World Interfaith Harmony Week Round the Heart(h) Fire offered by the Charter for Compassion's RISE Sector Team. Based on David Gershon's project Peace on Earth 2030, we offered interfaith tools for each of the 7 themes on the path to Peace,  one for each day during the first 7 days of February 2024.

A very special effort was put into this event, especially by Steve Kramer, who led each one of these sessions, inspiring us with passion and care. A special thank you also to Jamal Rahman, Anum Mulla, Merida McCarthy, Diane Ketterman and Jan Chase as special speakers for this series.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 1 – Empowerment

We begin our series "Around the Heart(h) Fire" with the theme of EMPOWERMENT!Join us together with Imam Jamal Rahman to discover the wonderful tool he shares about embracing empowerment within the heart then promoting it throughout the world.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 2 – Oneness

This session is dedicated to finding Oneness through a grounding meditation offered by Steve Kramer. We cannot fully embrace oneness until we have a sacred connection with Mother Earth.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 3 – Unity

We discover how Unity arises from empowerment and oneness in this session of Around the Heart(h)Fire. Merida McCarthy leads us through an expansive exercise which invites us into a place of Unity with others.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 4 – Cooperation

Cooperation through empathy is an essential part of peace-building. Anum Mulla provides a beautiful presentation on how developing empathy leads to cooperation.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 5 – Abundance

Rev Jan Chase and Diane Ketterman share how character and peace-building contribute to abundance beyond material and financial needs. The more we build peace within, the more abundance we recognize in our lives. Both lead to building community through understanding each other.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 6 – Love

Steve Kramer introduces us to the Loving-Kindness Meditation as a tool to achieve peace in the world. This exercise takes us on a journey from embracing loving-kindness for oneself to embodying loving-kindness for the other.

Round the Heart(h) Fire – Day 7 – Faith

Join our facilitators Merida McCarthy and Jamal Rahman in an enriching conversation about spreading compassion, peace, and loving-kindness throughout the world through faith and hope.