Check what's inside the newsletter this month: climate jokes, unfriendly benches, and why we feel more for puppies than people. Turns out, what makes us laugh might also show us what—and who—we care about.

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We reflect on Sebastião Salgado’s legacy of making suffering visible, revisit The Eternaut’s call for collective survival, and consider the Pope’s role in uncertain times.

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Even in injustice, compassion can lead us forward. “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other… as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” – Nelson Mandela 
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What if we celebrated kindness the way we celebrate intelligence? “When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel 
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Simple doesn’t mean small.“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” – Mahatma Gandhi
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Simple, direct, transformative and actionable. “Compassion is a verb.” – Thích Nhất Hạnh
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A reminder to love, even in a divided world. “Compassion is the language of God. Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.” – Pope Francis
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Want to be happy? Help someone. Want others to be happy? Help someone. The Dalai Lama reminds us: compassion serves us all. https://bit.ly/4iyjIhP

They were strangers. Some, even former enemies. But during the Ebola outbreak, they came together to bury the dead with dignity. https://bit.ly/43SKn54

Crying Migrant Girl. Her tears moved the world. John Moore’s photograph of a sobbing Honduran child illuminated the human cost of border policies and family separations. Can photography ignite policy change? Discover more: bit.ly/3ZOUEN3

The Napalm Girl: A 9-year-old’s pain reshaped global conscience. Kim Phuc, burned and screaming, exposed war’s horrors. Now, she fosters healing through the Kim Foundation. What makes a single photograph capable of shifting global perspectives? bit.ly/3ZOUEN3

Gustavo Germano’s photo series exposes the human cost of enforced disappearances in Latin America. His work humanizes statistics and fosters empathy and respect for those who are missing. Discover these compelling narratives: bit.ly/3zGqDV9

To avoid filters, people use ‘algospeak’—coded language like 'unalive' for 'dead,' 'SA' for 'sexual assault,' or even ‘panini’ for 'pandemic.' These words keep discussions going, but can also make important issues harder to find. Want to know more? 🔗 bit.ly/3C0dLuq