, Department of Neighborhoods

Community leaders will discuss their work, in a variety of different local and national settings, to create successful, caring, community-wide initiatives that are inclusive and respectful of every perspective.

Monday, April 14
10:00-11:30am
Leo K Theater
   

Bruno Alabiso
Rabbi Ted Falcon
Don Mackenzie
Jamal Rahman

A workshop where theoretical and practical issues related to Universal Ethics, and the central ethic of compassion, will be discussed from a variety of viewpoints, both secular and religious.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
McCaw Hall - Norcliffe Room
    

Frank Vincenzi, PhD, University of Washington
Susan Fox, OTR, Pediatric Therapy

Discover how emotional connections are established through experiences in early childhood which form the foundation for all future relationships, friendships, cooperation, empathy and compassion.

Monday, April 14
2:00pm-3:30pm
Lopez Room
   

Moderator: Joan Lombardi, PhD, Birth to Five Policy Alliance
Matthew E. Melmed, ZERO TO THREE
Graciela Italiano-Thomas, PhD, Thrive By Five Washington
Jon Gould, Children's Alliance

Learn about the conditions of young children, the current state of child and family policies, and the strategies to advocate for compassionate public policies domestically and globally on behalf of early childhood.

Sunday, April 13
10:00-11:30am
Fidalgo Room
   

Carolyn Pirak, LCSW, Bringing Baby Home

Learn how to use listening and empathizing to help your child develop a range of emotional experiences; learn to choose responses to particular emotional situations.

Monday, April 14
10:00am-11:30am
Bagley Wright Theater
  

Jim Henderson
Rob Bell
Ingrid Mattson
Dr. Todd Hunter
Dr. Nancy Murphy
Andrew Himes
Sunil Sardar
Pastor Rose Swetman
Rabbi Anson Laytner

How would the world be different if we practiced the compassionate traditions of Jesus? Evangelicals listen as their inter-spiritual friends share their experience with Christianity and how they understand the compassionate traditions of Jesus.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Rainier Room
    

Selena Sermeno, PhD & students, United World College – USA

Learn about the best practice approaches to the development of cross cultural compassion and global citizenship in adolescents.

Sunday , April 13
2:00pm-3:30pm
Lopez Room
   

Moderator: Sheryl Harmer, SLPH & Associates
Roger Weissberg, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), University of Illinois at Chicago
Mark Greenberg, Prevention Research Center, Penn State
Sherrie Encarnacion, The New School

The panel will share the latest science, and discuss the core social and emotional skills that support student learning. They'll also highlight how one school has infused social and emotional learning throughout their practice and culture.

Sunday , April 13
10:00am-11:30am
Olympic Room
   

Kate Weber, UNICEF

Explore ways to foster an attitude of gratitude and compassion through educational and hands-on youth philanthropy.

Monday, April 14
2:00pm-3:30pm
Rainier Room
    

Moderator: Steven Shankman and Melissa Crabbe

Participants will be able to explore their own attitudes towards the incarcerated and their families. We’ll look at how attitudes effect one’s ability to answer children’s questions about crime and violence in ways that cultivate compassion and empathy without minimizing harmful acts. The facilitators will share how being involved in education and restorative justice work in prison has enhanced their own sense of compassion and connection to others, including their children.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Center House Gallery
    

Moderator: Shirah Bell and Rev. Lisa Domke

In two separate workshops, panelists from several religious traditions will explore the myriad issues relating to parenting and modeling compassionate behavior in our children.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Olympic Room
    

Ron Murphy: Moderator, Casey Family Programs Washington State
Judge Patricia Clark
Malcolm Hightower
Donald Felder

Hear about local and regional initiatives that have made significant strides in reducing the number of children of color in care, and the impacts of institutional racism on our children.

Monday, April 14
12:00pm-1:30pm
Fidalgo Room
   

Linda Kavelin Popov and Betsy Lydle Smith

Facilitators will present the 5 Strategies of The Virtues Project, a multicultural initiative being used in schools throughout the world. Participants will receive the tools to cultivate compassion and transform violence to virtues in schools and the community.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Pavilion Room B
    

Lynn Biggs, Moderator, Casey Family Program, Yakima
Jenece Howe, Yakima parent
Kristie Lund, Seattle parent

Hear from child welfare professionals and actual relative caregivers as they share of the progress elevating Kinship Care, and their personal experiences in raising children of their relatives.

Sunday, April 13 2:00pm-3:30pm
Fidalgo Room
    

Moderator: Lieutenant John F. Hayes Jr., Seattle Police Department
Panel of 5 former gang members

The opportunity to leave a bad situation behind happens regularly for youth involved in gangs. Hear five former gang members tell why gangs are not for them and why gangs should not be for anyone. What does it mean for you if everyone you know is involved in a gang, and you stand alone -- because you want out?

Sunday, April 13
4:00pm-5:30pm
Rainier Room
   

Joel and Michelle Levey, InnerWork Technologies, Inc.

Learn life-affirming meditation practices for cultivating inner peace, awakening wisdom, opening the heart and mastering stress.

Monday, April 14
2:00pm-3:30pm
Bagley Wright Theater
    

Julie Gottman, PhD,
John Gottman, PhD

Explore a research-based way to restore and strengthen the emotional cradle that holds the child: the parental couple's relationship.

Sunday , April 13 10:00am-11:30am
Rainier Room
   

Sharon Salzberg, Insight Meditation Society

Lovingkindness meditation is a process that emphasizes compassion for ourselves and others as a way to learn and develop self-awareness and an ethical relationship to the world.

Sunday, April 13
6:00pm-7:30pm
Olympic Room

Monday, April 14
12:00-1:30pm
Bagley Wright Theater
    

Moderator: Larissa G. Duncan, PhD, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Margaret Bergmann-Ness, Listening Mothers
Betsy Rose, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Nancy Bardacke, CNM, MA, Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP)
Malka Maizel, MA CMHS, Child and Family Therapist

Be inspired by the research on the use of mindfulness and compassion to promote family health and well-being.

Monday, April 14
2:00pm-3:30pm
Leo K Theater
  

Yuval Ron

Explore how music connects us to the divine and to the spiritual and mystical side of life. Enter into a discussion of ways to teach unity and tolerance using music as a platform.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Center House Stage
    

Moderator: Sanaa Joy Carey

This workshop is designed to give Muslim youth a chance to voice the unique challenges they face on a daily basis, and for them to listen to the challenges and hopes others have in relating to them.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
McCaw – Norcliffe Room
    

Patricia Ann Davis

Native American spirituality workshop organized based on the four cardinal directions correlated with developmental rites of passage and the Blessing Way of Life concept.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
McCaw – Allen Foundation for the Arts Room
    

Jillene Joseph, Native Wellness Institute

For youth who want to learn more about Native wellness, Native pride and Native culture: explore a legacy filled with “tools” for assisting us to maintain balance in today's world. Come prepared to shake, rattle and roll!

Monday, April 14
2:00pm-3:30pm
Olympic Room
 

Valerie Lesniak and Jamall Rahman

Valerie Lesniak and Jamall Rahman This workshop invites participants to learn about spiritual practices from the East and West that have nurtured compassion in those who practice them, with a particular focus on techniques that are effective with children.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Olympic Room
    

Kristen Poppo, PhD, IslandWood

Create compassionate communities for children through a process of reflection, learning, and visioning.

Monday, April 14
12:00pm-1:30pm
Lopez Room
   

Terrence Meersman, Talaris Institute
Ann Marie Ward, Lakeland Public Television

Learn how new Parenting Counts toolkits for parents of infants, toddlers and preschoolers enhance outreach and education programs.

Sunday, April 13
Fidalgo Room
4:00pm-5:30pm

Monday, April 14
Fidalgo Room
10:00am-11:30am
  

Jody McVittie, MD, Encouraging Solutions, Sound Discipline and Positive Discipline

Simple, respectful parenting tools that will help us parent more from the "heart" and less from the "hip." Teach our children with kindness and firmness; sow seeds of compassion in our own families.

Monday, April 14
4:00pm-5:30pm
Olympic Room
    

Moderator: Nina Auerbach, Child Care Resources
Faye Melton, Child Care Resources
Nan Stephens, Nan's Preschool
Molly Hanlon, Seattle Parent

Parents are the child's first teachers but they often have partners in their child care providers. Explore strategies and challenges in building strong communication between parents and providers.

Sunday, April 13
4:00pm-5:30pm
Lopez Room
  

Merna Ann Hecht

This workshop will explore how poetry and storytelling link compassion and empathy with imagination and consider how, as we write, we come to recognize the common ground of our shared humanity and begin to broaden our understandings of other perspectives and experiences.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00pm-4:30pm
Theatre 4
    

Jillene Joseph, Native Wellness Institute

Join an interactive workshop intended for Native people or those who work with or who are connected to Native families to discuss positive parenting and how to show, give, accept and teach compassion to our children and others.

Sunday, April 13
2:00pm-3:30pm
Olympic Room
   

Joan Duffell, Committee for Children
Teresa Iyall, Tulalip Elementary School

Learn how teaching social skills improves student behavior, reduces bullying and strengthens the school-wide learning environment.

Monday, April 14
6:00pm-7:30pm
Leo K Theater
  

Celene Domitrovich, PhD, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Carol A. Kusche, PhD, University of Washington
Rebecca Cortes, PhD, University of Washington

Learn about a research-based strategy that fosters the development of social and emotional competence in preschool and elementary age children.

Monday, April 14
6:00pm-7:30pm
Fidalgo Room
   

Jean F. Kelly, PhD, University of Washington

Learn about ways to promote trust and security in infancy and healthy development of self during toddlerhood.

Sunday , April 13
12:00pm-1:30pm
Olympic Room
  

J. Insui Giehl, Original Play Northwest
Alina Rossano, Original Play Northwest

Find out how relearning the loving kindness we received as children can help us thrive in a world of fear.

Monday, April 14
6:00pm-7:30pm
Lopez Room
    

J. David Hawkins, PhD,
Kevin P. Haggerty, MSW, University of Washington

Learn about Raising Healthy Children, a school-based program that empowers teachers, parents and young people to work together to develop children's cognitive and social, emotional skills at school and at home during the elementary grades.

Monday, April 14
12:00pm-1:30pm
Rainier Room
   

Moderator: Dr. Flora Wilson Bridges

This workshop will explore the theme of reconciliation and a spirituality of forgiveness from the perspective of Ruby Bridges, who desegregated the Louisiana public school system in 1960.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Seattle Center Pavilion – Room B
    

Moderator: Victoria Scarlett

“Gestures of Compassion” focuses on visual representations of figures that embody or emanate compassion within their religious tradition. Such figures are widely represented in traditional art, demonstrating compassionate gestures, especially relational compassion: inter- and intra-personal mercy, kindness, and love. The gestures form a highly meaningful language that is fun and easy to explore, both symbolically and through actual practice.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Fidalgo Room
    

Moderator: Katie Hess and Lisa Reinhardt

The purpose of this workshop is to remind us of our interdependence with each other and with the earth, recognizing it as a true source of compassion. The workshop illuminates the compassionate qualities of flowers and how each one has a very specific purpose for human beings.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Theater 4
    

Students from CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), Garfield High School

Participate in an interactive workshop where honesty, trust and identifying with experiences are the core of the activity that promotes compassion and builds trust and community, breaking stereotypes and helping to show that we are all interconnected.

Sunday, April 13
4:00pm-5:30pm
Shaw Room
  

Natalie Vega O'Neil, Thrive By Five Washington

Explore a compassionate approach to the challenges faced by professionals in the field of Early Learning. Hear how results will improve positive early learning experiences for children.

Monday, April 14
4:00pm-5:30pm
Leo K Theater
   

Larry Macmillan, Environments for Early Learning
Billie Young, National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
Tim Ryan, Ryan Educational Resources
Beverly Moncrief, Highline Head Start Learning Center
Suzette Espinoza-Cruz, City of Seattle, Human Services Department
Karen Ko, City of Seattle, Department of Neighborhoods
Terry DiJoseph, community volunteer
Paul Noski, Child Care Bureau
Pat Wells, City of Seattle, Human Services Department

For young children, 2-5 years old, parents and caregivers: 30-minute Story Circles (10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. start times) led by Early Childhood educators in English and Spanish, followed by activities with art, music, puppets and more.

Sunday , April 13
10:00am-11:30am
Shaw Room
 

Robin Higa, Jean McIntosh, National Alliance of Children's Trust & Prevention Funds
Teresa Rafael, Center for Social Policy
Joan Sharp, Children's Trust Fund of Washington

Learn about innovative models and key levers of change to strengthen parents' abilities to nurture social and emotional health and care for their children.

Monday, April 14
12:00pm-1:30pm
Olympic Room
   

Lori Markowitz MPA, Bridges to Understanding & International Youth

Explore how students learn about empathy and compassion directly from other students, by sharing digital stories created around the world.

Sunday, April 13
6:00pm-7:30pm
Fidalgo Room
  

Diane Robbins and John Morefield with Washington Courage & Renewal Facilitators: Yarrow Durbin, Jeanne Strong, Anita Morales, Catherine Follett, Alan Preston, Cindy McMahon, Karen Harding

Experience a sense of the renewal of heart and spirit that is available when we take time for reflection, deep listening, and open honest questioning in a safe space.

Monday, April 14
2:00pm-3:30pm
Fidalgo Room
  

Betty Emarita; Development and Training Resources
Yvonne Cheek, Millennium Consulting Group

Explore the commonalities and differences across cultures in raising compassionate, resilient and strong children.

Sunday , April 13
12:00-1:30pm
Fidalgo Room
   

Eric Liu, Guiding Lights
Jená Cane, Guiding Lights

Who influences you? How do you pass it on? Explore how the art of being or finding a mentor is like the art of being compassionate: both require deep awareness of how we are all connected in community.

Monday, April 14
4:00pm-5:30pm
Fidalgo Room
    

Bonnie Goldstein, USC School of Social Work

Join together in a journey addressing the ways in which children and adolescents can use internal reflection to become mindful of their thoughts and feelings, the way the body influences the mind, and the causative factors in our motivation.

Sunday , April 13
12:00pm-1:30pm
Rainier Room
   

Moderator: Chris Adams, MD, One Sky Wellness Associates
Tracy McDaniel, ND, LM, Seattle Natural Family Medicine
Anjana Kundu, MD, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center;
Christopher Huson, Licensed Acupuncturist, Capitol Hill Neighborhood Acupuncture.

Explore how to help children connect with their whole selves and the web of life that supports them. Medicine is one of the ways we teach compassion, through listening, kindness and respect.

Monday, April 14
10:00am-11:30am
Olympic Room
   

Moderator: Kimberly Ivy

Boundless energy is the hallmark of children. What might it be like if they could also master the skill of being calm and centered? In our workshop children as well as parents and mentors are invited into the Stillness Challenge, where they will learn the core principles of Tai Chi and Chi Kung.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
McCaw Grand Lobby
    

Laura Kastner, PhD, University of Washington

Learn realistic expectations of your teen, how to offer compassion, establish positive connections and inspire cooperation.

Sunday, April 13
6:00pm-7:30pm
Rainier Room
   

Laura Simms, Storyteller, The Life Force Project

Explore what takes place in the mind between storyteller and listeners. Enjoy the humor, wakefulness and joy of stories.

Monday, April 14
4:00pm-5:30pm
Rainier Room
   

Joshua D. Sparrow, MD, co-author with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton of six books including "Touchpoints Three to Six: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development."

Learn about the skills and capacities nurtured in early adult caregiver-child interactions that can break the cycle of poverty.

Sunday, April 13
2:00pm-3:30pm
Rainier Room
  

Moderator: various

Workshops and presentations are free and do not require tickets. Admittance is on a first come, first served basis. Activities for children will be available during the Seattle Center workshops and events. Please view a complete listing here.

Tuesday, April 15
3:00-4:30pm &
5:00pm-6:30pm
Mulitple Locations at Seattle Center
    

Sophie Havighurst, PhD, University of Melbourne

The foundations for becoming a compassionate human being lie in the development of social and emotional competence in childhood. Experience the strategies to help parents and caregivers teach their children emotional competence.

Sunday, April 13
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lopez Room

Monday, April 14
6:00pm-7:30pm
Rainier Room
  

Sophie Havighurst, PhD, University of Melbourne

Explore how "tuning in" to children's feelings can teach children important lessons about their emotional experience and helps parents to be closer to their children.

Sunday, April 13
6:00pm-7:30pm
Lopez Room
 

Claudia Finkelstein, MDCM, Harborview Medical Center52
Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH, Childrens Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Department of Adolescent Medicine

Learn how compassion for ourselves can help us navigate the stressful times we live in and extend true compassion to others.

Monday, April 14
6:00-7:30pm
Olympic Room
  

Meg Agnew, Seattle Yoga Arts

For children ages 6-10 and their parents or care-givers: play games, listen to stories and practice yoga postures while learning how to benefit the body, mind, and heart.

Sunday , April 13
12:00-1:30pm
Shaw Room
 

Ann Rene Joseph, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Make beautiful music and art in an emotional experience to last a lifetime. For all ages! Bring a colored marker, your creativity, and imagination.

Monday, April 14
4:00pm-5:30pm
Lopez Room
   

Moderator: Bishop Charleston

The Genesis Covenant invites every spiritual community to take steps to reverse global warming through compassionate action. These communities will make a pledge to protect the Earth and the holiness of creation, with the Genesis Covenant as their witness.

Tuesday, April 15
5:00pm-6:30pm
Rainier Room
    

Sunday, April 13 & Monday, April 14
10:00am-6:00pm
Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

The Resource Fair provides an opportunity for families, educators, clinicians and communities to network and be inspired, and discover the tools and resources that promote the whole child and the social, emotional and cognitive development of children, youth and families. More than 60 organizations are participating in our Resource Fair. For a full list of participants, click here.

Sunday, April 13
Noon-5:00pm
Seattle Center Grounds & Vera Project

On the Center Grounds
Ropeworks with Rene Bibaud and Ropeworks Troupe
11am – 2pm
Learn single rope partner and double dutch rope jumping and joy performances by Ropeworks Troupe. Lead by Rene Bibaud, five-time world champion, ESPN commentator and former artist and coach of Cirque du Soleil.

Be Kind to the Environment with Julia Wingert
12noon – 2pm
Come experience the natural world through play. Let's pretend we're wild creatures! We'll make believe we are the plants and animals; reaching, running, jumping, hopping, and moving like our friends in nature. Bring your imagination and see the world in a new way! Led by Julia Wingert, an Environmental and Arts educator who is dedicated to cultivating alternative ways of being in and relating to the natural world.

Get Dizzy with Dizzy Hips!
12noon – 4:30pm
Hula-hooping for adults and kids! Come and get your wiggles out with Dizzy Hips. Experience amazing and funny hula hoop-shows every hour followed by lessons and games.

At the Vera Project  workshops at Vera led by Arts Corps teaching artists
Planet Ark with Darwin Nordin
12 to 2PM in the conference room
Create an animal, plant or creature that they believe or discover has an important place on Planet Ark. The sculptures will be made from recycled and found materials. Students will be encouraged to imagine a future where all that exists on Earth can live together in peace and well-being.

Collective Compassion Mural with Jill Rothenberger, and local mural crew Matamuros
1 to 3PM in the gallery space
Participants will meditate on their thoughts and feelings about what compassion looks like and add on to this generative Mandala–esque community creation.

Center of the Earth Drumming with Robert Frazier
3 to 5PM in the performance space
Join percussionist Bob Frazier to learn ancient drumming rhythm’s and experience the power of rhythmic waves of compassion flowing from the center of the earth - through our hand’s into the drums and out, to ride on the breath of the earth.