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The Culture of Empathy website is a growing portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. It contains the largest collection of; articles, conferences, definitions, experts, history, interviews, videos, science and much more about empathy and compassion. To stay up to date on the latest, sign up for our newsletter as well as, Facebook: Page, Group and Cause now. Our mission is to contribute to growing a movement for building a global worldwide culture of empathy and compassion. We do this through a variety of means. First is by community organizing. We bring people together and hold in-person and online meetings to help build this movement. Next is by collecting and organizing all the material we find on the internet on the topics. Researching through the arts and sciences. We are putting together a series of documentaries to entertain and educate the public and much, much more. Our next project is the conference on, How can we Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion? Contact us if you'd like to be involved in the planning and organizing of this event. Let's help fill the empathy deficit by making people more aware of the fundamental importance of empathy and compassion in our lives. This is a collaborative project and we invite you to take part. Send me an email if you'd like to get involved with the group or with creating this video, etc. Edwin Rutsch (Facebook - email)
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| Marco Iacoboni & Edwin Rutsch: Dialogs on How to Build a Culture of Empathy | ||
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| Roman Krznaric & Edwin Rutsch: Dialogs on How to Build a Culture of Empathy | ||
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I believe that empathy – the imaginative act of stepping into another person’s shoes and viewing the world from their perspective – is a radical tool for social change and should be a guiding light for the art of living. As I describe in this video definition of empathy, it matters not just because it makes you good, but because it is good for you | |
| Marc Bekoff & Edwin Rutsch: Dialogs on How to Build a Culture of Empathy | ||
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How we
can go about building a culture of empathy? Marc: I think about that a lot, in fact a book that I just sent off that will be out next year called, "Ignoring Nature No More: The Case for Compassionate Conservation". I see a lots of ways that we can build a culture of empathy,.. |
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| Joe Brummer & Edwin Rutsch: Dialogs on How to Build a Culture of Empathy | ||
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We discuss the article which was critical of empathy: Great Negotiators Think With Heads, Not Hearts - Empathy Can Subvert Human Well-Being - Forbes - by Victoria Pynchon. The article’s use of the word “empathy” not congruent with Joe’s understanding of the latest research from people like Frans De Waal, Author of “Age of Empathy” or Jeremy Rifkin, Author of the Empathetic Civilisation, or Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz the author’s of “Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered” |
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| Rhonda Morton & Edwin Rutsch: Dialogs on How to Build a Culture of Empathy with the Arts | ||
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| Occupy 100% Empathy Tent | ||
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We've launched a new project to set up an Empathy
Tent at some of the occupy encampments in order to support
building a culture of empathy and compassion through conflict
resolution, empathy circles, empathic listening, mediation, dialog,
restorative justice, trainings, etc. See the following links for
more; |
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| Live Chat with Christian Keysers, author: The Empathic Brain | ||
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We talk with Christian Keysers, author of The Empathic Brain: How the Discovery of Mirror Neurons Changes our Understanding of Human Nature.
He is one of the few scientists that have directly studied mirror neurons. His work on the neural basis of empathy has led to publications in the most prominent scientific journals. |
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Live chat with Simon Baron-Cohen: Empathy and the Science of Evil |
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We talk with
Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology
and Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge
University. |
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| Kristin Neff Talks with Edwin about Empathy and Self-Compassion | ||
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Kristin Neff, author of
Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity
Behind, talks with Edwin about the nature of empathy, self-empathy
self-compassion and compassion. "Compassion is a huge value of mine. Now I like to use the term open-heartedness, because compassion tends to be specific to the context of suffering. Of course we want to have open hearts in the face of suffering, but also want to have open hearts in the face of joy and when we are at our bests and have great successes and achievements. Just keep our hearts open no matter what happens, positive, negative or even neutral. Open mind and open heart, just trying to stay open." |
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| Paul Ekman talks about the Nature of Empathy and Compassion with Edwin Rutsch | ||
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How can we build a culture of
empathy? 'The survival of the planet as we know it depends on global compassion... If I was president, thank god I'm not, I would start a Manhattan Project on global empathy. It has the urgency of the Manhattan Project. It needs the bringing together of the best minds in the world to focus on this issue, because there is an urgency too it. I think Al Gore was right, that time is running out. We can't wait 20 or 40 years to figure out what to do with this problem." Paul |
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| Frans de Waal talks with Edwin about the Nature of Empathy | ||
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How can we build a culture of
empathy? I think it is important in society, especially at the moment. Now that we have come out of this period where greed was so good. I think it is important to emphasize that there are alternative ways of looking at society. A society where solidarity is important and caring about others is important. The other things, that I'm not an expert on, is education and culture of course. A cultural and educational change that emphasizes empathy more. I would also warn that empathy is not invariably positive. People think that empathy is automatically a positive characteristic. Empathy can be used for bad purposes also. |
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| Edwin Rutsch interviews Marie Miyashiro, author: The Empathy Factor at Work | |||
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I believe there are two ways to nourish a culture of empathy. One is simply one person at a time. The connection I have with you in this moment. What I might share with someone else that I know well or might not know well. Everything from the most imitate relationships we have to relationships that might be fleeting or causal. Those connections, which does not take a long time, it could be just a few seconds even, can be so profound for people that it can create a change in them. | |
| Making collaboration Real Conference: The Empathy Factor at Work: | |||
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Empathy, learning how to grow into a place within yourself, where you are least likely to be triggered by what's going on around you, is not only a practice of self-empathy but of self awareness. I would say that any practice that increases self awareness is a companion piece to empathy. And in fact many workplaces are paying for and providing employees with time to meditate, time to journal, time to go for walks during their lunch breaks, fitness, nutrition. These are are all companion pieces to self care. | ||
| Ruth Richards: Age Of Empathy? New Views of Health, Human Nature, and Relational Creativity | ||
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A free public offering sponsored by AHIMSA and the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy. Empathy is an essential yet often unsung human quality - creative, connecting, powerful. We consider its vital role for humans individually and together, for our health, our progress, our development. And perhaps even for our species survival. | |
| Zoe Weil Talks about Empathy and Humane Education | ||
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I talked with Zoe Weil, founder and
president of Institute for Humane Education about how empathy and
compassion relates to her work with Humane Education.
Empathy doesn't just come from within us. We are susceptible to the situations and systems we are in. To build a culture of empathy, we have to make sure the systems in place, food systems, transportation systems, clothing, product systems are humane and sustainable. |
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Let's find 1 million people who want to build a culture of empathy and compassion. We can make that world a reality. 'Like' our new Facebook page and join us on Facebook Causes. |
