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International Online Conference on:
How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?
Yearlong from January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2013

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Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability
to relate to and connect with people for the purpose
 of inspiring and empowering their lives. ~ Oprah Winfrey

We are now  holding a one year online international conference on the question of,
'How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?'  
 

The conference consists of an ongoing series of online Panel Discussions with empathy and compassion experts from all fields and walks of life. The panels take place using Skype group video conferencing and are recorded and placed on Youtube for viewing at any time.

Location:  Online on Skype and YouTube

Date:  A one year 'rolling' conference starting January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2013

Vision: We envision a global culture of empathy and compassion, in a world where people experience the joy of being connected to each other and interconnected with all life.
 

Mission

The 'How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?' conference will contribute to building a global culture of empathy and compassion by bringing interested people from various world communities together to

• foster synergy, build awareness and grow momentum,

• inspire, support and motivate one another

• share ideas and strategies

• network and develop partnerships

• generate plans for empathic action.

• more to come....

Sub Conferences

We explore a wide variety of questions and host a series of sub conferences. You can add questions for panels to explore here on our Facebook Questions page: What are some panel topic questions you would like to pose for the Conference?  Here are some of the Sub Conference topics. How can we build a culture of empathy and compassion in;

• Arts Conference

• Education System

  • Free Empathy Curriculum

• Home and Family

• Justice System

• Relationship to Animals

• Health Care

• Workplace

• Interfaith

• Occupy Movement

• Compassionate Communication - Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

• Financing an Empathy Movement

Sub Conference:

How to Nurture, Foster and Teach Empathy in the Education System?

A section of the conference will be specifically about how to How to Nurture, Foster and Teach Empathy in the Education System? We invite educators to propose panels on this topic.

Join the Organizing and Volunteer Team
  1. See the Volunteers Page
  2. Fill out this Form - Fill out the form to volunteer to help out with creating the conference.

  3. Sign up on Facebook and see some of our Volunteers.
 

Propose and Moderate a Panel Discussion

You can host (facilitate/moderate) a panel which consists of 5 people and lasts one hour. List your name as moderator and find 3 people you would like to have on your panel.  Find people that have some expertise with empathy or compassion.

The panel can meet a couple of times and pose different questions: The first panel will address the question: How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?  Since this is a new format and technology, we will be developing and improving the format as we go along. 

Pease fill out the following.

• Fill out this Google doc form

• See the Possible Panels Page.

• View the Panel Process Checklist.

• We will evaluate your proposal and let you know if it has been accepted.  Contact Edwin Rutsch.

Sponsoring Organizations

The conference is hosted by the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy. Would your organization like to take part in this event? There are different levels of involvement. You can;

• join the planning team

• take part in the logistics

• connect us to other organizations that may be interested in taking part

• help publicize the conference

• host a panel

• attend the conference

• financially support the conference

• etc.

       Sponsors

Compassionate Listening Project		Compassionate Action Network Seattle (CAN)		Charter for Compassion Canada		Good Therapy

Communities to Bring Together around Empathy and Compassion?

We're brainstorming possible organizations that would like to be involved and sponsor the event. We would like to partner with any organization that has an interest in building a culture of empathy and compassion.