Dear Friends of The Butterfly PAC,
We have had some very exciting things happen in the past few months, and we are so excited to tell you about the forward momentum we are experiencing.
In the beginning of February, we had the opportunity to attend The National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. We were fortunate to connect with some really incredible people, and share the critical message of letting compassion lead the way in both decision making and legislating.
We set out with the goal of recruiting a small group from both the house and the senate that would be open to putting the needs of those living in poverty and experiencing hunger first. We were delighted that our message was met with a receptive approach! We are now looking to find others who are already working towards this goal, so we can work together to make compassionate leadership the norm on Capitol Hill.
Compassion means caring, sharing, and to co-suffer. These ideas can be uncomfortable, but sometimes we need to share in the experiences of others in order to understand and find true solutions to their suffering.
So, how do we do this? The first step is to dig deep and get in touch with our own compassion in our day to day lives. Then, we encourage our elected officials to tap into the compassion in their hearts, and bring it to the forefront of their life as they do their important work of making our voices heard.
In our first round of thinking about how to actively implement these two general rules of thumb, we have come up with a roadmap to help you change the conversation with your elected official. We are calling this roadmap “The Ladder of Compassion.”
Do you have ideas on how we can make this ladder better and more applicable to you? Let us know your thoughts! We want to hear from you- how do you think we can best flip the script in our own communities?!
We have turned the Ladder of Compassion into a bookmark to encourage yourself and others to live a life of compassionate action. You can find the bookmark template here.
Thank you for your continued support of The ButterflyPAC. We couldn’t do it without you!
Vickie Asikoye, Chair
Shannon Kaschak, Secretary
Marv Baldwin, Vice Chair & Treasurer
Join us at Butterfly PAC where we create
the political will to end poverty and hunger
The Butterfly Effect:
A small change in a complex dynamic system can lead to large consequences. A butterfly can flap its wings in Ohio ultimately creating a cool breeze in Kenya.
A New Approach
Most NGOs working on these issues wait for legislation they can support or work to create legislation. We take a different tack. We provide tangible support to elected officials or candidates who commit to being leaders in the fight for a healthy, loving world. We will support them and in return they will make ending poverty and hunger one of their top legislative priorities.
Poverty and hunger are increasing. As reported by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, COVID-19 has caused a sharp increase in humanitarian need. ButterflyPAC promotes policies that will get out ahead of these numbers:
Around the World
An astounding 370 %
more people are experiencing catastrophic levels of hunger since last year.
A tragic 45 million
people are now at risk of famine.
53.7 million
Children face permanent physical and mental damage from hunger and malnutrition this year.
United States
More than 40 million
people in the U.S. will live in poverty in 2022.
13 million
children in the U.S. will face food insecurity in 2022.
Sadly, 60 million
people will make use of a food bank or food pantry in the U.S. this year.
Solutions
“Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn’t.”- Jeff Bridges