Blue Print for How to Build A Culture of Empathy?

How to Build a Culture of Empathy? (under development)
We're asking people to share their stories, thoughts, feelings and insights about how we can build a culture of empathy. We'd like to come up with a blueprint for building a culture of empathy and compassion.

Videos		How we can Build a Culture of Empathy?

		Sura Hart Modeling it is the key to education Parents need support, - parenting leave, etc Give teachers education on empathy Have TV moderators using empathy to bring people together real dialogue with dialogue instead of fights More movies and cartoons that model empathic connection showing another way is possible I have more ideas, I'm thinking about it all the time I appreciate what your doing. I take heart that there are many people bringing forward empathy Obama for example More politicians talking about empathy. local level with skilled moderators, who want to get people heard

		Mutima Imani Social Justice Minister East Bay Church or Religious Science, Faces of the East Bay How to build a Culture of Empathy? Forgiveness is at the heart of empathy. I forgive you on the fear based on color removes victim-hood. Democracy that includes all of us, it brings empathetic listening.

		Katy Dawson Working with parents and giving them the tools Schools can become centers of empathy Some say don't teach empathy at school but rather at home they haven't been in the schools letters to the editor, are full of blame want to talk with peoples who's letters confused me get people who are on the other side of the fence to have dialog a forum for conversations for creating connection and understanding so enemies are not enemies anymore We're brought up in a culture of whose right and who's wrong the opposite of what happens on tv now. not trying to listen drama of fighting drama of coming together - movies that are alive

		Desiree Banzhaf We are naturally empathic unlearn the blocks growing up in a natural culture of empathy Some skill development can be useful Building awareness of what is not empathy can help advice, story it reminds them of, questions catching ourselves and bringing the awareness back a practice of what the mind is doing brain attaches, tries to help, organize all those practices help noticing and eliminating them

		Elouise D Oliver Senior Minister East Bay Church or Religious Science How to build a Culture of Empathy? Allow people to cry. Crying we are human and will feel what the other feels. When crying they are feeling their own pain. Now real empathy is happening. Just watching that person in pain, they are starting to empathize now and we don't want to do that. If you can remember your own pain and your own suffering, your own feelings. I can empathize with anyone because I'm a mother. What I know is that every person has a mother.

		Aaron Voldman need it in every facet of our life business decisions policy change the systems move beyond fault and blame accountability and partnership it's hard lessons learned in the BePeace Program experience in our inner empathy I'm thrilled there's a documentary being made on empathy

		Mike Robins talk about it more love that your taking about it and we're having this conversation talk about it and teaching it studying it more how to increase emotional intelligence to expand empathy continue working to the ideal

		Empathy Interview 1 that's beyond our reach creating a culture of sympathy and tolerance empathy is that you feel it, that you are it you feel that person, their pain and joy whatever.

		Empathy Interview 2 community, apposing privatization appose greed, worked for common good. I'm promoting KPFA radio

		Empathy Interview 3 why can't the other be someone we want to be with the other is someone, since I was born, is someone I've wanted to know every culture is interesting and we can take the good instead of what we do I don't understand this lack of empathy around the world.

		Empathy Interview 4 disposes the ruling class create democratic socialist system need a new social structure need a system the perpetuates empathy? can't have an empathic system in an exploitive social structure you can have individuals with empathy for one another


		This group used reflective listening to deepen empathy for each person. People reflected what they heard the speaker say until they felt fully heard, before moving on to the next speaker. Facilitator: Edwin Rutsch, Lenel de Emma Participants: David Hartsough, Jan Hartsough, Sherri Maurin, Lenny Reiter Living in the consciousness that “we are all one family.” Create connection rather than separation. Respect/allow for differences, be nonjudgmental, and celebrate differences. Embrace and Engage the Other Visit Tea Parties, Sarah Palin, George Bush, etc. Edwin told story of visiting Tea Party and Republican State convention to talk with participants about the role of empathy in their lives. Find the truth in everyone, every day, all the time. Use the language of connection.