Mayor Nirenberg receives Charter for Compassion’s Humanitarian Award

Published on August 18, 2023

SAN ANTONIO (August 18, 2023) — Mayor Ron Nirenberg was presented with the Charter for Compassion’s Karen Armstrong Humanitarian Award at this year’s Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, August 16 for his efforts in creating the Compassionate USA campaign.

The Compassionate USA campaign began to take shape at the Summer 2022 U.S. Conference of Mayors summit and seeks to tackle political polarization, civil discord, radicalized violence, and the far-reaching societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City of San Antonio, Alamo Colleges District, and the San Antonio Peace Center collaborated to launch the effort one year later at the Summer 2023 U.S. Conference of Mayors Summit in Columbus, Ohio.

In June 2017, San Antonio was one of the first of 600 cities to support the Charter for Compassion, designating San Antonio as a Compassionate City.

More information on the award can be found on the Charter for Compassion’s website.