Champions of Compassion

Be a Champion of Compassion: Sign the Ali Compassion Pledge

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali

Greatness is about uplifting others. The Ali Compassion Pledge, inspired by the Muhammad Ali Index, is your call to act with kindness, justice, and compassion.

Every signature matters. By adding your name, you are helping us grow compassion research, empowering us to reach out to local leaders, and expanding the Muhammad Ali Index into communities across America and around the world. Together, we can inspire action and build a more compassionate world.

The Ali Compassion Pledge (SKILL Framework)

In honor of Muhammad Ali, I pledge to practice compassion rooted in courage, action, and justice. I commit to:

Self-Compassion: Caring for myself so I can better care for others, following Ali’s example of inner strength and resilience.
Kindness to Others: Embracing everyday opportunities for kindness, knowing that small acts can create ripples of change.
Including Everyone: Fighting injustice and standing with marginalized communities, just as Ali championed humanity.
Leading in My Community: Taking compassionate action locally, inspiring others to lead with empathy and courage.
Lifting the Nation and the World: Promoting compassion and justice nationally and globally, in the spirit of Ali’s humanitarian legacy.

It will take every one of us to make a difference. To start, we need 10,000 voices to help drive this movement. Sign the Ali Compassion Pledge today and help us amplify compassion research, reach local leaders, and bring the Muhammad Ali Index to more communities.

Let’s turn compassion into a daily practice and a powerful force for justice, healing, and unity.

Sign, share, and spread the message. Together, we can honor Muhammad Ali’s legacy and create a more compassionate future.

Sign the Pledge

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DeVone Holt

CEO, Muhammad Ali Center

In the spirit of Muhammad Ali, compassion is about to shake up the world!

Louisville, KY

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Lonnie Ali

Compassion is more than a feeling; it’s a skill we can measure – a muscle we can strengthen. Commit to meeting hate head-on with compassion. It never failed Muhammad, and it won’t fail you.

Louisville, KY

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Jason Flom

Compassion is doing something for someone who can never repay you and expecting nothing in return. Muhammad Ali was the embodiment of this principle and I follow humbly in his giant footsteps.

New York, NY

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Khaliah Ali

Compassion is the deepest form of gratitude and the highest form of intelligence. Something I learned from my father by how he chose to live his life.

New York, NY

AY Young

Battery Tour

Use music culture and arts to promote develop and deploy the index globally.

Christopher Graves

The Resonance Code LLC

I will try to bring to bear the best in social and behavioral science findings to identify more effective ways to engender and scale applied compassion.

Washington, DC

Nneka Obasi

Chicago Mayor's Office IMRR

I will constantly remind myself NOT to respond to hate with hate. I will do my best to approach every situation with love and compassion, giving others the benefit of the doubt as to their intentions.

Chicago, IL

Michael Johnston

Builders

Rehoboth Beach, DE

Allison Curtis

Strong Cities Network

The Strong Cities Network is proud to sign the Ali Compassion Pledge and support the Muhammad Ali Index.

Ellett Toomey

Washington, DC

Dietrice Bolden

Impact Repertory Theatre

New York, NY

Emilie Deutsch

New Rochelle, NY

Simon Cohen

I don’t know if I can live up to this pledge every day, but I commit to trying with every fiber of my being—for myself, for my family, and for our world.

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