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Follow on Google News | Have compassion. Black History Month gets New Life with a New AppNew app breathes new life into honoring the legacy of celebrated African-American history makers. Made for all ages and all races, the app strengthens families and builds community through 30 days of compassionate action. February 1st to March 2nd.
By: Black History Month Game Shyne, author of multiple “compassion games” and a partner with the Charter for Compassion created the app to make the opportunity to play this year's edition of the game free. The first Celebrating Compassion game was in the form of a digital and print book. First played last February in Oakland and Long Beach it inspired several hundred acts of compassion in California. True Vine Ministries in Oakland, was an early adopter. “The game is brilliant. It simultaneously reminds us of the rich African-American culture of compassion while prompting us to do daily acts of compassion,” The actions are profound in their simplicity. “My vision is that in 2020, communities, schools and organizations are all coordinating their compassion. I envision whole communities organized around the days of charity; the day of nourishing and the day of prayer for peace in our communities,” The app incudes thirty acts of compassion, one each day, centered on distinct aspects of compassion such as generosity, charity, acknowledgement, gratitude and others. The descriptions accompanying the actions include links and tips on playing the game. The connection to Black History Month is the inspirational quotes that begin each day’s action. A compilation of inspirational videos enrich the underlying message on the power each of us have to make a difference each day in small, yet meaningful ways. The app is part of a growing movement in cities across America. The Compassion Game movement began with the cities of St. Louis, Missouri and Seattle, Washington initiating a competition to see which city was the most compassionate. Since its beginning in 2012, there are now 85 cities playing or organizing their compassion games. The app offers a link to players ready to join the movement by signing the Charter for Compassion. “It’s always a good time for compassion. With the movie Selma playing in theaters and the increasing awareness of tension in our communities, it is an especially poignant time. Students playing the game in February 2014 kept a daily log of their actions. It was so moving to read the impact the actions had on their families. "My favorite was a student who was looking for a reason to acknowledge her little brother just to complete the day’s action. She was picking him up from school and saw that he was Student of the Month once that year. She told him how great he was. A few days later she read to him as part of the “Give 10 minutes” action. She came to realize how much he looked up to her. Playing the game brought their relationship closer." Soon after this experience Shyne joined with Compassion Games International and, teaming up with Lia Mandelbaum and Sande Hart, the School League of the national Compassion Games was created. The first School League games were played this past October in over a dozen schools. There are already an additional thirty schools ready to join in next year’s event. Playing the Black History Month Game, whether with the eBook or app, avoids the long wait. It sounds a little dreamy to envision entire communities coordinating charity drives, democratic initiatives, laughter, hugs and prayers for peace. Maybe it’s the right time for a new dream. End
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