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Letter to Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Calling for Compassionate Response

Posted on November 17, 2015 by bobl

The following letter was sent today to Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett, Jr following announcement that he has sent a letter to President Obama opposing acceptance of Syrian refugees. November 16, 2015 Dear Mayor Bartlett, I am writing to express the disappointment … Continue reading →

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‘Compassionate Tulsa’: Joint Resolution of Mayor, City Council Launches New Human Rights Initiative

Posted on July 1, 2015 by bobl

Here is a copy of the press release sent out by the City of Tulsa after Monday’s press conference at which City Manager Jim Twombly (on behalf of Mayor Dewey Bartlett, Jr, who was ill) signed the resolution declaring Tulsa … Continue reading →

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City Council Declares Tulsa a “Compassionate Community”

Posted on June 27, 2015 by bobl

At their meeting on June 25, 2015, the Tulsa City Council unanimously approved a resolution endorsing the Charter for Compassion, declaring Tulsa a Compassionate Community, and authorizing the Human Rights Commission to develop and oversee a 10-year implementation strategy. Our … Continue reading →

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Tulsa to Become a “Compassionate Community”

Posted on June 24, 2015 by bobl

The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance has been working with the City of Tulsa’s Human Rights Commission for the past year on a process to have Tulsa recognized as a “Compassionate Community” by the International Charter for Compassion Committee.  A resolution to … Continue reading →

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Statement Concerning Actions of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

Posted on March 11, 2015 by bobl

The following statement was read by our Executive Director at the press conference called by the Say No to Hate Coalition of Tulsa in response to the recent racist incident involving the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of … Continue reading →

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The Compassion Tour Comes to Tulsa

Posted on February 2, 2015 by bobl

          The Compassion Tour, a global, yearlong, multi-city tour to raise awareness of compassion, has added a stop in Tulsa to happen February 8-21, 2015.  The Tour comes out of the life work of David H. Breaux who … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Commission Supports Charter for Compassion

Posted on December 20, 2014 by bobl

NOVEMBER 17, 2014, TULSA, OK – At today’s meeting of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) for the City of Tulsa, commissioners approved a proposal from the Tulsa Interfaith Alliance in collaboration with the Interfaith sub-committee of the HRC to begin … Continue reading →

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Help Make Tulsa a Charter for Compassion City

Posted on October 17, 2014 by bobl

The Tulsa Interfaith Alliance is hoping to partner with the Tulsa Human Rights Commission to identify and develop an implementation strategy resulting in Tulsa becoming a Charter for Compassion City. We have already had one presentation before the Human Rights … Continue reading →

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