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Two women

Two women, Palestinian and Jewish, meet during a
Compassionate Listening Delegation

"If we can change ourselves, we can change the world. We're not the victims of the world we see,
we're the victims of the way we see the world. This is the essence of Compassionate Listening:
seeing the person next to you as a part of yourself."

- Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman

Welcome to The Compassionate Listening Project. We are a non-profit organization based near Seattle, Washington. We teach heart-based skills for peace building and reconciliation in our families, communities, on the job, and in the world...speaking and listening from the heart, even in the heat of conflict. We offer trainings and a facilitator certification program, and would be happy to tailor a talk, training, or group facilitation to fit your needs. View our 12-minute introduction.

"God gave us two ears and only one mouth, that we should listen twice as much as we speak." - universal proverb
 

Compassionate Listening in print!
Chapters on Compassionate Listening are included in 3 new books, published in July and September, 2007:
  • Beyond Bullets and Bombs: Grassroots Peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons for Loving the Way You Live
  • Peace, Justice and Jews: Reclaiming Our Tradition


    The Green Line
    The new single by singer/songwriter Kathryn Mostow written especially for The Compassionate Listening Project - give it a listen, compassionately!!
    Kathryn Mostow - The Green Line


    welcomeSummer Gathering
    43 friends from Canada and 8 states came together for a delicious Summer Gathering, Aug 3-5th. Click here for a short slideshow and save the date to join our learning community of Compassionate Listeners, Aug 1-3, 2008. Newcomers are welcome! Register


    friendsNewsletters
  • August 2007 e-News
  • April 2007 News
  • Spring 2006 e-News
  • December 2006 News
  • December 2005 News
  • Summer 2005 News
  • July 2004 News


    Jewish-German Project
    Thirty four courageous men and women initiated our Jewish-German Compassionate
    Listening Project in Germany in 2002, with the intention of healing wounds from World War II.
    Download the newsletter in PDF format.



    Syria and Lebanon Gallery
    Meet some of the people and places we visited during the March 2002 delegation to Syria and Lebanon.


    Highlights

    Read about us in the Seattle Times

    Israel-Palestine delegation, Oct. 28 - Nov. 9, 2008

    April 2007 Newsletter

    Compassion In Action DVD
    click here to see the short movie

    Visit our Photo Gallery of trips, trainings and events

    Download our brochure or Fact Sheet

    Download "Compassionate Listening: An Exploratory Sourcebook"

    C.L. in New Book! The Soul of Success: A Woman's Guide to Authentic Power"
    View Opening of the Heart,
    a photo exhibition by Beverly Duperly Boos, with quotes from the Israelis and Palestinians portrayed. This and other photographs were shot on location with our March 2001 Compassionate Listening delegation.



    Congressman Dennis Kucinich Endorses The Compassionate Listening Project

    Compassionate Listening receives Yoga Journal award!

    Compassionate Listening trainings and events

    Learn about our Advanced Training


  •     New DVD!
    Compassion In Action

    A 13-minute introduction to The Compassionate Listening Project, produced in 2006.
    click here to see the movie


    Video:
    Crossing The Lines:
    Palestinians and Israelis speak with The Compassionate Listening Project

    Crossing the Lines includes 1.5 hours of interviews with Israelis and Palestinians filmed during recent Compassionate Listening delegations. Available for purchase online.


    Listening with
    the Heart:
    A guidebook for Compassionate Listening

    This guidebook answers many questions about Compassionate Listening. What is it? Why and how do we do it? What are its applications? When is it appropriate and when is it not? Available for purchase online.


    Children of Abraham
    This beautiful broadcast-quality documentary about our training delegations in Israel and Palestine is available for purchase. You can support our work by adding this video to your library, or you can host a screening in your community.
     

    embracing storyVideo/DVD: Embracing Story
    This film tells the story of 24 courageous Germans and Jews who came together in Germany in 2003. Now available for purchase online.

    Beyond These Narrow BordersDVD: Beyond These Narrow Borders
    This artistically shot film follows youth from all sides of the war in the Balkans as they participate in the "Seedlings of Peace Summer Camp" in Croatia and explore reconciliation in a post war region. 40 minutes. Available for purchase online.


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