Compassion in Action: Update Las Vegas

Compassionate Las Vegas Podcast with Will Rucker

Compassionate Las Vegas believes that the need for more compassion is the most pressing issue of our time. There is data to support that love and compassion are not luxuries but necessities for human survival. Compassionate Las Vegas hosts and inspires a network of compassionate businesses, government institutions, groups, and individuals so that Las Vegas may be a more compassionate place to live, work, and play. So what has given me the most hope is the momentum that is built around being compassionate, particularly as it relates to how we will make it out of this pandemic together. The disparate impact has placed compassion at the forefront. The need, not only for compassion but for us to take a critical look at the ways in which we need to strengthen our systems and safety measures. So you can't have that conversation without talking about what compassion might be in a time like this. In previous years when we heard conversations about our digital divide or lack of tech technology capacity in communities, we would say, oh, there's no way we can overcome some of these challenges to see the community come together to ensure that the fifth largest district in the country has equipped all of the children to make sure that they can continue to learn while in this pandemic spoke volumes to not new possibility, because we had said something like that could never happen, but also foster new connections with organizations and an awareness of the ways in which it really is all interdependent. That's a really encouraging time.