This is a defining moment in history, and in each of our lives:
Now is the time to awaken the force of kindness.
Wake Up Sydney! is a new kind of social enterprise founded on the idea that kindness is a revolutionary force that can transform the world. We are committed to inspiring daily choices that can make Sydney the Kindness Capital of the world.
Since April 2009 over 25,000 free kindness cards have been distributed encouraging anonymous acts of kindness.
We also hold special live events that inspire kindness while also helping raise funds to support the kindness card campaigns.
These uplifting evenings of casual elegance, blend live music + elevating film + inspirational guest speakers + meditation - followed by wine and chocolates.
We are
a new breed of business that challenges traditional ways of doing business. Our reason for being is to inspire more kindness into the world. We are founded on the premise that there is a basic human kindness
that can help solve the world's problems. This kindness does not belong to any
one culture, religion or person, nor does it come from the East of the West. It
is an innate wisdom that arises when we deeply connect to the present moment
and open our hearts. This wisdom is often expressed as aliveness,
expansiveness, creativity, non-convention, fearlessness and open-heartedness.
We are a group of people who are probably a lot like you. We care about living healthy and full lives, and we want to find effective ways to engage in the growing issues around sustainability and our planet.
We provide a platform for all the
like-minded organisations and individuals to
connect and communicate with one another.
The heart of our work lies in cultivating an awareness of the
Present Moment while also harnessing the power of
Community, Artistry and
Conscious Business to inspire:
- A kindness Revolution: Inspire generosity and daily kindness.
- Inner Transformation: World peace through inner peace.
- Conscious Consumption: Shopping, media and food.
- Connection: With the present moment, each other, resources & nature.
- The Building of bridges: Spirituality, science, business and the arts.
- Entertainment and fun...a compassionate revolution!
What We Do:
Our community consists of....social entrepreneurs + artists + yoga lovers + fair traders + sustainable leaders + downshifters + educators + social justice groups + buddhists + solution journalists + film lovers + cultural creatives + organic/eco business + philanthropists + holistic practitioners + intelligent optimists + corporate catalysts + green media + meditators + visionary authors + scientists + peace activists and any other good-time evolving souls!
We are waking up to a new paradigm...kindness as a revolutionary force, living in the present moment, mindfulness, sustainability, interconnectedness, whole-system redesign, collective imagination, composting our psychological shit, a radical shift in priorities, conscious capitalism, supporting one another, localisation, spiritual practices, wisdom traditions, radical self acceptance, ecology, organics, holistic health, groovy eco-focused companies, collaboration, generosity, meditation, voluntary simplicity, our innate wisdom, slow living, fair trade, new media, an earth-based spirituality...alternatives to more, bigger and faster....outwardly simple, inwardly rich, give-a-damn kind of living!
We invite all Sydneysiders to become part of a critical mass of creative, kind and conscious citizens. To build a local community of empowered people who recognize the unprecedented global crises as an opportunity to take personal responsibility for their own thinking and to then work (and play!) together to bring forth a newly awakened and sustainable world. We want to get lots of people involved...but don't want to be preachy about it either.
Our strategic objectives are to:
- Connect: To the present moment, place, ourselves, each other and to a local community of wisdom and resources.
- Communicate: A new paradigm based on kindness, mindfulness, creativity, simplicity, diversity, collaboration and solution orientated intelligence. (rather than the old dominator paradigm)
- Inspire: To utilise artistry, presence, community and cross-disciplinary thinking to support the emergence of a new paradigm.
- Support: To be of service & cultivate friendships & alliances.
Wake Up Sydney! is a small group with a big idea. It was founded by Jonathon Fisher in 2008 with the desire to create a new breed of business that is both mission and profit driven. Anyone interested in helping out with video editing, displaying their artwork, playing their music, creating graphics, profiling their business or contributing funds should email jono@wakeupsydney.com.au
Thank you to these talented folks who embody generosity: Design: Julie Morin/Inky ~ Film: Kim Ramsey (our resident Bodhisattva!) ~ Photos: Dan Rosenbaum ~ Strategy: Simone Blakers ~ Web: The uncomparable Oleg Putilin at Webcoda! ~ Comrade: Kevin Hume ~ My darling