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Darwin Centre Trust The Darwin International Institute for the Study of Compassion IMAGINING THE FUTURE March 2017 Professor Patrick Pietroni Compassion in Action

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Darwin Centre Trust The Darwin International Institute for the Study of Compassion

IMAGINING

THE

FUTURE

March 2017 Professor Patrick Pietroni

Compassion in Action

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COMPASSION /kəmˈpaʃ(ə)n/ Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compati, meaning to suffer with

empathy – sympathy - kindness – altruism - reciprocity - selfless action - prosocial behaviour - empathic concern Easily championed, but everywhere challenged COMPASSION is a complex yet under-researched concept. Compassion can be defined as a feeling of sincere sympathy and sorrow for another’s suffering, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate that pain. Precipitated by a complex of emotions, thoughts and responses to social and moral norms, compassionate action takes a step beyond sympathy or empathy in seeking to resolve or ease that suffering.

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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

— Dalai Lama XIV

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The major world religions, humanist organisations, and a growing body of scientists, all agree that compassion is among the highest human virtues.

Christianity All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye so to them; for this is the law and the prophets. — Matthew 7:1

Confucianism Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state. — Analects 12:2

Buddhism Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. — Udana-Varga 5,1

Hinduism This is the sum of duty; do naught onto others what you would not have them do unto you. — Mahabharata 5,1517

Islam None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. — Sunnah, Bukhari and Muslim

Jainism A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated. — Sutrakritanga 1.11.33

Judaism What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. — Talmud, Shabbat 3id

Sikhism As thou deemest thyself, so deem others. I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all. — Guru Granth Sahib

Taoism Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss. — Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien

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The Golden Rule

that one should treat others as one wishes to be treated oneself

both self-evident and universally accepted as the ethic of reciprocity, yet the evidence

suggests that humans struggle to put

compassion into action

even though we are unique among species in having the capacity and motivation to do so

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Compassion requires us to “ open our hearts and minds

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to all others.

— Karen Armstrong

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... you have to understand,

that no one puts their children in a boat

unless the water is safer than the land

no one burns their palms

under trains

beneath carriages

no one spends days and nights in the stomach of a truck

feeding on newspaper unless the miles travelled

means something more than journey.

no one crawls under fences

no one wants to be beaten

pitied

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no one chooses refugee camps

or strip searches where your

body is left aching

or prison,

because prison is safer

than a city of fire

and one prison guard

in the night

is better than a truckload

of men who look like your father

no one could take it

no one could stomach it

no one skin would be tough enough ...

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... no one leaves home until home is a

sweaty voice in your ear

saying-

leave,

run away from me now

i don’t know what i’ve become

but i know that anywhere

is safer than here

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- Excerpt from ‘Home’

By Warsan Shire

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The man who gave

the shoes off his feet

to this homeless girl

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This motorcyclist who stopped

to help an old woman pass safely

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This dog owner

who mourned

by giving

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The person who

decided to put

new tires on a

stranger’s car

just because he

needed it

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The crowd who

decided a fan

should be able

to watch the

show, no matter

what

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This man who

missed his train

helping this

older lady with

her bags

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‘Process Driven Strategy’

LESS IS MORE

Example: Refugee Project - London

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‘Process Driven Strategy’

PLAY NICE – DON’T FIGHT

Example: Health & Social Care Budget Allocation

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‘Process Driven Strategy’

MAKE IT FUN

Example: WHO Smallpox Campaign - Vietnam

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‘Process Driven Strategy’

KEEP IT SIMPLE

Example: Elderly-Toddler Project

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‘Process Driven Strategy’

CARING FOR THE CARE GIVERS

Example: Mentoring Project – London Region

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TOP-DOWN BOTTOM-UP

Needs assessment Assemble evidence

Consult stakeholders Report drafts

Agree strategy Project plan

Implementation

Current Implementation Encourage participation

Share successes Clarify processes

Make connections Provide support

Allow strategy to emerge Test against (needs

assessment evidence base)

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TOP-DOWN BOTTOM-UP

Logical Linear

Targets Time-lines

Outcome Driven

Emergent Iterative

Participatory Chaotic

Process Driven

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Darwin Centre Trust

Charitable Trust

Governance Document

Chair – Senior Medical Director/Academic

Two trustees – Fund raising

Two trustees – Shropshire Council

Two trustees – Academic

One Trustee – Darwin Family

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The Darwin International Institute for the

Study of Compassion

International Academic Board

Darwin Scholarship Selection Panel

International Journal for the Study of

Compassion

Summer School

Curriculum Committee

Research Grant

Committee

Social/Digital Committee

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“Help grow the future leaders of our society Interdisciplinary/reflective practice/self-awareness

PhD program

Undergraduate/Postgraduate program

Schools/Nursery/”Sure Start”

Voluntary Organizations

Darwin Scholarship Fund

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Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is, humanity to lower animals, seems to be one of the latest moral acquisitions… This virtue, one of the noblest with which man is endowed, seems to arise incidentally from our sympathies becoming more tender and more widely diffused until they extend to all sentient beings.

— Charles Darwin

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The DCT Trustees and Staff

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DIISC’s projected budget is divided between the Darwin Scholarship Fund and DIISC’s operational costs. The largest portion will be allocated to funding Darwin Scholars for the duration of their 4-year research degrees. The remaining funds will cover operational and

project costs.

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Affiliated Institutions The Darwin International Institute for the Study Compassion is growing a global network of institutional affiliates dedicated to promoting the study of compassion. Successful Darwin Scholars will complete their research degrees at one of these academic institutions, supported by world leaders in their chosen field. With centres in University of Central Lancashire in the UK and University of New Mexico in the USA, DIISC has so far agreed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaborative work with nine institutions: Birmingham City University, UK Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA University of Central Lancashire, UK The CoED Foundation, UK The Compassionate Mind Foundation, UK University of Derby, UK The International Centre for Compassionate Organizations, USA University of Montana, USA University of New Mexico, USA

The following institutions have expressed a strong interest in becoming DIISC affiliates: Harvard Kennedy School, USA Harvard Medical School, USA The Law Society, UK Stanford University, USA Staffordshire University, UK University of Wales, UK The University of Warwick UK University of Westminster, UK

Faculty representatives from the affiliated institutions will attend the first summer school in 2017 to form DIISC’s International Academic Board. The summer school will become an annual gathering where students, senior researchers and supervisors can work collaboratively towards an innovative, interdisciplinary understanding of the nature, scope

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Professor Patrick Pietroni Director

The Darwin Centre Trust

The Darwin International Institute for the Study of Compassion

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Tel: +44(0)1743 341739

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.diisc.org