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

Make your personal commitment by signing the pledge to help build a kinder, more just world.

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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. 

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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.

 

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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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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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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
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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

Joseph Johnson

Complete at least one small act of kindness every day
Mount Vernon, NY

Kristi Patterson

Sit with people. Listen and always lead with love
Woodside, CA

Mihaela Geoana

Romania

William Danner

Sharing this with others and living my best life while uplifting my family and community in acts of love and selfless action
Union, KY

Linda Stettenbenz

Muhammad Ali is a hero who exemplified courage, resilience, and amplifying his unique gifts to speak truth to power in the service of compassion. I will try to lift up these values in myself and others.
Louisville, KY

Stephanie Burdorf

I've dedicated my career to using sport as a vehicle for positive impact and change, and I will continue to lead with compassion through connection, just as Muhammad Ali did.
Louisville, KY

Miguel Freitas

By living in compassion with myself, I can connect with others with compassion and be a mirror of the best version of every human being.
Portugal

Phillip Carper

Try and be a better person every day.
Fennville, MI

D'Mara Brooks

Continue to create spaces for people to feel seen and be heard...Continue to provide empathy. Thank you for all you do!
Savannah, GA

Christine Siiteri

Open my heart and give back.
Tomball, TX

Traci Driver

I will share with my Grandson how Mr Ali was a true champion to All people not just Black people, He was the greatest. I saw him on 47th street in Chicago and he was very nice to the crowd of people .
Chicago, IL

Etienne Cote

Empathy: seeing it from the point of view of others
Canada

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