Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Vancouver, Multicultural Gateway To The World

Sunil Chacko | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living


Sunil Chacko

Compassion, forgiveness and interdependence were major themes at the dialogue. The reality that despite outward differences humanity is largely the same was brought home by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu

New Charter for Compassion Website to Launch Sunday

Amy Novogratz | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Amy Novogratz

TED winner Karen Armstrong and the Dalai Lama will call on the world to begin the world-wide, grass-roots movement to restore compassion to the center of religious, moral and political life.

Charter for Compassion to Be Introduced in September

Amy Novogratz | Posted 08.30.2009 | World


Amy Novogratz

This September, a group of Nobel Laureates including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will participate in a conversation on compassion at the Dalai Lama Center in Vancouver.

3 Tips To Awaken Your Life's Passion

Anne Naylor | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means" William Hazlitt Are you living the life...

Meet the U.N. Secretary General's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

Jim Luce | Posted 07.08.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Sudanese Diplomat Francis Deng believes genocide can be anticipated and even stopped before it begins.

Archbishop Tutu's Dream for the Future

Michelle Cote | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living


Michelle Cote

"I'm comiiiiinggg!" Tutu sings out from the adjacent room, the words rolling off his tongue in a playfully high-pitched refrain, before he comes wheeling and teetering -- all 5'2" of him -- around the corner of his suite at the Atlanta Grand Hyatt.

Archbishop Tutu: Love, Forgiveness and "Being Good"

Edward J. Murray | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living


Edward J. Murray

"We are created for goodness. The good will win." With his long lens look at history, Archbishop Tutu is convinced (and is convincing in his reflections) that good will out.

50 Most Fascinating People of 2008

Mike Smith | Posted 02.02.2009 | Media


Mike Smith

Working with Craig Newmark of craigslist changed my life. In terms of his approach to "doing well by doing good" and creating social responsibility ties -- I was inspired.

The Historic Sweep of Soweto

Mona Gable | Posted 01.19.2009 | World


Mona Gable

It's day six, or at least I think it is, of our American bloggers tour in South Africa. We just drove past Archbishop Desmond Tutu's house, the gentle Anglican cleric who preached against apartheid.

Archbishop Tutu Calls Obama Win a "Mandela Moment"

Mike Smith | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics


Mike Smith

Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Obama win "a new era" for all Americans and echoed the words of Martin Luther King saying Obama has brought a message of hope.

Pentagon 9/11 Memorial: Making Beauty Out of Ugly Things

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 10.25.2008 | Living


Cathleen Falsani

I made the short journey to the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., to visit the 9/11 memorial honoring 184 people who died here when terrorists crashed American Airlines Flight 77.